Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs, died at 78 on Thursday in London. (Jan. 31) ...
It's one thing to write a song that makes the charts. That's truly admirable. But it's another thing all together to write a song that climbs all the way up to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.