Broken English (album)

Broken English is the title of an album by Marianne Faithfull.

History

Broken English (1979 ) contains Marianne Faithfull's best-known pieces, their biggest single success has been their version of As Tears Go By (1964). Your recent albums were marked by a gentle folk-rock and country sound. With Broken English she suddenly presented songs that were based on his then-popular British New Wave. Her voice was now deeper and smokier than on their previous recordings. The album reached the fourth place in the German album charts.

Track list

Broken English

The title song of the album is inspired by European, radical left-wing terrorism. The chorus says:

"It's was just an old, Not even a cold war, Do not say it in Russian, Do not say it in German. Say it in Broken English, Say it in Broken English. What are you fighting for? "

The song reached the 36th place in the German single charts in 1980.

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

The song was originally written by Shel Silverstein for the band Dr. Hook. Dr. Hook had recorded the song in 1975 for the eponymous album. Lee Hazlewood had recorded the song in 1976 for his album 20th Century Lee. However, the most famous version is by Marianne Faithfull, who celebrated her biggest single success with this song. In Germany, the single went up to fifth place in the chart, spending eleven weeks in the Top Ten.

The song is about a 37 -year-old American housewife who is disillusioned suburban life. From the realization that their youthful dreams will never meet, she is plunged into a suicidal crisis. She had always dreamed of driving in an open sports car through Paris and to feel the warm summer wind in your hair. At the end of the song their perception of reality is already disturbed to the extent that they experienced the ambulance transport in psychiatry as a sports car ride through Paris.

The song was used many times in movies. The most famous example is the film Thelma & Louise.

A cover version of this piece exists in German language under the title Heidi Bormann and can be found on the album The Best & remnants of Leipzig folk band Folk countries.

Working Class Hero

Working Class Hero is a song by John Lennon, which he had taken band in 1970 for his album John Lennon / Plastic Ono.

Cover

The cover shows Marianne Faithfull bathed in blue light. The right hand holds a burning cigarette, the glow was dyed pink. With her ​​right arm she protects her eyes from the light, so that they are in shadow and can not be identified.

Occupation

• Marianne Faithfull: vocals
• Diane Birch
• Frankie Collins
• Jim Cuomo
• Isabella Dulaney
• Guy Humphries
• Joe Mavety
• Morris Pert
• Barry Reynolds
• Terry Stannard
• Darryl Way
• Steve Winwood
• Steve York