Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (1990)

Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

[@cabrio379]

Hab diese LP ausgeliehen und nie wieder bekommen- Tut´mir heut noch Leid!

[@redgarden6202]

Einzigartig!! Klasse Frau, geile Stimme!!

[@michaelheide7402]

Nikotin und Schnaps in jungen Jahren haben diese Stimme geformt und ich liebe diese Stimme .

[@jimipresley]

Sublime. An achingly beautiful piece of music, so beautifully rendered. The horror of mundanity and ennui, perfectly brought to closure by redemption and triumph. An utterly riveting version.

[@mhikl4484]

+Marc Presley . . . on her trip by ambulance to a new home she'd never leave. . . . N/C mhikl

[@plant1deep4u2]

Beautiful. She really is a good poet/performance artist.

[@plant1deep4u2]

Brilliant. Poignant. Powerful.

[@sonique192000]

I LOVE her voice! Heard this song for the first time on Absolutely Fabulous ;-)

[@MrEkki10]

Einfach nur Superklasse! Tolle handgemachte Musik!

[@dougquidam1258]

Great version.

[@davidfawkes7902]

Such a lovely person, went through good and bad , can't stop listening to her.

[@johnmoudakis2980]

This is probably her best version of this song. And she looks great. Love that voice.

[@barbaralucero2772]

Listen to Dr. Hook's version.

[@jordanwilchinski8792]

I love this song!!!

[@kevinscollan8293]

I prefer the origional version she did when she was young n full of piss n vinegar!😂😂😂 finish your Mars bar Marianne!

[@manfredmeingast]

What a beautiful and unique voice!

[@kayo7082]

I remember that song so vividly.....we were on vacation in Yugoslavia in 1981....I didn‘t unterstand the lyrics because I was just eleven years old at the time with just one and half year of english at school. But her powerful voice overwhelmed me back than. Years later I did some research to find that masterful song because that was my final vacation with my beloved father ❤️ who died on Christmas that year. Thanks for uploading that version

[@Nytecrawler2010]

Stunning! :) Thank you so much for this!!

[@catherinebouville8714]

Juste une voix, une guitare sèche, en symbiose parfaite ....Belle performance !

[@edgarhaupt5537]

In Jugendjahren sehr viel gehört und und 😋 nun sind wir alle alt 😅 und hören ihn wieder 😂 Top 🙋🏼‍♂️ und danke für den Upload ✌🏻

[@mattyboyd4045]

This is one of the best songs ever. Genius. And it’s a cover! Marianne is a legend. Wow.

[@schusterlehrling]

No. It does not make sense, Shel said it very clearly that she jumps with the warm wind in her hair while she found FOREVER (note that word). He also stated it more then a dozen time that is is about suicide.

[@Leon-jq2iz]

Was für eine Stimme einfach ein absoluter Wiedererkennungswert und ein einmalig guter Vortrag ...😊😊😊😊

[@MegaGuinle]

They are only two on stage ...

[@cbj063]

All those years gone by and she still sounds the same and looks as beautiful as ever. Stunning oerformance.

[@kokoloris420]

just the best.....

[@cowgirlcookers8315]

This song sung by Marianne Faithful makes me cry tears of sadnes, longing and unived dreams.

[@marekm7538]

Mam to samo, może napisz coś więcej o sobie

[@fairlyvague82]

Same 💔

[@elenebarnard3076]

So true, I cry with you ❤

[@briandyson7800]

Never to late guys!

[@Jackvrij]

i never have heard a better version Just wonderfull

[@jacquotnicole4625]

marianne tu es superbe

[@danielelebaillif6823]

Belle, chanson cette voix rauque .bonne balade avec MARIANNE une légende cette artiste. Merci! ! !

