vocalism Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I heard this song twice in 12 hours back in March. In a restaurant and then on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Angel is the song that best captures her whole 80's appeal; infectious melodies, cute lyrics, dancey-pop beats, and THAT VOICE: "...the only way that THIS MAKES SENSE" give me chills! So much emotion. But I like it most because it makes me feel like a 9 year old girl dancing in the mirror, signing into my hairbrush. I'd place Angel somewhere in my top 30 Madonna songs, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I heard this song twice in 12 hours back in March. In a restaurant and then on the radio. I heard it in a locally owned Muffin Shop once & damn near lost my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Top thirty? What a prestigious honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbie Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Angel is so underrated. It's AMAZING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Ugh the video is blocked in the U.S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeRV Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I play it too when I super duper fancy someone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 For me, it's one of her best opening lines ever. "Why am I standing on a cloud...". And i really really love the bridge! Now I believe that dreams come true 'Cause you came when I wished for you This just can't be coincidence The only way that THIS MAKES SENSE is that... And what's that video that was posted here??????? i never knew she had performed Angel anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I love this song, one of Madonna's finest midtempo tracks Pity I was only 2 years old when all of this was happening I wish I could have experienced it, the ones that actually did experience it are so lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamifero Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluejean Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Yes I love this song!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetCandy Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I love Angel!! the extended dance remix is my fave with the "Madonna, Madonna, Madonna, Madonna" chants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellenger1981 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I love this song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whatatramp Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 "heheheheHaHaHAHAHAHA wee WEE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerGirl Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I love Angel so much, it reminds me of good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 It's a great song brings back memories of high school :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Here is the DEFINITIVE version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellenger1981 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 "heheheheHaHaHAHAHAHA wee WEE" Exactly! I love that part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPowered Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Her most underrated single! Overshadowed by Into the Groove and all the other soundtrack singles as well as the two hit singles Material Girl and Like a Virgin, when it's actually better the latter two, in my opinion. I read somewhere back then in 2008 that it was rehearsed or among the songs tested for S&S. I would love to hear a new rendition or have at least a recorded live performance of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaz Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Angel brings back so many memories to me. I was like 7 years old when it came out. And I can remember listening over and over again. It is on my top ten favorite Madonna song. I love every second of it! My god I cant beleive it has been more than 25 years now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carta Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Reportedly, there were plans for a video for "Angel", but Warners decided to scrap them because "Material Girl", "Crazy For You" and 'Into The Groove" were all released to MTV within months of each other, and they decided that there was already enough Madonna on the video channels. Here in Australia, both "Angel" and "Into The Groove" received huge amounts of airplay, although ITG had the edge. "Crazy For You" actually replaced Angel/ITG at #1 here, so there were three Madonna singles in heavy rotation at the time. ITG was only available on the 12" single of "Angel" (the 7" featured the album version and the remix with the "Madonna!" chant on the B-side). Warners Australia would have made a lot of money from that particular release!! It's a great song! Thanks for highlighting it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPowered Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Reportedly, there were plans for a video for "Angel", but Warners decided to scrap them because "Material Girl", "Crazy For You" and 'Into The Groove" were all released to MTV within months of each other, and they decided that there was already enough Madonna on the video channels. Here in Australia, both "Angel" and "Into The Groove" received huge amounts of airplay, although ITG had the edge. "Crazy For You" actually replaced Angel/ITG at #1 here, so there were three Madonna singles in heavy rotation at the time. ITG was only available on the 12" single of "Angel" (the 7" featured the album version and the remix with the "Madonna!" chant on the B-side). Warners Australia would have made a lot of money from that particular release!! It's a great song! Thanks for highlighting it here A travesty, because the video for Angel would've been so much better than the ones for Crazy for You, Gambler and Into the Groove. It's really sad that we only got two proper videos during that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindystime Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Angel was a top 5 hit without a video. But it gets forgotten because the song got released between several other singles and soundtrack songs. If she did a video, it would have led to more overexposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 A travesty, because the video for Angel would've been so much better than the ones for Crazy for You, Gambler and Into the Groove. It's really sad that we only got two proper videos during that era. Well, 1985 was still early stages of the visual music industry, not many artists released many videos back then. I guess it was from 1986 on when MTV was in every home in the USA when they invested on music videos, so Madonna released so many from True Blue. Did any other artist released several videos from an album in 1984-1985? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 But i like that Angel and Dress You Up are a bit forgotten, so only fans enjoy it and they are not everywhere. I guess that's why those both songs, with LDLHA are my favs from the LAV album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I LOVE Angel. One of the best songs on Like a Virgin. It's my second favorite after Dress You Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Angel is glorious, I love her vocal tone, it's so warm...My mum used 2 sing this at the breakfast table when I was a wee lad...It shits buckets around the much overrated DYU, my least favourite track on LAV. For decades I wanted her 2 do it live, but I fear now, It would get a faux rock treatment on guitar So no thanx... 2:05 gives me life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 But Drop Nineteens shoegaze cover shows a rock version isn't so ridiculous, not as much as Borderline. And someone said Angel was originally in the S&S setlist? Maybe rock Borderline is what we got instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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