Angel from Montgomery

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"Angel from Montgomery" is a folk-country song, written by John Prine and widely popularized by Bonnie Raitt, that poignantly portrays the regrets and yearning of a middle-aged woman stuck in a stagnant life.

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instanceOf song
composer John Prine
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs melancholic
poignant
genre country
folk
hasCulturalImpact widely covered by American folk and country artists
hasReputation one of John Prine’s best-known compositions
signature song for Bonnie Raitt
hasSubject aging
desire for escape
disillusionment
housewife
language English
lyricist John Prine
narrativePerspective first-person
notablePerformer Bonnie Raitt
John Prine
originalPerformer John Prine
popularizedBy Bonnie Raitt
setting Montgomery, Alabama
theme middle-aged woman’s perspective
regret
stagnant life
yearning
writer John Prine

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Bonnie Raitt notableSong Angel from Montgomery
John Prine notableWork Angel from Montgomery
Storyteller hasTrack Angel from Montgomery
Streetlights hasTrack Angel from Montgomery
Streetlights notableSong Angel from Montgomery