Nico performing Secret Side & Valley of the Kings

[@MrHumanracin]

Nico’s music is ancient, futuristic and timeless all at once, a true visionary.

[@Talentedtadpole]

Nico knew about hell. We need such artists.

[@philipgroves7309]

I saw Nico in 1977 or 1978 in London at the Marquee Club. She was awesome, I loved her performance, although people who came that night for a rock concert were disappointed and voiced their displeasure. She responded with some version of "Go f yourself!" in German, and the crowd rallied to her, which spurred to a very spirited performance of cool gothic trance music like these and The End, sprinkled with some Velvet numbers as well as a few from her first solo album. For me, an experience i will always remember, because her music and voice somehow resonate with the soul.

[@marysalvi242]

@Philip Groves wow, well that's what happens when those on the edge or just being themselves that has is a new lane though others are on that lane also, most people fear differences?? This may not be something I would want to listen to a whole cd or albumn, still I love and am drawn to an experience that takes me out of my lane. Your last line is the most important, guess that's what happens to me enough I wouldn't reject the expression of another who is being authentic. Cool experience you had all in all ~ love light peace

[@bf1133]

I was there too! Always been a huge fan. All her recordings.

[@jameskaval1353]

I highly suggest an evenings deep dive into Nico's solo work, but the environment you create for yourself must be distraction free and as soulful as possible. I was alone in cabin in the woods with a few dim candles in a small fireplace in as close to a Gothic trance as I could get. Enjoy...

[@cauchemarchemin]

Nico and her harmonium live forever. 💜

[@johnnykunst]

As I get older the more I understand and appreciate Nico, the voice of 'a ruined age'.

[@matthewscreech7058]

What a voice! What poetry! What music! Nico was the best!

[@channelfogg6629]

Impossible not to adore this woman.

[@opentrunk]

No, it's possible. I have done it, and I will continue doing it, for I am opentrunks.

[@amberraining9546]

@@opentrunk no one could care less

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Channel fog ,she was a stunning looking girl with many talents,but she wasn't a goddess

[@nicolasmarieange194]

Non moi je ne l aime pas

[@railwaystationmaster]

Timeless and still intreaging nearly 50 years later .

[@adlaird7]

Nico. Just awesome. We never met in this dimension but... Her very difficult introduction to the world. Her not entirely faultless life, her music and her fearless attitude has been an inspiration to me forever.

[@aleksastamenkovic5526]

The most haunting voice.I love how genuine it is,its not putting on a front.

[@Fontsman]

Amazing to think that she was initially ridiculed by the blinkered critics for her solo work. An important artist who influenced so many others.

[@PumpkinPails]

Wow. This is my first time listening to her. She's otherworldly and fascinating.

[@nicolasmarieange194]

Elle est surtout camée et a enfoncé son fils pauvre Ari

[@marie-thereseaffagard88]

Moi aussi c est la première fois que je l écoute...

[@eddiemarquez4287]

Her music sounded so ancient and modern at the same time. It’s theatrical well suited for some scary haunting movie. Her beauty is overwhelming and you just need to look at her I. A performance where it’s hard to not look. I Now looking back at this time if you saw her live it must have been quite the experience. I listen to her often a sit and think of strangeness and contemplate what was going on in her life to write such music. It’s a beautiful tragedy.

[@atlasking6110]

That strange keyboard Nico's playing is a pedal harmonium. Regular harmoniums are mostly played with one hand because the other hand has to pump the air in the back. But with the pedal doing the air-pumping, you can use 2 hands. Very cool instrument. King Crimson's "Islands" also features a pedal harmomium, played by Robert Fripp.

[@vagabondways2]

It's indian. I even know her brand, "Bina", i sent them lots of pics of Nico playing and they told me that they don't manufacture her model (the pedal harmonium) since 60s/early 70s, it seems. Only the portable model now.

[@EmiPianoMX]

@@vagabondways2 Great finding, thanks!

[@debdodson5884]

She doesn't even need that instrument to sing. The instrument sounds like shit.

[@m.choupie.]

