Bjork - Hyperballad live HQ

Live at Royal Opera House

[@emilypigott6385]

I still can’t believe I’m sitting in the front row for this concert. A million thanks to the ticket lady on the phone who decided to give a poor college student the thrill of her life. I didn’t believe the usher when he told me “all the way to the front deary”, as we walked past Bono & PJ Harvey. One of the best experiences of my life. 💗🙏🏻

[@yanu7414]

Emily Solberg Bono n pj Harvey were there as well? So u got the tickets for free?

[@emilypigott6385]

Yanu Not free, but free upgrade by a nice lady on the phone. Yep, it was super cool to see Bono & PJ Harvey a few rows back and at intermission. I didn’t realize Bono was so short! 😊

[@thalesm4056]

I never could imagine there were so many artist there aswell. Now nothing take off of my mind that could be so many artists right there just like beyonce, timbaland, and madonna. Its a good thought about bjork recognition even that may be a hypothetical one.

[@tarokeefe7722]

I feel emotional listening to this story. Fantastically extraordinary. Good on you

[@raoulduke-k9d]

You lucky man))

[@BjorksMusic]

Bjork on what inspired the song 'Hyperballad' "The critical time in a relationship, which usually happens after 3 years, and I can see all around me with all my friends. It's got to do with when you fall in love, it is so precious to you, you never know this might be the last time, so your behaviour towards the loved one becomes very sweet and you go somewhere else to be aggressive. Because I believe that all people have got both sides. So you end up having to unload your aggression at a bar or by throwing cutlery off cliffs. So you can come back to your loved one, kiss him sweet on his cheek, and say happily, Hi honey."

[@watermeloncea_1474]

Hi miss Bjork, im from the Philippines, ive been listening to your craft plenty of times, you realy got a distinctive voice, and i realy liked it, kinda like tickles my bones. I dont know how you pull some of those ideas that you pust in ya songs, im realy liking it a lot. Have a great day, and it will be lovely to hear something from ya. Hope u might respond to my lovely comment here!

[@alixandracelline1470]

Love from Philippines !! Hyperballad is amazing, the live version is beyond yhat!

[@TheCheeseyPuffs]

thanks for posting

[@pauldouglas9502]

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[@gloriasepulvedav.]

this song makes me think in my little daugther

[@eliasvazquez8554]

The guy doing all the techno stuff, unsung hero. He did a freaking excellent job. I think I like this version a lot more than the recording.

[@charliez077]

@118060184418100742961 the guys are Matmos, they are like super skilled with electronics:) probably a part why this tour (and the subsequent Greatest Hist tour which they were on as well) was so good, all the programming and effects were perfect, some even done live. and yeah, I think Hyperballad has better live version than the studio one. btw I love how Björk seems to approve of the beat change 3:18 ;))

[@AdditonTV]

Elias Vazquez definitly no unsung hero. At the time of this performance everyone gave matmos credit for most of the things björk has done on the album.

[@rockmyhead944]

Elias Vazquez o

[@charliez077]

@@AdditonTV @Additon - which, as Björk later said, was unfair because 80-90% of the electronics, beats and everything was done by Björk, not Matmos :)

[@michaellee6578]

kinda sounds like postal service

[@EricGiby]

I think this is Björk's best song.

[@firebirdgao]

deftonesssTR and joga

[@oscarlopez2058]

Gloomy Sunday(cover) is another great one

[@nathansurprenant2699]

One of music’s best songs

[@ricardojmestre]

I agree

[@kaidu4064]

Lol she had so many great song

[@Lovatic]

This song was ahead of its time when it was released 21 years ago, and it still is now.

[@theoalexander733]

right? she will always be the Future now like Todd Rundgren or Nick Riff

[@gjmf]

Like all of her songs and herself, ahead of her time.

[@Takealiltripnsee]

Very true.

[@joshuajackson4742]

Is usually hate when people use the term ahead of its time but you’re right

[@rubenhurtado1992]

Stonemilker Yes, and it will always be if people continue listening Reggaeton music 🤮

[@blurdreamer]

She created her own music genre

[@aroyds6804]

Just said the same to my hubby

[@ImBetterThenEveryone]

The most unique female voice ever, i really really love that voice.

[@TheBlashMusic]

Eqoualizer One of the most unique voices in general.

