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

From: E-Man Groovin' ; Year: 1976; Genre: Funk/R&B Today is both Halloween and a Funky Friday, so I get to combine a couple of things, and not only that, I'm making a double pick today as well. So this is both my 59th and 60th straight Funky Friday pick in a row! Anyway, this is a Halloween song done done in the comically funky way only Jimmy Castor could deliver, proving that vampires and monsters love to get their groove on too. Have a safe and fun time out there to-night! Hear Dracula Parts 1 and 2 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers - The Monster Mash My song pick two years ago today: Kreeps - Dead Men Walking My song pick three years ago today: Dick Dale - Riders In the Sky My song pick four years ago today: Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons My song pick five years ago today: Rammstein - Mein Teil My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Witch Hunt My song pick seven years ago ...

From: Vampires, Cowboys, Spacemen, & Spooks: The Very Best of Joe Meek's Instrumentals ; Year: (1960s); Genre: Instrumental Rock It's amazing to think that tomorrow is Halloween; this month has flown by for sure! Anyway, I felt like picking something appropriate for the holiday. Like its brothers and sisters on the album this is an instrumental in the surf-rock style with a definite spooky feeling about it, too bad it's so short. Ugh, sorry, the person who had it on YouTube deleted it and I don't want to change my pick. My song pick a year ago today: Midnight Oil - Drums of Heaven My song pick two years ago today: Irving Berlin - Alexander's Ragtime Band   My song pick three years ago today: Queensrÿche - Della Brown My song pick four years ago today: Van Halen - Unchained My song pick five years ago today: Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money My song pick six years ago today: Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes My song pick seven years ago ...

From: Sonic Attack ; Year: 1981; Genre: Space Rock/Progressive Rock It's one of those busy days again, so I'm picking one from one of my favourite bands. It's another great piece of their out-of-this-world music; and actually quite a listenable track. Hear Lost Chances on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) My song pick two years ago today: Béla Bartók - BB 52 - String Quartet No. 1 in A minor My song pick three years ago today: Victor Wooten - Us 2 My song pick four years ago today: The Sons of the Pioneers - Cool Water My song pick five years ago today: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky My song pick six years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Here is the News My song pick seven years ago today: Faith No More - From Out of Nowhere

From: The "Chirping" Crickets ; Year: 1957; Genre: Rock 'n Roll After watching the film The Buddy Holley Story the other night I've been having his music earworming me every since. This is one of his many hits along with his band that even to this day is quite popular. Hear Maybe Baby on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Lou Reed - Satellite of Love My song pick two years ago today: Alestorm - Barrett's Privateers My song pick three years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song My song pick four years ago today: Miles Davis - So What My song pick five years ago today: Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You My song pick six years ago today: J.S. Bach - BWV 659 - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland My song pick seven year ago today: Billy Thorpe - Children of the Sun

From: Fresh Cream ; Year: 1966; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Blues Rock It was a rather busy weekend and just last night was able to check the news and I learned of bassist extraordinaire Jack Bruce's passing away; he was 71 years old. A full writeup can be read here on BBC . As most will attest Jack Bruce was one of the most influential electric bassists of all time; and it's not too far of a stretch to say that every person to play a bass since he came on the scene in one way or another has been influenced by the man. Anyway, even though it's a couple of days late, I thought it would be apropos to pick a song with him playing, and it's a great one to boot. Hear I Feel Free on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Eddie Lang - Pickin' My Way My song pick two years ago today: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Op. 27 - Symphony No. 2 My song pick three years ago today: AC/DC - Big Balls My song pick four years ago today: The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World My so...

From: High Voltage ; Year: 1976; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal I'm in the mood today for some AC/DC; this is one of my favourites from their earlier work. Hear T.N.T. on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Your Horoscope for Today My song pick two years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! My song pick three years ago today: Sethian - Purity in Sorrow My song pick four years ago today: Sethian - Nothing Is True My song pick five years ago today: Steely Dan - Charlie Freak My song pick six years ago today: Van Halen - Summer Nights My song pick seven years ago today: Apocalyptica (featuring Nina Hagen) - Seemann

From: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge ; Year: 1991; Genre: Hard Rock Yesterday and this morning I had this Van Halen track running through my mind; I was genuinely surprised that I hadn't picked this song yet, so I'm remedying that one today. I've actually been huge fan of both Sammy Hagar and Van Halen and thus when he joined the band I was fine with it and even to this day love the music from that period. Anyway, this is one of the tracks from the last 20 years of the band that gets a lot of radio play, but still not as much as it did in the early 1990s, and it's still one of my favourites from the band. Hear Right Now on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Tell Me What It Is My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Mr. Soul My song pick three years ago today: Megadeth - How the Story Ends My song pick four years ago today: Sethian - Epitaph My song pick five years ago today: Marcus Miller - Frankenst...