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  E.G. Phillips, Ducks With Pants
E.G. Phillips
Brave Heart, Luna!

Credits:
vocals - E.G. Phillips
tenor, baritone saxes - Daniel Casares
trumpets, trombones - Rich Armstrong
piano - Kevin Seal
guitar - Jeffrey Burr
upright bass - Paul Eastburn
percussion - Chris McGrew

horn arrangement by Rich Armstrong
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Recorded at Wally's HydeOut, Hyde Street Studio C
​in San Francisco,  Sept 5th-8th, 10th and Oct 3rd 2021
​
Recording Engineers: Desmond Shea, Liam Craddock                             
Mixed by Chris McGrew                                                                        
Mastered by Gary Hobish, A. Hammer Mastering

Produced by Chris McGrew   

​Artwork by Mario M. Noche

All song written by E.G. Phillips (ASCAP)
(c) 2022 Ducks With Pants Music
"...the vibrantly almost riotous progressions get the dopamine flowing."
— A & R Factory


"Toes-in, heels-out… whether you have your dancing shoes on or walking at home shoeless, this song will make you boogie all day, all night long."
— Rock Era Magazine


"...a touch of sweet madness."
— 
Boulimique de Musique


Lyrics:
​
In the luscious brushstrokes of a candied sunset
Or the starkest black night at its apex
Or the dissipating mauve
Of some fresh hazy morn

Whatever witchcraft you happen to be brewing and
Despite moonshine’s gentle mewing
It’s the totality of the eclipse
You’re pining for

Brave heart, Luna! Brave heart, Luna!
Brave, brave heart
Brave heart, Luna! Brave heart, Luna!
Brave, brave heart        

For all the phase shifts that you’ve learned to endure
And those terrors to which you’re inured
The worst of which must surely be the
Wolf’s lonely howl

At least there’s the watery shimmers
The skyline’s pallid glimmers
And the enrapturing lethal silence of the
Wing flaps of an owl

Brave heart, Luna! Brave heart, Luna!
Brave, brave heart
Brave heart, Luna! Brave heart, Luna!
Brave, brave heart

It’s okay for you to cry        
It’s okay to cry sometimes
Just know who’s on your side
No matter how dark it may seem --
May seem — may see-ee-ee-eem

Brave heart, Luna! Brave heart, Luna!
Brave, brave heart
Brave heart, Luna! Brave heart, Luna!
Brave, brave heart
"What was it you always told me, Doctor? Brave heart?"
​
The title here is inspired by Doctor Who (a not infrequent influence on the oeuvre).  The fifth Doctor used this this phrase when trying to reassure his companion Tegan whenever they were up against the Cybermen or Silurians or what have you.  For some reason I decided that it would be an appropriate affirmation for a fellow songwriter friend of mine who occasionally despairs to the world via her Twitter account and thus seems to need some encouragement. At some point along the way these attempts to assuage her became a song.


The song’s pace has picked up over the years and it became a fun way to cap off a set, where it seemed to catch the ears of even the most indifferent of crowds.  And I really couldn’t imagine it as anything other than a big band number — fortunately Rich Armstrong has delivered a cracking horn arrangement.
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