[@F-Andre]

nah listen to other singers from island, they sound all the same in tone

[@artysanmobile]

Eqoualizer She has a gorgeous voice. Very special and evocative, pitch that just defies belief. Even when I don’t especially enjoy a particular song of hers, listening to her singing is a joy.

[@josh8078]

@@F-Andre like who ???

[@F-Andre]

@@josh8078 Emiliana Torrini kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJy7k62cm7ufapY e.g. dont get me wrong i love björk, but i found out that nearly all islandic singers sound like her ;D

[@kevinblank1333]

It's so adorable, she's pure. The soul of a child within a poet, one of the greatest artists to walk the Earth.

[@ktgfashionhouse]

ABSOLUTELY

[@utharkruna1116]

Dunno if she's that good. She's ok sure.

[@interqward1]

@dread true However... you DID bring in the name of Elizabeth Fraser to this. And that already says a lot! Just brilliant people, let's not split hairs.

[@paristexas919]

Then you should look for Esperanza Spalding, her last album "Twelve little spells". She can sing better than that and she plays bass at the same time.

[@doloresdaphne8541]

All of u shut up

[@totalt6600]

100 years from now,we will still be listening to Björk.

[@theplainest]

When you don't need smoke, lasers, lights, choreographed dancers and the music speaks for itself. How often do we see shows like this anymore

[@yuriination]

I saw Tricky play once... when the show started all the lights went out... all you could see were the rack mount lights and throughout the entirety of the show it stayed like that, with only the occasional raising and lowering of 3 or 4 very very, barely noticable red lights along the floor 9f the stage. All you heard was his voice and the band. Your other senses were overpowered by the darkness and the sound. It was the most amazing show I never saw...but heard.

[@rlrod5338]

One of those rare cases when the live version sounds better than the original. Everything she does is rare. It's as if the stars collided and created Bjork. She's on a whole other plane. Simply magic

[@MrMittens1974]

There is nothing like her and never will be. She cannot be categorised. Much like the singer Lisa Gerrard, Bjork is from an unearthly ethereal realm and touches something strange inside the soul.

[@daveross434]

Arguably one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Gorgeous.

[@sharkclub1]

Agreed ..

[@davidvschoor]

The tears streaming down my cheeks says I agree

[@Beaver1969]

No argument here.

[@marianopuertas3907]

@@davidvschoor Same

[@hudsonquay]

This performance makes me feel joy, sadness, longing, regret, heartbreak, love and optimism. What a wonderful artist Bjork is...a true living legend.

[@lifecoachclo]

The song is beautiful, but the heart wrenching outro with the strings beginning at 4:20 always brings me to tears. Beautiful is not a strong enough word for what it is.

[@firebirdgao]

Clarissa Fuselier I seee what you mean

[@thetranz13nt52]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that cries to Björk lol

[@shelzblack488]

So accurate I cry all the time at the beauty of Bjork's music especially this one

[@robertwright7937]

@@thetranz13nt52 definitely not alone there.

[@andygao4673]

blz

[@Stixomana]

I am so jealous of her for wearing the most spectacular McQueen garments

[@an.s.7930]

Yes, she was a muse for McQueen

[@creditbrunch]

And before all the Gagas and Riris.

[@chaeriplease]

@@creditbrunch bjork fans are still not over being bitter that people called gaga "weird" a decade ago?

[@gabrielahimsa4387]

then be jalous

[@ChippXelNaga]

@@creditbrunch difference is Gaga has no talent, Björk has so much more talent

[@ngingango]

I'm an old guy, (jazz drummer, math teacher, etc.) but when her singing makes me cry. Really. Wonderful personality...

[@okAngelface]

I need friends like you.

[@sayakahayashi8227]

Zenith s-paul ❤️❤️❤️

[@quetzallisb]

same

[@rayhere7925]

Did a number on me too.

[@rojaslopezbernardo86]

why the need to say you’re an old guy? pathetic just enjoy the music

[@osklibo7884]

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 real 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 'til they crash Imagine what my body would sound like Slamming against those rocks 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 you)

[@JuanRodriguez-qz9ft]

Thank You!!!

[@olliefoxx7165]

Thank you for taking the time to post the lyrics. It helped me enjoy the song.

