coversong – ExperiMental Music

Season Of The Witch

Posted on October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 by admin

Cover song originally written and made famous by Donovan.

LYRICS
When I look out my window
Many sights to see
And when I look in my window
So many different people to be
That it’s strange
So strange

You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
Mmmm, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch

When I look over my shoulder
What do you think I see?
Some other cat lookin’ over
His shoulder at me
And he’s strange
Sure is strange

You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch, yeah
Beatniks are out to make it rich
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch

You got to pick up every stitch
The rabbits runnin’ in the ditch
Beatniks out to make it rich
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch

When I look out my window
What do you think I see?
And when I look in my window
So many different people to be
It’s strange
Sure is strange

You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
The rabbit’s runnin’ in the ditch
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch

ABOUT THE SONG
E / A
A / E
and some B7

Instruments played simultaneously. 1-track live stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals (3 microphones: clean mic, miniNova harmonizer and DigiTech RP3 guitar effects), Guitar (Martin acoustic/electric), Keyboards (microKorg, Korg N364, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, KorgMIle software)

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

Halloween Music by the King Arthur Holiday Band

No Rain

Posted on June 24, 2013February 27, 2014 by admin

No Rain.mp3 (Coversong / Free MP3 Download)

No Rain II.mp3

Made famous by Blind Melon (Shannon Hoon)

E                         D
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain

  A                         G      E      E7
I like watchin’ the puddles gather rain

    E                    D
And all I can do is just pour some tea for two

    A                         G         E     E7
and speak my point of view but it’s not sane, It’s not sane

E              D              E           D 
   I just want    some one to say to me   oh,

E              D                 E     D      
   I’ll always be there when you wake     yeah...

E                       D              E        D
    Ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today

E                D                   E        D    
    So stay with me and I’ll have it made

      E                      D   
And I don’t understand why I sleep all day

      A                       G         E     E7 
And I start to complain that there’s no rain

    E                      D 
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake

   A                           G           E 
It rips my life away, but it’s a great escape

escape, escape, escape

E                        D
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain

         A
ya don’t like my point of view

         G        E  
ya think that I’m insane

Its not sane, it’s not sane

E              D             E           D           
   I just want    someone to say to me  oh,

E              D                  E      D
   I’ll always be there when you wake       yeah,

E                      D              E          D
   Ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today

E               D                   E      D
   so stay with me and I’ll have it made

ABOUT THIS SONG
Made in the USA (Downingtown and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was inspired by the Downingtown Acoustic Meet-up Group. Once a month, 15 acoustic guitar people get together. This is one of the songs I brought for the June 2013 session.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Ahh
Performed by Daniel Brouse

Space Cowboy

Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin

Space Cowboy.mp3

Written and made famous by Steve Miller
This is a coversong inspired by the Downingtown Acoustic Meet Up of March 24, 2013.

Lyrics
I told you ’bout living in the U.S. of A.
Don’t you know that I’m a gangster of love
Let me tell you people that I found a new way
And I’m tired of all this talk about love
And the same old story with a new set of words
About the good and the bad and the poor
And the times keep on changin’
So I’m keepin’ on top
Of every fat cat who walks through my door

I’m a space cowboy
Bet you weren’t ready for that
I’m a space cowboy
I’m sure you know where it’s at
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I was born on this rock
And I’ve been travelin’ through space
Since the moment I first realized
What all you fast talkin’ cats would do if you could
You know, I’m ready for the final surprise
There ain’t no way around it
Ain’t nothing to say
That’s gonna satisfy my soul deep inside
All the prayers and surveyors
Keep the whole place uptight
While it keeps on gettin’ darker outside

I’m a space cowboy
Bet you weren’t ready for that
I’m a space cowboy
I’m sure you know where it’s at
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I see the show downs, slow downs, lost and found, turn arounds
The boys in the military shirts
I keep my eyes on the prize, on the long fallen skies
And I don’t let my friends get hurt
All you back room schemers, small trip dreamers
Better find something new to say
Cause you’re the same old story
It’s the same old crime
And you got some heavy dues to pay

I’m a space cowboy
Bet you weren’t ready for that
I’m a space cowboy
I’m sure you know where it’s at
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Apeman

