The Stone (song)
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| "The Stone" | ||
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| Song by Dave Matthews Band | ||
| from the album Before These Crowded Streets | ||
| Released | April 28, 1998 | |
| Recorded | The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA & Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 7:28 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Writer(s) | David J. Matthews | |
| Composer(s) | Dave Matthews Band | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |
| Before These Crowded Streets track listing | ||
| "Halloween" (6) |
"The Stone" (7) |
"Crush" (8) |
"The Stone"' is a Dave Matthews Band song from the album Before These Crowded Streets. The song is about a guilt over death which one may have caused, and the "stone" in the song refers to a gravestone. The song originally held the working title "Chim Chimeney."
Other interpretations of the song include a theme of Dave Matthews' fear of asking his wife for marriage, as well as the life of Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus in his final days.[citation needed]
The song features orchestral arrangements by John D'earth with the Kronos Quartet on strings. A 28-second studio jam is heard at the end of the track.
[edit] In Concert
In concert, especially at acoustic shows, Matthews has been known to interpolate Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" towards the end of the song. At the very end of song, after it decrescendos, the band suddenly grows to a large volume and perfoms a creepy outro to the song not featured on the studio version.
[edit] Live releases
- Listener Supported
- Warehouse 5 Vol. 2
- The Gorge (Special Edition)
- Live Trax Vol. 2
- Weekend on the Rocks
