Stoned or Faithfull?

Hey everyone sorry I haven't posted in a long time. Yet again school has been taking over my life. I want to do a new post but I've decided to do a re post. Awhile back when I had very few followers I did a post about the song, "As Tears Go By." I asked if the Rolling Stones version was better or if the Marianne Faithfull version was better. No one commented. I'm still curious so I'm re posting the post. So please comment so we can see if you're Stoned or Faithfull.



As Tears Go By, was a song made popular by both Marianne Faithfull and The Rolling Stones. It was one of the first original compositions by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. (Up to that point The Rolling Stones had mainly been performing covers of blues standards.) In early 1964 Marianne Faithfull and her soon to be husband, John Dunbar attend a Rolling Stones launch party. That was when she was discovered by Andrew Loog Oldham, the then manager of The Stones. Reportedly he saw Marianne as an angel with big tits. (Wow that's something!) He didn't care if she could sing, he was mostly about image. He locked Mick and Keith in a kitchen forcing them to write a song together, for Marianne. He then said, “I want a song with brick walls all around it, high windows and no sex." (haha again, ain't that something!) As a result to this lovely suggestion the song was originally called, "As Time Goes By." It was Oldham who changed “Time” for “Tears." He then gave the song to Marianne. At the time was only 17. The song was to be recorded as a B-side but the success of the recording caused the record company, Decca, to switch the song to an A-side. And that is where it became a very popular single. The song reached # 9 in the British charts and launched Marianne's career as a major singer. The song also entered the Billboard Hot 100 in America the week ending November 28, 1964. This is where it stayed for nine weeks peaking at # 22. The Rolling Stones recorded their own version in 1965. It was released as a single in December 1965 by their American record label, London Records, due to popular demand after radio DJs across the country started playing the song from the band's recently released album December's Children (And Everybody's) The song peaked at #6 on the American Billboard Charts. The song was later released in the UK in 1966. It was released as the B-side to the single "19th Nervous Breakdown." The song was a big hit. But who do you think has the better version? Marianne or The Rolling Stones? Leave a comment and we'll find out if you're Stoned or Faithfull.

Moves Like Jagger

With it's fast-paced beat, catchy lyrics, and whistle melody "Moves Like Jagger" became a top 10 in the United States Billboard Hot 100. Maroon 5 pays homage to the great Mick Jagger who can dance like no other and make girls swoon over him, like no other. Robbie Daw from Idolator wrote that, "Moves Like Jagger" slightly echoes the Rolling Stones’ chart-topping 1978 classic "Miss You". Christiana Aguilera makes a strong appearance with her soulful pipes and dares to steal the show. Personally I think the song is pretty good. It has great vocals mostly on Christian's part though. The song itself is extremely catchy. The first time I listened to it, it became stuck in my head for weeks. Maroon 5 shows how influential Mick Jagger is to them and almost everyone else. The music video which was just released yesterday was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and filmed in Los Angeles, California on July 8, 2011. Mick Jagger makes appearances via archive footage but not before we see an audition sign for Mick Jagger impostors. We then see footage of a young Mr. Jagger being interviewed. When asked how long he has been doing this, meaning singing and performing he replies, "two years." The interviewer then asks how long he thinks he will be doing his thing. A naive Mick says "I don't know. I'd never thought I would be doing it for two years even." The video then cuts to present day and we see the Mick Jagger imposters doing their best to imitate him. Personally I think they should just have had archive footage of Mick because the imposters fail miserably to reach the par of Jagger. They look more like they are mocking him then paying tribute. That's my opinion though. Besides that the video is ok. What do you think though? I will post the video and then you can comment. Is it trash or masterpiece?

Images from (Diet) Coke and Sympathy

Gimme Shelter

A favorite part of mine of The Rolling Stones' 1970 documentary Gimme Shelter. I love the beginning because Keith is unlocking the door to his hotel room and says, "Anybody in? Is my local groupie in?" Then opens the door and says, "Hello darling, how are you?" in a funny little voice. I'm pretty sure he's taking to Anita. Yea, he has to be. :) Anyways after that, the film shows Keith and Mick dancing around to Brown Sugar. They then board a helicopter to one of their shows. It's a great documentary and if you haven't seen it you really should!

