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Originally Posted by Catfish
Yes, but find it hard to listen to. A bit unusual for german ears, even if she sings it in german. Very pronounced, it sounds as if she throttles down some underlying energy with all her might. She sure is singing about herself/her life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico
Her real name being Christa Paeffgen, born in Cologne, father owning a brewery that is still active today ( http://www.paeffgen-koelsch.de). Fleeing Cologne from allied bombardments, father dying in psychatry or in a concentration camp(?) due to wounds and/or shell shock suffered as a soldier. Raped with 15 years. I read somewhere else that she was later treated with a kind of electric shock therapy. A friend of Jim Morrison of The Doors' fame. A son with Alain Delon. Drugs. Heroine addict. Racist. Sounds all "interesting" but sure not a easy or comfortable life. |
A very interesting and compelling documentary/biography of Nico is in the link below; it is titled
Nico/Icon and I heard about it years ago and was lucky enough to find a DVD copy about 20 or so years ago in a video rental store (remember them?) bargain bin; as far as I know, the DVD is out of print, so this posting on YT maybe the only available source for free; I still have the DVD and about once or twice a year I'll find it while browsing through my collection and I always play it and I'm always impressed by the depth of presentation of Nico's troubled life. The film is well worth the time to view:
A poignant and telling song by Nico:
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