Posted on February 17, 2013February 18, 2013 by admin

Originally made famous by The Kinks
Written by Ray Davies

D D D D D A A   D  E  A

A                                                               E      Esus4  E
I think I'm sophisticated cos I'm living my life like a good Homosapien
    A                                                 
But all around me everybody's multiplying
               E                           Esus4  E
Till they're walkin' round like flies man
   D                                                 A                  Asus4  A
So I'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages in the zoo man
                                                        E           A
Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man

A                                                               E      Esus4  E
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized cos I'm a strict vegetarian
    A                                                           E      Esus4  E
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation and the crazy politicians
D                           
I don't feel safe in this world no more
A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war                             
                                           E           A
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man

A                                             E
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
A                                                E
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man, oh I'm an ape man
     D
Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky
A
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
                                               E           A
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an ape man

D  D  D  D  D    A  A    D  E  A   RIFF 1
La la la la la,  la la

BRIDGE:
A                                          E
In man's evolution he has created the cities and the motor traffic rumble
A                                             E
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
         D                                 A
Cos the only time that I feel at ease is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
                            E              A      RIFF 1
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man

I'm an ape, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man, oh I'm an ape man
I look out my window, but I can't see the sky
The air pollution is a-foggin' up my eyes
I want to get out of this city alive and make like an ape man

D  D  D  D  D   A  A    D  E  A
La la la la la, la la

             E                A 
Ah come and love me,   be my ape man girl
                  E                A   
And we will be so happy    in my ape man world

CHORUS #3:
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, oh I'm an ape man
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day
Just like an ape man   RIFF 1

CHORUS #4:
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, oh I'm an ape man
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war                           
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man

D  D  D  D  D    A  A    D  E  A
La la la la la,  la la

Apeman.mp3 (Kinks Coversong)

From the album Here Comes The Flood
By Daniel Brouse

Sandman

Posted on January 13, 2013January 14, 2013 by admin

Am              
Ain't it foggy outside  
F                         Em 
All the planes have been grounded 
Am 
Ain't the fire inside?
F                         Em 
Let's all go stand around it 
Am 
Funny, I've been there 
D 
And you've been here  
G                            Am 
And we ain't had no time to drink that beer 

CHORUS: 
       Am                     G             
'cause I understand you've been runnin' from the man  
       D                      Am 
That goes by the name of the Sandman  
Am                        G                    D               Am 
He flys the sky like an eagle in the eye of a huricane thats abandoned 

Am  
Ain't the years gone by fast 
F                  Em 
I supose you have missed them 
Am  
And I almost forgot to ask 
F                    Em 
Did you hear of my enlistment?

CHORUS 

VERSE 1 (again) 

CHORUS 

Am  F  Em  D  G
===============
 0  1   0  2  2
 1  1   0  3  3
 2  2   0  2  0
 2  3   2  0  0
 0  0   2  0  0
 0  1   0  x  3

ABOUT THE SONG
TITLE: Sandman
MADE FAMOUS BY: America
WRITTEN BY: BUNNELL, DEWEY
PERFORMED BY: The Snake Handling Immortal Tongue Speakers

Sandman.mp3

Recorded on January 13, 2013 in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 1-track stereo, impromptu recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the Snake Handling Immortal Tongue Speakers‘ album Music Muse
By Daniel Brouse

Inside Out

Posted on December 6, 2012December 7, 2012 by admin

Originally by Eve 6

Cover version:

A                  E
I would swallow my pride
                     B
I would choke on the rhines
                                              A
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
A                 E                       F#
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in nothing
               A                E
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
           F#
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
A              E        F#
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

B           F#                   A                    G
I burn burn like a wicker cabinet chalk white and oh so frail
B       F#        A
I see our time had gotten stale
B                  F#
The tick tock of the clock is painful
A       G
All sane and logical
B         F#            E
I want to tear it off the wall
B                 F#
I hear words and clips and phrases
A               G
I think sick like ginger ale
B         F#            E
My stomach turns and I exhale

[Chorus]
A                   E
I would swallow my pride
                     B
I would choke on the rhines

But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
A                  E                    F#
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in nothing

A                       E
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
 F#
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
A          E                F#
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

B         F#                   A                G
So cal is where my mind states but it's not my state of mind
B           F#          E
I'm not as ugly sad as you
B       F#
Or am I origami
A             G             B              F#              G
Folded up and just pretend demented as the motives in your head

[Chorus]
A                  E
I would swallow my pride
                     B
I would choke on the rhines
                                               A
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
A                 F#                       B
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in nothing

