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The Stone Roses was an alternative rock band that formed in Manchester, England in 1984. For most of their career, the band consisted of Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Gary "Mani" Mounfield (bass) and Alan "Reni" Wren (drums). Meshing 60s-styled guitar-driven rock with understated 80s dance beats and other influences, the band largely defined the British alternative scene of the late 80s and early 90s. After their eponymous 1989 debut album became an international sensation
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From: [email protected] (William McNamara )
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******** THE STONE ROSES ********
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I WANNA BE ADORED
I DON'T HAVE TO SELL MY SOUL
HE'S ALREADY IN ME
I DON'T NEED TO SELL MY SOUL
HE'S ALREADY IN ME
I WANNA BE ADORED
I WANNA BE ADORED
REPEAT VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS
ADORED
I WANNA BE ADORED
YOU ADORE ME
YOU ADORE ME
I WANNA BE ADORED (x4)
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SHE BANGS THE DRUMS
I CAN FEEL MY EARTH BEGIN TO MOVE
I HEAR MY NEEDLE HIT THE GROOVE
AND SPIRAL THROUGH ANOTHER DAY
I HEAR MY SONG BEGIN TO SAY
KISS ME WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE
THE PAST WAS YOURS
BUT THE FUTURE IS MINE
YOU'RE ALL OUT OF TIME
I DON'T FEEL TOO STEADY ON MY FEET
I FEEL HOLLOW I FEEL WEAK
PASSION FRUIT AND HOLY BREAD
FILL MY GUTS AND EASE MY HEAD
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING SUN
I CAN SEE HER HERE SHE COMES
SHE BANGS THE DRUMS
HAVE YOU SEEN HER
HAVE YOU HEARD
THE WAY SHE PLAYS
THERE ARE NO WORDS
TO DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL
HOW COULD IT EVER COME TO PASS
SHE'LL BE THE FIRST
SHE'LL BE THE LAST
TO DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL
CHORUS (x3)
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WATERFALL
CHIMES SING SUNDAY MORN
TODAY'S THE DAY SHE'S SWORN
TO STEAL WHAT SHE NEVER COULD OWN
AND RACE FROM
THIS HOLE SHE CALLS HOME
NOW YOU'RE AT THE WHEEL
TELL ME HOW HOW DOES IT FEEL
SO GOOD TO HAVE EQUALISED
TO LIFT UP THE LIDS OF YOUR EYES
AS THE MILES THEY DISAPPEAR
SEE LAND BEGIN TO CLEAR
FREE FROM THE FILTH AND THE SCUM
THIS AMERICAN SATELLITE'S WON
SHE'LL CARRY ON THROUGH IT ALL
SHE'S A WATERFALL
REPEAT CHORUS
SEE THE STEEPLE PINE
THE HILLS AS OLD AS TIME
SOON TO BE PUT TO THE TEST
TO BE WHIPPED
BY THE WINDS OF THE WEST
STANDS ON SHIFTING SANDS
THE SCALES HELD IN HER HANDS
THE WIND IT JUST WHIPS HER AND WAILS
AND FILLS UP HER BRIGANTINE SAILS
SHE'LL CARRY ON THROUGH IT ALL
SHE'S A WATERFALL
REPEAT CHORUS
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DON'T STOP
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
HERE THE SEASPRAY GIVE
I WAS WITH HER
WE'RE UNDER THE SHIP SO GET ME OVER
NOW THAT WAS ME, LISTEN,
NOW SHE FISHES NOW, LISTEN
THERE WAS NO-ONE OUT THERE WE USE
THERE IS THE NEWS FOR ME, USELESS,
NOW SO MUCH WASTE,
HOW WE'LL BE TEASED
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
WON'T YOU JUST ASK ME?
YOU'RE AN IMBECILE
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
FOR EVERYONE I FEEL PAIN
BLUE SINGER, HE'S PAIN,
JUST A GUITAR
FROM THE TOP
I WAKE, I STEAL, LOOK I FEEL LOOSE
WE'RE ALL HERE NOW WHO'S THE FIRST
HE'S INTO MY HEART
HE MUST BE ONE OF US
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
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BYE BYE BADMAN
SOAK ME TO MY SKIN
WILL YOU DROWN ME IN YOUR SEA
SUBMISSION ENDS AND I BEGIN
CHOKE ME SMOKE THE AIR
IN THIS CITRUS SUCKING SUNSHINE
I DON'T CARE, YOU'RE NOT ALL THERE
EVERY BACKBONE
AND HEART YOU BREAK
WILL STILL COME BACK FOR MORE
SUBMISSION ENDS IT ALL
HERE HE COME
GOT NO QUESTION, GOT NO LOVE
I'M THROWING STONES AT YOU MAN
I WANT YOU BLACK AND BLUE AND
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU BLEED
GONNA BRING YOU DOWN TO YOUR KNEES
BYE BYE BADMAN OOH BYE BYE
CHOKE ME SMOKE THE AIR
IN THIS CITRUS SUCKING SUNSHINE
I DON'T CARE, YOU'RE NOT ALL THERE
YOU'VE BEEN BOUGHT AND PAID
YOU'RE A WHORE AND A SLAVE
YOUR DOCK'S NOT A HOLY SHRINE
COME TASTE THE END, YOU'RE MINE
HERE HE COME
GOT NO QUESTION, GOT NO LOVE
I'M THROWING STONES AT YOU MAN
I WANT YOU BLACK AND BLUE AND
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU BLEED
GONNA BRING YOU DOWN TO YOUR KNEES
BYE BYE BADMAN OOH BYE BYE
I'VE GOT BAD INTENTION
I INTEND TO KNOCK YOU DOWN
THESE STONES I THROW
OH THESE FRENCH KISSES
ARE THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND
I'VE GOT BAD INTENTION
I INTEND TO KNOCK YOU DOWN
THESE STONES
I THROW OH THESE FRENCH KISSES
ARE THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND
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ELIZABETH MY DEAR
TEAR ME APART
AND BOIL MY BONES
I'LL NOT REST
TILL SHE'S LOST HER THRONE
MY AIM IS TRUE
MY MESSAGE IS CLEAR
IT'S CURTAINS FOR YOU
ELIZABETH MY DEAR
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(SONG FOR MY)
SUGAR SPUN SISTER
HER HAIR SOFT DRIFTED SNOW
DEATH WHITE I'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHY SHE HATES, ALL THAT SHE DOES
AND SHE CALLS ME LITTLE BOY LOST
UNTIL THE SKY TURNS GREEN
THE GRASS IS SEVERAL SHADES OF BLUE
EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
TRIPS ON GLUE
UNTIL THE SKY TURNS GREEN
THE SKY IS SEVERAL SHADES OF BLUE
EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMNET
TRIPS ON GLUE
IT TAKES ALL THESE THINGS
AND ALL THAT TIME
TILL MY SUGAR SPUN SISTER'S HAPPY
WITH THIS LOVE OF MINE
IT'LL TAKE ALL THESE THINGS AND OH
MUCH MORE
I'VE PAID FOR FIFTEEN OR MORE
BUT MY GUTS CAN'T TAKE MANY MORE
'CAUSE MY HANDS ARE STUCK
TO MY JEANS
AND SHE KNOWS, SHE KNOWS WHAT
THIS MUST MEAN
SHE WAKES UP WITH THE SUN
SHE ASKS ME WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS
AS SHE GAVE ME MORE THAT
SHE THOUGHT SHE SHOULD
SHE WAKES UP WITH THE SUN
I THINK WHAT HAVE I DONE?
