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

From: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal A song from early Rainbow just seemed perfect for today. This track is a cover originally from the band Fat Mattress . I totally love the hard, charging edge of their rendition; of course you cannot go wrong with Ronnie Jame Dio providing vocals. \m/   Hear Black Sheep of the Family on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Take Your Dead Ass Home! (Say Som'n Nasty)   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Exciters - Tell Him   My song pick 3 years ago today: Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - I Promise To Remember   My song pick 4 years ago today: Santana - Song of the Wind   My song pick 5 years ago today: Elton John - Jamaica Jerk-Off   My song pick 6 years ago today: Jimmy Castor - Amazon My song pick 7 years ago today: April Wine - Enough is Enough My song pick 8 years ago today: Faith No More - Falling to Pieces My song pick 9 years ago t...

From: Angry Machines (Japanese Edition) ; Year: 1996; Genre: Heavy Metal Growing up during the " Satanic Panic " and the subsequent flat-out lies and false accusations about metal music and related genres, I can really related to this song and the counter-argument that Ronnie James Dio and the rest of the band stated here. Sad part is that many of the artists on the top of the "moral hit list" were actually more religious than the majority of those coming from their lofty perch telling the blatant lies. Even as a youth I was able to see through it, which made me all the more skeptical at anything those in their faux moral position pontificated on. Anyway, enough negativity. This song was initially only released as a bonus track on the Japanese release. Eventually though it was released as a single 25 years later, but at least we finally got another awesome song in the end.   Hear God Hates Heavy Metal on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Lou Rawls - W...

From: Iron Eagle Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ; Year: 1986; Genre: Heavy Metal Been a rather long time since I last saw the film, but the music... I listen to it a lot. When looking at the songs featured, it was one of the better ones from a great decade of motion picture soundtracks. But wot can you say, Ronnie James and his namesake band made a song not only perfect for the film, and it stands alone as a testament to the band's greatness.   Hear Hide in the Rainbow on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way   My song pick 2 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Love City   My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why   My song pick 4 years ago today: R.E.M. - Man on the Moon   My song pick 5 years ago today: Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia My song pick 6 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Way Out of Here My song pick 7 years ago today: Cyndi Lauper ...

From: Elf ; Year: 1972; Genre: Hard Rock I don't really know why, but I thoroughly felt like hearing something from the late-great Ronnie James Dio today, but I wanted something different. So, I decided to peruse through his work with the band Elf, which had actually existed as The Electric Elves and The Elves for years prior, but apparently they only released singles under those two names.  The only part I can say I dislike about this track in particular from the band's debut album of their namesake is that it's not long enough; I would especially like it if it was at least two minutes longer. 😜 I like this one that much across the board. Also, with the fact that Dio played bass guitar on this entire record makes it that much more awesome! Really, how could Ronnie James Dio be any cooler?   Hear I'm Coming Back For You on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Wootens - The In...

From: Holy Diver ; Year: 1983; Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Yesterday was a hard and stressful day filled with high emotion and it really wore me out even today. One of the bright spots happened to be that a lot of Ronnie James Dio's music came on, which really helped take my mind off things and was a comfort as always. Once again, I am very surprised that this monumental piece if hard rock/metal had not graced my blog yet being that it is one of my favourite songs.   Hear Rainbow in the Dark on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: War - You Got the Power   My song pick 2 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - New World Messiah   My song pick 3 years ago today: Duran Duran - The Universe Alone   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Human League - Don't You Want Me Baby My song pick 5 years ago today: Marillion - Incommunicado My song pick 6 years ago today: Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah My song pick 7 years ago today: Missing Link - Time Will ...

From: Sacred Heart ; Year: 1985; Genre: Metal For about the last week or so I've been meaning to choose another song from the late-great Ronnie James Dio, and thought I would delve further into the catalogue of the band of his namesake. Sacred Heart is the longest track from the album, which is normally for some reason the songs I'm usually drawn to, and has all of that excellent goodness you'd expect from one of his songs; especially the powerful vocals.    Hear Sacred Heart on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Brave Belt - Dunrobin's Gone   My song pick 2 years ago today: Hawkwind - The Watcher   My song pick 3 years ago today: Styx - Can't Find My Way Home My song pick 4 years ago today: Return to Forever - Theme to the Mothership My song pick 5 years ago today: Amnesty - Free Your Mind My song pick 6 years ago today: Ennio Morricone & Joan Baez - The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti (Here's To You) My song pick 7 year...

