The Cult - "Edie (Ciao Baby)"

The Cult released this tribute to Edie Sedgwick in 1989 on their 4th album "Sonic Temple". Edie Sedgwick was a regular at Andy Warhol's Factory in New York during the 60's. She was an actress in some of Warhol's films and was an "It Girl" and famous socialite of the time. I hadn't actually heard of her until this song came out and it was this song that encouraged me to look her up. I was quite fascinated with her life story and in particular the Bob Dylan connection.... Bob Dylan was taken with her after she had left the Factory and she was in what she thought was a deep relationship until she found out that Dylan had secretly married Sara Lownds... which consequently ended their relationship. Her most famous movie is 'Ciao! Manhattan' which this song takes part of its title from and I've never managed to track down a copy of it. She died at only 28 in 1971 after a probable overdose of barbiturates and heavy alcohol use. Her life story did make the big screen in 2006 with the film 'Factory Girl' starring Sienna Miller as Edie. Back to the song "Edie (Ciao Baby)', The Cult have written a great song about a star of the 60's that is as respectful to her memory as a eulogy at a funeral would be. Ciao Edie.