Songs about Angels

Subject: Songs about Angels
From: Big Jim from Jackson
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 07:17 PM

A friend is looking for songs about angels (not just mentioning angels). She is trying to find something to record fror a McDonald Safe House recording compelation album. The data base doesn't have much that seems appropriate. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 07:30 PM

Lily:   by Kate Bush

Angel of the Morning:   by PP Arnold

Angel Eyes:    by Roxy Music

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 07:43 PM

Rene of the Sidmouth Middle Bar singers has a song with a chorus, that goes "Come, come, angel bands, come, come around me stand, bear me away on your heavenly wings to my heavenly home". Sorry, but I can't remember more of it!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 08:32 PM

Here it is:
@displaysong.cfm?SongID=287

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Bert
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:07 PM

here's one of mine

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Margret RoadKnight
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:37 PM

"Calling All Angels"
Jane Siberry

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Big Jim from Jackson
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:42 PM

I have passed these suggestions on. Keep 'em coming! And Thanks!

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: greg stephens
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 02:00 PM

Lewis(Louis?) Collins by Mississippi John Hurt is a good'un.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 03:33 PM

Sinsull - thanks for that link. At least the bits I remembered were sufficiently recognisable, even if not very accurate!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 05:49 PM

One of my favs is "Mrs Adlam's Angels" by Ralph McTell. Very much about childhood innocence.

Words go something along the lines of:

Sundays as a rule
Us kids went to Sunday school
And Mrs Adlam said
Angels sit round our heads
To keep us safe from harm 'til morning light is done
And we used to lie awake just to see if we could see one ...

If this seems interesting I'll try and remember the rest of the words.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 06:06 PM

Johnny Angel from the 50-60s????

Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Angel Baby
Teen Angel
Devil Or Angel

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 06:26 PM

U2.....Angel of Harlem

Eurhythmics.....There must be an angel

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,Malachy
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 08:42 PM

John Prines 'Angel From Montgomery'?
Cowboy Junkies 'Misguided Angel' ?

MargretRK.... Well mentioned. J Siberrys 'Calling All Angels' is a stunning song.
Mal.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 09:18 PM

You Are My Special Angel

Angels We Have Heard On High

Calling All Angels

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 09:20 PM

Honky Tonk Angel

Blue Angel

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Margret RoadKnight
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 09:35 PM

"Angels Keep Watching Over Me"
gospel classic by Thomas A. Dorsey

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 09:38 PM

The Angels Listened In

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: FIDDLE-4
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 10:30 PM

IF YOU WOULD THEM TO DANCE

IRISH JIG-THE BLUE ANGEL

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: cobber
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 12:12 AM

I like Will the angels play their harps for me. Don't know if it's suitable though. It's in the archive.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Turlough
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 05:57 AM

Gerry Colvin wrote a song called "Watching feathers fall". I can't find the lyrics, but I remember that it's a great song with brilliant lyrics. It's on Colvin Quarmby's cd "Beth's Electric Birthday".

T.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: erinmaidin
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:01 AM

Sara McLaughlin's (SP?)Angel
"in the arms of the angel far away from here
from this dark, cold hotel room and the emptiness that I feel
I am torn from the wreckage of my silent reverie
I'm in the arms of the angel, may I find some comfort here"

I think this is a brilliant song and believe it was featured in the film "City of Angels"

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: AnneMC
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:08 AM

Norman and Nancy Blake have a great song called "Angel Gabriel" on their CD "The Hobo's Last Ride." And if anyone knows the missing word below, please post it !

Angel Gabriel
Norman Blake

Oh my soul, my soul is a'goin' for to rest,
In the arms of the Angel Gabriel
And I'll climb on a hill and I'll look through the mist
And I'll cross over Jordan to the Lamb
And I'll sit me down in the old armchair,
And brothers, I will never tire,
And old Satan may sneeze, But I will take my ease,
And I'll warm myself at the holy fire

CHORUS:
I will shout, I will dance, and I'll wake up early in the morn
And I will arise as I rub my sleepy eyes,
When old Gabriel's blowing on the horn x2

Oh my soul, my soul is a 'goin' for to rest
Oh a rest as sure as I am born
And I'll look like a blackbird sitting on a nest
When old Gabriel is blowin' on the horn
And I'll leave my clothes set upon the shore
For I'll have heavenly garments to wear
And I'll have plenty of shoes and I'll never get the blues
And the angels will come and curl my hair                                
CHORUS

Oh I shan't weep when I'm a 'goin' to leave
So I'll pack up my trunk and I'll go
And my brother old ___   (?) don't you ever grieve
For I'm going up to glory very slow.

And I'll eat my meals there three times a day
You can bet your life I won't be late
And I'll have lots of fun when you would rather come
For I'm going to take tickets at the gate
CHORUS

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: fleabag
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:28 AM

1. Good Looking Woman (Joe Dolan) - has a line in it "...the most incredible angel they had was found to be quite unable to fly.."

