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The Ballad of Anne & Ann

from CLOUDHEADS by O'Hooley & Tidow

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Words & Music by O'Hooley & Tidow

After our 2012 song about Anne Lister became the tune to Sally Wainwright’s BBC1/HBO drama ‘Gentleman Jack’, so many of you asked us for a song about Ann Walker, so here it is… featuring the beautiful, pure voice of Gentleman Jack herself, Suranne Jones. Suranne donated her fee to the LGBT homeless charity, the Albert Kennedy Trust.

lyrics

All the words I write to hide
The feelings others can’t abide
Buried down beneath the light
Is it better to be alone?
Command, contain, stride, control
Constant striving takes its toll
Uncompromising as I am
Am I afraid to fall?

You’re everything they cannot see
A warrior beneath the veil
Of femininity
The finest china made from bone
You’ll be the one to carry me home

We met before but not like this
You lift my hand in a formal kiss
Why can’t I meet your direct gaze?
A crowded room demands restraint
I’ve been warned from the glow
So I need you to take control
A fire can’t burn without its fuel
It takes madness and courage to live as we do

credits

from CLOUDHEADS, released April 21, 2023
Belinda O’Hooley - Piano, vocals
Heidi Tidow - Vocals
Suranne Jones - Vocals
Anna Esslemont - Strings
Miriam Skinner - Cello
Jude Abbott – Flugelhorn

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