The band was formed in 1970 after Maggie Bell was introduced to Les Harvey by his older brother, Alex Harvey. After playing together in the Kinning Park Ramblers, they rejoined in a band Power, later renamed Stone the Crows, after Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant, heard them and took them on.
Original line-up:
* Maggie Bell, vocals (born Margaret Bell, 12 January 1945, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland.
* Les Harvey, guitar (born Leslie Harvey, in 1945, in the Gorbals, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland died 2 May 1972).
* Colin Allen, drums
* Jim Dewar, bass (born James Dewer, 12 October 1942, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland).
* John McGinnis, keyboards
The band's first two albums were produced by the above line-up, with Bell's vocals "reminiscent of Janis Joplin"
Second line-up:
McGinnis and Dewar left 1971, to be replaced by Ronnie Leahy and Steve Thompson. The tragic death of Les Harvey (electrocuted by a live microphone on stage at Swansea's Top Rank Suite in May 1972) almost led to the breakup of the band. After trying Peter Green, the band brought in ex-Thunderclap Newman prodigy Jimmy McCulloch as lead guitarist.
Stone the Crows broke up in June 1973. Maggie Bell recorded two albums in the early seventies, Queen of the Night and Suicide Sal and joined Rod Stewart on Every Picture Tells A Story as well as forming the band Midnight Flyer.
Faces
Stone The Crows Lyrics
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Watching me through the rain
But I'm lost in your memory
I can see your eyes shining for me
It makes me feel like cryin'
To know that I'm alone
Let the night pass me by
All alone when the morning comes
I can see your eyes shining for me
It makes me feel like cryin'
To know that I'm alone
Like a child I trusted you and made myself an idol
I gave you everything, I even gave my title
Waking in the morning streets, rising with the sun
Empty houses, darkened windows, searched them one by one
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo
In Stone The Crows's song "Faces," the singer feels lost in her memory while being watched through the rain by a face across the street. She is overwhelmed by the thought of being alone and recounts how she gave everything, including her title, to the person she trusted as a child. The singer is left with nothing but a feeling of emptiness as she wanders the morning streets, searching for something she cannot find.
The song's lyrics speak of loneliness and the inability to escape one's memories. The face across the street may represent a person or symbolize a feeling that she cannot escape from, even in the rain. The line "Like a child I trusted you and made myself an idol" shows the vulnerability and trust the singer placed in someone else. The following lines "Empty houses, darkened windows, searched them one by one" suggest a sense of desperation and hopelessness in trying to find what was lost.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a face across the street
The songwriter notices someone staring at them while they are outside.
Watching me through the rain
The person watching the songwriter is outside and it's raining.
But I'm lost in your memory
The songwriter is thinking about someone else and is not focusing on the person who is watching them.
I can see your eyes shining for me
The songwriter still has feelings for the person they are thinking about and this thought brings them to tears.
It makes me feel like cryin'
The songwriter is emotional.
To know that I'm alone
The songwriter realizes that they are by themselves while thinking about the person they miss.
Here I stand, ah, beneath the stars
The songwriter is outside and looking up at the stars.
Let the night pass me by
The songwriter is letting time pass and is not in a rush.
All alone when the morning comes
When morning arrives, the songwriter is still by themselves.
Like a child I trusted you and made myself an idol
The songwriter put their trust in someone and put them on a pedestal like a child would do with someone they look up to.
I gave you everything, I even gave my title
The songwriter gave everything they had, even their status or worth at the time, to the person they're speaking about.
Waking in the morning streets, rising with the sun
The songwriter is up early and out in the streets.
Empty houses, darkened windows, searched them one by one
The songwriter is walking the streets and searching for the person they miss, but they are not there.
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Vocals made without specific meaning.
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo
A vocal without a specific meaning.
Contributed by Caden G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Roy Ashby
on BIG JIM SALTER
This is part of lyric to Big Jim Salter by Stone the crows. Dunno who wrote it, sorry.
Roy Ashby
on BIG JIM SALTER
Intro: D A CC G 4x
Did you hear about this badman talking 'bout his rise to fame.
I met him as the curtain rose, Jim Salter was his name.
He sang his songs to buckeyed girls, his movements gettin' kinda slow.
He opened his hand and grabbed my heart with the help of cupid's bow.
Intro: D A CC G 4x
Oh never again with the devil I lay, never, never, never.
VERSE 2
With his evil touch he stole my soul.........?????
He made me clean the dirt off his old brown boots each time he went out wearing?
A selfish love don't touch me though 'cos I'll be homeward bound.
..............? gonna fall on stony ground.
Solo in A
to be continued..................or please fix!