bookmark_borderPlease Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Made famous by The Animals
Written by Benjamin / Marcus / Caldwell

Verse 1:

	 Bm                 A
	Baby, do you understand me now
	G                           F#
	  Sometimes I feel a little mad
	      Bm                                   A 
	Well don't you know that no-one alive can always be an angel
	G                                   F#
	  When things go wrong I seem to be bad

Chorus:

	D                      Bm                  A
	I'm just a soul who's intentions are good
	G           [N.C.]                     Bm
	Oh Lord   please don't let me be misunderstood

[repeat intro (2X)]

Verse 2:

	Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
	With a joy that's hard to hide
	And sometimes it seems that all I have to do is worry
	And then you're bound to see my other side

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

	Bm    A  [first 3 beats as per intro]
	/ / / /

	G            A       G           A
	  If I seem edgy, I want you to know
	 G            A               D     Bm/F#
	That I never mean to take it out on you
	G                 A             G       A
	  Life has it's problems and I get my share
	     G                        F#
	And that's one thing I never mean to do, 'cause I love you

Verse 3:

	Oh, oh, oh, baby, don't you know I'm human
	Have thoughts like any other one
	Sometimes I find myself long regretting
	Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done

[repeat chorus followed by intro (1X) to fade]

Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Coversong).mp3
A cover song recorded on November 29, 2012 in Chester County, PA. I would tell you what it is about… but, I’m afraid you might misunderstand.

It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

bookmark_borderHunter’s Moon

LYRICS
The Hunter’s Moon hovers on the horizon

Once the setting sun is done
It will be a full moon risin’

The folklore of the sky
Trying to answer, “why?”
The folklore of the sky
Understanding the part that is I

The nocturnal prey play after day
The Hunter’s moon shinning like noon
Gives light to the motion of flight

Let go. Whish. (The string of the bow)

Good night!

Hunter’s Moon.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG

The Hunter’s Moon is so named because plenty of moonlight is ideal for hunters shooting migrating birds in Northern Europe. The name is also said to have been used by Native Americans as they tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. The Hunter’s Moon and Harvest Moon are not brighter, smaller or yellower than during other times of the year, but all full moons have their own special characteristics (based primarily on the whereabouts of the ecliptic in the sky at the time of year that they are visible.) The full moons of September, October and November, as seen from the northern hemisphere (which correspond to the full moons of March, April and May as seen from the southern hemisphere) are well known in the folklore of the sky.
— Wikipedia

Written and recorded on November 29 and December 1, 2012 during a Hunter’s Moon.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Winter Wonders
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSlick (Winter Mix)

LYRICS
The tricks with this mix
Involve staying on course
You know? When visibility is low
Trying to avoid blunt force

To hell with hail
that falls to the ground
We’ll sustain the freezing rain
And, figure a work around

Damn the don’t knows
Full speed in the head

The fix for this mix
Involves getting out from betwixt
From above… snow… ice below

Slick (Winter Mix).mp3

 

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – E
D Eb E
E Eb D

Written and recorded November 27 and 29, 2012. It started with trip from West Chester… through Chester County… past Great Valley… and into center city Philadelphia… during a winter storm.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion

From the album Winter Wonders
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPush The Envelope

LYRICS
When it comes to a shove
Push the envelope
If the answer is, “nope”
Push the envelope

Sometimes you need the touch of a kid glove
Sometimes you need a blessing coming down from above
Sometimes you just need to give them enough rope
To push the envelope

Out of the box
I was outside of the box
Shredding chains and shedding locks
Cunning as a fox

With a band that rocks
There’s hope
We’ll push the envelope

Push The Envelope Part 2.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am A
Gsus4 Am

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

Recorded on November 27, 2012 in Chester County, PA. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOhio

Originally by Neil Young
Cover by The End

LYRICS
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We’re finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We’re finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Ohio (Neil Young Cover Song).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – Dm F C
Gm7 C

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A coversong recorded on November 27, 2012 in Chester County, PA for use in an album about authority run amuck. It was recorded as an on-the-fly by-the-seat-of-your-pants, 1-track, stereo, passion piece.

From the album You Made the Bed You Lie In

bookmark_borderMoonshine

LYRICS
Give praise for the moonshine
Pass on the sun’s rays (raise)
Give praise for the nighttime

Reflections from afar
Shedding light from a star
Phenomenon bizarre
Traveling as both wave and particles

Give praise for the sunshine
Bounce off the moon’s backside
Making the full moon shine fine
Giving rise to the ocean’s tide

Reflections from afar
Shedding light from a star
Phenomenon bizarre
Bringing a lifetime of spectacles

Give praise the stars do shine
Travel through vast space
To grace the crisp wintertime
Shinning down on the human race

Reflections from afar
Shedding light from a star
Phenomenon bizarre
Traveling as both particles and wave
Causing us to howl and crave
… none too soon to howl at the moon

Moonshine.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Key of C

Written and recorded on November 26, 27 and 28, 2012 in West Chester and Ambler, PA. It is about getting sunlight in the wintertime to keep you healthy and happy… and the way a full moon full of reflection can make you feel crazy.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Winter Wonders
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMy Thoughts Are With You

Songwriting In Chester County, PA
Songwriting In Chester County, PA

LYRICS
As you go out in the big wild world
My thoughts are with you
As you grow from young through old
My thoughts are with you

If Ideas are too complex… if ideas do perplex
My thoughts are with you
If you feel as though you’re living under a hex
My thoughts are with you

I’d be more than willing to lend my brain
I’d be more than happy to help explain
It might even be fun… and entertain
Or, if we’re lucky… benefit humanity a bit

