Tag: Americana

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LYRICS
Why don’t you be like us
Learn how to spit and cuss
Throw loved ones under the bus
Why don’t you be like us
Full of pompous puss
The feat of conceit and fuss

Quick! Avoid the clique
As he clock goes tock… and tick

Why don’t you be like us
Vain pain of gorgeous
Drain of the ignoramus
Why don’t you be like us
Greedy for famous
Won’t listen or discuss

Quick! Avoid the clique
As he clock goes tock… and tick

Clique.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Em G Em / Am C Am / Am C Em
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar

Written and recorded at Everhart Park in Chester County, West Chester, PA.

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRoll Over and Play Dead

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Roll Over and Play Dead Songwriting
Roll Over and Play Dead Songwriting

LYRICS
There was one in the bed and the little one said, “Roll over. Rock over.”

Come on time to wake
Time to make it shake
We can discover
The meaning of lover

A place where the shadows don’t smother

What will it take
An effort to make
The depths of forever
For Go(o)dness sake

There were ten in the bed and the little one said, “Roll over. Rock over.”
They all rolled over and rocked it out
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ bout
Or much too fast
You’ll be alone — the last.

Roll Over and Play Dead Music Video.mp4

Roll Over and Play Dead.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 3
E Em and variations
E Bm E
D6 Esus E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Revealed
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSelf

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Writing and Recording in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Writing and Recording in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

LYRICS
Is it really possible to know yourself
To know yourself
Is it really possible to acquire wealth
It’s to know yourself

Chorus
When the matter of you
Is what you do
Identification
Accumulation

“I am what I am…
And, that’s all that I am!”

Is it really possible to know Self
To know yourself
Is it really possible…
Eyes, ears, nose, mouth
Eyes, ears, knows, mouth

Chorus

Self Music Video.mp4

Self.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D A G A
Em A
A D

Written and recorded in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Nick Of Time
by Daniel Brouse

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LYRICS
Oh won’t you take me by the hand
Lead me right to the promised land
I’d love to comprehend
Help me understand
In the promised land

Angels hark!
Noah’s ark
We’ve got to sail out of here / hear

Chorus

Angels sing
A Christmas thing
We’ve got to hail. Shout to hear

Chorus

Angels sing
An Easter thing
We’ve got to nail out our fear
(Break a guitar string)

Promise Music Video.mp4

Promise (Alternative).mp3

Writing and Recording the Song "Promise"
Writing and Recording the Song “Promise”

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 3
G A D G
EM A D G

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Every other song on this album is about the dark or the light. This song is about the light.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

 

bookmark_borderStreet Jig

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Writing and Recording on the Streets of West Chester
Writing and Recording on the Streets of West Chester

INSTRUMENTAL

Street Jig Music Video.mp4

Street Jig Part 2.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E pluck with pinky G, D, Bb
Slide E chord up 2 frets

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBeholder

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Song Writing and Recording in West Chester, PA
Song Writing and Recording in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
When the going gets tough
Do you get going
Or do you hang tough

Is your glass half empty
Or do you see
Nearly overflowing

Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Getting warmer instead of colder
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Getting younger instead of older

When you’ve had enough
Is your wind blowing
Do you call their bluff

Is you will still carefree
Freewill blasphemy
Or enlightenment from knowing

Chorus

Beholder Music Video.mp4

Beholder.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D/A
C G A
D A E A

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRock Is Alive!

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Songwriting in West Chester, PA
Songwriting in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
Tired of all this talk
About the death of rock

The life is in the air
Can’t you see it there?
(Just because we can’t see it there
No matter how you stare
You won’t see it there)

All the talk, talk, talk — “We can’t beat the clock”
At the rumors balk
About the death of rock

The life is in the air
Can’t you see it there?
Even though we can’t see it there
The life is in the air
Take a deep breath in
Let the livin’ begin
Take a deep breath out
Shout out what it’s all about
Catch it on your tongue like a snowflake
Send it up your spine with a shiver and quake
Can you taste it?
Take in a bit
I can smell it
Sniff… take a whiff

The life is in the air
Even if you can’t you see it there

Rock Is Alive.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — G E
A C E

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHeart Throb

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Song Writing and Recording in Ocean City, NJ
Song Writing and Recording in Ocean City, NJ

LYRICS
Can you feel the heart pounding
Can you sense the blood flow
Hear the guitar sounding
As you get to know know

A splinter of sunlight just might…
… set it right

Can you feel the pulse;s throb
Twist the mental’s doorknob
Grasp the gravity of our longevity
Distinguish between infinity and immortality

A splinter of sunlight just might…
… set it right

As we sit and stare into the thin air
Have we a care there’s so much more out there
If we were to look out for the lookout
Maybe we’d grasp what it’s all about

A splinter of sunlight just might…
… set it right

Heart Throb Music Video.mp4

Heart Throb.mp3

Chords — Capo 2
C-c Em Em-e open (on bass strings)
Em

Written and recorded live in Ocean City, New Jersey. Inspired by a comment by Rick Reinhart about feeling “the pulse.”

