The 50th anniversary of classic liverpool music film ferry cross the mersey will be celebrated with a special charity screening. The movie is about the bands allornothing shot at fame and fortune at a merseyside music competition. Fmajcmin fmajcmin fmaj cmin g7 fmajcmin fmaj cmin fmajcmin c7 gmin c7 amin 3 here, i al ways will boy, well ne ver turn you aso, i con tin ue to say, way. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 a rock n roll band gerry marsden, fred marsden, les chadwick from liverpool faces the dilemma of leaving family and friends to seek success. Bfi southbank purchases online community guidelines cookies and privacy. Mersey ferries depart regularly from the pier head ferry terminal, next to the famous liver building on the mersey river waterfront. This is a wonderful lost classic of rock and roll cimena. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album. In common with the beatles, they came from liverpool and were managed by brian epstein. Gerry and the pacemakers were one of the most popular groups of the mid1960s british invasion. I wish tcm or sundance would air it, so i could get a copy.
But ferry cross the mersey should be viewed as a companion piece to the beatles classic. Gerry marsden, his brother freddie marsden, les mcguire and chad chadwick were part of the british invasion of the 1960s with their band gerry and the pacemakers. As screaming young fans jam the manchester airport to welcome gerry and the pacemakers back from an american tour, gerry recalls the story of the groups first success. Ferry cross the mersey is a 1965 musical film featuring gerry and the pacemakers. They rivalled the beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of hamburg, germany and liverpool, england. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This british film about a music contest in liverpool was created strictly as a showcase for gerry and the pacemakers who had a. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the uk singles chart with their first three single releases. Their big hit, and signature song written by gerry was ferry cross the mersey which, of course, they perform in this film. One is about a musical group trying to make it big while the other is about a group that has made it big. Ferry cross the mersey sometimes written ferry cross the mersey is a song written by gerry marsden. While their song, ferry cross the mersey, was a big hit, and is wellknown, few people, including myself, have seen the movie of the same name, which is out. Gerry and the pacemakers are a british beat music group prominent during the 1960s. Regardez ferry cross the mersey 1965 daniel bernard sur dailymotion.
Ferry cross the mersey 1964 cast and crew a rock n roll band gerry marsden, fred marsden, les chadwick from liverpool faces the dilemma of leaving family and friends to seek success. In neither case does across make sense, so do it, guy. Gerry and the pacemakers free downloadable sheet music. While their song, ferry cross the mersey, was a big hit, and is wellknown, few people, including myself, have seen the movie of the same name, which is out on dvd ferry cross the merseystarring gerry and the pacemakersdvd, but i wonder if it is an official issue it appears to be a bootleg. The ferry cross the mersey soundtrack album was released on emis columbia graphophone label in the u. Iconic liverpool film ferry cross the mersey to celebrate 50th. Ever since this gem was released, it has had me fascinated by the simplicity of the music as well as the great melodies and the genuine pleasures the group. Warren couldnt complete the script so ferry cross the mersey was. Clapperboard uk have organised a special event with merseybeat icon. Ferry cross the mersey 1989, silver injection labels. The bonus cuts arent quite up to the same level, but theyre pretty hard to come by otherwise. The word cross appears in only two contexts in the song. Ferry cross the mersey was a 1964 song, film, and soundtrack album. Mack was replaced on piano by les maguire around 1961.
Ferry cross the merseystarring gerry and the pacemakersdvd. Both the uk and us editions feature music by gerry and the pacemakers, although other artists featured include the george martin orchestra, cilla black, the fourmost, the black knights, earl royce and the olympics, and the blackwells it was released on the columbia label in the uk and united artists in the us. Julie samuel and gerry marsden filming ferry cross the mersey, june 1964. Ferry cross the mersey is the soundtrack for the 1965 film of the same title. The ferries sail across the water to birkenhead woodside ferry terminal and seacombe ferry terminal on the wirral peninsula. The album which accompanied the longgone ferry cross the mersey film also had some decent guest tracks by fellow liverpudlians the fourmost and cilla black, and a moody instrumental by the george martin orchestra. Gerry and the pacemakers, cilla black, the fourmost, julie samuel, jeremy summers, gerry and the pacemakers, cilla black. It is not available on home video i belive that neil aspinall owns the rights to the movie. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey lyrics. Gerry and fred marsden, les mcguire, and les chad chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early 1960s liverpool beat scene. Gerry marsden and his mates, unlike their american cousins, wanted to make films that had posterity. In 1989, a charity version of the song was recorded by liverpool artists the christians, holly johnson, paul mccartney, gerry marsden, and stock aitken waterman. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ferry cross the mersey 1964 cast and crew moviefone. So ferry, cross the mersey cause this lands the place i love and here ill stay people they rush everywhere each with their own secret care so ferry, cross the mersey and always take me there the place i love people around every corner they seem to smile and say we dont care what your name is boy well never turn you away so ill continue to say.
It was a hit on both sides of the atlantic, reaching number six in the united states and number eight in the uk. Buy ferry across the mersey 1965 dvd from amazons movies store. Le film ferry cross the mersey 1965 vostfr film complet. The film purports to be about the rise of the pacemakers from their humble status in working class liverpool. Art students by day and musicians by night the boys big break comes by winning a local talent contest.
Iconic liverpool film ferry cross the mersey to celebrate. It is frequently considered to be their version of the beatles a hard days night the film shows the story of art students gerry and fred marsden, les maguire, and les chad chadwick as they humorously try to navigate the liverpool beat scene. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey discogs. It has been released on cd in various formats, and i purchased two versions back. After gerrys girlfriend dodie julie samuel helps the group enter. But first, they must retrieve their instruments which. With gerry marsden, freddie marsden, leslie maguire, les chadwick. It was first recorded by his band gerry and the pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the uk and in 1965 in the united states. Gerry and the pacemakers ferry cross the mersey 1965. Ferry cross the mersey mono and stereo version by gerry. Ferry cross the mersey song the paul mccartney project. Living with aunt lil at her liverpool boardinghouse, gerry takes the ferry across the mersey each day to attend art school with chad, a member of his group, while fred and les, the other pacemakers, cross the river to their. They are known to have rehearsed at camell laird shipping yard at birkenhead. Music ferry cross the mersey is a song written by gerry marsden.
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