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Like various songs of the Homogenic sessions, including "So Broken", the subject matter of "All Neon Like" deals with suffering. [7] Its lyrics "tell of a 'healing' that's made possible by some sort of a cyberspatial connection," and threads that "reach out to someone who's trapped in a cocoon of emotional/physical pain."
[10] [8] "Jóga" is a love song; its lyrics were written by poet Sjón, Björk's friend and collaborator. [5] Björk explained her inability to write the song's lyrics in an interview with MuchMusic : "I tried to write that tune but, I mean, I just wanted mainly to write lyrics.
Homogenic is the third studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. [a] It was released on 22 September 1997 by One Little Indian Records.Produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B, and Markus Dravs, the album marked a stylistic change, focusing on similar-sounding music combining electronic beats and string instruments with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland.
PopMatters ' s Kila Packett said that in the song "Björk's distinctly broken voice dances nakedly across the canvas like a newborn child—virginal and sensually full of life. Beautifully chimed ticks, scratches, clangs and lush melodic vibrations support her breathy voice.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir was born on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík. [12] She was raised by her mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir (7 October 1946 – 25 October 2018 [13]), an activist who protested against the development of Iceland's Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, [14] having divorced from Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, an electrician and union leader, after Björk was born.
"Hunter" is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk for her third studio album Homogenic (1997). The lyrics explore the pressure Björk felt to write music after realising the workforce that depended on her, following the success she found as a solo artist with her previous studio albums.
"It's Oh So Quiet" † [note 40] Björk: Bert Reisfeld Hans Lang: Björk Nellee Hooper Post: 1995 [30] [102] "Jóga" † Björk: Björk Sjón Björk Mark Bell Homogenic: 1997 [5] [103] "Jóhannes Kjarval" Björk Guðmundsdóttir: Björk Pálmi Gunnarsson Sigurður Karlsson Tony Cook Björk: 1977 [13] "Jólakötturinn" [note 41] Björk ...
The song details different stages of a breakup. Björk has said it was "the first unhappy song I wrote… I felt ashamed writing a song that was not giving hope". [4] The melancholic piece was dedicated to her broken relationship with Stéphane Sednaoui, who, curiously, also directed the video.