you're only fucking that whore to spite me

[apblawson]

eheh...putting the human back in being ;) love it all! (but you know that)

[Tristanmarcu]

Love it!

[Escagedo3rd]

Fantastic Mary! You always inspire my friend. This is such a well composed number! The chorus is such a great hook. So much to say on this. You rock!

Eloy

[Poemsapennyeach]

You and yours...cool....

[sproutcentral]

I think the first vid of yours I saw was "If You Could See Me Now" which I recall had minimal production. Your performances and songs always impress ;-))



[marycigarettes]

@sproutcentral thanks dave..real kind of you..it's a bit hurried..should have taken a little longer with it,but i'm proud of that second song.i hope you're having a fine summer in australia...geoff often drifts into my thoughts..i watched one of his videos the other night..he seemed like such a sweet kind man ..you could tell it was so by the lovely folk around him...it was a good vibe.

[sistermoonshine13]

Oh Mary you are lyrically a GENIUS and creatively a ONE OF A KIND:))) xo

[marycigarettes]

@sistermoonshine13 thank you sis!

[missyA1958]

Completely Fabulous Mary!!  No One puts it out there like you do my friend, PROPS!!!!

[marycigarettes]

@missyA1958 that is so kind..thank you my angel.

[fendermac]

....and two mesmerises also...

[fendermac]

The beautiful voice can stand alone and unadorned...Your beautiful voice is supported by great writing and sweet playing in a cool arrangement.Very,very nice indeed

[marycigarettes]

@fendermac you're too kind paul..it's okay-ish...a bit pitchy here and there..a bit hurried..should have taken my time,but i did it real fast for the fun on a whim..i'm proud of the second song [as a song]..and when i record the first one proper,i'lll change the title to 'you only married that whore to spite me',to give the idea a bit more weight.

[SanDiLee21]

What can I say??? Mary, when you sing you really lay it out there and totally honest about the absurdities of being human.....and how fragile we truly are .....and you make me laugh and feel it in my heart at the same time. Bravo

[marycigarettes]

@SanDiLee21 thanks sandi..i'm glad you laughed...no bad thing during these winter months..much love to you.

[marycigarettes]

@SanDiLee21 thanks sandi..i'm glad you laughed...no bad thing during these winter months..much love to you. 

[marycigarettes]

@SanDiLee21 thanks sandi..i'm glad you laughed...no bad thing during these winter months..much love to you.

[marycigarettes]

@SanDiLee21 thanks sandi..i'm glad you laughed...no bad thing during these winter months..much love to you.

[tinySpectacle]

I love serious prescription glasses. The kind that, if dropped from any distance, could cripple a cat. Shows true commitment to the flaw. Love these songs, Mary. I always feel surprised and a bit commiserated with when I hear your music.

[marycigarettes]

@tinySpectacle hahahahahahaha..you got it in one..i'm as blind as a bat. heavens only knows why you're surprised though..i've been rolling out this circus for you over such a long time now... the commiserations are the least i can do...lovely to hear from you lo.

[streetspiritlive]

i said that once just before i told him to leave lol!

Great songs, wonderful videos, your expressions are naturally engaging.

i really enjoyed your singing too!

Thank You!

Love, m ; )

[marycigarettes]

@streetspiritlive i'm really glad you enjoyed that marianne..it's just light hearted entertainment really..the second hidden song is the one i'm most proud of...it was fun doing that,and took all of ten minutes to shoot.

[allgoraro]

:) get yourself checked out a the clinic before coming running back to me-- love it! Great work!

[marycigarettes]

@allgoraro hahaha..thank you!...a serious issue inside a funny song.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Oh man I can't believe it took me so long to see this video... fantastic, not a dull moment. Featured on my page and shared on facebook :P

[marycigarettes]

@DavidRandallCurtis you're an amazing man and poet david...really bowled over that anyone would hear me through you.

[ooglebydoogleby]

Marvelous

[marycigarettes]

@ooglebydoogleby thank you angel.......of the morning

[cinderellalifestyle]

easy to play that blame game,...one must retain accountability;-)

It is sweet, just you and the guit and the voice (and the mind) no matter what you produce, Mary--it is always special to hear/see, cause for thought, and looking inside a bit at one's self, and that is what art should cause to happen, to the listener/viewer.

much love form California, and me..

XOsL

[marycigarettes]

@cinderellalifestyle thanks laurie..so glad you picked up on the second song..the first one's just a bit of mischief really...the hidden one is where any weight is in that clip.

love to receive california love... especially yours.

