British singer Marianne Faithfull was featured on backing vocals, as Hetfield felt her "weathered, smellin'-the-cigarettes-on-the-CD voice" fit what he described as "the whole eeriness of the Sunset Boulevard-feel of the song", given the lyrics tell the story of a faded artist who goes insane from losing her fame.

Jan 30, 2025 · When Metallica met Marianne: It has a ring to it. But it was still a case of strange bedfellows when the thrash kings combined with British chanteuse Marianne Faithfull for "The Memory Remains,"...

Metallica perform "The Memory Remains" with Marianne Faithfull. Metallica originally recorded the song for their 1997 album "Reload". This version was record...

Metallica - The Memory Remains (ft. Marianne Faithfull) - (HQ • HD • 4K) Description Official music video for The Memory Remains by Metallica, featuring Marianne Faithfull, from...

Music Video for "The Memory Remains" from Reload Album by Metallica featuring Marianne Faithfull.

The Memory Remains Lyrics: Fortune, fame, mirror vain / Gone insane, but the memory remains / Heavy rings on fingers wave / Another star denies the grave / See the nowhere crowd, cry...

Metallica Faithfull recalled to Billboard magazine how the collaboration happened. "I was in Ireland, quietly living my beautiful life, and suddenly the phone rang and this voice said, 'Hello, Marianne Faithfull? This is Lars from Metallica,'" she said.

When Metallica met Marianne: It has a ring to it. But it was still a case of strange bedfellows when the thrash kings combined with British chanteuse Marianne Faithfull for “The Memory Remains,” the lead single off Metallica’s 1997 album Reload.

The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics & Meanings: Fortune, fame — / mirror vain — / gone insane — / but the memory remains! / / Heavy rings on fingers wave; / another star denies the grave.

The song "The Memory Remains" had its first live appearance as a jam version in Deer Creek Field in Noblesville, Indiana at 2nd july '96 - one year before ReLoad has been released. And the song has been only once played live with Marianne Faithfull - in New York City, Saturday Night Live at 6th december '97.