Mary Margaret O'Hara - Body's in Trouble video

Mary Margaret O'Hara is practically impossible to describe. In a better world than this one she'd probably be famous instead of known to just a few people. She's only released one album "Miss America".

This is from a promotional videotape many years ago. The video looks like it was made by Matt Mahurin.

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Music

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• mary
• margaret
• o'hara
• female
• singer
• songwriter
• canadian
• toronto

[ivebeenthere1]

I must live a sheltered life...I missed this gem back in the eighties....I'm a Natalie Merchant & Cowboy Junkies fan and somehow I missed Mary....I'm gonna make up for lost time....this is an excellent share!

Gary :--)

[k8fan]

@ivebeenthere1 Better late than never. She is a true genius. Check out Victoria Williams as well, and you might also like Happy Rhodes.

[unicornpower]

k8fan, thanks for the video!

but just because grammar's important to me, the title of the song is "Body's In Trouble", if you could possibly fix it...

[k8fan]

Done.

[chrook]

I worked on this video shoot. We couldn't get MM down for her turn until late. She did one take and that was it.

Awesome album with killer players.

The Edge from U2 loved this album.

[k8fan]

Cool story, thanks!

I doubt anyone could "direct" Mary Margaret/

The world over-dosed on Matt Mahurin videos, but as they are no longer ubiquitous, they are no longer annoying.

[neilipatterson]

In a world of freeze dried performances and rampant consumerism Mary O reminds us to not to just think outside the box but to BE outside the box. People might think that's weird but weird is generally a judgement to do with being different from the usual conformity. From the first moment I heard her music I was mesmerised. I thought punk, I thought jazz, I thought poetry. Whatever her music is like it's also not like it's just phenomenal.

[ArtulOne]

I identify this record as the definitive record of its era. If she were not otherwise taken, I would agree to marry M2O in a heartbeat. I have followed her (not in the Stalker sense but just in the Huge Fan sense) since SongShip, and that's going back a while. But M20 is posolutely and absitively the greatest person this nation has ever contributed to modern music. Nothing compares to Miss America, and incidentally, you apparently missed "Apartment Hunting".

[Mr1991ladarius]

The 8 People that disliked this don't know crap about Jazz/Blues Music.

[redshaftedflicker]

Kinda like a female Lou Reed with way better pipes.

[Spudboy182]

Made a point to buy her album many moons ago and never lived to regret it. Mary is just too good for the general public. One of the most under-appreciated artists in Canadian history.

[hairymarx]

@MrToddy68 I was at that one too..Hammersmith I think. I seem to remember it was a short but sweet performance.

[Mr1991ladarius]

Mary Margaret O'Hara is like the female equivalent to Tom Waits because of her frantic lyrical delivery in her songs, especially her Song "Not Be Alright".

[hamnose]

Well it's a shitty world, so it's just as well that she only made one record. Better to do something wonderful and not compromise yourself than to market your ass. Maybe she just doesn't feel like making records or performing in public. She's too personal for mass consumption anyway. I feel embarrassed listening to her.

[CuddlyBadger]

Somebody help this body.

[sOundpiC80]

such a great song! reminds me of kate bush.

[iceybleu]

@gregdshand who do you talk to? when a body's in trouble...