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The Jeff Healey Band — Angel Eyes
Album: See The Light
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Released: 1988
Length: 4:18
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Girl, you're looking fine tonight
And every guy has got you in his sight
What you're doing with a clown like me
Is surely one of life's little mysteries

So tonight I'll ask the stars above
"How did I ever win your love?"
What did I do?
What did I say
To turn your angel eyes my way?

Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance
Never even got one second glance
Across a crowded room was close enough
I could look but I could never touch

So tonight I'll ask, the stars above
"How did I ever win your love?"
What did I do?
What did I say
To turn your angel eyes my way?

Don't anyone wake me
If it's just a dream
'Cause she's the best thing
Ever happened to me

All you fellows
You can look all you like
But this girl you see
She's leavin' here with me tonight

There's just one more thing that I need to know
If this is love why does it scare me so?
It must be somethin' only you can see
'Cause girl I feel it when you look at me

So tonight I'll ask the stars above
"How did I ever win your love?"
What did I do?
What did I say,
To turn your angel eyes my way?
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, awww
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 musikalia wrote:
I realize this poor fellow is pouring his heart into this song...but to me it just comes off as mediocre at best.
 
..and cheesy at worst.  There are better tunes by this guy.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:

You'll be interested to know that he eventually disowned this song, and pretty much this whole style of music, later in his career. By the end, he was doing dixieland-style jazz with a nine-piece backing him.

 
Yes, Jeff actually loved jazz...RIP Jeff Healey, taken from us far too early.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Seeing this guy play with his unusual technique was just crazy. 
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}{#Yell}{#Naughty}{#Mad}{#Silenced}{#Grumpy}{#Cry}{#Doh}{#Snooty}
Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
Bill, et al.,
Always liked this tune even though it was overplayed on FM.  Nice to hear it again after many years.  Please play some tunes off of his final CD "Mess of Blues" when you have a chance.  Gracias!  Sad news about his battle with cancer...


Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
 bokey wrote:
And Fred Koller. (click here)
 
We must thank Mr. Healey and Mr. Hiat for making so many prom dates wet.

Posted 15 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
what a great guiarist' ,put his heart and soul in it, really could make that thang sing, was listening to John Mayall and friends and he does a great cut on that
Posted 15 years ago by stkman    [ Reply ]
 musikalia wrote:
I realize this poor fellow is pouring his heart into this song...but to me it just comes off as mediocre at best. Sorry.
 
You'll be interested to know that he eventually disowned this song, and pretty much this whole style of music, later in his career. By the end, he was doing dixieland-style jazz with a nine-piece backing him.

Posted 15 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
I realize this poor fellow is pouring his heart into this song...but to me it just comes off as mediocre at best. Sorry.
Posted 15 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...i'm guessing someone else in the band would have to tell jeff about her angel eyes and which way they were turned...
 
There's one in every crowd. And by one,I mean an asshole. {#Wave}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
I saw Jeff Healey in the Tacomadome, WA, supporting ZZ Top sometime around '89-'91. I think it was this track that motivated me to get that album. Great performance. There's a great selection of comments here too.
Posted 15 years ago by vaiodon    [ Reply ]
Years ago, I was in Jeff's bar (really small venue in a basement) and at the back of the bar was this guy with long hair, dark glasses and two stunning women on each arm.

At one point of the evening, Jeff got up on stage and introduced the guy.  Jose Felicano.

I remembered him as a guy who did cheesy tunes in the 70s on Lucille Ball TV specials.  But he and Jeff did a set together and it was easily the most amazing guitar work I have ever heard live.

At the end of the set, the entire audience was spasming on the floor in spontaneous involuntary orgasms.

Jeff was absolutely a rare talent. He is missed.
Posted 15 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
 topherg87 wrote:
oh my gosh, my eyes are seriously tearing up right now. I havent heard this song since i was in like middle school. It was my mom's favorite album, and i remember listening to this song on repeat. Dang, very nostalgic right now.
 
I know! I couldn't believe my ears, either...   

Reenactment:
(With ears perking up): No way...
(With memories flooding in while scrambling for Volume Up): It can't be...
(With huge nostalgic grin):  OMG...it IS!


