Tag: New Jersey

bookmark_borderQuestions Run Deep

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LYRICS
How many waves have crashed upon the beach
Is the number within reach
Like the ocean, the questions run deep

How close are you sitting to the sun
Does it feel so close that it’s got you on the run
Take the leap into questions running deep

If you can talk the talk
You can walk i on the boardwalk
Let your guitar do the talking
Feet dancing… forget the walking

How many tides have been high
Take a guess… go ahead n’ try
Memories you keep of questions running deep

Then, maybe you might know
How many tides have been low
Like the ocean, the questions run deep

Questions Run Deep.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Written on the beach in Atlantic City, NJ.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: G C D / C D G / G F# A G
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCatch A Wave

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LYRICS
When you catch a wave
You feel the gush of the rush
Behave with the wave
You feel the rush of the gush

The flush of the ocean
Will put on on the beach
The push of the ocean
The sea will see you on the beach

The tide rolls in
The tide rolls out
There’s no doubt
Rock n’ rollin’

Catch A Wave Video.mp4

Catch A Wave.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E
B E
D A D A E
B E B7 E

Written and recorded in Ocean City, New Jersey.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Some-her-time
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHeart Throb

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Song Writing and Recording in Ocean City, NJ
Song Writing and Recording in Ocean City, NJ

LYRICS
Can you feel the heart pounding
Can you sense the blood flow
Hear the guitar sounding
As you get to know know

A splinter of sunlight just might…
… set it right

Can you feel the pulse;s throb
Twist the mental’s doorknob
Grasp the gravity of our longevity
Distinguish between infinity and immortality

A splinter of sunlight just might…
… set it right

As we sit and stare into the thin air
Have we a care there’s so much more out there
If we were to look out for the lookout
Maybe we’d grasp what it’s all about

A splinter of sunlight just might…
… set it right

Heart Throb Music Video.mp4

Heart Throb.mp3

Chords — Capo 2
C-c Em Em-e open (on bass strings)
Em

Written and recorded live in Ocean City, New Jersey. Inspired by a comment by Rick Reinhart about feeling “the pulse.”

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGet The Go

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Making Music That Makes People Dance
Making Music That Makes People Dance

LYRICS
When you find your legs ache
Because you want to shake
For the music to take
You away today
You know…
You can just get the go
Get up and go
Get the go

When your told “break a leg”
It’s for luck they beg
Go ahead and play
Play today away
No piper to pay
You away today
You know…
You can just get the go
Get up and go
Get the go

Get The Go Music Video.mp4

Get The Go.mp3

Chords — Capo 2
C Am
D Am
Em Am

Written and recorded live in Atlantic City, New Jersey with additional footage from the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ. Inspired by the people dancing to the music while I wrote the song on boardwalk.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Thunk
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSmile

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Daniel with Jae Yi and Janet Nydick (photo by Jon Sherling)
Daniel with Jae Yi and Janet Nydick (photo by Jon Sherling)

LYRICS
No matter the tribulation
No, no matter the trial
Merely your suggestion
Brings on a mile wide smile

You saving grace
You bring a smile to my face

Under the situation
Of you playing guitar
The jubilation
Toward a smile goes far

You saving grace
You bring a smile to my face

If only the population
Would yell more, more, more
The spiritual elevation
Will bring on smiles for sure

You saving grace
You bring a smile to my face

Smile Live (featuring Jae Yi and Janet Nydick / produced and recorded by Jon Sherling).mp3

Smile Music Video.mp4

Smile.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E A E
Bm7 A E

Written in Ambler, PA and recorded at Fort Washington State Park in Ft. Washington, Montgomery County, PA. The live version was recorded by Jon at the Jon Sherling Studios in Mount Laural, NJ.

The inspiration came as I sat on a bench in Ambler, PA trying to think of a song to play on stage that night. When I started writing the music on an acoustic guitar, I look up and saw a face smiling back at me. This made me smile. So, I continued with the inspiration knowing the smiling faces would make me smile that night. Then, I stopped to write down some lyrics, and I heard a little voice behind me yell, “More! More! More!” It was a little girl maybe 2-3 years old. She continued chanting until I started playing again. May music bring a smile to our faces.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
Black Dress Jess — Percussion (live in NJ)
Janet Nydick — Percussion (live in NJ)

From the album Crest Of A Wave
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDamage

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Songwriting on the Beach of Atlantic City
Songwriting on the Beach of Atlantic City

LYRICS
I’m talking damage
Damage!
Damn age damage

I’m talking damage you could not believe
I’m talking damage you could not conceive

Sandy getting sandy
Gonna show her wrath
Sandy ain’t so handy
Gotta take her bath

I’m talking damage
Damage!

Damage.mp4

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
E G
E G A E

A song inspired by the damage of Hurricane Sandy to Atlantic City that is still obvious almost a year later. Recorded in a lifeguard stand.