Incredible. Goes straight to the heart or lower, it makes the whole body vibrate, the whole body.

[@dorianhorton6805]

There is something so pure to her sound...so true...

[@DeeMasala]

I've seen her perform this back in 1976 in The Hague, the concert made a lasting impression on me. Nico is unique.

[@jaamesanderson4253]

she was so unique , on a hidden ledge all her own

[@KenRubenstein]

she was a very beautiful and very class act......

[@fannycraddock99]

Remembering Nico on her anniversary. (16 October 1938 - 18 July 1988)

[@elizabethhann4028]

[28 March 2022] People say such horrible things about Nico...that she was an ego-mad diva, a psycho(!), a Nazi(!!!)...but somehow I don't care. I love her. "Secret Side" and "Valley Of The Kings" (indeed, all of Nico's songs) are peerless examples of *ANTI-POP* music: archaic and mythic, and Germanically detached; totally out of step with '70's-era pop-song conventions, and irresistibly suggestive of ancient crumbing Gothic castles and sinister Black Forests and mystical Romantic things like that.

[@John-d9e4x]

Those "bad" things that people say of her simply fail at grasping her profound sorrow. She survived the destruction of Berlin, her father killed in the war,

[@troumer]

@@John-d9e4x Some of it may be profound sorrow, but many of her failings were due to her addiction. So much of her creativity and ability to finish things were taken from her by a needle. Drama of Exile will forever be nothing more than 2 half completed works. I've spent over 30 years marveling at how much she achieved despite the drugs; I will always miss could have and should have been. It feels disrespectful to romanticize it as some do.

[@John-d9e4x]

@@troumer are you a yank?

[@desertrose1226]

I think the girl was messed up and had a lot of pain deep inside her .. she wasn’t just some nasty bitch. She was troubled.

[@sandrabarboza7438]

​@@troumerExcelente comentario. Me gusta que se diga la verdad.👍

[@rupertswampum4188]

Hope everyone noticed that little smile between the songs, Nico could be perfect when she wanted to be...fabulous footage.

[@danielaschwarz1971]

That"s true,but she doesn't want to be perfect. To be just perfect is so boring ; )

[@anniepons1299]

Ari, que cet au delà vous soit lumière et paix .Vous ressemblier à un ange tant votre beauté irradié.J'ai découvert Nico votre maman adorée .Quelle voix , quelle beauté et si mystique .Deux êtres réunis .❤

[@noctourniquet_]

🖤

[@kristelbaudry6879]

Pareil pour moi. J'adore cette femme, à l'instant que je la découvre.

[@griffinmoore6819]

Can you imagine industrial, avant-garde, goth, or classical music without the influence of Nico? Genre be damned! Nico could do it all at the same time.

[@michaelchudanski8126]

I can certainly imagine classical music without the influence of Nico...

[@griffinmoore6819]

@@michaelchudanski8126 I included Nico here because of the experimental aspect of her art that has undoubtedly influenced some of today's artists that have incorporated classical structure to various degrees in such diverse music as ambient, noise, world, etc. To compare Nico's work with that of say, Mozart or even the divine Madame Callas would be redundant.

[@juanmanuelalvarezrodriguez84]

La música y la voz de nico tienen un extraño misterio que nos conmueve Ella se anticipó a muchos movimientos musicales posteriores ( dark music, música gotica) . Era mucho más que una bella mujer. Lástima que hubiera emprendido una senda ❤alento musical

[@johnnykunst]

This is a treasure. Two of her best songs.

[@JulianOrchardfan]

Absolutely beautiful,one woman and a harmonium creating something that goes straight to my soul. Thank you so much for uploading.

[@leoninocat5070]

She was ahead of her times

[@esceotiti]

What a treasure. Thank you for preserving this.

[@FromTheFens219]

Amazing music. And the host's voice... not to sound weird, but isn't it the most soothing voice you've ever heard?

[@griffinmoore6819]

Daybreak. Having freshly brewed coffee in my rocking chair on my front porch, Nico's voice filling the air. Her aloneness comes through her songs unafraid to show itself now. Now that comfort, peace, oneness, and relief are realized and accepted with love.

