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LYRICS
The scent of salt water
Couldn’t get much better
The cool ocean breeze
You can do as you please
The girls are so cute
In their swimming suit
Mankind’s man kind
Pleasures the mind
Looking so skinny
In a tiny bikini
Wholesome and fresh
Pleasures of the flesh
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D slide to 4th fret, slide to 5th fret
D A E
A E
Made in the USA (Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel
LYRICS
If you say, “I’m sick of this.”
Don’t want to hear your vinegar and piss
The way things are going
Let’s hope we keep growing
Sooner or later we’ll get in to knowing
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 4
Em Am
D6
This song was inspired by the Alt-J soundcheck for the summer block party concert. Instead of saying, “Testing 1,2,3”, he complained.
Made in the USA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
What if the Earth is a spaceship
Full of illegal aliens seeking some asylum
And on the stormy seas (sees) overturn… flip
Will there be a rescue? Will there be refuge?
Will we be taken in? Or will they refuse?
Chorus
When you know you’re feeling like Snowden
There’s absolutely no where to go… then,
You realize your relative size
A sheep in sheep’s clothes. No lies. No guise.
What if you were fleeing a brutal rule
Praying for a Christmas past Christmas Island
Instead a new guinea pig in (Papua) New Guinea
Please tell me who really is the fool
Treat everyone as enemy not as friend?
What is your motive? Fear, control or pinch a penny?
Chorus
The most sought after by the Central Intelligence Agency
Please, oh, please take me to your leaders
For if there is intelligent life here, I’ve yet to see
Appears the hypocrites are all traitors
Trying to prevent all that should be
Turning our futures into laters
Chorus
ABOUT THIS SONG
This song was inspired by the news of the day:
US officials fume over Russia granting asylum to Snowden | Fox News
The White House and U.S. lawmakers fumed Thursday after NSA leaker Edward Snowden entered Russia on temporary refugee status….
Edward Snowden wakes up to life in Russia – CBS News
Ex-NSA leaker is now officially a refugee being protected by Russia, but he won’t exactly be enjoying the freedom he previously knew.
Russia Grants NSA Leaker Snowden Asylum; Not Heading To Latin America
Snowden has received offers of asylum from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia, but the logistics of reaching any of those countries are ….
PNG opposition mounts legal challenge as first asylum seekers land | Brisbane Times
Papua New Guinea’s opposition has resurrected a constitutional challenge to Australia’s detention centre on Manus Island as the first group of asylum seekers arrive to experience Labor’s tough resettlement policy. The 40 mainly Iranian and Afghan single men were flown from Christmas Island late on Wednesday and touched down on Manus Island on Thursday morning.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Refugee advocates are concerned for the safety of asylum seekers in Nauru after large-scale riots at the island’s detention centre late last month. Yesterday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed a deal with Nauru’s president that will see asylum seekers who arrive by boat in Australia sent to Nauru to have their claims processed and possibly resettle there. But an Asylum Seeker
Resource Centre spokeswoman is worried about hostility from the local people towards asylum seekers. A fortnight ago, asylum seekers being held on Nauru rioted, causing $60 million in damage to the facilities there.
Drowning in neglect | ljazeera.com
Three people have drowned and about 40 others were still missing … Does Australia have any legal or moral responsibility toward refugees …
Australia Says 120 Refugees May Have Drowned Off Indonesia | www.businessweek.com
More than 120 asylum seekers may have drowned off Indonesia, according to the Australian government, which is reopening offshore …
Almost 1,000 asylum seekers, often from war-torn Middle Eastern and South Asian nations, are known to have drowned in the waters between Indonesia and Australia since 2001. While the number of people seeking asylum in Australia is dwarfed by applications to the U.S., the issue has dogged Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s government, which is clawing back from near record-low approval ratings before elections due next year.
Chords — C C+G C-C+G#
G D C
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
I tried dialing “Operator”
A message said, “Try (again) later”
Hey! What am I suppose to do
If I can’t get through?
I tried dialing “9-1-1”
They said, “We can’t help you… none.”
Guess it’s nothing new
Society’s point-of-view
Operator! The Creator
Separator — wheat from chaff
Alienator — frown from laugh
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
G Am
Am Em
Made in the USA (Philadelphia and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
After a conversation with my son about Richard Dawkins, I pondered on the obsolescence of a Great Operator. Songs like the Black Keys’ Little Black Submarines and Pink Floyd’s Young Lust refer to a telephone operator. Will people know what they are talking about now that phone operators are obsolete? Does the same hold true for the concept of God?
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
You gave me a dictionary
At first, I found it quite contrary
Then, this song’s definition
Made me reconsider my position
Chorus
To be wide open
Look within
So vulnerable. Let you in.
Let’s enable. We’ll begin
Mary merry meaning of contrary
Is it as Ying to Yang
Or does this dictionary
Offer definitions of slang?
Chorus
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D Em A D
A
This song was inspired when a friend, Katlyn, insisted on giving me an old dictionary.
Made in the USA (Philadelphia and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
I look to the sky to see what’s ahead
Nothing but blue skies in bed
Look at the bright side… you could wake up dead
Chorus
I look to the ground and see where’s my head
So glad we have evolved… no need to dread
More apt to adapt if you strive to stay alive
More likely to survive if we strive to thrive
I look out of me to see if I can see
I look inside of me to see what I’ll be
Look at the bright side… I got to be me
And, you? You, too!
