Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
Facts
 
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| Artist(s) | Marianne Faithfull |
| Studio | Island |
| Release Date | June 15, 1990 |
| UPC Code | 042284235525 |
| Buy this item | $13.98 at Amazon.com As of May 12 18:21 EDT (details) 1 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, |
Tracks
- Broken English
- Witches' Song
- Brain Drain
- Guilt
- The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
- What's The Hurry?
- Working Class Hero
- Why D'ya Do It?
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User Reviews
Average user review:
(35 reviews)
broken englishi thought this album was good 20years ago...never bought it
caught myself humming the tune to the witches song 3 weeks ago & decided to go find the cd...brilliant April 1, 2008
Cigarettes and vodka can do this to you too
Love it! Sometimes you just need more than chocolate to make you feel better...
Marriane Faithful is more than Mick Jagger's Ex.. she is a talented and articulate song writer too. This album showcases her deep, smokey voice, but its not for the faint hearted. This is a great album to play after the big fight.. or break-up. Wallow in you misery withMarrianne.
Not recommended for those on anti-depressants. January 31, 2008
Still relevant!
I have owned "Broken English" on vinyl since it was released nearly thirty years ago and am now enjoying the CD. What a brilliant masterpiece; Marianne's voice never ceases to amaze me. Not one to like covers of other artistes work I have to say her rendition of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" is nothing short of brilliant. Keep on rocking Marianne. English Cathy, Tucson, Arizona October 3, 2007
A jarring comeback...
Marianne emerged in the mid-60's as a nervous soft voiced songstress with folk inclinations, which separated her from the more pop oriented female artists of the day (Petula Clark, Cilla Black, etc.). Her couple of albums were largely folk song covers with sparse instrumentation (comparable to Pentangle a few years later). The endearing image was her singing perched on a stool on the show Shindig! with John Mark (later of Mark-Almond) at her feet plucking his acoustic guitar.
Then came the ravages of her battle with the dark side. When seemingly she had disappeared entirely, she emerged with this dark but definitely musically modern work. And her voice! A contemporary rock writer compared it to Tallulah Bankhead in the middle of, well, a bad day. Rasp personified. "Why'd Ya Do It" was the mysterious album track that got all the attention, she appeared on Saturday Night Live with a shirt showing the song title, but did not perform it for obvious reasons. People had to listen for, I guess, the same reason they listened intently to "Louie Louie" but in this case the vulgarity in the message was pretty plain. All this aside, there was much here to simply enjoy, such as the magnificent "Ballad of Lucy Jordan." Marianne parlayed this LP into a much longer career than she originally seemed destined to achieve, as quite a few albums followed. Her involvement with Kurt Weill works is probably the closest match of her talents to material. June 22, 2007
ballad of lucy jordan, great song
The only good song on this CD is the Ballad of Lucy Jordan, but it is a GREAT song! February 2, 2007