AS I GAVE HER MORE THAN
I THOUGHT I WOULD
IT TAKES ALL THESE THINGS
AND ALL THAT TIME
TILL MY SUGAR SPUN SISTER'S HAPPY
WITH THIS LOVE OF MINE
THE CANDYFLOSS GIRL,
THE STICKY FINGERED BOY
OH THAT SISTER OF MINE
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MADE OF STONE
YOUR KNUCKLES WHITEN ON THE WHEEL
THE LAST THING THAT YOUR HANDS
WILL FEEL
YOUR FINAL FLIGHT CAN'T BE DELAYED
NO LAND JUST SKY IT'S SO SERENE
YOUR PINK FAT LIPS LET GO A SCREAM
YOU FRY AND MELT I LOVE THE SCENE
SOMETIMES I FANTASIZE
WHEN THE STREETS ARE COLD
AND LONELY
AND THE CARS THEY BURN BELOW ME
DON'T THESE TIMES FILL YOUR EYES
WHEN THE STREETS ARE COLD
AND LONELY
AND THE CARS THEY BURN BELOW ME
ARE YOU ALL ALONE
IS ANYBODY HOME
I'M STANDING WARM AGAINST THE COLD
NOW THAT THE FLAMES
HAVE TAKEN HOLD
AT LEAST YOU LEFT YOUR LIFE IN STYLE
AND FOR AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
TIN TWISTED GRILLS GRIN BACK AT ME
BAD MONEY DIES I LOVE THE SCENE
CHORUS (x2)
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SHOOT YOU DOWN
YOU KNOW IT
YOU SHOW IT
AND THE TIME HAS COME
TO SHOOT YOU DOWN
WHAT A SOUND
WHEN THE DAY IS DONE
AND IT ALL WORKS OUT
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
REPEAT (ALL THE ABOVE)
I NEVER WANTED
THE LOVE THAT YOU SHOWED ME
IT STARTED TO CHOKE ME
AND HOW I WISH I'D SAID NO
TOO SLOW
I COULDN'T TAKE THAT
TOO FAST
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
YOU KNOW IT
YOU SHOW IT
BUT I CAN'T BACK DOWN
IT'S FAR TOO LATE
I CAN'T WAIT
NOW THE TIME HAS COME
IT'LL WORK OUT
AND WHEN THIS THING IS DONE
IT'LL LEAVE NO DOUBT
SO WHEN YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN
WILL YOU ALL WALK OUT?
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
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THIS IS THE ONE
A GIRL CONSUMED BY FIRE
WE ALL KNOW HER DESIRE
FROM THE PLANS THAT SHE HAS MADE
I HAD HER ON A PROMISE
IMMERSE ME IN YOUR SPLENDOUR
ALL THE PLANS THAT I HAVE MADE
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE
SHE'S WAITED FOR
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE
I'VE WAITED FOR
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
FOR A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
BURN THE TOWN WHERE I WAS BORN
IF ONLY SHE'D BELIEVE ME
BELLONA, BELLADONNA
BURN ME OUT OR BRING ME HOME
CHORUS REPEAT TO END
**********there's something else here any clues??? ******
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I AM THE RESURRECTION
DOWN DOWN YOU BRING ME DOWN
I HEAR YOU KNOCKING DOWN MY DOOR
AND I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
YOUR FACE IT HAS NO PLACE
NO ROOM FOR YOU INSIDE MY HOUSE
I NEED TO BE ALONE
DON'T WASTE YOUR WORDS
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM YOU
I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
OR WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO
TURN TURN I WISH YOU'D LEARN
THERE'S A TIME AND PLACE
FOR EVERYTHING
I'VE GOT TO GET IT THROUGH
CUT LOOSE 'COS YOU'RE NO USE
I COULD'T STAND ANOTHER SECOND
OF YOUR COMPANY
DON'T WASTE YOUR WORDS
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM YOU
I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
OR WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO
STONE ME WHY CAN'T YOU SEE
YOU'RE A NO-ONE ,NOWHERE WASHED UP BABY WHO'D LOOK BETTER DEAD
YOUR TONGUE IS FAR TOO LONG I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT SUCKS AND SLURPS
UPON MY EVERY WORD
REPEAT CHORUS
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND
I AM THE LIFE
I COULDN'T EVER BRING MYSELF
TO HATE YOU AS I'D LIKE
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND
I AM THE LIFE
I COULDN'T EVER BRING MYSELF
TO HATE YOU AS I'D LIKE
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FOOL'S GOLD
THE GOLD ROAD'S SURE A LONG ROAD
WINDS ON THROUGH THE HILLS FOR 15 DAYS
TH PACK ON MY BACK IS ACHING
THE STRAPS SEEM TO CUT ME LIKE A KNIFE
REPEAT
I'M A CLOWN I WON'T BACK DOWN
I DON'T NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING DOWN
DOWN DOWN DOWN...
I'M STANDING ALONE, I'M WATCHING YOU ALL
I'M SEEING YOU SINKING
I'M STANDING ALONE, YOU'RE WEIGHING THE GOLD
I'M WATCHING YOU SINKING
FOOL'S GOLD
THESE BOOTS WEREN'T MADE FOR WALKING
THE MARQUIS DE SADE NEVER MADE NO BOOTS LIKE THESE
GOLD'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER
BREAKDOWN'S COMING UP ROUND THE BEND
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TRY TO GET ALONG DEAR
I KNOW THE TRUTH AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING
DOWN DOWN DOWN...
I'M STANDING ALONE, I'M WATCHING YOU ALL
I'M SEEING YOU SINKING
I'M STANDING ALONE, YOU'RE WEIGHING THE GOLD
I'M WATCHING YOU SINKING
FOOL'S GOLD
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ELEPHANTT STONE
BURST INTO HEAVEN
KISS IN THE COTTON CLOUDS
ARTIC SHEETS AND FIELDS OF WHEAT
I CAN'T STOP COMING DOWN
YOUR SHRUNKEN HEAD
LOOKING DOWN ON ME ABOVE
SEND ME HOME LIKE AN ELEPHANT STONE
TO SMASH MY DREAM OF LOVE
DREAMING TILL THE SUN GOES DOWN
AND NIGHT TURNS INTO DAY
ROOMS ARE EMPTY I'VE GOT PLENTY
YOU COULD MOVE IN RIGHT AWAY
SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY DREAMS
IN MY DREAMS IN MY DREAMS
DOWN THROUGH THE HEAVENS
CHOKE IN THE COTTON CLOUDS
ARTIC SHEETS AND FIELDS OF WHEAT
I CAN'T STOP COMING DOWN
YOUR SHRUNKEN HEAD
LOOKING DOWN ON ME ABOVE
SEND ME HOME LIKE AN ELEPHANT STONE
TO SMASH MY DREAM OF LOVE
DID YOUR BED AND BOOKSHELF GO
AND RUN RUN RUN AWAY
THESE FOUR WALLS SAW THE RISE AND FALL
AND YOUR MIDNIGHT GETAWAY
SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY DREAMS
OR SO IT SEEMS
YET NOTHING MEANS ANYTHING ANYMORE
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GOING DOWN
DAWN SINGS IN THE GARDEN
PHONE SINGS IN THE HALL
THIS BOY'S DEAD FROM TWO DAY'S LIFE
RESURRECTED BY THE CALL
PENNY HERE, WE'VE GOT TO COME, SO COME ON ROUND TO ME
THERE'S SO MUCH, PENNY LYING HERE TO TOUCH, TASTE AND TEASE
RING A DING DING DING I'M GOING DOWN
I'M COMING ROUND
PENNY'S PLACE HER CRUMMY ROOM
HER DANSETTE CRACKLES TO JIMI'S TUNE
I TASTE AMBRE SOLAIRE
HER NECK, HER THIGHS, HER LIPS, HER HAIR
RING A DING DING DING I'M GOING DOWN
I'M COMING AROUND
ALL THOUGHTS OF SLEEP DESERT ME
THERE IS NO TIME
30 MINUTES BRINGS ME ROUND TO HER NUMBER 9
YEAH SHE LOOKS LIKE A PAINTING
JACKSON POLLOCH'S NUMBER 5
COME INTO THE FOREST AND TASTE THE TREES
THE SUN STARTS SHINING AND I'M HARD TO PLEASE
RING A DING DING DING I'M GOING DOWN
I'M COMING AROUND
REPEAT (ALL THOUGHTS...)
TO LOOK DOWN ON THE CLOUDS
YOU DON'T NEED TO FLY
I'VE NEVER FLOWN IN A PLANE
I'LL LIVE UNTIL I DIE
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GUERNICA
WATCH ME AT WAR, REALLY UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE HARD WITH FEAR, HARD, SPEAK UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE WHORES, SIT DOWN,
WE'RE WHORES THAT'S US
HE WANTED US HE SWORE AND ALL WE'VE GOT
YOU WANNA HURT ME STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE HARD WITH FEAR, HARD, SPEAK UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE WHORES SIT DOWN
WE'RE WHORES THAT'S US
SIMPLE LIVES AH WE DON'T HAVE
WE PACK UP, IN TRUTH IT SEEMS THIS
PEACEMAKERS HAS ARMS THAT HOLD FEAR
SAY GARGOYLES CAN YOU SEE THE WONDER?
