![]() That, right off the bat, is a bit suspicious, because I’ve read differing accounts that said Jagger said it to her, and when you start seeing people just refer to lines decades later without sources, well, like I said, it’s a bit suspicious. ![]() She was in a coma for a time, and when she awoke, she supposedly told Jagger, “Wild horses couldn’t drag me away.” She was going to play Kelly’s sister in the film, but soon after she arrived in July of 1969, it was clear to her that her relationship with Jagger was deteriorating, so the day after she landed in Australia, Faithfull landed in the hospital from an overdose of sleeping pills. It’s likely one of the most beautiful songs that the band ever released, and it has been covered numerous times, with the most notable cover likely being by The Sundays (The Sundays’ version is the one that’s typically used in commercials).įor years (heck, including right now), “Wild Horses” was said to have been written about Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger’s girlfriend of a number of years in the late 1960s.Īs the story goes, Faithfull, who had serious drug problems for years, went along with Mick Jagger in July 1969 for the filming of the drama Ned Kelly. The song “Wild Horses” appears on the 1971 Rolling Stones album, Sticky Fingers. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: The Rolling Stones’ song “Wild Horses” is based on something Marianne Faithfull said after almost overdosing. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. ![]() Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. ![]()
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