Songs about Angels

[Rorschach]

Here's some stuff not mentioned yet, I think, culled from the 5 hours worth of "Angel" songs I played in my long-gone themed radio show.

These I endorse wholeheartedly

Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey - Angels

etc.

Oh god, it's going to take me forever to get through this lot!

Actually, that's very ungracious of me. Sorry!
Thank you for this list, Felix, but please forgive me if if I don't comment on them individually. I'll give them a listen this weekend.

As for the first on the list, I'm not that wild about it but I love a lot of the stuff they did with/as the Dbs so I'll give them another spin or two.

Oh, and the Lene Lovich was another one I'd forgotten but that I love, so thanks for the reminder.

[Rorschach]

Second - the misconceptions in this phrase

their other 'Angel' song (Angeleyes), which is very ABBA by numbers.

are at Trumpian levels of irrationality. TO BE (slightly) FAIR I admit I only realised its glorious sophistication when I attempted to play and sing it myself.
However musically it is probably one of their very best.

"TRUMPIAN"!!!
How very dare you!

Look, I have no idea what 'Abba by numbers' even means but this I will say: The day we get challenged for ill-informed, throwaway comments is the day the board dies! I know very little about music, and even less about ABBA, and have no intention of learning now, so please keep your first-hand experience and knowledge to yourself. You won't win any friends by knowing what you're talking about.

[Rorschach]

"Raphael is cool but crude", referring clearly to the archangel Raphael, from The Book of Tobit.

Silly bugger.

References the specific angel Abaddon/Apollyon.

This, however, is fab. It really reminds me of something but I can't put my finger on it...

[Rorschach]

Fallen Angel - Blue Oyster Cult, on Cultosaurus Erectus

And of course the best Angel song ever written: Engel by Rammstein

This is probably not the correct response but I find them both amusingly daft. Rammstein could be intoning philosophical genius for all I know but the style of the whole thing is so cod-portentous it makes me smile. And it's quite joyful by the end. Love it.

[Rorschach]

If we go down that road, we should include all the 500+ angels (and demons) in John Zorn's Masada series

by track
by album

Jesus.

No!

[Rorschach]

Robbie Robertson - Fallen Angel

That's great. I love the way the rhythm pulls itself together in the beginning.

Another Kate Bush one

Another one for the 'get stoned and chill' playlist.

[Rorschach]

Have we scared you away, Tym?

A bit!

Listening to all this stuff takes a lot of time and I've been busy lately. I hope to get back on track in October.

all good...

but some of mine are really ace!!

Indeed they are. I've already listened to them all (I didn't make it to the end of all of them) and added more than half of them.
I particularly like the Lene Lovich, John Campbell, Laurie Anderson, Ron Sexsmith and The The.

And I think that'll do!

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Here's the link to the Spotify playlist.

[Nervous Ned]

Angel, Angel Down We Go Together - Morrissey

[ConnyOlivetti]

David Bedford - Instructions for angels

[Santa C]

Greetings Conny




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[copehead]

Fallen Angel - Blue Oyster Cult, on Cultosaurus Erectus

And of course the best Angel song ever written: Engel by Rammstein

This is probably not the correct response but I find them both amusingly daft. Rammstein could be intoning philosophical genius for all I know but the style of the whole thing is so cod-portentous it makes me smile. And it's quite joyful by the end. Love it.

I think anything intoned in a German growl is going to sound cod-portentous, unless it really does carry portent, in which case just portentous.

I think both are amusingly daft as well, great songs by bands who probably don't take themselves wholly seriously.

[copehead]

David Bedford - Instructions for angels

Between 10,000m runs I imagine.

I always thought he looked more like a rock star than a runner, all that hair must create a lot of drag.

[Santa C]

David Bedford - Instructions for angels

Between 10,000m runs I imagine.

I always thought he looked more like a rock star than a runner, all that hair must create a lot of drag.

A great athlete and bloke

I met him a couple of times when he was Race Director of The London Marathon



.

[Rorschach]

Angel, Angel Down We Go Together - Morrissey

I often think he'd be so much better if he stopped just hammering out the third of each chord and tried to write an actual melody. This is a perfect example of that. And the backing sounds like he's told the string section from Cloudbusting to do the same thing but make it less interesting.
I don't hate it but it could be so much better.

[Rorschach]

David Bedford - Instructions for angels

Jesus! What a bloody racket.
Not sure what drugs I need for that one.

[Charlie O.]

Don't think these have been mentioned yet - apologies if I'm mistaken...

Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts - "Angel Of The Morning" (first recorded by Evie Sands, whom I love, and later by P.P. Arnold, Dusty Springfield, and Juice Newton - but I think Merrilee's record is the best)

The Walker Brothers - "Archangel"

[Rorschach]

Don't think these have been mentioned yet - apologies if I'm mistaken...

Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts - "Angel Of The Morning" (first recorded by Evie Sands, whom I love, and later by P.P. Arnold, Dusty Springfield, and Juice Newton - but I think Merrilee's record is the best)

It's in the first post!
I went for a rough reggae version. I may change it yet....

The Walker Brothers - "Archangel"

Baroque organ opening, melodramatic vocals, and film score strings and kettle drums.
It's a bit silly, isn't it?

[The Slider]

did anyone suggest this?

[The Slider]

Does Golden Years count?
The backing vocals repeat 'Angel' again and again but it is tenuous at best

[Nervous Ned]

Scott Walker - Angels of Ashes