I'm throwing another Joe Walsh song to take this back to the beginning. Then I might close it out, just like the Sopranos did...
Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"
G-Man
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "Storm"
Though it may not seem like it, I might miss this thing the most. There are ten years of amazing songs to look back on, many of those picked by the other lads have become absolute staples in my listening routine. I hope some of mine have too. Was trying to pick just the right song to end on and thought a piece by GY!BE would be fitting....only to realize it's one of the longest pieces i've ever picked. Maybe deep down i'm trying to prolong the end. Thanks to all the lads week after week. Thanks to those who stopped by. Keep the tunes spinning. Keep spreading the joy through music. Anyway. Anyhow. So long. G-man out
Doug
The Tragically Hip - "Nautical Disaster"
Dano
Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill"
Thanks G-Man. Thanks Lads.
Jonny HP
Frank Turner - "Polaroid Picture"
Mike D
David Bowie - "Diamond Dogs"
J.B.
The Doors - "The End"
Was definitely a great run! Lots of new music I got experience and felt like I was apart of a great little community!
Some of you may not know how we started SOTDF but back mine and G-Man's OFS days with our former member Rob, we used to simply toss our Song of the Day out in between customers. My first pick back then was a Joe Walsh song, one of my guitar heroes. Which song, I don't recall, but my Second last SOTD is also a Joe Walsh song, "In The City".
Note From G-Man: "Impressed you remember the pick from the pre-blog days!"
G-Man
Metallica - "No Leaf Clover"
Y'all had to know Metallica was going to show up among these few final weeks. Always felt there was an epic finality to this song. It could play while marching off to your last stand in a battle, or to pump you up for the second half of game 7. I may not be acting like it, but I will miss this blog a little bit.
Doug
Avicii - "Levels"
Dano
Death From Above 1979 - "Turn It Out"
Jonny HP
Grateful Dead - "Touch Of Grey"
Note from G-Man: "Great Pick"
Mike D
AnnenMayKantereit & Giant Rooks - "Tom's Diner"
J.B.
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - "Johnny Appleseed"
The Unfaithful Ways - "Won't You Watch Her Lillies Grow"
Led by Marlon Williams, these guys got their start in New Zealand. I'm not usually big on this style of, revivalist, old school type folky music, but this song really hit me as I sat alone in the gym the other day.
Well friends, after some careful deliberation we here at Song Of The Day Fridays have decided that after 10 years, we've said all that could possibly be said with this blog. February 8th's post will be the final in a long line of joyous musical selections and deep crate diving rewards. We hope those of who kept up with us added some memorable tracks to your playlists and expanded your audio horizons. Let's make these last 4 weeks count! Let's see what the gents have in store for us...
Still discovering great "new-to-me" gems from the batch of CDs gifted to me by one Jonny HP. I knew i'd find some good stuff on the Murder By Death albums I never absorbed.
Theses guys came on the radio randomly while I was in Toronto over New Years, not this song, but not "Lovefool" either. Made me think of this banger of a track. Takes me immediately back to 2006, when I was introduced to a flood of great tunes new and old that I previously hadn't had the chance to experience.