YES I FEAR THE CARBINE
WHAT DOES NEVER WRONG MEAN? THAT'S RIGHT
EVERY ONE OF US HE SWORE SO HURRY UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE HARD WITH FEAR, HARD, SPEAK UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
BOTH OF US ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE WHORES, SIT DOWN
WHORES
THAT MUST MEAN SINFUL EYES THAT MAIM OF FEAR
IT'S THE LOOK THAT STINGS I FEAR BOY
BEING DISTURBING I TRUST NO-ONE
THEY'VE BEEN BACK DOWN FOR NOTHING
IT WAS NEVER SHARED IT OURS
WE WIN KNOW THOSE NAMES WHO FOLLOW
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WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
HERE COMES THE WISE MAN
AND THERE GOES THE FOOL
CAN YOU SEE THE BURNED OUT WORLD THAT HE IS LIVING IN
I DON'T NEED TO LOOK FOR THE RULES
HERE COMES THE DONKEY
CHAINED TEN TON PLOUGH
HE'LL NEVER MAKE THAT HILL IN A MILLION YEARS
WHIP CRACK, BEAT HIM DOWN
HE LOVES HIS BROTHER HE'D SELL HIM FOR A FISTFUL OF GOLD
BUT HE NEEDS A SLAVE FOR HIS VISION OF THE PROMISED LAND
NO I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD
TAKE ME ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
OR WHERE YOU WANNA GO I THINK IT'S TIME
THAT YOU FOUND WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET REAL
REPEAT (HERE COMES..)
ANYTIME YOU WANT IT, THEN IT'S THERE
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS STOP ME
ON THE CORNER AND ASK
SAY HEY, YOU DON'T LIVE TODAY
STOP THE WORLD
STOP THE WORLD
I'M GETTING OFF
I'M GETTING OFF
CAN'T GET ENOUGH
I'M GETTING OFF
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1989
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JANUARY 30: Manchester Hacienda. Filmed for BBC2's Snub TV.
The same set was played throughout this tour, with occasional
extras thrown in, like 'Mersey Paradise' and 'Going Down'.
Interviewed backstage, Reni reveals that "we just ignore the
rest of the world and concentrate on Manchester, because we
want to be the biggest band in our street."
FEBRUARY 17: Warrington Legends. Supported by the old lineup
of the Charlatans, with the little-feted Baz Kettley on vocals.
FEBRUARY 20: Sheffield University. Ian Brown's 26th birthday.
FEBRUARY 23: Middlesex Polytechnic.
FEBRUARY 28: Brighton Escape Club.
MARCH 1: Bradford Club Rio.
MARCH 2: Cardiff Venue
MARCH 3: Dudley JBs. Supported by the old lineup of The Charlatans,
with Baz once again at the mic.
MARCH 11: 'Made Of Stone' gets Single Of The Week in the NME - "Proof
that everything's coming up Stone Roses" declares their man.
MARCH 18: 'Made Of Stone' peaks at number 90.
APRIL 10: Reni's 25th birthday.
APRIL 28: Portsmouth South Parade Pier.
APRIL 29: Uxbridge Brunel University.
MAY 2: 'The Stone Roses' LP released. The press are unequivocal : "An
aural BigMac laced with psychedelic dill." (NME); "The spacy arrangements
aligned to a fertile combination of melodies, harmonies and guitars is
genuinely heady stuff." (Q); "This is a masterpiece." (Sounds); "The
sweet ache of poignancy." (Melody Maker); "Jangling in every sense."
(The Observer); "The Stone Roses are blooming in technicolor." (Rolling
Stone); "Well worth tracking down." (London Challenger).
MAY 4: Liverpool Polytechnic. A lemon is thrown onstage and the Waterfall
design t-shirt is available for 5 pounds. Two days later in Manchester,
"inflation" takes the price up to ten pounds.
MAY 5: Widnes Queen's Hall.
MAY 6: Manchester International 2. Total mania. Ian Brown wanders
onstage ringing a bell. The bar has to be temporarily closed as the
bar staff want to get down the front.
MAY 7: Sheffield University.
MAY 8: Leeds Warehouse.
MAY 11: Trent Polytechnic. Supported by the old lineup of The Charlatans,
with Baz, thrillingly, still at the helm.
MAY 12: Dudley JBs.
MAY 13: Tunbridge Angel Centre.
MAY 15: London ICA.
MAY 17: Birmingham Edwards No 8.
MAY 19: Aberystwyth University.
MAY 22: London Camden Dingwalls.
MAY 24: Oxford Polytechnic.
MAY 25: Shrewsbury Fridge. Tickets sell so well for this that the venue
is moved to a glitzy nightclub, Park Lane. Tickets cost 2 pounds.
MAY 26: Milton Keynes Elektra. (Cancelled due to recording of B-sides
for 'She Bangs The Drums' at London's RAK Studios.)
MAY 27: St Helens Citadel. (Cancelled due to recording.)
MAY 30: Preston Guildhall Foyer.
JUNE 3: Walsall Junction 10.
JUNE 6: Reading Majestic.
JUNE 7: Leicester University.
JUNE 8: Lancaster University. [The VinylJunki was there!!]
JUNE 20: Newcastle Riverside.
JUNE 21: Edinburgh Venue.
JUNE 22: Glasgow Rooftops.
JUNE 23: Middlesbrough Town Hall.
JUNE 24: Northampton Roadmenders.
JUNE 25: Norwich Arts Centre.
JUNE 26: Bristol Bierkeller.
JUNE 27: Stratford-On-Avon Civic Hall.
JUNE 28: Birmingham Irish Centre.
JULY 13: 'She Bangs The Drums' is released.
JULY 27: Newcastle Riverside.
JULY 28: The Daily Mirror alleges that Bros have "begged chart
newcomers The Stone Roses to support them but the band has refused."
Melody Maker runs a rumour circulating at the time that the band are
to play at "a film studio in Kensington." This turns out to be the
Alexandra Palace event.
AUGUST 5: 'She Bangs The Drums' peaks at number 36.
AUGUST 12: Empress Ballroom Blackpool. Manchester invades the coast
for the day. First mass spotting of 'Reni hats'. The band's arrival
onstage is heralded by Ian Brown strolling on with an electric yo-yo.
The rest of the band throw ice pops to the overheated crowd.
OCTOBER 12: Les Inrockuptibles Festival, Paris, playing with The La's
and Felt. Someone lets off a smoke bomb during the band's set.
NOVEMBER 1: 'Fool's Gold'/'What The World Is Waiting For' is released.
NOVEMBER 16: Mani's 27th birthday.
NOVEMBER 18: Alexandra Palace. In response to the 7000 crowd's chant
of "Manchester, la la la", Ian Brown delivers the now famous one-liner,
"It's not where you're from, it's where you're at." The event is
recorded by Granada TV, but the Roses' management pull the plug on the
proposed Great North Show documentary and the footage languishes in the
company's vaults. The post-gig party is in an old recording studio on
London' Holloway Road.
NOVEMBER 21: The Late Show, BBC2. The Stone Roses' first live TV
appearance. Forty seconds into 'Made Of Stone', the "limiter switch"
automatically cuts the powers as the volume exceeds BBC regulations.
The presenter hastily introduces a video of 'One Love' while Ian Brown
shouts "Amateurs! Amateurs!" at studio staff. "We're wasting our time
here, lads." he continues.
NOVEMBER 23: 'Fool's Gold' Top Of The Pops appearance with Happy Mondays.
Both bands are interviewed by Nick Kent for The Face. His piece, which
ends with the words "Welcome to the No Power Generation" causes the Roses
extreme displeasure.
NOVEMBER 24: John Squire's 27th birthday.
DECEMBER 2: 'Fool's Gold' peaks at number 8.
DECEMBER 21: An application is made to Halton Borough Council to hold
the Spike Island event.
1990
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JANUARY 10: Number One magazine reveal that 'Fool's Gold' was the
best selling indie single of 1989. 'The Stone Roses' was the best
selling indie album.
