Whilst sitting in a bar one night with a friend and writing a set list for a gig I was about to do, I wondered aloud what songs to play. “Why don’t you play all your happy songs?” he hilariously quipped. “Right!” I thought, “I’ll show him” and vowed to write a happy song. Up On The Heath was the result.
Sadie
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UP ON THE HEATH
Won’t you stand still with me
We’ll get out of this city
We’ll live our lives they’re meant to be
Breathe in the clean air
Oh, but you know my old car
It just wont get us very far
Just out of Hackney up to Gospel Oak is all im hoping for
So lets go up onto the Heath
Watch the city crawl beneath our feet
Try to beat these blues away
Oh, well won’t you come away
Cos the world looks good today
Lie on our backs and watch the world rush by
We’re high in a blue sky
And I’ll tell you what i know
Of the city down below
Of all the people here in London Town
Well im so glad i found you
Oh, let’s go up onto the Heath
Watch the city crawl beneath our feet
And try to beat these blues away
And pretend the world is perfect for today
When the lights begin to fade
We will slowly make our way
Through the ancient trees of Hampstead Heath
While the moon does creep
And the city sleeps
We’ll be up upon the Heath
Watching the city crawl beneath our feet
And we will beat these blues away, yeah
And we’ll know the world is perfect
And everything was worth it
Yes, we’ll know the world is perfect for today.
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Album version from THE BLACKSMITH’s GIRL features:
Sadie Jemmett — vocals & acoustic guitar
Ed Harcourt – piano, bass, guitarron, accordion, baritone guitar, percussion
Cass Browne – drums/percussion
Nick Etwell – trumpet
Sky Murphy – trombone
Gita Langley — violin
The Langley Sisters (Gita, Rosie & Edie) – backing vocals
Producer: Ed Harcourt
Engineer: Tom Loffman
Mixer: David Bianco
Mastering: Andy “Hippy” Baldwin
Recorded at Beethoven Street Studios, London
Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London
Music & lyrics by Sadie Jemmett
Copyright © 2010 Mamaz Music Publishing/PRS BMI All Rights Reserved
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