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

From: Crazy World ; Year: 1989; Genre: Hard Rock Yesterday I was watching the early 1990s movie Freejack for the first time in a very long while; in well over 25 years I'm sure. I always liked the film, which was in the same vein as the other dystopian science fiction films of the '80s and early '90s; although it apparently wasn't really a box office success, it was still enjoyable with a great cast. Anyway, this song from the Scorpions was played during the ending credits, which I believe was the only licensed track I heard during it. Hit Between the Eyes was actually originally released on their landmark 1989 Crazy World album, which featured a few songs that have become iconic, but as far as I am aware it was never released as a single.   Hear Hit Between the Eyes on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - The Sheltering Sky   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bernard Wright - Just Chillin' Out   My song pick 3 years ago today: Al...

From: Return to Forever ; Year: 2015; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal I really like this one off their most recent album; its got a lot of their classic sound in it. Hear Dancing With the Moonlight on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Surfaris - Point Panic My song pick 2 years ago today: The Temptations - Masterpiece My song pick 3 years ago today: Yes - A Venture My song pick 4 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Dissent My song pick 5 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Drink Down the Moon My song pick 6 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Still... You Turn Me On My song pick 7 years ago today: Melvins - Nude with Boots My song pick 8 years ago today: The Animals - House of the Rising Sun My song pick 9 years ago today: Wild Turkey - Sentinel My song pick 10 years ago today: KISS - She My song pick 11 years ago today: Hawkwind - Assault and Battery/The Golden Void My song pick 12 years ago today: Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

From: Crazy World ; Year: 1990; Genre: Rock This has been one of my favourite albums and songs from the Scorpions. The deep, emotional, and self-exploring lyrics and their delivery is one of the biggest draws for me besides the great arrangement of the music of course, which hides a heavy song in the trappings of a ballad, but is so much more. Hear Send Me an Angel on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: R.E.O. Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out My song pick two years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar My song pick three years ago today: The O'Jays - Give the People What They Want My song pick four years ago today: Rammstein - Alter Mann My song pick five years ago today: Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing My song pick six years ago today: Rammstein - Der Meister My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - Nothing to Say My song pick eight years ago today: Bad Company - Seagull My song pick nine years ago today: Diana Ross - Do You Kn...

From: Animal Magnetism ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal For some reason I felt like picking one from The Scorpions today. Amongst my favourites from the band, this hit song is probably most known for that great metal groove through the verses as well as the great music and vocals. Hear The Zoo on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Hawkwind - Wraith My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Bends Like a Willow My song pick three years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - The Mystic Prophecy of the Demonknight My song pick four years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll My song pick five years ago today: Rush - Xanadu My song pick six years ago today: Iron Maiden - Powerslave My song pick seven years ago today: George Frideric Handel - Every Valley Shall Be Exalted My song pick eight years ago today: Kohei Tanaka - Kline's Dream

From: Crazy World ; Year: 1990; Genre: Hard Rock I heard this song last night after not listening to it for some time; to say the least this hard rock ballad about the drastic geopolitical landscape sure does take you back. Hear Wind of Change on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Megadeth - The Right to Go Insane My song pick two years ago today: Earthless - Lost in the Cold Sun My song pick three years ago today: Hawkwind - Star Cannibal My song pick four years ago today: Jigsaw - Sky High My song pick five years ago today: Steeleye Span - Thomas The Rhymer My song pick six years ago today: Donovan - Mellow Yellow

From: Lovedrive ; Year: 1979; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Yet another busy day; I guess I should just get used to days like this.... Anyway, this morning I happened to hear this track being played, I probably should've waited for Sunday to pick it, but oh well; it just seems like a good song for today's pick. I really like how the verses contrast with the nice, but abbreviated chorus. Hear Loving You Sunday Morning on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Paul Mauriat - L'amour est bleu "Love is Blue" My song pick two years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper My song pick three years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Ripple My song pick four years ago today: Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step My song pick five years ago today: Rush - Between the Wheels

1615 The Scorpions - The Good Die Young From: Sting in the Tail , Year: 2010 Genre: Hard Rock/Metal On the radio last night they were playing some songs from the Scorpions newer albums; it got me into the mood to listen to them again, so I decided to choose one of my favourites off of their most recent release. It is a rather pretty anthem of a song that sounds similar to that of their material from the '80's-'90's. I recently discovered that they also recorded a version of the song that featured Tarja Turunen, who is the former lead singer of Nightwish, in a duet with Klaus Meine. Hear The Good Die Young on YouTube. Hear the version that features a duet between Klaus Meine and Tarja Turunen on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Megadeth - Elysian Fields My song pick two years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) feat. Freddy Taylor - Nagasaki My song pick three years ago today: Miles Davis - Flamenco Sketches My...

1161 The Scorpions - Big City Nights Had this track running through my mind most of the day, as usual I took it as a sign that I needed to make it my pick today. A nice piece of 80's Metal for a lazy Sunday. Hear Big City Nights on YouTube. Watch a music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Graham Central Station - Earthquake My song pick two years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite - Fall My song pick three years ago today: Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Aruko) +

It is weird that I am in the 600s of my list and I have not chosen anything from The Scorpions yet; I will remedy that today. Last night while making a late night store run this song came on the radio. There is so much that I like about this song, it was written and arranged very well in my opinion. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance circa '91 on YouTube. There are many more live performances can be found on YouTube as well. +