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

From: Wipe Out ; Year: 1963; Genre: Surf Rock Really enjoyed listening to The Surfaris' songs the other day, which makes incredible driving music by the way. Wipe Out has to be one of the earliest pieces of popular music to bring the drums out front; and of course, prompt bystanders to "air drum." It is also one of those hit songs that were "quickly composed and recorded on the spot." They had already recorded Surfer Joe , but also needed a b-side. Wipe Out was born out of Ron Wilson improving with speeding up a high school drumming cadence whilst the rest of the band did a 12-bar blues over the top. Suffice it to say that the b-side overshadowed the a-side is a big understatement.   Hear Wipe Out on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Banchee - Train of Life     My song pick 2 years ago today: Icehouse - Uniform     My song pick 3 years ago today: Steely Dan - Gaucho   My song pick 4 years ago today: Doc Oliver - Soul Pop...

From: Wipe Out ; Year: 1963; Genre: Surf Rock/ When it comes to surf rock I normally steer toward the instrumental tracks featuring a blistering guitar leading the way, but I really have come to like this quirky, fun song which actually contains... vocals. Funny enough, the legendary drummer and writer of the song is the one that sings on this one: Ron Wilson . He is best-known as one of the first pioneers of surf drumming, which is exemplified on their hit Wipe Out. Anyway, whilst the drums are not as energetic on this track, they are among the best aspects for me, along with the fore-mentioned vocals and also the organ.   Hear Surfer Joe on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - She's a Devil   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Lively Ones - Crying Guitar (Surfer's Lament)   My song pick 3 years ago today: George Clinton - One Fun At a Time   My song pick 4 years ago today: Band of Horses - Window Blues ...

From: Play ; Year: 1963; Genre: Surf Rock Felt like some hard and fast surf rock today; love that reverb on the guitar. Hear Point Panic on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Temptations - Masterpiece My song pick 2 years ago today: Yes - A Venture My song pick 3 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Dissent My song pick 4 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Drink Down the Moon My song pick 5 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Still... You Turn Me On My song pick 6 years ago today: Melvins - Nude with Boots My song pick 7 years ago today: The Animals - House of the Rising Sun My song pick 8 years ago today: Wild Turkey - Sentinel My song pick 9 years ago today: KISS - She My song pick 10 years ago today: Hawkwind - Assault and Battery/The Golden Void My song pick 11 years ago today: Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart