En 1990, el mundo del rock alternativo estaba en plena ebullición, especialmente en la ciudad de Seattle. Fue en este contexto, marcado por un sentimiento de intensa camaradería y tragedia, donde se gestó Temple Of The Dog. La banda se creó como un tributo al fallecido Andrew Wood, líder de las bandas Malfunkshun y Mother Love Bone, quien murió trágicamente de una sobredosis de heroína. Este fue un golpe devastador para sus amigos y compañeros de banda, quienes decidieron rendirle homenaje a través de la música.
El guitarrista Stone Gossard y el bajista Jeff Ament eran miembros de Mother Love Bone y fueron de los más afectados por la pérdida de Wood. Unieron fuerzas con Chris Cornell, vocalista de Soundgarden y amigo cercano de Wood, para canalizar su dolor y recuerdos en un proyecto musical. Cornell compuso dos canciones, "Say Hello 2 Heaven" y "Reach Down", como un tributo directo a su amigo fallecido. Este fue el núcleo alrededor del cual se formó Temple Of The Dog.
Poco a poco, otros músicos se sumaron al proyecto. El guitarrista Mike McCready y el baterista Matt Cameron, quienes más tarde serían parte de Pearl Jam y Soundgarden respectivamente, se unieron al grupo. La alineación quedó completa cuando el amigo y compañero de habitación de Cornell, Eddie Vedder, añadió su poderosa voz en algunas pistas. Con esta formación, Temple
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Papa Was A Rolling Stone Song Lyrics
Papa Was A Rolling Stone by Temple Of The Dog It was the third of September.
That day I'll always remember, yes I will.
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died.
I never got a chance to see him.
Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
Mama, I'm depending on you, tell me the truth.
And Mama just hung her head and said,
"Son, Papa was a rolling stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
Well, well.
Hey Mama, is it true what they say,
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Mama, bad talk going around town
Saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife.
And that ain't right.
HEARD SOME talk about Papa doing some store front preaching.
TalkIN about saving souls and all the time leeching.
Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord.
Mama just hung her head and said,
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
"Hey, Papa was a rolling stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
Uh!
Hey Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trade.
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folk say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bill.
Hey Mama, folk say that Papa was never much on thinking.
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking.
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth. Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said,
"Son, Papa was a rolling stone. (Well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
"Papa was a rolling stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
"I said, Papa was a rolling stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."