Top Ten Songs Sharing Titles With a Poison Song: Fallen Angel (#8)

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Argh, a sinus infection. The doctor said it’s just radiating pain into my gums and jaw, but there’s nothing wrong with the gums or jaw themselves. That’s good. Speaking of good, here’s another good song that has the misfortune of having the same title as a song by the 80s hair band Poison. #8: Fallen Angel - Robbie Robertson Obviously I’ve never heard the Poison song with that title, but I’m betting it has something to do with sex. Just a hunch, given all the 80s hair bands and their one-track minds. Robbie Robertson’s “Fallen Angel,” on the other hand, is a beautiful tribute to his former The Band bandmate Richard Manuel, who committed suicide in 1986. In this song, Robertson references the song “Tears of Rage” (“all the tears, all the rage”), which Manuel co-wrote with Bob Dylan and sang lead on, from the first Band album, Music From Big Pink. To add to the beauty of the song, Robertson recruited Peter Gabriel to sing the opening lines (“Are you out there? Can you hear me? Can you see me in the dark?”) and add his lovely voice to the song. Many others did tributes to Manuel (The Call, Eric Clapton), but Robertson’s heart broke when Manuel died. And you can tell it in this song. Fallen Angel Written by Robbie Robertson Recorded by Robbie Robertson From Robbie Robertson, 1987 Lay a flower in the snow: