While both versions are devasting, they feel so different. The original sounds like an bitter acceptance of life. Nico's sounds like strong grief and regret, especially when she sings "I will never look into your eyes again" and "It hurts to set you free/But you'll never follow me". The fact that she is singing a song written by a friend after his death and the way she expresses it in her version adds another layer and makes the song feel like is hers too. So personal and raw. Nico is a very underrated artist.
This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety, no surprise, the end I'll never look into your eyes again Can you picture what we'll be? So limitless and free? Desperately in need of some stranger's hand In a desperate land? Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain There's danger on the edge of town Ride the King's highway, baby Weird scenes inside the gold mine Ride the highway west (West is the best) (The west is the best) Ride the snake Ride the snake to the lake The ancient lake The snake is long Seven miles Ride the snake He's old and his skin is cold The west is the best The west is the best Get here and we'll do the rest The blue bus is calling us The blue bus is calling us "Driver, where're you taking us?" The killer awoke before dawn, He put his boots on, He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall. He went to the room where his sister lived And then he paid a visit to his brother... And then he... He walked on down the hall And he came to a door, And he looked inside... "Father?" "Yes, son?" "I want to kill you... Mother, I want to..." Oooooohhh... Come on, baby, take a chance with us Come on, baby, take a chance with us Come on, baby, take a chance with us And meet me at the back of the blue bus This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end It hurts to set you free, but you'll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die This is the end
Oh,this is This video was I made! about 30years ago. This song and 60/40,purple rips, Jan of lunacy ,and,more. I'm glad to be able to see this again. Because, I don'tt have anymore this tape. Thank you!!!
This is something else, I'd go as far as to say it is actually better than The Doors version. I'll admit some of her music I've heard really isn't my thing but a good 50% of her releases give me the chills & this version of The End is kinda scary, she was so far ahead of her time. Janitor of Lunacy from the "Nico - Do or Die: Diary 1982" live album has the same feeling upon me that this song does, it goes beyond words & you just feel it inside you.
Its true that Nico was a heroin addict for years but the drug didnt kill her. She died from a subdural hematoma after hitting her head on the pavement due to a fall from her bicycle whilst on holiday in Ibiza. As for her son, he is still alive today & is a professional photographer.
Alors à l'époque de ce commentaire Ari allait à peu près bien même si il était toxicomane. Depuis Ari est décédé en mai 2023 à 60 ans. Il avait eu 2 avc et était paraplégique. Il est enterré à Jouy en josas ou j'ai été me recueillir. Alain Delon le père potentiel n'a jamais reconnu son fils et a toujours refusé un test adn
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I never thought I would see a live video of this performance, and I've been wanting to see a video of her performing "The End" for quite some time! I can't thank you enough, you're awesome! This is also an amazing performance, imo.
@phillip dietzen Nico did not die from drugs like many people assume. She died from the results (cerebral hemorrhage) from a bicycle accident.Also her son is still alive and has children.Nico was not the best mother but imagine her as a Grandmother.
+nallly we will never know, some say, like on wikipedia, first was a heart attack to cause her falling from the bike...'' On 18 July 1988, while on a vacation on Ibiza with her son Ari, Nico had a heart attack while riding a bicycle, and she hit her head as she fell. A passing taxi driver found her unconscious, and he had difficulty getting her admitted to local hospitals. She was misdiagnosed as suffering from heat exposure, and died at eight o'clock that evening. X-rays later revealed a severecerebral hemorrhage as the cause of her death.[4]In the late morning of July 17, 1988, my mother told me she needed to go downtown to buy marijuana. She sat down in front of the mirror and wrapped a black scarf around her head. My mother stared at the mirror and took great care to wrap the scarf appropriately. Down the hill on her bike: "I'll be back soon." She left in the early afternoon on the hottest day of the year. - Ari Boulogne [24]
I think this is really good. Everything about it. And if people don't like her singing then they should stick to watching American Idol; where singing is everything and substance...nothing. The End.
Jack Sterner You have good comments until end, that people can stick to American Idol, don't forget they have some great singers as well, you are the one being closed minded, be open to music, like Nico, The Doors, Katy Perry, etc, all music is relaxing and great appreciate the artists for their talents not criticize them. Just a thought.
In my opinion, she is just as captivating when it's just her and the harmonium as when she has other musicians and effects behind her. The Peel Sessions album is like that. Just her. Just mesmerizing.
WOW!!! the german accent... her voice... the raybans... the synths... the obscurity of all... ASTONISHING PERFORMANCE!!! anyone can talk about the keyboards used? anecdotes, idk... everything about this concert? pleeeeease....
@rainspirit100 i think the velvet was a rare encounter between incredibly talented people, Nico was already a legend before she worked with them, i don't think it she could be any less talented because she wasn't making the lyrics which makes me think that somehow people forget about john cale and his incredible music.
@wordslouderthanbombs Brian Eno worked on the electronics on the album version (about 12 years before this), which is totally different. I'm pretty sure James Young (aka "The Faction" on Camera Obscura) is responsible for this version.
Nico had a relationship with Jim Morrison....and every other rock star. It's too bad she died in 1988; she didn't see the reunification before her reincarnation.
While both versions are devasting, they feel so different. The original sounds like an bitter acceptance of life. Nico's sounds like strong grief and regret, especially when she sings "I will never look into your eyes again" and "It hurts to set you free/But you'll never follow me". The fact that she is singing a song written by a friend after his death and the way she expresses it in her version adds another layer and makes the song feel like is hers too. So personal and raw. Nico is a very underrated artist.
RIP Nico. What an incredibly beautiful woman with matching musical talent. Her music was ahead of its time.
This is haunting, enigmatic, and dark; much lke the lady herself a modern day dark Ophelia like tragic vision.
The first time I heard this recording I could not believe my ears, this is just amazing! I love her interpretation of the song
Im Vatavic sohnh
Nico était une femme d’exception.
She makes it her own, great voice.
I love her so much.
semplicemente MAGNIFICA, Nico è stata unica, immensa, incredibile voce, enigmatica e GENIALE!!!!
This is the end, beautiful friend
This is the end, my only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety, no surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes again
Can you picture what we'll be?
So limitless and free?
Desperately in need of some stranger's hand
In a desperate land?
Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain
There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west
(West is the best)
(The west is the best)
Ride the snake
Ride the snake to the lake
The ancient lake
The snake is long
Seven miles
Ride the snake
He's old and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is calling us
The blue bus is calling us
"Driver, where're you taking us?"
The killer awoke before dawn,
He put his boots on,
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall.
He went to the room where his sister lived
And then he paid a visit to his brother...
And then he...
He walked on down the hall
And he came to a door,
And he looked inside...
"Father?" "Yes, son?"
"I want to kill you...
Mother, I want to..."
Oooooohhh...
Come on, baby, take a chance with us
Come on, baby, take a chance with us
Come on, baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
This is the end, beautiful friend
This is the end, my only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free, but you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end
She was one of the originals of what became Goth. I prefer her stuff with the Velvets but she was quite gripping live - saw her in 1982.
Oh,this is
This video was I made! about 30years ago.
This song and 60/40,purple rips, Jan of lunacy ,and,more.
I'm glad to be able to see this again.
Because, I don'tt have anymore this tape. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much!
ありがとうございます。伝説バージョンですね。
Buy the CDs they're available.
I was there.
Kato Chiaki proof
you were not
i believe you.
There is no middle of the road with Nico. You either love her or hate her! She's been one of my favorites since 1965!
a true artist
This is something else, I'd go as far as to say it is actually better than The Doors version.
I'll admit some of her music I've heard really isn't my thing but a good 50% of her releases give me the chills & this version of The End is kinda scary, she was so far ahead of her time. Janitor of Lunacy from the "Nico - Do or Die: Diary 1982" live album has the same feeling upon me that this song does, it goes beyond words & you just feel it inside you.
She was indeed ahead of her time. And too good for this world which is getting more and more mundane.
So true this world is so boring these days.
Its true that Nico was a heroin addict for years but the drug didnt kill her. She died from a subdural hematoma after hitting her head on the pavement due to a fall from her bicycle whilst on holiday in Ibiza. As for her son, he is still alive today & is a professional photographer.
Alors à l'époque de ce commentaire Ari allait à peu près bien même si il était toxicomane. Depuis Ari est décédé en mai 2023 à 60 ans. Il avait eu 2 avc et était paraplégique. Il est enterré à Jouy en josas ou j'ai été me recueillir. Alain Delon le père potentiel n'a jamais reconnu son fils et a toujours refusé un test adn
Merci pour lui...@@mariechristinefurfaro5015
her voice and the haunting melody of the keyboards are just insane...
Love this dark sound!!!
Music for Two funerals: her funeral and that of Jim Morrison.
No - it`s not German "Angst". It`s about the darkness and the fear all in our hearts - The END.
And the antidote is love. Just simple.
I've heard Nico do this but it was much older this version is trippy crazy as fuck
Look how close the crowd are! They could almost lick her harmonium.
God Damn, I didn't know she was the Mother of Industrial Music!
Video quality Is First class. So her performance. Voice Is very clear
Haunting.
A masterpiece.
beautiful
Monstrueuse et émotionnelle version !!!
Merveilleuse, était la talentueuse et géniale Nico que j'ai vu en concert à cette époque avec son harmonium!!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I never thought I would see a live video of this performance, and I've been wanting to see a video of her performing "The End" for quite some time! I can't thank you enough, you're awesome! This is also an amazing performance, imo.
Nico was so fucking effortlessly cool.
She was amazing.
This is beyond words...
Christ this is dark. There are cover versions and then there's ... this.
NICO è QUASI AL LIMITE DEL VIBRAZIONALE
Amazing 😮
Goddess.
Astonishing!
For my funeral...
