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
Sunday Morning
Nico Lyrics
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Brings the dawn in
It's just a restless feeling
By my side
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It's just the wasted years
Watch out the world's behind you
There's always someone around you
Who will call
It's nothing at all
Sunday morning
And I'm falling
I've got a feeling
I don't want to know
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It's all the streets you've crossed
Not so long ago
Watch out the world's behind you
There's always someone around you
Who will call
It's nothing at all
Watch out the world's behind you
There's always someone around you
Who will call
It's nothing at all
Sunday morning
Sunday morning
Sunday morning
Sunday morning
Nico's song "Sunday Morning" delves deep into the feeling of emptiness and restlessness that can come with the start of a new day, specifically a Sunday which is typically considered a day of rest and relaxation. The song opens with the dawn breaking and the singer's feelings of restlessness and discomfort that are felt while lying next to someone. The lyrics suggest that this feeling is not specific to the individuals in the song, but rather is a universal human experience that comes with the start of a new day. The second verse brings up the idea of wasted years, which could be interpreted as regrets or unfinished business that the singer is carrying with them.
The lines "watch out the world's behind you, there's always someone around you who will call, it's nothing at all" suggest that the singer is feeling pursued or haunted by something they are trying to ignore. It could be symbolic of past mistakes or fears of the future. The repetition of the phrase "it's nothing at all" could be interpreted as the singer's attempt to dismiss these feelings as unimportant or irrelevant.
Overall, "Sunday Morning" is a song that explores the complex emotions that come with the start of a new day, and the burden of regret that can follow us if we're not careful.
Line by Line Meaning
Sunday morning
The start of a new day and a new week
Brings the dawn in
The sun rises and illuminates the world
It's just a restless feeling
Feeling uneasy and not content with where one is in life
By my side
Someone is there but the feeling persists
Early dawning
The sun rises earlier on Sunday than on other days
It's just the wasted years
Time passed and opportunities missed
So close behind
The feeling is so near in time but hard to shake
Watch out the world's behind you
Be careful of what's to come or what's already there
There's always someone around you
There are people present but not necessarily helpful
Who will call
They will try to connect or distract
It's nothing at all
It's not important and they are not worth your attention
And I'm falling
I'm losing control and losing hope
I've got a feeling
An intuition that something is wrong and needs attention
I don't want to know
Ignoring the problem because the truth is too painful
It's all the streets you've crossed
It's the roads one has taken in life that have led to this point
Not so long ago
It wasn't that far in the past, but it feels distant
Sunday morning
The start of hope and opportunity
Sunday morning
The reminder of a new beginning
Sunday morning
The start of the rest of your life
Sunday morning
A fresh start, a clean slate
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN CALE, LOU REED
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Sunday morning
Praise the dawning
It's just a restless feeling
By my side
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It's all the wasted years
So close behind
Watch out the world's behind you
There's always someone around you
Who will call
It's nothing at all
Sunday morning
And I'm falling
I've got a feeling
I don't want to know
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It's all the streets you've crossed
Not so long ago
Watch out the world's behind you
There's always someone around you
Who will call
It's nothing at all
Watch out the world's behind you
There's always someone around you
Who will call
It's nothing at all
Sunday morning
@itsrainingmelons6202
Rebelliously listening to this on a Wednesday morning
@leonajarikj5227
try it on a monday
@t.yoshisaurmunchakoopas2318
Woah... What a rebel. I'm only watching this on a Sunday afternoon and I still feel like a law breaker.
@mostazastudios_
Same here
@frenchie43
Defiantly listening to this on a Thursday afternoon
@WilhelmWilder
My God...the alpha energy
@User-xw6kd
Remember, this is over 50 years old.
@SicklyHeavyHeart
You could’ve convinced me that this came out yesterday
@kyethemovieguy4243
You could have convinced me that this came out last Sunday morning
@rebeccafry3575
@@SicklyHeavyHeart it's really timeless, isn't it?