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

From: Pretty Girl ; Year: 1967; Genre: Rock/Pop I kind of chose this one more or less randomly; I've not heard much from this band, but like what I've heard, including this song. It's got a very good sound to it that's indicative of the time period of its release.   Hear Heaven and Hell on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Who - Ball and Chain   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Saint of Me My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Dodgy Bastards My song pick 4 years ago today: Nirvana - Blew My song pick 5 years ago today: Faith No More - I Started A Joke My song pick 6 years ago today: Bobby Lyle - Groove (Ain't No Doubt About It) My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Nursie My song pick 8 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb My song pick 9 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Sligo Maid My song pick 10 years ago today: Eddie Money - Gimme Me Some Water   My song pick 11 years a...

I am picking songs this week that have three things in common: 1. I like them, 2. I discovered the songs by myself without anyone introducing me to them, and 3. Almost every person that I know hates the song. I am doing this theme because this is what I view as the most sincere and true form of fanhood that a person can show: going against the grain and loving something in the face of everyone's contrariness around you. I want to make clear here is that these song are ones I like because I like them, not in spite of someone else hating them. These would be songs that I would like even if everyone around me liked them. The Easybeats are an Australian band that had some success in the mid to late 1960s. Here's an interesting fact I found: the band's guitarist George Young is the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young. Anyway, this song is quite odd and frantic sounding, which could be a reason why others around me hate it. I myself really like the tight harmoni...