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

From: Talking Book ; Year: 1972; Genre: Funk/Soul/R&B Stevie Wonder's Talking Book has been permeating my brain today; thought a song off of it would make an excellent choice for this Friday. You gotta love that soul blended with straight-up funk led by that signature sound of the Hohner Clavinet that Mr. Wonder perfected.   Hear Maybe Your Baby on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America   My song pick 2 years ago today: Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night   My song pick 3 years ago today: Chicago - Feelin' Stronger Every Day   My song pick 4 years ago today: Lobo - Pee-Ro Juan Valdez Sam Quixote My song pick 5 years ago today: AC/DC - Are You Ready My song pick 6 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Jam Fan (Hot) My song pick 7 years ago today: Van Halen - The Dream is Over My song pick 8 years ago today: Soundgarden - Been Away Too Long My song pick 9 years ago today: ...

From: The Woman in Red (Soundtrack) ; Year: 1984; Genre: R&B/Motown After having this famous track from Stevie Wonder running through my mind I was pondering just how many songs about the telephone/and or a phone call there are out there? I cannot begin to count honestly; must be the whole intimacy of talking to someone important whilst at the same time being a distance away, which is something most can do today, but roughly only in the last century and a half has it been possible. Heck, even when Stevie Wonder wrote this track an endless list of such songs already existed, but I will say that he made one for the ages and then some. The overall schmaltz and sappiness of this love song really sells this one and puts it over the edge, of course that Latinesque Motown beat and the great music could most likely take it most of the way there.   Hear I Just Called To Say I Love You on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Anita Ward - Ring My Bell   My s...

From: My Cherie Amour ; Year: 1969; Genre: R&B/Soul/Motown I've been having some of Stevie Wonder's music from this era on my brain lately; as I usually do I am picking another one of his songs. This is a track that I've been meaning to choose for years now; take a couple of Funk Brother alums on rhythm section with a highly talented master singer/songwriter/musician in front and you have the recipe for a classic masterpiece.   Hear My Cherie Amour on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - THRAK   My song pick 2 years ago today: Stone Roses - Fools Gold   My song pick 3 years ago today: Dire Straits - Setting Me Up My song pick 4 years ago today: Buddy Holly - Everyday My song pick 5 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Rupi's Dance My song pick 6 years ago today: Barenaked Ladies - It's All Been Done My song pick 7 years ago today: Woody Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby My song pick 8 years ago today: David Bowie - Fame My song ...

From: A Motown Christmas ; Year: 1973; Genre: Soul/R&B/Motown/Christmas Here's another nice Christmas offering, this time from the great Stevie Wonder off of the Christmas compilation Motown released back in the early 1970s. This one really give a good feeling for the time of year with the overall optimistic message and, of course, the classic Motown sound throughout.   Hear Someday At Christmas on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Moody Blues - Have You Heard (Part 1)/Voyage/Have You Heard (Part 2)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Dust   My song pick 3 years ago today: Savatage - Not What You See My song pick 4 years ago today: Winger - Without the Night My song pick 5 years ago today: Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland My song pick 6 years ago today: Jackson Browne - Running on Empty My song pick 7 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - This Long Silence My song pick 8 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Stone of L...

From: Innervisions ; Year: 1973; Genre: Bossa Nova Jazz/Cool Jazz I'm having Stevie Wonder's music on my brain today for some reason and this Latin/Cool Jazz was one that I decided to go with for my pick. That infectious beat combined with the great musicianship really makes this an excellent song.   Hear Don't You Worry About a Thing on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Cream - Take it Back   My song pick 2 years ago today: Sweet - Ballroom Blitz My song pick 3 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Don't Let the Blues Get You Down My song pick 4 years ago today: Commodores - Easy My song pick 5 years ago today: Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) My song pick 6 years ago today: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Eat That Question My song pick 7 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Ring of Steel My song pick 8 years ago today: The Moody Blues - The Sunset/Twilight Time My song pick 9 years ago today: Hawk...

From: Songs in the Key of Life ; Year: 1976; Genre: Funk/R&B I felt like picking something from Stevie Wonder on this Funky Friday . I love that funky bass line throughout the song; it really is the main driving force. Anyway, this is another good one to get your blood moving by dancing or just enjoying the listen.   Hear I Wish on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - The Gangster is Back   My song pick 2 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Oceans My song pick 3 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Mountains of the Moon My song pick 4 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Not My Cross to Bear My song pick 5 years ago today: Savatage - Prelude to Madness My song pick 6 years ago today: Traffic - Rock 'n' Roll Stew Parts 1&2 My song pick 7 years ago today: Chris Squire - Lucky Seven My song pick 8 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - The Chain My song pick 9 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Casey Jones My s...