[TheJimbotimbo]

First the Glimmer Twins, now the Cigarette Twins....scary thought lol. Nice too see you 'Live' in your living room....Now for the tour !!

[marycigarettes]

maybe i will tim ... funny to think its all i ever did..lived out of a suitcase for so long..hotel to hotel with no actual base of my own...i'm such a homeboy now,and songwriting is the thing that'll carry me to the end...that part feels more important than ever...but i do think about playing live...maybe some short sets occasionally. i hope you're well and having fun.

[TheJimbotimbo]

@marycigarettes All good here GG, holiday in Portugal booked for august and things generally on the up. Great shirt btw :)

[marycigarettes]

@TheJimbotimbo that's great, dribbly..spring will soon be here..yeah the shirt's a bit of fun....got it real cheap off the internet.

[TheJimbotimbo]

@marycigarettes talking of spring...Michael (Owens) and his lady are coming to ours in March to celebrate our joint birthdays, so if you and Thomas fancy meeting up for a Margarita or two..........and IF you do a show, please give me first dibs on the tickets :)

[marycigarettes]

@TheJimbotimbo your birthdays are at the same time?..that'll be fun...but you know what i'm like..i'm actually getting worse as far as socializing goes...i can go a year without seeing anyone,and then when i do it's cause i bumped into them,but end up having a fine time......very kind of you timmy..great to hear michael has a lady.

[trexmarcbolan]

Hello

Ya Mary this is fantastic - you have a great voice

take care my friend

marc

[marycigarettes]

@trexmarcbolan i keep a little marc in my heart

[tdevry]

Excellent 

[TINMANschannel]

Hi Mary great to see you going back to the grass roots

sounds superb and good fun,OMG you got a twin lol

this quote from you, i do this a lot, lol

(before you know it,you've spent a whole week on an idea that doesn't actually exist.

the longer you spend at it,the harder it is to face up and let go)

cheers mate Alan

[marycigarettes]

@TINMANschannel hi alan..i'm glad you like the little blog that came with the email notification..i worried that it was maybe too long,so that's nice....i bet edinburgh is freezing tonight..i miss that city though.

[TINMANschannel]

@marycigarettes Hi Mary your blog is always interesting to read,

yeah its real cold tonight,

especially at five in the morning my dog don't feel well,

and wants out every five minutes Brrrrrrrrrrr cold

[marycigarettes]

@TINMANschannel oh no...the poor thing...what's wrong with him?

[TINMANschannel]

@marycigarettes hes a black labrador 14 years old now; the sweetest dog you ever met

he has a bit stiffness in his leg

the vet changed his medication and it dont seem to agree with him,,hes being sick a lot

so ill put him back on the old medication which worked fine,hell be ok

thanks for asking after him

Alan

[marycigarettes]

@TINMANschannel oh a labrador..beautiful characters...i've a retriever which is really the same family as you know...hope your vet bills aren't too high....there's some great places for walking a dog round edinburgh...i'd be off up the pentlands...or arthurs seat...glad to hear saturday is better alan.

[sookiestackhouse2u]

brilliant! lol i love you and what you do, mary ... thanks for sharing. this went straight to my favorites. btw, you have beautiful hands.

;-),

sookie

[marycigarettes]

@sookiestackhouse2u thanks m'dear..you like my hands?!...hahaha..i like them too..they've been good friends to me...much love,and may your hands be good to you.

[roadbikegarden]

Mary..

There is far too much in this song to be able to comment adequately.

This song is EPIC.

what to say?

.....would like to have the privilege to sit down with you one day, choose a guitar and play.

.x.

[marycigarettes]

@roadbikegarden mikee tells me it was your birthday julia..i hope it was nice...are you in france?

[roadbikegarden]

@marycigarettes

Yes my darling beautiful Mary of The Wilderness...it was my birthday..but the less said about that the better?

Getting older scares me. really scares me...silly but true.

I am in England now, next in Paris 26th March.

It is my anchor, but where I also feel free..I know you understand this.

love you to bits darling

.x.

[marycigarettes]

@roadbikegarden dont let age scare you julia...don't spent a second of your precious time being scared.

[stufish4040]

Just seeing the Title, made my jaw drop :-0 Excellent - straight to 'faves' ;]

[toasterdub]

youre stuff always on some level challenges me.but these are particularly good.the ghetto of your mind.fantastic.do you have a pay for download site? ie bandcamp etc... i'd love to have these songs.best of british,as ever your friend in song,seán.really love what you do.

