And The #1 Song Of The Day For 2012 Is...
1. Nitro - "Freight Train" (4/13)
As if there was any doubt. It's impossible to resist any aspect of this song. The quadruple arachnid electric guitar in the thumbnail iced it. Happening upon this song on the internet was sort of like obtaining the holy grail for me. I'd heard this metal band with an impossibly skilled falsetto singer nearly 20 years ago and had struggled to remember or find out who it was. Then I web-surfed and discovered it was Nitro. They broke more champagne glasses than a million Memorex cassette tape commercials.
Thanks for your patronage of Song Of The Day, you guys. I've never done anything so consistently in my life. Get ready for Year Two. And now, a list:
The Top 40 Songs Of The Day 2012:
1. “Freight Train,” Nitro
2. “Drunk By Noon,” The Handsome Family
3. “I’m Mandy Fly Me,” 10cc
4. “Summer of ’71,” Helen Reddy
5. “Natural Man,” Lou Rawls
6. “Epizootics!,” Scott Walker
7. “Dr. Bootygrabber,” Detroit Grand Pubahs
8. “Big Apple Dreamin’ (Hippo),” Alice Cooper
9. “Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life,” Melanie Rothman
10. “Shove That Warrant Up Your Ass,” GG Allin
11. “Atari,” Marco Benevento
12. “What Up With Youth,” Corey Feldman
13. “Rabbit Fighter,” T. Rex
14. Unknown, God’s Favorite Beefcake
15. “Makin’ It,” David Naughton
16. “Without Love,” Satchel
17. “Car Chase Terror,” M83
18. “Let Me Put It In,” Andre Williams
19. “It’ll Be Better”/“The Top,” Francis & The Lights
20. “Waiting Man,” King Crimson
21. “Psycho,” Jack Kittel
22. “I Am the Greatest,” A House
23. “Speed On,” Nicky Hopkins
24. “Madam Consul General of Madras,” Haruomi Hosono
25. “Wild and Blue,” John Anderson
26. “I Was Only Telling a Lie,” James Taylor
27. “Dust A Sound Boy,” Super Beagle
28. “The Greatest Living Englishman,” Martin Newell
29. “Counseling,” Clipse
30. “Behave,” Charlotte Hatherley
31. “The Best Way,” The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
32. “Hefner And Disney,” T Bone Burnett
33. “I Wonder,” Rodriguez
34. “Lucas Was A Redneck,” Mac Davis
35. “I’m Fluorescent,” Mighty Mike
36. “Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?,” Alexei Sayle
37. “Space Ace,” Brett Smiley
38. “Flying On the Ground Is Wrong,” Neil Young
39. “Teen Dream,” Shaun Cassidy
40. “Open Letter to the Older Generation,” Dick Clark
As if there was any doubt. It's impossible to resist any aspect of this song. The quadruple arachnid electric guitar in the thumbnail iced it. Happening upon this song on the internet was sort of like obtaining the holy grail for me. I'd heard this metal band with an impossibly skilled falsetto singer nearly 20 years ago and had struggled to remember or find out who it was. Then I web-surfed and discovered it was Nitro. They broke more champagne glasses than a million Memorex cassette tape commercials.
The Top 40 Songs Of The Day 2012:
1. “Freight Train,” Nitro
2. “Drunk By Noon,” The Handsome Family
3. “I’m Mandy Fly Me,” 10cc
4. “Summer of ’71,” Helen Reddy
5. “Natural Man,” Lou Rawls
6. “Epizootics!,” Scott Walker
7. “Dr. Bootygrabber,” Detroit Grand Pubahs
8. “Big Apple Dreamin’ (Hippo),” Alice Cooper
9. “Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life,” Melanie Rothman
10. “Shove That Warrant Up Your Ass,” GG Allin
11. “Atari,” Marco Benevento
12. “What Up With Youth,” Corey Feldman
13. “Rabbit Fighter,” T. Rex
14. Unknown, God’s Favorite Beefcake
15. “Makin’ It,” David Naughton
16. “Without Love,” Satchel
17. “Car Chase Terror,” M83
18. “Let Me Put It In,” Andre Williams
19. “It’ll Be Better”/“The Top,” Francis & The Lights
20. “Waiting Man,” King Crimson
21. “Psycho,” Jack Kittel
22. “I Am the Greatest,” A House
23. “Speed On,” Nicky Hopkins
24. “Madam Consul General of Madras,” Haruomi Hosono
25. “Wild and Blue,” John Anderson
26. “I Was Only Telling a Lie,” James Taylor
27. “Dust A Sound Boy,” Super Beagle
28. “The Greatest Living Englishman,” Martin Newell
29. “Counseling,” Clipse
30. “Behave,” Charlotte Hatherley
31. “The Best Way,” The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
32. “Hefner And Disney,” T Bone Burnett
33. “I Wonder,” Rodriguez
34. “Lucas Was A Redneck,” Mac Davis
35. “I’m Fluorescent,” Mighty Mike
36. “Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?,” Alexei Sayle
37. “Space Ace,” Brett Smiley
38. “Flying On the Ground Is Wrong,” Neil Young
39. “Teen Dream,” Shaun Cassidy
40. “Open Letter to the Older Generation,” Dick Clark
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