1. Stone was a female French singer who had a solo yé-yé career in the 60s. Born Annie Gautrat on July 31, 1947, she released ~12 EPs. Several of her songs have appeared on recent French 60s pop compilations like Ultra Chicks and Femmes De Paris. In 1966, she married French rock artist Eric Charden and they went on to form the popular duo Stone et Charden.
2. Stone was a thrash metal band that formed in Kerava, Finland in the mid-1980s. It released four albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disbanding in 1991 to pursue different musical directions. Stone reunited to play a final set of concerts in 2000, and then again in 2008.
Despite their rather short career, Stone's legacy has provided inspiration for many of the countless metal bands who emerged during the popularity explosion of the genre during the 1990s. Perhaps the most notable of these bands is Children of Bodom, whose lead guitarist Alexi Laiho credits former Stone member and current Sinergy and Children of Bodom bandmate Roope Latvala as a major influence on his playing.
Along Roope Latvala, the other musicians that performed in Stone were bassist/vocalist Janne Joutsenniemi (currently in Suburban Tribe), drummer Pekka Kasari (later in Amorphis and Ajattara, currently in Pahuuden prototyyppi) and two other guitarists: Jiri Jalkanen, who was one of the founding members, and Markku Niiranen, who replaced Jalkanen in 1990.
3. STONE are also a punk rock band formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, consisting of Fin Power (vocals), Eliiot Gill (guitar), Sarah Surrage (bass) and Alex Smith (drums). They released the first of a series of singles in 2020 ('Leave It Out') and the punkadonk EP in 2022.
4. Stone is also the name of a prog-rock group from Melbourne, Australia, fronted by bassist extraordinaire Keith Stone.
5. Stone is a '80s U.S. Disco Boogie group.
SWEET DREAMS
Stone Lyrics
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Boring job, commanding wife
You're free only in your dreams
Quite weird scenes
You dream of something real raw
Flesh and blood, you want more
Absurd violence is what you wanna see
Exterminator is what you'd like to be
You maim all, cut their throats
In blood your battleship floats
Absurd violence - absurd violence is what you wanna see
Exterminator is what you'd like to be
Good night - close your little eyes
Sleep tight - dream of something nice
Don't let the bedbugs bite
Your wife sleeps next to you
But she don't know what you're going through
Killer - nice - raper - sweet
In your dreams you don't have to be neat
Your dirtiest dream about discipline
You wanna smell the burning skin
You wanna woman with swollen lips
And teach her with your whips
Torture really turns you on
Best way to have a hard on
Bloody buttocks, beaten bitch
This channel you wouldn't switch
Good night - close your little eyes
Sleep tight - dream of something nice
Don't let the bedbugs bite
Stone's song Sweet Dreams paints a surreal and somewhat disturbing picture of a man's desires and fantasies. The lyrics expose a part of his hidden psyche that he cannot express in real life. The man is leading an ordinary life with a monotonous job and a controlling wife. He seeks freedom and excitement, and his escape is in his dreams. The dreams he has generated are quite bizarre and chilling.
The song is about the man's love for violence, sexual dominance, and repression. The lyrics describe his dream world, where he is an exterminator, and his battleship floats in blood. He has a desire for absurd violence and torture, where he maims and cuts people's throats. He loves the idea of being an exterminator and eliminating anything in his way. In his fantasies, he becomes a killer, rapist, and sweet, without being neat.
The man's disturbing dream sequences reveal his fascination with discipline and the burning skin's smell. He wants a woman with swollen lips, and he teaches her with his whips. The more he tortures, the more he gets turned on. Blood on the buttocks of his beaten partner provides a way for him to get a hard-on. In his ideal world, he wouldn't change the channel.
Overall, the lyrics of Sweet Dreams are a cautionary tale about how repressed desires can be dangerous.
Line by Line Meaning
Normal guy living normal life
The person is living a mundane life just like any other average person.
Boring job, commanding wife
The person has a monotonous job while his wife dominates their relationship.
You're free only in your dreams
The person's only escape from reality is through their dreams.
Quite weird scenes
The person has strange and unusual dreams.
You dream of something real raw
The person desires something intense and unrefined in their dreams.
Flesh and blood, you want more
The person desires more visceral and violent experiences in their dreams.
Absurd violence is what you wanna see
The person's dreams are filled with extreme and nonsensical violence.
Exterminator is what you'd like to be
The person aspires to be a killer who eliminates others.
You maim all, cut their throats
In the person's dreams, they harm and murder others in brutal ways.
In blood your battleship floats
The person's dreams are filled with bloodshed and violence.
Absurd violence - absurd violence is what you wanna see
The person's dreams are repeatedly filled with nonsensical violence.
Exterminator is what you'd like to be
The person still desires to be a killer who eradicates others from existence.
Good night - close your little eyes
The person is ending their day and transitioning into sleep.
Sleep tight - dream of something nice
The person hopes for pleasant dreams.
Don't let the bedbugs bite
The person is wishing themselves and others a peaceful night's rest.
Your wife sleeps next to you
Although the person's wife sleeps next to them, they are unaware of the person's innermost thoughts and desires.
But she don't know what you're going through
The person's wife is oblivious to their disturbing and violent dreams.
Killer - nice - raper - sweet
In the person's dreams, they are able to become a murderer, gentler individual, and rapist rolled into one dream persona.
In your dreams you don't have to be neat
The person is unconcerned with societal norms in their dreams, allowing them to act however they want.
Your dirtiest dream about discipline
The person's most depraved desires involve enforcing discipline on others.
You wanna smell the burning skin
The person is aroused by the idea of inflicting pain on others.
You wanna woman with swollen lips
The person desires to abuse a woman and leave her with physical damage.
And teach her with your whips
The person wants to assert their dominance over a woman through violent means.
Torture really turns you on
The person is sexually stimulated by the notion of inflicting pain on others.
Best way to have a hard on
For the person, the best way to achieve sexual arousal is through causing pain on others.
Bloody buttocks, beaten bitch
In the person's dreams, they want to physically abuse a woman to the point of profuse bleeding.
This channel you wouldn't switch
The person is so fixated on their disturbing desires that they wouldn't want to change the channel in their dreams.
Good night - close your little eyes
The person is once again wishing themselves and others a peaceful night's rest.
Sleep tight - dream of something nice
The person still hopes for pleasant dreams despite their dark thoughts and desires.
Don't let the bedbugs bite
The person's final goodbye as they drift off to sleep once again.
Contributed by John L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.