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

From: Terrapin Station ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock ¡Doh! I cannot believe that I missed my Memorial Day Grateful Dead pick; I guess better late than never. For some reason unbeknownst to me I just felt like putting on Terrapin Station again; immediately was welcomed by this rather strangely made track. I love the overall reggae feel, but that's kind of an illusion I suppose with Bill Kreutzmann's drumming in the modified 7/4 meter, (technically he's doing something like a 14/8), gives it a swinging reggae feel.  Anyway, it is definitely a great weird one, which I absolutely adore, that fits an overall tardy pick such as this.   Hear Estimated Prophet on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Blancmange - What's Your Problem?     My song pick 2 years ago today: Geddy Lee - I Am...You Are     My song pick 3 years ago today: Tina Turner - Private Dancer   My song pick 4 years ago today: Yes - Onward   My song...

From: Shakedown Street ; Year: 1978; Genre: Disco/Rock Just continuing my tradition of choosing something from The 'Dead on Memorial Day . I do not believe that I have listened to this album before, and certainly have not heard this track prior. It is very strange to hear the Grateful Dead play a disco song, and even weirder to hear the late-great Jerry Garcia sing it, but it is worth it.    Hear Shakedown Street on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Boston - To Be a Man   My song pick 2 years ago today: George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars - T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (Fly Away)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll   My song pick 4 years ago today: War - Why Can't We Be Friends?   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Sail Away   My song pick 6 years ago today: Soundgarden - Ty Cobb My song pick 7 years ago today: ZZ Top - Got Me Under Pressure My son...

From: American Beauty ; Year: 1970; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Folk Rock Been a busy Memorial Day Weekend, but, as always I am making my Grateful Dead pick for the day itself. This fan favourite and mainstay of the band's repertoire is one of Phil Lesh's songs that he also sings the lead on and is a rather beautiful track that he supposedly wrote for his father who was terminal; apparently he got to play it for him prior to his passing.    Hear Box of Rain on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka   My song pick 2 years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Green Heaven   My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Quartet   My song pick 4 years ago today: Rainbow - Fool For The Night   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Unbroken Chain My song pick 6 years ago today: The (Dixie) Dregs - Kat Food My song pick 7 years ago today: King Crimson - Fracture My song pick 8 years ago today: Sly ...

From: In The Dark ; Year: 1987; Genre: Blues Rock Keeping my little tradition going where I pick a song from the Grateful Dead on Memorial Day . This very accessible blues rock piece felt, may I say great or "Grate" in this instance, on this holiday that officially kicks off the summer festivities here in The 'States.   Hear When Push Comes to Shove on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Depeche Mode - A Question of Time   My song pick 2 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Veins   My song pick 3 years ago today: Weather Report - The Moors   My song pick 4 years ago today: Stratovarius - S.O.S. My song pick 5 years ago today: Asia - Without You My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead) - One More Saturday Night My song pick 7 years ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick 8 years ago today: George Duke - Reach For It My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - The Camera Eye My song pick...

From: Built to Last ; Year: 1989; Genre: Rock Another Memorial Day upon us; the month of May really breezed by, or so it would seem. Anyway, as always , I'm choosing a song from The Grateful Dead for the occasion. This one is the main hit single off of their final "official" album as The Grateful Dead. Foolish Heart is a good toe-tapping track to sit back and enjoy or dance to; the Latin beats with a tinge of jazz really make it a fun song.   Hear Foolish Heart on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Robert John - Sad Eyes   My song pick 2 years ago today: Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed - Summertime   My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Still Burnin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Brave Belt - Scarecrow My song pick 5 years ago today: Roman Holliday - Don't Try to Stop It My song pick 6 years ago today: Grateful Dead - Dark Star My song pick 7 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Rock it My song pick 8 years ago tod...

From: In The Dark ; Year: 1987; Genre: Rock Happy Memorial Day ! Today for my blog I'm doing my normal thing of picking a song from The Grateful Dead for the occasion. This is a very good song with some great vocals and guitar work throughout the piece.   Hear Throwing Stones on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Redbone - When You Got Trouble   My song pick 2 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Audition My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Driving Song My song pick 5 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Dry County My song pick 6 years ago today: Soundgarden - Storm My song pick 7 years ago today: Megadeth - Go To Hell My song pick 8 years ago today: The Scorpions - Loving You Sunday Morning My song pick 9 years ago today: Paul Mauriat - L'amour est bleu "Love is Blue" My song pick 10 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper My song pic...

From: From the Mars Hotel ; Year: 1974; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Jazz Fusion Well, another Memorial Day is here, so you know wot that means: a Grateful Dead pick! Unbroken Chain is one of my absolute favourites from the band and Phil Lesh's pen; it's truly a beautiful piece of music. Hear Unbroken Chain on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The (Dixie) Dregs - Kat Food My song pick 2 years ago today: King Crimson - Fracture My song pick 3 years ago today: Sly & The Family Stone - Luv n' Haight My song pick 4 years ago today: Outlaws - Green Grass & High Tides My song pick 5 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower My song pick 7 years ago today: Nightwish - The Carpenter My song pick 8 years ago today: Return to Forever - Sofistifunk My song pick 9 years ago today: Savatage - 24 Hours Ago My song pick 10 years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - The...

