I love the Scissor Sisters but they don't write their own songs. The 2nd album was completely written by Elton John. Top piece of songwriting though I agree, it's beautiful.
@@benbrown2281 This song was written by the Scissor Sisters. Elton John contributed to 3 songs on the second album, and this song was on the first album.
My only sister passed away January this year victim of suicide. My mom was so helplessly sad. She also passed away two weeks ago. Her heart stopped. Each line of this song I can just relate to my mom whose name is Mary as well by the way. I couldn't be more thankful for this. It feels like a present for her. Jesus, I'm in tears.
@@deerhunter2218 nothing about this song is good and I don't know what people are hearing if they like it....they can't sing...forgettable melody....nothing about it is good in my opinion
@@stevens5541 Nice bait. I've always wanted to ask someone like you why you go out of your way to visit videos just to anger the people who like them? Does it give you a thrill? Is it fun for you? Do you feel pathetic and useless, knowing that you're incapable of creating anything meaningful or worthwhile to this world?.. So instead, you choose to tear others down? How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel good?
In 2004 i was working in company providing internet. And I don't even remember why, I started to use all available IPs to vote for this song on site of local radio station every day. And asked my colleagues do the same. We had been keeping it in their top 20 like for 3 month or so. It became very popular and other stations started to rotate it much more frequently... They even wanted to invite Scissor Sisters here :)
The ‘Mary’ in this song refers to Mary Hanlon who was a very close friend of Jake Shears, he met her when he was 15 going through a rough time, and she was 21, she looked out for him and they had been friends ever since. She died from a brain aneurysm in 2006
For those too lazy to search... "Mary" is a song by American rock band Scissor Sisters, included on their eponymous debut album as the fourth track. Lead singer Jake Shears wrote "Mary" for his best friend, Mary Hanlon, who later died in April 2006 from a brain aneurysm"
I adore Scissor Sisters so much, when i first heard this , take your mama out, i brought their album, or more accurately asked for it as a mothers day present, cut to 2023, lost 2 children, just me, myself and i, and i put this on,, and it immediately soothes my soul x such a set of beautiful, haunting vocals, from jake and anna x beautiful accomplishment too x
Such a beautiful song, made even more meaningful when you understand what the song refers to...so sad, such depth of love, understanding and appreciation of the human character...yes, I know I'm going on a bit, but I'm drinking into the wee small hours- you understand...
I love that bit where she's in the subway and she closes her eyes, always thought that was so beautiful. I can almost feel the wind.. and her sadness.. 💙 beautiful song and video..
Three months ago, a friend of mine killed herself. I still cant cope with her death. How smart, reliable, kind and pure she was. How unfair destiny may be. Listening to this song is one of the only moment I allow myself to cry. Love you, Laure.. Thank you, Scissor Sisters: Always there to make me dance... But sometimes, you make me cry too, and that's ok.
I'm more sorry than I can say. This song reminds me of my beloved friend Lucy, who died suddenly. It wasn't recent, but I still can't get my head or heart round it. I know I never will.
My God I love this masterpiece….I’m a 63 year old rough arse bloke and this song reduces me to a quivering wreak…music certainly has the ability to transcend all boundaries.
@@tonyhoran3263 Thanks Tony….I’m 64 now as well ….can’t really put into words why it has that effect …I think you’re right , it comes down to master songwriting. Stay well and best regards.
12 years loving this song , this is the best part: Cause I'd give everything I have Forget all the things that bring me joy If you could have one day Pure and simple happiness Until that moment comes I'll be here where I've always been I'm gonna be your friend Until the day I die
Melissa G this is what I want to say to my sister. Her little boy is seriously ill at the moment and it breaks my heart to see what they’re going through 💙
I’ve loved this song since it was released without ever paying attention to the lyrics…thanks for your comment, it has made me appreciate the song even more and that verse is beautiful. So thank you…you’ve made my day. 👍
Best song they ever did by far. I didn't understand the video back then. I didn't get the cartoon part. Now I'm older and live the same life as "Mary" I realise it is her dream of someone coming to rescue her from the empty a futile existence she leads. It's a dream that may never come true and she may well spend the rest of her days cross and wishing she was dead. I know what thats like now though I wish I didn't, but at least I understand the video!
oh goodness I live totally in Marys lonely world I go from day to day getting on with everything that needs to b done but living a very sad exsistance......
