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song: Oh Mary
artist: Neil Diamond
album: 12 Songs
released: 2005-11-08length: 5:09
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Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desirée", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight". Thirty-eight songs by Diamond have reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, including "Sweet Caroline". He has also acted in films, making his screen debut in the 1980 musical drama film The Jazz Singer.

Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

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Comments ( 31 )
Posted 1 year ago by Sofa_King:
Lyrics:

Oh Mary
Can you hear my song?
Does it make a mournful sound?
I sang it once when first I saw you
And I sing it to you now.
Oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh
Talking bout love
Mary oh Mary oh
No, I don't want nothing in between
Mary oh Mary oh
Don't tie me to words that you don't mean
Mary oh Mary oh
I'm lookin' for something I never knew
Mary oh Mary
Oh Mary
You know I'm lookin' for you

Oh Mary
You can doubt the world,
But don't ever doubt in me
I sang it once that I'd never leave you
And that's how its gonna be
Oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh
Talkin' 'bout love
Mary oh Mary oh
No I don't want nothin' in between
Mary oh Mary oh
Don't tie me to words that you don't mean
Mary oh Mary oh
I'm looking for something I never knew
Mary oh Mary
Oh Mary
You know I'm lookin' for you

Oh Mary
Let the chance go by
It may never come again
I've been around and I know what happens
And I'm too old to pretend
Oh Mary oh Mary oh
Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh
Talkin' 'bout love
Mary oh Mary oh
No, I don't want nothing in between
Mary oh Mary oh
Don't tie me to words that you don't mean
Mary oh Mary oh
I'm lookin' for something I never knew
Mary oh Mary
Oh Mary
You know I'm lookin' for you

Oh Mary
Was it just a dream
That I dreamed the other night?
I saw you there
Standing right beside me
And we finally had it right
Oh Mary oh Mary oh
Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh
Talkin' out love
Mary oh Mary oh
No, I don't want nothing in between
Mary oh Mary
Don't tie me to words that you don't mean
Mary oh Mary oh
I'm looking for something I never knew
Mary oh Mary oh
Oh Mary you know I'm looking for you
Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary oh
Mary Oh Mary oh Mary oh Mary ohhhh
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Posted 19 years ago by tictocsailor:
Why does a song with an average rating of 4 get played 5 or 6 times in a month? I hope the answer is simply that the playlists typically get re-used that many times. It can't be because Bill consciously selected it!
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Posted 19 years ago by winter:
I recognize that Neil Diamond has talent, and that many people enjoy his work immensely. I respect that. But this is really quite unpleasant, IMO.
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Posted 19 years ago by Stes:
I only can survive this song by counting the amount of all Marys... But I've not started counting from the begining yet so I don't know aggregate.
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Posted 19 years ago by greensky:
Mari wrote:
...My Mum just loved Neil Diamond and was always vying with Dad's Heavier persuasion, so I got the best of both worlds and still just love to listen to Neil Diamond and Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Joni Mitchell etc...Radio Paradise wasn't around then for them, but it is for me and you, thank God!...
Hi, Just like you, I love Neil DIamond, kate and Anna.I can add Emmylou Harris, etc... I met Anna and kate as they were my next door neighbour in Montreal. It was a long time ago.....
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Posted 19 years ago by algrif:
Is it just because it's Niel Diamond, or what? This song is fine. And Neil has a great voice. I rate this a 7 along with many other more 'acceptable' singer and groups. (See my file for what I consider worth a 7)
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Posted 19 years ago by Stuart:
gee. Somebody gave this a ten? Must have been Mary.
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Posted 19 years ago by handyrae:
My first impression of this song was it was as boring as could be, but then as it continued I found it annoying. So annoying in fact that I eventually had to turn down to speakers. That "Mary, oh Mary, oh Mary" was like a stick poking me in the side over and over again.
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Posted 19 years ago by nelamvr6:
I would love to hear some of the other 11 songs from this album, but please, not this one. Ever again. never. Please.
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Posted 19 years ago by houstoib:
huebdoo wrote:
I believe this is the CD that SONY decieded to put a trojan horse into so if you upload it onto your computer it adds a real nice Trojan virus to stop you from copying the song onto your MP3 player etc... https://www.sonybmg.com/indexmediamax.html
And they've recalled it so that now it doesn't: https://www.tgdaily.com/2005/11/16/sony_bmg_issues_xcp_recall/
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Posted 19 years ago by samrex:
My goodness this song is bad. I like much of Neil Diamond's music but I have to say this song just isn't working for me. Please never play this again.
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Posted 19 years ago by iTuner:
houstoib wrote:
I am happy my upload got added. For those of us Neil Diamond fans, we can truly appreciate what he has accomplished on this album; a wonderful album at that. To step outside his normal style and release such beautiful music is one hell of an accomplishment. I can understand the Neil Diamond haters out there; he has a bad reputation and many people are unwilling to give him a chance (like those with bad grammar). However, if you listen without thinking, "Neil Diamond," you might actually like it.
I don't care who it is, this song is a 1. I'm surprised anyone actually admitted to uploading it.
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Posted 19 years ago by Platypus:
Aardvark wrote:
Kind of reminiscent of Johnny Cash, I wouldn't have guessed who it was.
that would most likely be thanks to Rick Rubin's influence... i'm not a fan of either effort, but this Neil is still immeasurably more palatable than the Cash karaoke (er, "cover") album.
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Posted 19 years ago by huebdoo:
I believe this is the CD that SONY decieded to put a trojan horse into so if you upload it onto your computer it adds a real nice Trojan virus to stop you from copying the song onto your MP3 player etc... https://www.sonybmg.com/indexmediamax.html
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Posted 19 years ago by Blackjack:
I'm really glad this song got some play. The comments make sitting through it totally worth it!
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Posted 19 years ago by melissab:
Oh, SCARY !!
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Posted 19 years ago by Jacksonstat:
My ex-boyfriend dragged me to a ND concert a couple of years back. (My 60 year old parents actually made fun of me for going.) It was interesting to say the least. I couldn't get over the crowd... such a mix! Neil attracts all kinds. Much better song writer than singer in my opinion.
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Posted 19 years ago by iTuner:
isaacsonar wrote:
testing my undying loyalty to RP...
Somebody took over Bill's body the last hour. This is terrible.
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Posted 19 years ago by mikec:
Does anyone doubt that he was wearing a bib while recording this?
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Posted 19 years ago by -relayer-:
Art_Carnage wrote:
But I have to give him points for Truth in Advertising. the CD's called 12 Songs, not 12 Good Songs.
ROTFL This isn't too bad. I could use about 50 fewer repeats of the chorus though.
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