JANUARY 30: The Stone Roses and their road manager Steve Adge drive
up to Wolverhampton from Rockfield Studios in South Wales, where they
are recording with John Leckie, and visit their former record company,
Revolver. Angry at the label's re-release of their 1987 single 'Sally
Cinnamon' - and specifically its accompanying video - they throw blue
and white paint over label boss Paul Birch and his girlfriend Olivia
Darling. Ian Brown puts a brick through Birch's 25000 pound Mercedes.
"The video was insulting", Brown said at the time. "Blokes selling
fruit, a few pigeons, some black woman holding a baby, a picture of me
on the front of The Face, a few people in flares... So we went and
painted him."
JANUARY 31: The band and Steve Adge are arrested. Ian Brown, John Squire
and Reni are arrested in their hotel near the studio. Mani and Steve
walk into Monmouth police station to give themselves up. All are taken
to Wolverhampton. Steve Adge is released without charge.
FEBRUARY 1: The Stone Roses are released on bail.
FEBRUARY 7: The Stone Roses serve a writ on Revolver to try to stop the
video for 'Sally Cinnamon' being shown.
FEBRUARY 12: The 'Sally Cinnamon' hearing is adjourned for three weeks.
FEBRAURY 19: 'Elephant Stone', the band's 1988 debut single for
Silvertone, is re-issued. They begin two days of international
interviews at London's Tara Hotel. The British press are not invited.
FEBRAURY 20: Ian Brown's 27th birthday.
FEBRUARY 26: 'Made Of Stone' re-issued.
MARCH 3: 'Elephant Stone' peaks at number 8.
MARCH 6: The Stone Roses appear at Wolverhampton Magistrate's Court
charged with criminal damage over the Revolver raid. The case is
adjourned when the defence and prosecution fail to agree on a figure
for damages. The entire hearing lasts for less than 60 seconds.
MARCH 10: The case is adjourned to give Revolver time to prepare their
defence. NME reports that the band have lost the initial 'Sally Cinnamon'
injunction.
MARCH 17: 'Made Of Stone' peaks at number 20.
MARCH 31: The NME reports that Ian Brown was spotted in London's
'nitespot' Cafe De Paris "holding an animated conversation with the
entire Liverpool football team."
APRIL 10: Reni's 26th birthday.
APRIL 12: Wolverhampton Magistrate's Court. Adjourned until the 26th,
and committed to Crown Court.
APRIL 18: Ian Brown spotted in London's Charing Cross Road after coming
down with his father, Vincent, to see their team - Warrington - lose
36-14 to Wigan in the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.
APRIL 26: Wolverhampton Crown Court.
MAY 14: The Daily Mirror carries a showbiz report about a shooting at
Manchester International, the club previously managed by the Roses'
manager, Gareth Evans. The Stone Roses are there, along with Tim Booth
and Saul Davies from James.
MAY 15: Copenhagan.
MAY 16: Lund (Sweden). 'Sally Cinnamon' court case comes up again.
MAY 17: Stockholm.
MAY 19: Oslo.
MAY 26: At a pre Spike Island press conference in Manchester's
Piccadilly Hotel, the band successfully bait press from all around
the world. Local journalist based in US, Frank Owen says they're
taking the piss and is attacked by a drunken fan. "What will you
be doing in five years?" asks the Daily Star. "What a stupid question"
retorts Ian Brown.
MAY 27: Spike Island. 28000 attend the all day concert on an island
in the Mersey Estuary. The Stone Roses are the only band to play - the
rest of the music is provided by DJs Frankie Knuckles, Gary Clail, Dave
Haslam and Dave Booth. The band perform 17 songs in 75 minutes, ending
with a riotous 'I Am The Resurrection'. The weather is gloriously
sunny and the vibe is generally excellent. But the queue for alcohol is
two hours long and cigarettes are unavailable. Backstage, journalists
are appalled to learn that the only free drink on hand is Coca-Cola.
JUNE 2: Glasgow Green. 8000 people cram into a tent to witness The
Stone Roses' last live appearance. After the gig, the band return to the
Sub Club, where they party until 7.30am. Report in the NME that the
release of the Roses' next single, 'One Love', is to be delayed, pending
new cover art, because a swastika could be detected in John Squire's
original painting. "Anyone who knows us knows we're not Nazis," explains
Ian Brown in a Select interview, "but if some kid in Barcelona goes into
a bar with a t-shirt on - Stone Roses, looking a bit like a swastika - ends
up gettng stabbed. How would we feel then?"
JUNE 3: Appearance at Feria De Nimes Festival in Spain cancelled
because of it's bull-fighting connections. "We don't want a ritual
slaughter as a support act," says a spokesman.
JUNE 18: Official release of 'One Love' is delayed. The official line
is that the cover art is not yet ready, although cynics believe that
the band are prolonging the suspense to guarantee chart entry at number
one.
JUNE 21: Chicago (Cancelled) "America doesn't deserve us yet" - Ian Brown
JUNE 22: New York (Cancelled)
JUNE 25: 'One Love'/'Something's Burning' released.
JUNE 29: Hollywood High School Gymnasium (Cancelled)
JUNE 30: San Fransisco (Cancelled)
JULY 11: The band pull out of an appearance on Wogan after a dispute
over the length of their slot. The band want to be interviewed by
Terry Wogan, but the BBC merely require a mimed performance of 'One
Love'. The band refuse to appear.
JULY 14: Sounds reports that rumours of the band trying to set up a
gig in Beirut are true, but according to a spokesman, "logistically
improbable." 'One Love' peaks at number 4.
JULY 28: NME carries a picture of Mani with his new short haircut.
Reni turns upto the opening of Central Station Design's exhibition
in Manchester Art Gallery wearing a sou'wester and wading boots.
Reports that he was armed with a chainsaw are never confirmed.
AUGUST 22: The music press reports that Stone Roses have "left"
their contract with Silvertone - poached by an as yet unnamed company.
SEPTEMBER 15: Melody Maker reports that Silvertone have put an
injunction on the band, preventing them from recording for another label.
OCTOBER 5: Wolverhampton Crown Court. The Stone Roses are fined 3000
pounds each, plus 95 pounds costs, for the Revolver paint-throwing
incident. Damages are deferred. The band are described by their
defence as "four young men with an absessive regard for their music."
NOVEMBER 16: Mani's 28th birthday.
NOVEMBER 24: John Squire's 28th birthday.
DECEMBER 1: The Young Telegraph informs us that "those crazy Manchester
lads The Stone Roses have recently become golf addicts." The story is
noticeably absent from other publications.
DECEMBER 15: It is reported that the band have been involved in a food
fight with The Mock Turtles at a festival in Spain. The chosen weapon?
Squid.
1991
====
FEBRUARY 10: The Rumbelows League Cup semi-final first leg held played at
Old Trafford. As fiesty carrot-haired Leeds United midfielder Gordon
Strachan (formerly of Manchester United) goes flying ove some advertising
hoardings, a disillusioned Mancunian fan in the crowd gobs at him. It is
Mani - making an unexpected live TV comeback.
FEBRUARY 20: Ian Brown's 20th birthday.
FEBRUARY 23: The NME quotes insiders in The Stone Roses camp as saying
the band now have enough new material to fill two LPs.
MARCH 4-6: Silvertone try to have the 1988 contract with the band declared
enforceable, and seek an injunction to stop the group recording for any
other company. The interim injunction stays in place pending the outcome
of the case.
MARCH 18-22: The band appear in the Law Courts in The Strand, London, to
hear the testimony of Geoffrey Howard, their solicitor at the time of
signing the Silvertone deal. Later in the week, the band's lawyer, John
Kennedy, reports that they had been offered 4 million dollars to sign for
Geffen Records. Rumours of a Roses summer concert start.
MARCH 23: Melody Maker reports Ian Brown saying that if the case went
against them the band would give up music and go on the dole.
MARCH 25-26: The band appear in court in connection with the Silvertone
contract - although Reni is ill and can't attend. The reasons behind the
band's non-appearance on Wogan in July '89 are discussed. It's revealed
in court that Roses manager Gareth Evans' real name is Ian Bromley. He
changed it while working at Vidal Sassoon's in the '60s.
APRIL 10: Reni's 27th birthday.