If that’s how you feel then you can always quit your job, do a TEFL course and teach English in China or Thailand or Vietnam, or some other country. You don’t have to be trapped.
I love the tone that's in your laugh gasping for an extra breath Waiting for the time to pass I believe in days ahead Don't spend another night alone Cross and wishing you were dead Mary, you shouldn't let 'em make you mad You hold the best you can And Mary, after all the pain is gone I'm always gonna live to be your man. I've had it easy now you see When I'm down you're always there Standing by to comfort me Someday we'll go round the world I'll make the journey so sublime I know you're not a travelin' girl Mary, you shouldn't let 'em make you mad You hold the best you can And Mary, after all the pain is gone I'm always gonna live to be your man. Cause I'd give everything i have Forget all the things that bring me joy If you could have one day Pure and simply happiness Until that moment comes I'll be here where I've always been I'm gonna be your friend Until the day i die Mary, you shouldn't let 'em make you mad You hold the best you can And Mary, after all the pain is gone I'm always gonna live to be your man.
This song makes me so sad. Its about Jake's best friend who died a couple of years after this song was released. Its a beautiful song in its own right, but the tragedy of what happened makes it heart breaking and almost difficult to listen to.
This is a very well crafted & produced song! After hearing a live BBC recording of a concert on the radio early this morning I had to head back to this album track! A marker upon huge shifts in my life @ the time it came out & it is every ounce as powerful today as it was then! That electric piano is lush!! ☯️
You could have one day pure and simple happiness. Until that moment comes I’ll be there like I always been, I’m gunna be your friend until the day i die. The lyrics are beautiful in this song. Love the sax at the end. I relate to this song so much. Such a underrated band ❤️❤️
I never liked any of their other music but this was my favourite song and a song I could play over and over and it just takes you to another place. I just felt it.
Those first few lyrics, " I love the tone that's in yr laugh..gasping for an extra breath, waiting for the time to pass" are so observational of many people who put a brave face on in troubled times...genious, true genious.
Yo la descubrí mucho más tarde, recién en el 2016. Desde ahí cada cierto tiempo regreso para volver a sentir la melancolía que me hizo sentir la primera vez que la escuché
I remember going to see them live at the Manchester Evening News Arena in 2007 when they were doing the Ta-Dah tour. Sadly Paddy Boon wasn't there but they still put on a hell of a show :)
Back in the days when music had meaning and emotion as well as nostalgia factor, no boasty artists like you get now, no social media, no modern anything, life was good in 2004, how I'd give the world to have that life the way it was again
This music video makes me cry in a way that I usually reserve it for certain works from my childhood and adolescence (TOY STORY, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE SNOWMAN by Raymond Briggs, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME). Must be the Don Bluth visuals? 😭
Que hermosa canción....... Recuerdo haber visto el video en MTV y sentir algo tan bonito y melancólico en mi corazón...... Excelente grupo también.... Su primer álbum es increíble y siempre vuelvo a este disco de vez en cuando....... Me salvó la vida en un momento muy difícil.... Siempre se los voy a agradecer......
Mary is awesome. I love her blond hair, her divine hazel eyes, her tender smile! I could hug her for eternity! I melt on her arms. (hazel is a great sounding word for a colorblind)
Soy Mexicana y hace años trabajé en España.... me recuerda mucho de este video.. ver las mesas del bar en la terraza y como sopla el viento... así me tocó vivir esos aires europeos...
The Scissor Sisters most underrated song. An absolute masterpiece
Yes I love it x
got their sign over my left leg x
For those of us who were at that time, it is one of his hits, but I still understand your point.
And one of Don Bluth's underrated animation works.
I agree.
Scissor Sisters are very under rated when it comes to lyrics.
I love the Scissor Sisters but they don't write their own songs. The 2nd album was completely written by Elton John. Top piece of songwriting though I agree, it's beautiful.
Mary is a great song mate but it's Elton John all over it, who is sheer class
@@deerhunter2218 Bernie Taupin you sausage
I honestly felt this song was Elton John-esque writing when I first heard it, and the fact that it is timeless proves just how good the writing was.
@@benbrown2281 This song was written by the Scissor Sisters. Elton John contributed to 3 songs on the second album, and this song was on the first album.
My only sister passed away January this year victim of suicide. My mom was so helplessly sad. She also passed away two weeks ago. Her heart stopped. Each line of this song I can just relate to my mom whose name is Mary as well by the way. I couldn't be more thankful for this. It feels like a present for her. Jesus, I'm in tears.
I am really sorry for your lost i lost my dog poppy she was 16 when she was put to sleep on november 2017
2 years on I hope your healing bro 🙏
❤️✨
I’m sorry man .I’ll say a prayer for both of them on my way home .
Where do you get your hair cut?
a masterpiece.. totally underrated track.
here you are Mary
OVERATED.....it's garbage
@@stevens5541 you obviously don't appreciate melody in your music mate
@@deerhunter2218 nothing about this song is good and I don't know what people are hearing if they like it....they can't sing...forgettable melody....nothing about it is good in my opinion
@@stevens5541 Nice bait. I've always wanted to ask someone like you why you go out of your way to visit videos just to anger the people who like them? Does it give you a thrill? Is it fun for you?
Do you feel pathetic and useless, knowing that you're incapable of creating anything meaningful or worthwhile to this world?.. So instead, you choose to tear others down? How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel good?
In 2004 i was working in company providing internet. And I don't even remember why, I started to use all available IPs to vote for this song on site of local radio station every day. And asked my colleagues do the same. We had been keeping it in their top 20 like for 3 month or so. It became very popular and other stations started to rotate it much more frequently... They even wanted to invite Scissor Sisters here :)
Omg I love that
Elton John owes you a good bumming
Love this story. I was doing nothing in 2004 as I was 9 but it's cool to hear an ISP anecdote like this. :)
This album came out in 2002
@@Talisman09 grow up
The ‘Mary’ in this song refers to Mary Hanlon who was a very close friend of Jake Shears, he met her when he was 15 going through a rough time, and she was 21, she looked out for him and they had been friends ever since. She died from a brain aneurysm in 2006
this is why the song sounds so 'personal'
This melody reaches into your heart, and gently squeezes it...how has 17 years gone by so fast
18 years
@@ELishaJesus1980 was 17 years....a year after I posted lol
@@darrenlucas2768 it went to quick but not fast enough
Hey it's 20 years now
The delayed electric piano with the "whoa-oh-oh" still floors me. What an incredible hook.
YES
Agree! The Rhodes Piano gave this song an excellent atmosphere!
RIP Mary Hanlon, this song's namesake, 2006.
For those too lazy to search... "Mary" is a song by American rock band Scissor Sisters, included on their eponymous debut album as the fourth track. Lead singer Jake Shears wrote "Mary" for his best friend, Mary Hanlon, who later died in April 2006 from a brain aneurysm"
I adore Scissor Sisters so much, when i first heard this , take your mama out, i brought their album, or more accurately asked for it as a mothers day present, cut to 2023, lost 2 children, just me, myself and i, and i put this on,, and it immediately soothes my soul x such a set of beautiful, haunting vocals, from jake and anna x beautiful accomplishment too x
I’m really sorry about your losses. I’m hoping you can find comfort along the way 🙏
One of the Greatest written songs of ALL TIME! It's crazy how a song like this can be sooo underrated. It is indeed a masterpiece
Such a beautiful song, made even more meaningful when you understand what the song refers to...so sad, such depth of love, understanding and appreciation of the human character...yes, I know I'm going on a bit, but I'm drinking into the wee small hours- you understand...
I love that bit where she's in the subway and she closes her eyes, always thought that was so beautiful. I can almost feel the wind.. and her sadness.. 💙 beautiful song and video..
