4. “I Wanna Be Adored” – The Stone Roses: An Artist A Week/A Song A Day – A History of Alternative Music

4. “I Wanna Be Adored” – The Stone Roses

(From the album The Stone Roses)

1989

The Stone Roses followed up the success of “Fools Gold” by releasing “I Wanna Be Adored” in the US first and then later in the UK (at least I think so, the release dates surrounding this song are quite confusing and different sources show different dates). “I Wanna Be Adored” was actually a relatively old song for the band and had originally been recorded with Martin Hannett for the aborted Garage Flower album that was intended to be the group’s original debut. While this earlier version is very similar to the version of the song that would be recorded for The Stone Roses, the older version is a little more rock-oriented and punchy whereas the later Stone Roses version feels slightly more spaced out and rhythmic. While not as big a hit as “Fools Gold” (or the re-release of “Elephant Stone”) “I Wanna Be Adored” has become one of the band’s most critically lauded songs and a hallmark of the Madchester scene. 

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