Angie Baby
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| "Angie Baby" | ||
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| Single by Helen Reddy | ||
| from the album Free and Easy | ||
| Released | 1974 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:29 | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Writer(s) | Alan O'Day | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Wisert | |
| Certification | Gold | |
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Angie Baby was a number-one U.S. hit for Australian singer Helen Reddy. The song's cryptic lyrics have inspired a number of listener theories as to what the song is really about, and Reddy has refused to comment on what the true storyline of the song is, partly because she has said she enjoys hearing other listeners' interpretations. Reddy has also said that "Angie Baby" was the one song she never had to push radio stations into playing.
Singer/songwriter Alan O'Day finally revealed in 1998 that the "crazy" heroine in the song had "magic power" and "special abilities", and that he had deliberately blurred the lines between fantasy and reality. [1] However, he still declined to give a detailed explanation of what happened to the boy in the song. Reddy herself had joked that the boy had become "a sound wave",[2] an explanation that O'Day later refuted.
[edit] Partial lyrics
When he walks in the room, he feels confused
like he's walked into a play.
And the music's so loud it spins him around
'til his soul has lost its way.
And as she turns the volume down
he's getting smaller with the sound.
It seems to pull him off the ground.
Toward the radio he's bound...never to be found.
The headlines read that a boy disappeared
and everyone thinks he died.
'Cept a crazy girl with a secret lover who keeps her satisfied.
It's so nice to be insane.
No one asks you to explain.
Radio by your side, Angie Baby.
Angie Baby, you're a special lady
living in a world of make-believe.
Well, maybe. Well, maybe.
| Preceded by "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 21, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by Elton John |
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[edit] References
- ^ Just Plain Folks, (1998), "The Story Behind the #1 Hit: Alan O'Day and Angie Baby."
- ^ Fred Bronson's Book of Number One Hits, (2003 edition).
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