Hyperballad - Robyn (Björk Cover)
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2012
- Polar Music Prize 2010
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My god Bjork is sitting in front of Robyn like a queen with poker face.... Robyn is a brave woman.
lmao
SHE DOESN'T LOOK IMPRESSED 🤣🌹🙏... It is a beautiful cover none the less 💗💗💗💗 and the smile at the end was Hilarious 🌹🙏
@@RhiannonClarkMusicofficial Because she was singing the lyrics wrong. She goes through a "list," not "all this." And to feel "Safe again, 'up here' with you." It's why she throws things down. Looks to me like Bjork was thinking, "This bitch is signing my song wrong..." Lol. I love Robyn, too!
@@LamarDandre This is one of my favourite songs and so far I thought the lyrics were "all these"...
not to mention, the Swedish royal family is there as well.
I would be so nervous performing a cover knowing the original artist is in the audience
be as shy, as pure, as traumatised? good luck :D
for someone like Bjork? Yeah. Absolutely.
Especially Björk
That and finding out later that you fucked up the lyrics...
@@madshader as many others have pointed out throughout the comments, Bjork herself has used these same lyrics for different performances. Nice try though.
A lot of people mentioning Björk sitting front row is intimidating, but the middle 3 ppl are the king, queen and crown princess of Sweden. It's quite a front row.
Omfg
I feel like this is such a difficult song to sing in the first place. The main vocals sets the tone and pace of the song. The background music follows. The voice leads it. Plus singing it in front of Bjork herself. I give it up to Robyn.
I think it could only work if a straight man sung it with a banjo and harmonica in country format so that it doesn't sound anything like an imitation. Sturgill Simpson!
Es que en realidad Bjork canta a contratempo a la Música de este tema, x eso la versión original es 1000 veces superior.
People stating Robyn didn’t delivered, just think that Björk herself picked her for this song and that she was looking for and interpretation, not a carbon copy. Robyn put her soul into this performance, if you can’t feel it, maybe music is not your thing after all…
This.
music is everyone's thing but it's also very subjective
Robyn always delivers.💙
It's amazing, she's adorable!
Love them both tbf. Nothing quite tops bjork's vocal offerings though!
@@NickSBailey i dont agree, sorry. people know that there is magic in music, if you cant distinguish personal taste with magic ,music is no for you
2 titans of Scandinavian music - Robyn is not Bjork and that’s quite ok. It’s a tribute not an Idol competition and both their smiles are absolutely sincere in this video
Björk is from Iceland and Iceland is not part of Scandinavia. Scandinavia refers to the Scandinavian Peninsula(Norway and Sweden) + Denmark. Iceland is a part of the Nordics though (the Scandinavian countries + Finland, Iceland, Greenland and Faroe and Åland Islands)
Titans? Robyn is trash
@@jairtzinio well, that's coming from a nobody is it, so it's not like the statement has any relevance other then indicating value of the person stating it
@@mangethegamer to be fair, The definition of Scandinavia has 3 meanings depending on context.
1 includes Iceland, Finland, Faroe and Aland islands, that is the English usage form
2 is more limited and does not include the above, that's the Scandinavian cultural historic Scandinavian language form
3rd form is simply based on national/country level , anything under Norway Sweden or Denmark and dependant terrotories And that one would include Greenland, Faroe, Aland, but exclude finland or Iceland
So it's all a bit right depending on who you talk to , what time of day, context and weather
@@mangethegamer you're quite right.
10 years later I still can’t believe someone interpreted a bjork song in a europop fashion like this was so iconic
This will always be bjorks song but robyn did it and herself proud and to get that response from Bjork at the end
proves she did good.
It’s a great version, worthy of the original. Two of my favourite artists too, and my favourite song :)
Do you think so? I thought her reaction was more like: heh... nice shit!
I didn't see a "response"...more like she saw she was on camera and had to do something. I sense she was being polite but really didn't like it much
fully agree yes its bjork song and great but could lady ga ga or britney have carried this off not on your nellie,,robyn so brave to sing it even bjork starring up at her ....................... robyn a class act
Es una versión para ir a dormir, que la cantante Sueca siguió el tono y x su voz lo hizo correctamente, pero sin fuerza, el original de Bjork es poderoso y eso que termina la canción con instrumentos de cuerdas pero bien hecho.
What an unbelievable cover. This might be one of the hardest bjork songs to cover and Robyn KILLED IT. I mean she had a symphony behind her but she still killed it.
