77 Years Old, Marianne Faithfull Fears She Will Never Sing Again

She was the fresh-faced "It Girl" of Swinging Sixties London who had it all - fame, glamour, hit records, famous boyfriends. But Marianne Faithfull's angelic rise concealed private demons that would nearly destroy her. This video tells the gripping story of how Faithfull journeyed from teen pop sensation to a heroin-addicted outcast before rising from the ashes as one of music's greatest survivors.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Swinging Sixties Starlet
03:38 - Muse and Member of the Stones' Inner Circle
05:29 - Downward Spiral in the 1970s
06:47 - She Rises Up
07:53 - Covid Battle and Uncertain Future
08:36 - Outro
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Join us as we profile the dramatic life of a complex artist who inspired classic songs by the Rolling Stones, reinvented herself as a cutting-edge singer-songwriter, and now at 77, faces potential retirement from the lingering effects of COVID-19. Through archival footage and interviews, we'll transport you back to Faithfull's meteoric launch as a folk-pop ingenue with hits like "As Tears Go By." We'll delve into her role as muse and confidante to Mick Jagger and the Stones circle when she struggled to be regarded as more than a prized possession.
The video will also candidly explore Faithfull's harrowing descent into addiction and homelessness throughout the 1970s that nearly destroyed her. From squats in Soho to disastrous comeback attempts, her shocking fall from grace revealed the precarious darkness lurking behind her image. Most astonishing is how Faithfull defiantly rose from the ashes, reinventing herself as a punk-influenced singer with a raw, whiskey-soaked voice on her 1979 masterpiece Broken English.
Through the following decades, Faithfull continually took bold creative risks, from jazz reinventions to cutting-edge collaborations. Her battle with cancer and frank discussions of aging display grit and humor. Now as the ravages of Covid may end her recording career, this indefatigable survivor contemplates her legacy. Marianne Faithfull's extraordinary journey from angelic muse to avant-garde icon defines what it means to endure. Learn her inspiring story only in this video.
77 Years Old, Marianne Faithfull Fears She Will Never Sing Again

[@night5rod964]

She may be fading, but she still has one more voice to share: if the ''Ballad of Lucy Jordon'' somehow mirrors the life of Marianne, then the youth of today could learn from that experience. It is never too late to feel the warm wind in your hair. You may go off the rails, but you are an extraordinary being in a chaotic world.

[@sandrakenney567]

Marianne is one of my favourite female singers of the 60s.Her stories fasinate me .she gone through hell and back and still alive to tell her stories.Marianne your one cool person 👍☯️☮️💖🦋🌻💖✌✊Love you.A True Fan💓

[@damienmurray3928]

One of my favourite singer’s. The ballad of Lucy Jordan is her best. I admire her determination, a quality inherited from her noble ancestry.

[@jorgepacheco9845]

Marianne Faithfull will sing again. She singing now.. She's working on a new album with her grandson Nicolas Dunbar and Nick cave and Warren Ellis,

[@nadjaluthi3125]

❤

[@MrHumanracin]

Hope this is true and it gets released!

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

Her greatest accomplishment is getting her life back, after yrs of drug abuse.probably over at least 20 yrs sobriety! NOW THATS A ACCOMPLISHMENT a plus she wrote a book.Yrs ago I’ve it about her past…..WOW PUT THOSE BLINDERS ON!

[@chortkoffarchives]

I love her. she is so strong! I was so worried when she had covid. It's a sorry thing that it robbed her of her voice. I was so relieved when she escaped with her life!

[@kenmiller2341]

A survivor

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Her singing voice was great to begin with and only got better as she matured. A rare quality.

[@FactsVerseUK]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@Af1st1]

She is Amazing! Kissing Time and Vagabond Ways are great albums which you should check out!

[@JG-or9ej]

Vinyl is still big and now would be a good time for her to have it all pressed and re issued!! All of her stuff specially, “It’s all over now, Baby Blue…” We are in a time where music like this will resonate with everyone…

[@petefitzsimons727]

She has a voice you either love or hate!!

[@nadiagoodwin8006]

Why did you do what you did , best song ever .

[@stevenhighams4190]

She actually grew up in a tiny terraced house in Reading.

[@billquailes7882]

Blessings to Marianne -

[@jorgefrancocabanillas1088]

dias del recuerdo: gracias muchas por los mixes,.. You TUBE y Google y a todos los inmersos EN las músicas de antaño,... GRACIAS Mariane...........

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

I never knew much of her voice but as tears go by” and the hits of Broken English “ which was truly ahead of its time in my opinion! Hopefully she’ll return to singing. But not until she healthy & well for her age…..

[@obamaissatan590]

I can relate. I fear I won't ever hang drywall again

[@johnyujisong]

I love you Mariane faithful!

[@danielrobitaille2596]

I will always love maryann faithful born in 1948 i grew up listening to all the English rock groups i often listen to my very fav song this little bird i do cry it touches my soul love you maryann cathy Robitaille Dartmouth nova scotia Canada

[@BR-hi6yt]

She was the best of the best - a magic lady.

[@mojones654]

Not a bit of truth in the headline Click bait as usual

[@Nansen1981]

You didn’t mention her appearance in the 1980 floor show with David Bowie singing I got you babe dressed as a nun.

[@arleenbutner9741]

❤❤❤

[@user-dg9mc5vu4r]

I feel sorry for her, poor thing.

[@redihip]

She did not act along side Mick Jagger in Performance. Pretty sloppy.

[@SA-zf9ds]

Right, they are confusing her with Anita Pallenberg

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

It was Anita Pallenberg

[@user-ei1mu6dr4r]

And Mick Jagger wasn't in her Hamlet, either! (Can you imagine?)

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I think it is okay to retire from singing at 77. All right, her ex Mick is still singing at 80, but he is in a known group.

[@optimus163]

This is one poorly produced video bio on her. The narration could have been much shorter and more efficent instead of repeating things like " the Stones inner circle" blah blah blah. Respect the artist ! She lived a life few can imagine or endure, going from high to low to high to low and now survives still to give us more song and art.

[@patriciastewart2239]

❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@robg2657]

Sister Morphine is not about her battle with addiction. As she has stated it is about a man lying in the hospital and dying after a car accident. This video is sloppy and rife with inaccuracies! Absolute rubbish!

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

Glad you said this. Damn narrators! Making poor Marianne look worse than she was even !

[@johnryan3913]

The song is hardly about a car crash she is full of **it.

[@rethaf4387]

I always downvote stuff that are not what the video title say. This should have been something like "a life history of Marianne Faithful", not a title about her singing again.

[@davidholiday4494]

she did not appear in Performance,

[@Ejnar_Andersen]

She could easily have ended up in the Club 27. Fortunately she didn't.

[@steveliv552]

She had a beautiful face and voice when she was young. The voice changed to a raspy unpleasant sound. Her face and voice are the most disappointing changes in human history.

[@carolynmarmont3630]

Just like the rest of us then - you included.

[@user-ei1mu6dr4r]

What human history have you studied to make such a ludicrous statement?

[@kallekas8551]

Let’s hope that that she stays silent…😂

[@roderickcharles81]

Don't worry, she could never sing in the first place!

[@jorgepacheco9845]

Yes she could and still can. She's actually working on a new album for 2024. 😝

[@sandrakenney567]

@roderickcharles81 .Now Now Jealously Will Get You No where.☮️☯️✌👍🤞✊💖🦋🕊🌻👋

[@bernielamont825]

If you don't like her why did you even watch???

[@vojtechtantos6000]

I love you !!!! I love you !!! I love you !!!!cxcxv