Angel of the Morning

 

I'm once again joining Alison, aka Craftytrog, our host this month at Art Journal Journey, with a song for her Play it again, Sam theme.

This is a very poignant and personal song to me.

The name of the song is Angel of the Morning.

The words to the song are positioned behind a napkin to which I added Pellon (sometimes called Wonder Under).

Although Merrilee Rush apparently recorded this in 1968, 

 

I remember the first time I heard the song and the lyrics.  It was November 3, 1987 and a school friend played the song as she tried to justify sleeping with (and eventually getting pregnant by) our married science teacher.  Below are the words to the song.

There'll be no strings to bind your hands
Not if my love can't bind your heart
And there's no need to take a stand
For it was I who chose to start
I see no reason to take me home
I'm old enough to face the dawn

Maybe the sun's light will be dim
And it won't matter anyhow
If morning's echo says we've sinned
Well, it was what I wanted now
And if we're victims of the night
I won't be blinded by the light

Just call me angel of the morning (angel)
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby
Just call me angel of the morning (angel)
Then slowly turn away
I won't beg you to stay with me
Through the tears of the day, of the years
Baby, baby

For Day 15 (tax day) of 22, I used part of a napkin I had previously backed with Pellon during a Second Thursday Tutorial.  The words were computer generated onto a used file folder.   The sheet music was some I retrieved from my neighbor's dumpster.  I wrote the song title and artist using a purple felt pen.

Thanks ever so much for joining Bleubeard and me today.  Bleubeard and I are so happy with the lovely comments you have left regarding my recycling projects.  I hope you will also join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey with your own Play it again, Sam journal art.