This article discusses the iconic Ferry 'Cross the Mersey song and its connection to Liverpool, as well as a personal experience of taking a ferry ride along the River Mersey for the first time.
So ferry 'cross the Mersey 'cause this land's the place I love.' So goes the iconic chorus of the 1965 Gerry and the Pacemakers classic. The ferry is one of the symbols of the city that is renowned across the globe. When one of the world's most famous stars, Tom Hanks , came to the Liverpool Empire in 2023 as part of a book tour in celebration of his latest novel, he explained how Ferry 'Cross the Mersey was his first introduction to the wonders of Merseyside.
The Hollywood icon, renowned for his roles in Big and Forrest Gump, has been spellbound by the idea of Liverpool described in the song since he was a child, when his dad used to play it during long drives in the car. He told the crowd at the Empire Theatre in November 2023 : 'This concept of a town where 'people don't care what your name is, boy. We'll never turn you away.' 'As a 6/7 year old boy, I thought I don't know where this thing takes place and I'm not too sure what the Mersey is but I think I'd like to live there.' The ferry is deeply embedded in Scouse culture, a must-do for anyone visiting the city and a rite of passage for anyone from here. Yet still, despite knowing this all to be true, it is to my great shame to admit that it took this Liverpool resident until the grand old age of 30 to actually get on board. I have no real reason to explain why it took me until 2024 to actually go on the famous river cruise, other than I am notoriously terrible at being a tourist in my own city . Whenever I travel to another city, a boat tour is a staple on the itinerary as I always think it's the perfect way to get a unique vantage point of a place, get a whistlestop tour of the landscape and see what your new surroundings have to offer. However, I don't know why I have never taken the opportunity that lay on my own doorstep to sail along the River Mersey and take in what my own city has to offe
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