AIBU to think Richard killed Mary rather than the sheriff?

[Seaglasscat]

Watched this video for the first time in forever and I always thought it was the sheriff that killed Mary but now I am thinking Richard did it in a jealous rage after seeing Mary with her boyfriend.

I think the town blaming him for his mother’s death was a bit mean. When you have candles that close to a window is not going to end well. Also how did they not smell smoke and get the hell out.

I love this song so much - it reminds me of taking my GCSEs in 1992 (along with KWS please don’t go and also the terrible ABBA covers that Erasure did) - I always assumed it wasn’t Richard, not the sheriff, but just some random wrong ‘un. I’m not sure we will ever know. Maybe Richard will reveal all on his deathbed?

I am going to see him in concert next Friday and cannot wait!

I have just looked into it more and Richard has said he doesn’t know himself.

apparently he loved the line “this old Nebraska town” so he looked for towns in Nebraska that would fit in with the song and found Hazard which is a real place. Apparently there is no river there just a small creek.

Even the song cover art is creepy

ask @richardmarxisinnocenthe definitely is.

I can confirm that he is categorically innocent.

I'm going later in the year, he is great live!

well, I'm glad we cleared that up

I just listened to the song again

The only other one of his I know is "should've known better". Well, I know a couple of others, but I'm not that keen on those - maybe I should listen to an album because I love cheesy American rock.

‘the night she went out walking all alone
And never came home’

‘… I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound’ 🎶

These are contradictory statements.

This was the guy who played the sheriff when he was younger

EmeraldRoulette

“Right here waiting” is a good cheesy ballad song by him as well and “Hold onto the Night is not bad as well

Not keen on that one
too dirgey

I mean, the first one, sorry

I will have a listen to the second one tomorrow!

Not from his point of view, they're not