Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)

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"Marianne" is a popular song.

Mary Ann, composed by calypsonian Roaring Lion, was popular with steelbands and revelers during a spontaneous Carnival celebration on V-J Day in Trinidad in 1945, at the end of World War II. The song alluded to Mary Ann's occupation:

All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann Down by the seaside, she sifting sand.

Latin bandleader Xavier Cugat recorded a version of "Mary Ann" in the late 1940s. During the 1956-57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the calypso, generally under the title of "Marianne." The song continued to be a favorite with steelbands and calypso entertainers at Caribbean tourist hotels for many years.

The most popular version was recorded by Terry Gilkyson and [[The Easy Riders, another version was recorded by The Hilltoppers in 1957.

In the nudie-cartoon anthology "Sex to Sexty," which included "Balled-Up Ballads"--popular tunes with racy lyrics--the following lines were written for "Marianne":

All day, all night, Marianne;
Who the hell you think I am, Superman?

Reference is made to this song in Ian Fleming's novel Dr. No. The character Honey Rider is singing it when James Bond first meets her on the beach at Crab Key. Bond joins in as a way of making his presence known to her.