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

From: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) ; Year: 1982; Genre: New Wave Felt the need to listen to something from Simple Minds; this song just fit my mood perfectly and fits that we are heading in to the warmer months of the year now. They are one of the mainstream acts I heard a lot back in my formative years, but unlike a lot of their contemporaries, the sound is just so fresh.   Hear Someone Somewhere in Summertime on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Grateful Dead - Box of Rain   My song pick 2 years ago today: Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka   My song pick 3 years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Green Heaven   My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Quartet   My song pick 5 years ago today: Rainbow - Fool For The Night   My song pick 6 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Unbroken Chain My song pick 7 years ago today: The (Dixie) Dregs - Kat Food My song pick 8 years ago today: King Crimson - Fracture My song pick 9 ...

From: Good News From the Next World ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Rock Had them on my mind for a good portion of the day; thought I would choose one off of this record, which is not one I've been acquainted with prior.    Hear And the Band Played On on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Abraham, Martin & John   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Hold Back the Water   My song pick 3 years ago today: Golden Earring - Long Blond Animal   My song pick 4 years ago today: Lakeside - Strung Out   My song pick 5 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Long-a-Growing   My song pick 6 years ago today: Neil Young - Old Man My song pick 7 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle My song pick 8 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Hey God My song pick 9 years ago today: Parliament - Let's Play House My song pick 10 years ago today: Rare Earth - Warm...

From: Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call ; Year: 1981; Genre: New Wave Bringing the month of June to an end with this neat song from Simple Minds. I love that hard-driving bass and drums throughout this song; it's one of my favourites from the band.   Hear Love Song on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Hard Liner   My song pick 2 years ago today: Traffic - Glad My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Rattlehead My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Everything Is on the One My song pick 5 years ago today: Symphony X - Iconoclast My song pick 6 years ago today: John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road My song pick 7 years ago today: Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds   My song pick 8 years ago today: Metallica - Orion My song pick 9 years ago today: Jethro Tull - No Lullaby My song pick 10 years ago today: Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough My song pick 11 years ago today:...

From: Once Upon a Time ; Year: 1985; Genre: New Wave/Rock Still got mid-'80s new wave and such on the brain, so I'm picking another from a group I like that was big in that era. This one has more of a guitar-focused, harder sound to it, which I really like. Hear Sanctify Yourself on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Dylan - If Not For You My song pick two years ago today: Garbage - Supervixen My song pick three years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Look at the World My song pick four years ago today: Foreigner - Blue Morning, Blue Day My song pick five years ago today: Voivod - Mechanical Mind My song pick six years ago today: Quasar - Fanfare/Seeing Stars My song pick seven years ago today: Waylander - A Hero's Lament My song pick eight years ago today: Queen - Seaside Rendezvous My song pick nine years ago today: Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London My song pick ten years ago today: Band of Horses - Is There A Ghost?

From: Once Upon a Time ; Year:1985; Genre: Rock/New Wave Feeling like some '80s new wave/pop rock today; I knew that the band Simple Minds would be a good place to start and this hit single from the the mid '80s fit my mood quite well. Hear Alive and Kicking on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Love Story My song pick two years ago today: Primus - My Name is Mud My song pick three years ago today: Styx - Mr. Roboto My song pick four years ago today: Carmen - High Time My song pick five years ago today: Stahlhammer - Strom Der Zeit My song pick six years ago today: Ally Kerr - The Sore Feet Song My song pick seven years ago today: Johnny Cash - Solitary Man My song pick eight years ago today: Two-Mix - White Reflection

From: The Breakfast Club (Soundtrack); Year: 1985; Genre: New Wave The other day while I was at work this track kept running through my mind; it just so happens that it came on the radio today, so I figured it would be a good pick. I've heard this one a lot over the years; boy, it does bring up some memories every time I hear it play. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Beatles - I've Got a Feeling My song pick two years ago today: Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien My song pick three years ago today: The Moody Blues - The Dream My song pick four years ago today: Azteca - What'cha Gonna Do? My song pick five years ago today: Slaughter - Fly to the Angels