From: Innervisions ; Year: 1973; Genre: Funk/Soul Well, it's another Funky Friday today and I thought I'd get another one in for today. I happened to have Stevie Wonder on my brain at the time I started making this post, so, I'm combining the two. This song really chugs along with that funky beat and line on the keyboards; a perfect choice for this Funky Friday.   Hear Higher Ground on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Guess Who? - Clock on the Wall   My song pick 2 years ago today: Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind My song pick 3 years ago today: Elvis Costello - Alison My song pick 4 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Coming Back to Life My song pick 5 years ago today: Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge My song pick 6 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Tomorrow's Dream My song pick 7 years ago today: King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare My song pick 8 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here My song pick 9 years ago today: Dudley Moor...

From: In Square Circle ; Year: 1985; Genre: R&B/Soul/Synthpop This is yet another one that just happened to pop into my mind after not hearing it for quite a long time. I've always liked this song a lot, but never rally looked it up for some reason, but now I'm very happy to hear it again. Besides all the goodness that comes from Stevie Wonder I love Luther Vandross' vocals. Hear Part Time Lover on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: 30 Seconds to Mars - Echelon My song pick 2 years ago today: Blind Melon - Deserted My song pick 3 years ago today: Forest - Graveyard My song pick 4 years ago today: Billy Joel - Laura My song pick 5 years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman My song pick 6 years ago today: Toronto - Enough is Enough My song pick 7 years ago today: Little River Band - Help Is On Its Way My song pick 8 years ago today: Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.45 in F Sharp Minor - " Farewell Symphony " My song pick 9 years ago tod...

From: For Once In My Life ; Year: 1968; Genre: Motown/Soul Had this song running through my head incessantly this morning and I knew I had today's pick. This upbeat cover has always been one of my favourites from Stevie Wonder. I love almost every aspect from James Jamerson's awesome bass line to Stevie Wonder's vocals; it's just a great feelgood song. Hear For Once In My Life on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Something My song pick 2 years ago today: The Lovin' Spoonful - Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? My song pick 3 years ago today: Duran Duran - Out of my Mind My song pick 4 years ago today: Kansas - Journey from Mariabronn My song pick 5 years ago today: Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Takin' Care of Business My song pick 7 years ago today: Return to Forever - Jungle Waterfall My song pick 8 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Best ...

From: Fulfillingness' First Finale ; Year: 1974; Genre: Soul Too Shy to Say is a beautiful, melodic track that feature master bassist James Jamerson and "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow on the pedal steel guitar. Whilst the arrangement is somewhat sparse the three legends fill it all up quite nicely. Hear Too Shy to Say on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Postal Service - Brand New Colony My song pick 2 years ago today: Wolfmother - Joker & the Thief My song pick 3 years ago today: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt My song pick 4 years ago today: Slaughter - Up All Night My song pick 5 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Wide River My song pick 6 years ago today: Stratovarius - Fire Dance My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Aeroplane My song pick 8 years ago today: Styx - Renegade My song pick 9 years ago today: The Jaggerz - The Rapper My song pick 10 years ago today: Sha Na Na - Blue Moon My song pick 11 years ago ...

From: Songs in the Key of Life ; Year: 1976; Genre: R&B/Funk Funky Friday again and was in the mood to listen to something from Stevie. This ode to some of the most influential musicians/performers contains one of those "have-to-know" bass lines; I remember it taking many hours to learn it myself. Hear Sir Duke on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Alestorm - Walk the Plank My song pick two years ago today: Sky - Sahara My song pick three years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More My song pick four years ago today: Simon & Garfunkle - Mrs. Robinson My song pick five years ago today: Rare Earth - Get Ready My song pick six years ago today: Trio of Doom - Continuum My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - Aqualung My song pick eight years ago today: Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys - Wayfaring Stranger My song pick nine years ago today: Billy Squier - In The Dark My song pick ten years ago today: Jethr...

From: Characters ; Year: 1987; Genre: Funk/R&B/Synthpop Today marks my 49th straight Funky Friday pick and I was in the mood for picking another one from Stevie Wonder, so I put the two together and picked one of his funkier tracks; it's an excellent song too for that matter. Hear Skeletons on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Grass Roots - Sooner or Later My song pick two years ago today: Felix Mendelssohn - Op. 56 - Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) My song pick three years ago today: Deep Purple - Pictures of Home My song pick four years ago today: Heart - If Looks Could Kill My song pick five years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man My song pick six years ago today: The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

1300 Stevie Wonder - Superstition From; Talking Book, Year: 1972 This is day five of my week picking songs from dormant or dead song a day blogs; this one comes from Pat's Queasy Listening/Song of the Day blog . Every now and then I do a "Funky Friday" pick, (picking songs from the Funk or related genre on Fridays), which I borrowed from Max ; originally Max got the idea from Pat. Anyway, I figured it would be fitting to make one of his "Funky Friday" picks my Friday pick on this theme week; he picked this song on the 27th of March, 2009 . Hear Superstition on YouTube. Watch a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul To Squeeze My song pick two years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High My song pick three years ago today: The Polyphonic Spree - It's The Sun +