Send Me an Angel........

I put those extra ellipses in the title because everytime I think about this song, I can hear the extension of the word "angel" in the first verse of the chorus.  "Send me an an-gellll........ Send me an aaaaaan - gelllllll....right now.  Right now......"  Kind of mystic and ethereal.  And catchy.  I had this song in my head this morning, and thought I might pick it as the song of the day.  Can't seem to shake that synthesizer line playing over and over -- and over.  Once again, we have a nice ostinato.  This song by Real Life is probably a "one hit wonder."  Lots of interesting elements as far as the layers of synthesized keyboard and "echo" effects.  Towards the last quarter of the song, we hear a very clear and not-too-overly-done guitar solo that is solid and melodic.  Throughout the song, we also hear a woman's angelic voice in the chorus - not singing words, but rather an enchanting series of "oh oh oh ohhhhhhh."  Listen to the orchestral suite The Planets by Gustav Holst, and you will hear a women's chorus doing the same thing in the last movement, "Neptune: The Mystic." 

Anyway, the video for "Send Me An Angel" is also quite interesting.  Taking place in a church, I still find a bit of creepiness to the whole thing, but it certainly is engaging in a strange and creepy sense.  It definitely has many elements of beauty, and I think the ghost-like image of the woman certainly captures that.  Meanwhile, the band members have an intensity and fine collection of various hairstyles that give the group a very unique look that is as multi-layered as the sounds in the song.  Be careful, though.  If you listen to this song early enough in the day, it will probably haunt you and run through your head for at least another 24 hours.....