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From: [email protected] (William McNamara )
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******** THE STONE ROSES ********
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I WANNA BE ADORED
I DON'T HAVE TO SELL MY SOUL
HE'S ALREADY IN ME
I DON'T NEED TO SELL MY SOUL
HE'S ALREADY IN ME
I WANNA BE ADORED
I WANNA BE ADORED
REPEAT VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS
ADORED
I WANNA BE ADORED
YOU ADORE ME
YOU ADORE ME
I WANNA BE ADORED (x4)
*********************************************************
SHE BANGS THE DRUMS
I CAN FEEL MY EARTH BEGIN TO MOVE
I HEAR MY NEEDLE HIT THE GROOVE
AND SPIRAL THROUGH ANOTHER DAY
I HEAR MY SONG BEGIN TO SAY
KISS ME WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE
THE PAST WAS YOURS
BUT THE FUTURE IS MINE
YOU'RE ALL OUT OF TIME
I DON'T FEEL TOO STEADY ON MY FEET
I FEEL HOLLOW I FEEL WEAK
PASSION FRUIT AND HOLY BREAD
FILL MY GUTS AND EASE MY HEAD
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING SUN
I CAN SEE HER HERE SHE COMES
SHE BANGS THE DRUMS
HAVE YOU SEEN HER
HAVE YOU HEARD
THE WAY SHE PLAYS
THERE ARE NO WORDS
TO DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL
HOW COULD IT EVER COME TO PASS
SHE'LL BE THE FIRST
SHE'LL BE THE LAST
TO DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL
CHORUS (x3)
***********************************************************
WATERFALL
CHIMES SING SUNDAY MORN
TODAY'S THE DAY SHE'S SWORN
TO STEAL WHAT SHE NEVER COULD OWN
AND RACE FROM
THIS HOLE SHE CALLS HOME
NOW YOU'RE AT THE WHEEL
TELL ME HOW HOW DOES IT FEEL
SO GOOD TO HAVE EQUALISED
TO LIFT UP THE LIDS OF YOUR EYES
AS THE MILES THEY DISAPPEAR
SEE LAND BEGIN TO CLEAR
FREE FROM THE FILTH AND THE SCUM
THIS AMERICAN SATELLITE'S WON
SHE'LL CARRY ON THROUGH IT ALL
SHE'S A WATERFALL
REPEAT CHORUS
SEE THE STEEPLE PINE
THE HILLS AS OLD AS TIME
SOON TO BE PUT TO THE TEST
TO BE WHIPPED
BY THE WINDS OF THE WEST
STANDS ON SHIFTING SANDS
THE SCALES HELD IN HER HANDS
THE WIND IT JUST WHIPS HER AND WAILS
AND FILLS UP HER BRIGANTINE SAILS
SHE'LL CARRY ON THROUGH IT ALL
SHE'S A WATERFALL
REPEAT CHORUS
*********************************************************
DON'T STOP
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
HERE THE SEASPRAY GIVE
I WAS WITH HER
WE'RE UNDER THE SHIP SO GET ME OVER
NOW THAT WAS ME, LISTEN,
NOW SHE FISHES NOW, LISTEN
THERE WAS NO-ONE OUT THERE WE USE
THERE IS THE NEWS FOR ME, USELESS,
NOW SO MUCH WASTE,
HOW WE'LL BE TEASED
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
WON'T YOU JUST ASK ME?
YOU'RE AN IMBECILE
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
FOR EVERYONE I FEEL PAIN
BLUE SINGER, HE'S PAIN,
JUST A GUITAR
FROM THE TOP
I WAKE, I STEAL, LOOK I FEEL LOOSE
WE'RE ALL HERE NOW WHO'S THE FIRST
HE'S INTO MY HEART
HE MUST BE ONE OF US
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
DON'T STOP ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOU SHINE
**********************************************************
BYE BYE BADMAN
SOAK ME TO MY SKIN
WILL YOU DROWN ME IN YOUR SEA
SUBMISSION ENDS AND I BEGIN
CHOKE ME SMOKE THE AIR
IN THIS CITRUS SUCKING SUNSHINE
I DON'T CARE, YOU'RE NOT ALL THERE
EVERY BACKBONE
AND HEART YOU BREAK
WILL STILL COME BACK FOR MORE
SUBMISSION ENDS IT ALL
HERE HE COME
GOT NO QUESTION, GOT NO LOVE
I'M THROWING STONES AT YOU MAN
I WANT YOU BLACK AND BLUE AND
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU BLEED
GONNA BRING YOU DOWN TO YOUR KNEES
BYE BYE BADMAN OOH BYE BYE
CHOKE ME SMOKE THE AIR
IN THIS CITRUS SUCKING SUNSHINE
I DON'T CARE, YOU'RE NOT ALL THERE
YOU'VE BEEN BOUGHT AND PAID
YOU'RE A WHORE AND A SLAVE
YOUR DOCK'S NOT A HOLY SHRINE
COME TASTE THE END, YOU'RE MINE
HERE HE COME
GOT NO QUESTION, GOT NO LOVE
I'M THROWING STONES AT YOU MAN
I WANT YOU BLACK AND BLUE AND
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU BLEED
GONNA BRING YOU DOWN TO YOUR KNEES
BYE BYE BADMAN OOH BYE BYE
I'VE GOT BAD INTENTION
I INTEND TO KNOCK YOU DOWN
THESE STONES I THROW
OH THESE FRENCH KISSES
ARE THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND
I'VE GOT BAD INTENTION
I INTEND TO KNOCK YOU DOWN
THESE STONES
I THROW OH THESE FRENCH KISSES
ARE THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND
*********************************************************
ELIZABETH MY DEAR
TEAR ME APART
AND BOIL MY BONES
I'LL NOT REST
TILL SHE'S LOST HER THRONE
MY AIM IS TRUE
MY MESSAGE IS CLEAR
IT'S CURTAINS FOR YOU
ELIZABETH MY DEAR
*********************************************************
(SONG FOR MY)
SUGAR SPUN SISTER
HER HAIR SOFT DRIFTED SNOW
DEATH WHITE I'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHY SHE HATES, ALL THAT SHE DOES
AND SHE CALLS ME LITTLE BOY LOST
UNTIL THE SKY TURNS GREEN
THE GRASS IS SEVERAL SHADES OF BLUE
EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
TRIPS ON GLUE
UNTIL THE SKY TURNS GREEN
THE SKY IS SEVERAL SHADES OF BLUE
EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMNET
TRIPS ON GLUE
IT TAKES ALL THESE THINGS
AND ALL THAT TIME
TILL MY SUGAR SPUN SISTER'S HAPPY
WITH THIS LOVE OF MINE
IT'LL TAKE ALL THESE THINGS AND OH
MUCH MORE
I'VE PAID FOR FIFTEEN OR MORE
BUT MY GUTS CAN'T TAKE MANY MORE
'CAUSE MY HANDS ARE STUCK
TO MY JEANS
AND SHE KNOWS, SHE KNOWS WHAT
THIS MUST MEAN
SHE WAKES UP WITH THE SUN
SHE ASKS ME WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS
AS SHE GAVE ME MORE THAT
SHE THOUGHT SHE SHOULD
SHE WAKES UP WITH THE SUN
I THINK WHAT HAVE I DONE?
