Jules Alexander (born September 25, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee) was in Hawaii in 1962 serving a stint in the Navy when he met Terry Kirkman (born December 12, 1939, Salina, Kansas, who had grown up in Chino, California, and attended Chaffey College as a music major), a visiting salesman. The two young musicians jammed together and promised to get together once Alexander was discharged. That happened a year later; the two eventually moved to Los Angeles and began exploring the city's music scene in the mid-1960s, often working behind the scenes as directors and arrangers for other music acts. At the same time, Kirkman played in groups with Frank Zappa for a short period before Zappa went on to form The Mothers of Invention.
The Association is the group's eponymous sixth album (# 32). It is an eclectic LP with songs in many different styles including rock, pop, blue-eyed soul, psychedelic, country and novelty, while still staying in the realm of sunshine rock and sunshine pop. Although generally well received by the critics, it did not spawn any hit singles.
It was the last studio album featuring guitarist Russ Giguere, who left for a solo career in 1971.
"Along Comes Mary" is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded in 1966 by the Association, and released on their debut album And Then... Along Comes the Association. It was their first hit and reached number seven on the U.S. charts. "Mary" in the song's title subtly refers to marijuana.
The Bloodhound Gang covered only the lyrics in 1997, and claimed that the song was about marijuana and wrote new music (in punk style) to accompany the theme for the Half Baked soundtrack, although it later appeared on their album Hooray for Boobies. This song was released as a single in Germany, reaching number six there in 1999.
Milburn are an indie rock band from Sheffield, England that consist of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced they would split on 28 March 2008, with the band playing their final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy on 24 May 2008. On 25th December 2015, via social media, the lead singer Joe Carnall announced that the band would reunite on the 18th January 2016 for a reunion tour announcement.
History
Formation
Milburn's formation came after years of friendship through playing football together. Joe Green started playing the drums and Tom and Louis Carnall both learned to play guitar. The three then decided to form a band, in which they would play cover versions of songs by bands they admired. However the band required a singer and bass player, so they encouraged Louis Carnall's younger brother Joe Carnall to join, despite him not knowing how to sing or play bass.
Milburn started out playing small gigs in front of friends, practising at drummer Joe Green's grandma's house. The origin of their name comes from a bet with a friend whose surname was Milburn.
The Association performing "Along Comes Mary" live on the Smothers Brothers.
Giving credit where credit is due: this video was originally posted on here by user thelittlesister. Thank you!
Because a commenter brought it up: giving credit to the Association for making this song, and to the Smothers Brothers for hosting them on that episode of their show.
The Smothers Brothers is copyrighted, Paul Brownstein Productions.
published: 03 Jul 2006
Along Comes Mary (Remastered Version)
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Along Comes Mary (Remastered Version) · The Association
The Assocation: The Essentials
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Ben Benay
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Butch Parker
Additional Musicians: Curt Boettcher
Producer: Curt Boettcher
Engineer: Gary Paxton
Additional Musicians: Jerry Scheff
Additional Musicians: Jim Troxel
Band Member: Jim Yester
Band Member: Jules Gary Alexander
Additional Musicians: Lee Mallory
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Engineer: Pete Romano
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Musicians: Toxey French
Composer, Lyricist, Writer: Tandyn Almer
Composer: Tandyr Almer
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published: 23 Jul 2017
ALONG COMES MARY (Kick-Ass Live Version) - THE ASSOCIATION (w / lyrics)
LYRICS:
Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme
And verse and curse those faults in me
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to give me kicks and be my steady chick
And give me pick of memo-ri-eeees
Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations
No one ever seeeeees
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah
When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks
Make jokes as who is most to blame today
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to set them free and let them see reality
From where she got her na-a-ame
And will they struggle much whe...
published: 25 Jul 2008
The Association ~ Live ~ Along Comes Mary ~ 1967
The Association performing Along Comes Mary... the opening act of the Monterey International Pop Music Festival on the evening of June 16th, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Terry Kirkman, Larry Ramos, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Brian Cole, Russ Giguere, Jim Yester.
The Association performing "Along Comes Mary" live on the Smothers Brothers.
Giving credit where credit is due: this video was originally posted on here by u...
The Association performing "Along Comes Mary" live on the Smothers Brothers.
Giving credit where credit is due: this video was originally posted on here by user thelittlesister. Thank you!
Because a commenter brought it up: giving credit to the Association for making this song, and to the Smothers Brothers for hosting them on that episode of their show.
The Smothers Brothers is copyrighted, Paul Brownstein Productions.
The Association performing "Along Comes Mary" live on the Smothers Brothers.
Giving credit where credit is due: this video was originally posted on here by user thelittlesister. Thank you!
Because a commenter brought it up: giving credit to the Association for making this song, and to the Smothers Brothers for hosting them on that episode of their show.
The Smothers Brothers is copyrighted, Paul Brownstein Productions.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino
Along Comes Mary (Remastered Version) · The Association
The Assocation: The Essentials
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional M...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino
Along Comes Mary (Remastered Version) · The Association
The Assocation: The Essentials
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Ben Benay
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Butch Parker
Additional Musicians: Curt Boettcher
Producer: Curt Boettcher
Engineer: Gary Paxton
Additional Musicians: Jerry Scheff
Additional Musicians: Jim Troxel
Band Member: Jim Yester
Band Member: Jules Gary Alexander
Additional Musicians: Lee Mallory
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Engineer: Pete Romano
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Musicians: Toxey French
Composer, Lyricist, Writer: Tandyn Almer
Composer: Tandyr Almer
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Along Comes Mary (Remastered Version) · The Association
The Assocation: The Essentials
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Ben Benay
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Butch Parker
Additional Musicians: Curt Boettcher
Producer: Curt Boettcher
Engineer: Gary Paxton
Additional Musicians: Jerry Scheff
Additional Musicians: Jim Troxel
Band Member: Jim Yester
Band Member: Jules Gary Alexander
Additional Musicians: Lee Mallory
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Engineer: Pete Romano
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Musicians: Toxey French
Composer, Lyricist, Writer: Tandyn Almer
Composer: Tandyr Almer
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LYRICS:
Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme
And verse and curse those fa...
