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angel song (demo)


composers
Written by: Kerr / Burchill / MacNeil


background
Angel Song was the demo version of Oh Jungleland.

It first appeared on Jams #3 which was recorded at Barwell Court in January-March 1985.

The first take is an instrumental version of the song. The track's structure was essentially complete although it came to a faltering end; the second take was slightly faster with double-tracked lyrics - with Jim singing both lead and backing vocals. The lyrics were very close to the final recorded version with some slight differences in ordering towards the end.


see also:
Oh Jungleland


lyrics
Somebody's screaming out,
Somebody... somebody... somebody.

Somebody's screaming out,
Somebody's knocking out,
Someone's calling out "Come hear it again."
Street bells are ringing out,
Young girls are singing out,
Boys are building up in a bid to be men.
First comes the love,
Then here comes the blood last,
The father,
The mother,
The sister,
The chain.
Sweet inspiration,
Or a cold hearted nations baby.
The sisters,
The brothers,
The killers explain.

Oh Jungleland,
They call you home sweet home.
You make me feel so sad to leave here all alone.
But there is a kid called Hope,
He's holding out his hand,
He sees the Northern Lights,
Above this highrise land.

Oh Jungleland.
Oh Jungleland.
Oh Jungleland.

In the city,
Get out the city pretty quick.
I've got a prayer - I wanna sing it to you,
It says "May little children forget the wild things."
But no one listens cause no one cares.
When you've got the love drugs,
And you've got the long nights,
You got the heartbeat that spirals to heaven.
Here comes summer,
Here comes violence,
Over your shoulder the soul boy explains.

Oh Jungleland,
They call you home sweet home.
You make me feel so sad to leave here all alone.

But blood is thicker than water.
But blood is thicker than holy lands.
But blodd is thicker than ???.
When my love sings it's an angel song.
Hey!

When my love sings it's an angel song.

Don't look back, never look back.

Oh Jungleland.

You've got the love drugs,
And you've got the long nights,
You got the heartbeat that spirals to heaven.



demo discography
Instrumental Rough #1 (4:22)
Simple Minds Jams #3

Rough #2 (4:48)
Simple Minds Jams #3