Posted 15 years ago by notremotely    [ Reply ]
Honeyman wrote:
RIP Jeff. Great song. . . written by John Hiatt.
And Fred Koller. (click here)
Posted 15 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
I must be living under a rock. I'd only heard John Hiatt's version of this until now.
Posted 15 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
I saw Jeff Healey and his Jazz Wizards play in our local theatre. I was hired to do lights and sound for the show, but since they brought their own technician with them (she was vastly more qualified than me), I basically turned up the lights and let the music wash over me. What a great show, Jeff could blow a decent horn. This song was "requested" from an audience. I didn't know a blind guy could throw such a dirty look. I never met him, he was kept away from everybody (probably because he was in remission just before his last bout of Cancer -- if he was in remission), but the band were fun, a great crew.
Posted 15 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
...i'm guessing someone else in the band would have to tell jeff about her angel eyes and which way they were turned...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
RIP, Jeff Healey. Thanks for all the music.
Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell wrote:
.... We have such a short time on this planet. This is a reminder. Live large, be remarkable . . . that's what I tell my students as much as they'll let me without groaning. They just don't get it, though. I'm 53. Hell, I'll be lucky to have 20 more years. Too much to do, too little time to do it. Jeff, watch over us. Remind us that music is the language of living.
Amen to that. And I'll add, if you can't groove through the revolution, it ain't worth having.
Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
This was #1 when I was night counselor at a rehab camp in central PA. It was deep in the woods and I remember that it had a lot of wildlife, and the deer had tamed down a lot and wandered around in the camp at night. Many of the addicts had no idea how they got there and many wanted to walk out and down to the highway and hitch back to New York or Detroit, or wherever they came from, and we'd keep them there saying that if they tried to leave the deer would attack them, so they stayed.
Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
Just a white boy lost in the blues. Rest easy, bro - you paid your dues!
Posted 15 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
Thanks for reminding me of what a great song this is, Bill. I had forgotten.
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Posted 15 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Jeff is sadly missed here in TO...his club is still rockin' though...
Posted 15 years ago by merkabah    [ Reply ]
so....so far today I've heard George Harrison, Warren Zevon, and now Jeff. You should do an entire day of dead artists that we all love and changed our lives in one way or another.....thanks! RIP Jeff........
Posted 15 years ago by Stewed_Mulligan    [ Reply ]
It was great seeing to see his blues band the year before he passed. Rock in Peace, Jeff.
Posted 15 years ago by colleen    [ Reply ]
oh my gosh, my eyes are seriously tearing up right now. I havent heard this song since i was in like middle school. It was my mom's favorite album, and i remember listening to this song on repeat. Dang, very nostalgic right now.

