William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Centerfield ; Year: 1985; Genre: Blues Rock/Country Rock/Rockabilly Had some of the great music from this album come on in a story I happened to be in; I thought I would revisit it. This song is one of the typical Fogerty tracks that crosses all the major Americana genres and seemingly can be played almost anywhere to a crowd.    Hear Big Train (From Memphis) on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Humble Pie - 30 Days in the Hole     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Thermals - An Ear For Baby   My song pick 3 years ago today: Hawkwind - Jack of Shadows   My song pick 4 years ago today: George Clinton - Maximumisness   My song pick 5 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby & The Range - Look Out Any Window   My song pick 6 years ago today: Marillion - This Strange Engine   My song pick 7 years ago today: 10cc - Good Morning Judge My song pick 8 years ago today: The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There ...

From: Cosmo's Factory ; Year: 1970; Genre: Blues Rock Had some of the songs from Cosmo's Factory on my mind for the last week or so. When I say that I grew up with this record, I really cannot begin to count the amount my Mom and Dad played it, and later myself. Can still remember losing myself studying the album cover and intently listening to the music. Anyway, a great deal of their music has been inseparably tied to the time and events when it was written and recorded; this track is one of them. Mostly Run Through the Jungle has been paired with images of the Vietnam Conflict, even myself being born after the U.S. involvement, still this track elicits imagery from old film and news reels of that war. I suppose you could say that CCR was one of those bands that provided a great deal of the soundtrack to those times.   Hear Run Through the Jungle on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Judas Priest - Better Than You, Better Than Me     M...

From: Centerfield ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock Just had a hankering for something from John Fogerty today. Dang, all I can say is that he came blasting both barrels out of the gate after that nine-year rest.    Hear Mr. Greed on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Booker T. & Priscilla Jones - Time     My song pick 2 years ago today: Cameo - Word Up! My song pick 3 years ago today: Faith No More - Digging the Grave   My song pick 4 years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Heaven & Hot Rods   My song pick 5 years ago today: Vixen - Rev It Up   My song pick 6 years ago today: Jigsaw - Come With Me   My song pick 7 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Nobody My song pick 8 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - Sound Crack My song pick 9 years ago today: Soundgarden - Limo Wreck My song pick 10 years ago today: Jane's Addiction - Jane Says My song pick 11 years ago today: Marillion - Bitter Suite My song pick 12...

From: Willy and the Poor Boys ; Year: 1969; Genre: Rock 'n Roll Kind of a satirical take from John Fogerty's point of view on the powers that be back in 1969 and how they'd react to something "out-of-this-world" crashing in the American Heartland. Both the straight-up bluesy rock 'n roll music and the great story telling lyrically are just about as good as it gets in a song under three minutes in length.   Hear It Came Out of the Sky on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Maxwell - Radiation Funk   My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Guardian's Watch   My song pick 3 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Don't Walk Away   My song pick 4 years ago today: Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - Lake Shore Drive   My song pick 5 years ago today: Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie   My song pick 6 years ago today: Zapp - Funky Bounce My song pick 7 years ago today: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart My song pick 8 years ...

From: Cosmo's Factory ; Year: 1970; Genre: Rock/Rock 'n Roll Been a busy holiday weekend, and thought this CCR classic would be a good choice. Playing in bar bands overexposed me to this track in particular among others, but it's still one of the essential tracks from the band and even though I played it quite a bit people really loved it.   Hear Travelin' Band on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Drifters - This Magic Moment   My song pick 2 years ago today: Old Metropolitan Band - Summertime   My song pick 3 years ago today: Toronto - Your Daddy Don't Know   My song pick 4 years ago today: Balance - Ride the Wave   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Black Hearted Woman My song pick 6 years ago today: Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two My song pick 7 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 375 - Chorale Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich My song pick 8 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire -...

