They Call the Wind Maria They Call the Wind Maria "They Call the Wind Maria" is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical, "Paint Your Wagon", which is set in the California Gold Rush. Rufus Smith originally sang the song on Broadway, and Joseph Leader was the original singer in London's West End. It quickly became a runaway hit, and during the Korean War, the song was among the "popular music listened to by the troops". Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra recorded the song in 1951, and it was among the
The Musical Box (Genesis song) "NOW!". "The Musical Box" was featured in their live repertoire right up to Phil Collins' departure after the "We Can't Dance" tour in 1992, albeit with only the closing section being included as part of a medley. The song was played live during the "Trespass", "Nursery Cryme", "Foxtrot", "Selling England by the Pound", "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", "Wind & Wuthering", "Genesis" (1984 dates only), and "We Can't Dance" (as a medley) tours. A Genesis tribute band, The Musical Box, is named after the song. Brian May, guitarist with Queen, told Steve Hackett that he was influenced by the