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

From: Mann Made ; Year: 1965; Genre: Blues Rock Merry Christmas Eve! Felt the unshakeable urge to pick something from Manfred Mann today, but still wanted to keep it as holiday related as possible, however loosely it may be. Anyway, here's a nice instrumental piece of blues rock; a great sound for the occasion.    Hear Abominable Snowmann on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - An Angel Came Down   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bing Crosby - I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Pavane   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime   My song pick 5 years ago today: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Jingle Bells   My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Rivers - Goin' Up To Bethlehem My song pick 7 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy My song pick 8 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Or...

From: Soft Vengeance ; Year: 1996; Genre: Rock Was checking out this album from Manfred Mann's Earth Band the other day and had kept this song from it in mind for a pick; I guess I'm getting around to it today.   Hear Nothing Ever Happens on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Living in These Hard Times   My song pick 2 years ago today: Parliament - Livin' the Life   My song pick 3 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Rainier Fog   My song pick 4 years ago today: Savatage - Skraggy's Tomb My song pick 5 years ago today: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Countdown My song pick 6 years ago today: a-ha - The Blood that Moves the Body My song pick 7 years ago today: Mr. Bungle - Carousel My song pick 8 years ago today: Tears for Fears - Cold My song pick 9 years ago today: Clarence Carter - Patches My song pick 10 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - 21st Century Man My song pick 11 years ago today: "Weird Al" ...

From: Fox on the Run (single) ; Year: 1968; Genre: Rock I was introduced to this, the original recording of the song yesterday; I'd heard other versions of this one prior. Fox on the Run has that late '60s melodiousness in spades and has a really catchy, singalong chorus that is enjoyable.   Hear Fox on the Run on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Foreigner - Inside Information   My song pick 2 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Tee Nine Chee Bit   My song pick 3 years ago today: Dire Straits - So Far Away My song pick 4 years ago today: Steve Miller Band - Winter Time My song pick 5 years ago today: Gloryhammer - Apocalypse 1992 My song pick 6 years ago today: Dream Theater - A Rite of Passage My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Mountain Men My song pick 8 years ago today: Marcus Miller - Come Together My song pick 9 years ago today: Journey - Don't Stop Believing My song pick 10 years ago today: Black Sabbat...

From: Nightingales & Bombers ; Year: 1975; Genre: Progressive Rock For some reason I just wanted to pick another one from Manfred Mann's Earth Band. This is a song that was recorded live although without knowing that fact it is easy to overlook with the great production quality of the song. Hear As Above So Below on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Parliament - P Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) My song pick 2 years ago today: Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) My song pick 4 years ago today: Bachman & Turner - Moonlight Rider My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Cup of Wonder My song pick 6 years ago today: Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Poor Me Israelites My song pick 7 years ago today: Sky - Cannonball My song pick 8 years ago today: Muse - United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage) My song pick 9 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Would...

From: Nightingales & Bombers ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock Very busy day, so for this pick I am being a bit abbreviated, but am still choosing one I like a lot. This is a nice, hard rock instrumental that really fits in perfectly on the album right after their big hit Spirits in the Night . Hear Countdown on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: a-ha - The Blood that Moves the Body My song pick two years ago today: Mr. Bungle - Carousel My song pick three years ago today: Tears for Fears - Cold My song pick four years ago today: Clarence Carter - Patches My song pick five years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - 21st Century Man My song pick six years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare to be Stupid My song pick seven years ago today: AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) My song pick eight years ago today: Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye My song pick nine years ago today: Tom Pet...

From: Glorified Magnified ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock I was going through some old files on my computer concerning my Song a Day Blog, which I've been doing now for over 8 years, and found my old "queue" of potential picks that I used to turn to when I got stuck. I happened to find that one of the oldest ones on the list was a song from Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Anyway, after checking it out I discovered that, one of the bands I really like, Manfred Mann, hadn't graced my list in almost 2900 picks and the Earth Band even longer, so I definitely had to pick one. I love what they did with this song originally penned and recorded by Bob Dylan and covered many of times; it's got the original feel, but with a harder rock edge. Hear It's All Over Now, Baby Blue on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Brave Belt - Too Far Away My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Protect and Survive My song pick three years ago today: The Flying Bur...

Well, today I decided to pick this rather fun song from Manfred Mann. It is a cover of the Bob Dylan song that was written in reference to Anthony Quinn's role in the movie The Savage Innocence ; it has also been covered by numerous others. I really like Manfred Mann's version of the song a lot and thought that this light-hearted song would be excellent for today. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a television performance on YouTube. +

I have really no reason to choose this song today except that I like it. This song is a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song that chronicles the events of a crazy summer night of group of people. The music in this song is quite dynamic with a lot of pick ups an hooks in it. The musicianship is really good except that the guitar effect is the same one used on Blinded by the Light , which, in my opinion takes away from the song. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +