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Old 12th September 2020, 04:56 PM
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2/13: Following on from 'Pictures Of Lily', the third song on 'Sell Out' is another ditty about having a Sherman. 'Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand' is one of the standout tracks on the album. If the band were into releasing a number of singles from albums, I'm sure this would have been a contender. Mind you, the subject of 'taste' would almost certainly have turned up again, and the arbiters of 'good taste' would certainly have balked at a second single about 'aving a J. Arthur!

The song starts with some lovely acoustic chords, while Roger explains why Mary Anne is better than Jean, Cindy and the other girls on the block. Then there is a nice chorded solo from Pete, where he stretches out the notes on his acoustic guitar.

An alternate version of the song was used as a single 'B'-side and an electric third version was later released on the 'Odds And Sods' album


"I danced with Linda
I danced with Jean
I danced with Cindy
Then I suddenly see

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

Mary is so pretty
The prettiest in the land
Guys come from every city
Just to shake her shaky hands

Linda can cook
Jean reads books
Cindy can sew
But I'd rather know

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands"


4/13: 'Odorono' is another tongue-in-cheek advert song, this time for a deodorant. Odo-Ro-No was an actual underarm deodorant and the first one marketed specifically for women!


"She sang the best she'd ever sang
She couldn't ever sing any better
But Mister Davidson never rang
She knew he would forget her

She'd seen him there
And put herself to ransom
He had stared
He really was quite handsome

She had really looked her best
She couldn't ever look any better
But she knew she'd failed the test
She knew he would forget her

Triumphant was the way she felt
As she acknowledged the applause
Triumphant was the way she'd felt
When she saw him at the dressing room door

She was happier than she'd ever been
As he praised her for her grace
But his expression changed, she had seen
As he leant to kiss her face

It ended there
He claimed a late appointment
She quickly turned
To hide her disappointment

She ripped her glittering gown
Couldn't face another show, no
Her deodorant had let her down
She should have used Odorono"


There was a final verse which was not released until the deluxe edition of the album in 2009

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