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February

• February 29, 2008: Franz Ferdinand:Take Me Out nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

With a riff like this, it's hard not to like this song. Franz Ferdinand's signature song, it's been featured in numerous video games including the first Guitar Hero and NHL 2005. It's a great song.

• February 28, 2008: Unearth:Black Hearts Now Reign nominated by Anonymous.

This song, is epic. Powerful lyrics, the music is insanly amazing, and when Unearth plays it live, it's absolute insanity.

• February 27, 2008: Blackfoot:Highway Song nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

An overlooked song from Blackfoot, it sounds both similar to and different from the band's hit "Train, Train." While "Train, Train" is a more driving hard rock, this is more melancholy Southern rock. But it's still a great song.

• February 26, 2008: The Panics:Don't Fight It nominated by Ty240388.

A Song that is not only good and meaningful lyrically but has a nice and very suitable music which complements the lyrics well. Listeners can also relate to the song as it is not too specific.

• February 24, 2008: Cream:Strange Brew nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

The first track from Disraeli Gears was originally a straight blues cover of "Hey Lawdy Mama." With help from his wife Gail, album producer Felix Pappalardi took the tapes home and wrote a new melody and lyrics; he returned the next day with "Strange Brew," a McCartneyesque pop song. The song is also notable for featuring Eric Clapton on lead vocals instead of Jack Bruce. Clapton did not initially like the song, but conceded to play on the unspoken condition that he get to incorporate an Albert King guitar solo. The results speak for themselves.

• February 23, 2008: Stephen Speaks:Out Of My League nominated by Ello.

Wow. This song is just amazing, from the lyrics to his voice to the simple piano music. It's a fabulous song for whenever you love someone and are just so overjoyed that you could just tell everyone. It's catchy and simple, but so moving at the same time.

• February 22, 2008: Ram Jam:Black Betty nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

Ram Jam's cover of the Leadbelly work song, released on their eponymous debut album, was the band's only hit U.S. single, marking them as a one-hit wonder. It peaked at #18 on the pop charts, and the band released one more album before fading into obscurity. However, a remix of the song was released in 1990, and reached #13 on the UK singles chart. The song is a popular staple on several classic rock, AOR, and oldies stations.

• February 21, 2008: 2Pac:Changes nominated by Mauclev.

I nominate this song because the text is like a mirror of some problems in the USA and because this song tells some sad stories.

• February 20, 2008: Rush:YYZ nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

The virtuosity of Rush's band members more than makes up for the lack of lyrics in the song, and it is one of the best examples of Alex Lifeson's guitar playing. An interesting bit is that the introduction riff, played in 10/8 time, is the rendering of the letters "YYZ" in Morse code. The song is one of Rush's most popular, and it is a staple in all of their live shows.

• February 19, 2008: Gackt:Mizerable nominated by 76.235.223.89.

This song is a very powerful song coursing with emotion. Whenever I hear the violin intro, my heart skips a beat. It would greatly deserve Song of the Day.

• February 18, 2008: Jody Watley: Love Injection nominated by jF.

Does a record company ever say, "Oops"? Maybe MCA should for overlooking "Love Injection" as a potential hit on Watley's first album. It's every bit as good as "Some Kind Of Lover" and "Don't You Want Me", but opts for a sparser arrangement that puts Watley's pleading vocal front and center. Dark, heavy synth bass and some tantalizingly lazy drum hits make the song stand out against the rest of the album, and even twenty years later, it's still quite tasty. Shame on you, MCA...

• February 17, 2008: George Thorogood & The Destroyers:One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

George Thorogood's take on the John Lee Hooker staple is long, but a great song. With Thorogood's distinctive guitar sound, I think it would be hard to find a better cover than this. And I find it interesting that it takes three and half minutes before Thorogood even uses the title phrase.

• February 16, 2008: Rage Against The Machine:Bulls On Parade nominated by Damaster.

Well, since it is 2008, it is time for elections or whatnot, presidential debates, and power-hungry animals are fighting for, well, power. This song talks about uselessness of a war, and how we are deceived to believe that we are doing a war for a purpose. What better time to put a song like that onto the Song Of The Day Catalog than now.

• February 15, 2008: The Yardbirds:For Your Love nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

The Yardbirds' first hit on the Billboard charts, it marked the band's movement away from the blues. It was partially because of this shift that Eric Clapton decided to leave the band; while he didn't contribute much to the song, he contributed nonetheless. With the trademark harpsichord and Keith Relf's vocals, it's one of the best ways to introduce the group's music to friends or family.