AS I GAVE HER MORE THAN
I THOUGHT I WOULD
IT TAKES ALL THESE THINGS
AND ALL THAT TIME
TILL MY SUGAR SPUN SISTER'S HAPPY
WITH THIS LOVE OF MINE
THE CANDYFLOSS GIRL,
THE STICKY FINGERED BOY
OH THAT SISTER OF MINE
*******************************************************
MADE OF STONE
YOUR KNUCKLES WHITEN ON THE WHEEL
THE LAST THING THAT YOUR HANDS
WILL FEEL
YOUR FINAL FLIGHT CAN'T BE DELAYED
NO LAND JUST SKY IT'S SO SERENE
YOUR PINK FAT LIPS LET GO A SCREAM
YOU FRY AND MELT I LOVE THE SCENE
SOMETIMES I FANTASIZE
WHEN THE STREETS ARE COLD
AND LONELY
AND THE CARS THEY BURN BELOW ME
DON'T THESE TIMES FILL YOUR EYES
WHEN THE STREETS ARE COLD
AND LONELY
AND THE CARS THEY BURN BELOW ME
ARE YOU ALL ALONE
IS ANYBODY HOME
I'M STANDING WARM AGAINST THE COLD
NOW THAT THE FLAMES
HAVE TAKEN HOLD
AT LEAST YOU LEFT YOUR LIFE IN STYLE
AND FOR AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
TIN TWISTED GRILLS GRIN BACK AT ME
BAD MONEY DIES I LOVE THE SCENE
CHORUS (x2)
**************************************************************
SHOOT YOU DOWN
YOU KNOW IT
YOU SHOW IT
AND THE TIME HAS COME
TO SHOOT YOU DOWN
WHAT A SOUND
WHEN THE DAY IS DONE
AND IT ALL WORKS OUT
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
REPEAT (ALL THE ABOVE)
I NEVER WANTED
THE LOVE THAT YOU SHOWED ME
IT STARTED TO CHOKE ME
AND HOW I WISH I'D SAID NO
TOO SLOW
I COULDN'T TAKE THAT
TOO FAST
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
YOU KNOW IT
YOU SHOW IT
BUT I CAN'T BACK DOWN
IT'S FAR TOO LATE
I CAN'T WAIT
NOW THE TIME HAS COME
IT'LL WORK OUT
AND WHEN THIS THING IS DONE
IT'LL LEAVE NO DOUBT
SO WHEN YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN
WILL YOU ALL WALK OUT?
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
I'D LOVE TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT COMING
************************************************************
THIS IS THE ONE
A GIRL CONSUMED BY FIRE
WE ALL KNOW HER DESIRE
FROM THE PLANS THAT SHE HAS MADE
I HAD HER ON A PROMISE
IMMERSE ME IN YOUR SPLENDOUR
ALL THE PLANS THAT I HAVE MADE
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE
SHE'S WAITED FOR
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE, THIS IS THE ONE
THIS IS THE ONE
I'VE WAITED FOR
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
FOR A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
BURN THE TOWN WHERE I WAS BORN
IF ONLY SHE'D BELIEVE ME
BELLONA, BELLADONNA
BURN ME OUT OR BRING ME HOME
CHORUS REPEAT TO END
**********there's something else here any clues??? ******
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I AM THE RESURRECTION
DOWN DOWN YOU BRING ME DOWN
I HEAR YOU KNOCKING DOWN MY DOOR
AND I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
YOUR FACE IT HAS NO PLACE
NO ROOM FOR YOU INSIDE MY HOUSE
I NEED TO BE ALONE
DON'T WASTE YOUR WORDS
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM YOU
I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
OR WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO
TURN TURN I WISH YOU'D LEARN
THERE'S A TIME AND PLACE
FOR EVERYTHING
I'VE GOT TO GET IT THROUGH
CUT LOOSE 'COS YOU'RE NO USE
I COULD'T STAND ANOTHER SECOND
OF YOUR COMPANY
DON'T WASTE YOUR WORDS
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM YOU
I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
OR WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO
STONE ME WHY CAN'T YOU SEE
YOU'RE A NO-ONE ,NOWHERE WASHED UP BABY WHO'D LOOK BETTER DEAD
YOUR TONGUE IS FAR TOO LONG I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT SUCKS AND SLURPS
UPON MY EVERY WORD
REPEAT CHORUS
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND
I AM THE LIFE
I COULDN'T EVER BRING MYSELF
TO HATE YOU AS I'D LIKE
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND
I AM THE LIFE
I COULDN'T EVER BRING MYSELF
TO HATE YOU AS I'D LIKE
************************************************************
FOOL'S GOLD
THE GOLD ROAD'S SURE A LONG ROAD
WINDS ON THROUGH THE HILLS FOR 15 DAYS
TH PACK ON MY BACK IS ACHING
THE STRAPS SEEM TO CUT ME LIKE A KNIFE
REPEAT
I'M A CLOWN I WON'T BACK DOWN
I DON'T NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING DOWN
DOWN DOWN DOWN...
I'M STANDING ALONE, I'M WATCHING YOU ALL
I'M SEEING YOU SINKING
I'M STANDING ALONE, YOU'RE WEIGHING THE GOLD
I'M WATCHING YOU SINKING
FOOL'S GOLD
THESE BOOTS WEREN'T MADE FOR WALKING
THE MARQUIS DE SADE NEVER MADE NO BOOTS LIKE THESE
GOLD'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER
BREAKDOWN'S COMING UP ROUND THE BEND
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TRY TO GET ALONG DEAR
I KNOW THE TRUTH AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING
DOWN DOWN DOWN...
I'M STANDING ALONE, I'M WATCHING YOU ALL
I'M SEEING YOU SINKING
I'M STANDING ALONE, YOU'RE WEIGHING THE GOLD
I'M WATCHING YOU SINKING
FOOL'S GOLD
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ELEPHANTT STONE
BURST INTO HEAVEN
KISS IN THE COTTON CLOUDS
ARTIC SHEETS AND FIELDS OF WHEAT
I CAN'T STOP COMING DOWN
YOUR SHRUNKEN HEAD
LOOKING DOWN ON ME ABOVE
SEND ME HOME LIKE AN ELEPHANT STONE
TO SMASH MY DREAM OF LOVE
DREAMING TILL THE SUN GOES DOWN
AND NIGHT TURNS INTO DAY
ROOMS ARE EMPTY I'VE GOT PLENTY
YOU COULD MOVE IN RIGHT AWAY
SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY DREAMS
IN MY DREAMS IN MY DREAMS
DOWN THROUGH THE HEAVENS
CHOKE IN THE COTTON CLOUDS
ARTIC SHEETS AND FIELDS OF WHEAT
I CAN'T STOP COMING DOWN
YOUR SHRUNKEN HEAD
LOOKING DOWN ON ME ABOVE
SEND ME HOME LIKE AN ELEPHANT STONE
TO SMASH MY DREAM OF LOVE
DID YOUR BED AND BOOKSHELF GO
AND RUN RUN RUN AWAY
THESE FOUR WALLS SAW THE RISE AND FALL
AND YOUR MIDNIGHT GETAWAY
SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY DREAMS
OR SO IT SEEMS
YET NOTHING MEANS ANYTHING ANYMORE
*************************************************************
GOING DOWN
DAWN SINGS IN THE GARDEN
PHONE SINGS IN THE HALL
THIS BOY'S DEAD FROM TWO DAY'S LIFE
RESURRECTED BY THE CALL
PENNY HERE, WE'VE GOT TO COME, SO COME ON ROUND TO ME
THERE'S SO MUCH, PENNY LYING HERE TO TOUCH, TASTE AND TEASE
RING A DING DING DING I'M GOING DOWN
I'M COMING ROUND
PENNY'S PLACE HER CRUMMY ROOM
HER DANSETTE CRACKLES TO JIMI'S TUNE
I TASTE AMBRE SOLAIRE
HER NECK, HER THIGHS, HER LIPS, HER HAIR
RING A DING DING DING I'M GOING DOWN
I'M COMING AROUND
ALL THOUGHTS OF SLEEP DESERT ME
THERE IS NO TIME
30 MINUTES BRINGS ME ROUND TO HER NUMBER 9
YEAH SHE LOOKS LIKE A PAINTING
JACKSON POLLOCH'S NUMBER 5
COME INTO THE FOREST AND TASTE THE TREES
THE SUN STARTS SHINING AND I'M HARD TO PLEASE
RING A DING DING DING I'M GOING DOWN
I'M COMING AROUND
REPEAT (ALL THOUGHTS...)
TO LOOK DOWN ON THE CLOUDS
YOU DON'T NEED TO FLY
I'VE NEVER FLOWN IN A PLANE
I'LL LIVE UNTIL I DIE
************************************************************
GUERNICA
WATCH ME AT WAR, REALLY UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE HARD WITH FEAR, HARD, SPEAK UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE WHORES, SIT DOWN,
WE'RE WHORES THAT'S US
HE WANTED US HE SWORE AND ALL WE'VE GOT
YOU WANNA HURT ME STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE HARD WITH FEAR, HARD, SPEAK UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE WHORES SIT DOWN
WE'RE WHORES THAT'S US
SIMPLE LIVES AH WE DON'T HAVE
WE PACK UP, IN TRUTH IT SEEMS THIS
PEACEMAKERS HAS ARMS THAT HOLD FEAR
SAY GARGOYLES CAN YOU SEE THE WONDER?
