Nico is extremely underrated, still. When I was 20 (mid of the 1980s) I heard this song (the whole marble index record) at least once every day for a whole year. This Kind of Music in 1968 was a revolution! A woman on stage with an Indian pump organ playing Songs like These? Even today it would be difficult to sell...
Her songs and albums, especially the trilogy gave me the ability to go deep into my grief. Her music is a portal to primal feelings and sadness, it has such profoundness and depth, like falling down a dark medieval well somewhere in the black forest. Her music, and this song in particular, un numbed me. Its so powerful and evocative. I feel her music as rich, deep, dark and so imperfect and real. Grief is soul retrieval, thankyou Nico sharing your pain liberated others from thiers. ❤
People need to remember there was not much help back then. Therapy was still Freaudian "psychoanalysis" and was stigmatized as being for crazy people, and would have been very expensive, for wealthy people. Forget about drug rehab until at least the '80's. After the Vietnam War, it took years to recognize what these soldiers had was PTSD. Most people Nico knew were not the best influences, and very few cared about her truly. Her manager in the '80's, Alan Wise, was the son of a Pharmacist and finally did something to help her. Lutz Ulbrich loved her and tried to be with her and provide for her in the '70's, but she was too difficult, too angry, too addicted to appreciate. This is a woman who was abandoned by her father, who died extremely young as a Nazi in the War, she was completely rejected by his wealthy family, she survived Allied bombings with her mother, hiding in a bathtub, saw dead bodies laying amongst bricks and rubble, and was strapped to the roof of a railcar with her mother by her lineman grandfather, so they could escape getting trapped behind the Berlin Wall, in East Germany. Understand all this before you judge her. Look at the music and it all makes sense why she was this way. It was no easy thing to bear.
I love the unique power Nico conveyed on the 3 particular albums 'Marble Index' 'Desert Shore' &'The End', with this song being amongst her most penetrative. She sings this version perfectly, measuring out all the most chilling lines ie "...a thousand ways to run the world..." I am truly moved by this clip. Stunning.
Her songs and albums, especially the trilogy gave me the ability to go deep into my grief. Her music is a portal to primal feelings and sadness, it has such profoundness and depth, like falling down a dark medieval well somewhere in the black forest. Her music, and this song in particular, un numbed me. Its so powerful and evocative. I feel her music as rich, deep, dark and so imperfect and real. Grief is soul retrieval, thankyou Nico sharing your pain liberated others from thiers. ❤
I've seen this tour, I guess was this tour, in Roma ages ago. We were no more than 100 people under a tend. It was a show that I'm sure nobody of these 100 people has forget. The obscurity of human soul has never been so fashionable as per Nico's music and voice. Unforgettable.
god her voice ... it is absolutely my favorite signing voice i've ever heard. so imperfect, characteristic, completely hers and no one elses. that is the true goal of any artist; conveying their view of the world through their entire being.
I saw her perform in the planetarium in Berlin on the 6th of June 1988. It was a lifetime experience! Later I learned that she felt sick after this concert and died a month later in Spain. So I assisted to her last concert. I was so baffled by her performance thatI was about to go to speak to her after the gig ended, but I din't. What a shame - maybe we would have got friends and she wouldn't have died.
And you learned something I never knew until I'd been listening to the song for 30 yrs, namely that the first verse was "about Andy Warhol." I always pictured some medieval monk, stumbling over that "frozen borderline." In fact I still do. I liked Andy, but he is not what I want to think about when listening to this mysterious, haunting song.
She was referring to the song that she had just played, not 'Frozen Warnings'. Notice the she says "was". And the one that has the first verse about Andy Warhol is her song 'Innocent And Vain'. I know because I have a live album of where she makes that comment after finishing the song. It might even be the recording from this Manchester concert here.
I never knew she wrote the first verse for Andy Warhol. I love this song, it’s oracular and spellbinding. One of the greatest songs and albums in the history of music.
