Marianne Faithfull dies

[matt1]

She was 78 years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull

[MegaHertz]

I recall hearing a story about her being the musical act on SNL in the late 70s. She had been doing so much coke that when she got on stage to sing only a squeak came out. Never go line for line with John Belushi.

[Turkeytop]

Why D’Ya Do It?
Song by Marianne Faithfull

Lyrics

When I stole a twig from our little nest
And gave it to a bird with nothing in her beak
I had my balls and my brains put into a vice
And twisted around for a whole fucking week
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you let that trash
Get a hold of your cock, get stoned on my hash?
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you let her suck your cock?
Ah, do me a favour, don't put me in the dock
"Why'd ya do it", she said, They're mine all your tools
You just tied me to the mast of the ship of fools
"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
"Why'd ya do it", she said, Why'd you spit on my snatch?
Are we out of love now, is this just a bad patch?
"Why'd ya do it", she said, Why'd you do what you did?
You drove my ego to a really bad skid
"Why'd you do it", she said, ain't nothing to laugh
You just tore all our kisses right in half!
"Why'd ya do it", she screamed, after all we said
Every time I see your dick, I see her cunt in my bed
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you do what you did?
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you do what you did?
Betray my little oyster for such a low bid
The whole room was swirling
Her lips were still curling
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you do what you did?
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you do what you did
"Why'd ya do it", she said, why'd you do what you did
"Why'd ya do it", she said, "Why'd ya do it", she said
Why'd you do what you did?
Oh, big grey mother, I love you forever
With your barbed wire pussy and your good and bad weather

[matt1]

Song is from 1979 "Broken English" & her best album.

[matt1]

TMZ belated MUSIC ALERT!! https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/30/marianne-faithfull-dead/

[MWmetalhead]

She sounded like an extremely creepy old lady nearly three decades ago. She did a cameo on a Metallica song that was released in 1997 ("The Memory Remains"). I'm stunned she was only 78 years of age and remained alive into early 2025.

[MegaHertz]

She sounded like an extremely creepy old lady nearly three decades ago. She did a cameo on a Metallica song that was released in 1997 ("The Memory Remains"). I'm stunned she was only 78 years of age and remained alive into early 2025.

When that song came out, I swore it was Kirk Hammett singing that part. NO idea it was someone else.

[radiofann]

Her duet with David Bowie in a live concert performance of Sonny & Chers "I got you babe" was excellent. She was spaced out, probably Bowie was too, it showed the early creativity and strangeness of Bowie.

[matt1]

From NBC's "Midnight Special" in November 1973: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DTwK5xysg

[GrahamWellington]

She sounded like an extremely creepy old lady nearly three decades ago. She did a cameo on a Metallica song that was released in 1997 ("The Memory Remains"). I'm stunned she was only 78 years of age and remained alive into early 2025.

She definitely Miley Cyrus'd her voice over the years when you compare that to her early work.