YES I FEAR THE CARBINE
WHAT DOES NEVER WRONG MEAN? THAT'S RIGHT
EVERY ONE OF US HE SWORE SO HURRY UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME STOP THE ROW
WE BOTH ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE HARD WITH FEAR, HARD, SPEAK UP
YOU WANNA HURT ME, STOP THE ROW
BOTH OF US ARE STITCHED UP NOW
WE'RE WHORES, SIT DOWN
WHORES
THAT MUST MEAN SINFUL EYES THAT MAIM OF FEAR
IT'S THE LOOK THAT STINGS I FEAR BOY
BEING DISTURBING I TRUST NO-ONE
THEY'VE BEEN BACK DOWN FOR NOTHING
IT WAS NEVER SHARED IT OURS
WE WIN KNOW THOSE NAMES WHO FOLLOW
*****************************************************************
WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
HERE COMES THE WISE MAN
AND THERE GOES THE FOOL
CAN YOU SEE THE BURNED OUT WORLD THAT HE IS LIVING IN
I DON'T NEED TO LOOK FOR THE RULES
HERE COMES THE DONKEY
CHAINED TEN TON PLOUGH
HE'LL NEVER MAKE THAT HILL IN A MILLION YEARS
WHIP CRACK, BEAT HIM DOWN
HE LOVES HIS BROTHER HE'D SELL HIM FOR A FISTFUL OF GOLD
BUT HE NEEDS A SLAVE FOR HIS VISION OF THE PROMISED LAND
NO I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD
TAKE ME ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
OR WHERE YOU WANNA GO I THINK IT'S TIME
THAT YOU FOUND WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET REAL
REPEAT (HERE COMES..)
ANYTIME YOU WANT IT, THEN IT'S THERE
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS STOP ME
ON THE CORNER AND ASK
SAY HEY, YOU DON'T LIVE TODAY
STOP THE WORLD
STOP THE WORLD
I'M GETTING OFF
I'M GETTING OFF
CAN'T GET ENOUGH
I'M GETTING OFF
*************************************************************
1989
====
JANUARY 30: Manchester Hacienda. Filmed for BBC2's Snub TV.
The same set was played throughout this tour, with occasional
extras thrown in, like 'Mersey Paradise' and 'Going Down'.
Interviewed backstage, Reni reveals that "we just ignore the
rest of the world and concentrate on Manchester, because we
want to be the biggest band in our street."
FEBRUARY 17: Warrington Legends. Supported by the old lineup
of the Charlatans, with the little-feted Baz Kettley on vocals.
FEBRUARY 20: Sheffield University. Ian Brown's 26th birthday.
FEBRUARY 23: Middlesex Polytechnic.
FEBRUARY 28: Brighton Escape Club.
MARCH 1: Bradford Club Rio.
MARCH 2: Cardiff Venue
MARCH 3: Dudley JBs. Supported by the old lineup of The Charlatans,
with Baz once again at the mic.
MARCH 11: 'Made Of Stone' gets Single Of The Week in the NME - "Proof
that everything's coming up Stone Roses" declares their man.
MARCH 18: 'Made Of Stone' peaks at number 90.
APRIL 10: Reni's 25th birthday.
APRIL 28: Portsmouth South Parade Pier.
APRIL 29: Uxbridge Brunel University.
MAY 2: 'The Stone Roses' LP released. The press are unequivocal : "An
aural BigMac laced with psychedelic dill." (NME); "The spacy arrangements
aligned to a fertile combination of melodies, harmonies and guitars is
genuinely heady stuff." (Q); "This is a masterpiece." (Sounds); "The
sweet ache of poignancy." (Melody Maker); "Jangling in every sense."
(The Observer); "The Stone Roses are blooming in technicolor." (Rolling
Stone); "Well worth tracking down." (London Challenger).
MAY 4: Liverpool Polytechnic. A lemon is thrown onstage and the Waterfall
design t-shirt is available for 5 pounds. Two days later in Manchester,
"inflation" takes the price up to ten pounds.
MAY 5: Widnes Queen's Hall.
MAY 6: Manchester International 2. Total mania. Ian Brown wanders
onstage ringing a bell. The bar has to be temporarily closed as the
bar staff want to get down the front.
MAY 7: Sheffield University.
MAY 8: Leeds Warehouse.
MAY 11: Trent Polytechnic. Supported by the old lineup of The Charlatans,
with Baz, thrillingly, still at the helm.
MAY 12: Dudley JBs.
MAY 13: Tunbridge Angel Centre.
MAY 15: London ICA.
MAY 17: Birmingham Edwards No 8.
MAY 19: Aberystwyth University.
MAY 22: London Camden Dingwalls.
MAY 24: Oxford Polytechnic.
MAY 25: Shrewsbury Fridge. Tickets sell so well for this that the venue
is moved to a glitzy nightclub, Park Lane. Tickets cost 2 pounds.
MAY 26: Milton Keynes Elektra. (Cancelled due to recording of B-sides
for 'She Bangs The Drums' at London's RAK Studios.)
MAY 27: St Helens Citadel. (Cancelled due to recording.)
MAY 30: Preston Guildhall Foyer.
JUNE 3: Walsall Junction 10.
JUNE 6: Reading Majestic.
JUNE 7: Leicester University.
JUNE 8: Lancaster University. [The VinylJunki was there!!]
JUNE 20: Newcastle Riverside.
JUNE 21: Edinburgh Venue.
JUNE 22: Glasgow Rooftops.
JUNE 23: Middlesbrough Town Hall.
JUNE 24: Northampton Roadmenders.
JUNE 25: Norwich Arts Centre.
JUNE 26: Bristol Bierkeller.
JUNE 27: Stratford-On-Avon Civic Hall.
JUNE 28: Birmingham Irish Centre.
JULY 13: 'She Bangs The Drums' is released.
JULY 27: Newcastle Riverside.
JULY 28: The Daily Mirror alleges that Bros have "begged chart
newcomers The Stone Roses to support them but the band has refused."
Melody Maker runs a rumour circulating at the time that the band are
to play at "a film studio in Kensington." This turns out to be the
Alexandra Palace event.
AUGUST 5: 'She Bangs The Drums' peaks at number 36.
AUGUST 12: Empress Ballroom Blackpool. Manchester invades the coast
for the day. First mass spotting of 'Reni hats'. The band's arrival
onstage is heralded by Ian Brown strolling on with an electric yo-yo.
The rest of the band throw ice pops to the overheated crowd.
OCTOBER 12: Les Inrockuptibles Festival, Paris, playing with The La's
and Felt. Someone lets off a smoke bomb during the band's set.
NOVEMBER 1: 'Fool's Gold'/'What The World Is Waiting For' is released.
NOVEMBER 16: Mani's 27th birthday.
NOVEMBER 18: Alexandra Palace. In response to the 7000 crowd's chant
of "Manchester, la la la", Ian Brown delivers the now famous one-liner,
"It's not where you're from, it's where you're at." The event is
recorded by Granada TV, but the Roses' management pull the plug on the
proposed Great North Show documentary and the footage languishes in the
company's vaults. The post-gig party is in an old recording studio on
London' Holloway Road.
NOVEMBER 21: The Late Show, BBC2. The Stone Roses' first live TV
appearance. Forty seconds into 'Made Of Stone', the "limiter switch"
automatically cuts the powers as the volume exceeds BBC regulations.
The presenter hastily introduces a video of 'One Love' while Ian Brown
shouts "Amateurs! Amateurs!" at studio staff. "We're wasting our time
here, lads." he continues.
NOVEMBER 23: 'Fool's Gold' Top Of The Pops appearance with Happy Mondays.
Both bands are interviewed by Nick Kent for The Face. His piece, which
ends with the words "Welcome to the No Power Generation" causes the Roses
extreme displeasure.
NOVEMBER 24: John Squire's 27th birthday.
DECEMBER 2: 'Fool's Gold' peaks at number 8.
DECEMBER 21: An application is made to Halton Borough Council to hold
the Spike Island event.
1990
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JANUARY 10: Number One magazine reveal that 'Fool's Gold' was the
best selling indie single of 1989. 'The Stone Roses' was the best
selling indie album.
