Tag: children

bookmark_borderImagine

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LYRICS
Here comes the little engine
Chugging along
Imagine a little engine
That thought that he could
Imagine the little engine
Eventually would
’cause he thought that he could
A song for chuggin’ on
A song for chuggin’ along

There goes the little engine
Passin’ by again
Only a matter of when
When you think that you can
Pick yourself up… try again
And soon you’ll be chuggin’

Pullin’ Christmas toys
For all the girls and boys
Bringing holiday cheer
To those we hold dear

Imagine.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: E Am / G D A
Recording: digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Christmasness
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderVan-Winkled

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LYRICS
Awoke from a sleep. Is it night or day?
A sleep so deep I don’t know my way
Thought I dozed off for just a lil’ bit
Awoke to this world. I don’t recognize it

Where children can’t play
Due to moral decay
Where children can’t breath
Due to air quality

Chorus

Where children can’t eat
There’s not a healthy treat
Where children can’t dance
We didn’t give ’em a chance

Chorus

Where children can’t learn
To fall in love or yearn
Where children can’t say
They’ll see their kids some day

Chorus

Van-Winkled.mp3

THE SONG
Chords
D6 A-e
A-e Esus A7

The good news — while I was writing and recording this song, a 1-year-old came over and started dancing.  There is hope!

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPostpartum Depression

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LYRICS
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo do what you do
The more you change the more you’re the same
You’re going insane
You and your voodoo

Without concern
When will you learn
You don’t care about me
When do you think you’ll see
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
Do what you do

The more you change
The more you stay the same
The more you change
The more convinced I am
You’re going insane
You and your voodoo

The more your change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You’re insane
You went insane
You went off the tracks
You don’t know fiction from facts
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
you do what you do

The more you change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do

The more you change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do

This is the part we talk about the change
Postpartum depression
Ya I am
I learned my lesson
The more you changed
The more you rearranged
The more you changed
The more insane
You went insane
You went crazy on me
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do

Postpartum Depression Music Video.mp4

Postpartum Depression.mp3

Postpartum Depression Songwriting
Postpartum Depression Songwriting

ABOUT THE SONG
E G A
E A G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNon-lexical Vocables

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Writing and Recording Non-lexical Vocables
Writing and Recording Non-lexical Vocables

LYRICS
Do, Re, Me
Fa, so, la, ti

Take a nonsense syllable
Make it something musical
Start with your heart
Make it something meaningful

ob la di ob la da
coo coo ca choo

yeah, yeah, yeah
La de da
Scat and all that

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Hey! heigh-Ho

La, la, la
Gaga singing Bla Bla Bla
Ba ba ba baby

Non-lexical vocables
Sing nonsense syllables

Non-lexical Vocables Music Video.mp4

Non-lexical Vocables.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 4
C D E
E A
Bm7 A E

Non-lexical vocables in music

Non-lexical vocables, which may be mixed with meaningful text, are a form of nonsense syllable used in a wide variety of music. A common English example would be “la la la”.

Non-lexical vocables are used in Blackfoot music and other Native American music, Pygmy music, the music of the Maldives and Irish Music, Highland Scots music. Vocables frequently act as formal markers, indicating the beginning and end of phrases, sections or songs themselves, and also as onomatopoeic references, cueing devices, and other purposes. — Wikipedia

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Egosystem
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTwinkle

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LYRICS
Does exploitation of the Christmas Spirit make you wanna cry?
When I see the twinkle in a child’s eye
Then, I know exactly the reason why

The exploration of the Christmas Spirit when you give a toy
Doesn’t matter if they’re a girl or boy
It’s not the cost of the gift they enjoy

Why not give a thought
It amounts to what counts
Why not give a thought
It surmounts the account

Twinkle Music Video.mp4

Twinkle.mp3

Video Production for TwinkleVideo Production for Twinkle
Video Production for Twinkle

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
D6 Dm6 AaddD
D6 Dm6 AaddD Aadd9

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCrack A Smile

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LYRICS
The world seems less wild
If you can crack a smile
The beasts turn more mild
Now let’s dance a while

And a 1 and a 2
Here’s a smile for you
Ya know… do the Do-si-do
And Skip to My Lou
Put your left foot in
Put your left foot out
Shout! Win-win
Do the hoochie coochie coo

Crack A Smile Music Video.mp4

Crack A Smile.mp3

Song Writing and Recording at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA
Song Writing and Recording at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
D A E A
C A

Inspired by a child that broke-out in dance while I was writing the song at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderA Children’s Song

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A Children's Song Songwriting
A Children’s Song Songwriting

LYRICS
Pop’s in the kitchen gettin’ things cookin’
Kids are in the thick of it… suddenly… quite
Not throwing a fit… but
Quite?

