Spectacular aerial footage of the icelandic volcanic wilderness equates with the expansive spirit of bjork s most majestic song. Bjork worked with producers mark bell of lfo and howie b on the album, as well as eumir deodato. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It is also the first and lead single from that record the song is a dedication to bjork s close friend johanna joga. The tracks sound was partially inspired by icelandic music, containing what have been described as volcanic beats. It marked a dramatic shift from her earlier pixie image, cultivated on the debut and post albums. The chorus replaces this with cascading waterfalls of strings and jagged, volcanic beats. All these accidents that happen follow the dot coincidence makes sense only with you you dont have to speak i feel emotional landscapes they puzzle me. Try to match our continents to change seasonal shift to form a mutual core. An electronic song, joga fuses these elements with baroque and. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
By june 1997, the album was behind schedule and bjork was uncertain of the final track listing and unhappy. Bjork left london for spain where she recorded the album homogenic, released in 1997. The whole episode must have been very frightening for you. Joga is a song by bjork, released as the first single from her album of 1997, homogenic. On the surface, the beautiful folk melody played by the strings and the lyrical intimacy of the verses create an atmosphere of peace and the sanctity of bjork s feelings. Homogenic is the third studio album by icelandic recording artist bjork. These contrasts make joga the masterpiece that it is.
Check out who covered the song and in which years it was played and how often. A richly orchestrated, industrialbeatdriven examination of the intense emotions. I dont like drinking with food, i think iceland people are a bit oldschool like that we think if you drink with food then youre an alcoholic. This video contains content from wmg, who has blocked it in your country on. Joga, bachelorette, hunter, alarm call, and all is full of love. All these accidents that happen follow the dots coincidence makes sense only with you you dont have. An electronic song, joga fuses these elements with baroque and classical styles. It was recorded throughout one year, between 1996 and 1997. The main theme is the wish to rush headlong into a life lived to the fullestan unbridled yearning for the sublime.
So broken, sod off, immature and all is full of love. Visual, lyrical and sonic explorations of nature, humanity and. Those sort of chord structures and strings in joga from homogenic are my chord sounds. Visit an apple store, call 1800myapple, or find a reseller. Lists jason baums top 6 music videos and 4 music films of 2019. Performed live on later with jools holland in 1997.
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