Marianne Faithfull cantando en directo su clásico 'Sister Morphine'... Según algunas fuentes Marianne Faithfull escribió esta canción (en los 60s) mientras su novio de entonces, Mick Jagger, jugaba con el piano. La grabaría después con parte de los Stones (Jagger a la guitarra acústica y Charlie Watts a la batería) y músicos afines entonces a la órbita de la banda como Jack Nitzsche y Ry Cooder. Editada como cara B de un single de la cantante en 1969, los Rolling Stones regrabaron el tema posteriormente y fue incluido en el disco de 1971 'Sticky Fingers' acreditada sólo a Jagger y Richards como compositores. Después de una larga batalla legal debieron incluir en los datos del disco a Faithfull como coautora, que la interpreta en sus recitales y no desperdicia ocasión de reivindicarla como "su canción". La letra cuenta en primera persona la agonía de un adicto, tema afín a la artista pues padeció durante su juventud los estragos y las fatigas de su vida yonqui. Y es que no era nada fácil ser artista y evitar ciertas tentaciones entonces (se consumía mucho y no había demasiada información fiable sobre las consecuencias) y sobre todo podía ser bastante jodido pertenecer al círculo de los Rolling Stones; algunos pagarían tarde o temprano por ello con su vida o con duras y largas rehabilitaciones.
According to some fonts Marianne Faithfull wrote in the 60s this song while her then-boyfriend, Mick Jagger, was playing with a piano. She recorded it with some of the Stones (Jagger on acoustic guitar and Charlie Watts on drums) and musicians then related to the orbit of the band as Jack Nitzsche and Ry Cooder. She released it as a B-side to one of her singles in 1969; the Rolling Stones later re-recorded the piece including it in the 1971 album 'Sticky Fingers' credited only to Jagger and Richards as songwriters. After a long legal battle they had to include Faithfull some time later as co-author, who plays the tune in her concerts and always claims it as "her song." The lyrics narrate the agony of an addict in first person, a subject related to the artist since in her youth suffered the ravages and hardships of her junkie life. It was not easy at the time being an artist and avoiding certain temptations (a lot of consumption going around and not much reliable information about the consequences) and in many cases it was hard to be around the Rolling Stones, some would pay for it sooner or later with their own life or suffer from harsh long rehabilitations.
Marianne Faithfull por David Redfern
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Marianne Faithfull·'Sister Morphine'
The Rolling Stones·'Sister Morphine'
According to some fonts Marianne Faithfull wrote in the 60s this song while her then-boyfriend, Mick Jagger, was playing with a piano. She recorded it with some of the Stones (Jagger on acoustic guitar and Charlie Watts on drums) and musicians then related to the orbit of the band as Jack Nitzsche and Ry Cooder. She released it as a B-side to one of her singles in 1969; the Rolling Stones later re-recorded the piece including it in the 1971 album 'Sticky Fingers' credited only to Jagger and Richards as songwriters. After a long legal battle they had to include Faithfull some time later as co-author, who plays the tune in her concerts and always claims it as "her song." The lyrics narrate the agony of an addict in first person, a subject related to the artist since in her youth suffered the ravages and hardships of her junkie life. It was not easy at the time being an artist and avoiding certain temptations (a lot of consumption going around and not much reliable information about the consequences) and in many cases it was hard to be around the Rolling Stones, some would pay for it sooner or later with their own life or suffer from harsh long rehabilitations.
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Marianne Faithfull·'Sister Morphine'
The Rolling Stones·'Sister Morphine'
