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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Lady Picture Show

| cover = stone temple pilots lady picture show single cover.jpeg

| alt = A simple slate background with the name of the band and the song written in large light-yellow cursive

| type = single

| artist = Stone Temple Pilots

| album = Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop

| released =

| recorded =

| studio = Westerly Ranch, Santa Ynez, California

| genre =

*Psychedelic rock

*alternative rock

| length = 4:06

| label = Atlantic

| composer = Robert DeLeo

| lyricist = Scott Weiland

| producer = Brendan O'Brien

| prev_title = Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Tumble in the Rough

| next_year = 1997

| misc =

}}

"'Lady Picture Show'" is a song by American alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots. It was the second single released from their third album, 'Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Giftshop'. It was one of three tracks on this album to reach #1 on the 'Billboard' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The song, Scott Weiland writes in his autobiography 'Not Dead and Not For Sale', "is about the horrific gang rape of a dancer who winds up falling in love but can't let go of the pain."'Not Dead and Not For Sale' (Scribner, 2010), pp120

"Lady Picture Show" also appears on 'Thank You', a greatest hits compilation released in 2003. It was also used in the unaired pilot episode of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' during the scene where Buffy is at The Bronze.

Composition



The song is known for its striking resemblance to the style of music which was popular in the 1970s. It consists of a memorable opening riff, heavy use of the bass, as well as the use of a concert bass drum during the main chorus. The album (and this song especially) represents a milestone in STP's sound, for a large amount of psychedelic rock can be heard throughout the album. Scott Weiland's trademark low growl was replaced with a higher croon.

Music video





The music video was directed by Josh Taft.http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=26794 The video is presented as an old film peep show; rendered nearly completely in black-and-white. Throughout the video, the band can be seen playing in a white room, with objects such as bubbles and shiny diamonds. Various shots of exotic dancers are seen dancing around the screen as well, along with shots of the band members playing. During Dean DeLeo's notable solo, the screen turns into the fuzzy color structure which was a trademark of the 1960s. The segment shows Dean playing in a colorful meadow, and then the video then fades back into black and white for the rest of the video.

Charts



Notes



Category:1996 singles

Category:Stone Temple Pilots songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Robert DeLeo

Category:Songs written by Scott Weiland

Category:1996 songs

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