Music Review: The Heights "How Do You Talk To An Angel"
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How Do You Talk To An Angel
Album: N/A
Year: 1992
Jamie Walters yearns to speak to his crush in the florid ballad “How Do You Talk To An Angel.”
Pondering guitars open the single, setting an earnest tone. In the first verse, Walters says he fantasizes having long conversations with her. Her delicate voice is soft and fragile. When he sees her face, he has every freckle and mole memorized. He’s overcome by emotion each time he sees or thinks of her. However, once they are in the same room together, words escape him and his mind goes blank. He isn’t certain if it’s love but it’s far stronger than a crush.
In the chorus, he wonders if he will be able to standout from the other men who like her, too. He would like to be near her and become the person she leans on during harrowing times. It’s an impossible and intimidating reach.
In the second verse, he imagines her sitting next to him, her head on his shoulder, sleeping. Her spirit follows him everywhere he goes.
The chorus is sung again.
A boggled saxophone and an anxious guitar have a solo.
The chorus is sung twice to close the single.
Walters cares for a girl he often sees, but can’t start a conversation with her. She’s a wonderful person. But he thinks he doesn’t have a chance. She probably already has a boyfriend or wouldn’t like him anyway.
Walters’ puppy eyed, sore vocals are youthful and green. He’s infatuated with a girl who barely knows he’s alive and it’s only through the music can he let his feelings be known.
The hammy arrangement takes big bites out of the notes, emphasizing every lyric and inflating its importance. The saxophone shouts out in confusion and the importune guitar pleads for a moment with her. Yet, somehow the cheesiness is endearing. Considering it’s from a television show, it’s expected to be theatrical. Anything less would be suprising.
The flawed “How Do You Talk To An Angel” is lovable, despite its ridiculousness.
Album: N/A
Year: 1992
Jamie Walters yearns to speak to his crush in the florid ballad “How Do You Talk To An Angel.”
Pondering guitars open the single, setting an earnest tone. In the first verse, Walters says he fantasizes having long conversations with her. Her delicate voice is soft and fragile. When he sees her face, he has every freckle and mole memorized. He’s overcome by emotion each time he sees or thinks of her. However, once they are in the same room together, words escape him and his mind goes blank. He isn’t certain if it’s love but it’s far stronger than a crush.
“I hear her voice in my mind/I know her face by heart/Heaven and earth are moving in my soul/I don't know where to start/Tell me, tell me the words to define/The way I feel about someone so fine.”
In the chorus, he wonders if he will be able to standout from the other men who like her, too. He would like to be near her and become the person she leans on during harrowing times. It’s an impossible and intimidating reach.
“How do you talk to an angel/How do you hold her close to where you are/How do you talk to an angel/It's like trying to catch a falling star.”
In the second verse, he imagines her sitting next to him, her head on his shoulder, sleeping. Her spirit follows him everywhere he goes.
“At night I dream that she is there/And I can feel her in the air/Tell me tell me the words to define/The way I feel about someone so fine.”
The chorus is sung again.
A boggled saxophone and an anxious guitar have a solo.
The chorus is sung twice to close the single.
Walters cares for a girl he often sees, but can’t start a conversation with her. She’s a wonderful person. But he thinks he doesn’t have a chance. She probably already has a boyfriend or wouldn’t like him anyway.
Walters’ puppy eyed, sore vocals are youthful and green. He’s infatuated with a girl who barely knows he’s alive and it’s only through the music can he let his feelings be known.
The hammy arrangement takes big bites out of the notes, emphasizing every lyric and inflating its importance. The saxophone shouts out in confusion and the importune guitar pleads for a moment with her. Yet, somehow the cheesiness is endearing. Considering it’s from a television show, it’s expected to be theatrical. Anything less would be suprising.
The flawed “How Do You Talk To An Angel” is lovable, despite its ridiculousness.