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Auburn Annie · 02-23-2004, 05:28 PM

quote:Originally posted by Long River:
Regarding Marie Christine, does anyone know if that refers to an actual boat and event?

This one's come up before. The short answer, from an interview is as follows:

"A few weeks ago I was in the Princess Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. I met a girl named Marie Christine Dupuis. She couldn't speak English, and being a Canadian I couldn't speak word of French. We spent five lovely hours together. This song is about a woman compared to a ship. It is definately [sic]ahead of its time."

September 1968 Macleans article by Marjorie Harris. For the whole topic discussion from April 9 of last year, see http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001459.html

02-23-2004, 05:28 PM	#33
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	quote:Originally posted by Long River: Regarding Marie Christine, does anyone know if that refers to an actual boat and event? This one's come up before. The short answer, from an interview is as follows: "A few weeks ago I was in the Princess Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. I met a girl named Marie Christine Dupuis. She couldn't speak English, and being a Canadian I couldn't speak word of French. We spent five lovely hours together. This song is about a woman compared to a ship. It is definately [sic]ahead of its time." September 1968 Macleans article by Marjorie Harris. For the whole topic discussion from April 9 of last year, see http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001459.html