About This Song
About "Mary Of The 4th Form (Single Version)" by The Boomtown Rats
A sharp, jittery portrait of schoolboy obsession, 'Mary Of The 4th Form' pairs new wave's jerky pulse with Geldof's leering narration. The single version tightens the tension: adolescent desire framed as both comic and faintly sinister. Guitars slice like chalk on a blackboard, innocent and threatening at once.