Notre Dame
The museum rang
To ask for some help
Could we loan them a painting
Which one shall we share
Which one from the vault
Which one would be the most entertaining
So we sent our driver
Along with the poolboy
For us it would be too draining
And we shared our treasure
For us it’s a pleasure
What we offer is truly amazing
Think of the good that we do for our globe
Notice how we make a difference
Where we go we generate hope
And receive our well-deserved reverence
Think of the good that we do for our globe
We all held our breath
As she went down in flames
The cathedral collapsed in ruins
Our hearts were heavy
Our minds were sad
Thankfully no loss of humans
But the treasures were burnt
And the relics destroyed
It was almost our undoing
So we donated money
Were generous and caring
This was the right thing to be doing
Think of the good that we do for our globe
Notice how we make a difference
Where we go we generate hope
And receive our well-deserved reverence
Think of the good that we do for our globe
We cannot see the dead and the dying
The hungry, the ill and the poor
Plastic soup, mass extinction
Severe air pollution
We can’t be everyone’s saviour
We won’t be everyone’s saviour
Think of the good that we do for our globe
Notice how we make a difference
Where we go we generate hope
And receive our well-deserved reverence
Think of the good that we do for our globe
Piano solo: Tony Hoyting
Recorded at Wedgeview Studios June 2020
From A to B
October 2021
All Music and Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Except “Spring” and “Note Dame” Music: Ellen Pels and Tony Hoyting,
Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Arrangements: Ellen Pels en Tony Hoyting
Studiotechnique: Erik Spanjers
Mastering: Silvia Vermeulen
Production: Ellen Pels
Album Artwork: Roy Verhaag Studio Rrook
Recorded at Studio Moskou, Studio Silvester, Wedgeview Studios, Odeon Theatre Zwolle, and Wisseloord Studios
Ellen Pels Band:
Lead vocals: Ellen Pels
Piano, Fender Rhodes,
Keyboard, Vibraphone: Tony Hoyting
Acoustic and Electric guitar: Klaas-Jelmer Sixma
Bassguitar and Double Bass: Pieter Althuis
Drums: Joost Visser
Percussion: Gijs Anders van Straalen
Saxophone: Tibor Elferink
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Libbe Oosterman
Trombone: Arend Huisman
Backing Vocals: Inze Meijer, Florens Eykemans, Mousmé Brocaar, Ellen Pels
Red Limo String Quartet:
Jonas Pap, Camilla van der Kooij, Dirk Feller, Sietse van Gorkom
Stageband Jazz Orchestra:
Trumpets:
Libbe Oosterman
Johan Boekema
Esther Fernandez Mata
Bas van den Broek
Jaap de Vries
Trombones:
Pavel Shcherbakov
Arend Huisman
Enne Feenstra
Gosse van den Berg
Saxophones and Flutes:
Steven Sluiter
Jan Schoemaker
Sander Baan
Richard Borchers
Bert Brandsma
Rythm:
Imre Kruis (drums)
Marco Kerver (double bass and bassguitar)
Thomas Hilbrandie (guitar)
Tony Hoyting (piano)
