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

From: In the Heat of the Night ; Year: 1979; Genre: Hard Rock I remember hearing this record a great deal whilst growing up, but this was a track that didn't seem to get played that much, at least as I can recall. Being that it was at the end of side one with three of the main hit singles before it that beckoned the needle to be dropped back on them didn't help. However, this one is quite the hidden gem, and quite a beautiful one in my opinion. It has almost the feel and energy of something Jim Steinman produced, but I believe that in and of itself is Pat Benatar's work there with her mesmerizing and powerful vocals; she could probably list the ingredients on a can of soup and make it a hit to be honest. ;P   Hear My Clone Sleeps Alone on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The B-52's - Love Shack   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - The Pinocchio Theory   My song pick 3 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Come Tomorrow   ...

From: Crimes of Passion ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock Kind of spun the wheel so to speak today and finally decided on something from Pat Benatar. This is one of her songs I remember the most and I believe was a pretty big hit for her as well.   Hear Hit Me With Your Best Shot on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Victor Wooten - Keep it Low   My song pick 2 years ago today: Klaatu - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft My song pick 3 years ago today: Big Country - Fields of Fire (400 Miles) My song pick 4 years ago today: Icehouse - Walls My song pick 5 years ago today: Ten Years After - Let the Sky Fall My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Animate My song pick 7 years ago today: War - The Cisco Kid My song pick 8 years ago today: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wooden Ships My song pick 9 years ago today: Supertramp - Crime of the Century My song pick 10 years ago today: Rammstein - Benzin My song pick 11 years ago today: Chet Atkins & Jerr...

From: Crimes of Passion ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock Had a few songs in mind today, but when getting ready to pick I had some music from this album on my mind; I finally settled on this hard rocker originally from The Young Rascals. I really like what Pat Benatar and her band did with it in every way whilst keeping the song's original soul intact. Hear You Better Run on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Soundgarden - The Day I Tried to Live My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Halo Effect My song pick three years ago today: Clifford Brown and Max Roach - Stompin' at the Savoy My song pick four years ago today: Franz Liszt - S.244/2 - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 My song pick five years ago today: Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition My song pick six years ago today: Unheilig - Schutzengel My song pick seven year ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Chromatic Fantasy My song pick eight years ago today: The Polyphonic Spree - Lig...

From: In the Heat of the Night ; Year: 1979; Genre: Hard Rock Just in the mood for something very straight-up rock today and this one from Pat Benatar was one that hit my mind. It's an excellent one to sit back and rock out to. Hear Heartbreaker on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Carmen - I've Been Crying My song pick two years ago today: Banchee - 38 My song pick three years ago today: Xerath - Unite to Defy My song pick four years ago today: John Fogerty - Centerfield My song pick five years ago today: The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today My song pick six years ago today: John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Road My song pick seven years ago today: Nirvana - Lithium

From: Crimes of Passion ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock The other night I was watching a film that featured this song and it brought it back to the forefront of my mind. A very good track musically with heavy music and lyrics this one does it all right in the vein of Pat Benatar's best material. Hear Hell is for Children on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Headhunters feat. The Pointer Sisters - God Make Me Funky My song pick two years ago today: Yes - Beyond & Before My song pick three years ago today: Billy Joel - The Downeaster 'Alexa' My song pick four years ago today: Oasis - Cast No Shadow My song pick five years ago today: Nightwish - Wanderlust My song pick six years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts My song pick seven years ago today: Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

From: Precious Time ; Year: 1981; Genre: Hard Rock Funny, but this year it seems like I'll be spending my time posting without proper internet. Anyway, this was one that was going through my mind most of this morning, and it's a great song with powerful vocals. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Buoys - Castle My song pick two years ago today: Asia - After the War My song pick three years ago today: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes My song pick four years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Something Special My song pick five years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1048 - Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G-Major   My song pick six years ago today: The Buoys - Give Up Your Guns   My song pick seven years ago today: The Buoys - Timothy

From: In the Heat of the Night ; Year: 1979; Genre: Hard Rock Earlier this morning I happened to hear this song, which is one I hadn't heard for a very long time. Although, I can't count the amount of times I have heard it or this album before; my Mom listened to it a lot. While it definitely has its hits, I have always thought of this as album oriented rock just due to how great the deeper cuts are. Anyway, this actually a cover that was originally from Nick Gilder who is known for the song Hot Child in the City ; his original can be heard here on YouTube . It's interesting that I've never heard the original, but now knowing this I can definitely hear his influence on this song in spades. It definitely has some different subject matter that of being about the life of a porn star, but Pat Benatar's delivery is just amazing as always and makes it great song. Hear Rated X on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Cab Calloway - Learnin' the Blue...

From: Seven the Hard Way ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock This song has been literally running through my mind off and on for about two weeks now; as I usually do I am making it my pick. I grew up with Pat Benatar's music, and I can say even though some of her songs are over 30 years old, most have aged incredibly well; including this track. Her powerful voice that is potent in any range only adds to the empowering aspects of this song; that and the straight-forward thundering guitar, bass, and drums are what makes this song as good as it is. From what I understand this was the theme song to a film called The Legend of Billy Jean ; I've never seen or heard of it before, I might have to check it out for the soundtrack alone. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize My song pick two years ago today: Freddy Taylor and His Swing Men from Harlem - Blue Drag My song pick three years ago today: Hans Zimmer - Fight...

This song was running through my mind today while I was getting caught up on work around the house; I figured that it would be good one for my list. This is another one of those "you better realize what you have because I might leave" songs that was prevalent as subject matter around the 70s and early 80s. In my opinion, this is one of her better songs vocally, she really puts a lot into this one. I just love the straight-ahead bass driven rock that this song brings. Hear Treat Me Right on YouTube. Here is a live performance with an interview as well on YouTube. +