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Do What You Gotta Do

by Clea Anaïs

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This version of “Do What You Gotta Do”, originally composed by songwriter Jimmy Lane Webb, pays tribute to my favourite version sung by Nina Simone.

When I first proposed this cover, my family and music team expressed skepticism, and I could genuinely understand why, Nina’s shoes are simply too large to fill.

That being said, February is Black History Month, and this is an opportunity to highlight a Black artist who I grew up listening to who inspired me deeply. As a child I was immediately moved by her voice, not just her technical ability and range, but the conviction and emotion she imbued in often carefully chosen words. With time, I learned her music was a conduit to expressing the injustices she faced and witnessed throughout her life. I genuinely encourage you to take a moment to learn about Nina Simone, read a biography, listen to an album. You will not be disappointed.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, “Do What You Gotta Do” is a song about heartbreak, love, and hope. These themes which resonate for me, are delivered in a laid back rendition of the tune. Recreating this song was a fun challenge executed at Studio B, with Jarret Mayo and Brock Geiger.

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Do what you gotta do
Come on back and see me when you can

Man I can understand how it might be
Kinda hard to love a girl like me
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I just wanted you to know
I've loved you better that your own Kin did
From the very start it's my own fault
What happens to my heart
You see I've always known you'd go

So you just do what you gotta do, my wild sweet love
Though it may mean that I'll never kiss
Those sweet lips again, pay that no mind
Find that dappled dream of yours
Come on back and see me when you can

Now I know it'll make you feel sad and make you feel so bad
They say you don't treat me like you should
They got ways to make you feel no good
I guess they got no way to know
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
And man you never lied to me
The part of you that they'll never see
Is the part you've shown to me

So you just do what you gotta do, my wild sweet love
Though it may mean that I'll never kiss
Those sweet lips again, pay that no mind
Find that dappled dream of yours

Come on back and see me when you can
Do what you gotta do
Come on back and see me when you can
Do what you gotta do
Come on back and see me when you can

credits

released February 11, 2022
Clea Anaïs - vocals, cello, mellotron
Brock Geiger- vocals, synths, drums, mellotron
Jarret Mayo- baritone guitar

Recorded & Mixed at Studio B - Brock Geiger
Mastering - Will Maclellan

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Clea Anaïs’ compositions center on her multifaceted artistic sensibility, and an emotional intelligence as sharp as a shard of bright-coloured crystal. Clea creates art that moves in interesting ways, and through this there are moments when she is vulnerable, and those moments move you because they are some special combo of being listenable, evoking thought/memory, and feeling new.

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