[@itchcock1]

What...you mean old Whispering Bob Harris as we used to call him? Yes, a poster boy for the soothing 70s (I wish I could take you all back there to feel it, it was rather good) and Nico was just fantastic. Rare treat.

[@hlamart1]

Just listened twice and now in the third she is no less enchanting and soul stirring.

[@tamirmoav3774]

nothing can be darker than this!

[@devilqueen.v]

true mother of goth

[@flavioreisdossantos7037]

Amazing voice

[@devilqueen.v]

ela era belíssima

[@esotericsolitaire]

I was listening to this and my son said, "This makes me want to slit my wrists." I said, "Well, you need to listen and get beyond all that." Thank you, Nico, for helping us work on our shadow selves.

[@johnhulsker1453]

She sings from the very bottom of her soul,

[@esotericsolitaire]

@@johnhulsker1453 indeed.

[@faben70]

A great mom's reply

[@3lullabies]

Wisdom is the gift of age, a young one hasn't seen enough of the way the world really works....never had to count sorrows. Just put It on his youth. As Mojo said, "smug in the woolly cotton brains of infancy"

[@laramaui4114]

Careful. Her own son killed himself. Your son is right. Choose life.

[@thirdunkle]

simply extraordinary

[@Kealo38910]

oh what an icon

[@bradshrinkelstein904]

Brilliant artist.

[@jrrustad]

Brilliant- she had such desire- forced her way into talent and succeeded completely

[@mariechristinefurfaro5015]

La maman de Ari Boulogne qu'elle a eu avec Alain Delon et qu'il n'a jamais reconnu. Une vraie artiste d'une époque révolue.

[@lucfregosi2001]

A pure goddess....!

[@nicolasmarieange194]

Moi elle me fait peur quand je vois sa manière d être on dirais un zombie

[@egyptianhibiscus9203]

@nicolasmarieange194 Back to Delon

[@bradshrinkelstein904]

Nico was the original punk. Braver than any gang.

[@johnmulej6328]

Nico Nico what a eri voice 👏 she sounds fantastic never listened two these songs before, outstanding And beautiful looks ❤ co

[@patricktaylor4997]

Love this! Wish I'd seen her when I had the chance.

[@isabelfuentecilla823]

Ahh, esta musica te transporta, me transporta, te entristece , me entristece, me lleva lejos, quizas donde está ella ahora

[@bradshrinkelstein904]

Bob Harris was a great presenter. Nice calming voice.

[@TbsDltn]

Testify my vanity Mortalize my memory Deceive the devil's deed

[@jeffmcdonald9004]

Fucking amazing.

[@Aurla-R2-D2]

So gothic! Amazing! 🖤

[@stephenotoole6633]

Such power in that otherworldly resonating voice - Nico was utterly unique

[@teacherondabeat]

Sublime et bouleversant...un parfum de fin du monde

[@breakfastattiffanys741]

She scares me, I like it.

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this incredible footage!

[@drstevie]

Beautiful.

[@SuperMarioJamesSMJ]

the look she gives right before the opening harmonium riff is priceless...

[@sergio39046]

Un grand merci pour ce document

[@diodelrio]

Speechless.

[@marvinbnaylor]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@nfournier1816]

The ancestor of Dead can dance!

[@kulttumult1352]

Soo Special soo touching

[@orzanoap]

Seems like nico was thought of as a pretty face and having star qualities in the velvet underground but not taken as seriously as she should have been. Her solo works are arguably more important than Lou reeds.

[@amberraining9546]

agree! I come back to this video once a while and every time mesmerized as it's the first one.

[@matthewscreech7058]

I don't think there's any doubt that Nico - and John Cale- were much more interesting musicians than Lou Reed. He was too keen on being a rock star. They were true originals.

[@medicixxvl3126]

Definitely agree. Nico was a star in her own right. Queen of the goth before goth bloomed.

[@joyjoyjoy5501]

@@matthewscreech7058 yeah that’s kind of his cross to bear. Being a pop artist, or being artistically impactful. But that’s a lot of artists’ decision they often feel they have to make.

