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

From: Stick It To Ya ; Year: 1989; Genre: Hard Rock Was thinking about picking something very 80's sounding and this popular song from the band Slaughter seemed to fit my mood the best, so here it is. Hear Up All Night on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Wide River My song pick two years ago today: Stratovarius - Fire Dance My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - Aeroplane My song pick four years ago today: Styx - Renegade My song pick five years ago today: The Jaggerz - The Rapper My song pick six years ago today: Sha Na Na - Blue Moon My song pick seven years ago today: The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams

1184 Slaughter - Days Gone By I hadn't heard this song for quite a while until just recently, ever since it has been off and on in my mind. Slaughter must have been influenced by Queen; this track reminds me a lot of their sound in places. If I remember correctly this song was a hit for the band; back in the early '90s Slaughter's music seemed to be everywhere, but then they just all but vanished. From what I understand the band is still active to a point playing a few shows here and there. Hear Days Gone By on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Johnny Rivers - Poor Side of Town My song pick two years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Stayed Awake All Night My song pick three years ago today: David Essex - Rock On +

Life has been a stressful pain in recent days and music has been down my list of things to think about. For this reason I did not have a song to pick in mind, so again I spun my playlist and this song came up. This is one of those tracks that the majority of people today probably disdain. It is more than likely due to the song being linked to the late 80's and early 90's sound that is fashionable to knock at the moment. For the most part I judge a song on its content, not the genre or imagery; and I like this one varying reasons. The biggest reason that I like it is because the conjures up memories that are tied to it. The song is dynamic and the technical ability of the musicians is excellent as well. Though the band had a short and bright popularity, from what I understand they are still touring and recording at this time. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is an "unplugged" live version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +