Tag: alternative rock

bookmark_borderHammerhead

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LYRICS
With a little stammer
“Take this hammer,”
He said,
“And, hit it with a hammer!”
Hit it with a hammer?
I didn’t understand the detail:
Nail the nail
I thought I was it
Bam! Impale
Hit it with a hammer
Like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer
It’s hard for me to feel the appeal
Where’s the glamour
… hit it with a hammer?

He did deliver
A screwdriver
Am I a believer?
Some how I misconstrued
Screw the screw
Now I’m screwed

Hit it with a hammer
“Hit the nail on the head”
Wish he would have said

Hammerhead.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: E A / C G D
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe All Day Blues

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LYRICS
This is intended to be a jam
Happening just right around the bend
In the very near future
Chances are large by the time you hear this
Unless you are light years away
And it takes more than a day
This is a jam in the key of the blues
A little improv. jam bordering on jazz?
Whoa! I don’t want to blow smoke up your ass
This ain’t no jazz
Just a lil’ improv. in the key of the blues
Now wouldn’t it be a real sin
TO throw a little Latin in
And what the heck
You might even say it’s a little Gaelic
Druid… fluent in fluid Druid
Wait! I though you said this is in the key of the blues?
Yes, it could be a sin to throw too much Latin in
I woke up this morning, and I got out of bed
And had to shake my head
I woke up this morning and got out of bed
(Which isn’t that unusual… not until I checked my head)
Then I said, what’s going on?
I gotta get my blues jam on
Get it on all day long
’nuff said
[the guitar does the talking]
Whoa! Playing the blues all morning
Into the evening
Working the blues
(I said,
I just can’t get that song out of my head)
The blues isn’t something
You can do in passing
No, no! Ya got to do it with some passion
You’ve got to do with your heart and soul
You know that takes its toll
[guitar talks with soul]
Careful you might catch the blues
The blues flues
Is going around
The blues flu
Coming through
Could effect you
It’s alright to get up and dance some, too
Shake those blues
At the end of the day
When there’s nothing to do you can say
… just couldn’t shake the blues
All day paying my dues
And tomorrow
Imagine the sorrow
That’s really blue
Nothing I could do
The evening blues
Nothing I could do
You work all day paying your dues
The everyday blues… turned into the night… into broad daylight
Alright
Though it may be dark out there
The light shines in here
Let the light shine on you
Pass through you and turn blue
Then do all the good you can do

The All Day Blues.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Blues
Chords: Key of the Blues (E)
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGood Dog?

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LYRICS
Can you teach your old dog a new trick
Get him to fetch
Or sit, sit, sit?
How about if you said
“Roll over. Play dead.”
Do you think it’ll take
If you ask him to shake?

He’ll bring you joy
He’s such a good boy
(As long as he is sleeping)

If not your dog, how about your kitty
Can you get her to sit up pretty
Or get her to stay
As you walk away?
Or get her to come
So you can pet her some?

She’s your heart’s pearl
Oh, such a good girl
(As long as she’s sleeping)
Oh no… is her eye peeping?

Good Dog? .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: G E / G D A E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSo Complicated

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LYRICS
You mean it doesn’t have to be so complicated
… as simple as that?

Here’s a list:
Does space exist?
Is the thought odd
Of sensing God?
Then how on Earth… or above…
Can I say, “God is love”?
… as simple as that?
You mean it doesn’t have to be so complicated
… as simple as that?

Imagine this…
Add it to the list:
Frictionless
You’re in space and just like that — SNAP!
Your tether goes snap
My suggestion:
Stick with friction
Friction saves your life every time it rains
Without friction the rain would go right through our brains!
Thus, avoid frictionless
… as simple as that?
You mean it doesn’t have to be so complicated
… as simple as that?

So Complicated.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: Em / Eb Em slide up an octave to Em Eb / D Em
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_border100% Chance of Whether

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LYRICS
At first we started wondering why
The earth had become so dry
Jilted, wilted, parched and cracked
Not a drop of water as a matter of fact

Maybe we spoke to soon
Here comes a massive monsoon
Prepare to take a ride
On the mountain’s mudslide

This weather is as volatile
As a cross-eyed crocodile
Don’t mistake the rile
For a smile

Mother Nature going insane
Another psychopathic hurricane
I am whipped, beatin’ and slammed
Don’t know if I’m going home?

100 Percent Chance of Whether.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: E A G E / E A B7
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMama Said Suite

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Matt Eck — Banjo
Daniel — Piano
James “Pops” Brouse — Audience Participation

bookmark_borderOver Do

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LYRICS
When I think of you
On a cold winter’s night
All I want to do
Is hold you tight

Do you feel we’re overdue
For a lovely rendezvous
A close encounter

Can he hold her?

Do you feel overdue
To be in touch for a few
A close encounter

Please embrace her!

When I dream of you
In the broad daylight
All I want to do
Is hold you tight

 

 

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Em C6 / Am G F Em; 83 BPM Shuffle Rock and 16 Beat #3
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards (Korg PS60 Keyboard, Yamaha PSR-740 Keyboard, MiniNova Synthesizer, MicroKorg, Casio Wk-3500)

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEngine-Ear

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LYRICS
Conductor! Conductor!
Check your vector
(check and a re-check check)
We’re on a runaway symphony
It’s easy to see
And I do say
Alert the engine-ear
Right hear!
Right now!
Wow!

