bookmark_borderBreathtaking

LYRICS
The air in Beijing
Is breathtaking
If you go there
You better be taking your own air
You’re not suppose to be able to see
The quality
Of air
Beware!

The air in Tehran
Iran
It’s terrorizing
We’re not alone
Closer to home
Philadelphia
Well, the air there
Is filth dealt to ya

Breathtaking

Better not gasp
’cause your lungs won’t last
You’re not suppose to be able to see
The air quality
We’ve gotta gotta find
Rack your mind
We’ve gotta find
A solution to all our air pollution
Gotta find
What comes to mind?
For crying out loud
My, Lord!
We’re not suppose to be able to see the air quality
We’re not suppose to be able to see the air…
Quite frankly

Living in a fog
When you’re living in smog
Clearly there’s no clarity
The air there is breathtaking
If something’s ever been meant for “goodness saking”
It’s air that’s breathtaking

Breathtaking Part 2.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Ebsus4 Absus4 Ebm
Rhythm: 112 BPM / 16 Beat #3 and Funky Trip Hop
Recording: digital 1-track stereo

This song is about humans making the planet uninhabitable. Over the last couple weeks, major cities including Beijing, Tehran and Philadelphia have declared air quality alerts. People are advised not to breath.

Air pollution is one of leading causes of death.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers and an Alesis Vortex controller to Albeton software (microKorg, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, and a couple pedals)

From the album Metamorphic Rocks
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCan You Hear The Alarm?

LYRICS
What do you know that is good?
What are you going to do for food
In your neighborhood?

What is good that you know?
When it comes to knowledge
Where you gonna go?

Who’s your friend? Who’s your foe?
Who is driving the wedge
Between yes and no?

What is good that you know?
Gonna live by the sword…
Die by the plow?

Can You Hear The Alarm? .mp3

Writing a Monsanto Protest Song in West Chester, PA
Writing a Monsanto Protest Song in West Chester, PA

ABOUT THIS SONG
At one of my usual haunts for writing music, I had begun a songwriting session… when, a group of people started gathering around me. It appeared as though my “office” had become the site of a Monsanto protest.

So, I figured I’d write this song about it; however, I didn’t have a title. As I went to record the a video of the music, an alarm went off. It seemed to fit. Thus, the name of the song.

LINKS
Food For Thought by Daniel
Guide To Edible Plants by Daniel

CHORDS — Esus, add F#, add G
C

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Eclectic Acoustic Electric
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderExtremes

Extremes.mp3

Songwriting Extremes
Songwriting Extremes

LYRICS
Going, going, going to extremes

One minute it’s hot
The next it’s not

Going, going, going to extremes

One day it snows
The next… who knows

Going, going, going to extremes

It’s not whether there’s gonna be weather
It’s whether we’ll weather the weather

Going, going, going to extremes

After floods dry out
No doubt a drought

Going, going, going to extremes

What do you know
There goes a tornado

Going, going, going to extremes

Some sort of insane
Hurricane

Going, going, going to extremes

Hell, is that hail?
My head’s too frail

Pretty soon a foreign typhoon
Rain of monsoon

Going, going, going to extremes

The answer’s blowin’ in the wind

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E hammer B, G
G A E
B E

Why we’re having volatile and extreme weather events:
Volatile Weather

Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover is Retreating

Snow Covered Desert

Global Warming And Climate Volatility

Rock And Roll Romper Room: the Modern Music Magazine, Articles

Volatile Weather. “the GOES-13 satellite, captures the massive winter storm currently affecting much of the United States” — National Oceanic

A 1-track stereo recording made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Two Way Street Beat
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART