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bookmark_borderOde To N. A. Poe

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N.A. Poe Released From Imprionment
N.A. Poe Released From Imprionment

LYRICS

Chorus
Eenie Meenie Miney Mo
They got Poe by the toe
They’d better… better let him go

Instead, why don’t you create an institution to the F’n Constitution
’cause don’t you think it’s about time?
No victim. No Crime.

Chorus

Instead, why don’t you sedate your confusion… militant delusion
’cause don’t you think it’s about time?
No victim. No Crime.

Chorus

Instead, why don’t you generate satisfaction… occupant inclusion
’cause don’t you think it’s about time?
No victim. No Crime.

Ode To n. a. Poe.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG

Chords — Capo 2
E A
E A G E
E

Made in the USA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Inspired by N.A. Poe getting let out of jail after being falsely imprisoned.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Eclectic Acoustic Electric
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFreedom Kingdom

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Freedom Kingdom.mp3

LYRICS
Give me freedom, and I’ll be home

Land, sea or foam
Wherever I may roam
Give me freedom, and I’ll be home
Give me freedom, and I’m coming home

Give me freedom, and I’ll be home
Add a dash of liberty
The taste we shall hone
So, the flavor is just right
For civil rights
And, the fat cats
Give up the fight

Give me freedom, and I’ll be home

Lord, tell me I ain’t alone
Give me freedom, and I’ll be home
Ring the bell. We’ll come hone
Give me freedom, and I’ll be home
With praise, prose and a poem
Give me freedom, and I’ll be home
Freedom, here I come
Give me freedom, and I’ll be home

Chords — E G E
E D D E

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderStampede In Our Own Confusion

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Stampede Of Our Own Confusion.mp3

LYRICS
Who let the fox in the hen house again?
(repeat x3)

As long as we don’t cluck
And, &^$% things up
If we all start panicking
We’ll stampede in our own confusion

Like sitting ducks on the first day of huntin’
(repeat x3)

Probably should take flight
Before we’re in their sights
If they all start shootin’
We’ll stampede in our own confusion

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about politicians and the herd mentality of citizens.

A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd) collectively begins running with no clear direction …

Chords — Capo 3
E A E
G A E

A multi-track stereo recording made in the USA (Paoli Chester County, Ambler, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Joe DeFeo — Pedal Lap Steel Guitar, Mixing and Produced by
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOde to Frank Zappa Politics

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“Politics is the entertainment arm of industry.”
— Frank Zappa

LYRICS
Beam me down, Scotty

Beam me down
All our sensors have found
There’s nothing around

Scottie

Beam me down

On the ground
What I fear
Was found…
No intelligent life around

I mean know
Of the human species
No, no know, no know

I said, “Take me to your leader.”
They said, “We have none in which we can trust.”
Then, we agreed it’s a must
In a leader, you must trust

At the very least, that’s a must
A leader you can trust
And, we all agreed,
We’ve had too much greed

We sat down
For a little picnic
So, we can think quick
Where’s Frank Zappa when ya need ’em

I suppose you’re right
Who would listen to him
cause he already ready said it once
Know need to say it twice
Are we men or mice?

I had to think twice

(A chorus of how the other animals of Earth try to get the *alien’s* attention e.g. how the baboon could tell ya they’re buffoon)

Ode To Frank Zappa Politics.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Dm

What if aliens landed and said, “Take me to your leader.”

Ode To Frank Zappa Politics Soundcheck and Concept.mp3

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards (performed in an extemporaneous fashion, simultaneously, impromptu, freestyle and on-the-fly)

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderVisible Life

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LYRICS
Oh, can’t they see
The invisible me
Why, oh, why
Can’t they see

Do they need special glasses
Or, are they just detrimental asses?

Oh, can’t we be
The positive we
Why, oh, why
Let us be!

Do they need special passes
Or, are they just ignorant asses?

Chorus

Visible Life.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
Em Am
D A D A D Em

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHear Comes The Sun

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Hear Comes The Sun.mp3

Writing and Recording the Song *Hear Comes The Sun*
Writing and Recording the Song *Hear Comes The Sun*

LYRICS
Whatcha gonna do
If a cloud rolls through
Sun’s outta view
Whatcha gonna do

Ya gonna huff and puff
Try n’ blow away the fluff
Ya can huff and puff
But, you can’t blow it away

Chorus

Maybe if I praise n’ pray
The sun will come back today

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C D G
G Em G

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderFlash Mob Flamenco

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Flash Mob Flamenco.mp4

Flash Mob Flamenco — How to Play Guitar.mp4

LYRICS
Clap your hands
Stomp your feet
Go!
Take flamenco to the streets

Robin Hood
Understood
Flamenco flash mob
The rich you rob
The poor you feed
Good deed indeed

Chorus

Repeat

Flash Mob Flamenco.mp3

 

Writing the Song *Flash Mob Flamenco*
Writing the Song *Flash Mob Flamenco*

THE SONG
Chords — Capo 1
Am E
Am C

The song was inspired by Flamenco Flash Mobs.

A 6-track stereo recording made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Shoe, Clapping, Snapping

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderA Maized

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LYRICS
The children run through the corn
Wonder what I can learn
Amazed at the maize
The genies of indigenous Americans

The rats at Monsanto… don’t know know… engineer rat tolerant maize
The health effects of Roundup-tolerant genetically modified corn
Maybe instead we should get on the horn
And, warn about the Roundup… instead
(Call a Roundup round-up)

Glyphosate intolerant primate
Herbicides I’d rather not be fed
Poisons I wished I wouldn’t have ate

Children can’t hide from a herbicide

A Maized.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 5
A D G A
A Em

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDike

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How to play guitar to *Dike*
How to play guitar to *Dike*

LYRICS
Can you take a look
Help me get a grip
Do I have a big fat lip?

