Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground

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country ballad single song

"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" is a country ballad written and performed by Willie Nelson, known for its poignant lyrics about love, loss, and letting go.

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Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground canonical 2

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country ballad ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Willie Nelson ⓘ
bSideOfSingle Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground self-link ⓘ
chart Billboard Country chart ⓘ
surface form: Billboard Hot Country Singles
chartPerformance reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre country ⓘ
country ballad ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Alison Krauss ⓘ
Beth Rowley ⓘ
Judy Rodman ⓘ
UB40 ⓘ
Willie Nelson and Friends (various live duets) ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact widely regarded as a classic country ballad ⓘ
hasMetaphor angel flying too close to the ground as a metaphor for a fragile loved one ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
tender ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective first-person narrator ⓘ
hasNotableLyricQuality poignant lyrics ⓘ
hasSongStructure verse-chorus form ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter acceptance of loss ⓘ
gratitude for a past relationship ⓘ
saying goodbye to someone you love ⓘ
hasTempo slow ⓘ
includedInAlbum Honeysuckle Rose ⓘ
isAssociatedWithArtist Outlaw country movement via Willie Nelson ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformedBy Willie Nelson in concert ⓘ
isKnownFor being one of Willie Nelson's signature ballads ⓘ
emotional portrayal of parting from a loved one ⓘ
language English ⓘ
partOfSoundtrack Honeysuckle Rose ⓘ
performer Willie Nelson ⓘ
primaryInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
country band arrangement ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1980 ⓘ
singleReleaseYear 1981 ⓘ
theme letting go ⓘ
loss ⓘ
love ⓘ
writer Willie Nelson ⓘ

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Honeysuckle Rose (soundtrack) → includes → Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground ⓘ
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground → bSideOfSingle → Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground self-link ⓘ