Hope. Hopeful. Hopeless. Hopelessly.

“Hope. Hopeful. Hopeless. Hopelessly.” – Daniel Franklin How’s that for a sneak preview of my next song lyrical content? It’s still in its infancy, as I don’t have my guitar, whom I recently christened Sambora, with me in Jakarta. I thought about lugging it but it doesn’t seem practical seeing that I’m clocking long hours ahead of [...]

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Daniel Franklin – Switching Gears

I’ve been experimenting in different genres than my previous compositions all those years ago. After dabbling in Christian contemporary through “Echoes of Mercy”, which I have previously shared, this is officially my first country music. And country music is synonymous with themes of mostly highways so I indulged the same. Here’s the lyrics to “Switching [...]

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Daniel Franklin – Echoes of Mercy

As promised, I finally completed the lyrical content of my first ever religious-themed song where I just wanted to tell my side of the story after being away from the church for almost 15 years. It took a single moment to start a butterfly effect in my life. I plan to record all of my [...]

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Daniel Franklin – Thank You For The Memories

My first composition since 2007. Here’s the lyrics to my closure song – “Thank You For The Memories”. Daniel Franklin – Thank You for The Memories I tried to learn to live with unanswered questions Been shouldering the aches for all these years There’s stranger in the mirror he’s staring back at me The ship [...]

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Your Taste in Music Says A Lot About You

As we age, our taste in music evolves to reflect our maturity. Look at your playlist, especially your favorite tunes, favorite musicians, favorite lyrics. It gives people some insight of your soul and character. You subconsciously portray yourself as the theme of your favorite songs. I love Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, CCR. Their [...]

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DJ Gallivanter – Everybody Fook the Mixes

1. Pitbull featuring Akon & David Rush – Everybody Fucks 2. Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child 3. Calvin Harris – Feel So Close 4. Gabe featuring Ludacris, Usher, David Guetta – Rest of My Life 5. Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera – Feel This Moment 6. The Cataracs featuring Sky [...]

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