The Stone Roses released their second album, Second Coming, in 1994, which received mixed reviews. The group soon disbanded after several line-up changes throughout the supporting tour, which began with Reni departing in early 1995, followed by Squire in April 1996. Brown and Mani dissolved the remains of the group in October 1996 following their appearance at Reading Festival.
Following much intensified media speculation, the Stone Roses called a press conference on 18 October 2011 to announce that the band had reunited and would perform a reunion world tour in 2012, including three homecoming shows in Heaton Park, Manchester. Plans to record a third album in the future were also floated but only two singles were released. In June 2012, Chris Coghill, the writer of a new film which is set during the Stone Roses 1990 Spike Island show, revealed that the band "have at least three or four new tracks recorded". In June 2013, a documentary about the band's reformation directed by Shane Meadows and titled The Stone Roses: Made of Stone was released.
In 2016, the Stone Roses released their first new material in two decades. The band members continued to tour until June 2017, at which point cryptic remarks by Brown indicated the band had split again, which was later confirmed in a 2019 interview with Squire.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stone_Roses
Studio albums
The Stone Roses (1989)
Second Coming (1994)
Fool's Gold
The Stone Roses Lyrics
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Winds on through the hills for fifteen days
The pack on my back is aching
The straps seem to cut me like a knife
The gold road's sure a long road
Winds on through the hills for fifteen days
The pack on my back is aching
The straps seem to cut me like a knife
I'm no clown I won't back down
I don't need you to tell me what's going down
Down down down down da down down down
Down down down down da 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 were made for walking
The Marquis de Sade don't wear 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 down da 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
Fool's gold
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
The Stone Roses' song "Fool's Gold" is a song about the pursuit of wealth and the cost that it entails. The opening lines lament the long and arduous journey down the "gold road," through the hills for fifteen days, a journey that has left the singer burdened with a heavy pack that seems to cut like a knife. The second verse takes on a more defiant tone, as the singer asserts his independence and refuses to back down or be swayed by others. The repeated refrain of "I'm standing alone, I'm watching you all, I'm seeing you sinking," recasts the singer as an observer, someone who is watching others succumb to the lure of "fool's gold."
Throughout the song, the themes of isolation and detachment recur, as the singer distances himself from the others chasing wealth. The reference to the Marquis de Sade, who famously rejected material possessions and worldly pleasures, adds a note of intellectualism to the song's critique of wealth worship. The final repetition of the phrase "Fool's gold" serves as a condemnation of those who pursue wealth at the cost of their own humanity, as if to say that the gold they seek is ultimately worthless.
Overall, "Fool's Gold" is a lyrically dense song that serves as a critique of materialism and the pursuit of wealth. Through its vivid imagery and pointed lyrics, it paints a picture of a world where the pursuit of wealth is both attractive and ultimately destructive.
Line by Line Meaning
The gold road's sure a long road
The journey to find riches is long and treacherous
Winds on through the hills for fifteen days
The path to wealth is full of ups and downs and requires great persistence
The pack on my back is aching
The burden of searching for gold is weighing heavily on the person
The straps seem to cut me like a knife
The struggle to reach riches is causing physical and emotional pain
I'm no clown I won't back down
The person is not foolish enough to give up on their quest for wealth
I don't need you to tell me what's going down
The person is confident and self-reliant in their pursuit of riches
I'm standing alone
The person is on their own in their journey to find gold
I'm watching you all
The person is observing others who are also searching for wealth
I'm seeing you sinking
The person is noticing others struggling or failing in their quest for riches
You're weighing the gold
The search for gold is consuming the thoughts and actions of those on the same path
Fool's gold
The gold that people are desperately seeking may not be worth what they think and could lead them astray
These boots were made for walking
The person is determined and ready to continue their journey for riches
The Marquis de Sade don't wear no boots like these
The person is not following the same path as those who are cruel or immoral
Gold's just around the corner
The person still believes that wealth is within reach, despite the difficulties they face
Breakdown's coming up round the bend
A crisis or turning point in the journey to find gold is approaching
Sometimes you have to try to get along dear
The person has to make compromises and cooperate with others at times in order to reach their goals
I know the truth and I know what you're thinking
The person is aware of the motivations and thoughts of others who are also searching for wealth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IAN GEORGE BROWN, JOHN SQUIRE
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@RaHeadD10
+New Piano Tutorials yeah its fucking shite
@Dewhirst2001
+rees croker thats a matter of opinion
@tomrb2297
+rees croker the song beautiful thing is amazing.
@68majortom
and you are easily pleased LEMON!!!!
@joolspirog
I have yet to hear any reformed group ever reproduce the standard of music they previously made. Same applies here although it’s each to their own
@iamdeepsea
Drummer: laying it down
guitarist: Perfect mix of wah wah and rhythm
singer: velvet delivery with haunting undertones
video director: let's go to the desert and walk around for miles, dying of thirst
@leemcbride9273
One of the best songs I've ever heard from one of the greatest British bands ever. I was 19 when this came out, now I'm 50 and this track is still the mutts nuts.
@Patrickjohnphotography
I agree. Very Mutt Nutty!
@craiggallagher7292
Same, but I am 55 (gulp). I think The Stone Roses were a nice segue to Oasis. I went nuts when Squire played with Oasis at Knebworth.