LYRICS:
Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme
And verse and curse those faults in me
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to give me kicks and be my steady chick
And give me pick of memo-ri-eeees
Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations
No one ever seeeeees
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah
When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks
Make jokes as who is most to blame today
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to set them free and let them see reality
From where she got her na-a-ame
And will they struggle much when told that such a
Tender touch as hers - Makes them not the sa-a-ame
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah - Boppa-do-wow
And when the morning of the warning's passed
The gassed and flaccid kids are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone
The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to see the stains - The dead remains
Of all the things she left the night before-ore-ore
Or will their vacant eyes reflect the lies,
And make them realize - Their urgent cry for sight-no-more
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch
LYRICS:
Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme
And verse and curse those faults in me
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to give me kicks and be my steady chick
And give me pick of memo-ri-eeees
Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations
No one ever seeeeees
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah
When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks
Make jokes as who is most to blame today
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to set them free and let them see reality
From where she got her na-a-ame
And will they struggle much when told that such a
Tender touch as hers - Makes them not the sa-a-ame
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah - Boppa-do-wow
And when the morning of the warning's passed
The gassed and flaccid kids are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone
The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to see the stains - The dead remains
Of all the things she left the night before-ore-ore
Or will their vacant eyes reflect the lies,
And make them realize - Their urgent cry for sight-no-more
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch
The Association performing Along Comes Mary... the opening act of the Monterey International Pop Music Festival on the evening of June 16th, 1967 at the Montere...
The Association performing Along Comes Mary... the opening act of the Monterey International Pop Music Festival on the evening of June 16th, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Terry Kirkman, Larry Ramos, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Brian Cole, Russ Giguere, Jim Yester.
The Association performing Along Comes Mary... the opening act of the Monterey International Pop Music Festival on the evening of June 16th, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Terry Kirkman, Larry Ramos, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Brian Cole, Russ Giguere, Jim Yester.
The Association performing "Along Comes Mary" live on the Smothers Brothers.
Giving credit where credit is due: this video was originally posted on here by user thelittlesister. Thank you!
Because a commenter brought it up: giving credit to the Association for making this song, and to the Smothers Brothers for hosting them on that episode of their show.
The Smothers Brothers is copyrighted, Paul Brownstein Productions.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino
Along Comes Mary (Remastered Version) · The Association
The Assocation: The Essentials
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Ben Benay
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Butch Parker
Additional Musicians: Curt Boettcher
Producer: Curt Boettcher
Engineer: Gary Paxton
Additional Musicians: Jerry Scheff
Additional Musicians: Jim Troxel
Band Member: Jim Yester
Band Member: Jules Gary Alexander
Additional Musicians: Lee Mallory
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Engineer: Pete Romano
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Musicians: Toxey French
Composer, Lyricist, Writer: Tandyn Almer
Composer: Tandyr Almer
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LYRICS:
Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme
And verse and curse those faults in me
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to give me kicks and be my steady chick
And give me pick of memo-ri-eeees
Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations
No one ever seeeeees
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah
When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks
Make jokes as who is most to blame today
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to set them free and let them see reality
From where she got her na-a-ame
And will they struggle much when told that such a
Tender touch as hers - Makes them not the sa-a-ame
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Boppa-do-wah - Boppa-do-wow
And when the morning of the warning's passed
The gassed and flaccid kids are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone
The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars
And then along comes Mary
Does she want to see the stains - The dead remains
Of all the things she left the night before-ore-ore
Or will their vacant eyes reflect the lies,
And make them realize - Their urgent cry for sight-no-more
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch.....
Sweet as the punch
The Association performing Along Comes Mary... the opening act of the Monterey International Pop Music Festival on the evening of June 16th, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Terry Kirkman, Larry Ramos, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Brian Cole, Russ Giguere, Jim Yester.
Jules Alexander (born September 25, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee) was in Hawaii in 1962 serving a stint in the Navy when he met Terry Kirkman (born December 12, 1939, Salina, Kansas, who had grown up in Chino, California, and attended Chaffey College as a music major), a visiting salesman. The two young musicians jammed together and promised to get together once Alexander was discharged. That happened a year later; the two eventually moved to Los Angeles and began exploring the city's music scene in the mid-1960s, often working behind the scenes as directors and arrangers for other music acts. At the same time, Kirkman played in groups with Frank Zappa for a short period before Zappa went on to form The Mothers of Invention.
In my most secure moments I still can't believe I'm spending these moments with you On the ground I am walking, the air that I breathe Are shared in these moments with you You love for real You show the feel Of everything that touches you In the songs I've been singing quite often a phrase Comes close to the feeling of you But I never suspected that one of those days The wish of the song would come true [repeat chorus] You are of gracefulness You are of happiness You are what I would guess to be most like What I've been singing of [repeat intro] [repeat verse 1] [repeat chorus] Coda [repeat to fade]: Love love Love