Sam Stone (song)

Sam Stone (song)

Infobox Song
Name=Sam Stone
Cover
Caption="There's a hole in daddy's arm..."
Type=
Artist=John Prine
alt_artist=
Album=John Prine
Published
Released=1971
track_no=4
Recorded=American Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre=Folk music
length=4:14
Composer=
lable=Atlantic
producer=Arif Mardin
prev="Hello in There"
prev_no=3
next="Paradise"
next_no=5
Misc

"Sam Stone" is a song written by John Prine about a drug-addicted veteran with a Purple Heart and his death by overdose.

The most familiar refrain in the song is "There's a hole in daddy's arm, where all the money goes"

The song can be interpreted as a reference to the phenomenon of morphine addiction among war veterans as a result of its use to treat crippling and painful injuries, and its often lifetime repurcussions.

Mentions in Print

"Time" magazine July 24, 1972 [http://www.time.com/magazine/article/0,9171,906192,00.html?promoid=googlep]

It was said that his inspiration for this song was that of a long time friend of his, named Sam Stone who was an avid lover of marine life and politics.

Other Recordings

* Bob Gibson on "Bob Gibson" 1970.
* Laura Cantrell on "Future Soundtrack for America" 2004
* Tim Grimm on "Names" 2004
* Johnny Cash on "Live from Austin, TX " 2005


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