"Stones" is a song composed by David R. Watson (Iolo FitzOwen) and lyrics by his late wife Kathleen Jones (Gwenllian Gwalch'gaeaf) for the computer role-playing game series, Ultima. It is the most famous song in Britannia and is known to be Lord British's favorite song. David R. Watson is a bowyer currently living in Austin, Texas. ... Iolo as he appears in Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle Iolo (pronounced yo-lo) FitzOwen is a bard, a fictional character in the Ultima computer game series. ... Gwenllian Gwalchgaeaf, or Gwenno, is a fictional character in the Ultima computer game series. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Role-playing game (video games). ... It has been suggested that Mongbat (Ultima) be merged into this article or section. ... Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe. ... A screenshot of Lord British in his castle from Ultima III. Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima. ...
The people in the world of Britannia think that it is about the building of the shrines of Virtue, in fact the song is about Stonehenge and its construction, as hinted by "...as we stood in the wide plains of Wiltshire." For other meanings of Stonehenge, see: Stonehenge (disambiguation) Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
The song appears in all games of the series after and including Ultima V. Lyrics of the song only appear in Ultima V documentation, however, and versions of the song after Ultima VII don't have the last stanza and instead have one more repeat of the intro. Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988) is the fifth part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ... Ultima VII is the seventh part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
External links
The Stones Archive
Sir Cabirus' webpage about Stones (German/Deutsch)
Stone lets her voice rip as she fights (in a good way) to be heard over the swelling choir and wailing guitar.
Stone sits and yearns when she spots love at first sight: "Boy, you're so fine and I wanna tell you so / I'm much too shy / Wanna make you mine / But I don't know how." That "bump-bump" beat is killers and is a lot more prevalent on this album version.
Joss has said that she loves this song as well--maybe it's due to the fact that it is the one of the few songs she did not write as she has expressed disinterest in favoring her own songs.
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