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Nico by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) from their album The Chelsea Hotel#3
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Watch the promo video Nico produced by Paul Odiase HERE
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Nico lyrics
Nico was a singer, maybe you didn’t know
She was part of Andy Warhol’s Factory show
She sang in the Underground for a while
Although Lou said he didn’t like her singing style
She was an Alpha Female, rare in those days
And she spoke 7 languages so they say
To America from Germany she came
Like many others she’d changed her name
She was an enigma, the High Priestess of Wow
But her addiction always kept her crashing down
She liked Avante Garde Goth Rock
She inspired many others including Iggy Pop
O Nico O, why’d you have to go
You were a Chelsea Girl through and through
An Underground Factory girl too
O Nico O, why’d you have to go
Why’d you have to go
Was in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita when young
And starred in 9 Warhol films for fun
She changed her hair from blonde to brown
And decided it was time to move on and leave town
She went to Manchester to play the clubs
But she couldn’t find what she was looking for, acceptance and love
For a few years she managed to stay clean
But it was always available on that music scene
She moved to Ibiza and was doing fine
But she would go at just 49
She smoked hash which she liked
And went to buy some on her pedal bike
In the Spanish midday sun she rode
And later was found lying by the side of the road
For 2 hours they had to wait
By the time the doctors arrived it was too late
O Nico O, why’d you have to go
You were a Chelsea Girl through and through
An Underground Factory girl too
O Nico O, why’d you have to go
Why’d you have to go
Nico’s and Alain Delon’s son Ari led the prayers
There weren’t that many mourners there
No one from the New York scene came
Like they didn’t want to remember her name
Nico wasn’t perfect, none of us are
Now she’s up there with the fallen stars
Her son died of an overdose not long ago
Once an addict, I guess that’s the way it goes
O Nico O, why’d you have to go
You were a Chelsea Girl through and through
An Underground Factory girl too
O Nico O, why’d you have to go
Why’d you have to go
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