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

From: Mean Business ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock For wotever reason I was drawing a total blank for the song I wanted to choose today. So, I just randomly picked a letter and went with one from a band that I'd only picked one from thus far. Here's wot I went with: one of the lead singles off of famed supergroup The Firm's second and final album. All the King's Horses really doesn't stand out all that much from the upper echelon of mainstream rock of the time period. That said, it is a great track and shows the talent of the four larger-than-life musical legends that made up The Firm.   Hear All the King's Horses on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Midnight Oil - Bullroarer     My song pick 2 years ago today: R.E.M. - Drive   My song pick 3 years ago today: Spacehog - Carry On   My song pick 4 years ago today: Robin Trower - Bluebird   My song pick 5 years ago today: Pleasure - Glide   My song pick 6 years ago today: ...

I heard this song on the radio the other day and it has been playing in my mind off and on since, so I figured that I should choose it. I have always liked this song from this short-lived supergroup from the '80s quite a bit. A lot of times with supergroups the egos outpace the creativity and the music ends up mediocre, however that was not really the case here. Not taking away from the other great musicians here, but you could probably plug Paul Rodgers into almost any band and it would be a hit. Here is a fan video with the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. Here is a re-mix of the song on YouTube. +