[@MikeGiallo]

She wasnt as successful but i doubt nico wasnt taken seriously , cale colaborated in her more important albums , reed colaborated in her first album and he loved her version of ill be your mirror , and the record label owner knew he would lost money with nico albums as they were hard to sell but he produced it anyway because of the artistic value , i think she wasnt as popular as reed or cale only becauae even her new wave albums arent pop music. What i find funny is that nico sounds more cale than the cale solo albums

[@hippiehopper]

great stuff!

[@jameskaval1353]

I highly suggest an evenings deep dive into Nico's solo work, but the environment you create for yourself must be distraction free and as soulful as possible. I was alone in cabin in the woods with a few dim candles in a small fireplace in as close to a Gothic trance as I could get. Enjoy...

[@brentwillis260]

IMO Nico was the only former member of the Velvet Underground who had a consistently great solo career. Reed and Cale had their ups and down but Nico was always up.

[@codygoodnight1851]

Beautiful!

[@michaeldslipp1078]

Nico is forever the artist peripherally connected to “rock” music (pop? gothic?) who “can’t sing,” is always “out of tune.” WHY? Why did this start. She’s the artist who COULD sing. Her pitch was uncannily accurate. She sustained and supported the voice, she had legato, and expression. Truth, she sang and wrote) like the better classical musicians.

[@CarlosZanettini]

THIS! she´s extremely gifted as a singer and a songwriter. i honestly think this reputation is just misoginy.

[@szarzyniecszczurzynski1902]

Those were VU members who ridiculed her for being out of pitch/key and for poor rhythm feeling during her early days as the singer with the band. But the true reason was her musical and performance-wise incompetence at the time and also Nico's partial deafness issue, not the lack of actual talent and abilities. She certainly was a truly talented chanteuse and songwriter. One can hear and see here that she COULD sing as hell. And this exceptional voice...

[@desertrose1226]

Nico hated women and hated being one… she participated in a lot of misogyny.

[@leahmonday1182]

NICO---LOVE YOU! lm

[@SleepWorks-tr1em]

met her once-never forget that cup of tea

[@sjain8111]

I saw her in NY in the summer with Joe Bidewell on keyboards the indoor temperature upper 90’s without AC. Nico was wrapped up in many layers with shawls and heavy boots, she stood against the wall staring no one approached to speak to her

[@michaeldbicari4446]

I can’t believe people Paned Her I had the opportunity to see her 78 or 79 it still haunts me to this day literally had tears in my eyes at certain parts of her show

[@gleander4405]

❤️

[@MichaelEggensperger-jo3zx]

Truely a godess and real artist - no wonder she had to die young!

[@szarzyniecszczurzynski1902]

She was too young but no young at all...

[@desertrose1226]

She was only 49. I actually thought she’d crossed 50 but apparently not.

[@egyptianhibiscus9203]

Happy birthday Nico. 16.10.24

[@jackpayne4658]

How could I have missed this video before? Nico in full flight, opening the door to her bleak, seductive underworld. As a homeless kid back in 1969, I carried her Marble Index among my few indispensible possessions.

[@caribman10]

I AM ALMOST IN TEARS.... the two greatest late-period Nico songs sung live. And my all-time favorite, The Valley Of The Kings. An incredible and iconic performance.

[@dream-67]

Would love to see her performance on OGWTs "predecessor" Disco 2 in 1972

[@hoihoi4453]

shes singing her soul out

[@youtube_Yatra1968]

1/ LYRICS : Secret Side Without a guide, without a hand Unwed virgins in the land Unwed virgins in the land Tied up on the sand When there come ships into the land They'll be awaiting reverence They'll be awaiting reverence At their children's hands Are you not loyal to your pride Are you not on the secret side? It's not a crime, a gain to you, Do you not understand? Without a guide, without a hand Unwed virgins in the land Unwed virgins in the land Tied up on the sand When there come ships into the land They'll be awaiting reverence They'll be awaiting reverence At their children's hands Are you not loyal to your pride Are you not on the secret side? It's not a crime, a gain to you, Do you not understand? 2/ LYRICS : Valley of the Kings The bandits be my weaknesses His fault shall be my knife His weapon be my innocence The killer must not die Is there a charge against my fate, Can't I betray my hate? Will I regain my father's gait, Must the killer die? The testament lies hidden from me Underneath my sins A carriage will take me toThe valley of the Kings

[@SuperMarioJamesSMJ]

in my top 20 fav albums...what a great find!