Made in the USA (Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Life After Life
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBlown Away

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Songwriting Under the Boardwalk in Atlantic City
Songwriting Under the Boardwalk in Atlantic City

LYRICS
There’s a wind blowing in
Off of the sea
And, it’s blowing me
Away… hey, hey!

There’s a wind blowing in
Off of the sea
It’s talking to me
Hear it say….

There’s an escape we can take
You know… we can go below…
We can talk
Under the boardwalk

We’ll ascend… blowing up
Down by the sea
Yup, we’re blowing up
And, away… hey!

Where there’s a wind
Blowin’ in
Up against the skin
Listen to the voice within
Hey, hey! Blown away

Blown Away.mp4

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm Asus
G
Em Am

A song inspired by trying to record in the winds of Atlantic City.

Made in the USA (Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Life After Life
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSolution Solution

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Songwriting in Ocean City, New Jersey
Songwriting in Ocean City, New Jersey

LYRICS
What is our solution
To the saline solution
Can you see
We’ve left the sea
In a terrestrial evolution

Hear we’re filling the ocean
With our own pollution
Can you see
We’re killing the sea
In a tribal revolution

Solution Solution.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G Em
Am D G

This song was inspired by a trip to the Shore with my son. It got me thinking that the human body is mostly salt water. I fail to see how we can pollute the sea.

Made in the USA (Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShifting Sands Of Time

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LYRICS
Standing in the ocean
Watching the tide roll out
I start to thinking
My feet are sinking
I begin figgerin’
What life’s about

Standing in the ocean
Watching the tide roll in
As I get a notion
My body’s in motion
The spirit’s en route
Life’s precious… no doubt

Songwriting in Ocean City, NJ
Songwriting in Ocean City, NJ

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 3
A C
E A

Made in the USA (Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShore For Sure

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Songwriting In Ocean City, NJ
Songwriting In Ocean City, NJ

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

Shore For Sure.mp3

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

bookmark_borderJersey Shore Blues (Body Surfing)

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“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

The Jersey Shore Blues.mp3

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

From the album Like Son
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhen The Tide Rolls Out

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Songwriting in Atlantic City, NJ
Songwriting in Atlantic City, NJ

LYRICS
When the tide rolls out
May it carry cares away
When it rolls back in
May you start new again

When the tide rolls out
May it ferry (fairy) you away
When it rolls back in
Well… may your youth return

Let the seagull fly
Across the sky
Let you imagination… occupy

When The Tide Rolls Out / Atlantic City.mp4

When The Tide Rolls Out.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D
D C
D Am C D

Made in the USA (Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
Ocean — Sound Waves

From the album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

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bookmark_borderDouble Toothpick

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LYRICS
Where do the good people go… do you know?
If the good life they’ve been livin’
Is full with the goodness of givin’
(Even with the occasional sinnin’)
Ya get into heaven
Pass the pearly gates
I can hardly wait

Where do the bad people go… do you know?
If after all the chances
You choose your dances
By selling your soul to the devil
Well… ya go straight to….

H e double toothpick
While you’re still quick
Don’t take too long
And, be judged as dead

A toast to the Mother, Sun and Holy Ghost

Of life make the most

 H e double toothpick .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 5
Em
D (less D) / D
Em over to F#

Written and recorded July 31, 2012 on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey.

Pictures

from the album Better Than An Itch
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCountless

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LYRICS
Who do you think you are
Trying to pound your fist
Reaching so far

What do you think you are
Bleeding from your ears
Dishing out fears

Demanding it’s your list
Screaming out jeers
Washing out bliss

Who wants your mess?

If you try to diminish us
You will count less
If you try to vanquish us
Us you will release
So please
Do
De de do
Do de da

Count Less .mp3

Pictures

ABOUT THE SONG
Em
Em / G (less G)
D / A / Em / G (less G) / Em

Written and recorded on July 30 and 31, 2012 in West Chester, PA and Ocean City, NJ. It’s about a guy from Atlanta, GA.

from the album Better Than An Itch
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIn A Fog (Ocean City, NJ)

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Writing the Guitar for *In A Fog* at Ocean City, NJ
Writing the Guitar for *In A Fog* at Ocean City, NJ

 

LYRICS
What? Are you living in a fog?
The children’s eyes pop through the mist
Try to start living with your head out of the clouds

Your vision — unclog
No opportunity missed
Its’ time to start screaming THE TRUTH loud out loud

 

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Writing the Lyrics for *In A Fog* at Ocean City, NJ
Writing the Lyrics for *In A Fog* at Ocean City, NJ

ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 2
E / A / G

Written and recorded on July 6, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. It was the eighth day of heat wave… even the beach was brutal. Then, at about 5PM, this strange fog started rolling in. As I was writing the music, I could see the eyes of children popping out of the mist. It made me think how great it is that kids don’t live in a fog… with their heads in the clouds.

from the album Zombieless Zone
by Daniel Brouse