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

From: Sweeney Todd ; Year: 1975; Genre: Glam Rock Was listening to this band again today; had their music stuck in my mind and thought I'd pick another one. This track is definitely mid '70s sounding in spades, and whilst glam is not a cup-of-tea for most it's still a nice song.   Hear Short Distance, Long Journey on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Foot Soldiers (Star Spangled Funky) My song pick 2 years ago today: Asia - Lying to Yourself     My song pick 3 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Kid Gloves My song pick 5 years ago today: Blood, Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel My song pick 6 years ago today: Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck My song pick 7 years ago today: Ian Anderson - New Blood, Old Veins My song pick 8 years ago today: Lenny Kravitz - I Love the Rain My song pick 9 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - September...

From: Sweeney Todd ; Year: 1975; Genre: Glam Rock Lately I've been binging on some mid 70s pop and glam rock, don't know why, it just seems to fit my moods. Anyways, this was the first hit for the Nick Gilder fronted glam band Sweeney Todd; definitely got the 1970s glam vibe all over this one. Might not be a cup of tea for everyone, but it's excellent for what it is. Hear Roxy Roller on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Kool & the Gang - Spirit of the Boogie My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Song for Jeffrey My song pick three years ago today: Foreigner - Head Games My song pick four years ago today: Pearl Jam - Alive My song pick five years ago today: White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65 My song pick six years ago today: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer My song pick seven years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 29 - Cantata No. 29 - Wir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir My song pick eight years ago today: Tears For Fe...