[@susanasue]

So Good...👌👌👌

[@nicolegerbe8562]

Da war ich 18 Jahre.War immer mein Lieblinglied

[@Frau-vz1yp]

Js❤

[@sharonatkinson127]

No-one can beat Marianne's version of this song. She captures the absolute desperation of Lucy Jordan, more so than Dr Hook, but that's the second best version with Dennis Locorriere. Maybe it's because it's a woman singing it from the point of view of a woman, I don't know, but Marianne's version gives you goose bumps, it's so realistic and frightening at the same time - frightening that a woman who you would think had it all but, deep down, has lost herself in the life she creates around her husband and children and has lost her sense of "self" but suddenly wakes up to the realisation that they are all off doing their own things and all she can do is clean the house or rearrange the flowers. Don't give up your day job, girls!!!

[@karibusch3690]

Yes, I am a fan of Marianne, she is wonderful

[@piarodidi8598]

Marianne is poignant, but guitarist's rendition is too poor about sound and rhythm. I would have preferred her voice without such musical accompaniment.

[@philipreeder6931]

@@piarodidi8598 No Piaro! While Marianne IS wonderful and desperately poignant, the guitar accompanies her perfectly. It has its own drama and tension. The voice and guitar are a perfect blend. IMO.

[@LeeThomsonFineArt]

I interpreted it the same as tatia641 11 mths ago. I like this acoustic version she sings. Well done.

[@bobmmann3917]

This never gets old, just gets better. Beautiful poised performance by a great artist.

[@MrVIEW999]

X for Marianne

[@JeanPaulMarquet]

avis àceux qui n'entendrons pas le silence

[@davidaitken4157]

A very talented artist with along list of great songs from the folk era, also onetime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, a been their done that girl, and still doing it with style, thanks Marianne

[@this0033]

This is an incredible performance. And she is still beautiful.

[@bobbyenglish7956]

BALLAD OF LUCY SILVERSTEIN The morning sun touched lightly on The eyes of Lucy Silverstein In a white suburban bedroom In a white suburban town And she lay there 'neath the covers Dreaming of a thousand lovers 'Til the world turned to orange And the room went spinning round At the age of 37 She realized she'd never ride Through Paris in a sports car With the warm wind in her hair So she let the phone keep ringing As she sat there softly singing Pretty nursery rhymes she'd memorized In Larry's easy chair Her husband he's off to work And the kids are off to school And there were oh so many ways For her to spend her days She could clean the house for hours Or rearrange the flowers Or run naked through the shady street Screaming all the way At the age of 37 She realized she'd never ride Through Paris in a sports car With the warm wind in her hair So she let the phone keep ringing As she sat there softly singing Pretty nursery rhymes she'd memorized In Larry's easy chair The evening sun touched gently on The eyes of Lucy Silverstein On the rooftop where she climbed When all the laughter grew too loud And she bowed and curtsied to the rabbi Who reached and offered her his hand And he led her down to the long white car that waited past the crowd At the age of 37 She knew she'd found forever As she rode along through Paris With the warm wind in her hair Songwriters: SHEL SILVERSTEIN The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan lyrics © T.R.O. INC.

[@Linus107]

Vielen dank fürs Hochladen! Eine der besten Versionen dieses großartigen, traurigesten aller Lieder die ich kenne! Marianne ist einfach fantastisch!

[@pippilottalill]

Wow, this is Marianne Faithful at her very best. A song that tugs at one's heart-strings. So many once beautiful, celebrated women out there can compare their now so mundane lives to that of Lucy Jordan -

[@tatia641]

Actually, the word "jump" doesn't occur in the lyrics as far as I know, she just CLIMBS the rooftop. And "she found forever" doesn't necessarily mean that she's dead. Faithfull herself said that Lucy actually intended to jump down but was taken away by the man in the ambulance (cf. Wikipedia article about the song.) In my opinion it's the nature of poetry that it is ambiguous, so I still think it DOES make sense, not more or less than your interpretation.

[@narabdela]

Absolutey magnificent!

[@boudica3356]

Beautiful, heartbreaking....

