"Taxi Mary" is a pop song written by Jeff Burstin,
Joe Camilleri and Tony Faehse and recorded by the
Australian musicians
Jo Jo Zep
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons are an Australian blues and rock band that features the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Joe Camilleri (aka "Jo Jo Zep"). The band was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had several Australian chart hits ...
(pseudonym of Camilleri) and
Jane Clifton
Jane Clifton (born 10 April 1949) is a Gibraltar-born Australian actress, singer, writer and voice artist.
She is best known for her role in TV serial ''Prisoner'' as tough prison bookie Margo Gaffney.
As a singer, she had a stint with Jo Jo ...
(who is uncredited on the song). It was released in September 1982 as the lead single from Zep's seventh studio album, ''
Cha'' (1982).
Camilleri later said that 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".
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
References
1982 songs
Male–female vocal duets
1982 singles
Mushroom Records singles
Songs written by Joe Camilleri
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons songs
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