My Marge

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"My Marge"
Single by The Move
from the album Message from the Country
A-side "Tonight"
ReleasedJune 1971
Recorded1971
Studio Philips Studios
Length1:59
2:18 (alternative session version)
Label Harvest (UK)
United Artists, Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s) Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne
Producer(s) Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne
The Move singles chronology
"When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"
(1970)
"My Marge"
(1971)
"Chinatown"
(1971)

"My Marge" is a song performed by English group The Move for their final album Message from the Country . In the U.S., it was released as a B-side to Tonight . The song is known for its McCartney-esque influence, [1] and its megaphonic sound. [2]

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References

  1. "The Move". jhendrix110.tripod.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. Magazine, Various Mojo (1 November 2007). The Mojo Collection: 4th Edition. Canongate Books. ISBN   978-1-84767-643-6.