Song · Sisters of Mercy
“Marian” by Sisters of Mercy
From the album First and Last and Always (1985)
“Marian” by Sisters of Mercy appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1985 and 1991. It was first released in 1985 on the album First and Last and Always. Its best result is #36 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #152 alternative song of 1985 and #6,751 alternative song of all time.
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"Marian" comes from First and Last and Always, the Sisters of Mercy's 1985 debut album, and it's a Wayne Hussey and Andrew Eldritch song from the one album that lineup ever made: Eldritch singing, Hussey and Gary Marx on guitars, Craig Adams on bass, and the drum machine they called Doktor Avalanche, an Oberheim DMX this time, ticking away underneath.
Producer David M. Allen made the album between June and November 1984 at Strawberry Studios in Stockport and Genetic Studios in Reading, in sessions that dragged on while Eldritch labored over the lyrics. The band barely outlived it: Hussey, Marx and Adams walked out later in 1985, and Hussey and Adams went off to form the Mission.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 36 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 846 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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