Cross-Eyed Mary

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"Cross-Eyed Mary"
Song by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
Released19 March 1971 (1971-03-19)
RecordedDecember 1970 –February 1971
Studio Island, London
Genre
Length4:06
Label
Songwriter(s) Ian Anderson
Producer(s)

"Cross-Eyed Mary" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album Aqualung (1971). [2]

Contents

The song is about "Cross-Eyed Mary", a schoolgirl prostitute [3] who prefers the company of "leching greys" over her schoolmates. It was intended as a companion piece to "Aqualung", the opening album track about a homeless man.[ citation needed ] The Aqualung character is given a cameo in "Cross-Eyed Mary"'s lyrics.

"Cross-Eyed Mary" was ranked the 12th best Jethro Tull song in the book Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check. [4]

Recorded appearances

Personnel

Jethro Tull
Additional personnel

Iron Maiden version

"Cross-Eyed Mary"
Song by Iron Maiden
A-side "The Trooper"
Released1983
Genre Heavy metal
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s) Ian Anderson
Producer(s) Martin Birch

Iron Maiden [8] has covered the song, which has been released in different ways (see Piece of Mind , "The Trooper", The First Ten Years and Best of the 'B' Sides ). In a 2022 interview with BraveWords, Anderson discussed his thoughts about Maiden's cover, stating, "A spirited rendition by a young Bruce testing out his vocal range in a key not really suited to him!" [9]

References

  1. ↑ Schick, Elizabeth A. (1998). Current Biography Yearbook, 1998. H.W. Wilson. p. 26. ISBN   9780824209575. Two other songs on Aqualung, 'Cross-Eyed Mary' and 'Locomotive Breath,' have also become hard-rock classics.
  2. 1 2 "Aqualung - Jethro Tull | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ian Anderson interview, Disc and Music Echo, 20 March 1971". Archived from the original on 5 December 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Rehe, Christoph (2013). Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check: alle Alben, alle Songs. Ein eclipsed-Buch (in German). Sysyphus Sysyphus Verlags GmbH. ISBN   978-3868526462.
  5. ↑ "Repeat: The Best of Jethro Tull, Vol. 2 - Jethro Tull | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "The 25th Anniversary Boxed Set - Jethro Tull | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Best of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection - Jethro Tull | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "BETWEEN A ROCK AND A PROG PLACE: IAN ANDERSON TALKS JETHRO TULL HISTORY – "I FIND THAT QUITE A DIFFICULT PROPOSITION TO SINGLE ONE ALBUM OUT"". BraveWords. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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