[marycigarettes]

@toasterdub yeah the second hidden song is really the one..the first is just mischief..sean..you can download any of them for free at my soundcloud page...just google mary cigarettes soundcloud..its all there.

[rickdav79]

yes great!

[marycigarettes]

@rickdav79 thank you..i love love LOVE the artwork you do for guitars.

[sherrywine1941]

Very interesting and enjoyable.

2 thumbs up..

Sherry

[marycigarettes]

@sherrywine1941 its just a little mischief sherry..the second hidden song is really the one..much love to you.

[williamdouglasb]

Great job!

[marycigarettes]

@williamdouglasb here's a funny thing..i just read your kind words without my glasses on and thought it said 'get job!'..hahahahaha...thanks william..forgive me..i had to share that with you and whoever else reads these comments.

[marycigarettes]

@williamdouglasb cheers bill

[tps607]

No,I don't want any of my friends to enter me....lol This is such a lovely and lyrical romp,and a perfect pleasure to listen to.Thank you!

[tubesbestmusic]

@tps607 too late...I entered you an hour ago, tom...it was all Mary's idea!!!!! haha

[tps607]

@tubesbestmusic I never felt a thing.......

[marycigarettes]

@tps607 oh you saucy mare!...thanks tom.

[KillFromTheHeart]

This is so wonderful on so many levels. Why you aren't outrageously famous is beyond me. Such wit, talent, and delivery.

[marycigarettes]

@KillFromTheHeart ah fame!@£$%^..i'm not sure fame is such a great thing these days. it used to be a measure of of something,but now its just an endless line of people setting themselves on fire.i'm happy enough being able to play write and sing...and your kind words sailing their way directly to me mean more.

[tubesbestmusic]

NO FEAR... always a must listen when you post mary... That second song had some wonderful lyrics in it... and you hit some truly sparkling notes with your voice as well... I do enjoy your fantastic talents... I'm not afraid to say it, either!!! haha... ;)

[marycigarettes]

@tubesbestmusic yeah..its the second song i'm most proud of,so thanks!..the first one is just mischief really...thanks for the kind words!

[onthemoveagain]

You remind me of Declan McManus(what a name) and thumbs up.

Nix

[marycigarettes]

@onthemoveagain hahaha i guess it's the glasses

[doriithexplorii]

Ahhh, I like the lyrics. You made me laugh! Hey, you have good rhyming skills. Way to go! :D

[PolichinelaAzul]

Killer Lyrics, precious voice and eyes.

[spudcustardx1]

You make me smile, I roll my own (I'm a Golden Verginea man)

As someone who has to go back to Vivian Stanshall to make sense of the world, I salute you

[marycigarettes]

@spudcustardx1 cheers spuddy..i'm still trying to make sense of this world myself...i'm not sure i ever will though..it's gods sick joke that we're not allowed to get sick of.

[howlnwolf59]

Great !!! In all ways..LMAO...Thanks !

[marycigarettes]

@howlnwolf59 thanks ted...fun is the thing..so glad it made you laugh...much love to you.

[JPRBlues]

Haven't been on YT much due to me being at college, but it's great to come and hear such great stuff. Always a privilege....Peace..Jake

[marycigarettes]

@JPRBlues such a compliment coming from from you jake..we all agree that you're a serious talent,and that if you want to,you can take it as far as rory gallagher or jimmy page or any of them...hope college is great too.

[figulus1]

Very entertaining Mary, the world needs people like you.Look forward mightily to your next installment.

[marycigarettes]

@figulus1 that's real kind..thanks colin.

[marcoacca]

You have such a splendid voice. Thanks as usual. (and, by the way, that E is perfect).

[marycigarettes]

@marcoacca hi marco...yes..it's a good E hahaha...i wanted to keep the guitar to a bare minimum.....so glad you listened...thanks marco.

[redpathy]

Hehe

[marycigarettes]

@redpathy hello you!!!i hope you're okay and still painting...been ages sweetheart.

[beachfrontal]

I will strip my reply to the bone too, laughed out loud at the very first line,smiled all the way to the end,No one does it like you do Mary, you're ahead of your time, are you a time traveller? Sometimes I think you must be, no one is doing what you're doing,absolutely no one is sharing the pedastle with you, Fucking awesone.sitting there on everyones face lol I too admire the shirt, I second the opinion that YOU HAVE SELDOM LOOKED BETTER, I did like the video with the bowler too it suited you

[marycigarettes]

@beachfrontal hahahaha..thanks david..its fun dressing up for these videos..its fun dressing up without videos actually..i have a huge collection of hats...in 1973,i actually tried getting away with wearing a bowler to grammar school..it's in the blood now.

