THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
406-Robbie Williams-Angels.
1997-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 2.52.The song which saved his solo career.
The origins of who actually wrote the song are a little murky.Irish singer/songwriter Ray Heffernan asserts that he wrote the first version of ‘Angels’ in Paris in 1995,after his partner had a miscarriage.
Heffernan says he met Williams in a pub by chance in Dublin.He showed him an incomplete version of the song and later that week the two recorded a demo.Williams confirms he did record a demo but said he rewrote the song significantly with Guy Chambers.
When Heffernan learned that a version of Angels was to appear on the Album ‘Life Thru A Lens’ he accepted an offer from Williams management to buy the songs rights for £7,500.To date it is estimated Angels has earned £9 million and sold over 1.5million copies in the UK alone.
‘And through it all she offers me protection a lot of love and affection whether I’m right or wrong.’
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