A                       E
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
 F#
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
A          E                F#
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

 A                E                 F#
I alone am the one you don't know you need take heed feed your ego
A                  E                 F#
Make me blind when your eyes close sink when you get close tie me to the bedpost
A                  E                  F#
I alone am the one you don't know you need you don't know you need me.
A                  E                  F#
make me Blind when your eyes close, tie me to the bed post

[Chorus]
B                  A
I would swallow my pride
                     E
I would choke on the rhines
                                               B
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
B                 A                       E
I would swallow my doubt turn it inside out find nothing but faith in

nothing

B                       A
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
 E
Watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion
B          A              E
Rendezvous then I'm through with you

Outro:

E   B   E    F#

A Dance Mix Coversong from the album Single

Show Me the Way to Go Home

Posted on December 2, 2012December 2, 2012 by admin

SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME
by “Irving King” (the British songwriting team James Campbell and Reginald Connelly)

D
Show me the way to go home
    G                         D
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
  D
I had a little drink about an hour ago
       A
And it went right to my head
      D
Where ever I may roam
   G              D
On land or sea or foam
         D
You will always hear me singing this song
         A                     D
Wont you show me the way to go home

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Vocals, Gutiar

A cover song recorded on December 1, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

Welcome To The Machine

Posted on December 2, 2012December 2, 2012 by admin

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE
Made famous by Pink Floyd
Written by Roger Waters

Intro:
Emadd9 Cmaj7(2) Emadd9 (all strum backwards)

Em              C               Em
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
C                   Am                                  Em
Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been
C                                         Cmaj7(2)
You've been in the pipeline filling in time
Emadd9
Provided with toys and "Scouting for Boys"
C                                    Cmaj7(2)
You bought a guitar to punish your ma
Emadd9
And you didn't like school, and you know you're nobody's fool
     C   Cmaj7            Emadd9   Cmaj7  Em/F#
So welcome to the machine


Em              C               Em
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
C                   Am                                  Em
What did you dream? It's alright we know what you dreamed
C                                         Cmaj7(2)
You dreamed of a big star He played a mean guitar
Emadd9
He always ate in the Steak Bar, he loved to drive in his Jaguar
     C   Cmaj7            Emadd9   Cmaj7  Em/F#
So welcome to the machine

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar

A cover song recorded on December 1, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

Flagpole Sitta

Posted on November 30, 2012March 9, 2015 by admin

Originally by Harvey Danger

VERSE 1
D                                                  Am
I had visions I was in them I was looking into the mirror
                    Am7          C                    D
To see a little bit clearer, the rottenness and evil in me
D                                                             Am
Fingertips have memories mine can't forget the curves of your body
                      Am7          C                        D
And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see

Who salutes, but no one ever does

CHORUS
D                        Am7              C    C4           D
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell

VERSE 2
D                                                           Am
Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding
                        Am7          C                  D
The cretins cloning and feeding, and I don't even own a tv
D                                                      Am
Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me
                        Am7    C                    D
You told them all I was crazy, they cut off my (balls) legs now

I'm an amputee god damn you

CHORUS
D                        Am7               C    C4          D
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell
D                        Am7               C   C4         D
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and it's a sin, to live so well

BRIDGE
A                G                       F/C
I wanna publish 'zines, and rage against machines
        F#                                       A
I wanna pierce my tongue, it doesn't hurt, it feels fine
            G                             F/C
The trivial sublime, I'd like to turn off time
            D2/F#                       D11/F#
and kill my mind,        you kill my mind

VERSE 3
D                                             Am
Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's comin' to get me
                      Am7   C                             D
Just say you never met me, I'm going underground with the moles 

to get holes
D                                                                Am
Hear the voices in my head I swear to god it sounds like they're snoring
                                Am7     C                 D
But if you're bored then you're boring, the agony and the irony

they're killing me...woah

CHORUS
D                        Am7              C    C4            D
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell
D                        Am7              C    C4           D
I'm not sick but I'm not well, and it's a sin, to live this well

OUTRO

Flagpole Sitta (2015).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A cover song recorded on December 1, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

Mad World

Posted on November 30, 2012July 22, 2023 by admin

“Mad World” is a song made famous by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith. It was made more famous in 2002 when covered on the Donnie Darko soundtrack.

