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Marianne Faithfull - Broken English

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English

Band: Marianne Faithfull Title: Broken English Rating: Release Date: Media: LP Record Tracks:

Customer Review Subversive masterpiece And despite angry grrrl groups using explicit lyrics, Why d'Ya Do It? still sounds fresh, perhaps because it originally was written as a poem by Heathcote Williams. Although the boundaries have shifted in the decades since this album's release, Broken English has lost none of its trenchant appeal. Her version of Lennon's Working Class Hero sounds as sharp as ever, while the brooding title track is still relevant today. On the melodic side, Lucy Jordan has become quite a standard and could easily be considered a country weepie, while Witches' Song remains eerie and anthemic. The sound is typical 80's rock with tight musicianship supporting this classic monument to decadence and despair. This is probably her best selling album of all time for all the wrong reasons! The other two works from the same period, [[ASIN:B000001F3F A Child's Adventure]] and [[ASIN:B000006YM0 Dangerous Acquaintances]], are equally excellent and will richly reward the listener. Nevertheless, Broken English stands tall as a masterpiece of broken taboos, subversive poetics and timeless songs. . You can see a complete list of all Marianne Faithfull discography, or go back to the Marianne Faithfull tabs