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LYRICS
When you listen to the music
It’s therapeutic
Clearing the way
(To a) Productive day
When you play away the music
It’s therapeutic
The faster I play
Quicker the O.K.
[Are you feeling OK? refrain]
O.K.? Alright!
[Feeling alright refrain]
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am Am (add D) Em (add C)
Written and recorded in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 4-track stereo, extemporaneous song.
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
From Sir Vent’s album Ventilation
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Let’s raise the spirit
Come on! Can you hear it?
In the way you express
In the way that you move
In the way you lay down a groove
Let’s raise the spirit
Come on! Can you hear it?
When more is less
Less will prove
In the way we lay down our groove
Let’s raise the spirit
Come on! Can you hear it?
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C E
C add G
Em7 Em E
Written and recorded in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 4-track stereo, extemporaneous recording. May music raise your spirit!
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the Mother Nature’s Sons‘ album Fledgling Earthling
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
The little hand
And, the big hand
Take command
(Of moving time forward)
CHORUS:
What do you do
When it’s either
“I have too many”
Or, “I have too few”
The sun dial…
Hourglass sand
Understand
(As we move toward)
Chorus
Have to develop my style
It appears to be worth the bother
No? No bother?
We’ve got time aplenty
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am C
Am G D Am
Written and recorded on January 14, 2013 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 6-track stereo, extemporaneous recording.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the Snake Handling Immortal Tongue Speakers‘ album Music Muse
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Do you remember
All those years ago
When you wondered
About the wonders
Of the world
Go swinging on the monkey bars
Dream up things and shoot for the stars
The days when we’d climb trees
Dream of days when we’d look back at these
Chorus
Go swimming on hot summer days
Play you guitar and try to amaze
Make paper airplanes fly with the breeze
Dream of days when we’d look back on these
Chorus
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
A sus4
D sus4
E sus4 / A add9
Written and recorded on December 31, 2012 in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital 8-track stereo recording.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Twenty Thirteen
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Take a look over there
Take a listen here
With a sound crystal clear
Among friends held dear
Dance is natural
It’ll make you bop and sock-hop
It’ll make you twirl
Music is magical
It’ll make you stop the stop
And, start to feel special
It’ll become your favorite spot
Make you feel comfortable being hot
When you play a song you’re beautiful
When you dance along your unbelievable
Let it be told — sold on out-of-this-world
Why not?
Take A Listen Hear.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E fingers applied one note at a time
E G E D E
E D G E
Written and recorded on December 4 and 5, 2012 in West Chester and Ambler, PA.
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
LYRICS
Come on back out, sunshine
Like I knew you would
I’m so glad you could
Happiness upon me… I feel fine
There’s no need to fear
We’re in the clear
With our only care — care
On our way there
It’s about time
And, we probably should
Thank the Lord. We’re never board
We’re in the clear
The light shines near
In fact, we’re intact
The light shines upon
So, come on!
In The Clear.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E/D E
A add 9 add G
Written and recorded December 3 and 5 in West Chester and Ambler, PA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
LYRICS
Fighting for your attention
For your dollar’s collection
Fighting to take, take, take
Leaving giving in the wake
A veteran of the Christmas Wars
Putting the greedy behind bars
Better yet, take no prisoners
That can’t be dedicated followers
Playing on your emotion
But, on closer inspection
Fighting to take, take, take,
Try giving “for heaven’s sake!”
A veteran of the Christmas Wars
Your medal is to shine like the stars
Enlightening the universe for ever and ever
’till such time as God’s love ends… never!
Slaying all your religion
Raping Mary, The Virgin
Ripping the heart out of Christmas
Is war strategy for defeat… demise I surmise… alas
VIDEOS
Veterans of the Christmas Wars Song by Daniel Brouse by KingArthur.Com
Veterans Day Parade, West Chester, PA (2012 11 11) by KingArthur.Com
LYRICS
When I get close to you, there’s nothing that I can do
I start to march
Rhythm overtakes my heart
If I thirst
If the moth is parch
Let the march burst
Just you watch
Love will rain down
Love will reign down
Quench my thirst
Let the heart burst
No need to rehearse
Let the heart burst
Prior to the hearse
March Through The Fall.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)
March Through The Fall Song (How to Play the Guitar).mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – Capo 3
G (release one finger at a time)
Em
Em add G, D, Bb
Written and recorded November 11 and 16, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The writing of the album got started at the Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day. As I would play, the children would start marching. Several of the songs on this album marched to the beat of that drummer.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Piano
From the album Songs To Make Babies March
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Putting out a PSA for the You S. A.
You Souls Alive
If anybodys need a a public service announcement
It’s this encampment
That embodies the establishment
Of spirit
If anybodys need a a public service announcement
It’s this experiment
That embodies the establishment
Of spirit
You S A
From under a streetlight
Auto-write to enlight
Under a streetlight
Flow the words we write
You S A PSA Song (How to Play the Guitar).mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – Capo 8
Em
G
Em / G / A
Written and recorded November 11 and 15, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The writing of the album got started at the Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day. Instead of yelling U-S-A, I though we should yell You-S-A!
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Piano
From the album Songs To Make Babies March
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, for what do we dance?
1, to what do we dance?
Bark it out
Don’t be afraid
Make a sound
Be found… out
Bark it out
Don’t be afraid
You are what you made
Now, make of it what you will
Shake it… better still
1, 2, 3, 4 what are we dancing for?
Dance a suspense dance (can’t wait to anticipate)
Dance a surveillance dance (see if there’s a scene gleam)
Dance an independence dance
Dance a reverence dance
Dance to thank God we’ve got a chance to dance!
