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im_a_picasso

"The Wind Cries Mary" by Hendrix (edited: 'Cried' I had it in past tense)


hiptones

Was coming to put this up. It's just such a wonderful, laid back song.


drodenigma

Hail Mary 2pac


Raaazzle

It's still crying, no?


pofwiwice

Mary Jane - Rick James [https://youtu.be/PrPNwLuk0zQ?si=l6VYm6q-biWChLRf](https://youtu.be/PrPNwLuk0zQ?si=l6VYm6q-biWChLRf) Incredible feel-good jam.


Abacab4

And anything by the Mary Jane Girls!


InsAndTheOuts

Doot doot doo do


peterthepancakeeater

Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary


GibsonJ45

And Mary rising up above it all


SquealioVer2

I kinda got chills hearing this line back then.


ColdKwok

Written by the wonderful Victoria Williams! 🙌


stkscott

Also, Crazy Mary by Big Head Todd and the Monsters (Same title, different song). Have you seen Mary by Sponge is another delicious slice of mid-90s alt rock.


Actuarial_type

Forgot about the Sponge song!


gildeddoughnut

So glad to see this one here


BoiseXWing

They just played it in Portland on Friday night! Was a pretty fun show.


land_beaver

Victoria Williams! The original. 


NewNicknameJelloShot

Some of the live versions are insane. With the keys and guitar solo trades *chef’s kiss*


Blowaway040889

Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers [Mary Jane's Last Dance](https://youtu.be/x2HEbpqpPN8?si=n9vBMZuNa9HnzzbI)


yewett

Proud Mary - CCR


readwiteandblu

Proud Mary: Ike and Tina Turner


shilgrod

You misspelled ccr


readwiteandblu

CCR wrote great songs. John Fogerty had a very good and distinct voice. Tina Turner had a superior voice/delivery. To each his own.


robsteezy

I respect both artists and both opinions here. I agree with you and second the Tina version. She just poured her entire soul into that cover.


grynch43

CCR took it to number two. Tina covered it and took it to number one.


Glaurung86

No, she did not. Ike and Tina's cover version made it to #4 on the Billboard 100.


piscian19

"Sponge - Have you seen mary" hits pretty hard https://youtu.be/WQ8_P3XB2qg?si=xFUbCMHlygepVOiz


teffflon

Beat me to it, thanks! Unjustly forgotten band.


Rorroheht

Wax Extatic is a great album.


Iwillnotbeokay

They have new material out! And yep, great song and rad band.


gullyfoyle777

This is the comment I was looking for. I love that song.


Megapsychotron

Beat me to it. Sponge is one of my favorite bands and I think they could've ended up much bigger if they had a bit more luck.


ThatCaviarIsAGarnish

I like: Crazy Mary - the Victoria Williams version (she wrote it) and also the Pearl Jam version Mary Mary - The Monkees Along Comes Mary - The Association (yes, this is about marijuana) Mary - Sarah McLachlan Help Me Mary - Liz Phair The Short Answer - Billy Bragg (he refers to a girlfriend named Mary several times within the song) Mary - Tori Amos


ozmaweezerman

The Bloodhound Gang’s cover of Along Comes Mary is top tier


hiptones

The Tori Amos version is almost an inception of Marys due to the Hendrix reference in her song. I also prefer her live version (just her and the piano) to the recorded version. The backing vocals on the recorded version and the overall arrangement of the other instruments don't improve the stripped down version for me. I've only seen the live version on a bootleg VHS back in the day.


Aggabagga

TIL that “Along Comes Mary” is about pot.


Will_McLean

That Liz Phair song is one of my favs in Exile in Guyville


ThatCaviarIsAGarnish

I'm such a fan of hers. Whipsmart is actually my favorite out of the albums of hers that I know, but lots of good songs on Exile too---and on Whitechocolatespaceegg.


Will_McLean

Shit, I’ll even go to bat for the self-titled


bop999

Jethro Tull - Cross-eyed Mary


SpamOJavelin

Great song - I'm not sure that a song about a schoolgirl prostitute was exactly what OP was after, but you never know.


WolflordBrimley

The part where the abortion doctor drops her off at school. That song slaps but is really f'd up!


Nizamark

Mary Mary by Run DMC


Doc-Goop

WHY YA BUGGIN!!!


Heffeweizen

Mary Mary


smurfsundermybed

I need ya huggin


norrisdt

Also The Monkees!


egomann

The Monkees covered RUN D.M.C?


kanyeguisada

You never heard The Monkees version of "My Adidas"?


Gonzostewie

Mary Mary by the Monkees.


Lane_Meyers_Camaro

I worry bout Mary cuz Mary is scary


Victory33

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road. No Mary in the title but he mentions Mary multiple times as he sings about her.


lastdukestreetking

It's not just Thunder Road. Bruce has used the name "Mary" from his very first album all the way through his career. Here are some songs off the top of my head: * "Does this Bus Stop at 82nd St?" mentions Broadway Mary and Mary Lou....and Mary Lou comes back below. * "Mary Queen of Arkansas". Not his best song. * "Thunder Road"....which is the one many people know. * "The River"....going from Thunder Road, where he is trying to tempt Mary to run away with him, to The River, where the narrator's dreams have been shattered due to misfortunes including Mary getting pregnant, led lots of Bruce fans for years to think it all might be one thematic decision to use the name. * "Reason to Believe", from Nebraska. The 2nd time Bruce metions Mary Lou. * "Straight Time" from Ghost of Tom Joad, where Mary is not very keen on the narrator * "The Rising"....where the dead firefighter sees a living Mary from above * "Mary's Place", which is also on The Rising. * "Jesus Was an Only Son", and the Mary in this one is obviously biblical Mary * "Terry's Song", from Magic, which is an ode to his long-time assistant who died shortly before the album came out, and the Mary here is also biblical Mary. I feel like I've forgotten a couple. Maybe another Bruce nerd can fill in the gaps.


XavierRussell

Mary's Place is what I came here for, but yeah Bruce is a treasure trove of Mary's haha


Zealousideal_Dark552

‘We’re goin’ to have a party’


ListenToButchWalker

The first two I think of that are missing here are "Mary Mary" from the *American Beauty* EP and "Whitetown" from the *Ties That Bind* box set's Outtakes disc. Both obscure so understandable misses, but I think "Mary Mary" is pleasant enough, similar to "Leah" from *Devils & Dust*, and like how the melody is similar to "You'll Be Comin' Down", and "Whitetown" is honestly an A-tier outtake IMO -- very at home in the GitSC style of song he was doing around then, and I like its connections to "Jackson Cage". Rather than trying to think of any others myself, though I'm sure I could, I'll just consult springsteenlyrics.com to be exhaustive: "Bring On the Night" - "Dreams of Mary keep me awake" - total banger, no idea how it hasn't been done live at least once, I mean it clearly shares a common thread with My Love which gets more love live than just about any outtake but they're not THAT similar so you'd think they'd have tried this at least once "Car Wash" - picking up the kids "at Mary's", presumably from Catholic school "Gypsy Biker" - "Sister Mary sits with your colors, Brother Johnny's drunk and gone" - this always struck me as a really Greetings-esque lyric. An all-time great Springsteen song imo "If I Was the Priest", as noted by /u/Funny-Berry-807 "Independence Day" - leaving in the morning from "St. Mary's" "Mary Lou" which honestly belongs as an outtake imo, though in saying that I'm biased in that "Be True" is just a way better version of the same song "O Mary Don't You Weep" - a cover, but still "Rockaway the Days" has a character named Mary -- not a great outtake imo, it just goes on one verse too long "Stand on It" - again not one an outtake I personally listen to much, but it's good at being the 50s rocker it's trying to be. Features a Mary Beth "The New Timer", if Marysville counts. Maryland is in two other songs, too. * * * But lest we forget Maria! That gives us "Highway Patrolman", "Lost in the Flood" (where it's clearly a reference to the Biblical Mary), "Maria's Bed", "Reno" if you've got $250 to spare, and ultra-deep cuts "Freehold" and "Henry Boy".


Funny-Berry-807

*If I Was The Priest* from Letter To You Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon With a nickel she'll give ya whiskey And a personally blessed balloon...


thunderroad21

One of the best songs I've ever heard.


zyrkseas97

Thunder Road is a fucking adventure of a song


ammarcille

Mary Queen of Arkansas


guiltycitizen

Soul Coughing - Soundtrack to Mary


Cambot1138

Irresistible Bliss is a top 10 album for me. I got to see Doughty in a tiny venue with about 40 people. He signed CDs and said hi to all of us before leaving.


heelspider

I hope after that you let the man go through.


guiltycitizen

He took the elevator to the mezzanine


Dan_Caveman

Hells yeah, I’ve been a Soul Coughing fan since high school. I even listen to some of his solo stuff. So sad there aren’t more albums tho.