Em                G
All around me are familiar faces
D                 A
Worn out places – worn out faces
Em                          G
Bright and early for their daily races
D               A
Going nowhere – going nowhere
Em                      G
Their tears are filling up their glasses
D             A
No expression – no expression
Em                     G
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
D           A
No tomorrow – no tomorrow

Em                  A                      Em
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em                      A                            Em
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
Em                 A                           Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
Em                  A
When people run in circles it’s a very very
Em                     A
Maaaaaad world
Em                       A
Maaaaaaad world

Em                        G
Children waiting for the day they feel good
D               A
Happy birthday – happy birthday
Em                        G
Made to feel the way that every child should
D               A
Sit and listen – sit and listen
Em                       G
Went to school and I was very nervous
D              A
No one knew me – no one knew me
Em                     G
Hello teacher tell me what’s my lesson

D A
Look right through me – look right through me

Em                  A                      Em
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em                      A                             Em
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
Em                A                            Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
Em                  A
When people run in circles it’s a very very
Em                     A
Maaaaaad world
Em                A
Enlarge your world
Em       A
Mad world

Mad World Alt. Version

Mad World (Coversong).mp3 (Free MP3 Music Download and Streaming Audio)

DR0000_0169-Mad-World.mp3 (2023 Live On the Lake)

ABOUT THE SONG

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Piano

A cover song recorded on November 30, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece. A couple of friends came to mind today… which inspired me to do this song again.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

Coversongs

The Beatless Sense Mongers

My Body

Posted on November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 by admin

Originally by Young The Giant

[intro] F A#

F
Stop! the train is riding Down to the station
A#
Where you lived when we were school kids
F
Hey! the rails are gone now and I am falling down
A#
Fools in a spiral round this town of steel

[chorus]
F
My body tells me no but I won’t quit
A#
Cause I want more Cause I want more
F
My body tells me no but I won’t quit
A#
Cause I want more Cause I want more

F
Stop! the train is riding down to the station
A#
Where I lived when I was a cool kid
F
Hey! is it my fault that the fallen embers burn
A#
Down in a spiral round your crown of thieves

[chorus]
F
My body tells me no but I won’t quit
A#
Cause I want more Cause I want more
F
My body tells me no but I won’t quit
A#
Cause I want more Cause I want more
It rides out of town

[int] F
D# A# F

F
Oh, it’s my road It’s my road It’s my road
A#
It’s my road It’s my road It’s my road
F
And it’s my war It’s my war It’s my war
A#
His eyes are open His eyes are open
F
Oh, cause I want more I want more I want more
A#
His eyes are open His eyes are open

[chorus]
F
My body tells me no but I won’t quit
A#
Cause I want more Cause I want more
F
My body tells me no but I won’t quit
A#
Cause I want more Cause I want more
It rides out of town

[outro] F

My Body (coversong).mp3 (Free MP3 Download and Streaming Audio)

ABOUT THE SONG

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A cover song recorded on November 30, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece. When I first heard the song, the energy moved me. When I met the band, their energy moved me.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Posted on November 29, 2012November 30, 2012 by admin

Made famous by The Animals
Written by Benjamin / Marcus / Caldwell

Verse 1:

	 Bm                 A
	Baby, do you understand me now
	G                           F#
	  Sometimes I feel a little mad
	      Bm                                   A 
	Well don't you know that no-one alive can always be an angel
	G                                   F#
	  When things go wrong I seem to be bad

Chorus:

	D                      Bm                  A
	I'm just a soul who's intentions are good
	G           [N.C.]                     Bm
	Oh Lord   please don't let me be misunderstood

[repeat intro (2X)]

Verse 2:

	Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
	With a joy that's hard to hide
	And sometimes it seems that all I have to do is worry
	And then you're bound to see my other side

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

	Bm    A  [first 3 beats as per intro]
	/ / / /

	G            A       G           A
	  If I seem edgy, I want you to know
	 G            A               D     Bm/F#
	That I never mean to take it out on you
	G                 A             G       A
	  Life has it's problems and I get my share
	     G                        F#
	And that's one thing I never mean to do, 'cause I love you

Verse 3:

	Oh, oh, oh, baby, don't you know I'm human
	Have thoughts like any other one
	Sometimes I find myself long regretting
	Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done

[repeat chorus followed by intro (1X) to fade]

Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Coversong).mp3
A cover song recorded on November 29, 2012 in Chester County, PA. I would tell you what it is about… but, I’m afraid you might misunderstand.

It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In