Monday, June 29, 2009
As Tears Go By
This isn't exactly a "cover." Though written by Jagger/Richards/Oldham, Marianne Faithfull recorded it first, and The Stones released their version the next year. I love this song - a wistful dirge of sorts for watching life pass one by. Watch for the giant teardrop!
And here's the Stones' version, which I like just a touch more than Faithfull's.
It's such a trip to see Marianne Faithfull in her earlier incarnation as a squeaky clean chanteuse. If you're not familiar with Faithfull's later work, her drug-addled life wore her into a raspier (and, fancy this, more compelling, singer) as in the hilarious bitch-slap Why'd Ya Do It? from 1979. Sample: "Why'd ya do it," she said, "when you know it makes me sore,"/"'Cause she had cobwebs up her fanny and I believe in giving to the poor."
Artist: Marianne Faithfull/The Rolling Stones
Year: 1964/1965
Rating: Luke Hot/Hot!
Note: Why'd Ya Do It? written by Heathcote Williams.
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Super cool, I didn't know this was un-covered by Marianne Faithfull, neato keen!
ReplyDeleteI love the Faithful version. That era of '60s melancholy-tinged flower pop is the best. See also Françoise Hardy. Also great is Nico's album Chelsea Girl, which ratchets up the melancholy and fades out the flower just a little bit for a proto-goth version. Standouts are "These Days" (which Dirty Projectors has just released a rewrite of called "Two Doves") and "The Fairest of the Seasons."
ReplyDeleteOmg, Michael - you are such a music savant! Thanks for the recommendations.
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