Getting
into Bjork at the moment. Not literally of course. She’s a married
woman. No. Of course I mean I’m getting into her music.
The song
that’s struck me most so far is Human Behaviour from her
Debut album. It’s
kinda cool in that it’s got this Bond-esque bass line reinforced
with a bass drum, plus finger clicks. Reminds me a little of Time
Is Running Out
from Muse except it’s less I’m
going to sneak into that Communist base and kill each guard while
sipping this martini
and more I’m
going to sneak into this zoo and bash the lions using this giant foam
hammer then dash off giggling.
If you know what I mean. Tis addictive anywho.
Bjork’s
vocals are interesting too. The song is about Bjork making observations
about (big surprise) human behaviour from a non-human perspective. To
do this she sings the verses as though she’s entered a David
Attenborough imitating contest, and there’s a pack of suburban
moms that’ll eat her alive if they discover she’s near. It’s
hushed – creating an intimate relationship with the listener that’s
also playful. The chorus meanwhile has her shrieking HUMAN
BEHAVIOUR
like she’s signalling the imminent bombing of London from the
luftwaffe.
Bjork’s
observations meanwhile don’t amount to much more than Human
behaviour doesn’t make sense– but isn’t it interesting?
PhD standard anthropological thought this ain’t. But what makes
them worthwhile are their subversion of the topic’s seriousness.
Bjork takes a childlike perspective – for instance in There’s
definitelydefinitelydefinitely no logic.
Like a kid telling us about her favourite ice cream flavour or
something. It’s charming.
So
in short I dig Human Behaviour a lot. Listen to it!
