Let's talk about.......ANGEL.....

[fleetwoodtrick]

Originally Posted by equeen102289

Angel is another favorite of mine. I think it would have been a huge hit if released as a single. It's a lot more radio-friendly than Sisters of the Moon.

When I first bought Tusk, Angel didn't stand out to me. It wasn't until I saw the Tusk documentary that I fell in love with the song. The filmed version of Angel is my favorite live performance of Stevie's next to Rosebud Rhiannon.

Greatest.BN.moment.ever.

But I've always loved Angel, and I did the same thing as Lala. I purchased Angel off of iTunes WAAAAAAAY before I even thought about buy Tusk. (But I've switched to Amazon now because they're prices are lower and it downloads right into iTunes anyways!) Angel is also very fun to sing for me because its up beat and not too hard to do in my register

[fleetwoodtrick]

Originally Posted by thatgirlwasme

Yeah Angel!!! I love this song!

I agree that it has more of a Lindsey vibe than a Mick vibe. I think the lines "I still look up when you walk in the room/I've the same wide eyes, now they tell a story/I try not to reach out when you turn around and say hello/We both pretend, but your no pretender" are some of the most brilliant she has ever written.

What can I say, "that girl was me"

A

To be honest, your username just dawned on me. LOL, I always wondered where that came from because up until this point, I thought the lyrics were "that girl was free." Now I feel dumb. D: And the sad thing is, I must've read the lyrics ATLEAST once because I read through all the little book things that come with CDs.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by fleetwoodtrick

I thought the lyrics were "that girl was free." Now I feel dumb.

Don't feel dumb. We've all screwed up the lyrics when we didn't know the correct words.

[BellaDonna]

Originally Posted by thatgirlwasme

Yeah Angel!!! I love this song!

I agree that it has more of a Lindsey vibe than a Mick vibe. I think the lines "I still look up when you walk in the room/I've the same wide eyes, now they tell a story/I try not to reach out when you turn around and say hello/We both pretend, but your no pretender" are some of the most brilliant she has ever written.

What can I say, "that girl was me"

A

I agree! Thoes lines make me think of LB every time. Especially after watching some of the Tusk Doc and watching them preform it, omg too cute!! They was sooooo smokin' hot together... Mmmm. wow.

[singatnight]

So glad to hear other people think this is a Stevie/Lindsey song too!!! I agree 100%. It seems to fit them perfectly. I would be thoroughly disappointed to learn otherwise. The chemistry is definitely there in the Tusk tour doc.....both when they are working on it and during the stage performance........LOVE IT!!!

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by Sanne2

It was released as a single:

But probably not in the US? I think this one is from Holland.

cool...I hadn't seen this before

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by njova

I think this song is 100% about Lindsey and I think angel was their nickname for each other I mean didn't Lindsey have a song called Goodbye Angel which I think is about Stevie.

That reminds me of Ooh, My Love.

"There was a time when he used to call her angel."

Michele

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Lala

"You feel good/I said it's funny that you understood/I knew you would/When you were good...you were very, very good"

"I still look up...when you walk in the room"

Hmmm, I'm sure Mick feels good!

Also, Stevie is kind of forced to look up at him, given his height.

Michele

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by David

Here's the audio performance from the same show but from the soundboard, so crowd noise is minimized.

www.sendspace.com/file/wk1w7d

Thank you SO much for this! I've always loved this version!

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by Sanne2

It was released as a single:

But probably not in the US? I think this one is from Holland.

No it was never released here ..a mistake I think ..I am one of the "lucky ones" that got to see it performed live and on the Tusk tour..it was great and La Nicks doing the Charleston in her beret was cute.

[Lala]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Hmmm, I'm sure Mick feels good!

Also, Stevie is kind of forced to look up at him, given his height.

Michele

Considering her height, she has to look up to most people.

Lalala...it's about Lindsey

[singatnight]

I'll give Mick Beauty & the Beast....and maybe even Storms........but Angel, no way!! It's all Lindsey

[daniellaaarisen]

There's a sense of timelessness in "Angel" that I think can only be fitting for Lindsey. She seems to be singing to somebody who has been long gone from her romantic life but the love just won't die. Her and Mick were short lived, for one. Also, I don't think the distance between their breakup and the creation of this song was big enough for her to be writing so reflectively. Immediately after their breakup, it wouldn't be all that significant if she was "looking up" at Mick when he walked in the room... I think she wrote "Angel" with that line feeling especially poignant to her, in which case you would think immediately of Lindsey.

I adore this song so so much. I think it is an incredible example of how Stevie learned to balance the more commercially appealing writing of "Dreams" versus the ethereal, vague "Rhiannon" and "Gold Dust Woman." She combined the two beautifully.

[Phoenix]

Isn't angel one of the Rhiannon songs?

[Fannymac]

My all-time favorite Stevie song, bar none!!!

As for the lyrics, what about the ORIGINAL ones, as Stevie initially wrote them...."And we both pretend....there was an end...but there was no ending?"

Oh, yeah....this is about Lindsey!!!