Song Of The Day 1995: Sunny Day Real Estate - Friday

Part 2 of our 1995 week.

Back in January of 2008, I was out in Los Angeles for the NAMM show and to see Jeremy Enigk's incredible solo performance at The Troubadour. Jeremy Enigk is the singer of Seattle's Sunny Day Real Estate - a great band that put out four albums in their time, broke up twice, and now are back together after a reunion tour.  Today's featured song is from their self-titled second album, which is commonly referred to as The Pink Album. This is the lead-off track called Friday. I've also included a live video from October 2009 when Sunny Day played at The Marquee Theatre here in Arizona. Please enjoy.

Live Version

Song Of The Day 1995: Pulp - Common People

We had a request for the year 1995 on our Facebook page.  Day 1, here we go...

Today's featured song is Common People from Pulp. A great track from their fifth album, Different Class. I've included a couple extra videos below for you to check out.  The first is the official video, a live performance and then William Shatner's cover version! Yes, William Shatner. It's pretty rad, so be sure to listen. Have a great week.  :)

Live at the BBC

Cover by William Shatner

 

Song Of The Day 1979: Joy Division - Transmission

This week's theme is 1979.  Here we go...

Shortly after Manchester's Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures in June 1979, they released the fantastic single Transmission. If you aren't familiar with Joy Division, I just cannot begin to recommend them enough. Buy this single immediately. They were truly one of the greats.  Turn up your speakers and please enjoy.

Epic Songs: The Best Songs Over 7 Minutes Long - Part 4 of 5

The other day I accidentally sorted my iTunes Library by Song Length, and it inspired this week's blog series: Epic Songs - The Best Songs Over 7 Minutes Long. Like all of my previous lists, this one was tough to assemble. This will be an ongoing series, and you can proceed to the next part by click on the link at the bottom. And while you're at the bottom of the page, check out the huge Spotify playlist which collects these tracks. If you have some epic favorites, please leave them in the comments section. Just tuning in and missed the previous parts? Then click here to get up to speed. Cheers, Bret

The Doors - The End (11:41)
From the album The Doors (1967)

Prince - Purple Rain (8:42)
From the album Purple Rain (1984)

Jimi Hendrix - 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) (13:40)
From the album Electric Ladyland (1968)

Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (8:23)
From the EP Shine (1989)

The Cure - Pictures of You (7:29)
From the album Disintegration (1989)

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (8:03)
From the album Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

U2 - Bad (live) (8:03)
From the EP Wide Awake in America (1985)

David Bowie - Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise) (8:51)
From the album Diamond Dogs (1974)

Jane's Addiction - Three Days (10:49)
From the album Ritual de lo Habitual (1990)

The Velvet Underground - Heroin (7:13)
From the album The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

Continue to Part 5

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Epic Songs: The Best Songs Over 7 Minutes Long - Part 3 of 5

The other day I accidentally sorted my iTunes Library by Song Length, and it inspired this week's blog series: Epic Songs - The Best Songs Over 7 Minutes Long. Like all of my previous lists, this one was tough to assemble. This will be an ongoing series, and you can proceed to the next part by click on the link at the bottom. And while you're at the bottom of the page, check out the huge Spotify playlist which collects these tracks. If you have some epic favorites, please leave them in the comments section. Just tuning in and missed the previous parts? Then click here to get up to speed. Cheers, Bret

Morrissey - The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils (11:20)
From the album Southpaw Grammar (1995)

Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (7:29)
From the album Let it Bleed (1969)

The Doors - When the Music's Over (10:59)
From the album Strange Days (1967)

Metallica - Master of Puppets (8:36)
From the album Master of Puppets (1986)

Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (7:00)
From the album Houses of the Holy (1973)

U2 - Moment of Surrender (7:24)
From the album No Line on the Horizon (2009)

Guns 'N Roses - November Rain (8:57)
From the album Use Your Illusion I (1991)

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (9:40)
Released as non-album single (1979)

The Doors - L.A. Woman (7:53)
From the album L.A. Woman (1971)

The Cure - Disintegration (8:24)
From the album Disintegration (1989)

The Doors - Light My Fire (7:00)
From the album The Doors (1967)

Psi Com - City of 9 Gates (7:01)
From the EP Psi Com (1985)

James - Sound (live) (11:54)
From the album Getting Away with It...Live (2002)

Metallica - One (7:26)
From the album ...And Justice for All (1988)

David Bowie - Cygnet Committee (9:35)
From the album Space Oddity (1969)

U2 - An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart (8:15)
From the album Boy (1980) | while technically 2 songs, they are forever joined

Jane's Addiction - Ted, Just Admit It (7:22)
From the album Nothing's Shocking (1988)

Morrissey - Late Night, Maudlin Street (7:41)
From the album Viva Hate (1988)

David Bowie - Station to Station (10:15)
From the album Station to Station (1976)

Jane's Addiction - Then She Did (8:18)
From the album Nothing's Shocking (1988)

Continue to Part 4

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Epic Songs: The Best Songs Over 7 Minutes Long - Part 2 of 5

The other day I accidentally sorted my iTunes Library by Song Length, and it inspired this week's blog series: Epic Songs - The Best Songs Over 7 Minutes Long. Like all of my previous lists, this one was tough to assemble. This will be an ongoing series, and you can proceed to the next part by click on the link at the bottom. And while you're at the bottom of the page, check out the huge Spotify playlist which collects these tracks. If you have some epic favorites, please leave them in the comments section. Just tuning in and missed part 1? Then click here to get up to speed. Cheers, Bret

Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond Parts I-V (13:33)
From the album Wish You Were Here (1975)

Yes - Heart of the Sunrise (11:33)
From the album Fragile (1971)

Black Sabbath - War Pigs (7:58)
From the album Paranoid (1970)

Low - Lullaby (9:51)
From the album I Could Live in Hope (1994)

Leonard Cohen - Waiting for the Miracle (7:43)
From the album The Future (1992)

Ministry - So What (8:14)
From the album The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)

Christian Death - 'Ashes' (7:14)
From the album Ashes (1985)

Pink Floyd - Time (7:07)
From the album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Sisters of Mercy - Dominion/Mother Russia (7:01)
From the album Floodland (1987)

The Doors - Riders on the Storm (7:15)
From the album L.A. Woman (1971)

Sun Kil Moon - Lost Verses (9:43)
From the album April (2008)

Morrissey - Life is a Pigsty (7:23)
From the album Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)

Suede - The Asphalt World (9:26)
From the album Dog Man Star (1994)

Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine (7:33)
From the album Wish You Were Here (1975)

Suede - The Chemistry Between Us (7:05)
From the album Coming Up (1996)

Nico - Chelsea Girls (7:28)
From the album Chelsea Girl (1967)

Oasis - Champagne Supernova (7:28)
From the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)

The Beatles - Hey Jude (7:10)
Released as non-album single (1968)

Jane's Addiction - Of Course (7:02)
From the album Ritual de lo Habitual (1990)

David Bowie - Memory of a Free Festival (7:14)
From the album Space Oddity (1969)

Continue to Part 3

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