Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand

"Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand"
Single by the Who
from the album The Who Sell Out
B-side"I Can't Reach You"
Released2 February 1968
Recorded24 October 1967
StudioDe Lane Lea, London
Genre
Length2:28 (album version)[3]
2:09 (Norwegian single edit)
3:16 ("electric" single version)
LabelTrack
Songwriter(s)Pete Townshend
Producer(s)Kit Lambert

"Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Who. It was written by Pete Townshend and released on their 1967 album The Who Sell Out. The best known version of the song has an arrangement using acoustic guitar and Latin percussion instruments.

The song has ambiguous lyrics that have been subject to a variety of interpretations. At least five different recordings of the song have been officially released by the Who.

  1. ^ Delinotte, Didier (2 September 2020). Camion Blanc: Les Who chantent leur génération Peter Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle. Camion Blanc. ISBN 9782378482060.
  2. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  3. ^ "The Who Sell Out - the Who | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.