From: Centerfield ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock This is one of John Fogerty's infamous songs post CCR tenure where he lampooned the owner of his former label, which, of course ended up with a defamation lawsuit.  Also, the historic suit where that owner claimed that his hit from this record: Old Man Down the Road copied parts from the CCR song Run Through the Jungle , which was also authored by John Fogerty. So, yes, Centerfield was quite a mess legally, but one of the landmark albums from the time with some great music.   Hear the original version on YouTube. Watch the retitled and edited music video on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Eddie Hazel - Unkut Funk   My song pick 2 years ago today: Harlequin - Rise   My song pick 3 years ago today: Toronto - Lookin' for Trouble   My song pick 4 years ago today: Judas Priest - Evening Star   My song pick 5 years ago today: John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders My song pick 6 years ...

From: Bayou Country ; Year: 1969; Genre: Blues Rock This one's been on my mind off and on for about a month now; finally getting around to pick it. Keep On Chooglin' is definitely one of their longer "album oriented" tracks with a heavy blues influence. Hear Keep On Chooglin' on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Luther the Anthropoid (Ape Man) My song pick 2 years ago today: Pallas - Falling Down My song pick 3 years ago today: Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway My song pick 4 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Whiskey Man My song pick 5 years ago today: Alphaville - Forever Young My song pick 6 years ago today: Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls My song pick 7 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) My song pick 8 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus My song pick 9 years ago today: Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) My song pick 1...

From: John Fogerty ; Year: 1975; Genre: Rock 'n Roll After watching a concert yesterday I've had John Fogerty's music on the brain, so I'm picking one of his songs. Still, his '75 self-titled album remains one of my favourites, and this was one of the more popular tracks on the record. Hear Rockin' All Over the World on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Iain Matthews - Gimme An Inch Girl My song pick two years ago today: Marmalade - I See the Rain My song pick three years ago today: Maddy Prior - Long Shadows My song pick four years ago today: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Let Me Be the One My song pick five years ago today: Finntroll - Ett Norrskensdåd My song pick six years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV Anh. 117a, 117b - Polonaise in F Major (from Anna Magdalena Notebook II ) My song pick seven years ago today: Exist†Trace - Requiem My song pick eight years ago today: Meat Loaf - Two out of Three Ain't Bad ...

From: Hoodoo ; Year: 1976; Genre: Rock Got in the mood for something from John Fogerty today, so I am. This is one that was supposed to be the main single off of "the album that didn't happen," but it was released by itself at least. Apparently John Fogerty didn't like how the album turned out and permanently shelved it and ordered the masters destroyed, but the songs made it out anyway as bootlegs. Hear You Got the Magic on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones) My song pick two years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Boogie Witcha, Baby My song pick three years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet My song pick four years ago today: The Moody Blues - Don't You Feel Small My song pick five years ago today: Depeche Mode - Stripped My song pick six years ago today: Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr. Bojangles My song pick seven years ago today: John ...

From: Cosmo's Factory ; Year: 1970; Genre: Blues Rock/R&B When thinking about a song to pick this morning Creedence came to mind, specifically this 11+ minute epic version of the Motown classic. Definitely 1970s album oriented rock in all its glory; despite the length of the track you hardly notice the length. Hear I Heard it Through the Grapevine on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Four Tops - Standing in the Shadows of Love My song pick two years ago today: Asia - Here Comes the Feeling My song pick three years ago today: Sol Ho'opi'i - St. Louis Blues My song pick four years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Les Brers in A Minor My song pick five years ago today: Puhdys - He John My song pick six years ago today: Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands My song pick seven years ago today: The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind My song pick eight years ago today: The Who - Pinball Wizard

From: Centerfield ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock Summer is massively in swing here; it's very hot and rough on my equipment, so I have to keep it shorter today. Anyway, this is among my favourites from John Fogerty's solo career and is one of the songs that sounds a lot like the music he made with Creedence Clearwater Revival. Hear The Old Man Down the Road on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds   My song pick two years ago today: Metallica - Orion My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - No Lullaby My song pick four years ago today: Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough My song pick five years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open My song pick six years ago today: The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - Man of Principle

From: Blue Moon Swamp ; Year: 1997; Genre: Blues/Blues Rock I had a couple of other songs in mind for my pick today, but this one, which has been playing in my mind off and on over the last couple of days, came to my mind and thought it would make a great pick since we've been going through a heatwave; albeit ten degrees cooler than in the song's title. I love the blues with the tinge of gospel in this one; it's a very nice one to listen to on a hot summer day. Hear A Hundred and Ten in the Shade on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: INXS - Devil Inside My song pick two years ago today: Boston - Rock and Roll Band My song pick three years ago today: Mr. Big - Undertow My song pick four years ago today: Rush - In The End My song pick five years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir My song pick six years ago today: The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

