Article: Marie.

Characters in Townes Van Zandt songs don't usually have the easiest of lives. Those in "Marie" are no exception. This is a classic Van Zandt composition, with the long story form and simple yet dark melody. "Marie" and its characters--the homeless, destitute narrator and his wife, Marie--deal with usual Townes' theme: desperation, misfortune and hard living.

"Marie" was released on Townes' 1994 Sugar Hill album, No Deeper ...

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