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Nathana​-​el

by Brock's Folly

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This one has been a long time coming. Way back in 2014, Nathanael Mosley supported our Kickstarter for The Great Commoner, and one of his rewards was supposed to be his very own personalized Brock’s Folly song.

Brock’s Folly really dropped the ball on this one. Nathanael let us off the hook way back then when things got hectic for us, and the years went by quietly and forgetfully, as they so often do.

Until recently, that is, when his dear wife told us that a personalized song was something Nathanael would still love to receive. After half a decade, with Brock’s Folly having gone their separate ways, it didn’t seem like something we could make happen.

But with so much recording going on virtually these days, we figured, “Why not?” So, unbeknownst to Nathanael and his dear wife, Brock’s Folly came out of retirement COVID-style and put this little number together. Michael wrote lyrics, Jesse wrote music and melody and drove up from Florida to Georgia to record his parts. Luke sent in guitar and vocal parts from Oregon. Justus drove down to Georgia from Tennessee to record vocals and trumpet.

And we liked what came out of this long-distance collaboration well enough to share it with you all. In fact, this song looks to have sparked a long-distance Brock’s Folly reunion. Stay tuned for more singles to come.

And, in the meantime, Merry Christmas! Especially to you, Nathanael Mosley. You deserve so much better.

lyrics

Behold the big-hearted, bespectacled pacifist
who toils to shore up the fighter jet defense.
A mystery, a paradox, so quiet in person,
whose poetry posts flood the timelines of friends.

He once rode a Vespa and I’m sure that it fit him,
but he fits in as well in a passenger van.
Each of his children have five names to choose from,
and friends feel blessed to get five words from the man.

Nathana-el means “a gift of God,”
and mostly Mosley fits his name.
Nathana-el might be a little odd,
but would that we would all give gifts like him.

Behold the big-bearded, bespoke, outdoorsy patriarch
who cooks and cleans beside his wife and dotes on every child.
A mystery, a paradox: this gentle domestic
who could easily haul a living from the wild.
Oh Nathanael, Nathanael, you deserve so much better,
you patient, long-suffering, generous friend.
There’s no way we could repay near what we owe you,
for payment, you’ll have to endure unto the end.

Nathana-el means “a gift of God,”
and mostly Mosley fits his name.
Nathana-el might be a little odd,
but would that we would all give gifts like him.

credits

released December 25, 2020
Vocals, acoustic guitar: Jesse Jack Murray
Vocals, electric guitar, slide: Luke Lillard
Vocals, trumpet: Justus Stout
Percussion, bass: Michael Minkoff

Produced by Brock’s Folly
Mixed and Mastered by Michael Minkoff

album artwork by Rusty Hein with hand-lettering by Vanessa Minkoff

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