1, 2, 3, for what? 1, 2, 3, 4 what do we dance for?
Dance for what
Jump about
Electrify I. Give Watt! (see your energy)
1, 2, 3, For What Song (How to Play the Guitar).mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – E / E less E add G
E / G / A / E
Written and recorded November 11 and 15, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The writing of the album got started at the Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day. As I would play, the children would start marching. Several of the songs on this album marched to the beat of that drummer.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Piano
From the album Songs To Make Babies March
By Daniel Brouse
To Move Mountains.mp3 (Free MP3Download or Streaming Audio)
LYRICS
The clouds moved out of the way
’cause the mountains had something to say
“We appreciate the sunshine today”
When trouble is at bay
Conveyancing will outweigh
Why move mountains?
Why move a mountain?
Through our valley let peace roll in
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – Capo 5
D / A
A / G / D
Written and recorded November 12 and 14, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is about asking please… instead of wasting a life.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Piano
From the album Songs To Make Babies March
By Daniel Brouse
Chasing Rays.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)
LYRICS
In these days, we’re all chasing rays (we’re all chasing rays)
In the fray of the day, we’re chasing rays
Searching high and low
Where did the day light go
There should have daylight savings
But, we kept shaving and shaving and shaving
Until there was barely splintered sunlight left
It’s not alright when there’s nothing left
It there’s a shadow in the way
There’s a way to flesh out a ray
What do you say
Let’s step out into the light
Alight? Alright!
In these days, we’re all chasing rays (we’re all chasing rays)
In the fray of the day, we’re chasing rays
ABOUT THE SONG
A / D / A
Bm7 / G / E
Written and recorded on November 9, 2012 in Chester County, PA. It was the first sunny day and warm enough to play guitar outside in a long time. It was also the first nice day since the start of daylight savings. So… I wanted to catch the last rays as the sun started to set. Lack of sunlight tends do cause depression; therefore, I suggest you try catching rays.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Blessed Bliss
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
The wind does howl
To the pour of rain’s growl
Poor, poor, poor visibility (Can’t you see, you can’t see?)
Ohhhh… I thought the day I’d never see
Full moon. High tide.
You’ve got no place left to hide
“Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good”
You should’ve run, should’ve run just as fast as you could
Full moon. High tide.
Worst time to make landfall
Full moon. High tide.
It’s a wonder if there’s anything left at all
ABOUT THE SONG
Music by Eric, Carpenter John and Daniel; written and recorded as an impromptu blues jam as we waited for the Hurricane to arrive; Norristown, PA on October 28, 2012.
Lyrics by Daniel; written and recorded inside the truck as Hurricane Sandy was making landfall; West Chester, PA on October 29, 2012.
Inspired by:
“Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good”
the author of “When The Levee Breaks”, Kansas Joe (as made famous by Led Zeppelin)
Pictures I saw going by on the Internet:
The science of a high tide, full moon and landfall of a hurricane —
Higher-than-normal tides — tied to a full moon — have added to Hurricane Sandy’s coastal flooding threat.
As you might expect the explanation is a matter of simple astronomy, not any kind of lunacy associated in folklore with a full moon.
“It’s not the moon’s phase that matters, but the position,” says astronomer Phil Plait on his Bad Astronomy website.
During a full moon, the moon is essentially lined up on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun (this is what allows the near surface of the moon to be illuminated in its full splendor) and the gravitational tug of war between those two intensifies at this time, resulting in higher tides.
This kind of alignment of astronomical objects is called a syzygy (SIH-zhih-jhee) and sailors have understood the effect for centuries. So, for Hurricane Sandy, the higher-than-normal tides that threaten to add to an 11-foot storm surge feared for lower Manhattan are simply a matter of bad timing. — USA Today
Songs I’ve been writing — Eternal Spirit, Frankenstorm and Sandy.
Articles I’ve been writing — When Storms Collide, Philadelphia Closed and Under (Low) Pressure.
CHORDS
E
E / A / E
Bm7 / G / A / E
Eric Loos – Electric Guitar
John Cressman — Drums
Daniel — Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
Money
Like flies to honey
It’s the disease bringing people to their knees
It’s the disease bringing people to their knees
I say, “God!” as I fall to my knees, “give me some, please!”
(more money please)
While busker says the word
A gift from a lord
Brings back faith in prosperity
Money
Like flies to honey
It’s the disease bringing people to their knees
It’s the disease crippling people such as these
While the busker plays the chord
A flowerchild pulls her sword,
Blows bubbles… restores faith in humanity
ABOUT THE SONG
Dm / Am
C / Am
Written and recorded on October 17, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I had been playing the guitar part and just started writing the lyrics when a kind gentleman came over and gave me money. Then, a hippie-chick surprised me with a shower of bubbles. What a day to be thankful.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Have Camera. Will Travel
by Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
If you can see the sky
Ask: why?
Turn from green to brown
Fall down
Like a cannonball sailed through
Deny it… will you?
Simple reasoning
Points to ozone poisoning
When the conditions are right with sunlight
Volatile ozone ignites
Blasting right through a tree
Blasting right through you and me
Now it’s been sung
Imagine your lung
Without a tree
Where will our oxygen be?
ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
Em add A, C#, F#
Em add F#, C#, A
Written and recorded August 21, 2012 at Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County, PA.
The title says it all — ozone poisoning. Ozone poisoning is killing almost every tree, as well as, you and me.
Tropospheric Ozone = Bad Ozone
Gasoline Plus Ethanol Equals Bad Ozone
More on “Why the trees are dying”
Daniel – Guitar, Vocals
from the album Optimismme
by Daniel Brouse
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