Oceania - Bjork @ Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony
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Iceland's global star Bjork performs her song Oceania on August 13, 2004, during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
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The Games were boycotted by America and other Western nations so no
Different footage from when we saw it on the night.
Finally!! Trying to liberate some of Athens 2004 sport vídeos on blu Ray. Thanks!!
Please, for additional records from different sports from different Olympics.
Great thank you for everything.
Thank you for posting the music of all the previous Summer and Winter Olympics ceremonies, I have always admired the ceremonies the most. I have a suggestion can you upload Hand in Hand by Koreana who performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Seoul 1988 Games.
Oh my God I can't believe Bjork actually invented the ocean
She IS the ocean
Björk invented Australia
She invested life the arts and everything else
she is a goddess
@Ash Witherton she invented Uranus? whoa...
crazy to think they named a whole continent after this björk's performance
is it true or u just kidding ?
@@juliocesar2433 what do u mean I'm kidding??
@@juliocesar2433 you need to go back to history class
@@yoursnatchedweave641its a joke dumbass
It's a joke, folks 🙄
Kudos to the ceremony director for actually choosing someone as experimental as Björk instead of just some local singers like other olympics tend to do.
A bold move indeed!
Lena Platonos would have been awesome.
Local artist is much better option tbh, showing the world a Greek performer would've been fitting
@@sirsnakespeare Weirdly enough not long after this performance Bjork took a couple of days off in Greece and heard some Orthodox musicians playing with bells and it inspired her so much she made an entire album using just vocals and bells lol. Nothing wrong with "Local musicians"
@@moonsugar1 That was only for the bell version of Who Is It. The album was already done by that point, and she made it in Iceland.
I was only 12 at the time, and this changed my whole life. I remember sitting with my family and watching, absolutely mesmerized. I will remember it forever. The moment I understood what art is. Thank you, Björk. Much love from Greece.
I was 13 years old and the same thing happened to me, from that moment my life changed, I see this video and I feel the same that I felt that day. Same feeling from Mexico.
I just turned 13 years old when I discovered Bjork and I’ll never forget the moment I first heard her voice. We’re the lucky ones. Life changing for sure.
I was 10 and actually attended the last reherasal before the official ceremony, where she didn't perform. So I didn't pay attention to the main event the next day til Björk graced the stage. That was that, I was a changed boy.
Exact same story. About to turn 12. Watching with my family. Took my breath away. My jaw hung open from the first line and I only noticed after the song was over that my mouth was open the whole time I was so stunned. I remember then thinking to myself: " *This* is art." Got Medúlla for my birthday the next month, and never looked back since :)
(Though as I later found out, I've been unconciously a fan of hers from even before that as I didn't know in the beginning that she was the same artist who sang All is Full of Love and It's Oh So Quiet which I loved at an even earlier age.)
Norah Nightingale Absolutely agreed on this. It's the day I became a fan of hers and still am admiring everything she does.
Today Greece grieves the loss of the wonderfull artist that created all the costumes of that ceremony in 2004, including the dress of Bjork... rest in peace SOFIA KOKOSALAKI... you were a part of a dream than came true... THANK YOU
One of the most beautiful opening ceremonies of the Olympic history!!!
bjork has sold less then 100 mil copies world wide. for context gangnam style sold more then that, so the general population of the world doesn't like her. 100 mil out of 7 billion is less then 1%. For some reason though they keep giving her awards, what can we assume. She is just another one of the music people they like to give awards to so they don't have to give them to people in genres they don't like. aka not white music. and side note, millions of women sing better then her, and her musical approach isn't original if she's been going the same thing since the 80's
Yeah, I know and I agree! But I said that one of the most beautiful because of all context, not just about the singer. PS: Bjork is not even in my top 100 of the best singers, but this opening was very good and I have to admit it.
you seem to spend a lot of your time promoting bjork degradation, although your biased arguments shows inconsistency. originality cannot be measured, and vocal prowess doesnt stands for quality. the number of sold copies cannot determine the artistic value of one singer. "she has the most unique voice i've ever hear'd, a lot of critics says. and so millions critics says that about beyonce and et cetera. the weirdest thing is that you came out of the blue saying things that has nothing to do with one's opinion about an olympic games opening.
i'm sorry but you're wrong. She sold over 10 million copies through her solo career. And selling billions doesn't mean being good. You really don't know her work to affirm she is the same since 80's. Such a pitty.
