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

From: Learning to Crawl ; Year: 1984; Genre: Alternative Rock I've always loved this track, even with the downtrodden subject matter, it is performed in such a bluesy manner that it doesn't come off as depressing. And of course her vocals and that awesome bass line, that is more or less the centerpiece of the song, just makes it the cool song that it is.   Hear My City Was Gone on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Noteables - Funky Frog   My song pick 3 years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps   My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Superunknown   My song pick 5 years ago today: Tesla - Afterlife   My song pick 6 years ago today: Tom Rapp - Stardancer My song pick 7 years ago today: The Police - Mother My song pick 8 years ago today: Luther - Don't Wanna Be a Fool My song pick 9 years ago today: Bob Dylan - Subterranean H...

From: Get Close ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock At a loss for today's pick The Pretenders just popped into my head again and I thought this song would be an excellent choice for this Sunday. Kind of an upbeat and poppy song with some good hooks, a good song to listen to on a lazy day as today.   Hear Don't Get Me Wrong on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Motherless Children   My song pick 2 years ago today: Howlin' Wolf - Forty-Four My song pick 3 years ago today: Arlo - Stab the Unstoppable Hero My song pick 4 years ago today: Wild Turkey - One Sole Survivor My song pick 5 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here My song pick 6 years ago today: The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me My song pick 7 years ago today: Chet Atkins - Funky Junk My song pick 8 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Overdrive My song pick 9 years ago today: The Doors - Light My Fire My song pick 10 y...

From: A Very Special Christmas ; Year: 1987; Genre: Soft Rock/Christmas Music Getting closer to Christmas; thought I'd pick something lighter for today with this classic done by The Pretenders. Hear Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Didn't I Get This Last Year? My song pick 2 years ago today: Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas My song pick 3 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland My song pick 4 years ago today: Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy My song pick 6 years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man My song pick 7 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Siberian Sleigh Ride My song pick 8 years ago today: Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful My song pick 9 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Joy/Angels We Have Heard on Hi...

From: The Pretenders ; Year: 1980; Genre: Rock/New Wave Caught myself in the mood for something from The Pretenders; I wasn't sure if I'd picked this rather sassy and provocative song yet, but I do not believe I have. It's one of those that you hear a lot but not to the point of ad nauseam; just a fun, light hearted track. Hear Brass in my Pocket on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Savatage - There in Silence My song pick two years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Revival My song pick three years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition My song pick four years ago today: Soundgarden - Pretty Noose My song pick five years ago today: S.M.V. - Mongoose Walk My song pick six years ago today: The Delgados - Come Undone My song pick seven years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - China Grove My song pick eight years ago today: .38 Special - Fantasy Girl

From: Learning to Crawl ; Year: 1983/84; Genre: Rock/Alternative Rock Last night, for no reason I was listening to a bunch of music from The Pretenders. I noticed that I have only picked one other of their songs, and that was a while ago ; I guess it's more than overdue to pick another. I like the excellent, steady rhythm they usually put in their songs; this one kind of rolls along with a rolling locomotive feel to it. Quite a nice tune with excellent music; of course it's cool how they threw in some social cometary for good measure. Hear Middle of the Road on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name My song pick two years ago today: Uriah Heep - Wizard My song pick three years ago today: Queen - Bicycle Race My song pick four years ago today: The Doors - Love Me Two Times +

I had another song in mind to pick today, however while on the road I was dodging commercials on the different radio stations and I happened upon this song. It just seemed to fit my mood perfectly, so I decided to pick it instead. While the lyrics and subject matter of the song are a bit down, the music is very upbeat. I love the Latin feel that is used in this song, it gives an excellent, distinctive quality to the song. Of course the main guitar lick is probably what makes it most memorable. Here is a studio recording on YouTube. Here is the music video clip on YouTube. +