The Stone Roses Lyrics Quiz

Answer: Tightrope

"Are we etched in stone or just scratched in the sand, waiting for the waves to come and reclaim the land?" Tightrope is full of excellent lyrics and has some lovely chord changes. This song is found on the "Second Coming" album.

Answer: This Is The One

This definitely is the one! My favourite tune from my all-time favourite album, their eponymously titled debut album.

Answer: Waterfall

"Waterfall" was one of three singles to be released from the debut album after the Roses had left the Silvertone label. "I Wanna Be Adored" and a shorter version of "I am the Resurrection" were the other two.

Answer: How Do You Sleep

"When all the fun was over, I put you on my shoulder, took you home away from it all". This, along with "Ten Storey Love Song", was written not long after the debut album was released but due to the change of record label and the lengthy court battle, and the laziness of certain band members, it took almost 5 years to emerge on the "Second Coming" album.

Answer: Ten Storey Love Song

"Ten Storey Love Song" was released as a single in February 1995, but as stated in my info for the previous question, it was written some years earlier.

Answer: Something Burning

"Something Burning" was the B-side to "One Love", which was the Roses' final single whilst signed to Silvertone, reaching # 4 in the UK Charts at the height of the Manchester scene.

Answer: Tell Me

"Tell Me" and "So Young" were released as a Double-A side for the band's debut single. Both songs lack the quality of their later efforts but you can't blame them for early songs being poorer than the debut album.

Answer: One Love

"One love, one heart and one soul. You can have it all. Easy peasy". "One Love" and "Fools Gold" were both released after the debut album and were intended to be on their second album but, as stated above, the album never materialised for another five years, by which point both songs were out of date.

Answer: Here It Comes

That is one of my all-time favourite lyrics. "Here It Comes" was a B-Side to "Sally Cinnamon", a single released before the Roses got their record deal with Silvertone.

Answer: Elephant Stone

"And your midnight getaway. Seems like there's a hole in my dreams".
"Elephant Stone" was the first single released by Silvertone but it failed to chart in the UK.

Answer: Drownings

This is from the fantastic "Mersey Paradise" which was a B-Side on the "She Bangs the Drums" single. This is yet another Roses B-Side that puts many bands' singles to shame.

Answer: Going Down

"Going Down" was the B-Side to "Made of Stone". This was the first Roses single to make a mark on the UK singles chart.

Answer: Straight To The Man

This was the only song on the "Second Coming" album that was written solely by Ian Brown. When asked how big he thought the Roses would be he very dryly said "Five foot nine".

Answer: Shoot You Down

"Shoot You Down" is one of the lesser-known tracks from the debut album, which is a pity because it is simply majestic.

Answer: Stone

"Made of Stone" was the first single taken from the debut album, and remains one the Roses' most popular tunes. When asked what the song was about John Squire replied "It's about scoring at Wembley, driving a Harley Electroglide, dressed as Spiderman".