Try to cut loose
The caboose
Chasing this train in vain
’cause Conductor, I checked and re-checked our vector
Why chase the train in vain
Off the tracks
No come-backs
This train is runaway
Wouldn’t you say?
On a runaway symphony
Better alert the engine-ear
Ya better stand clear
It’s out-of-control… we’re all… out-of-control
In fact, Conductor,
It’s sounding more and more
Like Rock n’ Roll
… ain’t that classical at all

The End of the line is a mighty fine line
They say you don’t want to cross
This ain’t no coin toss
They say you don’t want to take any chances
’cause there are no seconds
Minutes, days, years
No more tears…
No more joys…
No more noise
No, no more more
No, no train will remain

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Eb / Db Gb Eb; 136 BPM Slow Rock Casio and 8 Beat Soft Yamaha
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Playground

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LYRICS
Down the slide
Another ride
And why not
… to the top!
Look around
Slide back down

Merry-go-round
Circles found
A life’s cycle
Turn around
And rebound

Just how far
On monkey bars
A bizarre
Among the stars
Reach The End
Do it again

Be quite sure
Of the metaphor
The playground
We have found
Is the instance
Of existence

The Playground.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: A C G / G F# Em / Em slide up to G A
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderA Cold November Day

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Christmas Candle Light
Christmas Candle Light

LYRICS
There’s a way
A cold day
Gets the season
Underway
Then, the glow
Sunshine in the window
Participant in the radiant
With warmth, come to know

The leaves left
Leaving in the light
Shadow’s theft
Looming is the night
Afterglow
Lighting candles in a row
Participant in the radiant
With warmth come to know

If time must transpire
Might as well, light a fire
Participants in the radiance
If time must transpire
By the light of the fire
By a candle light’s glow
With warmth come to know

A Cold November Day (Music Video).mp4

A Cold November Day.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Dm G / C E Am / Am C
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the 2017 holiday album of music Christmas Creations
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDown In Front

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LYRICS
Sit down in the front row?
Well, I just don’t know
If you’re going to a show
Then, go, go, go
Stand up for a moment
Like a monument
Stand up and be counted
Addi it up… amounted
You know, mojo?
Get off your seat upon your feet
Get your feet upon your seat
If you’re rocking to the beat
Add heat, heat, heat

Down In Front Prelude.mp3

Down In Front.mp3

Down In Front Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: E A G E / E G A E
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAce High

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LYRICS
The candle is burning
As our hearts are yearning
From both ends
Godspeed to learning
Combine with some smiling
The spirit mends
Three kings ace high
Take a sign from the sky
And stop on by
To find out why
The shepherds’ herd
Heard angels on high
Take the sign to answer why

Survival of the fittest
The human race’s race quest
Hard to digest
Self-preservation
Situation frustration
Really for the best…
Is it really for the best?

Three kings ace high
Take a sign from the sky
And stop on by
To find out why
The shepherds’ herd
Heard angels on high
Take the sign to answer why

3 Kings Ace High (Music Video).mp4

Ace High.mp3

Ace High Instrumental.mp3

3 Kings Ace High Instrumental.mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Asus4 E7sus4 / D Am7 E7sus4 / Esus4 E7sus4
Recording: digital 5-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the 2017 holiday album of music Christmas Creations
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderImpart (On Christmas Day)

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LYRICS
Has your gift any lift
What is in your heart
What purpose has your presents use
Impart on Christmas Day
Is there merit in your spirit
Is giving love an art
The message in your passage
Impart on Christmas Day
All make your way
Impart on Christmas Day

Has your season any passion
What is in your heart
What purpose has the present
Impart on Christmas Day
Undergo the mistletoe
I try to do my part
A sign of love from above
Impart on Christmas Day
All make your way
Impart on Christmas Day

Impart On Christmas Day.mp3

Impart On Christmas Day Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E A G E / C D E
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the 2017 holiday album of music Christmas Creations
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDay Of The Daydreamer

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LYRICS
Back in the day
Of the daydreamer
Imagine what can
(whatcha can whatcha can)
Imagine while you can
Imagine again
Imagine and then
Imagine it into certain
They say
Back in the day
Atmosphere was so much clearer
For the daydreamer
Back in the day
They say
Easier to get through
Easier to come through
Holds true
For me… how ’bout you?

Day Of The Daydreamer.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Dm / F C Dm / Dm D / C D; 120 BPM 60’s Rock & 16 Best #5
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderComing Apart at the Seems

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LYRICS
It seems as though the seems
Are splitting
At the seems
Try not forgetting
The seems
In through the cracks
Slip the dreams
Fronts from backs
So it seems
Goes the seams
In through the split
Slips the light
Overshadows “it” —
The dark of night
Out-of-sight
Inside out
Victorious bout
Light wins the fight
So it seems
Goes the seams
It seems as though the seams
Are ripping at the seems
Keep on letting
The seems
Come to light
On the dreams

Coming Apart at the Seems.mp3 

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive / Folk
Chords: Cm Dm Em / Em / D E / D Eb E; 124 BPM Heavy Metal and 8 Beat #1
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards (Korg PS60 Keyboard, Yamaha PSR-740 Keyboard, MiniNova Synthesizer, MicroKorg, Casio Wk-3500)

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse