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Neil Halstead — Two Stones In My Pocket
Album: Sleeping On Roads
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6.8

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Total ratings: 1804









Released: 2002
Length: 4:17
Plays (last 30 days): 5
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Baby crossed an ocean just to see what she could see
Half the world beneath her feet, a rose between her teeth
Spent her lifetime loving, spent her lifetime living fine
But since you broke her heart, yeah, she needs a little time
A little time, a little time

Before we were old mem'ries and I guessed that we'd be fine
Shooting stars still break her heart and sunsets make her cry
Watch the birds fly over head, you can catch them if you try
Watch the planes fly over head, you can catch them if you try
If you try, if you try

Two stones in my pocket girl, I keep them for my dreams
I give 'em both to you now cause you need them more than me
Your mother's arms will keep ya safe wherever you may be
Your mother's arms will keep ya safe however you may be
You may be, you may be

Baby crossed an ocean just to see what she could see
Half the world beneath her feet, a rose between her teeth
Spent her lifetime loving, spent her lifetime living fine
But since you broke her heart, yeah, she needs a little time
A little time, a little time

Two stones in my pocket, girl, I keep them for my dreams
I give 'em both to you now cause you need them more than me
Your mother's arms will keep ya safe wherever you may be
Your mother's arms will keep ya safe however you may be
You may be, you may be, you may be
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Mick and Keith in his pockets?
Posted 4 months ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I know just the lake, a little woodland number in western New York about a quarter mile from the Catholic summer camp that I was stuck at for a week.  Not the worst, but the lake had an apparently endless supply of great skipping rocks.  Almost made it across the whole lake a couple of times.  
Posted 5 months ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
My issue is that the riff is so effing repetitive...on and on... by the 2/3 point I'm looking to find the skip button.
Posted 10 months ago by pk53    [ Reply ]
An image arises in my mind of Natalie Holloway when listening to this
Posted 11 months ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I get a Sufjan feel here. Nice feel.
Posted 1 year ago by Dragonfly_Launch    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:

I don't think the song suggestion system even works... I've tried a few times and there's no activity, no upvotes, no downvotes, no comments... I guess it's broken.
 
On the other hand I think if it actually worked, RP would be flooded with suggestions, all the way from big labels trying to get Bill to play Ed Sheeran to starter bands trying to break into the scene.  Maybe it's better off without the user input.


It worked once upon a time in the mists of long ago, but it seems to have been abandoned. Probably for reasons mentioned.
Posted 1 year ago by wonderunit    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:
The songs and artists I have suggested to RP and had them rejected but this gets through.  No justice.
 
I don't think the song suggestion system even works... I've tried a few times and there's no activity, no upvotes, no downvotes, no comments... I guess it's broken.
 
On the other hand I think if it actually worked, RP would be flooded with suggestions, all the way from big labels trying to get Bill to play Ed Sheeran to starter bands trying to break into the scene.  Maybe it's better off without the user input.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Morphine's In Spite of Me - nice, liking it.
Posted 1 year ago by kcatalina    [ Reply ]
Saturated with a sense of nostalgia.  Very creative ambience.  Surprising what can be done can be done with guitars, minimal synths, and some layering.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
The songs and artists I have suggested to RP and had them rejected but this gets through.  No justice.
Posted 1 year ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
 MrsTom wrote:
Needs some drums man

OR, OR...

Posted 2 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I gave this song also an 8! A wonderful Song. Greetings from Germany to Bill & Rebecca and all of you listeners.
 lizardking wrote:
6.6? Two stones through the windows of those who have rated this lower than 8!
sfyi2001 wrote:  John Belushi in a toga ready to smash your shit if you rate it higher than a 5!

 
Crazy....a toga wearing Mr. Belushi just showed at my house, all pissed off and ready to kick my ass.  And by serendipity, some punk threw a couple stones through my window, just in time to hit him in the head and save me from sure death.  

I'll go +1 (to a 7 lol) LLRP!!


Posted 2 years ago by philonair    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:
I feel better now {#Beat} 
did covid do this to you? hope that days get easier for you and yours soon...

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
What a great song-  Neil just needs a few little things: 
A front-man with a decent voice,some real live musicians, and some song-writing.Then OFF TO THE WOODSHED FOR ABOUT 10000000 hours. Then I'll be listening. Otherwise this is the musical equivalent of FRIGGIN' MELTED VELVEETA!   We count on Radio Paradise to pour this A-I generated crap down the drain, much the way we counted on WNEW's Allison Steele (The NIght Bird) in 1968 to bring us the REAL DEAL. She changed my whole goddamn life; she played THe Doors and made me move to the west coast.  Y'all are the inheritors of  a GLORIOUS TRADITION!! Don't waste your shot getting doo-doo like this i
n our ears!

