The Golden Rock Song of the Day - FINAL EDITION

After 139 Songs of the Day, it's time to retire the feature. After 140 days of sending in some of my favorite music, it's time to push the feature to weekly, because 1) I just can't think of so many songs without repeating one artist within a month, and 2) I just can't find so much songs on Youtube anymore.

So now I will be posting Songs of the Week on Sunday to replace the Best of the Week and Podcast features (no, my voice shall not be heard on the internet any longer). It will start this Sunday.

Until then, I offer you a chance to tell me your songs of the day. Just send a email at TheGoldenRock AT gmail DOT com, telling me why you love a certain song, send me any video link that i can embed onto the blog, and it will all be copied and pasted (i.e. no extra work for me) as an individual. Sorry, no reward except for one day of internet glory, and only "serious" submissions will be considered.

By the way, you will be limited to one song a week.

Until then, I offer you a last song of the day. From their self-titled debut album and also their latest compilation of remastered tracks, it's Three Dog Night's "One."



Why did I pick this? Because it was looped for 8 minutes for the introductory sequence of one of my favorite movies Magnolia. That cover was by Aimee Mann.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/15/2007

Thanks, Youtube, for letting me use a side track for today's Song of the Day. It evokes the funky 70s R&B ballad (or it might be 90s, I don't kn0w), and try not to ridicule me for this, because it's a pretty damn good song if you give it a try. From the album FutureSex/LoveSounds, it's Justin Timberlake's "All Over Again (Another Song)".



With these Youtube videos now online, don't be surprised if I pick another side track from this album

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/15/2007

Yes, I did review it, but that doesn't mean I can't pick a song from it for The Song of the Day. One particular moment in the song actually gave me a short film idea the other day, so it's good enough to be picked today. From Against the Sun, it's Stephanie Sun's "Unforgettable."

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/8/2007

When I say it's addictive, I really mean it's addictive. Today's Song of the Day comes from an album I recently reviewed, and it is definitely the second-best song on a somewhat disappointing album. From the album Ardently Love, it's Hins Cheung's "Cruel Love."



Can anyone pin down what Taiwanese R&B song this sounds like? We'll make it the next Song of the Day.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/7/2007

Today's song of the day is not quite fitting for the time and mood, but I heard it on the radio today and was reminded how much I like it. From the compilation album Ultrasound, it's David Tao's "Seasons of Loneliness"



Before the next news post, please take the time to check out my short review of Pang Ho-Cheung's Exodus.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/6/2007

Since I mentioned Ketsumeishi's latest album, how can I go without choosing one of its songs? And how can I choose a Ketsumeishi song without choosing one about summer? It's still hot enough, and the single actually came out a year ago. From Ketsu No Police 5, it's Ketsumeishi's "6 Men and Women's Summer Memories."

Actually, the MTV is quite good, although I'm convinced it's part of something much longer.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/4/2007

Today's Song of the Day is one of the summer male pop songs that's been stuck in my head. Just for the fact it doesn't sound like the other Cantopop out there (Miriam/Leon Lai, I'm looking at you...). From the new song/compilation album So Far So...Close, it's Eric Suen's "Before Thoughts, After Love."

The Golden Rock The Song of the Day - 9/3/2007

Today's Song of the Day is the thid song from the same album, and is part of the music picks of the week post coming soon on The Golden Gate Meets The Lion Rock. From Khalil Fong's album This Love, it's title song This Love (or Love Love Love).

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/2/2007

Today's song of the day comes from Kreva, whose latest single was mentioned in the news post. He was considered "the talented one" in the pop-rap group Kick The Can Crew, but has moved on to doing solo (apparently everyone is too busy to reunite). This is one of his better singles. From the album Ai Jibunhaku, it's "Start".

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 9/1/2007

I have to admit that today's Song of the Day is kind of a random choice, but nevertheless it's a good choice. I first heard it around the time I went to the Love Psychedelico concert (because the song was for the compilation released to promote the concert), and it was one of the songs they sang at the end. Originally from the now out-of-print compilation Early Times, it's Love Psychedelico's "Fantastic World".

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/30/2007

Ah-ha, I haven't used a Suede song since two months ago, so it's just about time to use one again. From the album Head Music, it's one of my favorite Suede songs - "Everything Will Flow."

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/29/2007

Today's song is a blast from my early university past. He was one of the more promising R&B singer from Taiwan that just isn't doing so well anymore, but this single, one of his first, was a long-time favorite at the Karaoke for me. From his first album, it's the title song "3 AM"

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/28/2007

As I wrote in The Golden Gate Meets the Lion Rock, I was at the Jacky Cheung concert yesterday. So of course today I would pick a Jacky Cheung song, except I'm actually going to pick a song he DIDN'T sing. For an pop superstar like Cheung, it's impossible for him to sing every single hits (which was probably the audience didn't have so much patience), so there is quite a big batch to pick from. Today, it's a cover song, which Cheung has quite a few in his long list of hits. Easily found on any compilation, it's "Seeing You Again."

Guess what? The original song's name is actually the same, but I couldn't the video, so there.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/26/2007

Today's Song of the Day is a song I will shamelessly say is one of the few songs I still can't pull off well at Karaoke after 5 long years. From the no longer-around boy pop collective VRF and their second EP New World, it's "Delusion."

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/25/2007

As it is for many, I'm sure, knowledge of today's song comes from the cult favorite comedy Office Space. It's not hard to guess which song stood out the most from that movie. From any greatest hits album such as this, it's Geto Boys' "Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta."

As much as I wanted to put the original video on, this is the only uncensored version out there. NOTE: LANGUAGE IN VIDEO IS NOT WORK-SAFE



Here it is used in Office Space:

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/24/07

Yesterday I had Inkpot, which Hong Kong's People Mountain People Sea group PixelToy covers in their latest album. Today, we have an actual PixelToy song for the Song of the Day, and the wait was because I had no idea PixelToy is one word, not two. What a fan I am. From their first album The Science of Love, it's "Try Speaking"

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/23/2007

The idea for today's Song of the Day came from the latest PixelToy album, where a cover of this song exists (more on this in a possible review in The Golden Gate Meets the Lion Rock). While I have no idea why there would be a song about putting ink in the ink pot, it was catchy (and clean) enough to be the official Hong Kong lottery show theme song. From the album Inkpot/Attila, it's Ink Pot.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/22/2007

Today's Song of the Day isn't from any album. In fact, I don't even know who the hell sings it. But I can guarantee you that this is one of the best damn Songs of the Day ever. Not from any album, it's the Japanese "Jack Bauer Song".



Here is the original post from Japan Probe, which also feature translated lyrics.

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/22/2007

The Song of the day is back. Today's song probably comes from the fact that the Japanese drama 14 Sai No Haha ("Mother At 14) is playing on Hong Kong TV. That inspired me to put up its theme song. From the album Home, it's Mr. Children's "Shirushi."

The Golden Rock Song of the Day - 8/3/2007

My personal principle for The Song of the Day is that one artist only gets to be here once a month, so I'm filling the Shiina Ringo quota a little early in the month (yes, I do count Tokyo Jihen and Shiina Ringo as one). Nevertheless, that should go to prove how much I love this song. From her second full-length album Shoso Strip, it's "Gibusu"