She was singing the words wrong. She goes through a "list," not "all this." And to feel "Safe again, 'up here' with you." It's why she throws things down. Looks to me like Bjork was thinking, "This bitch is signing my song wrong..." I live Robyn, too.
@@LamarDandre I sing almost every word wrong from every song ever written
@@ipresnell lol, we all do sometimes. :) But at least we have it in us to sing, Better than most people I know. People should sing more.
@@LamarDandre I thought I was the only one whom right away picked up on this. Look, this is perhaps my favorite Bjork song hands down. And while I do love, love, love, Robyn. I think this performance left much to be desired. I'll leave it at that.
@@SeekThePaleSeptemberI think the arrangement did a bit of lackluster job where it sorts of forgets all nuance, and hence leaves zero room.
You can see Björk holding tears. Robyn did her proud with this heartfelt delivery of the song. And I also think she's a perfect match to the emotional content of Hyperballad - this kind of explosive, dancy leaps of emotions here and there, matched with some northern twist in it (imagining yourself dead so you can feel happier for being alive, I can't imagine something more northern than that).
She's overwhelmed with honor
I Can see Björk very upset and cringe about the performance
@@davidibarra9276 björk herself has said that she was very emotional and touched by it.
@@davidibarra9276 what do you want her to be doing smiling and laughing?? Like she's just watching the performance
@@MrElectricfever her face says it all
As a fan of both Robyn and Björk, this an incredible love letter. Thank you so much for the upload!
this is my thoughts exactly
You must been the most happiest person living when heard this
Yes, it feels exquisitely loving. Such an honor to Bjork.
Yes - I think Robyn is hugely underrated for her beautiful voice. Her passionate intensity.
People think that Björk is sitting there with a stone face, but if you look again, you can clearly see that she is listening. And the smile at the end of the song shows that she was very pleased. The fact that Björk handpicked Robyn to do the cover shows that if Björk didn't think she could do it, she wouldn't have picked Robyn at do it herself. As much as I love the original, this is a stunning cover. Thank you for uploading x
WHO ELSE TIME-TRAVELED, FROM 2021, WATCHING THIS THROUGH A FLESHLIGHT?!
Me.
Had me in the first half not gonna lie. xD
Robyn was so nervous you can tell. But bless her heart, she did an awesome job! 👍🎵👍
Versión apagado del poderoso original de Bjork.
this instrumental its so delicious
Still can’t get why there’re so many negative comments after watching this video many times. Robyn was doing so great; she perfectly sang the song and performed so beautifully. The orchestra and the electronic drums matched so well. It’s the best live and best cover I’ve ever seen.
Because she was't singing the right melody or the right words. "Safe up here with you.", not "safe again with you."
@@waltzguy14151 i thought it was Safe Again for years.
@@waltzguy14151 and its a cover you dont have to do it faithfully or note for note..what do you think about The Scissor Sisters radical remake of Comfortably Numb?
@@waltzguy14151 Bjork has sang both lyrics live. She also sometimes will sing it in Icelandic....and it doesn't translate than same as any English version. It's called improvisation.
i agree with you totally i to put in a comment regarding robyn performance and could lady ga ga have done better...........no way,what does it matter if its safe up or safe again...............i think bjork has massive respect for robyn and vice versa..........................
That high pitched sound right before the orchestra kicks in literally gives me chills head to toe.... then tears.
@Matt Smith Time stamp plz
@@meadow9441 thank u Joko
Ah I would have assumed it was around 4:09 - 4:30. At least that's when the nostalgia brain shivers goosebumps went off for me.
“…and when it lands will my eyes be closed or open?…” 🙏🏻💔
If I saw this live, I'd cry. Hell, I'm in my room tearing up 10 years after this was posted.
Bjork looked like she was on the verge of tears. I think she loved it. I know I loved this cover.
if you dont love both robyn and bjork your gay card is revoked
I am gay, I live in Sweden and I deeply dislike Robyn.
So then I must be gay 😂😂😂
well..just your human being card :)
Never heard of Robyn before this video, but came here because I love Bjork. But since I'm straight, can I still be a fan?
there's cards for that shit?
i can't even get a green one.
Björk's music is incredibly difficult to recreate or emulate. But Robyn approaches her artistry in much the same way and it takes this kind of consummate musician to adequately honor Björk's beautiful textures. You certainly don't see many performers in the mainstream attempt to cover Björk because her creations are rather intricate and require a degree of spontaneity that some artists just aren't capable of. Very few artists could manage to pull this off successfully.
