Flashback Friday
Nico, I'm not saying
This version of the Gordon Lightfoot song,
I'm Not Saying, is unique in that it is said to feature both then lover Brian Jones and session player Jimmy Page on guitar. It wasn't Nico's favorite track but it was a start for her post modeling turned singing career. She claimed that producer Andrew Loog Oldham (also The Rolling Stones manager) was trying to make her sound like another Marianne Faithfull for this track on his own Immediate label. Nico appeared on Ready, Steady, Go, British TV's Friday night mod-scene showcase performing this song. The flip,
The Last Mile, is not as strong but still is quite charming. This is the single that Andy Warhol brought into The Factory to play
for everyone proclaiming he would be bringing her in to meet the Velvet
Underground.
