Marianne Faithfull, voice of Britain’s Swinging ’60s, dies at 78

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Marianne Faithfull, whose six-decade career marked her out as one of the UK’s most versatile and characterful singer-songwriters, has died aged 78.
Guardian
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Her death at 78 yesterday marked the passing of one of Britain’s most intriguing and accomplished singers — the ultimate “it girl”, the rock star muse who became Mick Jagger’s lover for four years, the leather-clad Girl On A Motorcycle.
The Sun
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Tributes have poured in for the star whose hits included As Tears Go By, which was written by The Rolling Stones' Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Daily Mail
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Her slow, haunting voice in her first hit, "As Tears Go By," in 1964 seemed to portend a darker side to the British pop sound that was winning hearts around the world with the breezy early tunes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
Hindustan Times

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