Marie

Album: Good Old Boys (1974)
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Songfacts®:

  • The guy in this song is declaring his love for his wife, Marie, making his pitch with some bad, but heartfelt, poetry:

    You're the song that the trees sing when the wind blows
    You're a flower, you're a river, you're a rainbow


    Unfortunately, the only time he'll tell her he loves her is when he's drunk. The rest of the time he's a heel.
  • This song is part of Newman's Good Old Boys album, which tells the story of a guy in the American South from his point of view. We meet Marie in the song "Birmingham," where we learn about their life in the Alabama city.

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