Tuesday's Top Ten: Ten Songs About Mary

Why not. How about a top ten this Tuesday designated to songs about Mary. For starters, the best TV themed Mary song is "The Mary Tyler Moore" song. Hands down. Here is a look at the ten best Mary songs of all time, I suppose. All you need to qualify is to have the name Mary in your song. Simple enough. Quick summary of each Mary for each song here as well...


1. Jimi Hendrix Experience-The Wind Cries Mary
In Hendrix's song, the wind also screams and whispers Mary at times.
2. Pearl Jam-Crazy Mary
Pearl Jam's Mary lived on a curve in the road in an old tar paper shack. She was also known to take a bottle and drink it down and then pass it around. She's crazy, but in a good way.
3. Credence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary
CCR's Mary is about a boat, or some sort of sailing vessel. Proud Mary has the support of John Fogerty hoping it keeps rolling on the river. Tina Turner turned up that support in her cover version.
4. The Monkees-Mary, Mary
Micky Dolenz is near stalker mode wondering where Mary is going to. And where she goes, he wants to know if he can come too. Run DMC used the song in the eighties with the personal favorite line "Why you buggin'?"
5. Sarah McLachlan-Mary
Mclachlan's Mary is portrayed walking to the water's edge and pondering life wondering how long she's been sleeping and why she feels so old and cold. The sad Mary.
6. The Who-Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
What has Mary Anne's shaky hands down to her man? I don't think we should ask.
7. Tom Petty-Mary Jane's Last Dance
Petty's Mary grew up in Indiana. She also grew up tall and grew up right with those Indiana boys on those Indiana nights. The Hoosier Mary. Or in the video, the Kim Bassinger Mary.
8. Rancid-St. Mary
Rancid's Mary is out the door with a loaded 44 in her hand. Why? To shoot down the law that shot down her departed man. Go get 'em St. Mary.
9. Jethro Tull-Cross-Eyed Mary
The jack knife barber used to drop Jethro Tull's Mary off at school. She's also a poor man's rich girl and the Robin Hood Of Highgate. Good intentions despite her cross eyed disability.
10. The White Stripes-Now Mary
Jack White is sorry that he had to find a way to let his Mary down. He also wants to know if there's a way to bring him down. The best supporting Mary award.

Source: http://www.jhostation.com/2011/02/tuesdays-top-ten-ten-songs-about-mary.html

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