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Originally Posted by Christopher
Unconditional Love & Street Angel (I've warmed to this song over the years but ultimately have never really connected to it, or totally understood the whole homeless love/lost theme)
"Street angels live on the street...and they always will"  |
Street Angel has worked it's way to the top of this album for me. It started only recently, but I love the instrumentation, and Stevie's vocal is top notch.
For me on a personal level, the song seems to be less about an affair with someone who is suffering from homelessness, and more about an
emotional connection with someone who chooses to not have a home...like a gypsy. Those people who are always on the go; they come into your life - make a profound impact - and then disappear with little or no explanation, leaving you to wonder why and what might have been. Like that woman, Caroline, that Johnette Napolitano so mournfully sings about on Bloodletting.
The best part? The story comes full circle in Street Angel, with Stevie playing the part as well. "But you never knew, you just thought I went away..."