Chorus
Been insulted… been assaulted
Victim of Lady Justice
No mate for Goddess Maat
Isis ain’t in this thesis
“If some god has been holding the balance of Dike….”
Imbalance they strike

The Man comes
Knocks you down
Logic runs
Down the drain

Fat Cat’s rats
Mow you down
While the clown
Lost his brain

Chorus

 

Chords — Aadd9 E
D7 Am
D7 G E

Lady Justice Blindfolded with the Scales
Lady Justice Blindfolded with the Scales

The song is about the justice system. Lady Justice can be traced back to Goddesses Maat, Isis and Dike. The quote is about Goddess Dike.

The personification of justice balancing the scales of truth and fairness dates back to the Goddess Maat, and later Isis, of ancient Egypt. The Hellenic deities Themis and Dike were later goddesses of justice. Themis was the embodiment of divine order, law, and custom, in her aspect as the personification of the divine rightness of law. However, a more direct connection is to Themis’ daughter Dike, who was portrayed carrying scales

“If some god had been holding level the balance of Dike” is a surviving fragment of Bacchylides’s poetry. Ancient Rome adopted the image of a female goddess of justice, which it called Justitia. Since Roman times, Justitia has frequently been depicted carrying scales and a sword, and wearing a blindfold.

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderYou Shine Through

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Songwriting in West Chester, PA
Songwriting in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
It ain’t that funny having no money
It ain’t that kind being cruel
You’re not the honey… rather the fly
Of course we mind being the tool
Acting the fool as you defy (destroy)

In the end, I’ll come through, and you know it
In the end, you’ll shine through, and I don’t doubt it

You Shine Through.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
C E
E G D E

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderThe Final Solution

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LYRICS
Are you tired of greed and hypocrisy
Are you sick of pollution
Are you tired of need and discrepancy
… sick of exploitation?

Have had enough
Hot air huff and puff
Enough of the small stuff
Have you had enough

Are you ready for deed — independency
Are you set for Destination
Holding steady… seeds of legacy
Paradise’s plantation

Have you had enough
Get off the cuff
Tough in the rough
Get in the buff
Create from raw stuff

Here’s the final solution:
Avoid the final solution

The Final Solution.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D A
A E A
A C

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRock-You-Pie (Rockupy)

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LYRICS
The knot to tie
The not to try
why not…
Rock You Pie?

For a real dream
Add ice cream
Rock-you-pie a la mode

Rockupy!

Flush the crap
Down the commode
Hand clapper for the crapper
As in, “Do you get it…
Flush that shit!”

Rockupy!

Rockupy (.mp3 Free Music Download)

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

daniel – voice and acoustic guitar

Written and recorded in the Occupy Philadelphia camp on Easter Sunday 2012.

High Definition Pictures

More From This Album

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe First Amendment Monument

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Writing the First Amendment Song
Writing the First Amendment Song While Sitting on the 1st Amendment

LYRICS
It’s the 1st Amendment
Whether you like it or not
The 1st Amendment
Ya can’t piss in “It” without the pot
[We ain’t even got a pot to piss in. Sing it again!]

Do ya get “it”? This is our permit

As I sit on the rock of the constitution
Watching the evolution of a revolution
Solution? (x5)

Tick-tock on the rock
Of freedom
Universal communication vibration
The #1 celebration

You are free to sing
You are free to dance
Whatever is your thing
To help further existence
The First Amendment
Whether you like it or not
And, I can’t take it back.
No. I won’t take it back!

About the Song *First Amendment Monument* (.mp4 Video)

About the Song *First Amendment Monument* (.mp3)

*First Amendment Monument* (.mp3 Free Music Download)

ABOUT THE SONG
Em / A
C / F

daniel – voice and 12-string Washburn acoustic guitar

A song written and recorded while sitting on the statue for the 1st Amendment at Independence Mall, Philadelphia during an Occupy Philadelphia event on Easter Sunday 2012. The protesters did not get a permit to protest. Instead, they put a sign on the monument saying “This is our permit”.

High Definition Pictures

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAnimals

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[whistle]
Fido! Come here, my boy
Yo, Fido!

The animals are running the zoo
There’s nothing much
You can do
They’ve broken free
Of all restraint
Now, there ain’t…
A tame point-of-view

Mic check [echo]
Tell your Ma
Tell your Pa
The sheep say baa

Chorus

Mic check [echo]
Tell your brother
Tell your sister
The mounted monkey will twist her

Chorus

Mic check [echo]
Tell your teacher
Tell your preacher
A sounder of swine
Are taking away your liberty…
And mine

A litter of pigs litter the streets
With a pack of mule mentality

Animals .MP3 (Vocals)

Written and recorded at Dilworth Plaza, Occupy Philadelphia by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWith Love And Rage

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The Song *With Love And Rage*

We’ve entered an age
In need of our sage
From the year nothing
Spring…
To be our savior
Bringing blankets to the shivering
Bringing food to those hungering
Medical attention to any needing aiding

We pray
Please don’t take that away
With love and rage
Occupy the savage age
X’s and O’s
The hero from year zero

About the Song *With Love And Rage* .mp4 Video

High Definition Pictures

Written at Occupy Philadelphia by Daniel Brouse

Christmas Music