[andrewnorris2]

Such a moving song. You really are a unique talent (who else could think of rhyming, America with Veronica and harmonica!) and you look so damn good in this video. The black on a black background is so effective. I enjoyed this so much. A new posting from you is always a thing to look forward to.

[marycigarettes]

@andrewnorris2 a funny thing andrew is when i used to do videos at major labels,they were never fun..they were horribly expensive and they'd never let you try anything out,so now,with no budget at all, but with the currency of artistic freedom,its just a real gas...really pleased you enjoyed it.

[LefthandDavey]

A Tenor Uke can be tuned "d,G,B,E." the "d" being the high "d" that's probably the closest to guitar.....I know Dave King guitars, I saw Eric Bibb play one in Belfast, very sweet....The little guitar you use on this video has a lovely "sprangy" sound. That's one of my own descriptive words for guitar sounds haha, Good luck with your guitar and uke hunting.....Davey.

[marycigarettes]

@LefthandDavey yeah..those parlour guitars are, by their very nature..SPRANGY!@£$%^

[LefthandDavey]

I love these raw songs Mary. It feels to me like you had a ball making this video, unencumbered by technology. I still play your songs a lot on my acoustic. Did you ever get a uke?

Loved hearing about your chats with Muff Winwood too.......Keep well.....Davey.

[marycigarettes]

@LefthandDavey hi davey..i haven't got a uke *yet*,but i am obsessing about a 12 string parlour guitar by this guy called dave king,only they're so bleddy expensive,and i'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment..i saw a nice takamine uke that i fancy..i havent quite worked out which one i want..maybe a slightly bigger one..which one tunes the same as a guitar?

[KristinSpradling]

Lol. *wiping tears from face* Beautiful!

[marycigarettes]

@KristinSpradling tears of laughter i hope..thanks kristin..real sweet of you.

[Jagamp]

I listened to this twice, so much truth in your songs. It's like listening to a story that many have experienced but you manage somehow to put a tune to it! hahaha :-)

Love it, thumbs up and faved :D

Keep them coming!

[marycigarettes]

@Jagamp that's pretty much what i try to do,so thank you jef.

[MidiPunk]

It'd be a shame to slap a bunch of technical cheese on something so naturally beautiful.  Thoroughly enjoyed. Twice.

[marycigarettes]

@MidiPunk thanks pete... and you're right..it's good to keep it lean sometimes.

[SlacktiveInAction]

Doxycycline's a hell of a drug.

[marycigarettes]

@SlacktiveInAction hahahahahahahahaha...i agree!

[Delfidash]

Mery.... thanks so much , Your always Grande to me , fantastico !

[marycigarettes]

@Delfidash thank YOU .. what a lovely message!

[monello198]

stunningly good, but thn you know that..

wish i could lip read

lol

;-}~

ps.. great shirts..

[marycigarettes]

@monello198 honestly mikee, i'm never sure how good it is..i sat yesterday wondering if it was crap and if i should post it at all..and then i thought..fuck it..i enjoyed doing it,and it's not the end of the world if folk don't like it...i can imagine you wearing that shirt actually...it would suit you.

[monello198]

@marycigarettes always go with your music. its yours fuck everyone else. you are greatly admired amongst us sad FuckTube wannabes, even if we have now all left and gone to Musician Together.. but so long as you keep posting 'em i'll keep watching 'em.. you never disappoint. ps..i don't think they make shirts like that in my size.. pps.. sweet of you to imagine me in one though.. pps.. its julia's birthday today, if you have time say hi.. for some reason she also holds you in high regard ;-}~

[marycigarettes]

@monello198 i just sent her greetings..thanks for letting me know...i'm pretty sure they do make those shirts in your big manly size dearheart ... google 'pin-up parade' and you can find them under the mens section...they are very you.

[monello198]

@marycigarettes

dear boy, i gave up cigarettes a year ago (not you of course) big mistake..

i have a wardrobe full of shirts that will never again see the light of day..

had to buy new trousers too..

i got the patches to give up at the chemist..

but they won't replace my wardrobe..

sigh...

[marycigarettes]

@monello198 i know you gave up the tobacco..it's a bitch of a thing breaking those sort of habits,but well done..i've had to curb all that stuff myself,and bugger me,it was hard...really happy for you mikee that you managed to do that....we hit a wall with all of this,where one day we done even have the choice..a real bugger of a thing.

[monello198]

@marycigarettes

really missing it..

thinking of taking up a pipe..

good image too

;-}~

[Tadek59]

Awesome Songs !

