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

From: Later That Same Year ; Year: 1970; Genre: Folk Rock Don't really have a reason for choosing this song other than it seemed to fit my mood. Tell Me Why is one originally written by Neil Young, which Matthews' Southern Comfort made into a minor hit. Hear Tell Me Why on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming My song pick 2 years ago today: Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman My song pick 3 years ago today: Meat Loaf - Life is a Lemon (and I Want My Money Back) My song pick 4 years ago today: Martin Barre - I Raise My Glass To You My song pick 5 years ago today: ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You My song pick 6 years ago today: The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way My song pick 7 years ago today: Hector Berlioz - Op. 14 - Symphonie Fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un Artiste... en cinq parties My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Dun Ringill My song pick 9 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Fly By Night ...

From: Later That Same Year ; Year: 1970; Folk Rock/Jazz Rock I heard this version of the classic counter-culture anthem, written by Joni Mitchell and really made famous by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, for the first time the other day; I have to say I really like it. This one was released the same year as the other two and made it to number one on the British charts. Apparently Iain Matthews and the band were not intending on covering it, but had to get a fourth song for a broadcast and threw it together; everybody liked their live version of it, so they recorded it and the rest is history. To me this interpretation is somewhere in between the Joni Mitchell original and the CSNY version. More smooth and jazzy; reminds me a lot of a folky Steely Dan. I love the guitars throughout and especially Gordon Huntley's steel guitar; it adds so much. Hear Woodstock on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: King Crimson - Lament My song pick two years ago today: Steve Vai...