[@vagabondways2]

I like Desertshore better. "The End" I love You Forget to Answer and It Has Not Taken Long. Actually from that harmonium trilogy, I would say 1. Desertshore, 2. The Marble Index 3. The End, but the record that made me love her: Drama of Exile.

[@SuperMarioJamesSMJ]

@@vagabondways2 always thought the end was more focused than the earlier efforts...

[@vagabondways2]

@@SuperMarioJamesSMJ She didn't like the album at all. I like the album except the over the top synth of "Innocent and Vain". That's a wonderful song, but destroyed with that synth effects.

[@hoihoi4453]

@@vagabondways2 I love all three!

[@leehazlewoodism]

Side one of The End is one of my favourite records. I try not to dwell on the Doors cover.

[@m.choupie.]

Haunting

[@deanronson6331]

I was first exposed to Nico's work through a solo album (I believe) from the 70's. It had exactly the feel of the songs in this video, but I don't think they were included in it. It had a strange beauty and originality about it. That album must be pretty rare by now, and I doubt that it will ever appear on YT.

[@mickeythompson9537]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJiqZHiXhKiblcU

[@deanronson6331]

@@mickeythompson9537 Thanks, Mickey. Well, after I realized that this very good album you posted was not the one I was referring to in my comment, I finally took the effort to do a search on KZbin. It's the 1968 release The Marble Index", which I'd bought in the early 70's. I guess one should never underestimate YT's treasure trove of stuff, including the rarities.

[@Broatch6]

N I C O : I C O N

[@spiritof6663]

Unbelievably great!! I wish it were in color (it was filmed that way) but I guess we're lucky it was found at all.

[@ivangeldbojemeda]

Neil Halstead’s (Slowdive) relative from ‘70s - introducing Nico

[@daisaigai7]

This is a new song called 'Bleed'...

[@Ignatius1972]

Lol

[@joelleferreira4292]

In loving memory to a special Feast of Friends may your beautiful Prince joins you forever now RIP beautiful Soul

[@TLKX5S]

She was even better singing live

[@moe42o]

She hated the studio.

[@lostcause1206]

She was alive .........duh

[@annaritaranalli1791]

But I prefer her singing voice when she worked with good velletri underground

[@peterhardy8936]

absolutely spellbounding performance from the enigmatic nico and how christina weaves her spell on us all! peter from southport

[@szarzyniecszczurzynski1902]

Christa

[@pieescax9886]

unica.ci manchi tantissimo

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Bellissima e bravissima

[@micaguitarrista]

Nico es uno de esos amores que son para toda la vida.

[@CarlosZanettini]

what a terrific songwriter. great voice, too.

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Magnifica!

[@wolfen1101]

I named my cat after Nico

[@peatbull3426]

Nice but dont feed her(cat) with heroine 😋🙋🏻‍♂️

[@desertrose1226]

She was gorgeous especially brown and red haired. Very weird girl but weird can be good!

[@Broatch6]

Doomed Goodess : The Doors to another world

[@danilotammetta1699]

MITICA UNICA NICO

[@ettorealbertogelli8893]

Si Danilo. Ma che nessuno entri nella sua anima. Io l'ho fatto senza scegliere di farlo e...non avvicinatevi a Nico...

[@maryleneoger4481]

Wow! priceless...

[@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198]

Wow!!!

[@xyfhit]

amazing

[@zzenzero]

wowow! Thank you so much vagabondways for sharing this. It's a treasure. :o)

[@javiarpi]

7:23 thrilling

[@vv247]

creepy intro 😳 ...and then Nico tops it....creepy but amazing.