Nico started a successful career as a model in Berlin and Paris, studied acting at Lee Strasberg's New York Actor Studio. She then became part of the Swinging London scene, and had a short relationship with The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones and she recorded her first record in London in 1965, the single I'm Not Saying/The Last Mile, produced by Jimmy Page, for Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham's label Immediate Records. Thanks to Jones she met Andy Warhol in New York City and became part of Warhol's Factory, and Warhol introduced her to the Rock band The Velvet Underground, with whom she recorded the album "The Velvet Underground & Nico", featuring the legendary banana cover designed by Andy Warhol. The album has been named by numerous publications as one of the top 100 albums of all time, and is often considered one of history's 10 most influential albums by critics.
Nico later recorded several solo albums, including the folksy Chelsea Girl in 1967, followed by original albums such as The Marble Index and Desertshore, which were much darker and avant garde in style. She released several more albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including The End..., but died in 1988 from a cerebral hemorrhage after falling from her bike in Ibiza, Spain. She is buried in Berlin, next to her mother.
Solo studio discography:
1967 - Chelsea Girl
1969 - The Marble Index
1970 - Desertshore
1974 - The End...
1981 - Drama of Exile
1985 - Camera Obscura
Live discography:
1974 - June 1, 1974 (with Kevin Ayers, John Cale, and Brian Eno)
1986 - Behind the Iron Curtain
1986 - Live Heroes
1986 - Nico in Tokyo
1989 - Hanging Gardens
1993 - Do or Die!
1994 - Heroine
1994 - Fata Morgana
1994 - Live in Pécs 1985
2000 - In Europe: Do or Die, Diary 1982
2001 - Janitor of Lunacy
2003 - 1972-01-29: Le Bataclan, Paris, France (with Lou Reed and John Cale)
2007 - All Tomorrow's Parties: Live
Somewhere There's a Feather
Nico Lyrics
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Take your turn
Somewhere there's a feather
Falling slowly from the sky
You need not know the reason why.
Stand apart
Hear your heart
Another lover till the end
You need not hold your breath till then.
Don't ask me to explain to you
There's nothing to remain but what we see.
Fall and climb
Take your time
Somehow you must live up
To the precedents you've set
You need not hope for answers yet.
Don't ask me how I know it now
The future does not show itself to me.
So love and learn
Take your turn
Somewhere there's a feather
Falling slowly from the sky
You need not know the reason why.
In the song "Somewhere There's a Feather" by Nico, the lyrics are very reflective and introspective in nature. The song starts with the lines "Love and learn, take your turn, somewhere there's a feather falling slowly from the sky, you need not know the reason why." The line "somewhere there's a feather falling from the sky" is symbolic of something small, insignificant, and fleeting that still has meaning. It implies that there is beauty in small things that's often overlooked. The next few lines explore the idea of letting go of control and accepting that there might not always be answers to everything.
The second verse begins with "stand apart, hear your heart, someday there will be another lover till the end, you need not hold your breath till then." This verse urges the listener to follow their own intuition and not to wait for someone who might not show up. The lines "don't ask me to explain to you, there's nothing to remain but what we see" suggest that there are no universal or objective answers to life's questions that we can rely on, rather everything that exists is only what we see in front of us. The song then goes on to discuss that life is full of ups and downs, and we should take our time to overcome obstacles rather than rushing towards the solution.
Overall, the song encourages the listener to embrace the present and accept life as it comes. Rather than trying to solve every problem in the present, sometimes it's okay to allow things to fall into place on their own.
Line by Line Meaning
Love and learn
Experience life and gain wisdom.
Take your turn
It's your time to live and learn.
Somewhere there's a feather
There is something beautiful happening in the world.
Falling slowly from the sky
It's happening in a gentle and peaceful way.
You need not know the reason why.
You don't always need to understand why things happen the way they do.
Stand apart
Be an individual.
Hear your heart
Listen to your inner voice and intuition.
Someday there will be
In the future there will come a time.
Another lover till the end
There will be someone to love you until the very end.
You need not hold your breath till then.
You don't need to wait with bated breath for this to happen.
Don't ask me to explain to you
I can't give you all the answers.
There's nothing to remain but what we see.
All we have is what's in front of us.
Fall and climb
Experience highs and lows.
Take your time
Don't rush through life.
Somehow you must live up
You have expectations to meet.
To the precedents you've set
Based on the way you've lived your life up until now.
You need not hope for answers yet.
You don't need to have all the answers right now.
Don't ask me how I know it now
I don't have all the answers myself.
The future does not show itself to me.
No one knows what the future holds.
So love and learn
Gain wisdom through experience and love.
Take your turn
It's your time to experience life.
Somewhere there's a feather
There is something beautiful happening in the world.
Falling slowly from the sky
It's happening in a gentle and peaceful way.
You need not know the reason why.
You don't always need to understand why things happen the way they do.
Lyrics © Jackson Browne/Swallow Turn Music/Night Kitchen Music/Open Window Music
Written by: JACKSON BROWNE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hennylaundry4912
Love and learn
Take your turn
Somewhere there's a feather
Falling slowly from the sky
You need not know the reason why.
Stand apart
Hear your heart
Someday there will be
Another lover till the end
You need not hold your breath till then.
Don't ask me to explain to you
There's nothing to remain but what we see.
Fall and climb
Take your time
Somehow you must live up
To the precedents you've set
You need not hope for answers yet.
Don't ask me how I know it now
The future does not show itself to me.
So love and learn
Take your turn
Somewhere there's a feather
Falling slowly from the sky
You need not know the reason why.
@Anycs_
This brought me tears. I feel this one so much.
@gdub999tube
You are me both.
@madisonrhuebaker
I am absolutely falling in love with Nico's voice.
@DivineSinners
One of the most beautiful songs ever.
@alpineinc1
The juxtaposition of a very young Jackson Browne's innocent lyric and beautiful melody, laden with strings, contrasted by Nico's fragile, chilly vocal, trying but failing to be soft and sweet, is where the beauty of this song (and most of the Chelsea Girl LP) lies, especially as Nico in retrospect turned out to be a relatively tragic figure. It's not for all tastes and if it doesn't grab you, fine, but I think for Nico to hit you emotionally you have to have taken a long and varied musical journey, down at least a few dark paths. This song in particular is like an emergence back into the light; like the saddest Sunday morning hangover; like the ugly yearning to be beautiful.
@stumptacular
you know she was tone deaf right? talk about the "x factor"
@DB-bb5ll
Wow, this is the best description I have ever read of any of her songs. Thank you! I'm saving this one.
@tollundman7560
@@stumptacular can you read numb nuts? not everyone in the world has to like someones music for it to be good and LOVED by others.
@FelipeBMota
disagree with the part about her vocal being fragile, but the rest of the text hit me hard, specially the part about u needing to have a certain musical baggage to understand this song as one that makes an effort to be happy and pretty
@gdub999tube
People will always criticize her for singing out of tune, but for reasons that are hard to explain, I think her vocals are beautiful. Maybe those of us who are imperfect can relate to the desire to shine even when the world tells us we are tarnished.