There is more than one band called The Honeys.

(1) The Honeys were a… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band called The Honeys.

(1) The Honeys were a 1960s girl group who recorded for Capitol Records and were a kind of female counterpart to The Beach Boys. Beach Boy Brian Wilson served primarily as their record producer and chief songwriter.

The Honeys (the name a slang term for a female surfing enthusiast) consisted of sisters Marilyn and Diane Rovell and their cousin Ginger Blake. Marilyn and Diane had met the Beach Boys when the boys performed at a Hollywood club called Pandora's Box in the early 1960s. Brian and Marilyn (who was still in high school) began dating and he brought the girls into the recording studio to produce their songs ("Surfin' Down The Swanee River", "Shoot The Curl", "Pray For Surf"), and included them as backup performers on Beach Boys records. The cheerleader voices on "Be True To Your School" were performed by the Honeys and the two groups sometimes shared the same concert bill.

In 1964 The Honeys sang background vocals for Jan & Dean on the hit singles, "The New Girl In School", "Dead Man's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena".

The Honeys' career faded as surfing music went out of vogue. Marilyn and Brian were married and became the parents of Carnie and Wendy Wilson who later found fame as members of Wilson Phillips. Marilyn and Diane later re-teamed as a duo called Spring (aka American Spring) during the 1970s.

During the 1990s the Honeys reunited and performed locally around Hollywood and Los Angeles. An anthology CD of their music (including several Spring recordings) was also released by Capitol Records in 1992.

(2) The Honeys were also a band from Sydney, Australia from 1987 to 1989. They released two 7" singles and an LP, "Goddess", on Sydney's Waterfront Records. A compilation of their complete recordings, "Ultimo", was released by Phantom Records in 1995. The band included Andrea Croft, Bruce Begley, Grant Shanahan, Brett Thomson, Michael Dalton, and Philip Rawlinson. They reformed and released a new album, "Star Baby", in 2007.

Marie
The Honeys Lyrics

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残してくださいありのまま
信じてください無実の罪を背負う哀れな王妃

透明鏡の模様
灰が食んでやがて黒へ
人は噂に踊る
羽織らされた濡れ装束

「あの日の私の言の葉はどこ?」
Ah 早く返しなさい

どうして? どうして?
私が知らない居もしない誰かに
首飾りまでを捧げるのでしょう
心は心は汚せない透明透明なまま
横たわるの
嘘のない世界へ ah

花に溢れる庭へ
引かれる手を預けている
「お逃げなさい」と指した
その先の結末も知らずに

Ah 一面のバラを摘んだのだあれ?
Ah ここも鳥籠の中

愛して愛しているのに
届かない聞こえないあなたに
首を捧げれば許されるのか
心は心は汚せない
気高く歩いていくわ断頭台

残してくださいありのまま
信じてください無実の罪を背負う哀れな王妃
刃を見つめて微かに笑った
その瞬間を焼き付けなさい

どうして? どうして?
私が知らない居もしない誰かに
首飾りまでを捧げるのでしょう
心は心は汚せない透明透明なまま

横たわるの
嘘のない世界へ ah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Marie by The Honeys depict the inner turmoil and tragedy of a queen who has been wrongfully accused of a crime. She pleads for others to believe in her innocence and allow her to remain true to herself. The lyrics use metaphors and imagery, such as a transparent mirror design and robes drenched in rain, to provide a deeper understanding of the queen's mindset and situation. Throughout the song, she questions why she must sacrifice everything she holds dear, including her own life, for the sake of those who don't even exist.

Line by Line Meaning

残してくださいありのまま
Please leave me just as I am

信じてください無実の罪を背負う哀れな王妃
Believe in me, the pitiful queen who bears the burden of an innocent crime

透明鏡の模様
Transparent, like the pattern on a mirror

灰が食んでやがて黒へ
Devoured by ash, eventually turning black

人は噂に踊る
People dance to rumors

羽織らされた濡れ装束
Clothes that have been forced onto me and become wet

「あの日の私の言の葉はどこ?」
Where are my words from that day?

Ah 早く返しなさい
Ah, please return them quickly

どうして? どうして?
Why? Why?

私が知らない居もしない誰かに
To someone who does not exist, whom I do not know

首飾りまでを捧げるのでしょう
Will you offer up even the necklace?