Me and Mary Jane

Album: Magic Mountain (2014)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • "That song is 100 percent what you think it's about," Blackstone Cherry lead singer Chris Robertson told Songfacts.

    We think it's about marijuana:

    Fire it up just to burn it down
    It don't come any cheaper
    And nothin' taste sweeter
  • "Mary Jane" is a popular nickname for marijuana. Other artists who have written odes to the herb with that name in the title include Rick James and Lady Gaga.
  • The song started with a guitar riff and came together when they decided to have the vocal follow the guitar. One of the band members started singing, "Me and Mary Jane, da da da da da da," which gave them the title and lyrical direction.
  • Yeah we're wilder than some mustangs
    Got the top down and Skynyrd up


    Like many southern rock bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd was a huge influence on Black Stone Cherry.
  • The smoky video was directed by Mason Dixon, whose credits include "The One That Got Away" by Jake Owen, "Tonight Looks Good On You" for Jason Aldean, and "Whiskey" for Jana Kramer. It proved very popular on YouTube, quickly racking up millions of views.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Rob Thomas of Matchbox TwentySongwriter Interviews

Rob Thomas on his Social Distance Sessions, co-starring with a camel, and his friendship with Carlos Santana.

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard

Joe Elliott of Def LeppardSongwriter Interviews

The Def Leppard frontman talks about their "lamentable" hit he never thought of as a single, and why he's juiced by his Mott The Hoople cover band.

Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica)

Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica)Songwriter Interviews

The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.

Zac Hanson

Zac HansonSongwriter Interviews

Zac tells the story of Hanson's massive hit "MMMbop," and talks about how brotherly bonds effect their music.

Eric Burdon

Eric BurdonSongwriter Interviews

The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."

Michael Sweet of Stryper

Michael Sweet of StryperSongwriter Interviews

Find out how God and glam metal go together from the Stryper frontman.