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Post by Ginger Spice on May 1, 2020 18:03:51 GMT -5
11. "Cover Me" "I'm going to prove the impossible really exists."
Björk on recording the version of the song found on the "Army of Me" single: "I did climb in a dark cave and sing the vocal for Cover Me. I have to credit Nellee Hooper with that idea though. He did it as a treat. Put me blindfolded in a car and when I got to the cave, he had headphones and generators set up with the song and I sneaked in and sang it in one take. One of my favourite experiences ever. Yes, there were bats there." (The album version is a different vocal take, recorded in an actual studio).
Average = 9.8125 Total Points = 157
Standard Deviation = 1.72887
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 1, 2020 18:16:52 GMT -5
10. "You've Been Flirting Again" "Give her some time, give her some space. All that she meant was good."
An alternate version of the song, sung in Icelandic, was released as on the "Army of Me" single internationally, and the "It's Oh So Quiet" single in the US. Like most songs from Post, it was also remixed for the album Telegram.
Average = 8.5625 Total Points = 137
Standard Deviation = 2.20887
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 1, 2020 18:42:16 GMT -5
9. "Headphones" "Genius to fall asleep to your tape last night."
"It was written to Graham Massey as a thank you. He was the best tape maker there was. He would make compilation cassettes and I would play them non stop. But, of course, it is also a love letter to sound. The sound of sound. Resonances, frequencies, silences and such … a music-worship thing."
Interestingly, the song was also included on the Mission: Impossible soundtrack.
Average = 8.4375 Total Points = 135 Standard Deviation = 1.51812
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 1, 2020 18:54:05 GMT -5
8. "The Modern Things" "They've just been waiting in a mountain, for the right moment. Listening to the irritating noises of dinosaurs and people dabbling outside."
"I wrote The Modern Things. thinking about all the pessimistic people who live around me. It saw the light on the London-Manchester train. I was admiring those beautiful mountains that surround me, and I was listening to people groan about modern things, modern situations, and that one day everyone will die…it was so terrible!! I think that our days are beautiful, full of splendid inventions like cars, phones, cameras, and all the rest."
"I guess it has some tongue sticking out in it. Cheeky. Kinda reminding the humans not to be too sure of themselves... I thought it was really funny. I don't know - I might be the only one laughing."
Average = 7.1875 Total Points = 115
Standard Deviation = 2.47293
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 1, 2020 18:57:25 GMT -5
Our #7 is the first single lost and the first #1 lost.
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Post by bat1990 on May 1, 2020 19:54:55 GMT -5
That video of Björk talking about her television is truly something.
Also, it's a testament to how strong this album is that I ranked "You've Been Flirting Again" at #9
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Post by singingrulebritannia on May 1, 2020 20:17:28 GMT -5
"I Miss You" was a single, right? I can see it being someone's #1.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2020 20:24:31 GMT -5
Awww, all the um... quiet/weird songs are gone just like that! :'(
But really excited this is happening!
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2020 20:28:12 GMT -5
"I Miss You" was a single, right? I can see it being someone's #1. Yeah. Let me go on a rant, slightly linked to your comment, but not meant towards you. I hate it... and I might have said this sometime before, I hate it when artists release a different kind of album with a different kind of sound and the fans... Let's say a poppy artist releases only poppy albums, and one day, he/she releases a dark ambient album with two poppy songs in there. Some fans are like "He/she is so innovative, so amazing, she keeps growing" and then, when asked about their favorite songs in it, they mention the two poppy songs... go figure! I Miss You is definitely a slightly weak link here, that should have gone before all the songs so far.
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 1, 2020 23:25:09 GMT -5
7. "I Miss You" "I was peaking, but it hasn't happened yet."
The sixth and final single from Post, "I Miss You" is arguably most notable for the partially-animated music video done by John Kricfalusi of Ren & Stimpy fame (seriously, if you haven't watched it, watch the embedded video above or you're missing out!) The song was also given a hip-hop makeover by Dobie and I recommend you check out the mix above, especially if the original is a bit too frantic for your tastes. He gave it a much more laid back groove. "I Miss You" was also the second of two songs from Post to reach #1 on the US dance charts.
Average = 5.875 Total Points = 94
Standard Deviation = 2.24465
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 0:11:51 GMT -5
6. "Enjoy" "How can I ignore that this is sex without touching?"
This one just barely edged out "I Miss You," and had it not, the entire top 6 would have been the album's singles.
Average = 5.75 Total Points = 92 Standard Deviation = 2.75761 (Highest)
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 0:23:28 GMT -5
Enjoy!! Don't be fooled, my ranking had to place her somewhere, but I love this song. I never really liked its remix on Telegram, but the original on Post is wonderful. Post was the first album I ever bought, in cassette no less! This was an instant favorite, among many others. I'm glad this beat I Miss You... I mean, I like it as well, but Enjoy is just too good.
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 0:30:33 GMT -5
5. "It's Oh So Quiet" "You're all alone, and so peaceful until..."
"In a way it was against my principles to do an old cover version because I'm so anti-retro. But it has this story, this narrative: there's a beginning and something happens in the middle and the ending is different. So many pop songs, especially with English lyrics, are just 900 different ways of saying 'she left me!' Which I actually love because it's pop, just one idea, very simple, but it doesn't mean it's cheap. I can relate to it, but I belong to the storytelling group." Average = 5.5625 Total Points = 89 Standard Deviation = 2.59331
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 0:44:34 GMT -5
4. "Possibly Maybe" "I suck my tongue in remembrance of you."
