Jackson Browne Intro with Nico Singing These Days

[@woolfy02]

That fingerpicking is so beautiful. I developed ALS not that long ago (I'm 43 now) and miss playing guitar. I have muscle pain / tremors so, I can't really play anymore. I don't know how much time I have left in this world but, this song always makes me feel calm / happy. My wife is here and my kids so, that is a blessing as well and, they mean everything to me. Whoever reads this, always enjoy life in the moment. You just don't know what the future holds sometimes.

[@mjatl3391]

I am so sorry! I am happy you have a wonderful family to help you. I pray every day for a cure. I support ALS TDI every year.

[@woolfy02]

@@mjatl3391 Thank you! I really appreciate that.

[@kimmcdaniel8933]

Blessings and peace

[@johndelconte9915]

So sorry to hear that. Playing music releases so much endorphins and takes your mind off of everything else. I hope you will always at least be able to play some music. Maybe just a melody and a bass line or Maybe keyboard? It’s sad that you can’t do what you love.

[@woolfy02]

@johndelconte9915 I haven't been able to play good but, I keep trying. Listening to music has been my big thing now since I can't play. That does seem to help a lot. Ty

[@anthonyrobak8379]

Wrote this at 16 just a beautiful song and so deep at that age

[@morgellon9449]

Totally amazing. That really tripped me out first learning that, because I thought it was a Nico song. It took me a long time to get into him, being young-ish and into whatever weird shit. I just thought he was the "Running on Empty" guy. But he's one of my favorites, now. Not just because of the Nico song, but when I read that it was actually his song, I became an instant fan. A while back I did some mushrooms and realized something funny about his song Rosie that really pulled me out of a really bad trip, it was so funny and amazing. Jackson Brown rules.

[@leonaltmark2852]

Old soul in a 16 year old Jackson.

[@thirdbase6870]

@@morgellon9449 Well?? Lay it in us please.

[@michaelswift666]

Possibly the most beautiful song ever recorded the electric guitar tone is lovely this is an incredible song I come back to it often nicos delivery is perfect don't stop your dreaming.

[@richardbishop4036]

Jackson Browne & Gregg Allman, was the best of friends... Jackson Browne wrote this song at16 yrs. Of age... Thanks too the both of them!!!! God bless the both of them !!!! Richard Bishop!!!! Spartanburg SC,!!!!

[@АндрейМарченко-в7г]

Jackson and nico left their time signature forever.

[@brak1381]

You are loved Nico.

[@johnrobert3439]

There is such emotion and magic in this song❤

[@crimsonwolf9099]

Nico was unique and beyond criticism. Genius wandering in the dark. LOVE her.

[@robertweinblatt2018]

Very loose interpretation of genius! I think it sucked supreme regardless of everyone’s excuses🥵🥵🥵

[@absolving]

pfft

[@DAL12343]

I love this song by Jackson and also Gregg Allman.

[@philokevetch8691]

Great stroll through time. I know there are more than a few denizens of the East and West Village that can remember these and those days.

[@joesweeny9200]

He played with Mavis Staples at the Playhouse Square in Cleveland this year. New found respect for him and his songwriting.

[@joesweeny9200]

This is a performance by Jackson Browne m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJzOaKl5fduinJY

[@kate9576]

He had a drug problem and was a domestic abuser. It took a while for me to listen again. What a waste of time. Glad you got to enjoy the show. Thank you for sharing it.

[@md21656]

I enjoyed the show also.

[@thirdbase6870]

@@kate9576 "He had a drug problem and was a domestic abuser." Happens to the "best" of us.

[@erikmolnar6585]

I play this a lot these days

[@walterbenjamin1386]

Saw Nico live at the Electric Theater in Chicago in ancient times.

[@professorandrew4837]

Thank god this song never died

[@djhagler]

Very nice video. I love both Jackson's version and Nico's version of the song.

[@fromireland8663]

@djhagler. Jackson Browne is playing guitar in this, I believe.

[@suziemcdonald9590]

She's so beautiful

[@leonaltmark2852]

Amazing video, thanks for posting.

[@tomblackmore3310]

In these days now,we need the magic and insight of these days then...

[@richardm3683]

My first concert was Odetta and Bill Quateman at place where Warhol had a table.

[@sailorr4287]

This is a nice montage.

[@gregorvonkallahann]

People who dislike Nico's vocals probably don't get the whole "chanteuse" tradition and wouldn't "get" Marlene Dietrich or Hildegard Knef either...But Nico went waaay beyond the cafe confines of that genre as her later work THE MARBLE INDEX, DESERTSHORE, THE END et al. prove. However, the last thing I'm suggesting to the haters is they seek out those classic records. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't GET them either.

