As Tears Go By, Marianne Faithfull (lyrics on the right)

As Tears Go By sung by Marianne Faithfull written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and their then manager, Andrew Loog Oldham.
As Tears Go By sung by Marrianne Faithfull ... The Stones manager, Andrew Oldham, gave it to a singer he also managed named Marianne Faithfull, who released it in 1964. It was going to be the B-side of her first single, but the record company decided to make it the A-side and it became her first hit. The Stones recorded it a year later. Faithfull became Mick Jagger's girlfriend in 1966. Their tumultuous relationship ended 3 years later. In that time, she helped write "Sister Morphine" and gave Jagger the book that inspired "Sympathy For The Devil."
It reached no. 9 in the British charts and launched her career as a major singer. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in America the week ending November 28, 1964, where it stayed for nine weeks peaking at 22.

As Tears Go By lyrics

It is the evening of the day,
I sit and watch the children play.
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me,
I sit and watch as tears go by.

My riches can't buy ev'rything,
I want to hear the children sing.
All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground,
I sit and watch as tears go by.

It is the evening of the day,
I sit and watch the children play.
Doin' things I used to do they think are new.
I sit and watch as tears go by.

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[ThePoppy4u]

Rikky: Got your message. This is my favorite version , because it has the most beautiful pictures of her (plus I like the Dalmation). What I really appreciate about it are the photos after all she has been through (for those who know her history) are included in the end. This is the version that makes me cry!

[Rikkyhardo]

@ThePoppy4u the picture at 0:33, after the Dalmation, has Marianne holding a Manfred Mann LP cover. I had that album and I think I still have it somewhere with the rest of my vinyl.

Thanks for your touching comments about the vid, friend.

[ThePoppy4u]

Thanks Ricky for ripping off my original post to revive this amazing classic. I am glad you agree with my taste. Just kidding...anything to get the word out about the good stuff works for me! And this is really the good stuff.

[Rikkyhardo]

``@ThePoppy4u Ha ha ... yeh you were one of the first posts saying Lulu was a one hit wonder ... shame on you,lol, Lulu is still going strong now and Dusty, God rest her soul, passed on long ago

[gollum1at]

Thanks and congratulations for this video. Fantastic and sensible composition of the pictures.

[Rikkyhardo]

@gollum1at very mush appreciated ... thanks

[fabledmabel]

THANK GOD someone finally put up the studio version of this song...and with an awesome video to bootf!!! :)

[KnowThyselfBaby]

I love it N Rolling Stones ver too!

[JaysGOP]

Sorry, but the Stones version blows this out of the water and it isn't even close.

[czerepification]

She was just the prettiest girl with the sweetest voice.

[DIbeck95]

@jimmyratz She was never married to Jagger. In fact, she was STILL married to some fancy-pants art gallery owner named John Dunbar (who only divorced her AFTER Faithful's final split from Jagger in 1970). Faithful and Jagger ALMOST had a child, but she miscarried in '68. Ordinarily, I wouldn't dig her cheating on a husband, but since that Dunbar douche DID introduce John Lennon to Yoko Ono in '66, Karma had its way with that poser by having Faithful run off with Jagger shortly afterwards.

[jimmyratz]

Was Marianne Faithfull ever married to Mick Jagger and if so, did they have any children together?

[rodfromcranston]

I've always loved this song. I'm reading her autobiography, now. Just wild stuff, but a light on a fascinating time with the London scene.

Her sweet voice was forever changed by her excesses.

[ThePoppy4u]

Snitching my list, rickyhardo? keep it up!!