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Friday, July 23, 2021

Songs about Angels

 The gold standard:

 

Most angels in songs are metaphorical, but I'm not sure about this one:

 

Surely metaphorical:

 

Not sure if this is really about an angel, or a grotty bloke with wings that double as a time-travelling device. In any case, fantastic (in both sense of the word):

 

Also pretty obscure lyrically. But something supernatural is going on, which has to do with heavenly hierarchies:

1 comment:

Dan Hallett said...

Hi Jon,

Looking forward to reading the finished edition of L19.
I add this song to your list, you may know of them from your time in Melbourne.

Best,
Dan.


"Amyl and The Sniffers - Guided By Angels"
https://youtu.be/8nRDCOmP4UI