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Originally Posted by Chi-Town
Actually quite the opposite. According to The Association last night the song was banned on half the radio stations. Allegedly, Mary was thought to be a reference to marijuana.
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Of course Mary was a reference to marijuana! Go back and read the lyrics you pasted. You think it was pro-drugs?
does she want to see the stains, the dead remains of all the pains
She left the night before
Or will their waking eyes reflect the lies, and make them
Realize their urgent cry for sight no more
really? And yes, I know the song was banned. I assumed that was a reaction to the song being about marijuana, and that those who banned it didn't understand the words either.