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Song by Jackson Browne

German underground legend Nico was the first to record “These Days” for release, on her October 1967 album Chelsea Girl. This was an odd mix of production elements: a fairly fast, almost upbeat fingerpicking electric-sounding-acoustic guitar part of its time by Browne (suggested by Andy Warhol[3]), combined with strings and flutes (added after the fact by producer Tom Wilson, without Nico’s knowledge) combined with the sad, near-desperate tone of the lyrics, all wrapped around Nico’s mannered, icy Teutonic vocals.[4]

While Nico never achieved much commercial visibility, her work caught the attention of other musicians and songwriters. And although Browne was still several years from getting his own recording contract, his wise-beyond-his-years talent was quickly recognized by other performers looking for material.
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  • Chelsea Girl
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  • The Classic Years
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  • Femme Fatale
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  • the_crane_wife

    i will love and relate to this song always and forever <3

    Saturday morning

  • mgsstp5150

    by the gods her voice is deep lol

    21 days ago

  • sixty-forty

    People should really listen to other Nico songs besides this one.

    26 days ago

  • tokyochorus

    v what

    last month

  • summeryhaze

    The absolutely gorgeous moment when Gwyneth Paltrow steps down from the bus as Luke Wilson watches in awe and expectation and this song plays ♥ The Royal Tenenbaums ♥

    last month

  • HenkeRock

    <3 [2]

    last month

  • d0l

    these days.

    March 2012

  • K_I_K_O

    <3

    February 2012

  • alma_ghetto

    Please don't confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them.

    February 2012

  • rejoyz

    the way the violin skews as she says "I had a lover".

    February 2012

  • KingFahtah

    I don't. But there could be worse occupations

    February 2012

  • tahbyfet

    I want to be a tree in the late 1960's so I can shade Nico as she sings quietly to herself on a sunny mountain peak.

    January 2012

  • psynumb

    I don't do that much talking these days...

    January 2012

  • laaaaana

    beautiful.

    January 2012

  • RollingStone91

    This song is me! I love it

    January 2012

  • fortunereader19

    i want this album on vinyl so badley!!

    December 2011

  • MameSaye

    where are those days?

    November 2011

  • fredpostles

    The song is amazing, and the scene in which it's used in The Royal Tenenbaums is so beautiful.

    November 2011

  • faustus_soul

    i'll not risk another <3

    November 2011

  • nathandood

    it's just that i've been losing.... soooooo looooooooong

    November 2011
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