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I missed Björk the first time around. I also missed getting into gymnastics when I had a young spine and pair of shoulders. This is what happens when other teenage boys were the ones explaining to you what it means to be a man.
So I didn't see the video for Björk's 1995 hit "It's Oh So Quiet", although that probably wouldn't have stopped me from being mad that it won an MTV VMA instead of Cake or whoever. Here, now in late-2015 I can say that this song is oh so good.
I missed Björk the first time around. I also missed getting into gymnastics when I had a young spine and pair of shoulders. This is what happens when other teenage boys were the ones explaining to you what it means to be a man.
So I didn't see the video for Björk's 1995 hit "It's Oh So Quiet", although that probably wouldn't have stopped me from being mad that it won an MTV VMA instead of Cake or whoever. Here, now in late-2015 I can say that this song is oh so good.
it's maddening really
Björk's version of the 1948 German song "Und jetzt ist es still" (wait, really?) is a fascinating way to voice that certain emotion I bet we all feel. In normal day-to-day life there is just the din. We pass thru steadily, neither exceedingly happy or particularly sad. We may occasionally notice that something is missing as we lay in bed, but sleep quickly pushes that thought off. It is oh so quiet compared to what happens next:
That person appears. That crush who may or may not reciprocate. The one who makes you wanna laugh or wanna cry. We know that riot that Björk is talking about. Whether its a joyous riot or a heartbreaking one it is loud as all Hell.
The song itself has a show-tune sound to it and the screaming may sound comical. It may put some people off - this is Björk after all - but man do I dig listening to this in my car. Give it a whirl next time the emotions boil up in you. Tear off down that open road and let out a few screams in harmony with someone who empathizes.
Key lyrics:
The sky caves in
The devil cuts loose
You blow blow blow blow your fuse
(scream! scream!)
When you've fallen in love
That person appears. That crush who may or may not reciprocate. The one who makes you wanna laugh or wanna cry. We know that riot that Björk is talking about. Whether its a joyous riot or a heartbreaking one it is loud as all Hell.
The song itself has a show-tune sound to it and the screaming may sound comical. It may put some people off - this is Björk after all - but man do I dig listening to this in my car. Give it a whirl next time the emotions boil up in you. Tear off down that open road and let out a few screams in harmony with someone who empathizes.
Key lyrics:
The sky caves in
The devil cuts loose
You blow blow blow blow your fuse
(scream! scream!)
When you've fallen in love
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