Tones of Home is a song by Blind Melon, released in 1992 as their first single. It reached number 20 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. After the breakthrough success of the next single, No Rain, Tones of Home was released again with a new video, a sequel to the No Rain video and its Bee Girl storyline. Upon it re release, the song reached number 10 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. Tones of Home appears on Blind Melon‘s self-titled debut album Blind Melon as well as the Tones of Home: The Best of Blind Melon compilation and the Classic Masters compilation. The song was featured on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
Tracklist:
- Tones Of Home
- Time
- Wooh D.O.G. (Playground Version)
The original video for Tones of Home was released in 1992. This original version consists predominantly of live footage taken from various Blind Melon concerts. Other pieces of footage consist of shots from parks (kids on swings) and footage of a house overlooking farm property. This video was directed by Samuel Bayer. After the release of the video for No Rain and its success the band released the second version of Tones of Home. This video starts with an older woman sitting in a rocking chair next to a quaint little cottage house, that seemed to have a child living in it at one point (There is a tire-swing in a tree). The footage flashes between the older woman and a concert Blind Melon performed for an enthusiastic audience at the Tower Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. The old lady is reading a letter she received which seems to contain the lyrics to the song. Near the end of the video, we see the lady pull a small bee costume out of a box. She holds the bee costume up to her torso and then dances and bows in much the same way as the Bee Girl from the No Rain music video. It is through this performance that the viewer is meant to understand that the old lady is actually the Bee Girl after many years have passed.
Blind Melon
Blind Melon: producer, art direction, mixing
Shannon Hoon: vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine
Brad Smith: bass guitar, flute, backing vocals
Rogers Stevens: lead guitar
Christopher Thorn: rhythm guitar, mandolin
Glen Graham: percussion, drums
Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995).