[@mirkoneitzel2250]

traumhafte stimme - super song

[@dahooliii]

A brilliant version of this song.I love her voice.

[@feldberg1052]

DIE ARME. FREUNDIN VON MICKY JAGGER 🙄😄🤣🤭🤫🤯🖕🍻B-)Dhtufut Z nik76fugj6 ScrggJ 🤩😃🎸🎸 Wer ist der Gitarrist.. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 WHO IS THE GITARRIST.. 🌀🎆🎉🎸

[@musicmachinegun]

Toller Live-Genuss. Aber das Publikum hat sich vorher wohl 'ne Packung Schlaftabletten geteilt...

[@MarcusKrey]

Fantastic performance , best version i ever heard

[@RavenAbraxas]

Best version I ever heard from her

[@gmbc1944]

Tout à fait remarquable ! Quelle grande artiste ! Fabuleuse interprétation ! What a wonderful singer, using her voice at her best ! And the guitarist, boy ! he's good !

[@DirkjeA]

@Linus107 This is not a sad song, at the end she does go to Paris and drives in a sportscar and feels the warm wind in her hair.

[@scopex2749]

no one sings this better - go girl SUPERB

[@RickTheClipper]

Liebe Kinder, SO eine Stimme bekommt man von viel Nikotin und Whiskey. Beides ist schädlich aber die Stimme ist einfach geil

[@carlobast1]

und man muss noch mick jagger vögeln...........................

[@carlobast1]

ne hammer frau

[@schitzofre]

hilft aber nicht immer ,siehe Uschi

[@agatheheidenreich2434]

arschloch ,neid tötet

[@RickTheClipper]

@@agatheheidenreich2434 Wo bleibt die Kinderstube?

[@Porvida2013]

I love her beautiful raspy voice. No lip syncing here Beyonce!

[@carrotjuse]

@Pujardoff1 That's what thirty years of hard drugs will do to you. kiddies!

[@utedornberger7735]

❤

[@martinfohrden9491]

ihre super stimme hat sie nicht verloren

[@tweedelideety]

Dieser Song war der Lieblingssong meines Schwagers, der vorletztes Jahr gestorben ist. Viel zu früh.....wie immer........rest in peace my friend.

[@nikispics]

What a beautiful version! We've all been Lucy - some flew some haven't yet x

[@anyamarie9]

Amazing! ...it's got to be hard to sit in this "intimate" setting and not respond to a performance.

[@j.c.b6473]

This is my favorite version. Hauntingly beautiful. 💜

[@elisabethzach9533]

Einfach nur schön, dieses Lied und wie es gesungen ist.

[@michaelpfitzenreiter9413]

unglaublich sie kann das auch immer noch .....i love your songs

[@larsborupjensen]

It still gives me goose bumps!!!

[@JOSEALVIM100]

Fantástica Cantora! Marianne Faithfull sempre me encantou com sua voz inconfundível e várias de suas músicas inesquecíveis do vasto repertório. É dez!

[@Schlagermusikgirl16]

@gerard06690 le guitariste est Barry Reynolds.

[@sandrajackson319]

beautiful, touching... amazing voice!!!

[@MrMelodynelson]

she has changed a lot in 15 years!

[@plant1deep4u2]

. . . and you're uglier for saying so. She's getting old and I believe she has health issues.

[@MrMelodynelson]

plant1deep4u2 shes reputation in early 70s was not the best way for survive in her darkness side life..but, afer all that, the detox, she could get a lil beat more care in herself..I mean...take a look Anita Pallenberg in the 80s, and you will understand what I mean.

[@doonthepan]

Anthony Richards P. keep it to yourself you cruel wicked heartless shit...

[@plant1deep4u2]

Anthony Richards P. Huh? Perhaps your comments are better understood/appreciated in your native language because your English is almost incomprehensible . . . aside from your unbridled cruelty.

[@reginalddrew7903]

plant1deep4u2 That is a very nasty comment, she was once very beautiful but now looks the way a woman her age should, but certainly not ugly.