I have being howling all over that Nico was a great artist, a true creator, a mystic who went to the very bottom of what she performed. She was a ready to work hard when needed. But journalists keep showing her as a drug addict and the follower of Andy Warhol. NICO was not a follower, she was a leader.
She died at 49 that isnt young at all, Jim Morrison died at 27 thats what you call young. I prefer to think of her as a survivor. Many drug addicts don't live that long
Elle est dcd en tombant de bicyclette, elle est morte sur le coup car elle a fait une hémorragie cérébrale. Elle allait chercher de l'héroïne pour elle et son fils Ari .ils habitaient à Ibiza.
Well, you know, it is rather a matter of public record that she became a sad and pathetic junkie in many ways, and she could have used help. Who can't use help, though?
Nico is extremely underrated, still. When I was 20 (mid of the 1980s) I heard this song (the whole marble index record) at least once every day for a whole year. This Kind of Music in 1968 was a revolution! A woman on stage with an Indian pump organ playing Songs like These? Even today it would be difficult to sell...
Yes she is a unique artist. I love those albums.
Her songs and albums, especially the trilogy gave me the ability to go deep into my grief. Her music is a portal to primal feelings and sadness, it has such profoundness and depth, like falling down a dark medieval well somewhere in the black forest. Her music, and this song in particular, un numbed me. Its so powerful and evocative. I feel her music as rich, deep, dark and so imperfect and real. Grief is soul retrieval, thankyou Nico sharing your pain liberated others from thiers. ❤
People need to remember there was not much help back then. Therapy was still Freaudian "psychoanalysis" and was stigmatized as being for crazy people, and would have been very expensive, for wealthy people. Forget about drug rehab until at least the '80's. After the Vietnam War, it took years to recognize what these soldiers had was PTSD. Most people Nico knew were not the best influences, and very few cared about her truly. Her manager in the '80's, Alan Wise, was the son of a Pharmacist and finally did something to help her. Lutz Ulbrich loved her and tried to be with her and provide for her in the '70's, but she was too difficult, too angry, too addicted to appreciate. This is a woman who was abandoned by her father, who died extremely young as a Nazi in the War, she was completely rejected by his wealthy family, she survived Allied bombings with her mother, hiding in a bathtub, saw dead bodies laying amongst bricks and rubble, and was strapped to the roof of a railcar with her mother by her lineman grandfather, so they could escape getting trapped behind the Berlin Wall, in East Germany. Understand all this before you judge her. Look at the music and it all makes sense why she was this way. It was no easy thing to bear.
A mesmerising artist. Extraordinary compositions. Nobody else like her.
....viele mögen sie....
I love the unique power Nico conveyed on the 3 particular albums 'Marble Index' 'Desert Shore' &'The End', with this song being amongst her most penetrative. She sings this version perfectly, measuring out all the most chilling lines ie "...a thousand ways to run the world..." I am truly moved by this clip. Stunning.
John Cale also does a superb version of this song with piano accompaniment.
There is a rendition of it by Nico with a cello accompaniment by Mr Cale from a French broadcast in 1970 here on youtube.
Her songs and albums, especially the trilogy gave me the ability to go deep into my grief. Her music is a portal to primal feelings and sadness, it has such profoundness and depth, like falling down a dark medieval well somewhere in the black forest. Her music, and this song in particular, un numbed me. Its so powerful and evocative. I feel her music as rich, deep, dark and so imperfect and real. Grief is soul retrieval, thankyou Nico sharing your pain liberated others from thiers. ❤
I've seen this tour, I guess was this tour, in Roma ages ago. We were no more than 100 people under a tend. It was a show that I'm sure nobody of these 100 people has forget. The obscurity of human soul has never been so fashionable as per Nico's music and voice. Unforgettable.
My favorite Nico song. Talk about obscure lyrics. Or obtuse. One of those.
Or both. You can throw in "cryptic" for good measure. "Orphic" to boot.
