Ferry Cross the Mersey

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"Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a 1964 pop song by Gerry and the Pacemakers that nostalgically celebrates Liverpool and its River Mersey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Ferry Cross the Mersey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (soundtrack)
associatedMovement Merseybeat
associatedWith 1960s British pop
River Mersey ferries
chartPositionUK Top 10
chartPositionUS Top 10
composer Gerry Marsden
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes emotional attachment to Liverpool
genre pop
hasCulturalSignificance Liverpool popular culture
anthem for Liverpool
hasMusicVideo no original contemporary promo video known
hasTheme Liverpool
River Mersey
hometown pride
nostalgia
hasTitleLanguage English
inspiredBy Mersey Ferry
surface form: Mersey ferry
language English
lyricist Gerry Marsden
notableCoverVersionBy Gerry Marsden
Holly Johnson
Paul McCartney
The Christians
partOf Ferry Cross the Mersey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)
performer Gerry and the Pacemakers
performerOrigin Liverpool
producer George Martin
publicationYear 1964
recordingDate 1964
recordLabel Columbia Records
Laurie Records
releaseYear 1964
setting Liverpool
River Mersey
subjectOf Ferry Cross the Mersey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)
titleContains River Mersey
surface form: Mersey
titleRefersTo crossing the River Mersey by ferry
usedAs charity single (cover version)
title song
vocalist Gerry Marsden
writer Gerry Marsden

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Mersey Ferry hasThemeSong Ferry Cross the Mersey
Gerry and the Pacemakers notableWork Ferry Cross the Mersey
Gerry and the Pacemakers single Ferry Cross the Mersey
Gerry and the Pacemakers filmAppearance Ferry Cross the Mersey
this entity surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965 film)
Gerry and the Pacemakers subjectOf Ferry Cross the Mersey
this entity surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (soundtrack album)
Ferry Cross the Mersey album Ferry Cross the Mersey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (soundtrack)
Ferry Cross the Mersey partOf Ferry Cross the Mersey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)
Ferry Cross the Mersey subjectOf Ferry Cross the Mersey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)