Ok a little history about each song you will hear through a music video
In the arms of an Angel sung by Sarah Mclachlan. I first heard this song in the hit movie “City of Angel” staring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. The song instantly touched me and has become one of my all time favourites ever since.
I would think everyone has heard of Sarah Mclachlan, Born 28/01/1968. A Canadian singer-songwriter known for emotional ballads and mezzo soprano vocal range.
Angel was inspired by Jonathan Melvoin was the keyboardist for the Smashing Pumpkins before his death after a heroin overdose in 1996.
Mentally and physically drained from being on the road for nearly 2 years took some needed time out. Reading an article in Rolling Stone about the Smashing Pumpkins keyboard player who had OD’ed in a hotel room. Sarah said “The story shook me because although I have never done hard drugs like that, I felt a flood of empathy for him and that feeling of being lost and lonely and desperately searching for some kind of release.”
McLachlan said she wrote “that song in two days.”
“Angel” was released in 1998 and landed on the top 5 in the Billboard charts. It was one of the most successful songs of that year.
This is not the official music video but this video I have chosen has more going on and still has Sarah Mclachlans vocals.