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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.
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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AllisonB75 wrote:
"I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum."
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aricoon wrote:
these days
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kidnapjesus wrote:
Soooo great
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sonidocotopaxi wrote:
♥
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RODRUIL wrote:
To good to be true. You.
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Reververe wrote:
Pretty song...
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ladyemero wrote:
So glad I got to see her before she died..It was a lovely gig
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hellofromsweden wrote:
I love this song like no other. This version is so emotional, it just might make me cry.
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Jelenino wrote:
remember one of her last concerts in Frankfurt (Batschkapp). Nico looked ill and already so `far away`. most of the people sat down, nobody applaused , many people cried - this was the saddest concert in my life...
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kiwibeard wrote:
i kind of get sick of this song after the 100th time listening to it
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ciropessoa wrote:
love the nico's voice!
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SonicGojira wrote:
huh this is a really good tune...
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note100 wrote:
These days I seem to think about How all the changes came about my ways And I wonder if I’ll see another highway.
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Da_RIA wrote:
I love this song!!!!
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MultipleCollar wrote:
thees dayse
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pendragoness wrote:
i like this version better than the jackson browne version.
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Applecrumble wrote:
Aww they've changed it again....
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melsradiostatio wrote:
Love
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remiwhite wrote:
word
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Tom_Crisco wrote:
Love you forever Nico
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