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGet The Go

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Making Music That Makes People Dance
Making Music That Makes People Dance

LYRICS
When you find your legs ache
Because you want to shake
For the music to take
You away today
You know…
You can just get the go
Get up and go
Get the go

When your told “break a leg”
It’s for luck they beg
Go ahead and play
Play today away
No piper to pay
You away today
You know…
You can just get the go
Get up and go
Get the go

Get The Go Music Video.mp4

Get The Go.mp3

Chords — Capo 2
C Am
D Am
Em Am

Written and recorded live in Atlantic City, New Jersey with additional footage from the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ. Inspired by the people dancing to the music while I wrote the song on boardwalk.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAte Or

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Song Writing and Recording in West Chester, PA
Song Writing and Recording in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
When did we become the regulator
Rather than the percolator
Crocodile, I’ll see ya later
Not up for the part of eliminator

Seems we’ve become the refrigerator
Cold as ice… Master Baiter
Rather us be the creator
Not up for the part of hesitater

Who needs a regulator
A freedom strangulater
Cracked smile, I’ll see ya later
Ready to become an illuminater

Ate Or.mp3

Chords — C C+Bb Am
Bm Em Am

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe End Game

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LYRICS
By the way, in the end game
It doesn’t matter… we’re all dead

Nothing you can do…
Can’t stop the clock
Better change our view
What never dies? Rock!

By the way, in the end game
It doesn’t matter… we’re all dead
No, it ain’t no crying shame
Not a matter to dread

It’s not that far
When you’re a rising star
And start shinning down
You become a son
You can brighten the day
Of those on the way
Illuminate the night
… we just might

The End Game.mp3

Chords — E B
A E B A

Written and recorded live at Everhart Park, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEve Of War

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Recording a Singer / Songwriter
Recording a Singer / Songwriter

LYRICS
Are we on the eve of more war
Terror torn… feathers and tar… more
… apply wet blankets and baseball bats
Gonna eliminate those dirty rats

Out of the Native American’s eye… cry
No solution to our evolution of pollution
Look in the mirror… see the terrorist is I
By being passive in a non-violent revolution

Have we any belief in turning a new leaf
Have we any hope to alleviate grief
Have we any faith God will bless America
Have we any sense to calm mass hysteria

Eve Of War Music Video.mp4

Eve Of War.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em D
C Am Em

Written and recorded live in the USA. On the eve of the anniversary of 9-11, the President announced we were going to war with ISIL (Islamic State).

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderXenophobe

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Song Writing and Recording Along the Brandywine, Lenape, PA
Song Writing and Recording Along the Brandywine, Lenape, PA

LYRICS
Do you ever start thinking a little too much
Imagine a creature behind the hutch
Are you ever overtaken by your head
Imagine a “bad guy” is under your bed

Fear of the unknown
Is your cover blown

Do you ever over-think the situation
Letting rational go on vacation
Do your emotions get the best of you
So you feel there is nothing you can do

Come to realize
Your paralyzed

Quit!
Snap out of it!
Focus
On all of us

Xenophobe Music Video.mp4

Xenophobe.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E hammer on/off b
E slide up 1 fret / half-step

Written and recorded live along the Brandywine Creek, Chadds Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Xenophobe is the fear of the unknown.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThink, Thank, Thanked

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Songwriting Along the Brandywine Creek
Songwriting Along the Brandywine Creek

LYRICS
Einstein and Wisenheimer brain storm
The prophets and poets did forewarn
Like a garment that is too well worn
There’s a (w)hole there, and it’s starting to tear

From the lesson what did we learn
The penny we save is the penny we earn?
Like a joke that’s too well worn
There’s a (w)hole there, and it’s starting to wear

Think turns to thank and then to thunk
Instead I’m thinking it should be thanked
Instead of a spirit that smells of skunk
Instead of getting karma spanked
Maybe we should make sure that She’s thanked

“Thank you Mother Earth.
Thank you for this spiritual birth.
Thank you Mother Nature for you natural nurture.”

Think, Thank, Thanked Music Video.mp4

Think, Thank, Thanked.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 3
D G
D G E A D

Written and recorded live along the Brandywine Creek, Lenape, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAll Lackadaisical

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Song Writing and Recording in West Chester, PA
Song Writing and Recording in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
I don’t know whether to be thankful
When it’s “icing on the cake”
Don’t know whether I’m wise of the fool
How much more the world can take

Sometimes it’s too peaceful
A calm before the storm
Gotta be on your guard from the stressful
“Put that in your writing”… sworn… to learn

I don’t know whether to be thankful
When they say “the rest is gravy”
Don’t know whether I’m wise of the fool
When society is lackadaisy
All lackadaisical

All Lackadaisical Music Video.mp4

All Lackadaisical.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Em+g, +c
Am Am-c Em
Em/E

Written and recorded live at Everhart Park, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Inspired in part by a man walking through the park… listening to me write the song and said, “Sometimes it’s too peaceful. Put that in your writing.”

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse