An old piece of news follows up "The greatest British single from 1977". At last, Robbie Williams got the BRITs 25 - Best Song Award from Gary Barlow (also a member of ex-boy band, Take That, but leading one). It is not surprising for me to about this result when the top five contenders came out in the end of January. The top fives included my picks "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush and "We are the Champions" by Queen, along with Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and Will Young's "Leave Right Now".
Choosing "Wuthering Heights" or "Love Will Tear Us Apart" would show a better taste. However, as a voting of public's favourite British song, "Angels" is a resonable and satisfactory choice. In fact, it is one of the best pop ballads in the 1990s and surely the most significant one for Robbie Williams, saving his career and leading him to the future fame. Robbie Williams sang it quite well, although it might be also successful for other singers (or even more popular). Congratulations to "Angels"!
Angels
I sit and wait
does an angel contemplate my fate
and do they know
the places where we go
when we're grey and old
'cos I've been told
that salvation lets their wings unfold
so when I'm lying in my bed
thoughts running through my head
and I feel that love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
and through it all she offers me protection
a lot of love and affection
whether I'm right or wrong
and down the waterfall
wherever it may take me
I know that life wont break me
when I come to call she wont forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
when I'm feeling weak
and my pain walks down a one way street
I look above
and I know ill always be blessed with love
and as the feeling grows
she breathes flesh to my bones
and when love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
and through it all she offers me protection
a lot of love and affection
whether I'm right or wrong
and down the waterfall
wherever it may take me
I know that life wont break me
when I come to call she wont forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
