Marianne Faithfull, the British singer best known for hits like “As Tears Go By” and “Broken English,” has passed away at the age of 78. Rising to fame in the 1960s, she became a defining figure of ...

For example, Marianne Faithfull’s “As Tears Go By” is especially difficult to listen to now. Faithfull had positive things to say about the song, even if she seemed a little lukewarm about ...

You could tell the story of Marianne Faithfull, who died Jan. 30 at the age of 78, in three recordings — specifically three versions of “As Tears Go By.” The ...

But after meeting producer Andrew Loog Oldham at a party, Faithfull became a breakout star in 1964 with her first single, the ballad “As Tears Go By,” the first song Mick Jagger and Keith ...

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote Marianne Faithfull’s beautiful ballad As Tears Go By to make money. Instead, they made rock history Its genesis was inauspicious. After the Rolling Stones ...

"As Tears Go By" was her biggest hit, but Faithfull admitted she really didn't grasp the meaning of the tune until decades after making it a chart topper. “It’s a strange song to get a 17-year ...

By Roy Trakin Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who scored hits including “As Tears Go By” and “Broken English” as she went from a highly publicized romantic relationship with Mick ...

Signed to Decca in the U.K., she was launched in 1964 by the single “As Tears Go By,” co-authored by Oldham and the Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. While her rendition, which peaked ...

Marianne Faithfull, the British singer and actress who achieved fame in the 1960s with her chart-topping single "As Tears Go By," has died at 78, a spokesperson said Thursday.

Marianne Faithfull, a singer and actress known for hits like "As Tears Go By," died Thursday, a spokesperson confirmed. She was 78. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the ...