Take a Message to Mary
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"Take a Message to Mary" is a 1959 country-pop ballad by the Everly Brothers about a man in jail asking a friend to tell his fiancée he has left her, without revealing his imprisonment.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| asksToConvey |
that he has found another love
ⓘ
that he is traveling the world ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Cadence Records era of The Everly Brothers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1950s ⓘ |
| era | early rock and roll period ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricalMood |
melancholic
ⓘ
regretful ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | close harmony vocals ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
duty to protect a loved one from pain
ⓘ
honor ⓘ romantic separation ⓘ shame ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| hidesFact | that he is in jail ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
broken engagement
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the imprisoned narrator ⓘ the narrator's friend ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | message delivered by a friend ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor | storytelling lyrics about concealing imprisonment from a fiancée ⓘ |
| originalArtist | The Everly Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | The Everly Brothers in live concerts ⓘ |
| performer | The Everly Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A jailed man asks a friend to tell his fiancée he has left her for another life, hiding the fact that he is in prison. ⓘ |
| recordingArtist |
Don Everly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Everly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| vocalType | duet ⓘ |
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