Courier-Journal critic Marc Zakem calls the lyrics "purposely silly" but notes the humor of the song, including the use of a wolf whistle in the background when Ono sings "I'm so pretty." Rhymes such as "I'm in your pocket, you're in my locket" are also reminiscent of 1930s and 1940s songs. Lennon does some whistling on the song, which music lecturers Ben Urish and Ken Bielen state adds "an informal carefree touch to the bandstand arrangement and vocal styling."
George Small, who played piano on the song, said he played using a stride technique. Tony Davillo, who did the horn arrangements, claims that although he created horn arrangements for several Double Fantasy songs, including " (Just Like) Starting Over," " Cleanup Time" and " I'm Losing You," the arrangement for this song was the only one that was used. Winona Daily News critic Mike Killeen states that she sounds like a " vaudeville crooner." Instrumentation for "Yes, I'm Your Angel" includes a clarinet and horn (instrument)s. Ono sings in a Marilyn Monroe-like voice. The suit was settled with Ono paying undisclosed monetary damages, but without restrictions on future releases on subsequent sales of Double Fantasy. Although the two songs also have similar harmonic structures, the songs' melodies diverge by the fourth bar and "Yes, I'm Your Angel" has a completely different bridge than "Makin' Whoopee." Nonetheless, the similarities between the two songs prompted the publishers of "Makin' Whoopee" to sue Ono, requesting $1 million in monetary damages, a prohibition on any marketing of the "Yes, I'm Your Angel," and that all records, tapes and sheet music of "Yes, I'm Your Angel" be destroyed. In particular, the first three bars have an almost identical melody and harmony as Eddie Cantor's 1928 hit " Makin' Whoopee," written by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson.
"Yes, I'm Your Angel" has a sound similar to that of 1930s and 1940s big band songs.
It was later released as the b-side of Lennon's single " Watching the Wheels." The initial release of Double Fantasy used the title "I'm Your Angel" but later releases as well as the single used the title "Yes, I'm Your Angel." Music and lyrics "Yes, I'm Your Angel", also known as "I'm Your Angel", is a song written by Yoko Ono that was first released on Ono's and John Lennon's 1980 album Double Fantasy. 1981 single by Yoko Ono "Yes, I'm Your Angel"