“Broken English” was edgy and stripped down enough to be hip, but it still stood out when played alongside other late ‘70s and early ‘80s AOR fare. Faithfull’s voice was far lower and raspier than it was in the ‘60s, and along with spooky keyboards and echoey guitars, she gave this song about a German terrorist group an added layer of menace. While bands like Blondie and Talking Heads were already getting rock fans acclimated to punk and new wave, “Broken English” was one of the more dangerous-sounding representations of those genres to reach mainstream radio.
Behind the Album: How Marianne Faithfull Remade Her Legacy with ‘Broken English’
https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-album-how-marianne-faithfull-remade-her-legacy-with-broken-english/
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