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"The Wind Cries Mary" - Jimi Hendrix
This classic rock song by Jimi Hendrix is a hauntingly beautiful ballad that speaks of a lost love and the pain of its absence. The lyrics tell the story of a man who is mourning the loss of his beloved Mary, and the wind that carries her name. The song is
From Wikipedia
"The Wind Cries Mary" is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix wrote the song as a reconciliatory love song for his girlfriend in London, Kathy Etchingham. More recent biographical material indicated that some of the lyrics appeared in poetry written by Hendrix earlier in his career when he was in Seattle.