"The first unhappy song I wrote was 'Possibly Maybe.' That was very hard for me. Usually I write all the time, but that was like nothing happened for months. Then the song came out. I was ashamed writing a song that was not giving hope." ... "Actually, it was supposed to be a country song - an ambient country song - and when I first wrote it, we got a slide guitarist in. I'm not sure it ended up as one but that's where it started. We were thinking about that song by Chris Isaak." Average = 5.3125 Total Points = 85 Standard Deviation = 2.65301 (Second highest)
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 0:58:44 GMT -5
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Post by willapted33 on May 2, 2020 1:04:36 GMT -5
i really love these last 2 but i'm happy that my 1 is still in
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 1:44:24 GMT -5
possibly maybe overstayed
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 6:12:55 GMT -5
3. "Army of Me" "You're all right, there's nothing wrong."
"It's actually written to a relative of mine who had been a bit out of order for a while. I'm not sure why I wrote it. Maybe I felt that Debut had been such a polite, shy album - there was a side of me that was so shy and such a beginner, I was very flattered when everyone loved Debut but also a bit confused because it wasn't really me. Maybe 'Army Of Me' was an attempt to balance it out." "I had written two tracks with Graham Massey before I did Debut: "Army Of Me" and "The Modern Things." Then I met Nellee Hooper and we ended up doing a whole album's worth of stuff together, so I decided to keep those two songs, wait, and put them on the next album. Post then ended up being more schizophrenic with collaborations of a lot of people, so it was a better match." Average = 4.3125 Total Points = 69 Standard Deviation = 2.51698
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 6:16:00 GMT -5
so i'm assuming hyperballad and isobel are left
1 v 4
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 6:24:47 GMT -5
2. "Isobel" "In a heart full of dust, lives a creature called lust."
"This is the story of Isobel; she was born in a forest by a spark, and as she grew up, she realized that the pebbles on the forest floor were actually skyscrapers. And by the time she was a grown-up woman and the skyscrapers had taken over the forest. She found herself in a city, and she didn't like all the people there so much, because they were a bit too clever for her." Average = 4 Total Points = 64 Standard Deviation = 1.79131
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 2, 2020 6:25:33 GMT -5
This was #1 from the start, and only two out of sixteen voters didn't have this as their #1 (both still being top 3). I've never seen a rankdown, at least one that I've hosted, be this close to a unanimous winner. It's also the lowest standard deviation I've ever seen in a rankdown. 1. "Hyperballad" "I go through all this before you wake up, so I can feel happier, to be safe again with you."
"Basically, 'Hyper-ballad' is about having this kind of bag going on and three years have passed (in a relationship) and you're not high anymore. You have to make an effort consciously and nature's not helping you anymore. So you wake up early in the morning and you sneak outside and you do something horrible and destructive, break whatever you can find, watch a horrible film, read a bit of William Burroughs, something really gross and come home and be like, 'Hi honey, how are you?'." Average = 1.1875 Total Points = 19 Standard Deviation = 0.57893 (Lowest, by far.)
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 6:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by born on May 2, 2020 6:27:29 GMT -5
Obsessed with these results! "Hyper-ballad" might as well be my best first listen ever.
Thank you so much for doing these! I've always wanted to get into Björk's catalog and now I have a reason to do that!
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Post by willapted33 on May 2, 2020 6:36:19 GMT -5
lmao that’s gotta be the lowest sd for a proper rankdown ever right, obviously super well deserved
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Post by Sambalada on May 2, 2020 6:51:49 GMT -5
Yessss "Hyperballad" is THE definitive björk song! So glad everyone feels the same!
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Post by bat1990 on May 2, 2020 11:36:56 GMT -5
Ahhhh, this rankdown was great, I came really close to matching the actual order of the results and "Hyper-ballad" won! I'm glad "Isobel" came in at #2, it's my favorite of the Human Behaviour-Isobel-Bachelorette trilogy.
Also excited for Homogenic - that album has such lush and beautiful soundscapes.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 11:50:39 GMT -5
Now onto my favorite album ever.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 12:08:53 GMT -5
I am happy and a bit surprised that for the most part, songs were more or less in their better possible placing given how many songs were left to reveal, after I Miss You. Hyperballad is a wonder of a song, and Isobel is as well, and Possibly Maybe!! I ranked Army Of Me last, and while it finished at 3, I am very happy that it didn't win Now, we go to one of her best albums, Homogenic!! I still remember how it sounded so weird when I first listened to it... but I'll comment more once its turn comes.
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Post by bat1990 on May 2, 2020 12:32:31 GMT -5
I will likely be ranking the video version of All Is Full Of Love as I prefer that version.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on May 2, 2020 16:55:10 GMT -5
OMG I started off with 3 perfect rankings (y'all weren't feeling those heavy-hitters, huh? I was high AF when I was listening though, so I was SHOOKETH!) and then slid, got another perfect ranking and then came back for the finale. YESSSS Hyperballad!! My favorite Bjork song, period. Also, this rankdown gave me my best results!
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