From: Sacred Heart ; Year: 1985; Genre: Metal A normal story for me: I heard some Dio this morning and am picking one. I absolutely love the upbeat and uplifting nature of this song, which is very much in the "wheelhouse" of the late-great Ronnie James Dio. Hear Hungry For Heaven on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Argent - Pure Love My song pick 2 years ago today: Boz Scaggs - Breakdown Dead Ahead My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction My song pick 4 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Love is Blue My song pick 5 years ago today: B. B. King - Someday, Somewhere My song pick 6 years ago today: Rose Royce - Funkin' Around My song pick 7 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You My song pick 8 years ago today: Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) My song pick 9 years ago today: April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen My song pick 10 years ago today: Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Daahoud My so...

From: Mob Rules ; Year: 1981; Genre: Heavy Metal Black Sabbath on my mind today; this album in particular. I absolutely love that guitar on this one along with Ronnie James Dio's great vocals. Hear Sign of the Southern Cross on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Three Dog Night - Family of Man My song pick 2 years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - Steal Away (The Night) My song pick 3 years ago today: Twelfth Night - C.R.A.B. My song pick 4 years ago today: George Clinton - Man's Best Friend/Loopzilla My song pick 5 years ago today: Marillion - Slàinte Mhath My song pick 6 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 24 - Ein Ungerärbt Gemüte My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - Kiss of the Velvet Whip (The Mistress of Pain) My song pick 8 year ago today: The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin' My song pick 9 years ago today: Steeleye Span - The Mooncoin Jig My song pick 10 years ago today: Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad My song p...

From: Heaven and Hell ; Year: 1980; Genre: Metal Absolutely love the sound of this Dio-era of 'Sabbath; there's just something I find quite enjoyable about the music of this time period of the band. Hear Heaven and Hell on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel My song pick 2 years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water My song pick 3 years ago today: The Moontrekkers - Dance Legless, Russian My song pick 4 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Groove On My song pick 5 years ago today: Primus - Tommy the Cat My song pick 6 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer My song pick 7 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly My song pick 8 years ago today: Queen - Good Company My song pick 9 years ago today: Wolfsheim - Über's Jahr My song pick 10 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Man In The Box My song pick 11 years ago today: INXS - Disappear

From: Mob Rules ; Year: 1981; Genre: Heavy Metal I really love the Dio era of Black Sabbath; he added a lot to their already awesome sound. Turn Up the Night is a good thumping hard rock song with some excellent vocals and music. Hear Turn Up the Night on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Billy Joel - Big Shot My song pick 2 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues My song pick 3 years ago today: The Scorpions - The Zoo My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Wraith My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Bends Like a Willow My song pick 6 years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - The Mystic Prophecy of the Demonknight My song pick 7 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Xanadu My song pick 9 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Powerslave My song pick 10 years ago today: George Frideric Handel - Every Valley Shall Be Exalted My song pick 11 years ago today: Kohei Tanaka - Kline's...

From: Heaven and Hell ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Felt like something with Ronnie James Dio, music from his stint with Black Sabbath to be exact. I absolutely love this opening track to their iconic Heaven and Hell album. Hear Neon Knights on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Savatage - Chance My song pick two years ago today: Megadeth - A Secret Place My song pick three years ago today: Wings - Live and Let Die My song pick four years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Are You Happy? My song pick five years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Creep My song pick six years ago today: The Moog Cookbook - Come Out and Play My song pick seven years ago today: Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say? My song pick eight years ago today: John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On The Dark Side My song pick nine years ago today: Collective Soul - Pretty Donna My song pick ten years ago today: Nightwish - 7 Days to the...

From: We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year ; Year: 2008; Genre: Metal/Christmas Music Getting into the final week prior to Christmas, so, I'm back to picking some Seasonal music. After hearing this version all other renditions will seem so much lesser; Ronnie James Dio's vocals are... wow, just wow. Tony Iommi and company are just as stellar, but this is an amazing version of the classic. Hear a star-studded metal version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Holly Herald My song pick two years ago today: Sting - Gabriel's Message My song pick three years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Bad Risk My song pick four years ago today: Bob Dylan - See That My Grave is Kept Clean My song pick five years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - I Am Santa Claus My song pick six years ago today: Daft Punk - End of Line My song pick seven years ago today: Avatar (Savatage) - Rock Me ...