Music History of the legendary partnership between Marianne Faithfull and Metallica

Marianne Faithfull left us. At 78, the artist who was notable for the hit “As Tears Go by” And for the movie The motorcycle girl – Beyond the relationship with Mick Jagger And the drug addiction that put it on the streets – also built a series of partnerships in music. One of them, with the MetallicIt stands out not only for its initially unusual character, but for the astonishingly positive result.

Faithfull’s ups and personal downs also made his career marked by gaps. In the 1990s, the moment was positive: she had another resurgence to participate in the historic show of Roger Waters in Germany, reproducing the show The Wall after the fall of the Berlin Wall. At the time, the artist played the role of the character’s overprotective mother Pink.

In 1990, she also released the album live Blazing Awaywith tracks that marked your career. Four years later, he made his autobiography available, bringing his version to one of Showbiz’s most impressive stories: a woman who went from heaven to hell several times. Already in 1997, came the unexpected movement that the first paragraph of this text anticipates: a partnership with Metallica, which lived a period of enormous popularity with the success of the Black Album (1991) and the sequence Load (1996).

Metallica and Marianne Faithfull

Reload (1997), a album practically brother of the one who came out the previous year, brought the music as the main single “The Memory Remains”. The characteristic weight of the American group – which was no longer exactly an old -fashioned metal band, but still sounded with enormous density – merged into the voice of the English for a collaboration that, on her part, had no letter: just dramatic repetitions of “La, da, da, da, la, da, da, da, la, da, da, from”.

The timbre of Marianne’s corner deserves a separate mention. His voice has changed dramatically over the decades due to drug use. It became more serious, strong, perfect for a Metallica song.

In 2014 interview with Billboard (via Igor Miranda website), the singer said she was completely surprised by the invitation to participation. She said that one day, she simply received a call from Lars Ulrichdrummer and one of the group’s leaders, calling her to a partnership.

“They asked me to go to Dublin to record and put me in the song. A great friendship was born and we kept contact. ”

Through social networks, Ulrich was among the first to honor Faithfull upon learning of the news of his death. He stated:

“Thank you, Marianne…
For the good times
For your kindness
For the great stories
For your courage
… And the biggest ‘thank you’ and ‘F#Ck Yeah’ for your amazing and only contribution to our music, and because you are always so willing to join us to perform it… and participate in the following crossings! Rest in peace.”

The song also won a music video, directed by Paul Andresenand was executed live twice by Marianne next to Metallica: in 1997, on the TV show Saturday Night Liveand in 2011, during a series of commemorative shows of the 30th anniversary of the group.

Repercussion of “The Memory Remains”

The single of “The Memory Remains” He hit 28th from the American parade and the top 10 in a dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia (where he received platinum certification) and Spain. The track itself has been executed more than 300 times by the band over the years. Usually, the audience sings the stretch“La, da, da, da, la, da, da, da, la, da, da, from” in full lungs. It will certainly continue that way, but now in honor of Marianne Faithfull.

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