| Emmylou Harris – Michelangelo Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| The name Michelangelo has a double meaning. From the Hebrew, Micah-el (gift of God) and a reference to the great Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; the super-artist. It is probably a very clever reference to Gram Parsons whom Harris toured with on the Grievous Angel tour which preceded the posthumous release of the album by the same name. Gram was a tortured soul who never healed from the suicide of his father and cirrhosis-stricken mother, both before he graduated high school. I imagine that was what led him to the self-destructive drug and alcohol abuse which later killed him. Harris wonders if she could have saved him. | |
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