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

From: Car Wash (soundtrack) ; Year: 1976; Genre: Funk/Soul Ultra busy couple of days, but definitely wanted to make a good pick for Friday. For wotever reason I just had Rose Royce on the brain, especially from their debut album and soundtrack for the classic Norman Whitfield film Car Wash . Lequeint "Duke" Jobe's bass playing really drives this one and just shows how much of an amazing player his is.   Hear Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Incredible Bongo Band - Let There Be Drums     My song pick 2 years ago today: Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot     My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Awake, Awake   My song pick 4 years ago today: Zakk Wylde - Throwin' It All Away   My song pick 5 years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - I've Got To Make It On My Own   My song pick 6 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - Bass-Rigged-System   My song pick 7 years ago today:...

From: Rainbow Connection IV ; Year: 1979; Genre: Funk It's a great feeling not to marking the death of a music legend and get back to just picking something for the fun of it; at least as far as I'm aware. Anyway, been listening to some Rose Royce lately whilst driving, which always makes the excursion actually bearable. Here is a totally fun tongue-in-cheek track with that amazing beat to put you in a better mood.   Hear Bad Mother Funker on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts     My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Wolf Unchained   My song pick 3 years ago today: Hawkwind - We Like To Be Frightened   My song pick 4 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Maggie's Farm   My song pick 5 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Infinite Space (Conclusion)   My song pick 6 years ago today: Hall & Oates - Out of Touch My song pick 7 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Station...

From: Car Wash (soundtrack) ; Year: 1976; Genre: Soul/Funk Been extremely busy the last couple of days and am just now finally getting around to making today's pick. Something from the Car Wash soundtrack by the one and only Rose Royce just seemed like a great choice.   Hear Keep On Keepin' On on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Midnight Ravers   My song pick 2 years ago today: Earl Slick - Surfer Junkie Dude   My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - Time and Motion   My song pick 4 years ago today: Alestorm - No Quarter   My song pick 5 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - The Changing Times My song pick 6 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Train Oasis My song pick 7 years ago today: Johnny Winter - Blinded by Love My song pick 8 years ago today: The Moody Blues - In the Beginning/Lovely to See You Again My song pick 9 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Tripudium Ad Bellum My song pick 10 ...

From: In Full Bloom ; Year: 1977; Genre: Funk/Soul It's my first Funky Friday of this new month; I have been meaning to choose another one from Rose Royce for quite a spell now, but I either kept forgetting at the time to post and/or had another song in mind. Kind of amazed that this track was not among the singles from their second album, but when a record is this good all the way down the track listing it's not surprising that some great songs get left behind so to speak.   Hear Funk Factory on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Vaughan Brothers - Brothers   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dobie Gray - The 'In' Crowd   My song pick 3 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Dissolution (The Clouds Disperse)   My song pick 4 years ago today: Bob Dylan - Main Title Theme (Billy) My song pick 5 years ago today: Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life My song pick 6 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Back on the Road My song pic...

From: Car Wash ; Year: 1976; Genre: Funk/Soul/Disco If my numbers are correct this is my 190th consecutive Funky Friday pick; almost to 200. Anyway, last night I had another Rose Royce track come on my phone and I enjoyed it so much that I felt like picking another one of their songs today. As you probably already know, this thumping disco/funk song is the title track from the classic film Car Wash 's soundtrack and was also the band's debut album; and wot a way to debut. I'd hazard to guess that most everybody alive has heard Car Wash or at least parts of it at some time. Hear Car Wash on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Camel - Never Let Go My song pick two years ago today: Jerry Reed - The Legend My song pick three years ago today: Curved Air - Heaven (Never Seemed So Far Away) My song pick four years ago today: Alestorm - Rum My song pick five years ago today: Bachman & Turner - Slave to the Rhythm My song pick six years ago today:...

From: Golden Touch ; Year: 1980; Genre: Funk/Comedy Today is my 35th consecutive Funky Friday and I thought it would be great to pick one from a band that I've never picked from before. This is a very entertaining song sure to put a smile of your face for the just under five minutes it plays. Hear Funkin' Around on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You My song pick two years ago today: Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) My song pick three years ago today: April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen My song pick four years ago today: Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Daahoud My song pick five years ago today: Rammstein - Engel My song pick six years ago today: Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon