“Angel of Harlem”

1. Angela Leigh • Mrs. Leigh • English I Period 1 • February 2014 Leigh 1 “Angel of Harlem” By: U2

2. “Angel Of Harlem” by: U2 Leigh 2 It was a cold and wet December dayWhen we touched the ground at JFKSnow was melting on the groundOn BLS I heard the soundOf an angelNew York, like a Christmas treeTonight this city belongs to meAngelSoul love...this love won't let me goSo long...angel of Harlem Birdland on fifty-threeThe street sounds like a symphonyWe got John Coltrane and a love supremeMiles says she's got to be an angelLady Day got diamond eyesShe sees the truth behind the lies AngelSoul love...this love won't let me goSo long...angel of HarlemAngel of Harlem

3. Leigh 3 “Angel of Harlem” By: U2 U2 is an Irish rock band that began playing in Dublin night clubs in 1977. In 2005, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they have won more than 20 Grammy awards in their career (U2).

4. Leigh 4 It was a cold and wet December day When we touched the ground at JFKSnow was melting on the groundOn BLS I heard the soundOf an angel Although John F. Kennedy was the thirty-fifth president of the United States, on November 21, 1963, he became only the fourth president to ever be assassinated (Randall 105-106).

5. Leigh 5 New York has “397 airports, 167 heliports, and 18 seaplane bases” (“New York”). New York, like a Christmas treeTonight this city belongs to meAngel

6. Leigh 6 Soul love...this love won't let me goSo long...angel of Harlem The Harlem Renaissance was a time after World War I when African American writers, poets, and artists migrated to Harlem, New York and began a time of great creativity (“Harlem”).

7. Leigh 7 The Dallas Symphony’s director is Jaap van Zweden from the Netherlands. His current contract has been extended to the 2015-2016 symphony season (Tommasini 159). Birdland on fifty-threeThe street sounds like a symphony We got John Coltrane and a love supremeMiles says she's got to be an angel

8. Leigh 8 Cecil Rhodes of South Africa founded DeBeers, an international company that controls the price and availability of the world’s diamond supply (Chettle 223). Lady Day got diamond eyesShe sees the truth behind the lies AngelSoul love...this love won't let me goSo long...angel of HarlemAngel of Harlem

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