Song · Things of Stone and Wood
“Wildflowers” by Things of Stone and Wood
From the album Junk Theatre (1994)
“Wildflowers” by Things of Stone and Wood appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1994. It was first released in 1994 on the album Junk Theatre. Its best result is #93 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #274 alternative song of 1994.
Greg Arnold wrote "Wildflowers" for Junk Theatre, the second studio album by Australian folk-rockers Things of Stone and Wood, and it went out as the album's lead single in August 1994, though not without a fight. The record label balked at leading with a song whose chorus invokes Nazis; Arnold dug in and got his way.
Under its folk-rock skin sits a pointed song: AllMusic's Jonathan Lewis heard it as commentary on rising racism in Australia. The gamble paid off on the airwaves, where no Australian single got more radio play in October 1994, and it had made No. 41 on the ARIA chart the month before.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 93 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
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