[@BlueBird-uf2ot]

I feel like a traitor but...I really find her voice and style...well, she sounds like someone who's deaf but has learned to vocalize.

[@andreasobuaculla9511]

she was german,

[@sshrestha8268]

Blue Bird you are half right..she was deaf in one ear.

[@oldtimedrumcorps]

and the price of tea in China, is what ?

[@GlenGarcia1961]

Gregor, beautifully said. I've only had a touching acquaintance with the chanteuse tradition, through snippets of recordings of Marlene Dietrich, but I respect and aknowledge it. There is a poignancy to Nico's vocals in this recording I cannot put my finger on, but its tone expresses a sadness and resignation that I suspect many feel today.

[@wendycurtis7370]

Love this

[@ellenmahony2457]

Love Jackson!

[@charlyshay1013]

Looked up this song after hearing it in the movie he referred to, which is a french movie called "U.S Go Home".

[@ziggerwebdesign1704]

Ravishing song.

[@mathewfines8727]

It's not unlike hearing Maryanne Faithful singing As Tears Go By, although of course this Gal has a distinct Scandinavian/ Northern European dialect. This is typical of the Pop music of 'those days'

[@royferguson3909]

total contradiction, but I love the fact your a Real listener . like to argue with you ( in a good way ) ☯️ ☮

[@lastcoyote2355]

Velvet Underground …. People should really listen to their music ….. so many artists loved them

[@mattjohn4731]

Whoever compiled this video, Thanks for including Woody Guthie! Anti-fascist protest hero!

[@herbertrichard614]

Together with "Late For the Sky", Jackson Browne wrote his best song at age 16. A great American.

[@timbailey2092]

Tom Rush did a wonderful version as well.

[@andinasierra6763]

Maravillosa 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@epicmeade]

It's funny to hear Jackson Browne say that having having him play electric guitar rather then acoustic guitar on this recording was Andy Warhol's idea. Because it really was a good idea.

[@robertmayott5835]

Warhol was a nut.

[@unclehoney]

Such an economy of words to express nothing.

[@thirdbase6870]

@@unclehoney Si??

[@bevonostro................]

It's fun to write song lyrics in the voice of other people's experiences - everyone thinks you are wise beyond your years.

[@hyweltthomas]

Beautiful, ranks up there with Fairest of the Seasons for me.

[@MichaelStVitus]

My wife and I named our oldest daughter Nico. She is a treasure. Now we are old but happy. If you do not know Nico and the Velvet Underground. We pity you.

[@crose7412]

@MichaelStVitus Strange that you gave your daughter a boy's name (Nico's real name was Christa). Angelo vs Angela etc. Is your son called Jemima?

[@Sophia-xt9qb]

1:48 is when the song starts 💕

[@guillermokersh7270]

I’ll wait

[@jaw444]

great video !! wow. one of those songs, the best songs of our times. were those all jackson browne lyrics? i never heard them in any of his performances, mostly have only heard what's on the (awesome)studio record. thanks for sharing.

[@michaeljohns9915]

Not a patch on Jackson’s version!!

[@billbickner7751]

Exquisite! Thank you!

[@JamesBach-hz1pc]

Niko sounds great It’s still deep Just coming from one or two roads over

[@mjs3764]

Wow! Nico really was beautiful. Gwyneth Paltrow is her spitting image when she was young. Hollywood should make movie about Nico starring Gwyneth. Nico's life would make an incredible film, albeit very sad.

[@Ignatius1972]

There's a documentary called "Nico Icon" and a film about her last junkie days, "Nico, 1988". Both are highly recommended

[@lilmissrockchick4962]

Gwyneth Paltrow is a very beautiful woman and Nico was stunning when she was younger

[@lilmissrockchick4962]

But, I think Gwyneth is a little old now to play a young Nico, but I think had they made a movie of Nico in the 90s, she'd have made a good Nico

[@thirdbase6870]

@@lilmissrockchick4962 "Nico was stunning when she was younger." Weren't we all. (Well - some of us.)

[@RobQos]

Nico made this song her own.

[@oldtimedrumcorps]

the difference is exactly because Nico is

[@melroberts7987]

Hilarious back story.

[@klumszy]

Amazing.

[@SteveEcksteinDouglasDrive]

TOTALLY SOLD ON "NICCO"(LOU REED TOO).R.I.P. BOTH OF YOU.

[@jean-francoisbrunet2031]

Striking how Nico inspires so much violent dislikes. Many people are insensitive to that voice, its straightforwardness, the way it is poised between singing and talking, its low range, its very original and human presence. (Warhol had some taste, apparently).