Great job !

[marycigarettes]

@Tadek59 thanks tadeusz..i'm very proud of the second one.

[monello198]

@Tadek59

hello mate..

stay happy

[TanteA]

I remember song number two very well. I am impressed how good it sounds only with your voice and your guitar. The idea with the video is very originell. The "out of synch Mary" on the right side makes if funny somehow :-)

Nice greetings from Anette

[marycigarettes]

@TanteA thats what i thought anette...it somehow looked funny,and it happened by accident too...its nice to just sing live into the camera...it's fast and easy....thank you sweetheart!

[experimentalrock]

Boy! I really dig all the directions you went with this and using the means that were given you. The references to other works shows the conviction in your work as a Whole.  A very nice listen brother. Cheers mate!

[marycigarettes]

@experimentalrock thanks!...it was the easiest thing.

[janeczka]

Very creative editing and beautiful renditions. The guitar is crystal clear, and it sounds like you recorded your voice in a church. Impressive!

[marycigarettes]

@janeczka thanks! it took ten minutes to make that one.

[MacNutz2]

Yowsa, you know I love your other stuff but it is great to hear you naked. I recognize much of this from the more produced versions, most fun to listen to. The whore song is great. I larfed several times, going back to listen again

[marycigarettes]

@MacNutz2 thank you dear man..i'm amazed how good the microphones are on these little camcorders....in so many ways its a trip live in this modern age..yet such a shame the world goes to war when it could just enjoy it all....i always think this when i see palm trees in a war torn country.

[luvperu1]

Dear amazing Mary-you are one

in a billion-I take that back you are

unique-no other like you....song writer-

singer -musician-Mr.Personality-love

your expressions on the right screen-

you brought a smile to my face...:):):)

Thank you for entertaining us-xo Polly

[marycigarettes]

@luvperu1 i am ! i'm mister showbizz hahahahaha..thank you polly...youre always so kind and encouraging ...much love to you.

[luvperu1]

@marycigarettes-Hi Mary-back again-

I forgot to mention how handsome

you are !!!!--

replay-replay

[liz1060]

oooh -- folk night! I'm partial to the whore song cuz I knew that guy -- but I also have to love a song that rhymes america with harmonica ;) -- very nice, mary.

[marycigarettes]

@liz1060 hahahaha...yes liz....folk night!..me toasting marshmallows round a campfire...thanks so much....you're a sweet one.

[skinnyjohnsen]

That was some beautiful songs. The simplicity suited them perfectly ;-)

[marycigarettes]

@skinnyjohnsen thank you skinny...it's fun to put all the machinery away and just do that.

[particledots]

excellent...thank you for posting this....

[marycigarettes]

@particledots thank you so much ..simple fun really..i love what you're doing with that camera of yours.

[Licmycat]

ThX u so much for reminding me of reality and to write a song about the bloody deaths the evil will experience because they practice evil and hate GOD'S people and hurt them! Perhaps I will be famous one day for a song I shall create about it! Blessings....

[marycigarettes]

@Licmycat what?!...blimey hahahahahahahahaha

[Licmycat]

@marycigarettes You may be playing but I AIN'T. I'm going after the evil, human or ETs. So I should create a song for it.....

[marycigarettes]

@Licmycat that's right sweetheart..i AM playing....so no nasty war round here please,or i'll block you.

[sonofwalt]

Thanks for the smiles, and the wisdom.

[marycigarettes]

@sonofwalt thak you dear man..but i promise you..i am to wisdom,what woody allen is to

basketball.....big smiles though... and love to you both.

[sonofwalt]

@marycigarettes Well, the smiles are mainly in the first one, but the second, well, I know you are singing to yourself, but that's what makes it so easy for me to sing to myself. :)

[marycigarettes]

@sonofwalt you're right..it was absolutely an act of self council.

[rhopen]

Greetings Mary,

Well I think the first one might raise an eyebrow or two in the Sunday choir perhaps :o) Throughly enjoyed it, and Windbag Of The Year is one of my fav songs of yours. I always love to hear the unplugged versions of songs and this was a real treat. Have a great evening and I am listening. -Ron

[jamesraymondsmith]

damn, that is good, hugely entertaining,, also funny are the vids that come up to the right

[last1born313]

Big Thumbs up :P

[marycigarettes]

@last1born313 bravo...glad you liked it.

[iaintalks]

this song is perfect :)

[sneakyuploader]

Love it ☼

[marycigarettes]

@sneakyuploader why thanks,wayne!