U2 es una banda de rock, originaria de Dublín, formada en 1976 por Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, y Larry Mullen.
El sonido inicial de U2 tenía sus raíces en el post-punk, pero posteriormente empezaron a incorporar a su música géneros más populares evolucionando hasta crear un sonido propio.
Angel of Harlem, es el décimo tema del álbum Rattle and hum del año 1988. Se trata a un tributo a la música americana, pero especialmente a la cantante de jazz Billie Holliday.
It was a cold and wet december day
when we touched the ground at jfk
snow was melting on the ground
on bls i heard the sound
of an angel
New york, like a christmas tree
tonight this city belongs to me
angel
Soul love...this love won't let me go
so long...angel of harlem
Birdland on fifty-three
the street sounds like a symphony
we got john coltrane and a love supreme
miles, and she's got to be an angel
Lady day got diamond eyes
she sees the truth behind the lies
angel
Soul love...this love won't let me go
so long...angel of harlem
angel of harlem
She says it's heart...heart and soul...
yeah yeah...
yeah yeah...
Blue light on the avenue
god knows they got to you
an empty glass, the lady sings
eyes swollen like a bee sting
blinded you lost your way
through the side streets and the alleyway
like a star exploding in the night
falling to the city in broad daylight
an angel in devil's shoes
salvation in the blues
you never looked like an angel
yeah yeah...angel of harlem
Angel...angel of harlem...