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

From: Get It on Credit ; Year: 1982; Genre: Rock/Pop This one kind of encapsulates the whole "buy now, pay later" epidemic that has been rife here in the U.S. and much of the western world since, and especially since the 1980s. Too bad we have not learned our lesson after 40+ years... not very sound advise.   Hear Get It on Credit on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Metallica - Tuesday's Gone   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody   My song pick 3 years ago today: Pallas - Midas Touch   My song pick 4 years ago today: Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever   My song pick 5 years ago today: Mr. Big - Fragile My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Seger - Travelin' Man My song pick 7 years ago today: Uriah Heep - That's the Way That It Is My song pick 8 years ago today: Midnight Oil - No Man's Land My song pick 9 years ago today: Soundgarden - Like Suicide My song pick 10 years ago today: D Train ...

From: Girls Night Out ; Year: 1983; Genre: Hard Rock Things have been super-busy lately and I have not had a lot of time to think about which song to choose. However, I happened to have some of Toronto's music come on my phone the other day and I decided that I would choose another from the band. Whilst this one has a definite '80s hard rock sound to it, I think the dated sound really is a positive for the song in my opinion; the high energy especially gives an excellent danceable aspect to it.   Hear All I Need on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Queen - It's Late   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Let It Show   My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Commons Brawl My song pick 4 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Catseyes My song pick 5 years ago today: Megadeth - Conquer or Die! My song pick 6 years ago today: Steve Vai - You Didn't Break It My song pick 7 years ago today: UB40 - Kingston Town My...

From: Get It On Credit ; Year: 1982; Genre: Hard Rock Some great riff-based hard rock from the band Toronto for today's pick. I really like this one; it's a good straight up rocker that begs to be sung along with.   Hear Your Daddy Don't Know on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Balance - Ride the Wave   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Black Hearted Woman My song pick 3 years ago today: Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two My song pick 4 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 375 - Chorale Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich My song pick 5 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - You Are a Winner My song pick 6 years ago today: David Bowie - Golden Years My song pick 7 years ago today: Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice My song pick 8 years ago today: The Buoys - Castle My song pick 9 years ago today: Asia - After the War My song pick 10 years ago today: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes My song pick 11 years a...

From: Lookin' for Trouble ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock Was thinking about this band, Toronto, when I was sitting down to make today's pick, so, as usual, I'm picking one from them. This one has that kick-butt hard rock sound that you'd expect from the era it was recorded and is one that is a treat to listen to.   Hear Lookin' for Trouble on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Judas Priest - Evening Star   My song pick 2 years ago today: John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Madness to the Method My song pick 4 years ago today: Jerry Reed - Rooster Jones My song pick 5 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Journey From Eden My song pick 6 years ago today: Kansas - Dust in the Wind My song pick 7 years ago today: King Crimson - Red My song pick 8 years ago today: Sky - March to the Scaffold My song pick 9 years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - Holy Thunderforce My song pick 10 yea...

From: Lookin' for Trouble ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock Time for another one from Toronto; this song reminds me a lot of the band Heart in some ways, but at the same time it's definitely has its own sound as well. Hear Even the Score on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Kreeps - The Dead Sled My song pick 2 years ago today: Steely Dan - My Old School My song pick 3 years ago today: Savatage - Jesus Saves My song pick 4 years ago today: England Dan & John Ford Coley - The Prisoner My song pick 5 years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funky Way My song pick 6 years ago today: Louis and Bebe Barron - Main Titles (Overture) from Forbidden Planet My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - Anagram (for Mongo) My song pick 8 years ago today: Sky - Troika My song pick 9 years ago today: Mason Williams - Classical Gas My song pick 10 years ago today: Alexi Murdoch - Breathe My song pick 11 years ago today: Bad Company - Shooting Star My song pick 1...

From: Get It On Credit ; Year: 1982; Genre: Rock I've been meaning to pick another track from this band, but kept slipping my mind. Anyway, this is one that some people might not be aware of, but this is the song that was later recorded by the band Heart and became a huge hit. For some reason the band never released their original version for a couple of decades when it appeared as a bonus track on Get It On Credit remaster. I really don't want to get into "who did it better" or crap like that, but I will say they did a good job on their original version; Holly Woods really was able to belt it out. Hear What About Love on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Broadsword My song pick 2 years ago today: Carmen - Come Back My song pick 3 years ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life My song pick 4 years ago today: Stryper - To Hell with the Devil My song pick 5 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up My song pick...

From: Head On ; Year: 1981; Genre: Hard Rock I'm getting pick in from another band that I haven't picked one from yet. I like the sound of this album from the band in particular and then I happened to realize that Terry Brown produced it; so no wonder. To explain the sound of this song in particular would probably be best said as a mix between Heart, Jefferson Starship, and Triumph; it's a great track and definitely worth a listen. Hear Enough is Enough on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Little River Band - Help Is On Its Way My song pick two years ago today: Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.45 in F Sharp Minor - " Farewell Symphony " My song pick three years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - I Think I'm a Clone Now My song pick four years ago today: Primus - Pork Chop's Little Ditty My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me My song pick six years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Sh...