UnBjörkxing she sold over 40 milions copies worlwide.
swoooon, only björk can turn a 'we are the world' type song into a love letter to the ocean.
and the ocean means life for the whole mankind...
The lyrics were written by a friend of her, an icelandic poet called Sjón.
Bjork said every country has its national anthem and she said this song was the oceans anthem
More like a love letter from the ocean
Your sweat is salty and it’s because of me it runs down you face and stings your eye
Björk is so powerful that can sing without microphone.
PLSSSSS
They didn’t let her sing live so she refused to have any microphone near her because she wasn’t going to pretend she was singing, she wanted to make it very obvious that it was just a performance
cut her some slack we alr know she can sing
BYYYYYYY 💀😭
'How much fabric?'
Bjork - Yes
10.000 sq feet, around 900 sq m
It was supposed to unravel and project a picture of the world onto the fabric but it didn’t work exactly as planned is what I heard
@@caitybelle16 I remember seeing the world map projection live on TV (it was like an Oval world). NBC's broadcast.
@@caitybelle16it was supposed to unravel like her heart in a ball of yarn
Athens 2004 was so magical. Mystical ancient mix with futuricstic presence. Full of meaning at every segments. And this song. Still stand on my playlist until now. Amazing
Actually that was the only part of the ceremony that didn't go as planned. Bjork was standing on a platform that was supposed to raise her higher during the performance which worked perfectly during rehearsals but failed to operate on the night.
Omg that would be so beautiful with that much of fabric. So sad
So devastated that it didn't happen!
And the dress was supposed to cover the entire assembled athletes.
@@azeeminator It did cover the assembled athletes, just took longer than the duration of the song
I wonder if there are any films of the rehearsal where you can see how it was supposed to look. That would have been incredibly awesome.
i can’t believe björk was 39 in this!
38... she was born in November. ;-)
But yeah she is a timless beauty!
I want Björk to perform the Super Bowl half-time show next year.
Bellinzona1000 THAT WOULD BE SO SICK!
Bellinzona1000 taht will never hapend
Bellinzona1000 YES YES YES YES
I love Switzerland!
@@rickhardTercero I know only mainstream but it would awesome if they took a chance
Reportedly the mechanical crane she was standing on malfunctioned it was supposed to raise her much higher above the crowd while her “ocean” dress filled the stadium. Still so iconic, since the day I watched it for the first time in awe! RIP Sophia Kokosalaki ❤️
I'm so proud just to be aware of her greatness. She's not for everyone, and everytime I see her during this performance I cry, I just can't help myself. I'm proud to be one of those people moved by her
Michela Cordisco she’s amazing.. enlightenment in the form of music from a fierce Icelandic woman. Doesn’t really get better than that!
Same , I cry with this song and performance
Scoot over. Same. 😭
"You see the continents, I see the islands. You count in centuries, I blink my eyes"
They had invited her to perform and others countries to their Openning Ceremonies but she said she do it only for Greece and that's it!
I love Björk, I love the Olympics and I love Greece. Couldn't ask for anything else.
Honestly.
2:32 I love this gesture
me too. She's so awesome.
I come here every now and then to watch this. It's eternal.
I love how she isn't using a mic so people know she isn't singing live.
she is. it is taped to her left ear. you can’t see it because the camera angle is only showing her right side.
Planet Mateo she admitted in an interview she didnt wear the mic cause they asked her to lip sync. Most likely what you're seeing is her earpiece so she can still mouth to the right part of the song.
Marianna Rocha oh. well good to know! i guess that makes sense because they wouldn’t want to have any technical difficulties.
wow I never knew that!
@@MateoFrancisco but how did she do the beginning so in time? it was flawless i think we would have spotted it
This for me is the most beautiful opening the olympics has ever had
I just learned that she and the fabric were suppose to be suspended and lifted into the air but technical issues before the ceremony prevented it from happening. Still a fantastic performance! Perfect for the Olympics!