Ready Steady Go!

Ready Steady Go!, was one of the UK's first rock/pop music TV programs. It debuted in 1963 and became a smash hit. The show appeared Friday in the early evening opening with the line "The weekend starts here!" The show was introduced by a song which changed over the course of the show's run. The first song was The Surfaris' "Wipe Out" but it was later replaced by Manfred Mann's "5-4-3-2-1". The song was yet again replaced with Manfred Mann's "Hubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble". The show was more youth oriented then it's rival Top of the Pops. The most famous presenters were Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowan. (Though the early shows were introduced by Dusty Springfield.) Cathy McGowan joined in 1964 after answering an advert for "a typical teenager" to be an adviser. She beat out 600 other applicants for the job apparently because she answered "fashion" to one of the questions. Instead of an adviser she found herself presenting. Her status as a fan was evident in her style; stumbling over lines, losing her cool, and inexperience. She was young and intriguing to the audience. Unlike her her partner Keith, she joined in various fun and games including miming with The Rolling Stones to other peoples records. The most notable miming being "I Got You Babe". Due to her antics she became very popular. In fact she may have been the inspiration for the character Susan Campy from The Beatles 1964 film A Hard Day's Night. In the movie when George Harrison tells the producer of a fictitious teen television show that Campy is "... that posh bird who gets everything wrong", the producer replies, "She's a trendsetter. It's her profession." (Lucky girl!) McGowan was a girl in touch with the times and fashion. The viewers could relate to her because she was their age and had some of the same thoughts and ideas. She was soon crowned "Queen of the Mods". She became a role model for young women, was attractive to men, and introduced fashion to many young women. According to her biographer, Anna Wintour (editor of Vogue) was one of those young girls who McGowan introduced fashion to. Twiggy who regarded McGowan as her heroine said, "I'd sit and drool over her clothes. She was a heroine to us because she was one of us". Along with Cathy's easy going vibe there were other aspects of the show that people loved. The artists preformed the full version of their songs unlike many other music programs who demanded they cut it short. This was a factor of the show that people loved and helped it grow in popularity. RGS! received its highest ratings when The Beatles preformed on March 20, 1964. The Beatles gave an interview and performed their songs, "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That", and "Can't Buy Me Love". Although the Rediffusion's company had bigger facilities in Wembley they recorded at small studios in headquarters in Kingsway, London because it was easier to attract stars to central London. Since the studio was small and compact the cameras which were very large with rotating lens turrets rather than zooms, were impossible to hide. Thankfully people were able to use this as a plus and brought the cameras into the action of the show. The show grew in popularity over the years and somewhat surprisingly had a popular following among the British mod youth subculture. As McGowan's star power grew her partner Keith Fordyce left in March 1965. Without missing a beat she took over the show. But in 1966 as the "beat boom" movement was fading and the show was cancelled. The last episode premiered on December 23, 1966. As the show came to and end Cathy's once bright star began to flicker. She continued in journalism and broadcasting. She became a board member for London’s Capital Radio. In the late 1980s she worked for the BBC's Newsroom South East, which specialized in entertainment. She wound up interviewing many stars that she had met during her time on RSG! She interviewed Michael Ball, who became her partner in the 1990s. She also interviewed and Debbie Harry of Blondie, whom she described as the most beautiful woman she had met! (I mean come on, who doesn't love Debbie!?) Ready Steady Go!, is a legendary TV show. Along with the lovely Cathy McGowan presenting, the show allowed artist to preform the full version of their song, introduced fashion, and was youth oriented. The show helped change the music seen. In a way it was the Sixties' MTV. The show proved that music is a huge part of our lives. Ready Steady Go!, was a huge part of the Sixties revolution because it showed new music that was fun and made us wanna dance and laugh.

Brian Jones

Cathy McGowan

Marianne Faithfull

Keith and Cathy

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

Linda's photogrpahy

Before meeting husband Paul, Linda was a well known photographer. She was the first woman to have a photo that she took to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. She photographed the top musicians of the sixties. She captured intimate and spontaneous moments. As Paul said, "No one captured the Sixties like Linda."