Mary's Song (Oh My My My)

Album: Taylor Swift (2006)
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Songfacts®:

  • Taylor Swift explained the background to this tune, which she penned with Liz Rose and Brian Maher: "I wrote this song about a couple who lived next door to us. They'd been married forever and they came over one night for dinner, and were just so cute. They were talking about how they fell in love and got married, and how they met when they were just little kids. I thought it was so sweet, because you can go to the grocery store and read the tabloids, and see who's breaking up and cheating on each other (or just listen to some of my songs, haha). But it was really comforting to know that all I had to do was go home and look next door to see a perfect example of forever."

    The song appears on Swift's self-titled debut album, released in 2006 when she was just 16.
  • Taylor Swift performed "Mary's Song" for the first time since 2008 when she played it during her July 6, 2024, The Eras Tour stop in Amsterdam.

    "You get bonus points if you know the words to this song that I'm about to do because it's from my first album," she told the audience as she made her way over to a piano. Swift seamlessly blended the 2006 song into a mashup with "So High School" and "Everything Has Changed."

Comments: 10

  • Piper from ArizonaI absolutely love this song! It's the perfect example of forever!!
  • Riley from KansasI love this song so much. I wish it had happened to me!
  • Ace from From Rithis song is so sweet and loving I love how they stayed together through it all.!!!
  • Riley from Texassuper cute!
  • Stella from North Carolina This is so cute!! Big fan
  • Analogkid - Violinist from UtahMy God, she tells great stories!!!
  • Hanna from KansasI love this song it reminds me of well......me
  • Ronny from London, United Kingdomthis song makes me think...maybe it could be forever?
    younge love lasting.
    forever (yn) <3 x
  • Fabio from New Orleans, LaJust reading that, I get choked up. Somehow, I've gotta meet her.
  • Naomi from Belfast, United KingdomI love this song it always makes me feel happy when I listen to it.
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