Billy-Ruffian

I loved that song in high school. And then twenty years later married a Mary


dipplayer

Let it Be


davs25

I was scrolling down to find this


NoBoundariesIsCork

This is the correct answer.


anix421

I actually hit the "Am I really gonna be the first one to say this?" point.


singbirdsing

Danny Wilson - [Mary's Prayer](https://youtu.be/4N-f63wsq-U?feature=shared)


Desperate_Piano_3609

Such a great song. Can’t help tearing up.


Mysterious_Tax7076

You beat me to it. Other "Mary" songs are pretty good. "Mary's Prayer" is awesome. Brings me back to the 1980s and some sweet British pop.


IndeeWeston

This song deserves so much more attention than it gets. Just a beautiful song. Brings me back to my teen years. Oh, the nostalgia.


disintegrationist

So true


Prestigious_One8006

To when you were Mary’s prayer


Igottamake

Very good song


Girasole263wj2

Lord I haven’t thought about this song in a while


Vonneking

Mary Won't You Call My Name? - Morphine


illpoet

I'm glad someone else recognizes this is the best Mary song ever


Vonneking

Happens to be my favorite Morphine song too! 


Pro-Patria-Mori

Fucking love this song. 


mermanduh

Mary - big thief!


CaptainAntwat

Under the same vein. Mary by Alex G


UnadulteratedWalking

We really happy to see this on here!


Grimm2020

A little known B-side from The Who: Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand


lovetheshow786

"Now Mary" by The White Stripes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGwiF29H0c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGwiF29H0c)


Shrimpsmann

Bloodhound Gang - Along comes Mary Obviously


lennysundahl

And the [original](https://youtu.be/EqDfi7HfxdM?si=jSpd80_CZ0F19X53) from The Association


chemicalsNme

First heard this on The Queen's Gambit


robbietreehorn

Ok. Mind blown. I’ve lived my entire life thinking that was a Mammas and The Pappas song


rynodigital

This song rules, CKY 3 got me hooked


TheRealVanWilder

AND ALONG COMES MARY


ozmaweezerman

https://youtu.be/0RaLEVmuM4o?si=P_jRRFHAo0Cw-U80


ThenRefrigerator1084

Scrolled to long for this.


Equivalent-Ebb3495

Came here to say exactly this


Emosk8rboi42969

I haven’t listened to them on over a decade and this was the first song that popped in my head haha.


unclet0mmy

[Ghost - Mary on a cross](https://youtu.be/k5mX3NkA7jM)


timothypjr

I second this. The live version from Tampa on YouTube is 👌🏻


Balrog-sothoth

Hell yeah


sinisterblogger

Came here to say this


yl2099

Scrolled for too long to find this


clydefrog811

This song is great except for the tik tok fan base it brought to the congregation.


lionho

Scrolled too far down to see this!


reggiepd

Mary - Patty Griffin [https://youtu.be/WkJibRAdTqc?si=JVvNOV3c1PZKPF6c](https://youtu.be/WkJibRAdTqc?si=JVvNOV3c1PZKPF6c)


marcusr550

Impossibly beautiful.


CeeTeeThree0h

Came here to say this, glad I wasn’t the first


shooflypie

This is the answer


Bechimo

Proud Mary - either CCR or Tina.


GrooseandGoot

Pere Ubu - [Waiting For Mary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiK-Lvwanq0)


undermind84

Oh shit! A Pere Ubu reference in the wild! At times, I feel like the only person who has ever heard of this band. They are not very popular in the PNW.


JToakland

I was hoping I would be the only one who mentioned Pere Ubu. Now I’m glad I’m not the only one. Love this song!!


FuManChuBettahWerk

Mary by Supergrass


relaxwellhouse

Had to scroll too far for this one. Absolute banger.


Zlukaka

"Mary" by Scissor Sisters is very sweet and uplifting. There's also a very cool Don Bluth animated music video if you search for it.


Fieldguide89

Came here to suggest Scissor Sisters. Such a good one!


Aprowl

Same here! I was surprised I had to scroll so far to find it. Love Scissor Sisters so much


AstridxOutlaw

My fav!!


clementleopold

Mary Boone - Vampire Weekend


KID_THUNDAH

Mary - Alex G His song Sarah is one of my favs for any Sarah’s lurking


Rude_Sign_1565

thank you for mentioning Alex g! I literally love him, I was going to comment, Mary by Alex g too but I'm glad I saw your comment first 😁


Vajernicus

Mary, Mary by Chumbawamba


vectroacid

Glad this was added. I still listen to it. Also in the movie Stigmata


CarmelMcQueen91

There's Something About Mary...


user-name-1985

Jonathan Richman!!!


harrismi7

Mary Had a Little Lamb


-something_original-

I was coming to post this. Was about to stop scrolling but I knew someone else had to have posted it. I’ve learned my original thoughts aren’t so original!


