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

From: Pleasure ; Year: 1972; Genre: Funk/Soul Here's a short and sweet piece of soulful funk that will certainly help to usher in the weekend.    Hear I Walked Away From You on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Tesla - I've Got a Feeling     My song pick 2 years ago today: Triumph - Street Fighter   My song pick 3 years ago today: Argent - Thunder and Lightning   My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Living on Earth   My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Fylingdale Flyer   My song pick 6 years ago today: Genesis - Time Table   My song pick 7 years ago today: Geddy Lee - Grace to Grace My song pick 8 years ago today: Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) My song pick 9 years ago today: Phantom Blue - A Little Evil My song pick 10 years ago today: Cheap Trick - Dream Police My song pick 11 years ago today: Rick James - Give it to Me Baby My song pick 12 years ago today: Wea...

From: Fire ; Year: 1974; Genre: Funk/Soul Had an urge to choose something from the Ohio Players on this Friday, and this is an excellent one and fits really good.    Hear Runnin' from the Devil on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie   My song pick 2 years ago today: Olivia Newton-John - Physical   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes   My song pick 4 years ago today: Bad Company - Burnin' Sky   My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Scars My song pick 6 years ago today: Megadeth - The Threat is Real My song pick 7 years ago today: Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? My song pick 8 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Oakum My song pick 9 years ago today: Genesis - Man On the Corner My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Working John, Working Joe My song pick 11 years ago today: Rush - The Enemy Within (Part 1 of Fear) My song...

From: Honey ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk Not as much time to make this post on this Funky Friday, so I'm picking an easy one that was on my mind. Most anybody who grew up back in the '70s and '80s or even later will probably know this song.    Hear Love Rollercoaster on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Fairport Convention - Expletive Delighted   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Hollies - On a Carousel My song pick 3 years ago today: The Guess Who - Flying on the Ground is Wrong My song pick 4 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Warakurna My song pick 5 years ago today: The Outfield - Your Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Jefferson Starship - Jane My song pick 7 years ago today: Deep Purple - My Woman From Tokyo My song pick 8 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man My song pick 9 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Pioneers Over c. My song pick 10 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Race With Devil o...

From: Pleasure ; Year: 1972; Genre: Funk/Soul Funky Friday doth approacheth upon me again, my 206th straight pick as it is. Was really thinking about picking another one from the Ohio Players; gotta love that funky soul sound. Hear Pleasure on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Chet Atkins and Merle Travis - Dance of the Golden Rod My song pick two years ago today: Gary Numan - Cars My song pick three years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters My song pick four years ago today: John Denver - Wooden Indian My song pick five years ago today: Barenaked Ladies - One Week My song pick six years ago today: Paul Abraham Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice My song pick seven years ago today: Jigsaw - Jesu, the Joy of Man's Desiring My song pick eight years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Second Hand My song pick nine years ago today: Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade

From; Honey ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk/R&B Another Funky Friday is upon me yet again; I thought I would go ahead and pick another one from the Ohio Players. This is a heavier funk track off of this legendary album. Hear Fopp on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Asia - Go My song pick two years ago today: Pallas - March on Atlantis My song pick three years ago today: Mastodon - Oblivion My song pick four years ago today: Van Morrison - Wavelength My song pick five years ago today: Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean? My song pick six years ago today: The Who - The Ox My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - Cygnus X-1 My song pick eight years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Amelia

From: Skin Tight ; Year: 1974; Genre: Funk/Soul I couldn't let today go without picking this great and apropos-titled song and with this being another Funky Friday and all, my 64th straight to be exact, I just had to choose it. Hear Jive Turkey on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Weasel Stomping Day My song pick two years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Take a Pebble My song pick three years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus My song pick four years ago today: Supertramp - Just a Normal Day My song pick five years ago today: Northern Kings - Hello My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Fallen On Hard Times My song pick seven years ago today: Mr. Big - Wild World

From: Pleasure ; Year: 1972; Genre: Funk Today marks my 38th Funky Friday pick in a row and I thought I would pick one from an artist/act I hadn't before. This is a rather popular track that amongst other things features Moog synthesizer solos, which have been sampled over and over again in other genres. Hear Funky Worm on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare My song pick two years ago today: Hawkwind - City of Lagoons My song pick three years ago today: Savatage - Surrender My song pick four years ago today: Jim Croce - Tomorrow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day My song pick five years ago today: The Doors - Crystal Ship My song pick six years ago today: Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden