Marianne Faithfull – As Tears Go By

As Tears Go By  was one of the first songs written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The Stones manager, Andrew Oldham, gave it to a singer he also managed named Marianne Faithfull, who released it in 1964. It was going to be the B-side of her first single, but the record company decided to make it the A-side and it became her first hit. The Stones recorded it a year later. Faithfull became Mick Jagger’s girlfriend in 1966. Their tumultuous relationship ended 3 years later. In that time, she helped write “Sister Morphine” and gave Jagger the book that inspired “Sympathy For The Devil.”

• The original title was “As Time Goes By.” It was changed to avoid confusion with the song from Casablanca.
• Marianne Faithfull’s version of “As Tears Go By” reached number #9 on the UK singles chart in 1964 and #22 on the Hot 100, launching her career as a major singer.

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