Oui, Oui, Marie

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"Oui, Oui, Marie"
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Song
Published1918
Composer(s) Fred Fisher
Lyricist(s) Alfred Bryan, Joe McCarthy

Oui, Oui, Marie is a 1918 song composed by Fred Fisher with lyrics written by Alfred Bryan and Joe McCarthy. [1] It was published by McCarthy & Fisher Inc. [1] The sheet music cover featured an illustration by Andre De Takacs. [1] The song was in the top 20 charts from September 1918 to February 1919 and reached number 10 in December. It was recorded by Arthur Fields, Irving Kaufman, and Rachel Grant & Billy Murray. [2] The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [3]

The cover art for the song featured a woman dressed in a cape with a feathered hat speaking to a soldier. [1]

A cover version was recorded by Chelsea Wolfe for the 2022 American slasher film X . The song’s original version would make an appearance in its prequel Pearl .

Analysis

The lyrics for Oui Oui, Marie center on a soldier named Johnny who falls in love with a French girl named Marie. He flirts with her even though he doesn't know how to speak French. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Volume II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 489. ISBN   978-0786427994.
  2. Paas, John Roger (2014). America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. p. 248. ISBN   9783447102780. OCLC   892462420..
  3. Fisher, Fred, Alfred Bryan, and Joseph McCarthy. 1918. Wee, wee, Marie: (will you do zis for me). OCLC   20266849
  4. Vogel,Frederick G., World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics, Jefferson, McFarland and Company Inc.,Publishers, pg.350-351, ISBN   0-89950-952-5