Ferry cross the mersey is a song written by gerry marsden. In 1989, a charity version of the song was recorded by liverpool artists the christians, holly johnson, paul mccartney, gerry marsden, and stock aitken waterman. Music ferry cross the mersey is a song written by gerry marsden. Living with aunt lil at her liverpool boardinghouse, gerry takes the ferry across the mersey each day to attend art school with chad, a member of his group, while fred and les, the other pacemakers, cross the river to their. It is not available on home video i belive that neil aspinall owns the rights to the movie. So ferry, cross the mersey cause this lands the place i love and here ill stay people they rush everywhere each with their own secret care so ferry, cross the mersey and always take me there the place i love people around every corner they seem to smile and say we dont care what your name is boy well never turn you away so ill continue to say. It was first recorded by his band gerry and the pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the uk and in 1965 in the united states. This is a wonderful lost classic of rock and roll cimena.
Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey 1965 duration. Iconic liverpool film ferry cross the mersey to celebrate 50th. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Regarder film ferry cross the mersey en streaming, telecharger film ferry cross the mersey gratuitement, voir film ferry cross the mersey en ligne. Regardez ferry cross the mersey 1965 daniel bernard sur dailymotion.
Ferry cross the mersey great time capsule that is a classic rocknroll film. The 50th anniversary of classic liverpool music film ferry cross the mersey will be celebrated with a special charity screening. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 cast and crew a rock n roll band gerry marsden, fred marsden, les chadwick from liverpool faces the dilemma of leaving family and friends to seek success. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey 1965. Fmajcmin fmajcmin fmaj cmin g7 fmajcmin fmaj cmin fmajcmin c7 gmin c7 amin 3 here, i al ways will boy, well ne ver turn you aso, i con tin ue to say, way. Ever since this gem was released, it has had me fascinated by the simplicity of the music as well as the great melodies and the genuine pleasures the group. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey discogs. Gerry and the pacemakers, cilla black, the fourmost, julie samuel, jeremy summers, gerry and the pacemakers, cilla black. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
The word cross appears in only two contexts in the song. Both the uk and us editions feature music by gerry and the pacemakers, although other artists featured include the george martin orchestra, cilla black, the fourmost, the black knights, earl royce and the olympics, and the blackwells it was released on the columbia label in the uk and united artists in the us. Ferry cross the merseystarring gerry and the pacemakersdvd. In common with the beatles, they came from liverpool and were managed by brian epstein. Gerry and the pacemakers free downloadable sheet music. This british film about a music contest in liverpool was created strictly as a showcase for gerry and the pacemakers who had a. Mack was replaced on piano by les maguire around 1961.
But first, they must retrieve their instruments which. But ferry cross the mersey should be viewed as a companion piece to the beatles classic. The film purports to be about the rise of the pacemakers from their humble status in working class liverpool. One is about a musical group trying to make it big while the other is about a group that has made it big. Gerry marsden and his mates, unlike their american cousins, wanted to make films that had posterity. With gerry marsden, freddie marsden, leslie maguire, les chadwick. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 a rock n roll band gerry marsden, fred marsden, les chadwick from liverpool faces the dilemma of leaving family and friends to seek success. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. After gerrys girlfriend dodie julie samuel helps the group enter.
While their song, ferry cross the mersey, was a big hit, and is wellknown, few people, including myself, have seen the movie of the same name, which is out. The album which accompanied the longgone ferry cross the mersey film also had some decent guest tracks by fellow liverpudlians the fourmost and cilla black, and a moody instrumental by the george martin orchestra. Buy ferry across the mersey 1965 dvd from amazons movies store. Ferry cross the mersey song the paul mccartney project. Ferry cross the mersey is a 1965 musical film featuring gerry and the pacemakers. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the uk singles chart with their first three single releases. Bfi southbank purchases online community guidelines cookies and privacy. Warren couldnt complete the script so ferry cross the mersey was. It was a hit on both sides of the atlantic, reaching number six in the united states and number eight in the uk. The movie is about the bands allornothing shot at fame and fortune at a merseyside music competition.
Ferry cross the mersey was a 1964 song, film, and soundtrack album. Gerry and fred marsden, les mcguire, and les chad chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early 1960s liverpool beat scene. Art students by day and musicians by night the boys big break comes by winning a local talent contest. Ferry cross the mersey 1989, silver injection labels. While their song, ferry cross the mersey, was a big hit, and is wellknown, few people, including myself, have seen the movie of the same name, which is out on dvd ferry cross the merseystarring gerry and the pacemakersdvd, but i wonder if it is an official issue it appears to be a bootleg. As screaming young fans jam the manchester airport to welcome gerry and the pacemakers back from an american tour, gerry recalls the story of the groups first success. They rivalled the beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of hamburg, germany and liverpool, england. Julie samuel and gerry marsden filming ferry cross the mersey, june 1964. Clapperboard uk have organised a special event with merseybeat icon. Gerry marsden, his brother freddie marsden, les mcguire and chad chadwick were part of the british invasion of the 1960s with their band gerry and the pacemakers. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 cast and crew moviefone. Le film ferry cross the mersey 1965 vostfr film complet. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey lyrics. Gerry and the pacemakers are a british beat music group prominent during the 1960s.
They are known to have rehearsed at camell laird shipping yard at birkenhead. Gerry and the pacemakers were one of the most popular groups of the mid1960s british invasion. The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 ferry cross the mersey. The ferry cross the mersey soundtrack album was released on emis columbia graphophone label in the u. Ferry cross the mersey falls between the beatles masterful a hard days night and the dave clark fives misfire having a wild weekend. Ferry cross the mersey is the soundtrack for the 1965 film of the same title. Mersey ferries depart regularly from the pier head ferry terminal, next to the famous liver building on the mersey river waterfront. Iconic liverpool film ferry cross the mersey to celebrate. In neither case does across make sense, so do it, guy. Ferry cross the mersey sometimes written ferry cross the mersey is a song written by gerry marsden.
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