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9 de may. de 2024 · With the 1979 album Broken English, Marianne Faithfull didn’t just revive her career. She dramatically altered its trajectory. If not for that album and its surprising level of success, we may ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Her face, next to Jagger’s, became the ultimate it-couple of the era. In 1964, she went to an early Rolling Stones gig, where the pair met. The same year, she made her name as a singer when she released her first single, ‘As Tears Go By’, written by the Stones writing duo, Jagger and Richards. For the next four years, Faithfull was there as the band blew up and out of the London jazz ...
8 de may. de 2024 · The Rolling Stones song, 'Wild Horses' is a classic. But who was it written about? Gram Parsons and Marianne Faithfull are two suspects. Read the tale here.
Hace 6 días · This song, penned by Heathcote Williams and composed by Marianne Faithfull herself, sparked intense debates due to its explicit language and raw emotions. It delves into the complexities and hardships of relationships, offering a deeply personal perspective on the pain and betrayal experienced by the protagonist.
Hace 1 día · Music is essential to my writing process, sending me to another world, away from this one, and casting me into the moment with the characters. If I listen to, for example, ‘The Great White Open’ by Christian Löffler and Federico Albanese, or Dirty Three’s ‘Sue’s Last Ride’, I can start the process, like swimming towards the bottom of a pool and reaching a different place.
2 de may. de 2024 · “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan” is a song written by Shel Silverstein and originally recorded by Marianne Faithfull in 1979. The song tells the story of a middle-aged woman named Lucy Jordan who is dissatisfied with her life and longs for excitement and adventure. The song is bittersweet, capturing both the hope and the sadness of Lucy’s dreams.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Bob Bucko Jr makes his comeback to the podcast with the 1979 comeback album from English singer Marianne Faithfull. A far cry from her Sixties recordings, this album's defiant tone and futuristic sound made it a critical and commercial success, yet its impact has largely been lost to time.