2. Kiss an Angel Good Morning (Charlie Pride)

3. Undercover Angel (Alan O'Dea)

4. Living Right Next Door To An Angel (Neil Sedaka)

5 Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) from City of Angels Soundtrack - beautiful lyrics - probably closest thing to real reference to an angel

6. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - The Tavares

7. Ordinary Angels (Frente)

8. Angel In Your Arms (Barbara Mandrell)

9. Earth Angel (The Platters)

10. Angels Brought Me Here (Guy Sebastian - Australian Idol)

will keep thinking

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: black walnut
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 08:35 AM

"Let There Be Angels" - Eileen McGann (a WONDERFUL song!!!!!!)
"Angels of the Wild" - Debbie Carroll

~b.w.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Big Jim from Jackson
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 10:22 AM

I've passed on all the above to my friend. She is in a bit of a time binde, and has to select quickly. I'll get in touch with any of you she needs to contact and exchange email addresses. I appreciate the help you have all given. Mudcat has to be one of the neatest features on the web that any musician could ask for. Thank you, one and all.      Jim Hickam

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Callie
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 10:48 AM

"Speaking With the Angel" - Ron Sexsmith
"Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" - ABBA
"Distorted Angel" - Elvis Costello

Callie

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 10:54 AM

"Angel Eyes" harriWattsband

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SINSULL
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 02:59 PM

Earth Angel was by the Penguins

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,BFG
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 03:01 PM

Turlough - Your suggestion of Gerry Colvin's 'Watching Feather Fall From Angels' is a superb one.

Also worth a listen from a lesser known source - Ron Trueman Border's Angel Of Mercy - (It's 'Streets Of London' for the millenium)

Look him up on www.folking.com/rontruemanborder

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,ClaireBear
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 03:18 PM

One more: Anne Lister's "The Seventh Angel," recorded on her Spreading Rings CD. Perfect for your friend's needs.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: BuckMulligan
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 03:28 PM

"Infamous Angel" - Iris DeMent

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,m. garvey
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 07:14 PM

Was there a seven Spanish angels?

in Latin..Panis Angelicus
and Ecce Panis Angelorum (very very pretty)

Here's one of mine...

Chorus:
Shine your light on me shine your light on me
Angels of mercy shine your light on me
As it was in the beginning is now will ever be
Angels of mercy shine your light on me

There's trouble in the city there's trouble on the farm
Angels of mercy shine your light on me
If I can not be of help at least I'll do no harm
Angels of mercy shine your light on me

Some are drownding in the ocean some are drownding in the sea
Angels of mercy shine your light on me
They are drownding in despair over what they cannot be
Angels of mercy shine your light on me

Some will die in sorrow and some will die in pain
Angels of mercy shine your light on me
An angel came and told me that no one dies in vain
Angels of mercy shine your light on me

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 07:40 PM

Panis Angelicus = Bread of Angels.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: mg
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 08:21 PM

Anyone mentioned angels watching over me oh Lord..or when at night I go to sleep 14 angels watch do keep? mg

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 08:27 PM

Raglan Road...has a reference.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 11:16 PM

Angels with dirty faces : Sham 69......c'mon c'mon.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: The Walrus
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 04:06 PM

Abba's 'I have a dream' has the chorus:

I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream.


Short list taken from a lyric site:

DANCING WITH AN ANGEL - DOUBLE YOU
EVIL ANGEL - RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
BROKEN ANGEL - HANSON
ANGEL - UNWRITTEN LAW
ANGEL WITCH - ANGEL WITCH
THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE - STORY
THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL - NO ANGELS
FIND ME AN ANGEL - NIK KERSHAW
A VERY SPECIAL ANGEL - AMIE COMEAUX
ANGEL - PEARL JAM
ANGEL STREET - ICEHOUSE


W

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Fran
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 04:42 PM

Agree with BFG and Turlough

Gerry Colvin has written some lovely songs and "Feathers" is one of my favourite. Feathers that could fall from an Angel while they were having a disco in heaven. www.colvinquarmby.com here is the lyrics...

"So here we are, Just you and me, Watching the stars and sitting here quietly, Its been a long week, its been a long day, its been a long time, since we have been this way.

Listen to the beating of their wings, Moving to the rhythm of the wind, We're lying on our backs watching feathers fall from Angels.

Those Angels know how to dance, At the celestial ball, You know the rumba, the lambada and the waltz and the samba those Angels know them all, Watch those Cherubim grab those seraphim as they start to spin and the Choir sings....

Listen to the beating of their wings, Moving to the rhythm of the wind, We're lying on our backs watching feathers fall from Angels."

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Turlough
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 06:20 PM

Fran and BFG,

I remember the "story behind the song" that Gerry told. He said he'd written it for his father. Anybody who has ever seen Gerry perform, can imagine that, as a child, he was hyperactive. His father had invented a story to allow him to get rid of all this excess energy: he told him that, every night, angels went to a ball, where they danced so wildly that they lost some of their feathers. So Gerry used to run around every night before he had to go to bed, hoping to find one of these feathers.

T.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Bert
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 11:58 PM

Ohhh! nice one M. Garvey.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 06:53 AM

Here's a few spirituals I sing with the children at school:
CHATTER WITH THE ANGELS
Chatter with the angels, soon in the morning,
Chatter with the angels, all day long.
Chatter with the angels, soon in the morning,
Chatter with the angels, all day long.
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the angels, all day long.
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the angels, all day long.

