In Popular Culture
The river gave its name to the Merseybeat, developed by bands from Liverpool, notably The Beatles. In 1965 it was the subject of the top-ten hit single, "Ferry Cross the Mersey" by Gerry and the Pacemakers, and a musical film, with the same name. The Liverpool poets published an anthology of their work, The Mersey Sound, in 1967.
For the first time since 2008, the Tall ships' fleet will visit the Mersey in August 2012 after a race from Dublin for the Irish Sea Tall Ships Regatta.
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