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

From: Union Town ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk Rock Yesterday I had this one come on while driving about town; sure is a great one to sing along to in heavy traffic. I really wish Tom Morello would make more of this heavier-subject music for this project; it is very motivating and uplifting.   Hear A Wall Against the Wind on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Grateful Dead - When Push Comes to Shove   My song pick 2 years ago today: Depeche Mode - A Question of Time   My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Veins   My song pick 4 years ago today: Weather Report - The Moors   My song pick 5 years ago today: Stratovarius - S.O.S. My song pick 6 years ago today: Asia - Without You My song pick 7 years ago today: Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead) - One More Saturday Night My song pick 8 years ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick 9 years ago today: George Duke - Reach For It My song pick 10 y...

From: Union Town ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk Rock/Folk Was thinking of choosing something from another artist, but for some reason I just felt like picking this one today. This is song is product of the fight for workers rights from the first half of the 20th Century here in the U.S.. With lyrics written by poet and activist Florence Reece after her and her family were terrorized and brutalized by hired thugs, the tune is based on a traditional song: Jack Monroe , which had also been used for other songs as well and recorded many times by many artists. Far and gone, this is my favourite song from Tom Morello's "alter ego" The Nightwatchman; just so much power and heaviness in this track.   Hear Which Side Are You On? on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Manfred Mann - Fox on the Run   My song pick 2 years ago today: Foreigner - Inside Information   My song pick 3 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Tee Nine Chee Bit   My song pick 4 ...

From: World Wide Rebel Songs ; Year: 2011; Genre: Hard Rock/Alternative Rock Was going through some of Tom Morello's lately and came back once again to his side project: The Nightwatchman. It Begins Tonight is for me one of the absolute highlights from the record, it has a good "bluesyness" to the hard rock edge of the song.   Hear It Begins Tonight on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Foghat - Drivin' Wheel   My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush (Neil Peart) - Der Trommler (Drum Solo)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park My song pick 4 years ago today: Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses My song pick 5 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Black Cat Shuffle My song pick 6 years ago today: David Bowie - Starman My song pick 7 years ago today: King Crimson - Starless My song pick 8 years ago today: Black 47 - Maria's Wedding My song pick 9 years ago today: Van Halen - 1984 My song pick 10 years ago today: Savatag...

From: Union Town ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk/Folk Rock The other day I saw a live performance on the television of Tom Morello's folk/rock project The Nightwatchman; to say the least it was very interesting hearing such a different sound out great musician who is usually heard playing extreme forms of metal. Anyway, this of course was one of many of the songs they played that I liked. As with most of the songs on this album it is a cover of a union/protest song; this one was originally a poem written by Alfred Hayes about a labor activist named Joe Hill . In the mid 1930s Earl Robinson set the poem to music as a union/protest song, which has been covered a bit since. Hear I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Childlike Faith In Childhood's End My song pick two years ago today: Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday My song pick three years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Ticket To The Moon ...