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"Taxi Mary"
Song

"Taxi Mary" is a pop song written by Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri, Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian musician Jo Jo Zep and Jane Clifton (who is uncredited on the song)[1]. The song was released in September 1982 as the lead single from Jo Jo Zep's seventh studio album, Cha (1982).

Joe Camilleri later said the song came at a time when "we weren't looking too good on the charts. I needed a hair transplant, I needed some work on my teeth, I needed platform shoes and to put my kids through University".[2]

The song peaked at number 11 on the Kent Music Report in Australia.

Track listing

7" (Mushroom – K-8818)

  • Side A – "Taxi Mary" - 3:56
  • Side B – "This Is Our Time" - 3:22

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 11

References

  1. ^ "Joe Camilleri". Music Theatre Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ Nichols, David (2016). Dig: Australian Rock and Pop Music, 1960-85. Verse Chorus Press. p. 307. ISBN 9781891241611.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.