Suzanne Vega "Angel's Doorway"

I'm not all that surprised at the number of songs written about 9-11.

But I am a little surprised at the number of songs written about 9-11, by artists I like, that I wasn't aware of.

This song perfectly suits its subject matter---about the psychological toll taken on the home life of a Ground Zero clean up worker. But what makes it so effective is that it could apply to most any life/job/scenario.

Angel works all day at Ground Zero. When he comes home, he takes his clothes off outside the door. When he comes in, he doesn't discuss or acknowledge the horror of the work he spends his day doing.

I'm sure there are many folks out there---cops, doctors and social workers come to mind---who spend their day deep in trauma, and the only way they can deal with it, is to shed their clothes, compartmentalize and disassociate.


Hear the song on Youtube.

On Sunday, from 10am to noon, mvyradio will air a September 11th special, focusing on the music written about and inspired by that day.