With the release of the Chris Difford curated ‘Song Club’ album next week, I want to share this video of my contribution to this fabulous collection, supporting the RCN Foundation and inspired by the “Covid frontline” photos of nurse Hannah Grace Deller— ‘It Has To Be Done’. Co-written with the fab Mark E. Nevin, and recorded and performed here with Leland Sklar and Pedro Segundo.... Jx
with Leland Sklar and Pedro Segundo
Song written by Mark E.Nevin and Judith Owen
Produced by Judith Owen
If you want to know a man
Give him a mask
Don’t explain, he understands
You don’t have to ask
If he’s tired he’ll rise above it
If it needs doing he just does it
Say it can’t be done, he’ll tell to you to shove it
Wooo
When you need a helping hand
To give you a heart
Don’t explain she’ll understand
Right from the start
If she’s scared she’ll rise above it
If it needs doing she just does it
Don’t ask her why, ‘cause its just because
It has to be done
It has to be done
It has to be done
It has to be done
If I’m scared I’m gonna rise above it.
Tell myself hey easy does it
And if it needs doin’ I’ll try do it.
And when the night comes well I’ll get through it
When the day breaks I don’t dread it
No one else somebody who said it.
It has to be done
It has to be done
It has to be done
It has to be done
Recorded, mixed and mastered by David Spreng at Dave’s a Room, North Hollywood CA
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