Whether a whale under slaughter
Or, parent of dead daughter
Whether deaf in a life of silence
Or, victim of domestic violence
My thoughts are with you

My Thoughts Are With You.mp3

My Thoughts Are With You (Writing the Song Guitar Video).mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords – A B7sus4 A
B7sus4 G

Written and recorded on November 21 and 25, 2012 in West Chester, PA. It is about sending out positive thoughts.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Winter Wonders
By Daniel Brouse



bookmark_borderThe Shopping Blues

LYRICS
I wish I could shop until I drop
Alas, there’s nothing I can do
I get the shopping blues

Wish I could get that “best price” pop
Get a rush like a bunny… hop, hop, hop
Alas, there’s nothing I can do
I get the shopping blues

No pause to contemplate the (environmental) flop
My Christmas wish — stop, stop, stop

Free MP3 Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, Chords and Information

From the Christmas Treasures albums Last Christmas by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThank God

Writing the Song Thank God on Thanksgiving Day
Writing the Song Thank God on Thanksgiving Day

More Than Fine.mp3 (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio)

LYRICS
Very thankful you gave us the day
And, I’d be more than happy to do it again
Thankful to make it all this way
And, I’d be more than happy to do it again

An opportunity of a lifetime
A gift of time that I can call mine

Quite thankful for the day and the night
And, I’d be more than happy to do it again
Thankful for the might of your light
And, I’d be more than happy to do it again

An experience of a lifetime
An existence that’s more than fine

ABOUT THE SONG

Written and recorded on Thanksgiving Day, 2012.

From the Christmas Treasures album Last Christmas by Daniel



bookmark_borderVeterans Of The Christmas Wars

Songwriting In Chester County, PA
Writing Christmas Music In Chester County, PA

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

About the Song and Chords

VIDEOS
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Veterans of the Christmas Wars Song by Daniel Brouse by KingArthur.Com

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Veterans Day Parade, West Chester, PA (2012 11 11) by KingArthur.Com

bookmark_borderYou S A PSA

Writing Music in West Chester, PA
Writing Music in West Chester, PA

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.mp3

You S A PSA Song (How to Play the Guitar).mp4

pictures-and-videos

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

bookmark_borderThe Who

LYRICS
“Meet the new boss… same as the old boss”
Don’t leave your fate to destiny
Influence the coin toss
Don’t live you life in misery
Go for the gain. Avoid the loss.
Not just for you
But, for those beyond your point-of-view

“Meet the new boss… same as the old boss”
Elevate your fate
And balance the scales
Calming the irate
Putting wind in your sails
Not just for you
But, for those beyond your point-of-view

The Who.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
C
C / E / F / G / C

Written and recorded October 8, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It starts with a line from The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again as it fit in so well with the title of the album The New Old. Don’t be fooled. You have free will. Please choose your destiny while considering the impact on everyone… even those beyond your point-of-view — “the who”.

Daniel – Vocals, Keyboards

From the album The New Old
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe New Old

LYRICS
When we started to count, we went from 0 to 1
By the way, this was way, way back in the day
Then in the modern day, we found a way
To make music play
Putting bits and bytes to websites
In binary… in fact, back to the very…
0’s and 1’s

Come in from the cold
It’s the new old
Just when you thought out was sold
Come in for some new old

[I can’t get no satisfaction. She’s a daytripper, yeah!]

Can you see
Paper comes from a tree
Moses’ new commandments were carved in some very old stone
Our new condiments were made from mature… more than an instance
Even the telephone, TV and computer come from regurgitated ideas
So, before making a stance…
On creativity…
Before raising fears
Let’s see how much original
Is left in us all

Besides, a zero isn’t much of anything
Let’s try something new… invigorating

The New Old.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Dub Step

Written and recorded on October 7, 2012 in West Chester, PA  and is the theme song for the album. It is pretty much a given that we are impacted by the events that have come before us. Instead of trying to avoid it… why not celebrate it?

Daniel – Vocals, Programming

From the album The New Old
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGrooved

People Getting Grooved at the Paoli, PA Blues Festival
People Getting Grooved at the Paoli, PA Blues Festival

LYRICS
I went to a blues festival
But, it was too sad
Then, I saw some heavy metal
They were too, too mad

May the music move you
Any which way
May the music move you
Every which way
So long as you are grooved

When I went to see some county
It was paved over
Then I went to see classic rock
It was a poor pour [Fab-4] cover (let it flow)

May the music move you
Any which way
May the music move you
Every which way
So long as you are grooved

grooved.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E / A / G / E
E / D

Written and recorded in Paoli, PA and West Chester, PA on October 6, 2012. I stared thinking about the term BluesFest. It kind-of felt like an oxymoron. Ya, know… “Festival Of Sadness”. So, it’s a tongue-in-cheek song about music moving people. Whatever music moves you, may you be moved. In fact, when it’s all said and done… I hope you are grooved from the experience.

Daniel – Vocals, Guitar

From the album The New Old
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGet It Right

LYRICS
If you’re gonna pray, you might as well say
“I pray that I get it right!”
If you’re gonna say you might as well pray
“I pray that I get this right!”

Better pray, better pray all through the night
Better pray, better pray all through the day
Better pray as I work at working it into my work
Better pray as I work at working at what I play

Get It Right.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E / G
E / A
E / A / E / G / E

Written and recorded on September 27, 2012 in West Chester, PA. Why pray for anything else?

Daniel – Vocals, Guitar

from the album Revolution Evolution
by Daniel Brouse