A Parody of “Angie” by The Rolling Stones about the fiasco that the Reflection Pool has become. Lyrics by David Cohen
Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender
Lyrics by David Cohen
Sung by Mikael Vanhanen
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LYRICS for Algae Algae
by David Cohen
Algae, algae
When will the green all disappear?
Algae, algae
Tell us when they will make it clear
With no chlorine in the pool
Blaming vandals isn’t cool
You could say we’re mortified
But algae, algae
Looks like kickbacks gone awry
Algae, you’re removable, yeah
So ain’t it time to say goodbye?
Algae, we can see ya
Remember all those things they’ve tried
All their schemes weren’t even close
Seemed to make it much more gross
As it festers while we jeer
Algae, algae
When you’ll be gone is still unclear
Oh, Algae, please don’t seep
As your filth begins to reek
We see the madness of his lies
Now algae, algae
Ain’t it time to say goodbye? Yeah
With the pool now filled with mold
And our money down a hole
You could say we’re mortified
Algae, we still see you, crazy
Everywhere we look, it fills our eyes
There ain’t a color that comes close to you
Come on, maybe, try some dyes
Algae, algae
Looks like you are still alive
Algae, algae
We could say we’re not surprised
About the Original Song
ANGIE by The Rolling Stones
About the Original Song
ANGIE by The Rolling Stones
The song is credited, as most Rolling Stones songs are, to both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. “Angie” was recorded in November and December 1972 and is an acoustic guitar-driven ballad characterizing the end of a romance. The song’s distinctive piano accompaniment, written by Richards, was played on the album by Nicky Hopkins, a Rolling Stones recording-session regular. The strings on the piece (as well as on another song, “Winter”) were arranged by Nicky Harrison. An unusual feature of the original recording is that singer Mick Jagger’s vocal guide track (made before the final vocals were performed) is faintly audible throughout the song (an effect sometimes called a “ghost vocal”). Cash Box said that “Jagger is at his best—slurring words by the dozens to ring out the feeling of every important line.” Record World called it a “tender ballad” on which “Mick Jagger’s vocal is moving and sensuous.”
Released as a single in August 1973, “Angie” debuted at No. 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and eventually made it to No.1 for the week ending October 20 – their seventh and penultimate (before “Miss You” in 1978) chart topper on the Hot 100. It went to No. 5 on the UK singles chart. The song was also a No. 1 hit in both Canada and Australia for five weeks each and topped the charts in many countries throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Because of the song’s length, some radio stations made edits to shorten it to 3 minutes, omitting the longer coda and the second instrumental section of the song.
There was speculation that the song was about David Bowie’s first wife Angela, Keith Richards’ newborn daughter Dandelion Angela, the actress Angie Dickinson, and others. In 1993, in an interview for the liner notes to the Rolling Stones’ compilation album Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones, Richards said that the title was inspired by his baby daughter. However, in his 2010 memoir Life, Richards said that he had chosen the name at random when writing the song—before he knew that his baby would be named Angela or even knew that his baby would be a girl—and that the song “was not about any particular person”. According to NME, Jagger’s contributions to the lyrics referred to his breakup with Marianne Faithfull.
The Rolling Stones have frequently performed the song in concert; it’s included in set lists on their 1973, 1975 and 1976 tours; it’s available on two of their “Vault” recorded concerts including 1973 Brussels Affair (using electric guitars with Mick Taylor soloing) and Live at the L.A. Forum 1975 (played by Keith Richards and Ron Wood acoustically). It has been a touring staple since their 1982 European Tour. Concert renditions were released on the albums Stripped, Live Licks and The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon.
“Angie” was covered by the American musical duo Womack & Womack on their 1983 album “Love Wars”. Also, it was covered by Welsh rock band Stereophonics in 1999, as the B-side to the single “Hurry Up and Wait”. The song was also included on the 2010 deluxe re-issue of their 1999 second studio album Performance and Cocktails. Angie was also covered in Latin America, by the Chilean rock band La Ley, appearing as a single and on the 1991 album Doble Opuesto