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Made of Stone
This article is about the Stone Roses song. For the play by Leo Butler, see Made of Stone (play). For the 2011 song by Evanescence, see Made of Stone (Evanescence song).
| "Made of Stone" | ||||
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| Single by The Stone Roses | ||||
| from the album The Stone Roses | ||||
| Released | February 1989 (UK) March 1990 (reissue) |
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| Format | CD, cassette, 7" and 12" record | |||
| Recorded | Zomba's Battery Studios Konk Studios Rockfield |
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| Genre | Indie rock,[1][2] Madchester | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Silvertone Records | |||
| Producer | John Leckie | |||
| The Stone Roses singles chronology | ||||
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"Made of Stone" is a single from The Stone Roses' eponymous début album. Jackson Pollock is referenced (along with his work No. 5, 1948) in the B-side "Going Down" in the line "Yeah, she looks like a painting, Jackson Pollock's No. 5".
Pollock's paintings influenced the cover art that guitarist John Squire did for the album, as well as the band's musical instruments.
The band made their début on national British TV by performing this song on BBC's cultural show The Late Show in September 1989. The power went out 60 seconds into the song and Ian Brown walked off shouting "amateurs...amateurs...we're wasting our time here lads".[3]
The song was used during some of the road trip scenes in the 1997 American film, Heaven or Vegas.
The B-side "Guernica" (the title references Pablo Picasso's Guernica) is "Made of Stone" in reverse, but with unrelated lyrics.
John Squire said: "'Made of Stone' about making a wish and watching it happen. Like scoring a goal in a Cup final...on a Harley Electra Glide...dressed as Spider-Man".[citation needed]
Track listing
7": [Silvertone ORE 2]
- "Made of Stone" – 4:11
- "Going Down" – 2:46
12": [Silvertone ORE T 2], CD: [Silvertone ORE CD 2] and CS: [Silvertone ORE C 2]
- "Made of Stone" – 4:11
- "Going Down" – 2:46
- "Guernica" – 4:23
References
- ^ "The Stone Roses - The Inside Story...". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/the-stone-roses. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "BBC - Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/programmes/what-the-world-is-waiting-for. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Murphy, John. "The Stone Roses - The Very Best Of (Silvertone)". musicOMH.com
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