Björk is very unusual, and is probably my favorite artist overall. Her arrangements are striking, her musicality and expression touching. A quick run-through of my absolute favorites from her:
All is Full of Love - From the album Homogenic, this has what is perhaps one of the fascinating music videos I've ever seen. It's certainly strange, but I highly recommend it.
Undo - From Vespertine (even the title of the album is unique!), this song is incredibly peaceful and calming; it's got a full women's choir singing in the background and bell-like tones.
Aurora - Also on Vespertine, this song evokes images of an Arctic landscape, bathed in the light of the stars and the Aurora Borealis itself.
Lyrics
All Neon Like
not 'til you halo all over me I'll come over not 'til it shimmers 'round your skull I'll be yours I weave for you the marvellous web glow in the dark threads all neon like the cocoon surrounds you embraces all so you can sleep foetus-style and they will assist us 'cause we're asking for help and the luminous beam it feeds you the soft distortion fills you up nourish nourish your turtle heart and they will assist us 'cause we're asking for help and the luminous beam it feeds you don't get angry with yourself don't, don't get angry with yourself I'll heal you with a razorblade I'll cut a slit open and the luminous beam feeds you honey, heals you don't get angry with yourself I'll heal you, I'll heal you, luminous, I'll heal youBack to top
Jóga
all these accidents that happen -- follow the dot coincidence makes sense, only with you you don't have to speak; I feel CHORUS: emotional landscapes they puzzle me the riddle gets solved and you push me up to this state of emergency how beautiful to be state of emergency is where I want to be all that no one sees you see what's inside of me every nerve that hurts you heal deep inside of me you don't have to speak I feel emotional landscapes they puzzle me chaos can the riddle gets solved? and you push me up to this state of emergency how beautiful to be state of emergency is where I want to be CHORUSBack to top
Sun in My Mouth (ee cummings)
I will wade out till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers; I will take the sun in my mouth, and leap into the ripe air; alive with closed eyes; to dash against darkness in the sleeping curves of my body I shall enter fingers of smooth mastery with chasteness of sea-girls, will I complete the mystery of my flesh?Back to top
Vökuró
Bærinn minn bærinn minn og þinn sefur sæll í kyrrð fellur mjöll hljótt í húmi á jörð grasið mitt grasið mitt og þitt geymir mold til vors Hjúfrar lind leynt við brekkurót vakir eins og við lífi trútt kyrrlátt kalda vermsl augum djúps útí himinfyrrð starir stillt um nótt Langt í burt vakir veröld stór grimmum töfrum tryllt eirðarlaus óttast nótt og dag augu þín óttalaus og hrein brosa við mér björt Vonin mín blessað brosið þitt vekur ljóð úr værð hvílist jörð hljóð í örmum snæs liljuhvít lokar augum blám litla stúlkan mín |
My farm my farm and yours sleeps happily at peace falls snow silent at dusk on earth my grass my grass and yours keeps the earth til spring Nesting spring hid at the hill's root awake as are we faith in life quiet cold spring eye of the depths into the firmament staring still in the night Far away wakes the great world mad with grim enchantment disquieted fearful of night and day your eyes fearless and serene smile bright at me My hope your blest smile rouses verse from sleep the earths rests silent in arms of snow lily white closes her blue eyes my little girl |
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