Marianne today is a nicotine-ridden hag with an occasional guest appearance on British sitcoms, but back in the day she was a beauty. One does not usually think of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards writing a beautiful song, but this 1964 version was a gem backed by a wonderful oboe and string track. The Rolling Stones would later turn this into a hit on their own, backed by a string quartet, but this version, a hit in the UK, languished in the states.
Some other beautiful songs by the Stones:
Wild Horses
Angie
Moonlight Mile
Waiting on a Friend
and, of course, their own version of As Tears Go By.
I have always loved the Stones and include a number of their songs in my own repertoire.
I had the single of the Marianne Faithful version as well! :-)
Marianne Faithful’s “As Tears Go By” was a hit in Southern California, where it got a lot of airplay on KRLA in the fall of ‘64.
I vaguely remember her version of the song getting some airplay but it didn’t get nearly as much as the Stones’ version, for sure.
Keith Richards is a Rock and Roll icon, and Marianne was a trip
Mick and Jerry Hall used to live out here in Lone Oak Tx,
You’d bump into him at the grocery in Greenville.
I don’t think rural Tx ever suited Mick.
Keith would have been a hoot at the VFW!
Keef ROCKS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=VyK1bZZ7E-s