This is so iconic. They should like put this in a history book for the kids at school to learn or sumn
Bjork is at once completely absurd but at the same time astoundingly brilliant. She is the most intense performer ever. She makes you feel the art on a primal level while your cerebral is trying to figure it out. She is divine and I love her. I don’t know why but I think of her performance here & “I’ve Seen it All” from the Oscars and I realize how blessed we are to be in her presence.❤️❤️❤️
I saw this opening act when i was 12 y/o and started my big love to Bjork.
Jose Diaz same
One breath away
From Mother Oceania
Your nimble feet make prints
In my sand
You have done
Good for yourselves
Since you left my wet embrace
And crawled ashore
Every boy is a snake is a lily
Every pearl is a lynx is a girl
Sweet like harmony
Made into flesh
You dance by my side
Children sublime
You show me continents
I see the islands
You count the centuries
I blink my eyes
Hawks and sparrows
Race in my waters
Stingrays are floating
Across the sky
Little ones
My sons and my daughters
Your sweat is salty, I am why
I am why
I am why
Your sweat is salty, I am why
I am why
I am why
the most artistic olympic song ever. and the performance is so magical.
I will never forget Athens 2004. Best Opening! And I am older now…I didn’t know Bjork was in this. Mind-blown!
Still the best solo performance IMO. Just...look at her giant dress. Her perfect voice.
FrancesBaconandEggs It was playback
Augusto yes it was, one of the very few times she did it, although can you hear those notes? She never uses autotune or that stuff a lot of singers use, so. It was more about the performance, create an ocean in the middle of the Stadium, kudos to her.
I think this performance was a victim of circumstances; her original plan was to perform it live, but wasn't there like some disc they didn't bring so they basically kind of screwed her over? The performance is awesome though, but I hope there are multiple dimensions so at least someone among them could have seen a live version.
her performance and dress was designed by Greeks
To bad that dress could not cover all the athletes.
She is so mesmerizing
I saw this live 20 years ago, and was brought to tears
Amazing. Sun, Moon, and Rising Scorpio... Truly a daughter of the Sea.
that is one of the nicest comment i ever read about her kudos matey!
And Neptune is near to her sun. 🤝
And she is capricorn mars that's why she had extravagant artistry
One of the very very few times (3, 4?) she did playback! but what an iconic performance!
Pensaba lo mismo! seguro es playback... Pero que performance!
At such events everything is playback. No one takes the risk to go something wrong live all over the planet.
@@embarrassment6697 Wouldn't need to. There are all kinds of mics. You don't bring one of the best if not the best pop singer in the world to lip sync. It's just poor taste. It's very obvious to me, very non-Bjork and it's pretty obvious she's not used to lip-syncing. People should take the risk of letting the artist perform, which is his/her job...
@@dirtyharry1881 they lost the negative in the last minute so they decided to do playback..who cares ..everybody knows shes the best live..
I remember watching this live when I was 20 years old like it was yesterday. Going to be 34 this year. My how time flies.
the best moment eabout athenes opening ceremony
Um..... girl how about the thousands of years of Greek history??
@@user-vm9oj4fd1p nah bro this is better
And the only part I ever watched
Very cool! I'm glad Bjork had her moment to shine at the Olympics. We need more artists who push music forward like her in the spotlight.
Athen had the best olympic opening cermony for me!
Best opening ceremony of all time!
Yea ♥
How I got introduced to Bjork.
How I'll never forget that day, as well as forever be grateful for that day!
Same!!
This performance made me discover Björk and I have been a huge fan of hers since then, I'm grateful.
ICONIC
I remember sitting at my grandmother's house front of the tv, it was amazing, it left a mark on me
I watch this atleast once a day for clear skin and honestly its doing wonders :3
the number of times the word Oceania is mentioned in the whole song
Once
food for thought
i absolutely love how the athletes look like coral and sea life when the lights turn blue
She still my favorite singer in the world. No one has a natural voice like that. Björk forever ❤️❤️❤️
She looked absolutely GORGEOUS here!
i was there!!!! what a night what an experience!!!
that this song was sung at a olympic opening ceremony is still so bizarre lol
OMG I remember when I was watching this with my parents hahaha
Haha I see you everywhere
Ahh I wish I remembered :( but I was five plus we were on holiday so I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen it. Or maybe I have and this is why Björk’s music is so strangely familiar
empty sky I saw this when I was 5 in a grocery store and I made my parents let me watch it and it literally changed my life everything about who I became as a person. Like watching this was one of my earliest memories of sheer shivering bliss
The real definition of ART
This performance proved she's truly the queen of the world
A outstanding performance Björk the artist of our generation. The lirycs are so deep and perfect for this event.