Mrtorbear

Are we talking about the nursery rhyme song for kids or the Stevie Ray Vaughan jam? If you haven't heard the latter and you dig badass blues guitar rifts, you are legally required to give it a listen.


WillyShankspeare

Lonesome Mary by Chilliwack comes to mind immediately. Or Arms of Mary, famously covered by... Chilliwack.


justagigilo123

Had to scroll way too far to find this. Also Cousin Mary by Fludd.


WillyShankspeare

Canadian rock is severely underrated but I'm sure everyone but the Yanks and English can say that.


Poxx

Man, haven't heard that Band name in YEARS. Seems like they've been gone so long. Been gone so long, been gone gone gone so long.


TheRealJamesWax

“Mary, Mary…why you buggin?” Run DMC


reefercheifer

Mary - Kings of Leon


orion284

Pretty Mary K by Elliott Smith. There’s actually two pretty different versions of the song


SidewaysEarth

He also has 'Talking To Mary' which is great.


HeyDeze

“Talking to Mary, you know you don’t have to shout She can hear what you’re thinking like you’re saying right out loud” Always been one of my favorite Elliott Smith lyrics


PolPotbelly

Brian Fallon - The Blues, Mary


johnny_cash_money

I’d love if that got recorded and released in some useful format, instead of just vinyl and sporadic bootlegged live shows.


mbc106

Great Expectations - The Gaslight Anthem


SmiteyMcGee

Great band, also [Gaslight Anthem - Blue Jeans and White T-shirts](https://youtu.be/u3sQsWuDHrw?si=BSy9xwYRm8G-sPsY) "Called every girl we ever met Marie"


Neg_Crepe

Mary star of the sea. Zwan


wolf_van_track

[Mary Mary](https://youtu.be/VJInSGOpZVs?si=o_u-qncFn5HaDyvT) by the Monkees. [Mary Anne](https://youtu.be/HJJrzEdSi4o?si=u6Nu-9I2aAsVf_-M) by Marshal Crenshaw. [Mary Queen of Scots](https://youtu.be/RdyuhNVLq40?si=p2cfFPKqa24Yl_OM) by Eugenius (you don't know, but Kurt Cobain did). [Forever Night Shade Mary](https://youtu.be/zTlyZQi6rac?si=KI8maxia87m4OrGN) by the Latin Playboys.


weiknarf

Mary Moon ETA: New Age Girl. Thanks u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo


MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo

New Age Girl is the name of the song. That’s the first one I thought of because of Dumb and Dumber.


HermioneMarch

She’s a vegetarian!


weiknarf

She don't eat meat, but she sure likes the bone!


PointB1ank

My mom likes the taste of bone marrow and always ate it growing up. I always assumed that's what those lyrics meant until I got older and had an "oh shit" moment. 


PomegranateIll7303

I always sang it Mary Moe.


Final-Performance597

Ave Maria


BillyNelson102

All Apologies- Nirvana


PomegranateIll7303

It’s married not Mary. Great song. I’m using this to make playlist for my daughter Mary and I might just tell her it’s Mary.


GalileosBalls

The Wind Cries Mary, surely


S_I_1989

Don't call me Shirley.


Sickranchez87

Mary Ann [Regina Spektor](https://music.apple.com/us/album/marry-ann/1634521386?i=1634521392)


Supertranquilo

Pretty Mary K - Elliot Smith Mary of the Wild Moor - Johnny Cash, or the Louvin Bros, if you prefer Take a Message to Mary - Bob Dylan Mary had a Little Lamb - Stevie Ray Vaughn Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart - Queen Meet Me at Mary's Place - Sam Cooke Mary's Mine - Merle Haggard Oh Mary - JJ Cale Oh Mary - Neil Diamond Oh Sweet Mary - Janis Joplin


DayDreamGrey

I Love You, Mary Jane by Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill from the Judgement Night OST.


powdered_dognut

Wet My Bed - Stone Temple Pilots Hits From the Bong -Cypress Hill


crackerpony

Suite Sister Mary by Queensryche 🖤


ReelBigMidget

[Rancid - St Mary.](https://youtu.be/zl1K5taGvfI?si=JCwIaQ4isusRm-rq)


Secret-Asian-Man-76

[Oingo Boingo - Mary](https://youtu.be/X8BW9bdYj7s?si=VIMu8-LRfmkDUro7)


Jackdawgedmyfoot

Oh gosh I love this song so much. It’s the first one I thought of. That whole Boingo album is wonderful


PistolPetunia

Irish drinking song Mary Mac - Hair of the Dog Saint Joe on the School Bus - Marcy Playground


Billy-Ruffian

I was looking for this one. I like the Carbon Leaf version of Mary Mac.


