In the same zip code as_ Dylan and Townes and Cohen.I am in complete agreement with your statement that:“John Prine is probably the most under rated songwriter ever.
Reportedly, an "Angel from Montgomery" is a pardon from the governor for someone s crime of murder.
I then wondered about Hank Williams relating to Angel From Montgomery, and found some support for that.
Prine didn't know for sure, but he thought he may have chosen the city of Montgomery, Alabama, because it was home to Hank Williams.Bonnie Raitt, a huge John Prine fan, has been performing this song since the '70s, often duetting on it with Prine. It is also used to refer to a last minute pardon from the death sentence. These lyrics r so consise. Those words ring in my head every so often and I have to wonder if he was right.Or is it that there is no real sense of self? My hats off to him.I like a lot this song, But what happens in Montgomery?, There are angels there?, if so, are they specials?I don’t think montgomery has special significance I could be wrong. I’m married to my soul mate (truly), we have three successful and well-balanced sons, I have a good job that more than pays the bills, LSU is winning and most importantly, everyone is healthy.
"John Prine, who is sitting right over there, wrote 'Angel From Montgomery' and so many other songs that changed my life," Raitt said.In 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court after contentious hearings in which he was accused of sexual assault. What s great about John Prine, like all great song writers, he writes tunes that the listener can interpret in their won way. I had this really vivid picture of this woman standing over the dishwater with soap in her hands...She wanted to get out of her house and her marriage and everything. He explained: ‘I had this really vivid picture of this woman standing over the sink with soap in her hands.
The screenplay's setting of Montgomery was changed to the fictitious Armour Springs in the movie.
I think Raitt’s version is too desperate.I’d like to add something totally unrelated and hopefully a little lighter.
A bit of poet speculation no one will agree with, this is kind of race horse gate analysis, the horse just runs well, I look at why, the horse doesn’t. The hope of achieving her dreams are gone.
I think she captures the emotion of the song well. So why is it that I feel like my life is just checking off items on my “to do” list? It’s like sharpening a knife or fine tuning a radio.Really thought this would garner some comments. "Angel From Montgomery" begins: I am an old woman named after my mother The woman in the song is looking for meaning in her life, which has gotten quite dull.
She just wanted an angel to come and take her away from all this.’She laments how all those childhood dreams have come to nothing: ‘But that was a long time and no matter how I try/ The years just flow by like a broken-down dam.’ Then comes the most poignant verse…Those last two lines say more about the subject’s loveless relationship than a course of counselling sessions might uncover.The Illinois-born Prine first performed his homespun homilies Rolling Stone announced his arrival thus: ‘Good songwriters are on the rise, but John Prine is differently good. The old woman wants a "pardon" from her life that she feels has not fulfilled her expectations. John Prine would often assume a character for his songs and sing them in the first person, even if that character is a woman.
This song is so powerful…just so representative of time passing and regrets.Life passes so quick and so few of us have the opportunity to really pursue or realize their dream or “desire of their heart”.Wow.
John Prine is probably the most under rated songwriter ever.
Would I have been a good mother? MM, I wish I could help you with your commenting issues at VV, but it is a corporate thingie-dooey, and I don’t have access to fix it.
and she wants to fly away. Here is John’s own explanation of the song as well as his original version:Each has it’s own pain and provides a different level of emotion. She is begging to believe again, to hope again, for the day and the desire to get back to being true to herself… to see the light at the end of the tunnel… to know that this phase will pass… to know the thrill of life again… to know that her lover still lovers her… and to know if the relationship is even worth the effort to her anymore.
I attempted to play your posting of John Prine explaining the song, but it is no longer available. Even by Progressive Rock standards, they were one of the most intricate bands of the '70s.
She wanted to get out of her house and her marriage and everything.