Roger Waters recalls Marianne Faithfull with a posthumous song
Through a moved tribute, Roger Waters recalled Marianne Faithfull on social media, who passed away on January 30 at the age of 78. Former Pink Floyd entrusted his tribute to X/Twitter, where he shared A new posthumous song of the English singer and actress with a memory of their last meeting.
“My beloved friend Marianne Faithfull left this mortal life, we loved her, “wrote Waters, before explaining:
“I had lunch with her and her nephew Oscar last summer. They were working on her new song, ‘Love is’. Now it’s over. Oscar sent me yesterday. It’s beautiful. Final words are perfect for a great woman.”
In the post, Roger Waters then shared personal memories linked to their last moments together. Before reporting the link to listen to the song “Love is“, The musician wrote:” The photos are from our last lunch, last summer, and a visit to his apartment in Montparnasse in 2019 “.
The song shared by Waters in his tribute is taken from the Postum EP of Faithfull, entitled “Burning Moonlight” and originally made available only in vinyl version for the record store Day last April. On June 20, a new version of “Love Is” was shared by Marianne Faithfull together with her nephew, the musician/manufacturer Oscar Dunbar. As we read on the official website of the disappearance of the artist, “Love Is” is a “tender reflection on the mystery of love“, And he was written by Marianne together with Oscar, and also sees the participation of his nephew Eliza in the violin. About the song, Oscar said:” ‘Love is’ is like a link with my grandmother, who will keep forever, and every time I listen to her, I feel transported back in time, to be with her “.
In addition to “Love Is”, the EP “Burning Moonlight” includes three other songs: the title track, inspired by the opening verses of “As Tears Go By”; “Three Kinsmen Bold”, a traditional song that Faithfull learned from his father Glynn; And a new interpretation of “She Moved Thru ‘The Fair”, which the musician recorded for the first time in 1966.