[@Themanwhocameback2]

As I just posted in another response. Nico's voice MAKES THIS SONG. As well as the inclusion of the string instruments that Jackson Browne mocks in the spoken introduction. Her voice adds emphases, depth of feeling, and sincerity that no other version has.

[@vv247]

I'll take Nico's version...Its just more sad somehow, fits Nico perfectly.

[@anodyne57]

Some people find ways of finding fault with her singing. I hear only emotional depth, mystery, and the full complexity of life in her version.

[@colleenbonniwell4226]

❤🌹❤

[@colleenbonniwell4226]

🌹🌹

[@brian-pu3yy]

I suppose that's exactly where the band The fuss got their name. The photo next to cafe wha?

[@OutRAjious]

The slide show slides well...

[@demonicsweaters]

hell, I didn't know Jackson wrote this song!

[@nyg1954]

A style similar to Marianne Faithfull.

[@joannehack7588]

💥

[@faroutmayt]

Does anyone know where I can find this full version of Jackson's?

[@robertmayott5835]

Solo acoustic one. You'll hear the same intro at the start of this KZbin video.

[@faroutmayt]

@@robertmayott5835 Thank you so much! You just made my week

[@Themanwhocameback2]

It was on one of his very first albums.

[@landmano]

Please, someone to transcript ????

[@richardcarew4708]

so... I know this German woman named Nika... I think it's funny.. can't be this lady...my Nika never speaks English... even though I know most German people are fluent in English... I practice German.. and try German slang out.. in case anyone else thinks run on German words are entertaining.. I do... ousgeflip... no translation needed... mir gehts serh viel ousgeflip.... it's an outstanding word for anyone's vocabulary... expressive... spelled wrong.. I can't spell German... it's phonetic, if you understand the rules... I don't.. seat of the pants.. conversation... and a lot of questions... thanks for sharing this sir.. Niko has a voice worth listening to.. and I actually understand her... far out man Wonderschönegirl

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

but I hear two guitars.

[@OldBiker54]

Gregg Allman Version is Good ,,Soulful

[@JustFortheRecord66]

Nico did it best!

[@lkqgirl3121]

Why are there photos of MLKJ? It seems random.

[@sheeplehunter9651]

There was also a picture of Woodie Guthrie with the words "This machine kills fascists" on his guitar. Pretty ironic considering there are stories from those that knew her regarding a propensity for making anti-Semitic and anti-black comments. On a somewhat related note, Woodie Guthrie was a communist and communism has taken far more lives than fascism, so he doesn't fit with Dr. King either.

[@thirdbase6870]

​@@sheeplehunter9651 "Communism has taken far more lives than fascism." Notation?

[@steveberberich3611]

Wow, how could a 16yo come up with the lyrics in this song. Anyone ending up here at this video needs to read "I'm Your Man" by Sylvie Simmons!!

[@melaminu1]

2024

[@scottm3855]

Nico hated performing this song. Regardless, I think it's lovely.

[@lloydh65]

@Tones4me1 JB's acoustic version from Vol1 is (for me) the definitive version. Just my opinion, but I think Nico's singing is dreadful. If this was the only version I'd ever heard I'd say "that song sucked". St Vincent (Annie Clark) covers this original version and it is absolutely wonderful. You tube it...

[@oblivion2967]

lloydh65 many people love this version by Nico

[@bubbathebulldog]

Lisa Yu many people AND DOGS don’t.

[@thomasbalas5774]

Ugh

[@robertweinblatt2018]

Nope sorry! This is NOT GOOD FOR ME🥵 on every level! It sounds like a very bad audition

[@jamesrivis620]

TERRIBLE !!!!!

[@waldosgrade]

Nico really screwed up this beautiful song. Painful.

[@v8281]

Get out now!!!!

[@fromireland8663]

@@v8281 everyone is entitled to their opinion, so less of the ordering people out please.

[@londonhistory]

There's a reason that no one remembers Nico singing this. She really screwed this up. She has one of the worst voices ever put on vinyl.

[@marknewbold2583]

It's a beautiful version and she was a legend

[@sheeplehunter9651]

Thankfully, the opinion of nobody means nothing

[@thirdbase6870]

@@sheeplehunter9651 Si

[@Themanwhocameback2]

LOL Are ya daft? Did you see how many hits the different postings of this song have generated. I think you must have one of the worst minds ever.

[@PatrickBoening]

Nico (Christa Päffgen) really butchered this (great) song. (To compare her with M. Dietrich or H. Knef is like comparing Trump with Abraham Lincoln or JFK, an insult.)

[@rogergreen9861]

Affected garbage tailored to milk the rubes. Great song butchered by EuroBarbie.