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If you have a few years on you, you'll remember her as the '60's "bad girl", the very equal of Mick and the "bad boys". They got away with it; she got scorn. Well, ever since she has held addictions to a draw, she has been making terrific music. Don't trust me on this--look at the record:
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marianne-...iscography Here's her bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull
Point of this Thread: she has a new album,
Give My Love to London, that has gotten very positive reviews--here's one from a respected site:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1987...to-london/ << I'll leave you to find tunes from it and her previous significant, magnificent catalog. Happy hunting. She does have a different kind of voice but well-suited to her material. And, yes, "Faithfull" really is her birth name.
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I have several of her releases, thanks for the head up. I'll be looking for this one when it comes out in the US next week
[video=youtube;jE9I4lVpE64]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE9I4lVpE64[/video]
Sparrows Will Sing' was written by Roger Waters for Marianne Faithfull and is the first single from Marianne's 20th album 'Give My Love To London'.
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I didn't know that Marianne was still recording! The female Keith Richards...lol! I have always loved her smokey distinctive voice! The song by Waters is very good! Thanks for the share Burkey!
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My absolute favorite thing she's ever done
[video=youtube;3N_rNz2oAGA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N_rNz2oAGA[/video]
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John Lennon's classic blows right past anger, to rage, and Ms. Faithfull's emotive version is THE one. Heckuva band too.
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There is an excellent DVD of her live called 'Blazing Away' - worth a look and listen. My favourite of hers is the album ' A Child's Adventure'. Broken English is not bad either.
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So glad this Thread has legs--I thought it would be a severely limited audience, namely only me. Couldn't find the
Blazing Away DVD, only CD and VHS. Maybe her fan-site can help:
http://www.mariannefaithfull.net/ Broken English introduced me to the modern her but
Dangerous Acquaintances and
Strange Weather sure re-inforced. Here's her Website--I'll leave the bio to individuals but one thing: She is a survivor who brings it to the 21st Century:
http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/
I'll leave you with this one mention, a '98 recording of Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Will compositions with a full ork backing. Not as esoteric as you might think. Originally on RCA, later on RCA Red Label, their Classic side--a mark of marketing and respect.:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/weill-the-...0001050366 << a good review of a 4-Star+ recording.
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Jerome Wrote:There is an excellent DVD of her live called 'Blazing Away' - worth a look and listen. My favourite of hers is the album ' A Child's Adventure'. Broken English is not bad either.
I only have A Child's Adventure and only on vinyl,not cd...good album IMO.
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R_burke Wrote:My absolute favorite thing she's ever done
[video=youtube;3N_rNz2oAGA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N_rNz2oAGA[/video]
I've not heard her version previously...its good, but I still prefer Lennon's
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from the great album Broken English!
[video=youtube;d0NxhFn0szc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0NxhFn0szc[/video]
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