From: Premonition ; Year: 1998; Genre: Rock I'm still in the mood for some Creedence/John Fogerty, so here's a good one from his solo work. Watch a live performance of Premonition on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - The Joker My song pick two years ago today: Elvenking - The Wanderer My song pick three years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street My song pick four years ago today: Scorpions - Rhythm of Love My song pick five years ago today: Supertramp - Bloody Well Right

From: Mardi Gras ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock For the last couple of days I've had this song, and a few others from CCR running through my mind. I know I say it a lot on my posts, but this is among my favourites from this band. It's no surprise that I say that a lot due to the fact that my blog I am posting songs that I like or I find interesting. Anyway, oddly enough this is one of the few song on what would be Creedence's final album that John Fogerty sung and wrote. It is kind of a sad and wistful tune, which kind of fits being that it was their last album together. Hear Someday Never Comes on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Pink Floyd - Time My song pick two years ago today: Rammstein - Amerika My song pick three years ago today: Cream - White Room My song pick four years ago today: Steely Dan - Deacon Blues My song pick five years ago today: The Guess Who - Laughing

From: Centerfield ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock Last night I heard this song come on the radio; I hadn't heard it in a few years and seemed like a nice song to pick. I don't know why, but I've always loved John Fogerty's straight-ahead blues influenced rock, like this track. Hear Rock and Roll Girls on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Dream Theater - On the Backs of Angels My song pick two years ago today: Hawkwind - Right to Decide My song pick three years ago today: Survivor - The Eye of the Tiger My song pick four years ago today: The Black Crowes - Remedy My song pick five years ago today: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire (I am the god of Hellfire)

1340 John Fogerty - Centerfield From: Centerfield , Year: 1985 This anthemic baseball song has been running through my mind most of the day; as I normally do, I'm taking it as a sign that I should add it to my list. This has always been one of my favourite songs from John Fogerty's solo career. Watch the music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance circa '07 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today My song pick two years ago today: John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Road My song pick three years ago today: Nirvana - Lithium +

1320 Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Graveyard Train From: Bayou Country, Year: 1969 Here's a awesome Blues for a my pick today from the incomparable band: Creedence Clearwater Revival. This is such a nice track to just turn on, sit back, and listen. Hear Graveyard Train on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Sethian - Blood Calling My song pick two years ago today: Azteca - You Can't Take The Funk Out Of Me My song pick three years ago today: Bryan Adams - Run To You +

967 ( Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin Out My Back Door ) Today feels like a Creedence day; this is one that I was sure that I have already chosen, but I guess not. Now that I am almost 1000 songs deep into this adventure it is getting more difficult to remember what you have and have not chosen; good thing I keep a "cheat sheet." Anyway, I have heard this song for most of my life and like most Creedence songs is pretty much listenable to mixed crowds of people. One of that I like about John Fogerty's recent live performances is that he seems to be one of the only classic rockers whose voice has not aged terribly and sounds essentially the same as he did on albums 40 years ago. This song has been called a drug song by many because of the weird acid trip like imagery and the reference to a "flying spoon." However, a while ago I was looking at a biography of author Dr. Seuss I found out that that " Lookin' Out My Backdoor " was actually ...

This song contains some of John Fogerty's most misunderstood lyrics, i.e. the infamous "There's a bathroom on the right." This is another one of CCR's songs that can be played almost anywhere and everyone usually likes it. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance of the song by John Fogerty on YouTube. LOL @ 2:00 mark: "There's a bathroom on the right." +

Today I decided to pick something by John Fogerty, so I chose this one off of his first solo album. I remember first hearing the Dave Edmunds cover of this song when I was young and I really liked it; I later found out that John Fogerty had written it. I actually saw him play the song for the first time in a concert on PBS quite a while ago. What's best about this song is its simplicity, and of course John Fogerty's vocals are awesome as always. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a television performance on YouTube. +