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Little Pink Shacks

Posted on November 30, 2014December 2, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
Little pink shacks in the outback
In the Catskills… before the Adirondacks

Chorus
Hey, hey “they shut down the NY (state) thruway”
By the time we got to Woodstock
Believin’ all the folklore talk?

About Bob Dylan
Dunno why I’m afraid of him
Could be sarcasm
Then again, could be the color of his skin

Chorus

Down a dirt road… no place to unload
Puttin’ up a fence… some sort-of defense

Chorus

Little Pink Shacks Music Video.mp4

Little Pink Shacks.mp3

Songwriting and Recording in Woodstock, NY

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Am Am-c Am-c-a
DM7

Inspired by Bob Dylan and The Band’s house. Written and recorded in Woodstock, NY.

Music from Big Pink is the debut studio album by The Band. Released in 1968, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, and soul. The music was composed partly in “Big Pink”, a house shared by Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson in West Saugerties, New York. — Wikipedia

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Chill While Possible
by Daniel Brouse

Vortex

Posted on November 28, 2014December 2, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
Sitting adrift on a raft
On what I thought was the sea
But now I’m starting to see
A different destiny

With the handle a flush
The water starts to rush
Is the best choice to go with the flow?
I don’t know
A moment too perplex
Entering the vortex

Spinning round and round and round
As we’re goin’ down, down, down
Into the sewer ’till there’s fewer and fewer
Spinning round. Going down.

A testament to excrement
Our history as testimony
Created a flow against our go
For a fatal blow

Vortex Music Video.mp4

Vortex.mp3

Cron Vortex: Membrane.com research
into the Universal Theorem ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
Capo 2
Em Am
Em G D Am Em

Inspired by the vortex in a flushing toilet.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Chill While Possible
by Daniel Brouse

Swallowed Fly

Posted on November 28, 2014December 2, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
Why did the old lady swallow a spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
Can you conclude why spray sulfur at a high altitude
I don’t know why we swallowed the fly
Perhaps we’ll die

Manage a moment to ponder solar radiation management
I fear what we geo-engineer
May endanger all we hold dear
Better ask why we’re foggin’ up the sky
Perhaps we’ll die

Why did the old lady swallow the horse
Why did mankind maintain this course
Looks like we beat a dead horse to death
Wake up world we can’t take it with
No matter how you dread… in The End… the old lady’s dead

Swallowed Fly Music Video.mp4

Swallowed Fly.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
D7 D6 G
Interlude — C Am G

A song about Man coming up with crazy schemes in an attempt to mitigate global warming.

Schemes to tackle climate change could prove disastrous for billions of people, but might be required for the good of the planet, scientists say.

That is the conclusion of a new set of studies into what’s become known as geo-engineering.

This is the so far unproven science of intervening in the climate to bring down temperatures.

These projects work by, for example, shading the Earth from the Sun or soaking up carbon dioxide.

Ideas include aircraft spraying out sulphur particles at high altitude to mimic the cooling effect of volcanoes or using artificial “trees” to absorb CO2.

Long regarded as the most bizarre of all solutions for global warming, ideas for geo-engineering have come in for more scrutiny in recent years as international efforts to limit carbon emissions have failed. — BBC

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Chill While Possible
by Daniel Brouse

First Snowfall

Posted on November 26, 2014December 2, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
As the mercury drops
Expectation tops
Awaiting the first flake
Old man winter awake!

Rousts Jack Frost from slumber
Makes the child in us wonder
Dash for the window
Watch the faces glow

Ho, ho, ho

At the first snowflake
Out with the tongue… intake
Covering the treetops
Hoping it never stops

The roads start to cover
School’s gonna be over
Anticipating what we know
Early dismissal here we go!

Ho, ho, ho

First Snowfall Music Video.mp4

First Snowfall.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
Am Esus
Am Esus Em
Em Am

Recorded Thanksgiving Eve 2014

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Chill While Possible and Christmas Treasures 2014
by Daniel Brouse

The Hands Of Time

Posted on November 26, 2014December 30, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
For hours, days, weeks and years
The fears of time moving too fast
’till a time when you wonder how long it will last

Chorus
Endure the torture
A nano-second at a time
Endure the torture
It’s gotta be a crime

Enough to bring a grown man to tears
God how long will time stand still
God have mercy — how long until….

Chorus

Are the clock’s hands even moving
The hourglass’ sands dropping
It the half-life even halfing?

Chorus

The Hands Of Time Music Video.mp4

The Hands Of Time Soundtrack.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
C Em
C Am Em
Em Am

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse

Twinkle

Posted on November 25, 2014 by admin

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

Pluck It

Posted on November 23, 2014February 20, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Put pick to string
And pluck that thing
(Pluck it! Go ahead and pluck it!)

