Throwing Stones
1987 single by Grateful Dead / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a song. For throwing stones as an assault, see Rock throwing (weapon).
"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]
Quick Facts Single by Grateful Dead, from the album In the Dark ...
"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 |
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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]