A spoken-word piece on New Morning, Dylan reciting rather than singing over organ and a soft gospel-style chorus.
The words
Three angel decorations look down over a busy city street while ordinary people hurry past without noticing them.
Dylan describes a winter street scene in a city, where three angels sit high above the sidewalk playing their horns. Below them, all kinds of people go about their business, and none seems to look up or hear. The piece asks quietly whether anyone is listening to the heavenly music around them. Delivered as a calm recitation over swelling organ and wordless voices, it sounds like a short hymn or parable.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
Three angel decorations look down over a busy city street while ordinary people hurry past without noticing them.
Dylan describes a winter street scene in a city, where three angels sit high above the sidewalk playing their horns. Below them, all kinds of people go about their business, and none seems to look up or hear. The piece asks quietly whether anyone is listening to the heavenly music around them. Delivered as a calm recitation over swelling organ and wordless voices, it sounds like a short hymn or parable.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1970
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