I feel better now {#Beat} 
Posted 2 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Like, but short on lyrics…keep writing!
Posted 3 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Thought for sure this was Yo La Tengo before I looked up. Nice!
Posted 3 years ago by snider100    [ Reply ]
 kbs wrote:

Thank you for your informative and erudite opinion of religion. Now, about the music...?



No no, that was the music I was referring to, you must have misunderstood. How funny though....
Posted 3 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

My issue is there's no thought or insight, just bitch, bitch, bitch, etc.



Actually, the OP was quite rightly making the point that this song is just a repetitive droning piece of crap, I agree with them.
Posted 3 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
 sirtezza wrote:
jezus!! wot a load of rubbish.....
 
Thank you for your informative and erudite opinion of religion. Now, about the music...?
Posted 3 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
jezus!! wot a load of rubbish.....
Posted 3 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

My issue is there's no chorus or bridge, just verse, verse, verse, etc. 
 
My issue is there's no thought or insight, just bitch, bitch, bitch, etc.
Posted 3 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Needs some drums man
Posted 4 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:
6.6? Two stones through the windows of those who have rated this lower than 8!
 
Solid 7. 
Good luck finding my house.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:
6.6? Two stones through the windows of those who have rated this lower than 8!
 
I like this song quite a bit, but throwing stones into the windows of those who don't, is quite excessive in my opinion.
Posted 4 years ago by a_geek    [ Reply ]
justin4kick wrote:6.6? Two stones through the windows of those who have rated this lower than 8!
sfyi2001 wrote:  John Belushi in a toga ready to smash your shit if you rate it higher than a 5!

 
Crazy....a toga wearing Mr. Belushi just showed at my house, all pissed off and ready to kick my ass.  And by serendipity, some punk threw a couple stones through my window, just in time to hit him in the head and save me from sure death.  

I'll go +1 (to a 7 lol) LLRP!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 MS_Anchor wrote:
It is wonderful background music but maybe a little too mediocre? 
 
My issue is there's no chorus or bridge, just verse, verse, verse, etc. 
Posted 4 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:
6.6? Two stones through the windows of those who have rated this lower than 8!
 

John Belushi in a toga ready to smash your shit if you rate it higher than a 5!
Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
6.6? Two stones through the windows of those who have rated this lower than 8!
Posted 5 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 Frater_Kork wrote:
I'm guessing that this guy listens to Eels and The Real Tuesday Weld.
 
He probably listens to stuff a lot older than that as well.  This is essentially derived from pretty basic, acoustic folk music - which has been around for a long time.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
It is wonderful background music but maybe a little too mediocre? 
Posted 7 years ago by MS_Anchor    [ Reply ]
 ODAD wrote:
This followed by Hand In My Pocket, perhaps.
Hmmmm.......

 
Two stones in my pocket  = pocket pool?
Posted 8 years ago by ShaunJ    [ Reply ]
This followed by Hand In My Pocket, perhaps.
Hmmmm.......
Posted 8 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:

Does that make you nap kin?

 
'Tis you
I think about as a fellow punster.


Posted 8 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
The number one art form to trigger our emotions is music. And this song is pure art triggering pure emotions.
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
zzzzzzzzzzzz
 
Posted 8 years ago by bigtwistee    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

I'll join you in that nap, if I may {#Sleep}

 
Does that make you nap kin?
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
I'm gonna cry...
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
First time I'm hearing this song... I've been missing on something ! This is quite good, so calm, soft and happy :)
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
 Frater_Kork wrote:
I'm guessing that this guy listens to Eels and The Real Tuesday Weld.

 
I was hearing some Real Tuesday Weld here too. :-)
Posted 9 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
Fabulous song; wonderful sound... I just recently discovered his earlier work with Mojave 3, and find it to be similarly soothing and cool.
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Frater_Kork wrote:
I'm guessing that this guy listens to Eels and The Real Tuesday Weld.

 

This song has been around since at least February of 2002... It's permanently 'bookmarked' that era of my life
Posted 10 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
10------>11
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Donovan comes to mind...
Posted 11 years ago by greg4067    [ Reply ]
I'm guessing that this guy listens to Eels and The Real Tuesday Weld.
Posted 11 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
 paradisepig wrote:
Awww that sounded bonnie

Aye, it did, dinnit?
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Awww that sounded bonnie
Posted 11 years ago by paradisepig    [ Reply ]
 ioanthe wrote:
I like Neil but this album cover is a ripoff of Hokusai's  The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.
 
It's clearly a direct reference - not a rip-off.  Hundreds of millions of people, all over the world are familiar with that work.  It's not as if the designer was trying to fool someone.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:
My dad heard this song about a week after my step-mother, his wife of 35 years, died of cancer. He called me. we cried
 
Aw thanks for sharing scrubbbrush. Sorry to hear, but its healthy that you both cried together. Interesting how music can bookmark a certain poignant time in your life. Hang in there.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
My dad heard this song about a week after my step-mother, his wife of 35 years, died of cancer. He called me. we cried
Posted 12 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Long live the shoegazers.

 

Particularly if the shoes have those itsy-bitsy little full-color HD Cameras what be looking up when you be riding the Subway up past Times Square.
Posted 13 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Always a tear for this song.
Posted 13 years ago by rradio    [ Reply ]
 ernest3 wrote:
Thanks Bill!  I love Neil - such an overlooked master.
 
Thanks for saying what I was gonna. Have come to love his gentleness and insight.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill!  I love Neil - such an overlooked master.


Posted 14 years ago by ernest3    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Excellent selection from the master DJ -  9  {#Notworthy}



 

9——->10
Posted 14 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Ohhh, get a room... Tehehe

 fredriley wrote:

I'll join you in that nap, if I may {#Sleep}
 


Posted 14 years ago by abulaabula    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
This is from 2002 and Iron and Wine started out in 2002 so he may be a Neil Halstead clone
 
Long live the shoegazers.

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 gpvos wrote:
There can never be enough Iron & Wine clones. Outstanding.
 
This is from 2002 and Iron and Wine started out in 2002 so he may be a Neil Halstead clone

Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
Sleeping is right...{#Sleep}
 
I'll join you in that nap, if I may {#Sleep}
Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
yet another introduction of song and listener Bill is responsible for. 
Posted 15 years ago by gofishbish    [ Reply ]
Sleeping is right...{#Sleep}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]

Excellent selection from the master DJ -  9  {#Notworthy}



Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 gpvos wrote:
There can never be enough Iron & Wine clones. Outstanding.
 
That's what I was thinking...

Posted 15 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
Very nice indeed!
Posted 15 years ago by hungrywoman    [ Reply ]
this is better than the twig song
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
This is the very first CD that I bought after hearing it on RP. Thanks, folks, for opening up new music to me.
Posted 15 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 ioanthe wrote:
I like Neil but this album cover is a ripoff of Hokusai's  The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.
 
I would call it more of an homage than a rip off. :)
Oh... so great music Neil makes.

Posted 15 years ago by olmstem    [ Reply ]
I like Neil but this album cover is a ripoff of Hokusai's  The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.
Posted 15 years ago by ioanthe    [ Reply ]
There can never be enough Iron & Wine clones. Outstanding.
Posted 16 years ago by gpvos    [ Reply ]
 Duluoz wrote:
Absolutely love this whole album! Another singer that, for me, invokes nastalgia in such a wonderful way!

 

