Angie Lyrics
Angie, Angie
When will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?
With no loving in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say we're satisfied
But Angie, Angie
You can't say we never tried
Angie, you're beautiful, yeah
But ain't it time we said goodbye?
Angie, I still love you
Remember all those nights we cried?
All the dreams we held so close
Seemed to all go up in smoke
Let me whisper in your ear
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?
[Verse 2]
Oh, Angie, don't you weep
All your kisses still taste sweet
I hate that sadness in your eyes
But Angie, Angie
Ain't it time we said goodbye? Yeah
With no loving in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say we're satisfied
But Angie, I still love you, baby
Everywhere I look, I see your eyes
There ain't a woman that comes close to you
Come on, baby, dry your eyes
But Angie, Angie
Ain't it good to be alive?
Angie, Angie
They can't say we never tried
About
“Angie” is a track from the Rolling Stones' album Goats Head Soup. It was written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards.
The song is about the end of a romance with a girl named Angie. In his 2010 memoir Life, Richards said that he had chosen the name at random when writing the song and that the song “was not about any particular person.” According to NME, Jagger’s contributions to the lyrics referred to his breakup with Marianne Faithfull.
An unusual feature on the song is that Mick Jagger’s vocal guide track (which was made before the final vocals were performed) is faintly audible throughout the song. This affect is sometimes called a “ghost vocal.”
“Angie” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in October of 1973. It also topped the charts in Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, Norway and Switzerland.
In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at #5 on the U.K. Singles chart. It was certified Silver by the BPI.
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In a 1974 interview with Rolling Stone, Keith admitted that he was:
very much surprised ‘Angie’ did so well,“ Richards admitted. "It was Number One in the U.S. and Europe. We decided we wanted to do something different, and it worked. Maybe a lot of people bought it that would never buy a Stones LP.
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