Jackson Browne – Live @ Cologne

Photo from Leaky Sparrow – Jackson Browne – E-Werk, Cologne – April 17, 2009 – More pics here

Few words about Jackson Browne’s performance last Friday in Köln. I didn’t want to miss his 2009 Time The Conqueror Tour. Why? First, I wanted to spend another good week-end in Cologne with my sweetheart and, because I had a very good memory of his performance five years ago in La Cigale, Paris, I decided to get a couple of tickets for us to see the guy who promoted peace and justice through his music since almost 40 years.
Not much surprises, Jackson Browne was there to introduce as much as possible songs from his last release to his German fans. Together, few good old standards like Doctor My Eyes or The Pretender, but, for me, the highlight of the evening was These Days a song that he dedicated to Nico, of course (Nico was born in Cologne and that was the place to perform it!). Please do listen to both versions, the Jackson Browne’s one on For Everyman (1973) and Nico’s version on her record Chelsea Girl (1967). Browne was only 16 years old when he wrote it.

Web: jacksonbrowne.com

Jackson Browne - I Am A Patriot .mp3 via One Sweet Song
Jackson Browne - For America .mp3

Nico Icon - Cologne Girl Exhibition

Just come back from another great week-end in Cologne. No marathon or concert this time but a museum night with the visit of a remarkable exhibition that must be brought to your attention. Nico (Christa Päffgen), who died 20 years ago in Ibiza, is now celebrated until the end of January by her native town, Köln.
The exhibition is a nice retrospective covering every stage of her life from the time she was a young fashion model, then an actress, up to the moving singer-songwriter that everybody knows. All the documents are exhibited with taste and love: photos, movies, press articles, letters, posters and vinyl covers. The die-hard fans won’t discover anything really new but for those of you who just know her as a member of the Velvet Underground, you’ll understand why Nico became an Icon to many.

Info: Nico – Köln, Berlin, Paris, New York – Stationen einer Popikone Museum für angewandte kunst: October 30, 2008 to February 1, 2009 (in German)
Or here: Arte (in French)
And on… Leaky Sparrow

Nico - I'll Keep It With Mine .mp3
Nico - Nibelungen .mp3 via Greenpeaness
Velvet Underground And Nico - All Tomorrow's Parties .mp3 Via WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Bonus: Big Star - Femme Fatale .mp3