"Angel's Son" is a song written by

Clint Lowery Clint Lowery (born December 15, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the tourin ...

and

Lajon Witherspoon Lajon Witherspoon (born October 3, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of Atlanta-based rock band Sevendust. Members from bands such as Staind, Seether, Alter Bridge, and Diecast have listed Witherspoon and Sevend ...

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and performed by Witherspoon, fellow Sevendust members (drummer

Morgan Rose Morgan Jay Rose (born December 13, 1968) is an American drummer and a founding member of Atlanta-based rock band Sevendust. He is also responsible for much of the background vocals. He has also played drums for Call Me No One and Methods of Mayh ...

and guitarist/vocalist

) and ex-

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band member (now ex-Sevendust guitarist)

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, for the post-mortem compilation CD in honor of Snot founding vocalist

James Lynn Strait James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot. Biography Strait was born in New York City, but moved to Santa Barbara, California ...

known as ''

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''. The Snot version of the song, credited to "Strait Up featuring Lajon" peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Sevendust recorded a studio version of the song for their 2001 album, ''

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''.

Music video

Strait Up

The Strait Up version features the band with ex-Snot bandmates playing on a beach around a

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. Footage of James Lynn Strait who died with his dog Dobbs in a car accident, is superimposed during a

vigil A vigil, from the Latin ''vigilia'' meaning ''wakefulness'' (Greek: ''pannychis'', or ''agrypnia'' ), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word ''vigilia'' has become genera ...

around the campfire, growing in attendance with appearances of fellow musicians and friends including members of

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and others to say goodbye as a memorium title is revealed at the last moments of the song. Strait's mother is also featured in the video.

Animosity

The video opens up with a man walking through a hospital waiting room, and he's wearing an 'In Memory of Lynn Strait' T-shirt. Then the shot switches to an ER scene showing a man who is fighting for his life, and showing the urgency that goes on in the hospital trying to save his life. The band is shown playing in different parts of the hospital with the shots switching among each of the band members. Drummer Morgan Rose commented about the video, "I'm not really into videos where people are playing on fields or hospitals or places where there's no chance in hell that you'd see them play, but this actually turned out great." The video features all of the members of the band: lead vocalist, Lajon Witherspoon; guitarist, Clint Lowery; guitarist, John Connolly; drummer, Morgan Rose and bassist,

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References

{{authority control Rock ballads Sevendust songs Songs written by Lajon Witherspoon Songs written by Clint Lowery TVT Records singles Songs written by Morgan Rose 2002 singles 2000 songs