Chorus
Looker.mp3 (aka Ode To Richard Dawkins)
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A G
D C G D
Made in the USA (Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
While hanging out with my son, we were listening to Richard Dawkins. A spirited conversation ensued.
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
Is life fleeting? Does it last?
Strive for loving grasp
Perfect harmony
In all you see
ABOUT THIS SONG
Notes — C E F E
C E F
C E F E C
C/A
C/G
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse
“If I were at the beach….”
Your dreams are within reach!
Don’t let a job
Lifetime rob
Don’t need any pouting
Don’t cry… no, don’t sob
No procrastinating
Outcast of the mob
Enough body serfing
Let’s go body surfing
The overdue Jersey Shore blues
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E A G D
G E
B7 E Bm E
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
While I was sitting on the courthouse wall writing music, a man stopped by (Chris) and asked if I could write a song about him “having a job and wishing he was at the shore, instead.” Since my son and I were also trying to plan a trip to the beach, I combined the ideas.
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
Original by Harry Chapin
Coversong by Daniel
Verse:
E G
My child arrived just the other day,
A E
He came to the world in the usual way
E G
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
A E
He learned to walk while I was away
D A/C# Bm A
And he was talking 'for I knew it, and as he grew
G Bm E G Bm E
He said "I'm gonna be like you, dad, you know I'm gonna be like you"
Chorus:
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
G A
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
E D
"When you commin' home dad?" "I don't know when,
G Bm E G Bm E
But we'll get together then, You know we'll have a good time then"
Verse 2
E G
My son turned ten just the other day
A E
He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on let's play
E G
Can you teach me to throw"
A E
I said "Not today I got a lot to do" He said "Thats OK"
D A/C# Bm A
He walked away but his smile never dimmed,
G Bm E G Bm E
It said I'm gonna be like him, yeah, You know I'm gonna be like him
Verse 3
E G
Well he came from college just the other day
A E
So much like a man I just had to say
E G
"Son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while?"
A E
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
D A/C# Bm A
"What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys,
G Bm E
See you later can I have them please?"
Verse 4
E G
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
A E
I called him up just the other day
E G
I said "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
A E
He said "I'd love to dad if I could find the time,
D A/C# Bm A
You see the my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu
G Bm E G Bm E
But it's sure nice talkin' to you dad... It's sure nice talkin' to you"
D A/C# Bm A
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
G Bm E G Bm E
He'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me
Last Chorus
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you commin' home son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, Dad,
We're gonna have a good time then"
From the album Like Father, Like Son
LYRICS
Wiggle and giggle moving about
I can’t sit still
Lower my voice? You think that’s a shout?
Politically correct ain’t a skill
I’ve got no hypocrite’s will
No fraud to fulfill
Tickle’s not fickle without a doubt
Some call me a living pill
It’s not my choice… the high road route
Not a discipline. No, not a drill
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E A D A D A E
Bm
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
Are you scared of what’s lurking under your bed
Are you frightened of what goes “thump” in the night
Does imagination run (wild) through your head
Giving you some mystical insight
Knowing how to tame anarchy
It’s under control
No, you’re not the same ‘ole monkey
It’s wonder mental
Never scared of what’s lurking in my head
Never frightened of the hammer of the might
No aggravation… frustration of how it’s said
Giving me some magical insight
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm Dm less A, F
Em
Am
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
Like Father Like Son – Live In Penn’s Woods.mp3
How to Play Guitar to the Song Like Father Like Son.mp4
LYRICS
All the days under the sun
Like father, like son
All the ways our mission won
Like father, like son
A chip off the ‘ole block
Contribution to the genetic clock
A chip off the ‘ole block
Reign’s end drawing near… tick-tock
Chorus
Standing up for freedom
Bringing sum enlightenment to some
Fighting for the good fight
Giving proof through the night
Are you aware? Our flag’s still there
Chorus
Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle
Little Boy Blue and the Man In The Moon
Boy to man then to dust too soon
When you coming home Dad (Son)? “I don’t know when…
You know we’ll get together then.”
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A slide to 4th fret, slide to 5th fret
A D A E A
Influenced by The Star Spangled Banner and The Cats In The Cradle
Made in the USA (The Liberty Bell, Philadelphia; Blue Bell and Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County; West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
Rack ’em. Break ’em.
Let the balls roll
Whack ’em. Crack ’em.
Let the deal dole
No longer behind the eight ball any more
Check out all the angles to explore
Eyes popping from their sockets
Watching balls rolling into pockets
Chorus
There is so little to do with luck
Whether you bet the farm or just a buck
It’s more a matter to see geometry
Whether a straight shooter is what you’ll be
Chorus
Strike with just the right English
Weave yourself into the fabric’s mesh
Some happen to call it The Zen
As it happens to you, you’ll know when
Chorus
8-Ball In The Inside Pocket.mp3
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F D
D G A D
Made in the USA (Blue Bell and Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
I bet you’ve got a story you thought I’ve never heard
I bet you’ve got a story considered beyond absurd
So, climb aboard and ride the bandwagon with me
So, climb aboard and swing from a star
It’s easy to be beyond bizarre
You say the picture of Earth is hanging crooked
You say the politicians are all f#&%ed
Well, today’s the day we rectify
Today’s the day the try is the dye
Break the mold and cast the I
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Am
C D E
Em G
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
INSTRUMENTAL
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 5
E C A
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar