| "Marie Laveau" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Bare | ||||
| from the album Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies | ||||
| B-side | "Mermaid" | |||
| Released | April 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Shel Silverstein | |||
| Producer | Bobby Bare Bill Rice |
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"Marie Laveau" is a 1974 live recording by Bobby Bare. "Marie Laveau" was Bobby Bare's thirty-fourth single to hit the country charts, which became his only number one. It was written by Shel Silverstein. "Marie Laveau" went to number one for a single week and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.[1]
The song is about a fictitious witch who lived in a Louisiana bayou swamp, having the same name as the famous New Orleans voodoo priestess who is approached by a scoundrel, "Handsome Jack". Jack asks Marie to conjure up $1,000,000; in exchange, Jack will then marry Marie. Marie conjures up the money, but Jack backs out on his end of the deal, resulting in Marie casting a spell on Jack in revenge.
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "He Thinks I Still Care" by Anne Murray |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single July 20, 1974 |
Succeeded by "You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine" by Donna Fargo |
| Preceded by "They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy" by Loretta Lynn |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 3, 1974 |
Succeeded by "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn |
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