sugar in the brandy - mary cigarettes

i'm not really into 'musicals'...
but lately i've been thinking how important they were when we were really young.
they're possibly a childs first exposure to a good strong instant melody...
for me it would have been 'the sound of music'....'mary poppins'
'west side story'
'oliver'....
'hair'....
but by the time i was eight i was over it ,and into things like sgt peppers,
which you could argue is actually a bit of a musical itself!
you could even argue the storyline in bowies ziggy stardust is jesus christ superstar in disguise...

but anywayyyy...
it occurred to me,i'd rarely tapped into that area...
so here i am....
trying to lay on a bit of an 'oklahoma' vibe....
the gear i'm wearing is something i occasionally wear if i'm out cruising for a bruising,
though in this scenario its just an approximation of working class toughness...
[mary trying to look tough[?!]....*what a joke*]

the song deals with the bittersweetness of life...
how tough tragic outcomes are often the side effect of things that were initially soft and tender....
and how talent or good fortune is often a side effect of life's toughness.
...always
mary cigarettes

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[csmsmith1]

Great voice... well, what CANT you sing? You have one of the loveliest voices I"ve heard. Oceanically wide like Thom Yorke's. (Yep, I love his Bloom)

[marycigarettes]

@csmsmith1 my voice is quite limited really...i'm just mindful to work within its range..and only be seen and heard doing what i can actually do,which is enough for a lazy bones like me to be getting on with.

[christoddur]

OMG!!!! I FINALLY found Gregory Gray!!!! I have been looking for more music for sooooo many years!!!! This i such an EXCITING discovery for me - I LOVE your albums and have been lost since "Euroflake" - I'm sooooo excited!!!

[marycigarettes]

@christoddur hahahahahaha...and i'm glad i found you christopher.

[MacNutz2]

every so often I must come back for my Marycigarettes fix. So fine.

[marycigarettes]

@MacNutz2 you sent so much kindness my way today..hugely appreciated dear man.

[TanteA]

I still love to listen to good musical melodies like this. *****

Anette

[Poemsapennyeach]

Everyone thinks you are brilliant...and so do I ...!

[sonofwalt]

How did I miss this? Delightful!

[streetspiritlive]

well Life's a Struggle,

the 'Musicals' make it a little easier to take...

n not get beat up!

even though i'm not a kid anymore...well kinda!

It's still the truth...

Tell him you love him

That's the only words that matters to each n every one of us...

Ohyeah!i'mstilllookingforwardt­oteaandfavebuscuitsinyourgarde­nsomedaylikesomekindofdream.Th­atwouldmakeforamostfabulousmom­entinmylifendon'tgoforthetatoo­sSeriouslyitlookslikeshitwheny­ougetolderneverythingsagslol!p­eskycat!signsoffnow!

Love, m ; )

[MacNutz2]

@marycigarettes  Rocket Science and land of the Harley's got my little brain so wired I went away for a bit so that I would have fresh ears, mentally speaking, before listening to more. I broke my fast today and have been loving it. We have many things in common and it is wonderful to hear my thinking reflected by such a beautiful voice with such remarkable words.

You give me much pleasure and things to think about as I purse my current writing of the non musical variety.