@phillip dietzen Nico did not die from drugs like many people assume. She died from the results (cerebral hemorrhage) from a bicycle accident.Also her son is still alive and has children.Nico was not the best mother but imagine her as a Grandmother.
+Adam Williams True. She fell of her bike and hit her head and indeed she died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
+nallly we will never know, some say, like on wikipedia, first was a heart attack to cause her falling from the bike...'' On 18 July 1988, while on a vacation on Ibiza with her son Ari, Nico had a heart attack while riding a bicycle, and she hit her head as she fell. A passing taxi driver found her unconscious, and he had difficulty getting her admitted to local hospitals. She was misdiagnosed as suffering from heat exposure, and died at eight o'clock that evening. X-rays later revealed a severecerebral hemorrhage as the cause of her death.[4]In the late morning of July 17, 1988, my mother told me she needed to go downtown to buy marijuana. She sat down in front of the mirror and wrapped a black scarf around her head. My mother stared at the mirror and took great care to wrap the scarf appropriately. Down the hill on her bike: "I'll be back soon." She left in the early afternoon on the hottest day of the year. - Ari Boulogne [24]
Ich wohne 20 Jahre in Berlin und will mindestens ihr Grab besuchen.
Niemand hat Bock.
Nico was a genius
Total Mind Melt Down... WOW! I can't imagine seeing this on the Pure LSD we use to get back in the day.
i love her
I wasn't sure at first, but it grew on me.
I am going to be silly and just say, "Nico forever."
Mind blowing!!
Te amo, Nico.
Her version gives me Goosebumps you can feel her emotion Throughout the whole song 💯
¡Nico! La adoro.
I think this is really good. Everything about it. And if people don't like her singing then they should stick to watching American Idol; where singing is everything and substance...nothing. The End.
Jack Sterner You have good comments until end, that people can stick to American Idol, don't forget they have some great singers as well, you are the one being closed minded, be open to music, like Nico, The Doors, Katy Perry, etc, all music is relaxing and great appreciate the artists for their talents not criticize them. Just a thought.
I love it it sounds like my thoughts and my pictures!
well said!
She can't sing well though.
Jim Morrison was substantially better too though.
She makes this song more darker
Trippy Af,lowkey afraid to listen to this high Af
That is spooky!
Nico................ Nico::::::::::::: Nico Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, the audience seemed to appreciate, at least as much as some of us behind our terminals do...
I once saw her perform this on Indian harmonium.
In my opinion, she is just as captivating when it's just her and the harmonium as when she has other musicians and effects behind her.
The Peel Sessions album is like that. Just her. Just mesmerizing.
I saw that too! Twice! Same show, one day after the next! 1985 or 1986? I was 16-ish....
great performance
AWESOME!!!
Amazing
goddamn i just love nico.
It will soon be the end for me too.
What a treasure
Great cover!!!
Brilliant!
WOW!!! the german accent... her voice... the raybans... the synths... the obscurity of all... ASTONISHING PERFORMANCE!!! anyone can talk about the keyboards used? anecdotes, idk... everything about this concert? pleeeeease....
the end my only friend...mother yes son j want you ....spirit and decadence here are to remember..wonderful song
Niko was a beautiful but afraid person ! R.I.P.
Thanks
Jim--you should have married her. The only mind on the planet to match you..
The music of death!
Auditory art.
Now THAT's an intimate audience (millimetres from her harmonium).
Baller. I was born this year.
The Song Is entitled "The End" (Doors).
Je l'adore
fantastica interpretacion aun mas profunda
People who came later have no idea what a death trip the sixties became,
@rainspirit100 i think the velvet was a rare encounter between incredibly talented people, Nico was already a legend before she worked with them, i don't think it she could be any less talented because she wasn't making the lyrics which makes me think that somehow people forget about john cale and his incredible music.
fantastica interpretacion aun mas profunder
Spinners pub , Hulme Manchester. Nico blended in.
Brillant...
shit changed my life
@wordslouderthanbombs Brian Eno worked on the electronics on the album version (about 12 years before this), which is totally different. I'm pretty sure James Young (aka "The Faction" on Camera Obscura) is responsible for this version.
pure darkness
Only Nico for her personal story and for her personal friendship and more with Jim...she could cover THE END!!!!
🖤🖤🖤
brutal performance, this is the real shit
never i wanted the end, i want the end in the end to be nico. end me.
Nico had a relationship with Jim Morrison....and every other rock star. It's too bad she died in 1988; she didn't see the reunification before her reincarnation.
woah
@leponti all i know is brian eno worked the electronics on this rendition
cool
Whaou......
spettrale
nico loved your style years ago. velvet underground lou reed solo wasted life girl.SPADES SHOVELS BARRELS 🖤🎲🕷🖤👀🦂.
Why does she have weird long alien fingers?
Louhi, Pohjoisen noita ⚒
Awesome!
It's no surprise Nico did heroin.
Get me some of that stuff.
Extraordinaire... Elle a donné sens au titre mieux que Morrison lui-même...