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

From: Dreaming My Dreams ; Year: 1975; Genre: Outlaw Country Waylon Jennings really showed off his own style of country/western throughout this song; that very prominent beat makes for a good dancing tune. It's among his more successful tracks and thematically plays extensively on the his opposition to what was seen as the formulaic direction of the Nashville Sound, hearkening back to the times of Hank Williams Sr. when blues, folk, honky tonk, rockabilly, etc. were the main focus of the genre.   Hear Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Love City   My song pick 2 years ago today: Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why   My song pick 3 years ago today: R.E.M. - Man on the Moon   My song pick 4 years ago today: Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia My song pick 5 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Way Out of Here My song pick 6 years ago today: Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night My s...

From: Music Man ; Year: 1980; Genre: Outlaw Country/Jazz Fusion/Rock Was really wanting to hear something from Waylon Jennings and happened to run across this cover of the Steely Dan hit and was immediate taken aback. Whilst I'm not usually one for covers of the band, Waylon Jennings really kicked some butt on this cover. Hear Do It Again on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Forest - The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf My song pick two years ago today: Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles My song pick three years ago today: Procol Harum - Homburg My song pick four years ago today: Faces - Stay With Me My song pick five years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Oh Susannah My song pick six years ago today: Miles Davis - Freedom Jazz Dance My song pick seven years ago today: Boston - More Than a Feeling My song pick eight years ago today: David Bowie - Suffragette City My song pick nine years ago today: Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now My song pic...

From: Music Man ; Year: 1980; Genre: Country I don't know why, but I had this song on my mind this morning, so I'm going ahead and picking it. Many, many people around my age grew up watching the classic television show The Dukes of Hazzard , and thus the theme is forever burnt in our collective minds. I still love the show and Waylon Jennings a lot and this theme was probably my gateway into his music. Hear Theme from 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Up To Me My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Time For Everything My song pick three years ago today: Megadeth - Wanderlust My song pick four years ago today: Pearls Before Swine - The Surrealist Waltz My song pick five years ago today: Queen - Spread Your Wings My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Working Man My song pick seven years ago today: Elmore James - The Sky is Crying My song pick eight years ago toda...

From: The Ramblin' Man ; Year: 1974; Genre: Outlaw Country I was in the mood for something a bit different from my normal fair today and thought I'd pick something from the legendary country outlaw Waylon Jennings. This one's from my favourite period of his music: mid 70's to early 80's; a great track. Hear I'm a Rambin' Man on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade My song pick two years ago today: Gentle Giant - The House, The Street, The Room My song pick three years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Something to Believe In My song pick four years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - One Note Samba My song pick five years ago today: Steely Dan - Josie My song pick six years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat My song pick seven years ago today: Big Country - In A Big Country

A while ago I came across this song and was very much intrigued. The band "The Highwaymen" were a Supergroup that is made up of Country superstars: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. The song was written by the famous songwritter Jimmy Layne Webb; it deals with the subject of reincarnation and how the man in the story meets his death many times but never is gone. One interesting aspect of the song is that it really has no chorus. All of the singers sing a different verse; their vocals are excellent. I love Johnny Cash's verse in particular; it gives no closure and the man is wandering to find the end of it all and ponders becoming a highwayman again. Here is a studio recording on YouTube. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +