I had the great privilege of being there on that night. The queue went back for miles waiting to get in the venue and It snowed like crazy, but nobody seemed to mind. Willie' is sheer genius.
I was also in that audience - with a spare ticket next to me. If I had a pound for everybody that would have paid me for that ticket, I could have retired long ago :)
This was my dad's song. He taped it on a VHS tape 20 years ago and played it to death. I thought at the time WOW what a song and I have listened to Willie since then. He died in 1996 and every time I hear that song it reminds me of him. Class
I was at this concert just two months after our house was severely damaged by fire; this took our minds of it for a while. They were all great that night Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings but this song stole the night.
Dad you served our country so well in the USAF 527TH figther bomber squardon Every time i hear this gorgeous song it i think of you...you were an angel flying to close to the ground....Leave me if you need too i will ALWAYS remember an angel flying to close to the ground
The man is an example of greatness. All the parts that make the sum-total of Will Nelson = more than 100%. This song is a masterpiece. He delivers it better than anyone can. His guitar playing is hypnotic. Fantastic!
I've been lucky enough to see Willie live 5 times in concert, The best one was on a gulf course in Napa California in the daytime and I took many great photos 35 mm , for my memories of Willie, He is totally awesome !!!
Willie sure brought me to love country music and my other hero Merle.best of friends.i thank u willie for still touvhong my heart and of course my soul! You are icon to my family.i lost a cousin she loved u beyond words.so this is for her!!
Godbless this wonderful man ____ he has brought so much soul for many many years and he truly did it his way and we the winners. He certainly plays a jazz guitar __ wow
There are a lot of great singers and a lot of great songs when you want to listen. But when you want to feel what you're hearing, listen to Willie, no one can do this better. I've done exactly this for over forty years and he only gets better. Willie and trigger will be around to enjoy for a long, long time. God love him.
I consider Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, and John Prine the Holy Trinity of songwriters, at least those who could best bring out feelings (I might give the edge to Townes and John over Willie, I don't know there all three so damn good). Bob Dylan takes fourth, but probably higher for overall songwriting in general. There are some songwriters in pop, dance, alternative, etc. that are quite good as well, don't really have to love the genre to detect great song writing, but then I won't listen to "Ganster Rap" for long. Townes "For the Sake of the Song" kinda sums up what a great songwriter should feel about his of her music.
i cry when I hear it...all these years later...I lost my one true Love the year this came out...there's been nobody to compare since. I want this played when I die. Then dump my ashes into the wind, from the back of a 57 Panhead
This man sure can sing and write a song, like nobody's business. I love everything that he does, but this is one of my favorites. It's just so cleverly written...I love it. It's also very bitter sweet. He's a real talent. Peace.
So pleased to have found this on here - thanks for posting. I was lucky enough to be in the audience that night. The silence while Willie sang this was electric. Great gig, and Willie and Cash stole the show. Unforgettable.
It's amazing how many people have sung or recorded this song. It always reminds me of my husband who played the pedal Steel and died 3 years ago in 2019. Such beautiful memories Willie. I remember your concert in Aberdeen, Scotland many years ago.
Such a hauntingly, sad, and beautiful song. Willie is as original as they come. He and his music are timeless. They will live on forever .. Love ya Willie..
Wille so sad to here of merles passing all the best and thoughts are with you . All my Best are slipping away johnny waylon merle somethings that have been for ever have suddenly slipped away .I am from England. Are missing David Bowie who has recently passed respect to you and All The BEST WOZ.......................
I always think of my first grandbaby, Amanda, when I here this song, and I want to dedicate it to her, she put up a good fight to live but passed away at the tender age of 3 months due to complications from a premature birth.
This song was my beautiful love for 14 years he gave me the best of him always putting me first before anyone else Ill always think of him he'll always have my heart and my love cause its hard thing to. do is put someone else before yourself I ll. always love you James len Soles and never forget what you made me be in yours and my life and I'll see u again in heaven where our hearts will never part from Edith Marie Soles
Willie being Willie; he thoroughly understands his words, and those steel strings on his acoustic guitar, Trigger, pushes it a bunch more. Life is good.
My wife passed this year. She was my Angel flying too close to the ground. She blessed my life for 8 wonderful years until God called her home. See you soon my Love.
As we walk through this world with our heads, thoughts mind and consciousness high in the clouds we still find ourselves dragging our boots through and bound by the mud of the earth..
by far my fav willie song though there all great.iv seen him bout 6 times . have his autograph & 1 of his hats. this song reminds me of my mom love her
My ex wife (who I still love with all my heart) passed away 4 days ago in Beirut, Lebanon with colon cancer. Willie was right at the top of her list of favorite American singers, and this song was her favorite song period. After I finish grieving, I am going out into the Blue Ridge and pray for my Angel to fly down to me, at least for a little while. Eliana, I love you so much. Tell God to go easy on me, for a little while anyway. My heart aches, but Willie just soothed it just a tad.
I am learning this song today. I am an excellent singer, and was strumming my guitar, and the beginning of this song creeped out from my memory. And, I had to look it up on the internet and learn it. Someday, I will post my version of this on the net. Yes, I love Willie. I learned a lot about singing from him. He is one of my mentors. The way he hovers his voice over words, is so beautiful. It brings the emotion out on all of his songs. My voice is much lower than his. I truly love his singing and the great artists who accompany him. It is funny. I have always had a great voice. It mesmerizes people when they hear me. But, until the internet came along, I never realized the talent I had, as now I can learn songs quickly on the internet, and I can compare performances of professionals. The facts are, that there really are not many 'professionals' who sing all that well. But, of course, Willie is one of the greats. I hope he will 'hang around a while', as I will miss him sorely when he 'flys away'.
Even though our dialects are very different as with any other language, the Scottish knew a pretty song when they heard it. Willie, I don't think I will ever get over saving my money to get to Columbia, SC from Augusta, GA 70 -plus whole miles. Emmy was supposed to be there too. The three of us could not believe it, we kept driivng around the marquee hoping it would say, just kidding, concert not cancelled. Thank you for sending us our money back and all, but dang, we were so heartsick.
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I think this song was written in Memory of his son who passed away many years ago. Willie is the best. Such a down to earth good ol boy from Texas. Love you Willie
Hello Everyone.... I love Willie. When I was young and NOT a country girl I didnt understand Willie...... took me years to really appreciate him. My husband of 28 years absolutely thought Willie rocked! I am so appreciative of his talents and more for sharing with the world. Willie... you rock!!!! and even more you are a REAL person... thank you for staying true to who you really are.... God Bless!! Connie
Thank you...I curse no one or nothing...She is the rock to my heart. Where she goes I will surely one day follow. The pain is the hardest thing to deal with at these moments. I am coming up on the one year anniversary of her passing and each day grows colder as it aproaches.
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Willie Nelson is a gift to this world and we’re blessed to have him here on earth in our lifetime.
Absolute Truth
Love that man and his Spirit!
Elvis and Willie are two halves in one!!!
Such a beautiful song. My son passed away on Aug. 15th, 2012. He was 30 yrs. old and had a wife and 9 month old baby. RIP My son. MOM loves you!!!!!
Who are the 21 idiots who gave thumbs down to this incredible classic song?
The Voice of America and the absolute Master of Phrasing!
Voice, (gypsy) guitar sound, composition, timing, emotion, guitar solo, everything about this performance is sheer perfection. And what a person.
Great comment ____ yup he's the truth!!
@@murph3001 and steel ! Absolutely
I had the great privilege of being there on that night. The queue went back for miles waiting to get in the venue and It snowed like crazy, but nobody seemed to mind. Willie' is sheer genius.
I was also in that audience - with a spare ticket next to me. If I had a pound for everybody that would have paid me for that ticket, I could have retired long ago :)
I have been listening to Willie my hole life Mom loved him :) Never tire of his voice :) Love me some Willie :)
Amen, Bryan
This was my dad's song. He taped it on a VHS tape 20 years ago and played it to death. I thought at the time WOW what a song and I have listened to Willie since then. He died in 1996 and every time I hear that song it reminds me of him. Class
I was at this concert just two months after our house was severely damaged by fire; this took our minds of it for a while. They were all great that night Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings but this song stole the night.
Dad you served our country so well in the USAF 527TH figther bomber squardon
Every time i hear this gorgeous song it i think of you...you were an angel flying to close to the ground....Leave me if you need too i will ALWAYS remember an angel flying to close to the ground
Willy is the most unique musician I know. His voice can move a mountain, and calm a storm . Thank you Willie. xo
The sweetest guitar pickin' you EVER hear. God bless you, Willie. What a talent!
Steel strings on Trigger, that acoustic guitar.
The man is an example of greatness. All the parts that make the sum-total of Will Nelson = more than 100%. This song is a masterpiece. He delivers it better than anyone can. His guitar playing is hypnotic. Fantastic!
I've been lucky enough to see Willie live 5 times in concert, The best one was on a gulf course in Napa California in the daytime and I took many great photos 35 mm , for my memories of Willie, He is totally awesome !!!
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Willie sure brought me to love country music and my other hero Merle.best of friends.i thank u willie for still touvhong my heart and of course my soul! You are icon to my family.i lost a cousin she loved u beyond words.so this is for her!!
Willie Nelson is amazing
Remembering my once homeless feline friend Fong, who passed on to the big catnip patch in the sky last night... Thanks Willie.
Peace
Gill
Sonny man's man always had my back even though I was from Georgia cave Creek love you brother
This song was played at my grandmother's funeral. To me, it will always be her song and every time I hear it, I think of her and miss her so.
Absolutely sublime. What a beautiful song performed to perfection by the great Willie Nelson.
i could listen to willie and trigger 24 seven thanks for posting
Godbless this wonderful man ____ he has brought so much soul for many many years and he truly did it his way and we the winners. He certainly plays a jazz guitar __ wow
Met him once in Glasgow and twice in Dundee, pure legend.
im from clydebank just outside glasgow
One of Willies best.such feeling.
There are a lot of great singers and a lot of great songs when you want to listen. But when you want to feel what you're hearing, listen to Willie, no one can do this better. I've done exactly this for over forty years and he only gets better. Willie and trigger will be around to enjoy for a long, long time. God love him.
I consider Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, and John Prine the Holy Trinity of songwriters, at least those who could best bring out feelings (I might give the edge to Townes and John over Willie, I don't know there all three so damn good). Bob Dylan takes fourth, but probably higher for overall songwriting in general. There are some songwriters in pop, dance, alternative, etc. that are quite good as well, don't really have to love the genre to detect great song writing, but then I won't listen to "Ganster Rap" for long. Townes "For the Sake of the Song" kinda sums up what a great songwriter should feel about his of her music.
thanx WILLIE for the Memories
Beautiful pedal steel guitar!
A beautiful song, and performance. Long live Willie
WILY nelson,incomparable.lo mejor del siglo20 y 21, exelente musico e incomparable cantante ,,,viva
Wily,nunca moriras en nuestros corazones.
what a great song so much goosebumps, thinking about our daughter we lost to soon
i cry when I hear it...all these years later...I lost my one true Love the year this came out...there's been nobody to compare since.
I want this played when I die. Then dump my ashes into the wind, from the back of a 57 Panhead
My Mothers favorite song.Sure do miss you MOM,but we will spread our wings together for one more ride.I LOVE YOU MOM!!! R.I.P.
This man sure can sing and write a song, like nobody's business. I love everything that he does, but this is one of my favorites. It's just so cleverly written...I love it. It's also very bitter sweet. He's a real talent. Peace.
Absolutely beautiful. I bet there wasn't a dry eye in the house after Willie delivered this gem
Love it! Thank you Willie!!
My favorite Willie song to this day,its so beautiful.
My much missed late brother Paul was there with his wife Grace. Thats his piercing whistle you can hear. Best performance ever by Willie.
I came very late to this mans songs, but now I play them a lot.
A firm favourite of willies songs xx
This is such a beautiful song. There is something so addicting about Willie. A legend.
It's amazing to me how Willie has performed this song thousands of times and still puts All his heart into it........
Willie is mortal, but his Trigger ain't - the sound is immortal for sure!!!
Love this song..... And Omgosh I love that steel guitar
So pleased to have found this on here - thanks for posting. I was lucky enough to be in the audience that night. The silence while Willie sang this was electric. Great gig, and Willie and Cash stole the show. Unforgettable.
Amen
It's amazing how many people have sung or recorded this song. It always reminds me of my husband who played the pedal Steel and died 3 years ago in 2019. Such beautiful memories Willie. I remember your concert in Aberdeen, Scotland many years ago.
Willie , Always Honest and on the Mark , Real ~
I was privileged to be in the audience for this performance. A turning point in my life
God bless ya Willie. Thanks for the great tunes and poetry. When your time has come... know that you were a positive influence on many.
love the wods ..a veil of tears
Such a hauntingly, sad, and beautiful song. Willie is as original as they come. He and his music are timeless. They will live on forever .. Love ya Willie..
Wille so sad to here of merles passing all the best and thoughts are with you . All my Best are slipping away johnny waylon merle somethings that have been for ever have suddenly slipped away .I am from England. Are missing David Bowie who has recently passed respect to you and All The BEST WOZ.......................
when a song becomes a prayer for those that cannot hear...or choose not to, in their busy workaday lives:~
I always think of my first grandbaby, Amanda, when I here this song, and I want to
dedicate it to her, she put up a good fight to live but passed away at the tender age of 3 months due to complications from a premature birth.
greatest song ever no one like him never will be
This whole concert was just AWESOME!!..Beautiful song Willie!
This song was my beautiful love for 14 years he gave me the best of him always putting me first before anyone else Ill always think of him he'll always have my heart and my love cause its hard thing to. do is put someone else before yourself I ll. always love you James len Soles and never forget what you made me be in yours and my life and I'll see u again in heaven where our hearts will never part from Edith Marie Soles
doesnt get any better than this. Thank you for sharing
how can anybody not like this ?
TO ,, my friend Peter ,, ONE OF THE FINEST !!!
A mighty fine song, & this performance is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
*****
This is the second Nelson I worship. Voice, compositions, person and guitar (Willie & Prince Rogers)
what a lovely song it means a lot xx
franz ferro
willy is a top musician
My Mom loved this song. She passed away a coupe weeks ago...I am glad I can listen to this song and think of her.
Willie being Willie; he thoroughly understands his words, and those steel strings on his acoustic guitar, Trigger, pushes it a bunch more. Life is good.
My wife passed this year. She was my Angel flying too close to the ground. She blessed my life for 8 wonderful years until God called her home. See you soon my Love.
.....Better late then never.?¿...."HAPPY BIRTHDAY".....!!!!!!..
Yep I’ve lost an Angel that way ♥️an Willie sings to the heart ,,,Bless them .
As we walk through this world with our heads, thoughts mind and consciousness high in the clouds we still find ourselves dragging our boots through and bound by the mud of the earth..
If you had not have fallen
Then I would not have found you
Angel flying too close to the ground
And I patched up your broken wing and hung around a while
Trying to keep your spirits up and your fever down
I knew someday that you would fly away
For love's the greatest healer to be found
So leave me if you need to, I will still remember
Angel flying too close to the ground
Fly on, fly on past, the speed of sound
I'd rather see you up than see you down
So leave me if you need to, I will still remember
Angel flying too close to the ground.
So leave me if you need to, I will still remember
Angel flying too close to the ground.
Songwriters: Willie Nelson
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I can only think of the Movie, > Honeysuckle rose < Willie made with Dyan Cannon, that is when i first heard this song....
by far my fav willie song though there all great.iv seen him bout 6 times . have his autograph & 1 of his hats. this song reminds me of my mom love her
WHAT A VOICE LOVE HIM X
Mom, I miss you so much and I think of you every time I hear Willie Nelson. I'll always love you.
My ex wife (who I still love with all my heart) passed away 4 days ago in Beirut, Lebanon with colon cancer. Willie was right at the top of her list of favorite American singers, and this song was her favorite song period. After I finish grieving, I am going out into the Blue Ridge and pray for my Angel to fly down to me, at least for a little while. Eliana, I love you so much. Tell God to go easy on me, for a little while anyway. My heart aches, but Willie just soothed it just a tad.
I am learning this song today. I am an excellent singer, and was strumming my guitar, and the beginning of this song creeped out from my memory. And, I had to look it up on the internet and learn it.
Someday, I will post my version of this on the net.
Yes, I love Willie. I learned a lot about singing from him. He is one of my mentors.
The way he hovers his voice over words, is so beautiful. It brings the emotion out on all of his songs.
My voice is much lower than his. I truly love his singing and the great artists who accompany him.
It is funny. I have always had a great voice. It mesmerizes people when they hear me. But, until the internet came along, I never realized the talent I had, as now I can learn songs quickly on the internet, and I can compare performances of professionals. The facts are, that there really are not many 'professionals' who sing all that well. But, of course, Willie is one of the greats.
I hope he will 'hang around a while', as I will miss him sorely when he 'flys away'.
Even though our dialects are very different as with any other language, the Scottish knew a pretty song when they heard it. Willie, I don't think I will ever get over saving my money to get to Columbia, SC from Augusta, GA 70 -plus whole miles. Emmy was supposed to be there too. The three of us could not believe it, we kept driivng around the marquee hoping it would say, just kidding, concert not cancelled. Thank you for sending us our money back and all, but dang, we were so heartsick.
I too love Willie ... his music has feeling and passion.
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So beautiful,..Willie was made to sing this song,..love it
Willy nelson is the best i have ever. Heard.
Great man, great music! God....keep him for us! Greetings from Romania!
Love Willie, - and his "Trigger"....thank you for a great version ...
This is so amazing i am crying again :( brings me to a sad time in a sweet way
when a song becomes a prayer for those that cannot hear...or choose not to, in their busy workaday lives:~"ah'd rather c u up than c u down
I think this song was written in Memory of his son who passed away many years ago. Willie is the best. Such a down to earth good ol boy from Texas. Love you Willie
Now this is how it should be sung and played. ALL TIME GREAT!
the way he plays trigger is unbelievable.
I love this song!
Hello Everyone.... I love Willie. When I was young and NOT a country girl I didnt understand Willie...... took me years to really appreciate him. My husband of 28 years absolutely thought Willie rocked! I am so appreciative of his talents and more for sharing with the world. Willie... you rock!!!! and even more you are a REAL person... thank you for staying true to who you really are.... God Bless!! Connie
Just magical....Past memories come flooding in... Thank you Willie Nelson...
What else can be said about this song? wakes, weddings, and everything in between. It's a beautiful song.
@RosemaryCAnderson...Beautiful dedication of a beautiful song. God Bless You!
Willie kills me with this song. Thank you.
Angel flying to close to the Ground by Willie I just love this song One of my every best favored songs
great song,had good fortune to see willie in glasgow
The story of my lovelife...I always end up hurt and alone.
nice song ty, sad but, reminds me of my Daughter i lost
Thank you...I curse no one or nothing...She is the rock to my heart. Where she goes I will surely one day follow. The pain is the hardest thing to deal with at these moments. I am coming up on the one year anniversary of her passing and each day grows colder as it aproaches.