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class="content__text" Working Class Hero' was written by John Lennon and was first released on his 1970 album, 'Plastic Ono Band', his first album after the break-up of The Beatles. @mariannefaithfullofficial 's version of the track was included on her 1979 comeback album, 'Broken English'. The album received critical acclaim and peaked at #82 on Billboard 200 in the US and led to her first Grammy Award nomination for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance'. 'Broken English' reached #57 in the UK and ended up in Top 5 in France, Germany and New Zealand. Faithfull's cover of 'Working Class Hero' was recorded as a tribute to her own heroes such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Iggy Pop and David Bowie. Listen to her live version of the track from her 1999 Montreux performance here: https://montreuxyears.lnk.to/WorkingClassHeroIN #WhereLegendsAreBorn #MusicFestival #SummerFestival #Montreux #SwissRiviera #Switzerland #MarianneFaithfull #TheMontreuxYears #WorkingClassHero

February 22, 2023