Throwing Stones
1987 single by Grateful Dead
| "Throwing Stones" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Grateful Dead | |
| from the album In the Dark | |
| B-side | "When Push Comes To Shove" |
| Released | July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06) |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 7:21 |
| Label | Arista |
| Songwriter(s) | Composer: Bob Weir Lyricist: John Perry Barlow |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Garcia, John Cutler |
"Throwing Stones" is a song by the Grateful Dead. It appears on their 1987 album In the Dark.[1] It was also released as a single, with a B-side of "When Push Comes to Shove".[2]
The song is based loosely on the nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosie. The song repeatedly mentions the line Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down!.
The first live performance of "Throwing Stones" was on September 17, 1982, at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine.[3]
References
- ^ Connolly, Dave. "In the Dark". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Throwing Stones/When Push Comes to Shove". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 218. ISBN 1-877657-22-0.
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