[@URBABYUNICORN]

This makes my cry 💕😭

[@JustFiddler]

matur suksma

[@JustFiddler]

@@URBABYUNICORN same

[@rospoho]

I just broke up with the girl i thought i'd spend my whole life with, 1 month after i bought an house for us. I had so many moments where i wanted to really express myself to her but she couldn't handle my weak side, i had to always be the positive and strong man with her. I had to handle all her emotional up and downs and this really took a toll on me after years of never being able to be weak in front of her. This song really is about the last years of my Life, i love Bjork

[@YnavesWarrior]

That is so sweet and sad I hope you are in a best place now

[@IGot7RevtinyArmyStayOnceBlink]

rospoho I’m sorry this happened but I too fall into your category accept I needed to always be a delicate and fragile woman for a man... and it didn’t work. We will get through this. It’s amazing though how music can resonate so with multiple souls on multiple levels.

[@rospoho]

@@IGot7RevtinyArmyStayOnceBlink yeah it really is amazing, music is a strong form of comunication.

[@alisterfolson]

Bjorks first 4 albums were the soundtracks of my first marriage, and helped me get through the divorce. I've been remarried for 20 years now; advice; it gets better, with time...just hang in there. Your future self will thank you for it.

[@monstrositizen]

I can understand....u will found someone that deserve your honesty

[@ecsantana]

some people don't care about how fortunate they are to attend to such an event like this... it's total ecstasy to just close thy eyes and listen... Bjork, I love You...

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

Oh so right you are. You don't just hear Bjork. You experience her.

[@lusmerlin]

Closing your eyes? I couldn't take my eyes off of her please

[@guinness7722]

And when it lands.... will my eyes be closed or open?

[@hayleyb467]

@kountreepimp38 ♡♡♡♡

[@gillywildwest1904]

Gets me every time 💖

[@edwardgiovani]

I still cry.

[@NobuAtreides]

imposible no llorar

[@mosesruperto7128]

It's outrageous how good this is.

[@hayleyb467]

An utter OUTRAGE. ♡_♡

[@danielforrester1579]

Bjork is so underrated and overlooked. Growing up, I remember people making remarks that she was 'weird'. She is just highly expressive and because of that her music is truly beautiful.

[@YdaAnn]

Daniel Forrester I bumped into her back when she was w Goldie and she was laying so low most people didn’t know who she was. She was blending in. When I figured it out - she was so beautiful it was hard to escape it. Special people

[@1w598]

Y000da An0n I don't think she could ever blend in, no matter how hard she tried.

[@not___sarah]

if björk is underrated i wonder who is overrated to you. please.

[@majopgalli]

Also because she has always been so ahead of her times...🌟 Love her!!

[@bunkyd]

Underrated and overlooked? She’s been highly and widely decorated for decades, both critically and financially. I mean, look at this video, Bono from U2 is in the crowd. She has awards and accolades from all over the globe, and her records have sold millions in every continent. Literally, what?

[@jamesaburke7]

what a impressive blend of classical instrumentation and electronica, simply sublime ...

[@semnome6871]

this is ART

[@davesv123]

The greatest song of the 90s. No question!!!

[@LiborSupcik]

perhaps ...actually... par with NIrvana, wonderwall and loosing my religion

[@chaeriplease]

She outdid it about three different times in Homogenic

[@mja4752]

One of them at least

[@giorgiomartinico3774]

Perhaps, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley were to me, more or less, at the same high level!!!

[@NeveHiwatari]

Masterpiece. Every second of the song is perfect, Bjork is amazing, and so is the orchestra. Those violins

[@user-nh2cw9yd9p]

Enjoying this jewel while riding the Tokyo metro. Thank Bjork for this delightful time...

[@chinchiIIa]

Me too lol

[@leo50300]

She's a genius, it's undoubted!

[@dominicfastbender4029]

One of the best, most sincere and beautiful songs ever written and performed.

[@michaelraagas6003]

Been a fan of Bjork since the 90's,...........then I've forgotten..... now I,m back again at that time with this song :)

[@KaosMasterX]

@3:13 @3:15 @3:19 Shes such a phenomenal musician. I'm surprised no one has noticed nor mentioned this, but throughout her singing, she's making sure the rest of the musicians are okay. You can see her walk around to each person and sneak a peak to them, then around 2:00, she gets into positon she begins to sing. From that point on you can see how happy she gets based off of each musical instrument execution. And at 3:23, I think she even giggled/chuckled at the entire thing. So beautiful.

[@GeorgeQuinton]

Oh can something better than Bjork singing her song in Alexander McQueen dress exist?

[@dylanhillebrand7005]

Georges Of course! Björk in an Iris Van Herpen dress!