Posted 15 years ago by topherg87    [ Reply ]
Honeyman wrote:
RIP Jeff. Great song...written by John Hiatt.
I've always wanted to hear the Hiatt original, though I've always loved Healey's version. I sang this once at a kareoke at a bar, my girlfriend loved it. Guys, if you can learn to sing this song, your girlfriend will dig it.
Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell wrote:
Just signing in to RP today . . . saw the playlist. I missed this, but I wanted to add my thumbs-up to the comments made. We have such a short time on this planet. This is a reminder. Live large, be remarkable . . . that's what I tell my students as much as they'll let me without groaning. They just don't get it, though. I'm 53. Hell, I'll be lucky to have 20 more years. Too much to do, too little time to do it. Jeff, watch over us. Remind us that music is the language of living.
Amen. And I'm not being ironic.
Posted 16 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Just signing in to RP today . . . saw the playlist. I missed this, but I wanted to add my thumbs-up to the comments made. We have such a short time on this planet. This is a reminder. Live large, be remarkable . . . that's what I tell my students as much as they'll let me without groaning. They just don't get it, though. I'm 53. Hell, I'll be lucky to have 20 more years. Too much to do, too little time to do it. Jeff, watch over us. Remind us that music is the language of living.
Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Loved his jazz work - his love of the music was infectious. Sad to see him go. RIP Jeff.
Posted 16 years ago by Merry    [ Reply ]
RIP Jeff, you will be missed!
Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Always liked this song. Brings back memories of high school dances... yet I still like the tune. RIP Jeff.
Posted 16 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Now he's jamming again with SRV, who discovered him.
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
TJOpootertoot wrote:
A couple of days ago. Cancer related to the cancer that took his eyesight when he was a kid. He was 41 and a public funeral is being arranged. https://tinyurl.com/yqaqj5
I never heard much of his music, but was always impressed by his obvious talent. My heart goes out to his family.
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
From CTV.ca: "TORONTO -- Plans are underway to organize a public memorial for late Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey. Healey's widow, Cristie, says details have yet to be finalized and that she appreciates the condolences and kind thoughts that have been sent her way. The renowned guitarist and bandleader died Sunday at age 41 following a battle with cancer. Cristie Healey says a private funeral service will be held but that details are not being released. She praised the guitar hero as "a loving husband and a committed family man." In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund, an international children's charity. " RIP
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
And a terrific dj too - this is from his obit: A long-running CBC Radio series saw him in the role of disc jockey — My Kinda Jazz was a staple for a while, but in recent years he had hosted a programme with a similar name on Jazz-FM in Toronto. A highlight of his broadcasts was always the use of rare — and rarely heard — music from his 30,000-plus collection of 78-rpm records. As his rock career wound down as the millennium came, he recorded a series of three album of early jazz, playing trumpet as well as acoustic guitar in a band he called Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards. The most recent was It's Tight Like That, recorded live at Hugh's Room in Toronto in 2005, with British jazz legend Chris Barber as guest star. I saw him with the Jazz Wizards at his club in Toronto and it was a blast - I've rarely seen a musician so into his music, he was having a ball. Very good trumpet player, too.
Posted 16 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
robco1 wrote:
Okay, I just came in late. Jeff passed away?! When?
A couple of days ago. Cancer related to the cancer that took his eyesight when he was a kid. He was 41 and a public funeral is being arranged. https://tinyurl.com/yqaqj5 I have one of his jazz CDs at home. I'm gonna find something to upload, dammit.
Posted 16 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
I'm sitting here trying to hold back the intense grief and sorrow I've been feeling for the past few days over the loss of Jeff. I loved Jeff, he was a beautiful person. I'm missing him very much.
Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Back in '90 or '91 when I was 11 or 12 the Jeff Healey Band was the first group I ever saw in concert. Jeff was just amazing. Most of the concert he would perform sitting down, but often during the solos he would stand and walk so close to the edge of the stage that it seemed he would fall off. But, he never did of course. He was quite a showman for someone who couldn't see. He set the bar pretty high for all concerts to come. Few other bands have lived up to it. He's definitely one of the main reasons why I picked up the guitar myself back then.
Posted 16 years ago by IceNine    [ Reply ]
RIP Jeff. Great song...written by John Hiatt.
Posted 16 years ago by Honeyman    [ Reply ]
mrtuba9 wrote:
Nice tribute Bill.
Ditto. I dunno if this is Healey's BEST song but the man was a genuine talent and not some one-trick pony with a cool, unique angle. Here, in Toronto, there's a lot of grief pouring out for him and I personally have fond memories of seeing him on his way up. RP listeners would probably like hearing some of the 1920s-style jazz he's been doing (playing trumpet!) the last few years. He had a HUGE collection of 78RPMS and a true love of that music. Thanks, Bill.
Posted 16 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this song for years and still greatly enjoy. Just never know what you're going to hear on RP. =)
Posted 16 years ago by hikeupit    [ Reply ]
God bless ya Jeff...a great addition to the big band in the sky!
Posted 16 years ago by merkabah    [ Reply ]
RIP Jeff. Bill's tribute just gave me chills.
Posted 16 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
Thanks much Bill - very well said... Bye Jeff Healey - we will miss you. You really were far too young.
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
A terrific musician who I just discovered a few months ago. What a shame.
Posted 16 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
A great talent, will be missed. He has several excellent bootleg shows in circulation.
Posted 16 years ago by kaz    [ Reply ]
Nice tribute Bill.
Posted 16 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]