Blog's Up

 So long and thanks for the fishes...

Mr. T

Joe Walsh - "Life's Been Good"

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!

Jericho Wave

 

2nd last week...

Mr. T

Joe Walsh - "In The City"

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"

Dissipate

 

Mr. T

Avicii - "The Nights"

G-Man

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.

Doug

Arrested Development - "Everyday People"

Dano

The Avalanches - "Since I Left You"

Jonny HP

The Blues Brothers - "Sweet Home Chicago"

Mike D

The Calling - "Wherever You Will Go"

J.B.

The Cramps - "Goo Goo Muck"

The Beginning Of The End

 

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...

Mr. T

The Bellamy Brothers - "Let Your Love Flow"

G-Man

Lungfish - "Friend To Friend In End Time"

Doug

Jim Croce - "Time In A Bottle"

Dano

The Whitest Boy Alive - "Golden Cage"

Jonny HP

By Divine Right - "Come For A Ride"

Mike D

Elton John - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

J.B.

Khruangbin - "A Love International"

Inerrant

 

Mr. T

Fountains Of Wayne - "Stacy's Mom"

G-Man

Murder By Death - "Foxglove"

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.

Doug

The Tragically Hip - "New Orleans Is Sinking"

Dano

Motley Crue - "Come On and Dance"

Jonny HP

Smashing Pumpkins - "Tales Of A Scorched Earth"

Mike D

Juice WRLD, Eminem & Benny Blanco - "Lace It"

J.B.

TBD

Jellyknuckle

 Mr. T

David and David - "Welcome To Boomtown"

G-Man

The Cardigans - "Erase/Rewind"

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. 

Doug

Cake - "Sheep Go To Heaven"

Dano

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps"

Jonny HP

Depeche Mode - "Wrong"

Mike D

Finger Eleven - "Living In A Dream"

J.B.

NOFX - "Linoleum"

Routine Pollution

 

Mr. T

Elvis Presley - "Suspicious Minds"

G-Man

Rainbow Butt Monkeys - "As Far As I Can Spit"

Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season! Now lets get back to what we do best! 

Doug

The Gorillaz - "The Valley Of The Pagans" feat. Beck

Dano

Metric - "Breathing Underwater"

Jonny HP

Math The Band - "Didn't Have Time To Think"

Mike D

Reve - "Saturn Return (Version Francaise)"

J.B.

The Chats - "Struck By Lightning"

Happy New Year fellas!

The Shortest Path

 'Tis The Holiday season! We here at Song Of The Day are wishing you and yours the Merriest of Xmases and the happiest of New Years! To get you all into the proper spirit, we've picked our favourite holiday tunes for you this week!

Mr. Toblerone

Bruce Springsteen - "Merry Christmas Baby"

Garland Man

Stiff Little Fingers - "White Christmas"

Doug-Nog

The Tragically Hip - 1989 XMas Party CFNY

Dan O, Christmas Tree

The Pogues - "Fairytale Of New York"

For Shane McGowan

Jolly HP

Sabaton - "Christmas Truce"

Mike December 25th

The Killers - "Joel The Lump Of Coal"

Jingle Bell

David Bowie & Bing Crosby - "Little Drummer Boy"

Might be a "ho hum" choice, but still two epic music icons flushing this one out is pretty awesome

Caution Horses

 

Mr. Tidings, he brings

Run DMC - "Christmas In Hollis"

G-Man

Dr. Dre - "Fuck You"

I'll do a Christmas song next week for sure! I heard this track for the first time recently and damn what a smooth beat. Nothing wrong with a dirty song once in a while anyway

Doug

Rush - "A Passage To Bangkok"

Dano

Charlotte Day Wilson - "Work"

Jonny HP

The Pine Box Boys - "Will You Remember Me?"

Mike D

Massive Attack - "Teardrop"

J.B.

Joey Purp - "Elastic"

Vulpine

 Mr. T

The Grateful Dead - "Shakedown Street"

G-Man

Spiritualized - "Ladies & Gentlemen We're Floating In Space"

A song from 1997. I know i've heard the band name before and I think they've been recommended to me once or twice in the past. I know i've even seen this song name written a few times before. I only finally got around to let this song wash over me this past week...music is great

Doug

Lawrence - "I'm Confident That I'm Insecure"

Dano

Flume & Chet Faker - "Drop The Game"

Jonny HP

James Leg - "Drinking Too Much"

Mike D

The Lighthouse and The Whaler - "Venice"

J.B.

TBD

Where All The Rivers Run Dry

 

Mr. T

Buju Banton - "Untold Stories"

Glory Hallelujah-Man

The Pogues - "Fairytale Of New York"

Bittersweet pick right here. It's officially December so I can allow myself to get into the festive mood with some Xmas music, but sad news yesterday as legendary Pogues frontman Shane McGowan passes away at 65. Shocked he was only 65. Shocked he lived that long. RIP. Thanks for the beautiful art

Doug

Cake - "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps"

Bonjour from Paris!!

Dano

The Pogues - "Turkish Song Of The Damned"

For Shane McGowan

Jonny HP

Bear's Den - "Agape"

Mike D

Jacob Collier - "Witness Me" feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin

Scott Helman - "Chuck Taylors"

J.B.

Death Cab For Cutie - "Brothers On A Hotel Bed"

Man...story to tell with this song

Corvus Capensis

 

Mr. T

Derek & The Dominos - "Keep On Growing"

G-Man

Against Me! - "Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%"

Against Me! is one of those bands that I can enjoy almost everything by. Pick and record they release, front and back, every song. This is one of their earliest tunes, a b-side off a single from 2002. One of the most honest and heart wrenching songs in their catalog. And thats a competitive category

Doug

Said The Whale - "Camilo (The Magician)"

Dano

Hermano Guiterrez - "Esperanza"

Jonny HP

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - "After The Flesh"

Mike D

La+ch - ":p"

J.B.