Are you aware? You need to settle down out there!

Pillowcase parachute jumping off the couch
Babysitter’s buggin’ out (though she’s no slouch)
Brothers on a make-believe trampoline trapeze… scene

A Children’s Song Music Video.mp4

A Children’s Song.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 5
E A B

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Look Ma
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTrip The Petal Fantastic

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Trip The Petal Fantastic.mp3

Dance on top of the flowers
Skating over the surface
Soaking in all the hours
With a soul and a face
Take in a love embrace

The sun comes through the showers
Lighting the Earth’s surface
Soaking in all the our’s
Adding soul to the face
Take in a love embrace

Take-in a love embrace
Taking a love embrace

ABOUT THIS SONG
A song inspired by two sisters running, jumping and dancing at a photo shoot in Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

Chords — Capo 2
Am7 add g, f#
Am7 Em

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album The Voice
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderImagine That

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LYRICS
If you chase your dreams
You’re likely to collide
Reality’s what is seems
Come enjoy the ride

As a matter of fact
Imagine that

Go on chase your dreams
You’re likely to arrive
Un-stitch at the seams
Strive to ride the drive

Don’t think twice
You look quite nice
As a matter of fact
Imagine that

If you choose to pose
Run, 2, 3,.. jump
Now the pose you chose
Will give us all a pump

As a matter of fact
Imagine that

Imagine That.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
A song inspired by two sisters at a photo shoot in Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

Chords — E A D A D A D A E
E G A A G E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album The Voice
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOpen My Eyes

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Open My Eyes Music Video.mp4

LYRICS
Just like a book…
A story book
Take a look

When I open my eyes
I realize
It’s true
… it’s true
I’m meant to impact you
I realize
When I open my eyes

Despite the beginning
There’ll be a happy ending

THE END

Open My Eyes.mp3 (Free MP3 Download)

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C9 G
Am C9 G

Made in America (Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Synth

From the album Under The Gun
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSee Ya In Syria?

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Child Casualties Caused by Syria Gas Attack
Child Casualties Caused by Syria Gas Attack

LYRICS
Aghast! Shame shelling with a gas
Kill all children by chemical

Guess I won’t see ya
In Syria
Seriously a tragedy in Syria

Seems there’s no regime
Any less mean
World watches in error
The reign of terror

Guess I won’t see ya
In Syria
Seriously a tragedy in Syria

Bombarding babies like Barbarians
Severity to civility… no humanitarians

Guess I won’t see ya
In Syria
Seriously a tragedy in Syria

A, B, C, D… it’s killing me
Baa, baa black creep… cause to weep
Twinkle, twinkle little star… hopes dashed… helps so far

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C G Am G
Em C

A song inspired by bombing of children with chemical weapons in Syria..

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Life After Life
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDolled-up

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

LYRICS
How come you’re just sitting there
All dolled-up
With a silly grin above your chin?

Living from day to day
Living in a positive way

Somewhere in a parallel world
There’s someone getting young
TO mirror growing old
So while the song can be sung…
Pray. Play. Say….

Living from day to day
Living in a positive way

Dolled-up.mp4

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D > 4th Fret > 5th Fret > 9th Fret
A Em

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEchoes In The Brain

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LYRICS
Can you hear me
Clearly
Or do you have to strain
From echoes in the brain

Growing old and the senses are going
Try to take in what you can
And hope you can keep on storing
Listen back… again and again

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

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Em+Bb
E7sus4

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderChild’s Play

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LYRICS
This is the way to play
Play, play all day
Light the night
Sway
Dance away

Chorus
And, if there is something troubling you
This is what you do
Grab my hand and jump about
Sure enough, you’ll find out
Understand?

This is the way we play
This is the way we play
Knee-jerk! Might consider it work
For today we call it play

Chorus

Songwriting at Everhart Park in Chester County, PA
Songwriting at Everhart Park in Chester County, PA

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D D6
D D6 D A
D G A D D6

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderUnfriggin Believable

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LYRICS
Can’t make a decision about what to do
Can’t tell what is false and what is true
They say indecision can kill you
You better draw before your time comes due

No. You can’t make up the stuff they do
No mind victimizing me or you
You wouldn’t believe the crap they do
Exploit Mother’s resource until it’s through

Dumbfounded by white noise of the talking heads
Totally oblivious to the plight of the kids
Compounded by the fact so many are dead
With all the spoils going to the highest bids

Un-Friggin Believable.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C D A E C D A
A D A E A

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song is about child mortality. UNICEF says: “About 29,000 children under the age of five – 21 each minute – die every day, mainly from preventable causes.”

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse