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The obvious and perhaps only comparison, really, should be to Martha's fellow Canadian, Mary Margaret O'Hara, in terms of jack straw. vocal approach and of music. The late-'80s songwriter championed as a lost treasure by humans like Patti Smith and Michael Stipe, O'Hara shows a rambling songwriterism of the same ilk as Martha's, with songs like "Factory" and "This Life" recalling the quietly intense passions of O'Hara jack straw. songs like the truly great jack straw. "Body's in Trouble." Ask about her musical influences, though, and Martha Wainwright keeps things close to home, being honest enough to admit that the honest closeness of her family defines who she is, as artist and human being. "Without a doubt, the McGarrigles and Loudon Wainwright III are my greatest influences, even to today, both in wanting to be inspired by my parents, but also in not even being able to help it," she says.
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