• February 14, 2008: Lee Ann Womack:I Hope You Dance nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about having courage to try something you haven’t tried. This won the Grammy Award for Best Country in 2001. This is considered to be Womack's signature song. She sang this for her daughters.

• February 13, 2008: Stefanie Heinzmann:My Man Is A Mean Man nominated by Lurkzlikenutz.

A spectacular debut, by a sensational young and talented swiss singer (winner of a german singing contest). The song is a brilliant fusion of funk and soul and having the song of the day will help bring her to a wider and international audience. As an artist, she has what it takes to be an international success and the song is something a lot of young people (or even older people) can relate to, it's about being in love with somebody, even though they're not exactly perfect and nobody understands why s/he is in love.

• February 12, 2008: Black Sabbath:Paranoid nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

Clocking in at a little under three minutes, it is one of Sabbath's signature songs, and the title track of their second album. Unlike other songs in the Sabbath portfolio, Paranoid's tempo is uncharacteristically fast, with less emphasis on the heavy metal aspect of the music; the song sounds more like hard rock than heavy metal. But I enjoy it, and a cover of the song appears in both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Rock Band.

• February 11, 2008: Reel Big Fish:Beer nominated by Greg Pellis.

This song just has an unmistakable bassline, and a catchy chord riff throughout it. The addition of the horns completes this as an amazing ska song.

• February 10, 2008: Golden Earring:Radar Love nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

With its driving guitar work and everyman lyrics, it's one of the best songs to listen to in the car. And the song is so well-known, a lot of people either aren't aware or don't care that Golden Earring is from Denmark. But it, along with "Twilight Zone," is one of the best songs to come from the region.

• February 09, 2008: The Beatles:While My Guitar Gently Weeps nominated by Apple Scruff.

It's a beautiful song with great lyrics that shows George Harrison's development as a songwriter. By now, most people are aware that Eric Clapton, at the time the lead guitarist with Cream, played the song's lead guitar track.

• February 08, 2008: U2:Sunday Bloody Sunday nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

Written in response to the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Ireland (and to a lesser extent, the 1920 massacre), it is not only one of U2's signature songs, but also one of their most overtly political. The song is considered to be one of the best protest songs, and it is a staple in U2's live shows. Overall, it's a very powerful song.

• February 07, 2008: Mike Doughty:I Hear The Bells nominated by Rick Passero.

I'm pretty sure that this is the song that God listens to each day as he takes his morning coffee.

• February 06, 2008: Molly Hatchet:Flirtin' With Disaster nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

Molly Hatchet's only single from their album Flirtin' With Disaster, it peaked on the charts just shy of the Top 40. But with its bouncy guitar work and Danny Brown's throaty vocals, it remains a staple on classic rock stations, and it's becoming one of my favorite Southern rock songs.

• February 05, 2008: Avril Lavigne:Don't Tell Me nominated by SoMuchForMyHappyEnding.

This song is good for any teenage girl going through this type of situation. It's also a good song to listen to.

• February 04, 2008: The Goo Goo Dolls:Iris nominated by DannyParekh.

Simply because it is the nicest song of all time, and always relaxed me no matter what mood I am in.

• February 03, 2008: Eric Clapton:Tears In Heaven nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

Eric Clapton's heartbreaking tribute to his son Conor is one of his most powerful songs after "Layla." In 1991, a four and half year old Conor died after accidentally falling from a 54th floor window in New York. As Eric came to accept the situation, he took refuge in his music, and writing this song helped him deal with the loss.

• February 02, 2008: Hot Water Music:God Deciding nominated by Firehawk.

Chuck Ragan's great raspy voice and the perfect backing vocals make this song really enjoyable to hear. If you read the lyrics you'll understand why he puts so much emotion in his singing. Probably one of the best song by Hot Water Music.

• February 01, 2008: Deep Purple:Smoke On The Water nominated by Cubs Fan2007.

Considered Deep Purple's signature song, it has one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in rock music. The song recounts the true story of the band's disastrous attempt to record an album at the Montreaux Casino in Switzerland; during a Frank Zappa concert, the casino ended up burning down, and the band watched the "smoke on the water" blowing over Lake Geneva from their hotel room. And while Purple didn't intially believe the song was going to be a hit, the single ended up hitting #4 on the Billboard pop charts. I think it derserves to be SoTD, and to be honest, I'm surprised it hasn't been nominated before.