Seattle is home to many great musicians,
and two of my favorites
are Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder.
Their new record, "Mother Mind",
is a collection of beautifully crafted songs
that loosely document Tekla's struggle
with postpartum depression.
Well, here they are from Altai Arts Gallery
in West Seattle performing
"Keep It Upbeat."
♪♪
-♪ It doesn't take much for me to go under ♪
♪ Just a little push for me to slip slide ♪
♪ I don't know how much I can keep my head up ♪
♪ When everything starts to go dark ♪
♪ Try to keep moving ♪
♪ But I need to sit still ♪
♪ Gotta keep doing, keep pushing up the hill ♪
♪ But what is the point when you've done it all before? ♪
♪ There's nothing left to say ♪
♪ And who you trying for? ♪
♪ Just keep it upbeat ♪
♪ No one wants to hear a sad song ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ So if you write a sad one ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ Ah, make it, make it move along ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ There's this voice that needs to come out ♪
♪ If I don't let it, everything goes wrong ♪
♪ There's days I don't want it ♪
♪ Wanna push it deep down ♪
♪ Or I'm just too tired to write another song ♪
♪ The same voice says ♪
♪ Ooh, you got some nerve ♪
♪ You can't really keep me quiet ♪
♪ I'll bubble up and burst ♪
♪ 'Til you let me out ♪
♪ Say what I need to say ♪
♪ I'll be sitting on your shoulder ♪
♪ And I'll be heavy the whole way ♪
♪ So keep it upbeat ♪
♪ No one wants to hear a sad song ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ So if you write a sad one ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ Ah, make it, make it move along ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ Ahhhhhh, ahhh ♪
♪ Oooooooh ♪
♪ Ahhhhhhh ♪
♪ Oooooooh ♪
♪ Ahhhh, ahhhhhh ♪
[ Guitar solo ]
♪♪
♪ I don't know why I was made this way ♪
♪ But with these words, I become clean ♪
♪ And today's a better day ♪
♪ But the battle's never over ♪
♪ It might be for a while ♪
♪ Well, no matter what you do ♪
♪ Just remember to smile ♪
♪ Especially when it feels like there's nothing new to say ♪
♪ Just keep it to yourself ♪
♪ Don't give it all away ♪
♪ 'Cause it's not worth it ♪
♪ And you know that it's true ♪
♪ So just let it all go ♪
♪ And be sure that you ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ No one wants to hear a sad song ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ So if you write a sad one ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ Ah, make it, make it move along ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ Ahhhhhh, ahhh ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ No one wants to hear a sad song ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ So if you write a sad one ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
♪ Ah, make it, make it move along ♪
♪ Keep it upbeat ♪
[ Chuckles ] Whoo-hoo!
-"Mother Mind" is available on Bandcamp and in CD form
at live show merch tables.
And speaking of, catch Tekla and Jeff
live on Friday, October 3rd
at the Rabbit Box in Pike Place Market and Wednesday,
October 22nd at Spanish Ballroom in beautiful downtown Tacoma.