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

From: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ; Year: 1967; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Pop Listening to this record again yesterday and today; this rather strange song for some reason stuck with me, so I'm picking it. I really love the music and its arrangement the most, but the descriptive lyrics are impossible to ignore as well. Hear Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Who - Athena My song pick 2 years ago today: Waylon Jennings - Do It Again My song pick 3 years ago today: Forest - The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf My song pick 4 years ago today: Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles My song pick 5 years ago today: Procol Harum - Homburg My song pick 6 years ago today: Faces - Stay With Me My song pick 7 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Oh Susannah My song pick 8 years ago today: Miles Davis - Freedom Jazz Dance My song pick 9 years ago today: Boston - More Than a Feeling My song pick 10 years ago ...

From: The Exciting Wilson Pickett ; Year: 1966; Genre: Soul/R&B/Funk Here's a great piece of funky soul for this Friday, which needs something funky to spice it up. I really love the horns in this one, they really make a good counter towards the other aspects of the song. Hear Danger Zone on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: John Denver - Heart to Heart My song pick 2 years ago today: Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole My song pick 3 years ago today: Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance My song pick 4 years ago today: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail My song pick 5 years ago today: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water My song pick 6 years ago today: Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) My song pick 7 years ago today: Pallas - For the Greater Glory My song pick 8 years ago today: Steely Dan - Peg My song pick 9 years ago today: What Made Milwaukee Famous - Selling Yourself Short My song pick 10 year...

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: Sonic Temple ; Year: 1989; Genre: Hard Rock Making kind of a quick pick today, but a very good song nevertheless; one of my favourites from The Cult. I love about every aspect of this great track. Hear Sweet Soul Sister on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Pied Piper My song pick 2 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Screaming in Digital My song pick 3 years ago today: Canned Heat - Going Up the Country My song pick 4 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Soul Intro/The Chicken My song pick 5 years ago today: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells, Part One My song pick 6 years ago today: Mr. Big - Nobody Left To Blame My song pick 7 years ago today: Savatage - Somewhere in Time My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Links 2-3-4 My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Donaukinder My song pick 10 years ago today: U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) My song pick 11 years ago today: The Charlie Daniels Band - Uneasy Rider My song pick 12 ye...

From: Fresh Cream ; Year: 1966; Genre: Blues Rock It's sad how all the greats in music are passing away, this time it was Cream drummer Ginger Baker, but at least he had a full life. Anyway, even though I'm a few days late, I thought I should pick something from Cream today; this Robert Johnson cover seemed like a good choice for today. Hear Four Until Late on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blondie - Heart of Glass My song pick 2 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Angel My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joel - My Life My song pick 4 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard it Through the Grapevine My song pick 5 years ago today: The Four Tops - Standing in the Shadows of Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Asia - Here Comes the Feeling My song pick 7 years ago today: Sol Ho'opi'i - St. Louis Blues My song pick 8 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Les Brers in A Minor My song pick 9 years ago today: Puhdys -...

From: Catfish Rising ; Year: 1991; Genre: Hard Rock/Progressive Rock Most of this morning I've had this song playing in my mind; I was truly surprised that I had not picked it yet. This Is Not Love really has a great driving drums and bass with some excellent guitar and organ work, to describe it it's really kind of a really loud bluesy rock track. Hear This Is Not Love on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: U2 - October My song pick 2 years ago today: Pendragon - Victims of Life My song pick 3 years ago today: Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) My song pick 4 years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Furry Sings the Blues My song pick 5 years ago today: Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks My song pick 6 years ago today: C.W. McCall - Ghost Town My song pick 7 years ago today: Stevie Nicks - Stand Back My song pick 8 years ago today: Jigsaw - Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind My song pick 9 years ago today: U2 - Mysterious Ways My song pick 1...

From: Aja ; Year: 1977; Genre: Rock/Jazz Fusion This is a lesser-known track off the Aja album, but still one I like a lot. Hear I Got the News on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Tarja Turunen - Undertaker My song pick 2 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Happy Feelin' My song pick 3 years ago today: The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers - Green Jeans My song pick 4 years ago today: Aerosmith - F.I.N.E. My song pick 5 years ago today: Coven - Lost Without a Trace My song pick 6 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Autopsy My song pick 7 years ago today: The Police - Every Breath You Take My song pick 8 years ago today: Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone My song pick 9 years ago today: The Moontrekkers - Night of the Vampire My song pick 10 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Cold Flame My song pick 11 years ago today: Savatage - Follow Me My song pick 12 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Sledgehammer