Three months ago, a friend of mine killed herself. I still cant cope with her death. How smart, reliable, kind and pure she was. How unfair destiny may be. Listening to this song is one of the only moment I allow myself to cry. Love you, Laure.. Thank you, Scissor Sisters: Always there to make me dance... But sometimes, you make me cry too, and that's ok.
I’m sorry about your friend. I always cry when I listen to this song. Love and respect from Carl
...you cry because your heart is in the right place. Better sad sometimes than ignorant often. Xx
I'm more sorry than I can say. This song reminds me of my beloved friend Lucy, who died suddenly. It wasn't recent, but I still can't get my head or heart round it. I know I never will.
So sorry for your loss. My dear wife was Mary and cancer took her from me so I know how you feel and cry often when I hear this beautiful song.
My God I love this masterpiece….I’m a 63 year old rough arse bloke and this song reduces me to a quivering wreak…music certainly has the ability to transcend all boundaries.
I’m a rough arse 64 year old geezer & it does the same for me fella! Great song writing!!
@@tonyhoran3263 Thanks Tony….I’m 64 now as well ….can’t really put into words why it has that effect …I think you’re right , it comes down to master songwriting. Stay well and best regards.
@@MrDallman you too sir!
Hope you three are still alive 💪❤️
@@Joel-Rubearsdad Thanks for enquiring….well I certainly am, and still listening……..
we had this at my mums funeral "mary" love it to bits xxx RIP Mary
That's a really nice story. Xx
I'm truly sorry for your loss.
❤
12 years loving this song , this is the best part:
Cause I'd give everything I have
Forget all the things that bring me joy
If you could have one day
Pure and simple happiness
Until that moment comes
I'll be here where I've always been
I'm gonna be your friend
Until the day I die
Melissa G this is what I want to say to my sister. Her little boy is seriously ill at the moment and it breaks my heart to see what they’re going through 💙
I was trying to sing along but I was crying and I couldn't sing, this song means a lot ♥
Omg mine too❤
agree, it's magic that bit. Wrote SS off without this song, and that verse, wow
I’ve loved this song since it was released without ever paying attention to the lyrics…thanks for your comment, it has made me appreciate the song even more and that verse is beautiful. So thank you…you’ve made my day. 👍
find it hard to listen to this song without crying, its just such a soulful piece of music that touches me every time. absolutely love it 😢😇
Best song they ever did by far. I didn't understand the video back then. I didn't get the cartoon part. Now I'm older and live the same life as "Mary" I realise it is her dream of someone coming to rescue her from the empty a futile existence she leads. It's a dream that may never come true and she may well spend the rest of her days cross and wishing she was dead. I know what thats like now though I wish I didn't, but at least I understand the video!
soundseeker63 i am Mary 😟
oh goodness I live totally in Marys lonely world I go from day to day getting on with everything that needs to b done but living a very sad exsistance......
Yep 😔
If that’s how you feel then you can always quit your job, do a TEFL course and teach English in China or Thailand or Vietnam, or some other country. You don’t have to be trapped.
Ah well every cloud and that
The first scissor sisters album is a masterpiece!
Nobody is here by accident right now. Love to you all x
Nobody❤
I love the tone that's in your laugh
gasping for an extra breath
Waiting for the time to pass
I believe in days ahead
Don't spend another night alone
Cross and wishing you were dead
Mary, you shouldn't let 'em make you mad
You hold the best you can
And Mary, after all the pain is gone
I'm always gonna live to be your man.
I've had it easy now you see
When I'm down you're always there
Standing by to comfort me
Someday we'll go round the world
I'll make the journey so sublime
I know you're not a travelin' girl
Mary, you shouldn't let 'em make you mad
You hold the best you can
And Mary, after all the pain is gone
I'm always gonna live to be your man.
Cause I'd give everything i have
Forget all the things that bring me joy
If you could have one day
Pure and simply happiness
Until that moment comes
I'll be here where I've always been
I'm gonna be your friend
Until the day i die
Mary, you shouldn't let 'em make you mad
You hold the best you can
And Mary, after all the pain is gone
I'm always gonna live to be your man.