Nastalgia:  the warm, fuzzy feeling you get when thinking about all the bad things you used to do.
Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
I feel warm and fuzzy...
Posted 16 years ago by Kdubba    [ Reply ]
The tamborine player just *rocks*!
Posted 16 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
This whole album is a Sunday morning. I love it.
Posted 16 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I had a premonition that a Nick Drake cut would follow this.....and lo, there it is.
Posted 16 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
tompoll wrote:
Sounds like the vocals were phoned in. Literally.
Works well...
Posted 16 years ago by radiozep    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the vocals were phoned in. Literally.
Posted 16 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
This sounds to me like an upbeat Iron & Wine. Pretty nice.
Well. Upbeat? As lethargic as this is it doesn't say much for Iron & Whine does it?
Posted 17 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by eeke    [ Reply ]
Wow. That was... fluffy? I need some Copperhead Road as a palate cleanser!
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
This sounds to me like an upbeat Iron & Wine. Pretty nice.
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Love this album, for those that don't know he's front man for Mojave 3 too, great great band. 8
Posted 17 years ago by geordiezimmerman    [ Reply ]
fyi... I recently bought this CD and can't get enough of it. It kind of has a Nick Drake effect on me... the songs make you feel happy/sad at the same time.
Funny you should say that ... back in 2003 ... I thought it was Nick Drake at first.
Posted 17 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Bit of a let down right after Blur *bump*
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Very toe- tapping
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Absolutely love this whole album! Another singer that, for me, invokes nastalgia in such a wonderful way!
Posted 18 years ago by Duluoz    [ Reply ]
Not a bad song, but a little mellow for a Friday afternoon, and a definite buzz kill after the B-52s and Propellerheads.
Posted 18 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
You know how the more you hear a song, and the better you get to know the words, the more you feel like you like it, even if you didn't like it at first? Also known as Top 40 syndrome? Well that's what's happening to me with this song. I had it at 4. Now it's 6. But deep down I know that I originally gave it a 4 and I figure there must have been a reason.
Posted 18 years ago by formersnowbug    [ Reply ]
Think he listens to the Eels much?
Posted 18 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
... Pocket Billiards? ... ...
- that's a good one. i think this track is nice. :)
Posted 18 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
... Pocket Billiards? ... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Isn't there a moratorium on the use of that vocal filter? "No-one's allowed to use it for another 10 years" - I'm sure there was a law passed. And yes, Tom Waits, too.
Posted 18 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
a pleasant ditty....
Posted 18 years ago by guiguy    [ Reply ]
Like a bad lullaby, makes me sleepy..
Posted 18 years ago by master_betty    [ Reply ]
What's with the weird voice echo-ey thing? Sounds like "Puttin' On the Ritz" gone Alt-Country.
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
jbgeezus wrote:
huhuhuhuh. Those aren't stones. huhuhuhuh.
Posted 19 years ago by thekid    [ Reply ]
a bit too repetitive...
Posted 19 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
jbgeezus wrote:
huhuhuhuh. Those aren't stones. huhuhuhuh.
heheheheheheeeee extra point for your joke, so I give it a 3!!! :D
Posted 19 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
I LOVE Seasons, off the same album, but this song too. Thanks RP!
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
:D
Posted 19 years ago by stornoway    [ Reply ]
Sympa, reposant.
Posted 19 years ago by Kroma    [ Reply ]
huhuhuhuh. Those aren't stones. huhuhuhuh.
Posted 20 years ago by jbgeezus    [ Reply ]
"Mmmmmmmmm.............Two stuffed Pita Pockets!............Aurghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" =P~
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Sometimes I like Neil. Sometimes I don't. This is a "not quite" for me. A well-earned 6.
Posted 20 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
navonodt wrote:
Three coins in a fountain each one seeking happiness.... Eververy time I hear this song I thing of Neil Page in PTA
excellent movie now if only they would play 'blue moon on kentucky' by bill monroe "Sixbucks and my right nut says were not landing in Chicago"
Posted 20 years ago by lolitampeg    [ Reply ]
didnt like his music at all on the first few listens... but it has definitely grown on me. i usually find that to be the mark of some great tunes.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Neil is a very talented singer/songwriter from the band Mojave 3. This band is amazing, if you like country-tinged infectious atmospheric folk-rock. Awesome tune, and please play more Mojave 3. An incredible talented band!
Posted 20 years ago by ecorunner    [ Reply ]
This I like a lot! I believe there is nothing harder than to achieve true simplicity. This song is a musical little poem. It's the first green buds after a long winter. We need more of this. Peace.
Posted 20 years ago by Cyclope    [ Reply ]
Yeeeaaaaahhhhhh, nice little guitar part at the beginning, then a guy comes on sounding like he\'s singing through a telephone. Nails on a chalkboard. MDR-V6\'s off.
Posted 21 years ago by Schmackdown    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by boulder_jim: Odd little tune. Don't know why, but for some reason all I can envision while listening to this is Linda McCartney standing in the background playing the tambourine. Not really the greatest image, but what'cha gonna do?
Actually I was picturing Veronica from the Archies in the background with her tambourine... fyi... I recently bought this CD and can't get enough of it. It kind of has a Nick Drake effect on me... the songs make you feel happy/sad at the same time.
Posted 21 years ago by B-dub    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by boulder_jim: Odd little tune. Don't know why, but for some reason all I can envision while listening to this is Linda McCartney standing in the background playing the tambourine. Not really the greatest image, but what'cha gonna do?
Posted 21 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
How come this song makes everybody else feel happy, but I feel depressed when listening to this?
Posted 21 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Odd little tune. Don\'t know why, but for some reason all I can envision while listening to this is Linda McCartney standing in the background playing the tambourine. :roll: Not really the greatest image, but what\'cha gonna do?
Posted 21 years ago by boulder_jim    [ Reply ]
I also like this song---
Posted 21 years ago by djake    [ Reply ]
Sweet... like a happier Nick Drake..
Posted 21 years ago by Talalala    [ Reply ]
I like this a lot.
Posted 21 years ago by dignan2    [ Reply ]
Nice happy feel to this one!
Posted 21 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
This gives me the same kind of \"walking down the road in the sunshine\" feeling that The 59th Street Bridge Song\" gave me a lifetime ago.
Posted 21 years ago by AC    [ Reply ]
Great tune! Please play more of Neil Halstead, I\'ve never heard him before.
Posted 21 years ago by xtrmtrk    [ Reply ]
Three coins in a fountain each one seeking happiness.... Eververy time I hear this song I thing of Neil Page in PTA
Posted 21 years ago by navonodt    [ Reply ]
This is most def. \"most excellent\" Never heard this guy before, but I am loving this song!
Posted 21 years ago by streetsintherain    [ Reply ]