I haven't posted in a few weeks, because there hasn't been much to write about. And there might be even less for the months to come, as we watch the COVID numbers creep back up. Sigh. Anyway...
For new readers, this blog entry refers to the monthly Song of the Day list on the Sputnik Music website. Each month, one user hosts the list and names a theme. Everyone then recommends songs in line with this theme, and people rate the various song recommendations. The list of October songs can be found at Sputnik Music Song of the Day - October 2020.
1. The theme for the month was Childhood Trauma, meaning songs that traumatized you as a child.
2. Once again, I got to make two recs this month. I also informally let everyone know the one song that actually met that criteria for me, even though it's too stupid and horrible to have used as an actual rec. My two recs were "Nothing That I Didn't Know" by Procol Harum, a sad and somber song that finds the singer singing about a young friend who died a painful death from a disease that was probably cancer; and "D.O.A." by Bloodrock, a 1970's classic that is sung from the perspective of the young victim of a fatal car accident. The one that really traumatized me as a child, though, was "Wreck the Halls" by the Three Stooges, which apparently sent the 2-year-old me running out of the room and crying every time my mother put it on. (Procol Harum - Nothing That I Didn't Know; Bloodrock - D.O.A.; The Three Stooges - Wreck the Halls).
3. My highest rated song of the month was an absolute classic: Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". (Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb).
4. Unsurprisingly, this was also the winning song of the month. (You rec one of the most universally acclaimed rock songs of all time, you've got a good chance to win.)
5. We have that rare month where all 31 of the song recs are available on YouTube. (There's usually one or two that are available only on either Spotify or bandcamp.) So here's the playlist for the month: October 2020 Song of the Day YouTube Playlist.
So that's all I have to say for now. Ciao!