Thank you x
The vibe in this beautiful piece of music....Haunting......Reminding me of a McCartney and Lennon composition on a cloudy day.....
Love it.
Sounds like Elton a lot too.
This touches my soul in such a deep way ...
This song makes me so sad. Its about Jake's best friend who died a couple of years after this song was released. Its a beautiful song in its own right, but the tragedy of what happened makes it heart breaking and almost difficult to listen to.
Close to tears, not normal tears, man tears. So beautiful. I sang along and I felt it.
Man tears XD
Of a manly kind :")
Lol you got tissue issues! XD
I know the kind... That kind that usually comes followed by the quick remark: "no homo!" LOL! :-)
Yeye so true lol
This song is a masterpiece
This is a very well crafted & produced song! After hearing a live BBC recording of a concert on the radio early this morning I had to head back to this album track! A marker upon huge shifts in my life @ the time it came out & it is every ounce as powerful today as it was then! That electric piano is lush!! ☯️
This is deeply moving and a masterpiece.
What a fine piece of music this is.
Hermosa canción para un día de lluvia y la letra ni hablar...
This beautiful song made me cry. I know how Mary feels. ♥️
You could have one day pure and simple happiness. Until that moment comes I’ll be there like I always been, I’m gunna be your friend until the day i die.
The lyrics are beautiful in this song. Love the sax at the end.
I relate to this song so much.
Such a underrated band ❤️❤️
the best music video ever. harmony of sound and show!
I never liked any of their other music but this was my favourite song and a song I could play over and over and it just takes you to another place. I just felt it.
The lyrics are so beautiful, after knowing the story behind it I felt really sad listening to it... you can actually feel the pain in the words :(
Such a beautiful, poignant song- I used to listen to this on their cd all the time- so glad I've found it again ;)
Lovely piano work.
Those first few lyrics, " I love the tone that's in yr laugh..gasping for an extra breath, waiting for the time to pass" are so observational of many people who put a brave face on in troubled times...genious, true genious.
la primera vez que vi este vieeo fue en el 2004 y ahora la sigo viendo, estoy envejeciendo con esta cancion y me alegra mucho
X2
Yo la descubrí mucho más tarde, recién en el 2016. Desde ahí cada cierto tiempo regreso para volver a sentir la melancolía que me hizo sentir la primera vez que la escuché
10 years listening to this song, i have 22 so .. wow.. i was a teenager with good taste in music :D
I remember going to see them live at the Manchester Evening News Arena in 2007 when they were doing the Ta-Dah tour. Sadly Paddy Boon wasn't there but they still put on a hell of a show :)
John Lofthouse only reason I remember is because I still have the ticket stub in the dvd "hurrah - a year of ta-dah" :p
I hope one day see them live :(
angela rivera they're on a hiatus so that's unlikely
+Angela Riivera In 2003 I also LOVED this! I was only 10 years old lol
Reminds me of working in London, surprisingly touching
Song dedicated to Jakes friend who passed away after a long battle with disease. Very beautiful and touching.
this is one of the most profound songs ever. trully brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear it.
This song turned my life around
LOVE sounds like this...
One of the most beautiful emotion tugging tracks performed outstandingly absolute jem of a track ❤
wonderful song that always moves me ... it's my life ... 😔
I love this song from 2004. Totally gorgeous song.
extremely underrated song.it's just amazing!
Such a talented Band. They've written some beautiful melodies x
They are good but didn't write it. Or anything else barely, whole 2nd album written by Elton John.
This is a beautiful song that gives me so much strength ❤❤❤
Gotta love the Don Bluth animation!
i think this song is so beautiful
hardrockinhere My favorite
I know. Don't see it much anymore 😊
I wonder if the person who animated this also worked on "Anastasia"? The animation reminds me of that movie
@@LeanneVlogzFilmz He co-directed it!
