Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78

AP ^ | 1/30/24 | Hillel Italie

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NEW YORK (AP) — Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. She was 78.

Faithfull passed away Thursday in London, her music promotion company Republic Media said.

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[vikingd00d]

[Gay State Conservative]

Yup,I'm old enough to remember it well. Huge hit..."British Invasion". The 1960s were,by far,the best decade for "pop" and "rock" music...largely thanks to the Brits.

If you study Marianne's life history a bit you begin to see why the 1987 version is as powerful and haunting as it is.

[laplata]

Thanks very much for posting that.

RIP Marianne.

[P.O.E.]

RIP.

Sounds of our youth

[Organic Panic]

“One of the hazards of reforming your evil ways is that some people won’t let go of their mind’s eye of you as a wild thing,”

Great insight. Addicts take note. It would be easier to resist a drink if I were surrounded by open bottles of liquor than it would be to an old ‘friend’ offering me a single beer.

[Fiji Hill]

This tune features a wild harpsichord which I believe Marianne plays herself.

Come and Stay With Me--Marianne Faithful (1965)

[laplata]

Yes, that’s the best. Thanks.

RIP Marianne.

[nanetteclaret]

She looks so similar to Patti Boyd.

[Fiji Hill]

This Little Bird (1965)

[HandyDandy]

If I recall correctly, she appeared in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film.

[newfreep]

I experienced music for the first time via the Beatles - so different from everything that came before them.

In ‘68, I moved to Hollyweird to transfer from Cincy to UCLA...and the petite blonde w/big blue eyes who lived next door came with me.

On a Sat afternoon in ‘69, I had our clock radio that was sitting atop the refrigerator tuned to KHJ - the top 40 station.

I began hearing new songs and the guest DJ was speaking about the song, what it was about or what was happening in the studio at the time.

The DJ? George Harrison
The album? The White album

A week later it was released and I bought it at a shop on Sunset.

The British invasion was incredible..Stones, Who, etc.

I really got into the Yardbirds and their unique guitar sound...and later discovered their lead guitarists were Clapton, Page, Beck - the latter was the best of that trio.

After almost 4 years, we returned home to Dayton, OH....but quite the experience at that time in that town.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yup,the Yardbirds! “Roger The Engineer” is,IMO,one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

[Sirius Lee]

I always thought Bruce Hornsby had really good chops on the keys.

[Jane Long]

Yes, she does (did) ... the London It Girls!

[1066AD]

News reports of that police raid of Keith Richards' house indicated that she sure could 'swing".

……. A Mars a day etc …..

[Gay State Conservative]

I don’t recall that but I sure recall that among those detained was a young woman clothed only in a carpet. That young woman was...well,you know.

[Mackie_Messer]

Her singing Bilbao Song on yt?

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Nice story. I can only imagine what that must have been like. She must have had an incredible presence.

[ChildOfThe60s]

For anyone that doesn't mind paying a couple bucks to Amazon to watch it, this is a rather interesting and off beat movie and role for her. IMDB calls it a comedy/drama. I don't recall much of what I'd call comedy, though there is some dry humor and irony.

But worth a watch IMO.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762110/