The most intimate version of "Mary"
Each successive version of this song that is released is more intimate than the previous. The Terre Roche vocal version from the original LP had a stateliness that was superseded by the soulfulness of Daryl Hall’s alternate take version. And now, we have the closest evidence of the original idea, played by Fripp, alone. The simplicity of the chord progression and the thin, fragile sound of the lead guitar suggests vulnerability, a brief glimpse of music beginning to reveal itself to Fripp. At first blush, this 58 seconds of music doesn’t seem like it would offer much, but give it a chance to speak to you.
