Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
The lead guitar on this song was Tobin Sprout’s first contribution to a Guided by Voices recording; he would later join the band around 1990 and stay through the band’s “classic lineup” in the mid-‘90s.
The song was originally intended to be the B-side of a 7" with “Captain’s Dead”, and it even had...
[Verse 1]
Rings of blue and rings of gold
So many stories to be told
It hurts me worse than it hurt you
You realize now that's not true, oh
[Verse 2]
Amber, neon, wet concrete
A well-worn path, a smothering heat
A curious pet in an open cage
Subjected to his master's rage, oh
[Chorus]
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
[Chorus]
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
[Chorus]
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
A portrait destroyed by fire
[Outro]
A portrait destroyed by fire
A Portrait Destroyed by Fire was written by Mitch Mitchell (GBV) & Robert Pollard.
A Portrait Destroyed by Fire was produced by Robert Pollard.
Guided by Voices released A Portrait Destroyed by Fire on Sun Feb 15 1987.