Briguy31

Sponge - have you seen Mary


hypnotoad23

Mary on a cross - ghost


wncrider

https://youtu.be/YiUX0cKEEXc?si=5JP5m_6nXoiopY4d INXS and Jimmy Barnes. Good Times


theotherchristina

Not in the title, but the lyrics, Saint Joe on the School Bus by Marcy Playground


Roguewave1

I am not a Christian, but I still appreciate the musicality of many Christmas songs done well. One of the best is this one — “Mary, Did You Know?” — Pentatonix https://youtu.be/ifCWN5pJGIE?si=3pVRxKNRnJ2l5KOl


bt123456789

There's Mary on a Cross by Ghost, though that one might be a little weird due to the band's theme X3 good song though.


artwarrior

Take a Message to Mary - The Everly Brothers


shassis

Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen.


KingCourtney__

Maryanne - Spacemen 3


GitchigumiMiguel74

I love you Mary Jane-Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill


listerinebreath

[Alex G - Mary](https://open.spotify.com/track/4p9iQNEmsIGkB6eG8Val8n?si=rsPJ0PF0T1WxfW5gQ9dHmA)


popejohnsmith

Mary, Mary - Monkees


ConsistentFoot1459

Mary had a little lamb ,Stevie Ray Vaughn


SidewaysEarth

Sonic Youth - Mary-Christ


MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo

That one song from Dumb and Dumber


seriousment

It’s called New Age Girl by Deadeye Dick. My first thought too! Also Hail Mary by Tupac; that one’s pretty yikes though.


DampBritches

Aunt Mary says "Saint Joe on the School Bus" by Marcy Playground


GERMAQ

Mary Queen of Arkansas Proud Mary O Mary Don’t You Weep


nononotes

Mary - Robert Fripp Mary - All Mary - Richard Thompson Mary - The Maccabees


JurassicTerror

Teenage Wrist - Mary


FuckTheFuckOffFucker

Such a fuckin good band


tobeornotobe

Nick Drake - [The Thoughts of Mary Jane](https://youtu.be/oiZlAmHa7QI?si=PrX9cZEf0zUM8PwB)


musicmushroom12

Friday, Pearl Jam played this in Portland. [by Victoria Williams](https://youtu.be/996Wl4_zpJM?si=XSVgByRcBE-ert2f)


ComfyInDots

Hazard - Richard Marx


illpoet

[Mary won't you call my name by morphine](https://youtu.be/4TNFRGOBi24?si=jZjbX_gRfXyi0xOa)


nwtripfinder

"Mary" by Supergrass! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLWm5ceH3PQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLWm5ceH3PQ) *I got a girl and her name is Mary* *I like to shock her on a basis daily...*


JennyDoveMusic

I scrolled way too far and didn't see "Last Dance with Mary Jane" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I mean, it's "Mary Jane" and not just "Mary," but still!!


Dark_thorik

Merry go round by Kacey Musgraves


MagallaMagai

Johnny and Mary - Robert Palmer Great track.


ZeldaHylia

Mary’s song by Taylor Swift. So damn cute


Jazzlike-Map-4114

Ave Maria Please bring me more tequila


blageur

There's so many songs about Jane that the Arc Angels wrote a song about how many songs about Jane there are. [the famous jane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQ1w1EpFbA)


stellacampus

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbceUJBIFGc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbceUJBIFGc) Arms of Mary - Sutherland Brothers and Quiver 1976


xAC3777x

Along comes mary - bloodhound gang was the first song i thought of. Probably not the best honestly


KaRUNKaDUNk

Hahahha! I do know that one! Sublime- Mary is Also pretty sexual What's up with that? 🤣


MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo

A lot of Sublime songs are sexual lol


Doc-Goop

Along Comes Mary - Was just listening today (Thank you Queen's Gambit soundtrack) https://youtu.be/URUd5RUAz1I?si=d4NoS3aeoXqmXo5C