Marianne Faithfull's birthday (29 Dec 1946)

Subject: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 06:05 PM

Marianne Faithfull was born this day (19 December) in Hampstead England, in 1946.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 06:30 PM

Break out the Mars Bars!

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: GUEST,Richard Rowntree
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 09:25 PM

What's all this about mars bars whenever this lady is mentioned?

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: bobad
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 09:47 PM

The answer, Mr. Rowntree, can be found here.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 11:19 PM

Mars Bars or not, I still love her version of As Tears go By.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: GUEST,Allen in OZ
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 11:30 PM

And "The Eyes of Lucy Jordan"

AD

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: number 6
Date: 18 Dec 06 - 11:36 PM

I was just going to post that AD.

Beautiful, sad song by Marianne.

A happy Birthday to Marianne Faithful.

biLL

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday
From: Rasener
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 01:59 AM

I loved Come and stay with me

Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

I Got You Babe - MF with David Bowie

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: fat B****rd
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 04:19 AM

On Desert Island Discs Marianne stated that the Mars Bar story had done her a great deal of harm over the years. But what do the gutter press care. Happy Birthday Miss F.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: redsnapper
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 07:13 AM

The Mars bar story is pure tabloid sensationalism of the worst kind. It is still, although untrue, largely what Marianne is remembered for.

I like Ms Faithfull's work and she is still good today.

Happy birthday Marianne!

RS

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: Scrump
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 07:23 AM

I'm surprised that the Mars company didn't cash in on their product's association (real or imagined) with Marianne Faithfull. In those days Cadbury's Flake (another UK choc bar) was advertised with a nubile person of the female gender eating the bar in a somewhat suggestive manner. Mars could have used Marianne in a similar way - obviously I mean eating it, not in any other improper way, which in those days would have been frowned upon by the ITV authorities.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 10:49 AM

I love her later albums, especially Broken English and Blazing Away. I think her version of Working Class Hero is better than John Lennons. Hapy Birthday.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: Wolfgang
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 10:58 AM

She was born the 29th of December 1946 according to her own biography on her website.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: Rasener
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 11:13 AM

Well thats a shambles Shambles LOL :-)

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: Compton
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 11:43 AM

60, eh? ...she looks much older!!...probably due to thousands of fags and other substances!

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: The Sandman
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 03:46 PM

shes not sixty yet, please Shambles do this again on her official birthday.god save Marianne.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: Adrianel
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 08:54 PM

She did a good version of Kurt Weill's "Seven Deadly Sins", packaged with some cabaret songs. In the liner notes, I believe she says she had to transpose an octave down, as she can't get that high any more. On the other hand, you have to remember that Lotte Lenya (for whom it was written) had a rather unusual vocal range, and many others have also altered it to suit their voices.
Happy birthday, Marianne, whenever it is.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: GUEST,dan the man
Date: 19 Dec 06 - 09:10 PM

I reckon it's true.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (19 Dec 1946)
From: Tradsinger
Date: 20 Dec 06 - 07:32 AM

Happy birthday to her. Shame about her voice.

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (29 Dec 1946)
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Dec 06 - 09:03 PM

Her birthday is whenever you want it to be & her age the same!
Her voice is beautiful - grow up!!

Subject: RE: Marianne Faithfull's birthday (29 Dec 1946)
From: JohnB
Date: 28 Dec 06 - 11:00 PM

"Girl on a Motorbike"
JohnB