"Angels don't lie... did you leave heaven for a love found in me?" 🕊️✨
There’s something about the way Willy DeVille sings, "Look at me, it's plain to see / My pockets are empty / But brighter than gold / In my heart burns a flame". Willy DeVille - Angels Don't Lie
Pure, unadulterated street poetry from a man who lived a dozen lives in one. "Angels don't lie
Willy DeVille at his most vulnerable. Recorded for the 1995 album Loup Garou , this track is a masterclass in "Spanish Soul." Whether you know him from his Academy Award-nominated "Storybook Love" or his punk-era days at CBGB, this song is the one that gets under your skin. Willy DeVille at his most vulnerable
Willy, the former frontman of Mink DeVille and a CBGB legend , had a unique gift for blending New York street poetry with Latin rhythms and New Orleans R&B. In this track, his signature raspy vocals—often compared to Joe Cocker —deliver a romantic, almost religious plea to a lover he views as a saint.