Sweet Angeline was a favorite performed live and was originally released on Mott The Hoople's Brain Capers. It's a great up tempo rocker and was highlighted during the 1979-1980 shows. Hunter likes to perform it on occasion reminding him of producer Guy Stevens. He plays harp in an unusual way for the song; he blows instead of sucks and Ian says it's like reading newspapers backwards.
Also recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn NY 12th June 1979 on Collateral Damage. Listed as Angeline.
Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me
Sweet Angeline
(Ian Hunter)
Oh Angeline, I love you, your mouth is like a stain
and when I close my eyes each night, I often hear you sing
Imagination's hidden book, you wrote it on the wing
And when I vowed to comfort you, well you swallowed everything
Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
Well your body it is broken in so many different ways
And when I stoop to find your head, well it disappeared in haze.
your blood flows like the finest juice - the kiss of burgundy
and where it comes from no one knows, but where it's going I can't see
Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - (y'know) you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
Angeline, oh my Angeline
You little Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
And your crystal-coloured cardboard bins - attack me from the paint
and I think that I am getting lost among the swollen states
oh rescue me or bury me, for I care not what you do
there is just one thing that I want to say am I really you
Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
| Sweet Angeline (live 12th June 1979) | 4:14 | Originally a Mott The Hoople track. This live version (recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn NY) was released on Collateral Damage. Not on the box set. |
| Sweet Angeline (live 18th June 1979) | 4:30 | This live version (recorded at the Agora, Cleveland OH) is on the 30th Anniversary issue of You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic. Not on the box set. |
| Sweet Angeline (live 5-11th November 1979) | 4:56 | This live version (recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles CA) was released on Welcome to the Club, and on the compilation From The Knees Of My Heart. |
| Sweet Angeline (live 22nd November 1979) | 5:00 | This live version (recorded Hammermith Odeon, London England) was originally issued on If You Wait Long Enough For Anything, You Can Get It On Sale (box set only). |
| Sweet Angeline (live 19th April 1980) | 5:00 | This live version (recorded Rockpalast TV Show, Grugahalle, Essen Germany) was originally issued on Live At Rockpalast (not on the box set) |
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