ANGEL BAND
There was 1, there were 2, there were 3 little angels,
There were 4, there were 5, there were 6 little angels,
There were 7, there were 8, there were 9 little angels,
Ten little angels in that band.
Oh, wasn't that a time, Sunday morning,
Sunday morning, Sunday morning,
Oh, wasn't that a time, Sunday morning,
Sunday morning, soon?

Good luck!

Allison

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: black walnut
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 08:25 AM

(Ken Whiteley did a great slide guitar solo, and I played Celtic harp, on our recorded version of Chatter with the Angels - a surprisingly nice instrument combination!)

~b.w.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 08:29 AM

Swing low sweet chariot.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,Jaze
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 10:00 PM

The Angels Rejoiced In Heaven Last Night--?Louvin Bros?

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Herma
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 05:05 AM

Angels Among Us...By Julie Matthews...Beautiful!!!

Angels Walk Among Us - Julie Matthews
Do you remember you were down on your luck
You held your hand out to a stranger?
Something in his eyes
You almost recognised
Something in that look changed you
Took you out of the madness
Somehow made you stronger
I believe that Angels walk among us

I believe Angels walk among us
I Believe, I believe Angels walk among us

All she remembers is, she was falling
And the ground was getting nearer
"Oh! God forgive me" she said, "please be with me
In this moment it all seems clearer"
With 20 feet left to fall, she stalled
And her skirt blew out around her
Set her down
Where Angels walk among us

I believe Angels walk among us
I Believe, I believe Angels walk among us

We get so caught up in the smaller stuff
We miss the bigger picture
`Til something so profound knocks us down
And suddenly it hits you
Angels among us

It's in the eyes of the sleeping child
And the mothers look of wonder
It's in the arms of the one I love
And the magic spell I'm under
It's in the feeling there's someone here
When I'm sitting on my own
I'm not alone, 'Cause Angels walk among us

I believe Angels walk among us
I Believe, I believe Angels walk among us
I believe Angels walk among us
I Believe, I believe Angels walk among us

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: HRH ted of hull
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 05:07 AM

Angel face by the Glitter band. Classic!

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 05:20 AM

Angel Eyes-Harri Watts Band.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 07:19 PM

Hi Big Jim,
   Jimmie Kennedy wrote a song called "The Angles Are Lighting Gods Little Candles". This was recorded by Hank Snow many years ago. He can be heard singing it on The Record Lady site under the title "Gods Little Candles." I think that this song may be just what you are looking for.
             Sandy

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 07:26 PM

Gene Autry also recorded this but without the little girl's prayer.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 08:00 PM

"Non Angli sed Angeli...", Sandy.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 08:25 PM

Sorry, "angels" !   :-}

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Turlough
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 10:41 AM

Herma,

you forgot "Dancing with the Angels", also a Julie Matthews song...

T.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Turlough
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 10:43 AM

And "World on your shoulders" (Paul Millns) also mentions angels quite a lot...

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,Jaze
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 11:05 AM

Angel--Sarah McLaughlan

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 07:52 PM

A new one on me, heard at Innerleithen Folk Festival last weekend "Angel of the North" by Enda Kenny: it's about the huge sculpture on the hill overlooking Gateshead and Newcastle: it was sung by Judy Dinning of "Real Time" and she said her ambition was to sing it in St. James' Park (No, not the one in London! - Newcastle United's football stadium!) It has the potential to become a really big football anthem!! The CD by Real Time is called "Hell or High Water"

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,suzi
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 07:02 PM

It may interest you to know that RON TRUEMAN-BORDER has also written a song called 'Angel of the North', again about the statue, that has been recorded on an album with Paul Sirman and is to be released later in the year

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Ron Davies
Date: 29 Aug 04 - 05:16 PM

Simple melody, great opportunities for harmony, very little range required--I even sang it once when I had no voice since I had stayed up all night singing already--

There Are Angels Hovering Round

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From:
Date: 06 Sep 04 - 01:18 PM

looking for lyrics to song "an angel in heaven done signed my name"

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: Bentley
Date: 06 Sep 04 - 05:23 PM

Seven Spanish Angels by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,musicbreeders
Date: 29 Jan 05 - 01:47 PM

The song with words "Oh come Angel Band, come and around me stand" I first heard many years ago by the Stanley Bros., a bluegrass group.
I might still have the recording if needed. They also did another song "On The Wings Of Angels Heading Home".

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: SussexCarole
Date: 29 Jan 05 - 04:27 PM

I met Barbara Hoffman from Long Island USA at Pinewood festival in 2003 ('Seahorse' on the Mudcat). She has recorded has a tape of songs all self penned about angels. Wonderful songs. I will be happy to send you my copy if you want.

Subject: RE: Songs about Angels
From: GUEST,Bluesmike
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 02:53 AM

' She can take you straight to heaven but Angel is the devil I know.'
That Steve Earl always beats me to the lines I should have written,