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Big Daddy Rat

In a book and several widely read newspaper articles, the English journalist David Goodhart has identified a new cause for the vicious populism of our time. Le Pen, Brexit, Trump, the online hate culture - according to Goodhart, two new "meta-classes" (the "Anywheres" and the "Somewheres") have emerged in the global world, two completely different ways of living and feeling. According to Goodhart, these separate cultures are now competing against each other in a kind of new world culture war.

The picture shows: an altered extract from a photo somewhere out of the net

Somewhere, 3:33 am


Anyone awake again…? 
Now, 3:33 am…?

I was just looking… 
I was gazing…
I was just listening,
I was wondering…

Is it change that drives, 
Challenges and brings life, 
Even if failures are included?

Or is transformation 
A constant calculation 
Of loss, a humiliation?

And I was just looking… 
I was gazing…
I was just listening,
I was wondering…

You were somewhere, out there
You were not anywhere, no

Is it change that drives, 
Challenges and brings life, 
Even if failures are included?

Or is transformation 
A constant calculation 
Of loss, a humiliation?

I was just looking… 
And I was gazing
I was just freezing
While I was listening
And I was just looking
(For an answer
Of any kind)

You sang somewhere, out there
You were no anywhere, no
You were a somewhere, out there
You were not anywhere
Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere
(To find)

Somewhere, 3:33 am

Are You Waiting? (Original Live)

Vidéo : https://youtu.be/jckflDtyfUQ

Je sors..
Texte : Sanzen 
Chant : Julia 
Musique : Alain Illos

La nuit comme un écrin,
lendemains juvéniles.
Des lumières se devinent,
j'irai ce soir en ville.
Je sors ce soir,
retrouver ma jeunesse,
les regards qui scintillent,
ma nuit adolescente.
Je sors ce soir, en ville,
pour une célébration,
je sors me réjouir,
le brio dans leurs yeux.
Gardez moi du déclin,
lendemains juvéniles.
Je sors me réjouir,
les lumières de la ville.
Ce soir, adolescent,
ce soir, reconnaissant.
Pour ce qui est à venir,
mon coeur juvénile.
La nuit est un écrin,
les lumières,
les lendemains...

I leave

The night as a jewel box,
youthful tomorrows.
Lights can be seen,
I'm going into town tonight.
I'm going out tonight,
back to my youth,
glittering eyes,
my teenage night.
I'm going out tonight
for a celebration,
I'm going out to rejoice,
the brio in their eyes.
Save me from decline,
youthful tomorrows.
I go out to rejoice,
the lights of the city.
Tonight, adolescent,
tonight, grateful.
For what's to come,
my youthful heart.
The night is a jewel box,
lights,
the tomorrows...

Je Sors.... ( avec Julia )   translated after the French text

Gaz invited me to sing along to this Gem of a song he wrote, and It was a thrill and a pleasure to Join this Super talented guy once again!!  Gaz is a terrific vocalist, song writer and just the warmest kindest person to work with! I was introduced to Mike Fox who's wonderful and intuitive instrumental talent transformed the song not to mention that truly wicked guitar solo he threw in and the truly wonderful production work he did.  I am honoured and thrilled to work with these two amazing talented Gentleman!   
We hope you enjoy this wonderful song and we hope you will share it with others.

Copyright Brownie Fox 2024
Vocal Copyright Nat Daniels 2024
Instrumental tracks, Guitar Solo and Production: Mike Fox
Written and Performed by Gaz Brownie
Performed by Nat Daniels

Marry Me In Vegas

V1
I know I’ve been marry before
But that was a god damn chore
I want to do something different
Instead of feeling insignificant
It’s always been a dream of mine
So baby don’t decline
So I got down on one knee
And said you are the man for me

Chorus
Marry me in Vegas, It will be amazing
I will never look so pretty
Standing in the sin city
And my thoughts they wonder
To Elvis singing love me tender
That Beautiful velvet voice
Being trashed by a pub singer
Marry me in Vegas

V2
Now to be honest I didn’t wanna get married
But Vegas beats my local the horse & carriage
And she’s already brought all of the tickets
I’m British so it wouldn’t be cricket
How could I honestly say no
When it’s a place I’ve always
wanted to go

Chorus
Marry me in Vegas
It will be amazing ……
I will never look so pretty
Standing in sin city
And my thoughts they wonder
To Elvis singing love me tender
That Beautiful velvet voice
Being trashed by a pub singer
Marry me in Vegas

Guitar Solo - Mike Fox

V3
On the day of the flight Im a no show
I over slept and when on a go slow
She was waiting at the airport for me
So I rang her and made up a story 
She said : I’m telling ya this ain't gonna happen
You better get yourself here!
To marry me In Vegas
Am I making myself clear!