JANUARY 30: The Stone Roses and their road manager Steve Adge drive
up to Wolverhampton from Rockfield Studios in South Wales, where they
are recording with John Leckie, and visit their former record company,
Revolver. Angry at the label's re-release of their 1987 single 'Sally
Cinnamon' - and specifically its accompanying video - they throw blue
and white paint over label boss Paul Birch and his girlfriend Olivia
Darling. Ian Brown puts a brick through Birch's 25000 pound Mercedes.
"The video was insulting", Brown said at the time. "Blokes selling
fruit, a few pigeons, some black woman holding a baby, a picture of me
on the front of The Face, a few people in flares... So we went and
painted him."
JANUARY 31: The band and Steve Adge are arrested. Ian Brown, John Squire
and Reni are arrested in their hotel near the studio. Mani and Steve
walk into Monmouth police station to give themselves up. All are taken
to Wolverhampton. Steve Adge is released without charge.
FEBRUARY 1: The Stone Roses are released on bail.
FEBRUARY 7: The Stone Roses serve a writ on Revolver to try to stop the
video for 'Sally Cinnamon' being shown.
FEBRUARY 12: The 'Sally Cinnamon' hearing is adjourned for three weeks.
FEBRAURY 19: 'Elephant Stone', the band's 1988 debut single for
Silvertone, is re-issued. They begin two days of international
interviews at London's Tara Hotel. The British press are not invited.
FEBRAURY 20: Ian Brown's 27th birthday.
FEBRUARY 26: 'Made Of Stone' re-issued.
MARCH 3: 'Elephant Stone' peaks at number 8.
MARCH 6: The Stone Roses appear at Wolverhampton Magistrate's Court
charged with criminal damage over the Revolver raid. The case is
adjourned when the defence and prosecution fail to agree on a figure
for damages. The entire hearing lasts for less than 60 seconds.
MARCH 10: The case is adjourned to give Revolver time to prepare their
defence. NME reports that the band have lost the initial 'Sally Cinnamon'
injunction.
MARCH 17: 'Made Of Stone' peaks at number 20.
MARCH 31: The NME reports that Ian Brown was spotted in London's
'nitespot' Cafe De Paris "holding an animated conversation with the
entire Liverpool football team."
APRIL 10: Reni's 26th birthday.
APRIL 12: Wolverhampton Magistrate's Court. Adjourned until the 26th,
and committed to Crown Court.
APRIL 18: Ian Brown spotted in London's Charing Cross Road after coming
down with his father, Vincent, to see their team - Warrington - lose
36-14 to Wigan in the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.
APRIL 26: Wolverhampton Crown Court.
MAY 14: The Daily Mirror carries a showbiz report about a shooting at
Manchester International, the club previously managed by the Roses'
manager, Gareth Evans. The Stone Roses are there, along with Tim Booth
and Saul Davies from James.
MAY 15: Copenhagan.
MAY 16: Lund (Sweden). 'Sally Cinnamon' court case comes up again.
MAY 17: Stockholm.
MAY 19: Oslo.
MAY 26: At a pre Spike Island press conference in Manchester's
Piccadilly Hotel, the band successfully bait press from all around
the world. Local journalist based in US, Frank Owen says they're
taking the piss and is attacked by a drunken fan. "What will you
be doing in five years?" asks the Daily Star. "What a stupid question"
retorts Ian Brown.
MAY 27: Spike Island. 28000 attend the all day concert on an island
in the Mersey Estuary. The Stone Roses are the only band to play - the
rest of the music is provided by DJs Frankie Knuckles, Gary Clail, Dave
Haslam and Dave Booth. The band perform 17 songs in 75 minutes, ending
with a riotous 'I Am The Resurrection'. The weather is gloriously
sunny and the vibe is generally excellent. But the queue for alcohol is
two hours long and cigarettes are unavailable. Backstage, journalists
are appalled to learn that the only free drink on hand is Coca-Cola.
JUNE 2: Glasgow Green. 8000 people cram into a tent to witness The
Stone Roses' last live appearance. After the gig, the band return to the
Sub Club, where they party until 7.30am. Report in the NME that the
release of the Roses' next single, 'One Love', is to be delayed, pending
new cover art, because a swastika could be detected in John Squire's
original painting. "Anyone who knows us knows we're not Nazis," explains
Ian Brown in a Select interview, "but if some kid in Barcelona goes into
a bar with a t-shirt on - Stone Roses, looking a bit like a swastika - ends
up gettng stabbed. How would we feel then?"
JUNE 3: Appearance at Feria De Nimes Festival in Spain cancelled
because of it's bull-fighting connections. "We don't want a ritual
slaughter as a support act," says a spokesman.
JUNE 18: Official release of 'One Love' is delayed. The official line
is that the cover art is not yet ready, although cynics believe that
the band are prolonging the suspense to guarantee chart entry at number
one.
JUNE 21: Chicago (Cancelled) "America doesn't deserve us yet" - Ian Brown
JUNE 22: New York (Cancelled)
JUNE 25: 'One Love'/'Something's Burning' released.
JUNE 29: Hollywood High School Gymnasium (Cancelled)
JUNE 30: San Fransisco (Cancelled)
JULY 11: The band pull out of an appearance on Wogan after a dispute
over the length of their slot. The band want to be interviewed by
Terry Wogan, but the BBC merely require a mimed performance of 'One
Love'. The band refuse to appear.
JULY 14: Sounds reports that rumours of the band trying to set up a
gig in Beirut are true, but according to a spokesman, "logistically
improbable." 'One Love' peaks at number 4.
JULY 28: NME carries a picture of Mani with his new short haircut.
Reni turns upto the opening of Central Station Design's exhibition
in Manchester Art Gallery wearing a sou'wester and wading boots.
Reports that he was armed with a chainsaw are never confirmed.
AUGUST 22: The music press reports that Stone Roses have "left"
their contract with Silvertone - poached by an as yet unnamed company.
SEPTEMBER 15: Melody Maker reports that Silvertone have put an
injunction on the band, preventing them from recording for another label.
OCTOBER 5: Wolverhampton Crown Court. The Stone Roses are fined 3000
pounds each, plus 95 pounds costs, for the Revolver paint-throwing
incident. Damages are deferred. The band are described by their
defence as "four young men with an absessive regard for their music."
NOVEMBER 16: Mani's 28th birthday.
NOVEMBER 24: John Squire's 28th birthday.
DECEMBER 1: The Young Telegraph informs us that "those crazy Manchester
lads The Stone Roses have recently become golf addicts." The story is
noticeably absent from other publications.
DECEMBER 15: It is reported that the band have been involved in a food
fight with The Mock Turtles at a festival in Spain. The chosen weapon?
Squid.
1991
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FEBRUARY 10: The Rumbelows League Cup semi-final first leg held played at
Old Trafford. As fiesty carrot-haired Leeds United midfielder Gordon
Strachan (formerly of Manchester United) goes flying ove some advertising
hoardings, a disillusioned Mancunian fan in the crowd gobs at him. It is
Mani - making an unexpected live TV comeback.
FEBRUARY 20: Ian Brown's 20th birthday.
FEBRUARY 23: The NME quotes insiders in The Stone Roses camp as saying
the band now have enough new material to fill two LPs.
MARCH 4-6: Silvertone try to have the 1988 contract with the band declared
enforceable, and seek an injunction to stop the group recording for any
other company. The interim injunction stays in place pending the outcome
of the case.
MARCH 18-22: The band appear in the Law Courts in The Strand, London, to
hear the testimony of Geoffrey Howard, their solicitor at the time of
signing the Silvertone deal. Later in the week, the band's lawyer, John
Kennedy, reports that they had been offered 4 million dollars to sign for
Geffen Records. Rumours of a Roses summer concert start.
MARCH 23: Melody Maker reports Ian Brown saying that if the case went
against them the band would give up music and go on the dole.
MARCH 25-26: The band appear in court in connection with the Silvertone
contract - although Reni is ill and can't attend. The reasons behind the
band's non-appearance on Wogan in July '89 are discussed. It's revealed
in court that Roses manager Gareth Evans' real name is Ian Bromley. He
changed it while working at Vidal Sassoon's in the '60s.
APRIL 10: Reni's 27th birthday.
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