Con esta Artista Sueca, no se vió ese éxito de esta versión.
Hyperballad Best Rendition Ever. The Björk smile at the end worth everything. Immense Robyn.
12 years to late that I see this cover! BEAUTIFUL and Björk holding her tears in the end 🙌🏻
This is how I found Robyn. Anyone who can do this beautiful song live in front of Bjork so well is a damn legend.
Obviously no one compares to bjork- but Robyn is such a great match, there’s a really authenticity and strength in vulnerability that they both bring. Loved this!
bjork didnt move an inch the whole 4 mins sksks but you could tell she liked it
I’m not sure. Tbh
Martin Miller same like....I don’t think she was feeling it too much lol
That's because she's overwhelmed. Her eyes are full of tears.
Nah man. That’s a welcome to Bangkok glare. 😉
Naw Bjork didn't like that Robyn couldn't even get the lyrics to the song right.
This video legit makes me cry. Bjork is amazing, everything about her. I absolutely love Robyn and her version of this song.
Lying awake in bed next to my sleeping boyfriend, trying not to cry. This is such a beautiful cover of one of my all time favorite songs. Thank you so much for uploading this. It means so much to me.
Any negative reviews of this are grounded in the passionate nature of Bjork's fans (thinking no one can cover her music), and the amazing layers of this song in the studio and how hard it is to replicate on stage. Taken as live music, forgetting the album version, this is amazing!
I'd argue that your review of this is grounded in the passionate nature of a Robyn fan. I've listened to, and enjoyed, Bjork covers, and given that I've only listened to a handful of her songs, I'd hardly say I'm a fanatic. But Robyn's cover just didn't hit in any of the same ways Bjork did, it feels improperly delivered and as though the lyrics & her emotions aren't matched.
Your opinion is valid, but you don't get to imply that an opinion that contrasts yours is pretentious - that itself is pretentious
@@naomi3557 well thats you. I fell in love with Bjork way back in 1995. But then i discovered Robyn again in 2006. This is an amazing cover.
@@fredrickroyster5859 that's all I'm saying - our opinions are our own thoughts & aren't necessarily governed by bandwagoning or elitism or W/E. Sometimes people just disagree
Passionate is not the word you are looking for.
@@joed180 Lol, yeah. I didn't become a Björk fan until the Greatest Hits album and still remember the excited young me registering to her official forum and being slaughtered by her fans for being an uncultured swine who didn't know everything about their idol. And I was just trying to be nice lol. To be honest, I've noticed the same thing with all artists that are past their prime. Only the most intense fans remain and they are not welcoming to new ones.
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit
A way
To start the day
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It's early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes till they crash
I imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
And when it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Safe up here with u
She killed it and really showed what the song was really about..depression. Bjork was pleased I feel with the rendition. This song is like a diary entry so watching someone sing it I’m sure is somewhat uncomfortable. She looked moved by the homage.
There is no comparable musical genius and master as Bjork. This was an incredible tribute by Robyn, with an amazing interpretation of a very difficult song, musically, lyrically, and interpretively. Very, very moving indeed!
I love Robyn, I love Bjork, and I love this cover... she creates a very personal cover, with her sound and her style. I love it!
When I first heard this, I didn't like. After a while I could see that there's so much going on. It truly is about the moment. 1st of all Robyn is serenading the Queen herself who is siting in the front row. The other thing is the instrumentation, how amazing the orchestra sounds w/ those percussionists throwing down w/ the violinists,etc. It brings so much.Then the chick in the front row grooving out when everyone else seems dead and Robyn herself singing her heart out.She really pulls it off.
Yes, the Crown Princess of Sweden, Victoria!
@@toevlugsoord really? she was a princess but still humble enough to jam out at this amazing cover. that's really nice
Completely understandable, because you were prepared for a Björk-like performance and it’s actually beautiful Robyn’s performance because she’s delivering herself and not trying to copy anything else.
Every time I watch this, the entire performance, her singing, the light, gradual buildup of the music, blows me away. So awesome.
Wished there was a studio version of this. A Björk cover with a Robyn-style production? Addictive.
Hard to know what Björk is thinking
She had a very strong poker face throughout that performance, except at the end 🤣
She was embarrassed. Did you see how red her cheeks were?
j/k... she seemed very proud and moved.