Eyedress - "My Simple Jeep"

Phosphorescence

Mr. T

Elvis Costello - "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down"

G-Man

CKY - "Close Yet Far"

A few weeks ago I picked a CKY track after kind of discovering how cool they were. Well here's another one from Camp Kill Yourself, just because i'm not done with them yet

Doug

The Regrettes - "Monday"

Dano

Battle Tapes - "Belgrade"

Jonny HP

Korn - "Clown"

Mike D

TBD

J.B.

Radiohead - "No Surprises"

Cardboard Bull

Mr. T

Sammy Hagar & The Wabos - "I Love This Bar"

G-Man

Teaze - "Heartless World"

One of the best forgotten Canadian metal classics ever, maybe even one of the best forgotten metal songs in general. Just perfect execution here all the way from 1979, and as the years go by, the sentiment gets more and more true

Doug

Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock - "It Takes Two"

Dano

Metric - "Gold Guns Girls"

Jonny HP

The Airborne Toxic Event - "Happiness Is Overrated"

Mike D

We The Kings - "Check Yes, Juliet"

J.B.

Snuff - "All You Need"

Alveolar Consonant

 

Mr. T

Poison - "I Won't Forget You"

G-Man

Nick Drake - "From The Morning"

After quite an eventful Rocktober I need to mellow out and unwind. Nick Drake is always great for that. One of my favourite songs by him is the final track on his final album.

Doug

Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"

Dano

Blink 182 - "Dance With Me"

Blink 182 - "Fell In Love"

Two in a row 'cuz they're shorties

Jonny HP

Dropkick  Murphys - "The Boys Are Back"

Mike D

Blondie - "Tonight"

J.B.

Limblifter - "Screwed It Up"

thane of Cowdar

 Halloween is this Tuesday!! Though it seems all but a few of our Song Of The Day members have forgotten that....hey, maybe their picks just really meant alot to them this week. Let's see what we got. Mr. T? You're up!

Mr. T

Blink 182 - "What's My Age Again?"

Ghoul-Man

Blink 182 - "One More Time"

Great new song from Blink 182 right here. Honest and powerful. Seems like they really sat down and hashed things out. It's been a great year for new music from older rock bands. Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Baroness. Green Day's new song sounds pretty good! Even the Rolling Stones have a new album! Now we just need some younger bands to take note and join the party. Let's have a new rock revolution!

Misftis - "Dig Up Her Bones"

And in the spirit of Halloween!!!

Doug

The Eurythmics - "Here Comes The Rain Again"

Dano

I Mother Earth - "Like A Girl"

Jonny HP

Bob Dylan - "Most Of The Time"

Mike D

Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy"

I actually liked Brightburn

Jet Black

Rob Zombie - "Superbeast"

Since it's essentially the Halloween show...

Late Nightmare

 

Mr. T

Carla Thomas - "B-A-B-Y"

G-Man

Gwar - "Torture"

This past weekend was the 23rd annual Jonny and G birthday bash. Not much needs to be said about except Gwar kills everything. That basically sums up about most of my life.

Doug

Wilco - "Levee"

Dano

Tenacious D - "Kickapoo"

Jonny HP

Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"

Mike D

Charlie XCX - "Speed Drive"

J.B.

Bedford - "Too Many Zooz"

Gotta check this out...just watch yer ears out the gate!!

Scalenohedron

 

Mr. T

Isaac Delgado - "Que Pasa Loco?"

G-Man

CKY - "96 Quite Bitter Beings"

First time I heard of these guys was when I saw Gwar and Cradle Of Filth. CKY were supposed to open for them, but didn't get across the border or something. Didn't give them a second thought until a few days ago when this one came up in conversation about great guitar riffs! I should have checked them out earlier! Camp Kill Yourself!

Doug

Tom Petty - "Square One"

Dano

C'Mon - "Too Bad For The Tin Man"

Jonny HP

Cracker - "Happy Birthday To Me"

Note from the rest of us: Happy Birthday y'old dog's cock!!!

Mike D

Blame It On Whitman - "Some1 Else"

J.B.

Onyx - "Slam"

Positivism

Mr. T

The Verve Pipe - "The Freshman"

G-Man

The Distillers - "Drain The Blood"

Happy Rocktober y'all! I love that every now and then Punk Music rears it's vicious head and lurks back into the spotlight. Providing us listeners with a plethora of hard hitting songs by bands dripping with angst and attitude. The Distillers really gave the early 2000's resurgence a refreshing voice to get behind!

Doug

Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - "I Will Always Love You"

Dano

A-Ha - "Take On Me" feat. El Estepario Siberiano

Great song, but waaayyyy better with these drums

Jonny HP

TBD

Mike D

Of Monsters & Men - "Wars"

J.B.

Blind Melon - "Change"

Variant Ally

Mr. T

Maren Morris - "My Church"

G-Man

Black Flag - "Police Story"

It might not be polished and at times sounds like an ungodly mess, but if you're curious about getting into classic punk rock, I mean right at the roots, you should think about starting with Black Flag Damaged. 'Police Story' isn't the album's shining moment, but there's something about the venom behind Henry Rollins spitting out "They hate us; We hate them", a movement was born that day.

Doug

Venbee - "Messy In Heaven"

Dano

Jerry Cantrell - "My Song"

Jonny HP

Slipknot - "Psychosocial"

Mike D

Tenacious D - "Master Exploder"

J.B.

Lord Huron - "Ghost On The Shore"