The Wind Cries Mary with Jessica Young

Live Theater. Avant-garde. Georgia. Veteran stagehand, Mary, enthralls Douglas and regales him with tales of the eccentricities, surprises and tragedies of a life in the theater. Her truth may be tough to nail down but, the conversation was most certainly real in the Anthem of Mary.OUR GUEST: Jessica YoungJessica is an actor/improviser/podcaster based in Los Angeles. She’s appeared on New Girl, Jimmy Kimmel and For the People. Jessica has been performing and teaching for over 20 years around the country.  She co-hosts The Rants and Raves Podcast weekly and performs with her long-time improv team Big Yellow Taxi on the second Thursday of every month at The Glendale Room. Instagrams: @jessbyoung1975 @therantsandravespodcast @bigyellowtaxi THE SONG: The Wind Cries MaryThe Wind Cries Mary is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix. The Wind Cries Mary was released in the UK in May 1967.  In the United States, the song was first released as the B-side of the "Purple Haze" single in June 1967. According to Jimi’s then-girlfriend Kathy Etchingham's account, he wrote the lyrics after an argument with her about her cooking lumpy mashed potatoes, using "Mary" (Etchingham's middle name). But, according to a previous girlfriend from Seattle, Mary Washington, the words "Somewhere a Queen is weeping/ Somewhere a King has no wife," were written in a love poem Hendrix had written for her. In a later interview, Hendrix commented that the lyrics represent "more than one person.” And of course, some people take it as a nod to good ol’ Mary Jane. Link to OfficialVideo - Link to LyricsTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at [email protected] our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2023 Nerdtainment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.