I see emotion in her face, her eyes were close to tears of excitement
she was probably thiking about a sandwich or something
My 2 cents: "Ugh, why is a song I made 15 years ago being covered as if it was the best thing I ever made? Haven't you people heard my newer stuff?" Because every musician I know think anything they did 10+ years ago is kinda cringe to go back and listen to.
She looks like she's crying/teary eyed the entire time. 💦
If I were Robyn in this situation, I would have been so nervous to perform one of Bjork's songs right in front of her. My voice would have been shaking relentlessly. Heck, I sang Thunderbolt for someone once and my voice shook like crazy. I wouldn't have been able to make a sound in front of Bjork! Hats off to Robyn for not only getting through the song, but she did it without a bunch of nervousness in her voice. That's commendable to me!
Robyn was perfect and Bjork was honoured with her performance,,, I'm in tears here.... so joyful and sublime singing !!
This was a fantastic cover
Robyn, the most underrated female artist on this planet.
BJÖRK WAS INSIDE THE PERFORMANCE WITH HER. SHE'S A HEARTFELT SONGWRITER. FROM THE HEART ALWAYS. THIS IS ONE OF HER DEEPEST SONGS.
Robyn always gives it everything. Brilliant performance.
Brought me to tears.
please... all the bjork fans, look for Kali Uchis covering "Venus as a Boy" is a goddamn masterpiece
Masterpiece? More like bad imitation
It was awful. Sorry girl.
It was amazing
Yikes
it wasn't that good. this is coming from a fan of both. this cover is so much better.
I went to the top of a 32 storey building, like 6 years ago, in London. All i had to do was learn forwards and it was over. I came down because someone would have had to pick up that mess and my family would have been devastated.
I went to a hospital and cried my heart out
I love Bjork, but the original doesnt hit me the same as Robyn's cover. It makes me cry every single time
Who says the original of a song cannot be bettered. Robyn did in my case :)
This is probably one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written; compared to the original, I can see how some people would dislike it, but there's nothing wrong with this version and it's quite nice - it captures some of the 'oomph' and drive of the original certainly, and the string arrangement, though simple, is just as poignant. Terse and fragile, this cover is not. However, it is still a beautiful rendition of arguably one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Thank you for posting this and well done Robyn et al.
@Dave Ross Well said
Yes. I love Beethoven, Puccini, others 'like' that; I've always thought this was the best song ever written.
Robyn is fragile never terse..
Björk looks like she’s holding back tears if joy 😭😭
The original is the best, but this version is so amazing, I love Robyn and Bjork, they both represent what a true female artist is all about, timeless, creative, ahead of their time and comfortable in their own skin in all their weirdness, not worried about looking perfect or having to be sexually objectified to be liked. They focus in music as an art form and not in record sales, they don't care to be mainstream and they don't look at music as a way to show their body parts so men can drool over them and women would want to be like them, they don't have to try hard (like Gaga) to be different and weird, they just dare to be be their true selves.
👏👏👏👏👍
🙄
Applause. Magic to see such a magnificent performance by vocalist and muscians. Applause Bjork in tears
Judging Björk's face is like: "IT'S 'SAFE UP HERE WITH YOU' PLEASE"
@Kimberlee Ponson Cool. Never seen it, though.
gente
@Kimberlee Ponson Or is that "safe up there"....
exactly what I was thinking.
Although when Björk sings it she sings "again" no matter what the lyrics in the Post sleeve say :D
aww bjork at the end was so cute, she looked so happy that Robyn did it well. loved it!
Great cover, I've never seen this before, fantastic version.
Bjork is insrutable throughout, impossible to tell if she's a) loving it, caught up in the emotion, b) too aware of the cameras recording her reaction or c) hating it.
i love this orchestral version, although Bjork's voice is unrivalled - great job Robyn :)
This clean my negative thoughts and takes away all my worries, tension, stress and sadness
Great performance. Such a gentle sound… Björk’s hyperballad is so much in one song, it’s so beautiful. Robyn’s cover is like a sweet balm after all the excitement Björk’s hyperballad gets in you… beautiful in their own ways
Beautifull Singer And cover !!! And behind drum And Base rythms ! 🎉🎉🎉❤
¡Esto es tenebroso! Esto no es cualquier cover. ¡Es un cover excelente de Björk interpretado frente a ella!
bjork was not disappointed. if anyone can pull this off robyn can. she is that GODDESS
brilliant comment well put can you imagine that lady ga- ga or beyonce carry this off the way robyn did dont get me wrong find singers but robyn can feel a song she puts totally every thing into it
não podia existir pessoa melhor pra fazer esse cover, essa música combina muito com a robyn. Robyn deu sangue e ficou muito bonito
Aaaaa um br! Nossa eu amei essa versao a orquestra é muito lindaaaaa
Acho q Robyn se saiu bem
Imagina o nervosismo q ela nao deveria estar
@@leonardotavares8615 sim!! só pelo fato dela cantar uma música tão difícil ao vivo, e com uma abordagem linda na frente da artista que compôs, isso já torna essa perfomance lendária.
