Knox Bronson – accomplished roué & singer

My new album, One Man’s Opinion Of Moonlight, is available on iTunes (click on image to go there).

It is also available on Pandora, Tidal, Spotify, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Napster, Google Play, Bandcamp, and everywhere.

 So they told the tale of the golden sun
And the shining girl who lived within
So pretty
I'll go now
I know now
Just where to find her
So the story goes we wore the clothes
To make it all seem possible
The hope it was
All gone now
So long now
But not forgotten

We tried so hard to make it come true
A perfect dream, sun bouncing, sky blue
Pop down the years, still shining on you
Translucent songs that made the world new
 
Those summer days, your sweet perfume
Just filled the air with magic
A symphony
So bright now
All light now
They watched us dancing.
A slip of time, a ray of sun
A floating song of a perfect world
And endless love
How softly
How sadly
Young hearts were broken
 
We tried so hard to make it come true
A perfect dream, sun bouncing, sky blue
Pop down the years, still shining on you
Translucent songs that made our love new

 Pop Down The Years (Bronson, ASCAP)

Here is the first video from the album, for Quicksand.

This an acoustic version of David Bowie’s masterpiece, “Quicksand,” from his 1971 album, “Hunky Dory.”

The inspiration for the video was Heinrich Boll’s 1963 novel, “The Clown.” The novel follows, in a series of flashbacks and ruminations, the downfall of the protagonist, Hans Schnier, once an A-list entertainer who has, in the past, toured Europe and performed at the finest concert hall and stayed in the best hotels. He has lost the only woman he ever loved to his stubborn refusal to sign an agreement to raise their future children in the Catholic faith. Additionally, his alcoholism has progressed into the realm of hopeless. The last scene shows him performing on the sidewalk outside a train station, his make-up smeared and cracked, with tears streaming down his face. Quite a book, beautifully written, and I highly recommend it.

Track Listing

Hampstead Incident (Donovan) (3:40)
Autumn Leaves (Kosma) (3:49)
Angie (Jagger/Richards) (4:25)
Young Girl Blues (Donovan) (3:37)
For No One (Lennon/McCartney) (2:18)
Just Like A Woman (Dylan)(3:41)
Quicksand (Bowie) 4:31
Coming Back To Me (Balin)(5:23 )
Pop Down The Years (Bronson) (3:35)

Stephanie In The Morning

Stephanie In The Morning, from my next instrumental album, Pacifica.