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Tribute album: Stars help sick Marianne Faithfull

A coronavirus illness almost cost Marianne Faithfull her life in 2020. Three years later, the singer is still suffering the consequences.

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Marianne Faithfull: "I will probably never be able to sing again." Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Marianne Faithfull: "I will probably never be able to sing again." Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Sixties icon - Tribute album: Stars help sick Marianne Faithfull

With cult hits such as "As Tears Go By" and "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan", Marianne Faithfull has forever secured her place in pop history. Faithfull, who was once considered the muse of the Rolling Stones, was still actively making music until a few years ago. Until a serious coronavirus illness stopped her, the consequences of which the 76-year-old is still suffering from. She now lives in a care home in London. "I'll probably never be able to sing again," Faithfull told the Daily Mail in an interview. But now others sing for her.

For the album "The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull", a number of stars have come together to pay tribute to the Sixties icon. The proceeds from the new musical compilation will go to Marianne Faithfull to "support her with rising health costs", they say. "You can't pay the bills from being an icon or a muse," says Tanya Pearson from the non-profit "Women of Rock Oral History Project", which co-initiated this album, "even if you are Marianne Faithfull."

Cat Power and Iggy Pop

Some prominent names are included and sing songs from Faithfull's varied repertoire. Rock legend Iggy Pop and Cat Power have re-recorded "Working Class Hero", originally by John Lennon, in Faithfull's distinctive interpretation. Garbage singer Shirley Manson and Peaches sing a duet of "Why'd Ya Do It", Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters perform "This Little Bird". Tammy Faye Starlite sings "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan" and is backed by Faithfull's longtime guitarist Barry Reynolds, who also played on the original 1979 recording.

In a statement about the album, Marianne Faithfull was overjoyed and thanked those involved. "I am very grateful to the wonderful artists who have contributed to this tribute album," wrote the singer. "That they identify with my art and that it has touched them in some way in their own lives means so much to me. Their interpretations of songs I've recorded and performed over the course of my 60-plus year career are incredibly moving."

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