Beautifully sung Robyn
and beautifully orchestrated xx
I’ve never heard this version before and I gotta say Robyn did an amazing job 👌🏼
I heard this song so many times before but this is the first time I learned what the song meant and I cried. Thank you- Robyn you sing with your heart as if you are singing and telling a story to that one and only person and no one else. ❤❤❤
Sunday treat.
Fantastic!!!!
Polar Music Prize can you please put this on Spotify?
Both of them made me cry like kid. Too much beauty in just one place.
Шикарный кавер. Мурашки по телу и мокрые глаза.
No puedo con la cara de Björk en todo momento jajajaja
Literal x2 hahahaha
Le habrá gustado la interpretación? jajajaj
@@WillySognatore no
@@Casselliottt Te lo dijo ella mientras tomabais unas cañas?
Nobody can imitate her voice!! Bjork is so unique 🥰
🤦🤦🤦... Cover
hold on a minute robyn never claimd to be bjork or the other way round she nailed it if people think they could have better then get up there and less mouth
OH MY GOOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PERFOMANCE WOULD EXISTS.
Bjork is an Icon to my life..
Bjork looks so touched... I just adore her... She is out of this world..
This is absolutely amazing and I love hearing this cover. I love both artists and Robyn has by far delivered the best Bjork cover I have heard.
So beautiful. Both such emotive artists. You can really feel it
I loved every moment of this unique tribute ❤
It's so nice to see how the super great artist like Robyn pays tribute to the genius artist like Bjork.
It must have been hard to be in the audience with the expectation of being all proper and still at a Polar Music Prize Ceremony. But damn I would have wanted to jump, dance and be totally engulfed in the beautiful music during this performance lol.
I would love to hear a duet from Robyn and bjork
Those strings at the end tho!!!! Holy moly.
I just found this and I've loved bjork since sugarcubes and robyn since bodytalk and I seriously can't believe she did this. Damn. I would have never had the guts. I'm having anxiety just watching this.
LOOOOVE THIS VERSION! The strings, the lyrics, the emotion PERFECTION! Robyn covered this so beautifully
i used to watch this everday! She did amazing!
shit, i was worried bjork wasnt gonna smile there for a min lol
I got the notion "ok, I'll clap for the cameras" from her tbh
love them both and love this take on the song 😭
I’ve enjoyed this video for years and was always irritated by the negative comments. It’s nice to see that overtime people have come to enjoy Robyn’s interpretation of Bjork’s incredible ballad. Yes this is a tribute and not a clone performance. Robin is an artist in her own right and her clear admiration for Björk is a testament to her own artistry and musicianship. Kudos to the orchestra for arranging a symphonic version of this classic techno dance hit.
Beautiful! I got chills listen to this cover. Robyn's voice is made for emotional ballads.
Aún en el 2023! Escuchándolo ❤
Tears 💕 such a beautiful cover
What a beautiful performance by everyone involved. Thank you.
Wonderful cover!!
So apparently I've been singing this shit WRONG all these years, I thought it was "Safe Again" too! "Safe up here" is actually a WAY better lyric.
Robyn is full of heart 🙂
All-time favorite song (and artist, Björk) sung by another favorite artist! 😍
Love for this version...
Robyn absolutely brought the emotional core to this cover and in some measure both honours and transcends the original. What a marriage and the honour in Bjork's face says it all
That is a very good cover. It seems like everyone on that stage is performing carefully/forcefully on egg shells without breaking them; Robyn's soft voice and the guys on the instruments. Quite amazing.
Ed: of course, they all are on egg shells, going through all this before you wake up. The performance matches the imagery painted by those lyrics..
Imagining Robyn, breathlessly sprinting back to her dressing room, lighting four cigarettes and cracking open a litre of Smirnoff.
That can not have been easy. Brilliant performance.
A very reluctant round of applause from the songwriter.
This moves me everyone I listen to it. Robyn has given every part of herself to this cover
Was not ready for that. Overwhelming intensity.