Pluck it like there’s no tomorrow
(Pluck it! Go ahead and pluck it!)
Pluck the blues when in sorrow
(Pluck it! Go ahead and pluck it!)

Pluck it hard
Pluck it slow
Pluck it every way you know

If you’ve had a hard day trying to bring home pay
Pluck it! It feels good
If you’re not sure how long you’ll endure
Pluck it! You know you should
If you’ve no confidence in your essence
Pluck it! You know you could

Pluck It! Music Video.mp4

Pluck It.mp3

Pluck It – Live In Penn’s Woods.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
E A G E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse

Rock & Roll

Posted on November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
If this is rock, then let’s roll
This modern music’s got no soul

Chorus
I wanna play the guitar
Stretch the sound so far
Dance like I’m Irish drinkin’ whiskey from a jar
Dance like we’re Irish drinkin’ whiskey from a jar

Grandma’s pace is takin’ it’s toll
Break out the rock n’ roll stroll

Chorus

For my soul to be whole
Gotta play that rock and roll

Chorus

Rock And Roll Music Video.mp4

Rock And Roll.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
Capo 2
E G
D A E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse

Sleigh Ride

Posted on November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
I don’t know if we can go
Dashing through the snow
I don’t have a horse
By the way, I don’t have a sleigh

The way the climate’s changing
From human’s re-arranging
It will be par for the course
If we can’t get snow to lay

Hey, hey, hey
Ho, ho, ho
Don’t know
If we’ll have snow

Will dreams of a white Christmas
Start to fade away
Those days I sure will miss
Oh God hear us pray

Hey, hey, hey
Ho, ho, ho
Don’t know
If we’ll have snow

Sleigh Ride Music Video.mp4

Sleigh Ride.mp3

Songwriting -- Sleigh Ride — Songwriting — Sleigh Ride

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
G Em Am D
Em G

This is a song inspired by global warming and extreme weather events.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse

The Good Samaritan (Inhumane)

Posted on November 20, 2014November 22, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
The good Samaritan
Thinking he’s humane
But doesn’t grasp the stakes
And how utterly inane
Repeating the same mistakes
Again and again and again

The good Samaritan
Thinking he’s humane
Not considering consequences
Or how ultimately lame
Try on the circumstances
Applied to 1… 5… or 10

Then you’ll know when

After a mile in his shoes walked
Let your talk be talked
Until that time, please refrain
‘less your good deed be deemed inhumane

The Good Samaritan Video.mp4

The Good Samaritan.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Inspired by misinformed Good Samaritans trying to defend Arnold Abbott and the feeding of the homeless. See: Arrests for 90-Year-Old Man Who Feeds Homeless Myth

Chords
Am D
C D

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse

Saving

Posted on November 13, 2014 by admin

Songwriting at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

LYRICS
I’d love to save the world
Bring happiness to every kid
Though the statements bold
I’d love to save… I’d love to save…

Chorus
I’d love to save the world
So one day our history’s told
I’d love to save the world
So one day our history’s heard

Let love be unfurled
Spilling over ’till hatred’s rid
The saying never gets old
I’d love to save… I’d love to save…

Chorus

With humanity behave
From the cradle to our grave
The saying never gets old
I’d love to save… I’d love to save…

Chorus

Saving Music Video.mp4

Saving.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords –Em G D C
Em Am

Inspired by the Ten Years After song “I’d Love to Change the World”.

Made In America (USA). Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar (live simultaneous 1-track stereo recording)

From the album Atmos-fear
by Daniel Brouse

Little By Little

Posted on November 12, 2014 by admin

Songwriting At Everhart Park, Chester County, PA

LYRICS
Little by little by little by little I’m starting to see
This is certainly not… certainly is not lunacy

Chorus
As the prophecy turns to reality
Sir, reality turns to surreality
Ma’am, revealing everything I can
About the folly of man

Little by little by little by little I’m starting to be
What it is the prophets said that they could see

Chorus

Little By Little Music Video.mp4

Little By Little.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords –Am / Am7
C Am/Am7
Em Am/Am7

Made In America (USA). Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar (live simultaneous 1-track stereo recording)

From the album Atmos-fear
by Daniel Brouse

Ice Cubes

Posted on November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 by admin

Songwriting and Recording in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
Take an ice pick and start whacking it to bits
Watch the glacier succumb to the hits
Ice cubes… just add liquor and mix
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix

It’s not nice being cold as ice
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix

Take an ice pick and start whacking it to bits
Watch the iceberg overcome by the hits
Good news… ice cubes.
Just add liquor and mix
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix

It’s not nice being cold as ice
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix

Ice Cubes Music Video.mp4

Ice Cubes.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D slide
A G E
E slide
E G E G
D A G E

Made In America (USA). Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar (live simultaneous 1-track stereo recording)

From the album Atmos-fear
by Daniel Brouse