Samhain

 Yes it is once again the Season of the Witch! So us Fall Children here at Song Of The Day Fridays are bringing you some spooky, creepy and downright haunting Halloween tracks! Enjoy the spirits this year friends and take these chilling tunes with you!

Rawwwwbbb

The Eagles - "Hotel California"

Not everyone's "Go To" Halloween song, but I always get this eerie feeling while listening to it! A rock classic and one HELL of a band!! Happy Halloween gang!!👻💀🎃

Monster T

The Connection - "(It's A) Monster Holiday"

Ghost Man

Metallica - "Of Wolf and Man"

October 28th 2021 was officially Metallica's 40th anniversary! So naturally i've got to give a tip of the hat to my long time lads! This is about as close as they got to a Halloween song, which is odd considering how big of a horror fan lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is. I guess they have covered quite a few Misfits songs. Anyway. I'm going with the S&M version of this song. I feel it got a great treatment with the Orchestra added in and can't go wrong with Jason Newsted on backing vocals.

Doug Up The Bones

The Watchmen - "Boneyard Tree"

Dano no No NO NONONO!! NOOO!!!!

Mastodon - "Halloween"

Jonny H Pumpkins

Fast Romantics - "This Is Why We Fight"

Mike Dead

Das Racist - "Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell"

J Beheaded

Bauhaus - "Bela Lugosi's Dead"

Prince - "Bat Dance"

The End Of A Beginning

 

We took a week off for Christmas and now we're back with the New Years Edition of Song Of The Day Fridays!! Some of the guys are picking their favourite song from 2020, others are letting the dawn of a new year inspire their track, others are just giving 2020 a big ol' middle finger through song! There are no rules and that's how we like it! Rob's up first!!

Retrospective Rob

Jimmy Eat World - "Appreciation"

While everyone has their own thoughts and experiences through 2020, i'm gonna reflect on the positives. It's had it's ups and downs, but while looking back this has really been about searching within, while still facing so many new challenges. If you could rewind 2020 what would you do differently? My goals  = Live and Learn! Happy New Years!

Mr. Times Square

The Eagles - "Funky New Year"

G-Man's Rockin' New Years Eve

Enuff Z'Nuff - "New Thing"

One of the best songs I heard this year and no it's not a 2020 track. This one might be a surprise to some of you. Yes on the surface it doesn't immediately identify as a G-Man pick. The hair metal aesthetic of the band and even the band's name sounds like it should be printed in the bright oranges, pinks and yellows of early 90's cheese. Ordinarily, I probably wouldn't have given it a second listen, but with it being 2020 and all it's lockdown malaise...i actually found myself intrigued by this track. It's hair metaly but it isn't. It's New Agey but it isn't. It's glam but it isn't. What it is is catchy, different and uplifting. If it was released any other time but the early Nineties, we probably would have heard more from these guys

Doug-cember 31st 

Taylor Swift - "New Year's Day"

Dano

Andrew WK - "Party Hard"

January HP

Korn - "Throw Me Away"

Midnight Mike D

Semisonic - "Closing Time"

J. Bubbly

Bloodhound Gang - "Fire. Water. Burn"

So since this year was such a dumpster fire in many ways, let's commemorate it with my selection. I could have gone a darker route with "Lift Your Head Up High" but hey, there were some good things. Right? Maybe? Happy New Years all and let's burn this fucker to the ground and start fresh!

One Familiar Manticore

Rob

Metallica - "One"

Mr. T

The Eagles - "On The Border"

G-Man

Tonic - "You Wanted More"

I heard someone say "Open your eyes" the other day and it made me think of that Tonic song of the similar name. Great song, but then I realized I don't know many tracks by Tonic and dig some research. That labour unearthed this forgotten gem

Coheed & Cambria - "Here We Are Juggernaut"

Raptors are in the finals baby! Pump up song for such an occasion!

Doug

Murray Head - "One Night In Bangkok"

Note From G-Man: Doug is currently in Thailand so he didn't actually make this pic. I assume this song encapsulates pretty much exactly what he's doing. Playing chess in a golden oyster. Massage parlours...

Dano

Iron Maiden - "Wrathchild"

Iron Maiden - "Number Of The Beast"

For the playoff pump up...

Jonny HP

The Dropkick Murphys - "The Battle Rages On"

Riiiick

TBD

Mike D

Catfish & The Bottlemen - "Longshot"

For Gord

This was supposed to be Rocktober part 3. It's been a difficult month. There were no rules this week. We thank Gord and dedicate our picks to him in anyway we felt appropriate

Rob

The Tragically Hip - "Gift Shop"

The Tragically Hip - "Grace, Too"

Mr. T

The Eagles - "There's A Hole In The World Tonight"

Note from G-Man: No Youtube video for this. Are The Eagles stingy on their stuff being online? Here's a Vimeo link though...

https://vimeo.com/144432435

G-Man

The Flatliners - "Eulogy"

You will not be forgotten, you will be celebrated. RIP Gord.

Doug

Gord Downie - "Hallelujah"

Dano

Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

Jonny HP

Hurt - "That (Such A Thing)"

Dec 9, 2016

It's theme month December! Last week was a Dano theme and this week Rob takes us back in time. He wanted to hear about our favourite songs that were introduced to us via gift. Whether it was a new CD or a mix that someone made for us....his pick was from a CD that he borrowed from a roommate so many times that the roommate eventually just gave him the album. Let's see what it was

Rob

At The Drive-In - "Proxima Centauri"

Mr. T

The Eagles - "Pretty Maids All In A Row"

Or as Mr. T calls it "Pretty Little Maids" - G-Man

G-Man

Jakalope - "Feel It"

I went a little nuts and picked 3 songs. Usually i'm the guy who made the mix cds for people (usually ladies), because I love introducing people to new tracks. I feel it's one of my 4 purposes on this Earth. It was a fun assignment to think of times when that table was turned. One lady in my home town surprised me with a great mix and I was eager to listen to it. A few songs from that CD have become G-Man staples. The 3rd pick here is from the same mix, but Jakalope's "Feel It" holds a special place in my memory...always think of her when I hear it

Guster - "One Man Wrecking Machine"

I think I picked this one before, which is why I did a third one. This one was introduced to me via a DVD of animated music videos. Guster has since become one of my favourite acts. Thanks YP!

Finley Quaye - "Dice"

See the first write up. Sh'yeah

Doug

Maestro Fresh Wes - "Let Your Back Bone Slide"

Doug's pretty sure he got Symphony In Effect on cassette as a Christmas gift in his younger years... - G-Man

Dano

Xavier Rudd - "Message"

Dano is pretty sure both these songs were introduced to him by pretty brown haired girls. I can relate to that - G-Man

Alabama Shakes - "Hold On"