Haven't listened to this song in years, forgot how powerful it is...
haven't heard this for years, still just as good as i remember it
Beautiful song, i am so glad we have music like this in the world
Absolute genius. Beautiful
revisited this song after many years - amazing. those grand piano chords clanging along to such a beautiful lyric
What a beautiful song my top five of all time love love love
This song makes me so nostalgic, but I love it for that, I miss 2004 so so much
One of the best songs of all time without question.
this is a very deep and amazing song, ten years old wow
Back in the days when music had meaning and emotion as well as nostalgia factor, no boasty artists like you get now, no social media, no modern anything, life was good in 2004, how I'd give the world to have that life the way it was again
Just love ❤️ this song could play it over an over and.......
Beautiful song
This music video makes me cry in a way that I usually reserve it for certain works from my childhood and adolescence (TOY STORY, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE SNOWMAN by Raymond Briggs, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME). Must be the Don Bluth visuals? 😭
I can't remember nobody not having their first album ha. Such an amazing band 😁👌 Saw them live, were incredible 😍
I'd just finished secondary school, heading into college when this came out. My walkman must have been sick of that album.
Such a masterpiece
If this was written in the 70's it would have been massive. Beautiful. It's Christopher Cross crossed with Elton John
Esta canción me transmite tanta paz ❤❤❤
A completely underrated masterpiece, every track is a classic.
Beautiful
My favourite 🎶🤞
I'm 31 now. But all I remember was loving this band. Game changers in the music industry. They knew how to make music. Real music!!
Everytime i hear the song i cry , EVERYTIME :(
So sad this record makes us wake up lots of good people out there ❤
i love the 70's style animation with this, wheres all the magic and creativity these days? :(
computer animation is nothing like cell animation. The cell animation do better movements, without the superspped efect created by flash.
Brilliant and beautiful.
15 years later and i still love this song.
I always cry when I lisent this song
Que chillona...j jajjaj
tontis
One of the best songs ever made, and hardly anybody remembers it or even heard it in the first place.
I saw that song firstly 3 years ago at Vhi classic..
Que hermosa canción....... Recuerdo haber visto el video en MTV y sentir algo tan bonito y melancólico en mi corazón...... Excelente grupo también.... Su primer álbum es increíble y siempre vuelvo a este disco de vez en cuando....... Me salvó la vida en un momento muy difícil.... Siempre se los voy a agradecer......
Beauty personified x
Scissor Sisters were definitely seen by many as a bit of novelty band unfortunately but this song proves they could write deep meaningful songs
So beautiful
Mary is awesome. I love her blond hair, her divine hazel eyes, her tender smile!
I could hug her for eternity! I melt on her arms.
(hazel is a great sounding word for a colorblind)
My soul this song touches...masterpiece 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
It’s amazing to think Don Bluth animated this - known for Anastasia and Thumbelina ❤
What an absolutely lovely song!?
Sounds like a late 70s/early 80s end of the night sad disco song. It also makes me think of Xanadu. RIP Olivia Newton John ❤
I could listen to it every morning
Seriously when this band hit us best and right thing to happen fresh ❤
I first heard this tune way back in 2004 around Halloween. Totally beautiful song.
2020 y la sigo amando como el primer dia ❤️
This song is so sad and beautiful at the same time, has a unic vibe. 2020
Soy Mexicana y hace años trabajé en España.... me recuerda mucho de este video.. ver las mesas del bar en la terraza y como sopla el viento... así me tocó vivir esos aires europeos...
Hola soy de Perú y estoy hace 3 meses en España.. Nose que tiene esta canción que siempre la busco ..la encontre hace más de 15 años en MTV
Dream on, Mary.
I can totally hear Elton John singing this beautiful song.
Funny you should say that cause Elton wrote the whole of their second album, lol.
Wow
Yes it’s always reminded me of an EJ song... even sounds like him in parts
Robbie Williams too
@@ianjacka636 He wrote two songs on there.
Sung so beautifully, love it!
I think this track is absolutely friggin awesome think it's scissors best ever track
And I'm always going to live to be your man so there
Amazing song 🎵
This song and the video together ... simply awesome.