Outro
She shouts down the line …….
You better make make it on time ….
To…
Marry me in Vegas

Marry Me In Vegas - Fox, Brownie & Daniels

Woody

New Song Out Now – “Run Away With Me” 🎶✨

This song was inspired by my love of 50’s doo-wop music and classic black-and-white films like Casablanca, where characters share a deep connection but choose not to pursue it for the greater good, all while longing for it internally. I was 19 when I wrote it, at the peak of my introversion, having just left my parental home for the first time and learning to live and function independently. It reflects that internal conflict of desire versus restraint during a pivotal time in my life.


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Run Away With Me

My cover of 'Silent Night All Day Long' by John Prine.
Recorded on 12/14/2025, in one take with minimal post-processing.

There's a pine tree in a window in a house on a hill
With a tree top angel sitting perfectly still
She's watching the shoppers walk through the snow
With their arms full of treasures and hearts all aglow

We held hands and stared at the lights on the tree
As if Christmas was invented for you and for me
When the angel on the treetop requested a song
We sang Silent Night all day long

There's a family that's gathered in some living room
Dinner on the table that's been cooking since noon
Stockings on the mantle are hanging with care
While every body is saying a prayer

We held hands and stared at the lights on the tree
As if Christmas was invented for you and for me
When the angel on the treetop requested a song
We sang Silent Night all day long

There's a room out there somewhere with a woman in a chair
With memories of childhood still lingering there
How pretty the paper, the lights and the snow
How precious those memories of long long ago

We held hands and stared at the lights on the tree
As if Christmas was invented for you and for me
When the angel on the treetop requested a song
We sang Silent Night all day long

When the angel on the treetop requested a song
We sang Silent Night all day long

Writer(s): Bobby Whitlock, John Prine

Silent Night All Day Long (John Prine cover)

She’s got her head in the clouds. She still believes in the promises he made
But I still believe in her. Yeah, I still believe in her.

She seems afraid of her past. She sees no future, only fear and dread.
But I still believe in her. Yeah, I still believe in her
I still believe in her. Yeah, I still believe in her.

She recognizes the truth, truth she decided to disregard this time.
But I still believe in her. Yeah, I still believe in her.
I still believe in her. Yeah, I still believe in her.

Real eyes realize real lies.
Truth has no friends, it’s only blood and guts.
Nothing can stand in its way.
Hatred is born out of fear.
Fear often stands on the corner of the street.
Asking you to come out and play.

Real Eyes Realize

This an another one of those semi-live recordings. We took an initial iPhone recording of mine that was meant to be a simple test run and decided to keep it as the base to which Nat added her lovely harmony vocals and piano. It’s a very gentle, quiet love song that expresses how our deeply personal core is really one with nature, with God, where only the truest of spirits can find a home to share in love. The pine trees know and the dawn reveals such truths.

Written, produced and performed by: Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Craig Durgy: guitar & vocals
Nat Daniels: piano & vocals
Copyright 2024 Daniels & Durgy / Gentle Rain Records

Lyrics: WANTING

What I want is simple 
As stand the swaying pines
So quietly a symbol
Of this heart of mine
Reaching for the sunlight
To gain the heavens’ view
And when each storm expires
Will solemn watch renew

Yes, simple is my compass
It steadies on one light
It quiets the presumptuous
Withstands the darkest night
And deep within my wanting
I hear the pine trees sway
A call so low and haunting
To watch you slip away

Yes, I know well my longing
I watch, and there’s the sound
Of stars that rest with dawning
As the sunshine comes around
The warming of my inner-most
With gray and green and blue
Wanting is no more a ghost
The pine trees sing of you

Wanting

Wanting (live)

Two song writers, two kindred spirits... that found each other by pure happenstance and great fortune, to collaborate and create music together.
To see our separate artist pages, please click on the following links:
Nat Daniels   https://soundcloud.com/natdaniels
Craig Durgy  https://soundcloud.com/durge