>>>
>>> DAVE
>>> DAVE AND ANNA PATTERSON ARE A HUSBAND 4@AND WIFE IN REAL LIFE.
THEY ARE A DUO KNOWN AS 4@THE
HIGH SPIRITS.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THEM.
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE THEM
RIGHT HERE ON 207.
GUY, TAKE IT AWAY.
♪ [4@ MUSIC ] ♪
4@4@4@
♪I
♪I SEE
♪I SEE EVERYTHING SO CLEAR 4@ NOW, IT'S FUNNY HOW IT'S BLIND. BURNED AWAY MY OLD SELF, AND
HELD THE HAND OF TIME.
THEY'RE SAYING ALL 4@THE WRONG
WORDS, 4@PUTTING ON A SHOW.
YOU ARE LYING 4@THROUGH YOUR
TEETH NOW ♪
WORDS, 4@PUTTING ON A SHOW. YOU ARE LYING 4@THROUGH YOUR TEETH NOW ♪4@
♪ IS THIS THE 4@ONLY WAY YOU
KNOW TO MAKE IT, CLOSE YOUR
EYES AGAIN 4@AND 4@PRAY FOR IT.
WHILE I'M WITH YOU AND 4@OUR
HEARTS MAKE IT, STILL AFRAID OF
WHAT YOU'LL 4@DO AND SAY.
DO YOU REMEMBER ALL 4@THOSE 4@L
NIGHTS OF BREATH AGAINST THE
COLD.
WRAPPED 4@UP IN EACH OTHER AND
WAITING TO UNFOLD.
AND WE STRIPPED 4@AWAY4@ THE DE
SKIN, DRAWING 4@OUT 4@OUR PLANS
PUT THEM 4@IN MY HANDS.
IS THIS THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW
TO MAKE IT, CLOSE YOUR EYES 4@
AGAIN AND 4@PRAY FOR IT.
WHILE I'M WITH YOU AND MY
HEART, STILL AFRAID WHAT YOU
MEAN WHEN 4@YOU CALL MY NAME.
WHAT IF THIS IS JUST A BIG
JOKE.
CAN YOU PROVE THAT 4@YOU ARE
HERE?
IF YOU 4@SET YOUR LIFE ON FIRE,
CAN YOU PROVE THAT 4@YOU ARE HERE? IF YOU 4@SET YOUR LIFE ON FIRE,@
THE FEAR DISAPPEARS.
BECAUSE OUT HERE IN THE 4@
SUNLIGHT I'M BURNING, AND TO
SEE YOU WITH YOUR STORM CLOUDS,
YOU'RE 4@A THOUSAND MILES AWAY.
IS THIS THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW
TO MAKE IT, CLOSE YOUR EYES
AGAIN AND 4@PRAY FOR RAIN.
WHILE I'M WITH YOU AND MY HEART
IS 4@NAKED, STILL AFRAID WHAT Y
MEAN WHEN 4@YOU CALL MY 4@NAME.
CALL 4@MY 4@NAME ♪
♪
>> THE HIGH SPIRITS BACK ON
TOUR.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> YOUR KIDS ARE GETTING OLDER.
THEY ARE GETTING MORE ACTIVE.
HOW DO YOU 4@HAVE TIME TO WRITE
SONGS.
THAT WAS AN ORIGINAL. 4@
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>>4@ I HAVE A WRITING SHED 4@WH
I WRITE.
THAT HELPS.
>> LOCK THE KIDS 4@4@AWAY.
LOCK THEM 4@INSIDE.
>> ALSO, WE CAN WRITE AND
PRACTICE MUSIC WHILE OUR KIDS
ARE SCREAMING AND THROWING
THINGS.
WE CAN FOCUS IN ANY4@
PERFORMANCE.
>> WE DID THIS MORNING.
THAT'S HOW 4@WE REHE4@ARSED.
THEY WERE THROWING PENCILS.
MOM, DAD, IF WE CAN GET THROUGH
THIS, WE 4@CAN GET THROUGH
ANYTHING.
>> STAY FOCUSED.
>> WHAT IS THE PROCESS?
WHO COMES UP WITH THE LYRICS?
WHO COMES UP 4@WITH THE MUSIC?
>> DAVE ORIGINATES ALL OF THE
LYRICS AND THE MELODIES AND
KIND OF PRESENTS USUALLY ALMOST
FULLY CONCEIVED IDEA IN A SONG
AND I USUALLY HAVE TO GO IN
THERE AND CHANGE SOME LINES
AROUND AND CHANGE THE MELODY
LINES AND 4@CUT OUT BRIDGES.
>> POLISH IT AND GIVE IT A HIGH
GLOSS.
>> RIGHT, YEAH, MAKE IT
SOMETHING 4@I CAN SING.
>> AND IN ANNA'S 4@VOCALS.
IT'S ABOUT 4@THE VOCALS.
MOVING THINGS AROUND AND
HIGHLIGHT THAT.
WHICH IS GREAT.
IT'S PRACTICE IN ECONOMY OF
LANGUAGE, ECONOMY OF KEEPING IT
SHORT.
THESE ARE POP SONGS, SO 4@IT'S
MOSTLY ABOUT OVERWRITING AND
CUTS, CUTTING.
ANNA IS GREAT AT POINTING OUT, @
THAT DOESN'T WORK.
>> THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> PEOPLE WANT TO 4@SEE YOU, HA
NO SHORTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES
HERE IN SOUTH PORTLAND.
ON THE 4th SATURDAY OF EVERY
MONTH AND AT 4@HOPS HOUSE 99 ON
AN IRREGULAR SCHEDULE, BUT YOU @
ARE THERE A LOT.
WE HAVE A LINK 4@TO YOUR WEBSIT
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
IN.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING 4@US. 4@
>> HIGH SPIRITS, WE HAVE THE
LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE ON OURS.
GO TO THE 207 SECTION.