O'Hooley & Tidow: Matthew & Ted Official Video

Matthew & Ted taken from Cloudheads - O'Hooley & Tidow's latest album. Released 21st April 2023.
Filmed in the Colne Valley in Huddersfield in April 2023.
Buy Cloudheads here: https://nomasters.lnk.to/Cloudheads or here: https://ohooleyandtidow.bandcamp.com
Produced by O'Hooley & Tidow. All rights reserved.

Matthew & Ted Song
Words & Music by O'Hooley & Tidow
Musicians:
Vocals: Heidi Tidow
Piano, vocals, percussion & feet: Belinda O'Hooley
Bass, electric guitar and acoustic guitar: Michele Stoddart
Electric Guitar: Katie Spencer

Mixed & Mastered: Neil Ferguson

Lyrics:
Waking up in the half light
Our baby’s feet above his head
Awake to a new day
Matthew and Ted
Heading up the back road
Deep into the woods
Symphonic chorus
While others dream of work
Familiar tread

In the High North
Ted’s adventure begins
Whilst our son
Dandles in his sling
A seam of good weather
Ourselves and boy take shape
Ted runs unfettered
Steep summits reached
As our little laddie sleeps

We’re all animals, searching for a lead
Someone to follow home
A place to belong and be

Sun warms the trodden
As we witness Ted’s last day
Unable
His back legs gave way
Looking at his faithful friend
Trusting in his gaze
Tenderly carried
Whilst our boy
Takes his first steps any day

And we talk and wonder
Of this most tender of men
With no need to overpower
His best friend
When I think of love
And ask what love is
Finding no words to fully express
I think of Matthew and Ted
Matthew, our Ted