Marianne Faithfull Part 1: "As Tears Go By" (1964)

@JohnRoberts (109846)
Los Angeles, California
March 24, 2017 9:07am CST
Marianne Faithfull was the quintessential swinging 60s British mod beauty who shot to stardom as a teenager. “As Tears Go By” was an early Mick Jagger-Keith Richards composition and certainly their first ballad. Stones manager Andrew Oldham received co-writing credit but Jagger was primary writer. The Stones did not record the song first. Oldham gave “As Tears Go By” to 17-year-old Faithfull who just happened to be Jagger’s girlfriend. The song was a hit reaching #2 in the UK and #22 US and the Stones version came out on 1965 hitting #6 US. Faithfull enjoyed late 60s success with several other UK hits though none coming close to “As Tears Go By.” She parlayed singing success and celebrity notoriety into an acting career. Faithfull starred in the movies “The Girl on a Motorcycle” (1968) and as Ophelia in “Hamlet” (1969). However, fame can be fleeting.....
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@Ronrybs (19328)
• London, England
24 Mar 17
I do like this song and have it on a compilation, as well as a cover or two. I tired to watch Girl on a Motorcycle a few years ago. I didn't even get half way! I couldn't tell anything of what happened in it
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@Ronrybs (19328)
• London, England
24 Mar 17
@JohnRoberts I think I'll give it a miss if appears on the box
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@FourWalls (68069)
• United States
25 Mar 17
Then she had an affair with Keith while dating Mick. Love, it's a b*tch.... Great song, of course. Thanks for posting.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Great song and glad you posted this one.
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• United States
24 Mar 17
I always associated this song with Marianne Faithful and it brings back some good memories
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
She definitely was a hottie.
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