A song about the perils inherent in getting what you want.

That Old Curse (Second Take)

I wrote this song last year on October 19th when my grandmother died. I've recorded it and released publicly this year to remember her.

Jameson and Ice

I wrote this song in September 2015, shortly after hearing about the death of a young refugee, Alan Kurdi. It's an attempt to imagine the last words a father might say to his son before sending him on a solo journey across the Mediterranean to Europe.

There Will Be More

This song is based on a true story that happened to me a few weeks back. I hope you like it!

Dont Call the Cops on a Friend

Recorded live at the Ranger Station, There Will be More is dedicated to the family of Alan Kurdi, an infant kurdish refugee who washed up on the shores of Greece, and to all the refugees still looking for a better life.

There Will be More (live, 12 string)

This is a demo I just recorded of I song I wrote about my complicated feelings regarding pacifism and the struggle to create social change.

Brian Conley's Album

Never_Stopped_a_War

Well I love Portland, beers why I came.
Seven years later, I still hate the rain.
My wife she promised, it won't be so bad
Now every year, I remind her of that.

River in the sky means the rain's gonna come,
I hear this year'll be the hardest one.

Well last night, I saw a ring on the moon,
You know that means the rain's coming soon.
Why oh why, am I still here?
Nothing to do, except cry in my beer.

River in the sky means the rain's gonna come,
I hear this year'll be the hardest one.

Man on the street, he's a living rough,
reminding me, I got more than enough.
The weather is bad, but I can't complain,
I got plenty of beer, and a roof for the rain.

River in the sky means the rain's gonna come,
I hear this year'll be the hardest one.

baghdadbrian