While Marianne Faithfull is recognised as being a muse, she is much more than that, having contributed towards some of the best songs written in decades.

Marianne Faithfull was just 17 when she released her debut single, this wistful-beyond-its-years British Top 10 hit written ...

Wild Horses' is one of The Rolling Stones biggest hits, and according to Keith Richards, it's a track that "almost wrote itself." ...

Particularly in the second half of her career, Faithfull produced work which stood head and shoulders above much of the ...

Marianne Faithfull, the British singer best known for hits like “As Tears Go By” and “Broken English,” has passed away at the ...

Why D'Ya Do It? is from Marianne Faithfull's 1979 record Broken English. Co-written by Faithfull, the song openly shows feelings of sadness and betrayal. The lyrics talk about cheating and ...

Faithfull wrote some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she ...

What makes a Marianne Faithfull song great is something an artist can ... It’s where you can sense a genuine commitment to storylines and lyrics (her own on “Lady Madelaine”).

“She did write the lyrics ... two songs. There was a very risqué poem written by a friend of ours (Heathcote Williams) called ‘Why D’Ya Do It’, and I put the music towards it and Marianne ...

Marianne Faithfull, a British singer-songwriter ... channeling her struggles with drug abuse and personal loss into songs of torment, anger, sorrow and resilience, died Jan. 30 in London.

NEW YORK -- Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and ...