In 1964, Marianne Faithfull Recorded "As Tears Go By," Foreshadowing Hard Times to Come

Marianne Faithfull was part of the swinging London scene in the 1960s. She recorded Keith Richards' and Mick Jagger's song "As Tears Go By" before the Rolling Stones did. She and Jagger had a three-year relationship before it ended after a drug raid at Richards' house in 1967. Addicted to heroin, she lost custody of her child and lived on the street for two years. You can learn more about Faithfull and "As Tears Go By" in this episode. The photo of her in the thumbnail and chapters for this episode is from an advertisement for the "As Tears Go By” single. The ad appeared on page 5 of the Sept. 19, 1964, issue of Cashbox (also known as Cash Box) magazine and is credited to London Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.The song reached No. 9 in England and 22 in the U.S. in 1964. To listen to it, you can go here. And 12 years ago, Taylor Swift performed the song with the Stones. You can watch it here.In the chapters, there's a shot of the album cover for "Come and Stay With Me: The UK 45s 1964-1969," which spans her early work including "As Tears Go By." There's also a photo of her at the 2009 Women's World Awards in Vienna, Austria. It's credited to Manfred Werner - Tsui, and is available on Wikimedia Commons under the license CC BY-SA 3.0. The artwork framing two sides of the thumbnail photo was created by Bob Jones.Song of the Day creator Sheldon Zoldan researched, wrote and narrated this short story, one of 35 tributes to music stars who passed away in 2025. Song of the Day used to be a daily feature delivered to an email list of subscribers. Sheldon ended it in early 2026 which, I suppose, means that Song of the Day also deserves a tribute. The good thing is that the tributes live on. Each is a snapshot of the life of one music maker whose work made an impact on the lives of many.Send us Fan MailThis is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation®, available on YouTube and in major podcast directories including Apple, Spotify, iHeart and Audible.