Thanks to the universe to have the honour of see this in that moment!!!
I was there! So magical feelings :)
the levels of slay in this are exorbitant
like fr i need to know the making of of all of this; and i don't know if this was intentional but in the beggining looks like a closeup of a bunch of cells on a microscope, and when the light gets blue it looks like a photo of the inside of the ocean
if this was intentional that makes it even more genius
The greatest opening to the Olympics that ive ever seen ❤
I could whatch it forever...
Mother Oceania did Great ! Please invite BJÖRK again to Tokyo please , I’m sure she can come with something great !
Medúlla 😻😻😻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
My favourite song from Bjork
The reason I fell in love with Bjork and still my favorite song of hers
Genre:
Bjork.
best Olympic performance, I remember goin out in my balcony and hearing Bjork's voice fill the neighborhood
I lived from her presence. You guys are lucky!!!😭
OH MY GOD!!!! I WAS THERE BACK THEN!😱😱😱😱😍😍😍😍
I was only 4 years old, for the record...😊 With my family...❤
Mommy is singing my lullaby!!!
Bjork is everything... Do not argue with me
ok
Foi necessário foi crucial que essa cantora estivesse nesse dia fazendo essa apresentação com toda força da natureza em prol de alguém com muita força e talento eu era criança sem entender nada na tv mais lembro que olhei fiquei facinado por ela ♥️
BJORK IS THE GREATEST! I BEEN WONTING TO SEE THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I MISSED THE OPENING THAT YEAR. THANK YOU FOR THE UPLOUD.🎵
Um hino desses bixo
If the FBI reported they found an alien amongst us I would think it was Bjork
she's human, earthly, Icelandic, and most definitely cosmic
If the FBI reported they found a genius among us, we would definitely know it was not you.
Me and the nommies would hop up in the Scubamobile and go save her from their prejudiciable embrace.
she is the weirdest person in the world, no one comes close. I love it.
i suggest you google juno birch ;D she's from bjork's planet too and doesn't hide it
DEAD CROWD I'D BE SCREAMING
she gagged the world
The concept of the ocean it's very pretty
My Islandeusa
ΑΘΗΝΑ 2004 !
Bjork is the epitome of original sound in her voice and music! I absolutely love her 💕
Estava eu assistindo a abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Atenas quando Bjork começou a apresentação dela. Ali a conheci. Ela é mágica, tem uma mística potente!!! Aí, anos depois, descobri que ela escreveu Bedtime Story para minha Rainha Madonna - uma música e clipe intrigantes e arrebatadores. Gosto da Bjork, mesmo não acompanhando-a!!!
Diosa del Olimpo como sólo ELLA ES.
I love all the camera flahes now everybody film with their phones and is not magical anymore :c
First time I knew of this was because I read an almanac and I remember seeing that same thumbnail on that book and she has always had my interest ever since
she should perform at super bowl
Remember back in 2004 when those were the biggest TV screens we had
bjork thanks for existing
she's sooooo awesome!! seen her thrice in concert and she is amazing!!!!
She's amazing!!!
Beautiful bohemian flower opening her petals ❤
wish the Olympics will return to their homeland again soon!
Porfin! Años que deberían haberlo subido en HD
she was born to do this stuff
I remember on this Day watching the ceremony and I was thinking: Bjork should perform in it... and minutes later she actually did. I was like OMG.
Bjork Eurovision 2019 PLEASE!!! She would be so iconic
Why on Earth would one of the most creative people on the planet want to take place in a filthy competition like that
@@Aphrobam for fun. she was always a party person. She would give everyone what they want. a good act and good music
Shes gotgeous and magical
Athina 2004, the best Olympic Games ever!!!
Björk is the most magical human being
Qué hermosa presentación!💕
I was watching in Brazil and I still remember that.
I watched the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Ceremony back then twice but don't remember this.
I would have loved to have seen her that time, but I was still learning to walk :')
Su voz es preciosa 💜💜💜💜
This is so magic