Nico was the voice behind the Velvet Underground classics 'All Tomorrow's Parties
', 'I'll Be Your Mirror
' and 'Femme Fatale
.' In the years following her departure from the VU, she released 6 solo albums before her death in 1988. From folk to experimental music, she covered a lot of ground in her solo work. In 1981, her fifth album followed a seven year release drought after 1974's The End
. Today's featured song comes from her second-to-last album, 1981's Drama Of Exile
. It's called Vegas
. Please enjoy.Studio version
Live version from Nico: An Underground Experience DVD
, was an Ian Curtis composition that was never released in a studio version by Joy Division. (A 
and a couple rehearsal takes have been released). 
is a glorious track and is one of the first songs that come to mind when I think of the year 1981. There are a couple different versions of the song, since it was re-recorded after the original 7" single. I have represented them below in video, and in the Amazon / iTunes links. Please enjoy Today's Song of The Day, 