Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
| MORRISSEY song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together |
| Album/single | Viva Hate |
| Length | 1:40 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Street |
| Producer | Stephen Street |
| Release | March 1988 |
| Recorded | Autumn-Winter 1987 |
Information
Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together is a song that appears on Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. It was co-written and produced by Stephen Street.
Recording
Recording for Viva Hate commenced at The Wool Hall studios in Bath, England in early October and would last until late December. Street recruited Durutti Column guitarist Vini Reilly and session drummer Andrew Paresi to back Morrissey, with Street himself taking over bass duties.
Release
Viva Hate was was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV Records and debuted at #1 on the UK charts.
Re-releases
EMI, in celebration of their 100th anniversary, released a special edition of Viva Hate in the UK in 1997. In addition to featuring brand new artwork, including a new cover shot by Eamonn McCabe, the Centenary Edition features 8 bonus tracks — only one of which was contemporaneous with the album. Surprisingly, "Hairdresser On Fire" does not appear on this version despite originally appearing on the North American version of the album as a bonus track.
On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of Viva Hate, supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "The Ordinary Boys," and include the session demo "Treat Me Like A Human Being." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "Late Night, Maudlin Street" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 Bona Drag remaster.
Lyrics
Angel, Angel Don't take your life tonight...
I know they take and that they take in turn And they give you nothing real for yourself in return But when they've used you and they've broken you And wasted all your money and cast your shell aside And when they've bought you and they've sold you And they've billed you for the pleasure and they've made your parents cry
I will be here OH, BELIEVE ME I will be here ...Believe me
Angel, don't take your life Some people have got no pride They do not understand the urgency of life But I love you more than life I love you more than life I love you more than life I love you more than life
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 44
Morrissey live history:
- Sacramento, California 1991-06-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Phoenix, Arizona 1991-06-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Salt Lake City, Utah 1991-06-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Dallas, Texas 1991-06-17 (Morrissey concert)
- Houston, Texas 1991-06-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Chicago, Illinois 1991-06-25 (Morrissey concert)
- Detroit, Michigan 1991-06-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Cincinnati, Ohio 1991-06-27 (Morrissey concert)
- Mansfield, Massachusetts 1991-07-03 (Morrissey concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1991-07-05 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
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