Born on the 21st of May. Great King Rat-Queen
It was the 3rd of June… . Ode to Billie Joe
It was the 3rd of September… . Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Saturday in the park…I think it was the 4th of July. Chicago
Everyone would gather on the 24th of May, sitting in the sand to watch the fireworks display. - Rush, Lakeside Park
Early morning, April 4th, shot rang out in the Memphis sky. – “Pride (In the Name of Love)”, U2.
(Although Martin Luther King, Jr. was actually shot in late afternoon…)
Any number of rock songs about “Christmas”. Do they count, or would it have to be specifically “December 25th”?
(And the same for other holidays)
This came up only yesterday:
“It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June” - Convoy by C. W. McCall.
Technically, not rock, I know, but this song was everywhere.
January by Pilot:
January, sick and tired, you’ve been hanging on me / You make me sad with your eyes / You’re telling me lies
And here is a re-masterd vid - January - Pilot (remastered HQ audio) - YouTube
Two songs from Al Stewart - Night of the 4th of May and The Last Day of June 1934.
But guess we’ll cry come first of May - Bee Gees
No the first of December was covered with snow - James Taylor (Sweet Baby James
Do you remember / The 21st night of September? – “September”, Earth, Wind & Fire
In the morning in the winter shade / On the 1st of March on the holiday – “Casimir Pulaski Day”, Sufjan Stevens
Does this count?:
“I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Control and Beer”:
“It was June, of 1983…”
[QUOTE=Mark Sandman]
If I am guilty so are you, it was March 4th, 1982
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Radar by Morphine.
By the way, we’ve done this before…
“I can remember the fourth of July… .” Born on the Bayou
Yankee Doodle Dandy is not a rock song but uses July 4th.
Petula Clarke The Thirty First of June
Earth, Wind & Fire (and others) - The 12th of Never.
“Remember the fifth of November” from John Lennon’s “Remember.” (Yes, I know he’s quoting from the children’s rhyme, but it’s part of the song).
Oh, what a night
Late December, back in '63
What a very special time for me
As I remember, what a night
Oh What a Night.
Four Seasons and others.
It’s the first of May, first of May, outdoor fucking starts today…
–Jonathan Coulton
Does it count if it’s just a month without a specific day named?