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"Cross-Eyed Mary" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album Aqualung (1971).[2]

"Cross-Eyed Mary"
Song by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
Released	19 March 1971 (1971-03-19)
Recorded	December 1970 – February 1971
Studio	Island, London
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock[1]
Length	4:06
Label	Island (UK) Reprise (US)
Songwriter(s)	Ian Anderson
Producer(s)	Ian Anderson Terry Ellis

The song is about "Cross-Eyed Mary", a schoolgirl prostitute[3] who prefers the company of "leching greys" over her schoolmates. It was intended as a companion piece to "Aqualung", the opening album track about a homeless man.^{[citation needed]} The Aqualung character is given a cameo in "Cross-Eyed Mary".^{[citation needed]}

"Cross-Eyed Mary" was ranked the 12th best Jethro Tull song in the book Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check.[4]

Recorded appearances

• Aqualung (1971)[2]
• Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II (1977)[5]
• 25th Anniversary Box Set (1993)[6]
• The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection (1993)[7]

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

Iron Maiden version

"Cross-Eyed Mary"
Song by Iron Maiden
A-side	"The Trooper"
Released	1983
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	3:52
Label	EMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Ian Anderson
Producer(s)	Martin Birch

• Iron Maiden[8] 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). In a 2022 interview with BraveWords, Anderson discussed his thoughts about Maiden's cover, stating, "A spirited rendition by a young Bruce testing out his vocal range in a key not really suited to him!”[9]

In popular culture

This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. (February 2017)

Films and TV

• The song made an appearance in the first season of the UK version of Life on Mars.[10]
• The song is featured in the soundtrack of the movie Breaking the Waves.[11]

Music

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

References

На других языках

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[es] Cross-Eyed Mary

Cross-Eyed Mary es la segunda canción del álbum Aqualung, de la banda británica de rock progresivo Jethro Tull (1971). La canción habla de Cross-Eyed Mary (María la bizca), una joven acompañante sexual que va a la escuela, pero prefiere estar en compañía de hombres pervertidos que con sus compañeros. La caracteriza como una "Robin Hood" ya que pese a los hombres ricos pagan por su compañía, ella busca a los "viejos verdes" (Letching Grey, Aqualung) y los acompaña como favor.

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