52. Marianne Faithfull

 

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Originally Mick Jagger's long suffering girlfriend with an angelic voice, whom after a near fatal drug addiction problem reinvented herself as a critically acclaimed alternative singer and sometimes songwriter whose voice was more similar to Keith Richards'.

 

ALL MUSIC GUIDE BIOGRAPHY

 

Key Studio Album: Broken English (1979)

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Key Compiliation: Faithfull; A Collection Of Her Best Recordings (1994)

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Career Defining Song:

The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (1979 UK#48; USA#82 & a Top 10 hit all over Europe)

Some Other Key Songs:

 

As Tears Go By (1964 UK#9 1965 USA#22)

 

Something Better (1969)

 

Why D'Ya Do It? (1979)

 

Broken English (1979, live 2008)

 

Were any of you fans of this artist or did you regard her as the Rolling Stones' (i.e. token female protegee) Cilla Black?

Never really liked her much at all, I would struggle to name any song she ever sang, if you hadn't posted them.

'this little bird' , 'summer nights' , 'come stay with me', all great 60's girly tracks .... prefered her 60's material but imho she is a VERY underrated act. remembered for the mythical mars bar incident <_< there was much more to her, appearing on tv in sitcoms like 'ab fab'.

I would actually say that her career defining song was As Tears Go By.

I would actually say that her career defining song was As Tears Go By.

 

I agree - The song was written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

 

Other key songs are:

 

Come & Stay With Me #4 in 1965

 

This Little Bird #6 in 1965