From: Aoxomoxoa ; Year: 1969; Genre: Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock Happy Memorial Day ! As I always do, I'm choosing one from The 'Dead on Memorial day. This is a rather pretty tune, which I like a lot. Hear Mountains of the Moon on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Not My Cross to Bear My song pick two years ago today: Savatage - Prelude to Madness My song pick three years ago today: Traffic - Rock 'n' Roll Stew Parts 1&2 My song pick four years ago today: Chris Squire - Lucky Seven My song pick five years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - The Chain My song pick six years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Casey Jones My song pick seven years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon My song pick eight years ago today: Return To Forever - The Magician My song pick nine years ago today: The Gipsy Kings - Hotel California My song pick ten years ago today: The Fifth Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

From: Ace ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock Another Memorial Day here, so you few that read this blog regularly know wot that means: more Grateful Dead. This is one of Bob Weir's solo compositions that became a mainstay for The 'Dead's shows. Kind of a straight-up rocker with a hint of blues in there, which works really well. Hear One More Saturday Night on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick two years ago today: George Duke - Reach For It My song pick three years ago today: Rush - The Camera Eye My song pick four years ago today: Hawkind - Dying Seas My song pick five years ago today: Quasar - Mission 14 My song pick six years ago today: Derek and the Dominoes - Key to the Highway My song pick seven years ago today: David Bowie - All The Madmen My song pick eight years ago today: Rush - Finding My Way My song pick nine years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See...

From: Dark Star/Born Crosseyed (single) ; Year: 1968; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Happy Memorial Day ! As normal I'm keeping up with my tradition of picking a song from The 'Dead for the occasion. This is a really early single from the band and definitely a treat for anyone who likes hearing their very young and raw sound. Hear Dark Star on YouTube. Hear an extended live "jam" version on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Rock it My song pick two years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - In the Stone My song pick three years ago today: America - You Can Do Magic My song pick four years ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K. 1a - Andante in C My song pick five years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Help is on the Way/Slipknot! My song pick six years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen My song pick seven years ago today: R.E.O. Speedwagon - Take It On The Run My song pick eight year...

From: Reckoning ; Year: 1981; Genre: Rock/Country/Folk/Psychedelic Rock I was getting ready to post this morning and realized that it was Memorial Day; whoops almost broke my streak of picking something from The Dead today. This is one I had hear the first time not that long ago and kind of fell in love with the song; more country/folk than straight up rock, but it oozes with that goodness than comes from The Dead. Hear Dire Wolf on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jethro Tull - Queen and Country My song pick two years ago today: Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne My song pick three years ago today: Steppenwolf - Monster/Suicide/America My song pick four years ago today: Max Roach - Valse Hot My song pick five years ago today: Nightwish - Amaranth My song pick six years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Alabama Getway My song pick seven years ago today: Bob Seger - Night Moves

From: In The Dark ; Year: 1987; Genre: Rock It's another Memorial Day and thus I'm picking another song from The Dead for the occasion. This is one of their later hits and an excellent track to listen to on such a Holiday as this. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Police - Invisible Sun My song pick two years ago today: Screaming Trees - Shadow of the Season My song pick three years ago today: Genesis - The Musical Box My song pick four years ago today: Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling My song pick five years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - I'm Alive My song pick six years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band

From: Aoxomoxoa ; Year: 1969; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Happy Memorial Day ! As always, I am picking a song from The Dead on memorial day . This is a nice little tune that seem perfect for me on this three day weekend. Catch you all tomorrow. Hear China Cat Sunflower on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Nightwish - The Carpenter My song pick two years ago today: Return to Forever - Sofistifunk My song pick three years ago today: Savatage - 24 Hours Ago My song pick four years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - The Rubberband Man My song pick five years ago today: Boston - Something About You

From: Workingman's Dead ; Year: 1970; Genre: Rock It's Memorial Day once again and thus I'm honouring "The Dead" by picking another one of their songs for the occasion. There's something that is just fitting about sitting back on a day off listening The Grateful Dead. This is one of their more popular songs that is widely recognizable to mainstream/casual fans of The Dead. In this one they use folk hero and legendary train engineer Casey Jones for the subject matter of it, although they took some artistic liberties in the writing of the song. Hear Casey Jones on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon My song pick two years ago today: Return To Forever - The Magician My song pick three years ago today: The Gipsy Kings - Hotel California My song pick four years ago today: The Fifth Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In +

1380-1 The Grateful Dead - Help is on the Way/Slipknot! From: Blues for Allah , Year: 1975 It's Memorial Day again, and I'm continuing my tradition of picking a Grateful Dead track on this Holiday. This is an awesome jazzy track with a nice groove to it; there is excellent musicianship throughout. Hear Help is on the Way/Slipknot! on YouTube. Hear a live recording of the song circa '75 on YouTube. Watch a live performance circa '90 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Louis Armstrong - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen My song pick two years ago today: R.E.O. Speedwagon - Take It On The Run My song pick three years ago today: The Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes +

1015 The Grateful Dead - Ripple Continuing my yearly tradition, if you will, of picking a Grateful Dead song on Memorial Day. I had another 'Dead song in mind for this pick, however, when I sat down to make the post this rather simple and beautiful song came to mind. It's actually a perfect song for my mood this morning. Here is the studio version on YouTube . Here is a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Between the Wheels +

Happy Memorial Day! The day supposedly for honoring the dead; I am again honoring "The Dead" on Memorial Day by adding one of their songs to my list, maybe the start a tradition here. This is a fun upbeat toe-tapper that feels good for any day. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance circa '81 on YouTube , it takes about 2 minutes before the song starts. +

Happy Memorial Day everyone! The main Holiday for honouring the dead, sure almost everyone is honouring the dead by playing in their boats or recreating someway. Instead today I will honour "The Dead" by picking one of their songs. The most striking part of this song is the tight harmonies throughout. This Folk/Rock song is very unobtrusive and is quite mellow with beyond excellent musicianship. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a classic live performance circa '70 on YouTube. +