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Cross Eyed Mary

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Studio
  
Island, London

Length
  
4:06

Released
  
19 March 1971 (1971-03-19)

Recorded
  
December 1970 – February 1971

Genre
  
Progressive rock hard rock

Label
  
Island (UK) Reprise (US)

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

Contents

Overview

The song is about "Cross-Eyed Mary", a schoolgirl prostitute who prefers the company of "leching greys" over her schoolmates.

It was intended as a companion piece to "Aqualung", a piece on the same album about a homeless man. The Aqualung character is given a cameo in "Cross-Eyed Mary".

Recorded appearances

  • Aqualung (1971)
  • Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II (1977)
  • 25th Anniversary Box Set (1993)
  • The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection (1993)

    • Personnel

    Jethro Tull
  • Ian Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar, flute
  • Martin Barre – electric guitar
  • John Evan – piano, organ, mellotron
  • Jeffrey Hammond – bass guitar
  • Clive Bunker – drums, percussion
    • Additional Personnel
  • Terry Ellis - producer

    • Films and TV

  • The song made an appearance in the first season of the UK version of Life on Mars.
  • The song is featured in the soundtrack of the movie Breaking the Waves.

    • Music

  • The song has been covered by Elf in their 1972 live concert.
  • Iron Maiden 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).
  • The band Clutch covered "Cross-Eyed Mary" for the Sucking the 70s compilation.

    • References

    Cross-Eyed Mary Wikipedia
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