Английская Википедия:Cross-Eyed Mary

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

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", the opening album track about a homeless man.Шаблон:Citation needed The Aqualung character is given a cameo in "Cross-Eyed Mary".Шаблон: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.

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

Iron Maiden version

• 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). 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!”

In popular culture

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