[@thebarrymann]

einmalig diese stimme....top marianne

[@bibivo50]

wunderbare frau mit einem sehr schönem lied.danke

[@donnanichols6333]

I love her music as what she's singing is her true life

[@dunnetnidhal]

Great singer in her own genre,,,matured after years of hard times hanging out with riff-raff Mick Jagger,,luckily she survived him,,,and moved on with grace,,

[@cyclonerain1880]

Such a goosebumps depiction of a suburban hell-scape.

[@Zaubermausi10]

âbsolut ein super Song jeder Zeit hör ich das immer wieder an

[@agnespinter7366]

Marianne is the best of old girls.

[@solairekor]

Mic echo is so cool for this song that is dreamlike. Definitely this is the best version. I know, how beautiful she was in her youth, ...still beautiful.

[@bienchen482003]

cooles Lied

[@L33-z7f]

I think most of you must have your ears painted on.

[@DirkjeA]

@Linus107 This is not a sad song, at the end she does go to Paris and drives in a sportscar and feels the warm wind in her hair. She sings in the last verse: At the age of 37 she knew she'd found forever as she rode along through Paris with the warm wind in her hair

[@hansigrunwald3838]

such an unique and beautyful voice...

[@박경원-k1t]

사랑합니다 마리안느 누님

[@jimkenney1305]

Timeless and kick ass class!!

[@schusterlehrling]

"She knew she found forever". Do you know what that means? And what the "warm wind"is? Listen and understand, but do not try to close your ears to the warm wind. Lucy knows pretty well what she is going to do and how it will end.

[@schnuddi02]

this is the best

[@scragger07]

@DirkjeA I think that you have missed the meaning my friend; she does feel the warm wind in her hair as she falls from the building and she sadly thinks about her Paris dreams as she plummets to her inevitable death. Sorry to disappoint you.

[@Abuamina001]

Mashallah. Beautiful. This reminds me of my own Mum so much. Such sacrifice.

[@esocseric]

totally amazing version... excellent sound and picture quality too. a million thanxors for posting this!

[@aliwhitwell]

Just love this version. Classic. Thank you for posting.

[@tatia641]

Personally I think the lyrics are ambiguous so that both interpretations are possible. Of course I know what "forever" means - I'm not stupid, you know - and I don't close my ears at all. All I say is that the other interpretation is also possible because of that passage with her riding in the white car. I think the best songs/poems are the ones that make different interpretations possible...

[@kerryevans1562]

Greetings from Dublin Ireland brother and sisters You either have it or not She has IT

[@wetukman]

she sounds Nordic or Russian in this, end off the day I love her sole Jagger is to shallow to understand her... what a shame

[@blairk123]

This is...CLASS!

[@lorenzodegarcia1119]

Votre mix est Splendide. Merci.

[@tatia641]

@scragger07 As far as I understand the lyrics, she doesn't plummet to her inevitable death. She is standing on the roof to kill herself but then an ambulance comes and takes her to a mental institution. "And she bowed and curtseyed to the man(...)who led her down to the long white car that waited past the crowd", so she doesn't realize it's an ambulance and she thinks the white car rides her through Paris. Does this make any sense? Oh and by the way, her voice is still beautiful.

[@derekbrown7892]

One word Fantastic

[@cs100443babbel]

bery nice

[@saidcompta3374]

very Nice

[@elisaprior]

the best of the best! gorgeous!

[@ThatEverlyGuy]

Guitar player is who? Someone said, Barry Reynolds, but it looks nothing like Barry!

[@paintedbird]

simply beautiful!!!!

[@lanhet]

Haunting...

[@allanbrucethisladyisoneoft7329]

She sings that song well best I have heard .

[@bibijohansen7707]

Den var fantastisk god balladen om lycu

[@ohrofax]

now I realized, this is a very sad song about a mid aged woman and its ending with their suizide