Made music on her own terms. Very few Rock musicians can say that.
god her voice ... it is absolutely my favorite signing voice i've ever heard. so imperfect, characteristic, completely hers and no one elses. that is the true goal of any artist; conveying their view of the world through their entire being.
so incredible. she was such a treasure. i cannot overstate her impact and influence.
Great posting and amazing stories and experiences posted here. Nico's legacy lives on. Rightfully so.
she has such a haunting voice.
Her dark majesty.
I saw her perform in the planetarium in Berlin on the 6th of June 1988. It was a lifetime experience! Later I learned that she felt sick after this concert and died a month later in Spain. So I assisted to her last concert. I was so baffled by her performance thatI was about to go to speak to her after the gig ended, but I din't. What a shame - maybe we would have got friends and she wouldn't have died.
Utterly captivating.
What's so sad about Nico is that she needed help and never got it and it caused severe suffering that she did not deserve.
great artist
I was at that gig
Stella Grundy what was it like?
Steve Gad I guess I’ll have to keep waiting lol
Lol
Gives me chills.
Excellent song and i've never seen this performance. Many thanks for sharing.
so very very beautiful
Beautifully haunting.
My favorite song off of The Marble Index record.
Great post.
feel helpless in the face of her lyrical genius.
And you learned something I never knew until I'd been listening to the song for 30 yrs, namely that the first verse was "about Andy Warhol." I always pictured some medieval monk, stumbling over that "frozen borderline." In fact I still do. I liked Andy, but he is not what I want to think about when listening to this mysterious, haunting song.
the person i would like to meet in my own life....miss u nico......just magic
Greatest fucking song ever written...
She was referring to the song that she had just played, not 'Frozen Warnings'. Notice the she says "was". And the one that has the first verse about Andy Warhol is her song 'Innocent And Vain'. I know because I have a live album of where she makes that comment after finishing the song. It might even be the recording from this Manchester concert here.
Thank you for this information. Was speculating where to find Andy Warhol in those lyrics, didn't really make sense
She is the prototype of all the great female vocalists we have no
Beth Gibbons, Björk
Nico was the original
I love this song, especially John Cales's version.
absolutely brilliant, thank you
That would make sense. Thank you for the input.
I never knew she wrote the first verse for Andy Warhol. I love this song, it’s oracular and spellbinding. One of the greatest songs and albums in the history of music.
wonderfull!
ausgezeichnet. nicos beste lied.
exceptional x
intense
She looks pretty healthy here.
Who cares what she puts in her hair? She's great.
I saw Nico in Boston back in 1982(?). Terrible band but she was great especially on her own.
👏🎶
I have being howling all over that Nico was a great artist, a true creator, a mystic who went to the very bottom of what she performed. She was a ready to work hard when needed. But journalists keep showing her as a drug addict and the follower of Andy Warhol. NICO was not a follower, she was a leader.
@gregevansmd OMG U are very lucky!!! Love her too
... GrooveDial was here
Yeah, Nico was a heroin addict who died relatively young. I might also point out that she died in a cycling accident.
Actually , she died of a cerebral hemhorrage while riding her bicycle.
happy cycling, guys,,, i think it was a cover up,,, byw
She died at 49 that isnt young at all, Jim Morrison died at 27 thats what you call young. I prefer to think of her as a survivor. Many drug addicts don't live that long
Elle est dcd en tombant de bicyclette, elle est morte sur le coup car elle a fait une hémorragie cérébrale. Elle allait chercher de l'héroïne pour elle et son fils Ari .ils habitaient à Ibiza.
She was actually off heroin in the last few years of her life. I so wish people would research before posting.
Tutonic Junkie Poetry at its finest.
Indeed. "kids, today we're gonna look at safe heroin usage."
Anyone who is addicted to heroin and gets her son addicted to heroin needs help. Have you no common sense ?
Super! Mais j’ai une longue journée en perspective. Et c’est bientôt la Toussaint.
Well, you know, it is rather a matter of public record that she became a sad and pathetic junkie in many ways, and she could have used help. Who can't use help, though?