Along Comes Mary

Along Comes Mary

Infobox Single
Name = Along Comes Mary


Artist = The Association
from Album = And Then... Along Comes the Association
B-side = "Your Own Love" (Alexander/Yester)
Released = 1966
Format = 7" single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop music
Length = 2:45
Label = Valiant Records 741
Writer = Tandyn Almer
Producer = Curt Boettcher [http://www.curtboettcher.com/curt/1966.html Curt Boettcher discography]
Last single ="Forty Times" (1966)
This single ="Along Comes Mary" (1966)
Next single ="Cherish" (1966)
"Along Comes Mary" is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded in 1966 by The Association, and released on their debut album "And Then... Along Comes the Association". It was their first hit and reached #7 on the U.S. charts. It has been covered by several artists, most notably the The Manhattan Transfer. Leonard Bernstein admired the song, and included a short analysis of it in the "What is a Mode?" episode of his Young People's Concerts series.

For decades, the song has been rumored to be secretly about marijuana. Similar claims have been made about "Puff, the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary.

Infobox Single
Name = Along Comes Mary


Cover size = 200
Caption =
Artist = The Bloodhound Gang
from Album = Hooray for Boobies
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1997
Format = CD, 12"
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Post-punk Alternative rock
Length = 3:20
Label = Jimmy Franks Recording Company Geffen Records
Writer =
Producer = Jimmy Pop
Last single = "Your Only Friends Are Make Believe" 1996
This single = "Along Comes Mary" 1997
Next single = "The Bad Touch" 1999

The Bloodhound Gang version

More recently The Bloodhound Gang covered only the lyrics, but claimed that the song was about marijuana and wrote new music to accompany them for the "Half Baked" soundtrack, although it later appeared on their album "Hooray for Boobies". This song was released as a single in Germany and became a big hit reaching #6 there in 1999.

Punk band Circle Jerks have also covered this song.

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