Song · Nick Lowe
“Marie Provost” by Nick Lowe
From the EP Bowi (1977)
“Marie Provost” by Nick Lowe appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2004. It was first released in 1977 on the EP Bowi. Its best result is #675 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,814 indie & aaa song of all time.
Nick Lowe opened Stiff Records' EP account in 1977 with Bowi, a wisecrack at David Bowie's Low, and "Marie Provost" is its blackest joke. It's about the silent-film star Marie Prevost, who died alone and broke in her Hollywood apartment and lay undiscovered for days, bite marks from her dog on her legs; in the song, her dachshund makes a meal of her. Lowe turns the ghastly tale into a sermon on how fast fame curdles, set to a bouncy tune full of chiming guitars.
He produced it and plays guitar, bass and piano, with Steve Goulding on drums, Roger Bechirian on organ and Dave Edmunds singing backup. Of the EP's four songs it was the only one to make an album at the time, resurfacing on 1978's Jesus of Cool (Pure Pop for Now People in America).
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 675 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
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