[@photasticimages1]

I've been a Björk fan since the US release of The Sugarcubes' "Life's Too Good" (1988). I still adore her and her music in 2021.

[@davesv123]

This song is so important to me. This song brings me back from the edge. It reaffirms the idea that someone is there for me. It tells me "I am safe again with you" It makes me believe that my troubles are worth it. You are there with me whether conceptually, in person, or spiritually. You are there ------- with me.

[@jsaavedr1]

There's something very beautiful when technology meets classical music. And of course the piéce de rèsistance is Bjork singing on top of this wonderful masterpiece.

[@nat.serrano]

4:05 is the pinnacle of this song. Magnificent

[@kyler12345]

the whole world is a better place for Bjork being here.

[@marymcfadyen3666]

that dude when he bangs his head to the drop at 2:53 lmao, big ass mac computer :,)

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Kraft punk aesthetic.

[@marie-antoinette9185]

who killed hannibal

[@sillystephys7123]

He’s living his best life in that moment of head banging!! Haha

[@tallerpororlando]

He never stop!

[@matthewlee4834]

Hahaha love it

[@InSheerPleasure69]

I know Bjork's interpretation, but for me the lyrics are translated into the feeling when you're unsafe in a relationship, but you deny the truth, so you go out and do something dangerous so you can back and feel some safety even from a partner who doesn't really care.... You drink a lot and you become self destructive and then all they have to do is comfort you in the most simple ways, even if they don't care so much.

[@ishallremaincalm]

InSheerDispleasure you just described the triumph of a heart video :)

[@jankrywiczniak4365]

i absolutely adore this woman's talent,her music is years ahead...!

[@yoshimistu9]

I love the way she says "tsank you" love it~ her voice is so amazing~ >

[@subforsubbbb]

i'm madly in love with this performance

[@Missjunebugfreak]

This song always makes my heart swell up with so much emotion.

[@danielechassendague3536]

June Asiimwe I feel exactly the same

[@Heartpadlockk]

She literally sings with her soul

[@RunawayArtistX]

I've loved this song since the first time I heard it, but it now has a special meaning to me. A year and a half ago, at 2am, I fell 3 stories straight down onto brick and rock. My scream woke my partner and then he heard the sound of my body hitting the ground. I blacked out the fall, so I will never know what my body sounded like, or if my eyes were closed or open, and I still wonder..

[@TheGabolism]

the fucking violins!!.......amazing!

[@gueiderokis9034]

Estoy contigo Gabo Zuniga. Asombroso el sonido de esos violines. Cada vez que la escucho, se me ponen los vellos de punta......increíble

[@TheGabolism]

fuera de este mundo!!!grandiosa!!

[@casandralove04]

Si es de otro mundo!!!!!!!!!! La mejor!

[@TheGabolism]

la mejor!!!

[@janinetaylor5080]

Gabo Zuniga the

[@enriqueromero1670]

3:43 Oh my lord...

[@lmj8387]

I'm speechless! Every time I hear her voice she just makes me go in an euphoric state of mind. Her voice, SmDh..... epic

[@search895]

the state of emergency

[@Neverendingfireworks]

Tears of joy flooding my keyboard.

[@IvanMejia1991]

It's really hard not to cry, outstanding performance

[@Lhwbakao]

thank god this was recorded :)

[@lilystar4083]

Liked Bjork since the 90's, still here in 2019

[@artax3434]

Undoubtedly one of the greatest songs ever written. Has to be top 20 for me.

[@fernandadelgadom]

This song is for all those people who cant´t explain depression and suicidal thoughts since no one today wants to listen or want to understand. Although you might feel like that , like you are standing on the edge wanting to end it all , but the love for that one person or those people who surround you , make you step back .... Bjork is one of the few artist on bringing depression or any other mental conditions up and show it to the world , in a wonderful yet thoughtful way. READ THIS SONG , and be thankfull that you are not alone , and try as hard as you can (i know its hard) to LOVE YOURSELF as much as you love others. At least there is this amazing musician out there in Iceland who understands exactly how you feel. LIVE .

[@janicecastillo9944]

Omg you have described it perfectly...thankyou for that...

[@search895]

Fernanda Delgado The end of your comment almost made me cry.

[@saoirseryan6355]

this song isn't about suicide, it's about releasing your anger and frustration.

[@loveadumb]

i literally experience this all the time. i'm bipolar. i cry hearing this.

[@douglasmacneill6992]

❤️♥️

[@cohoba77]

I don’t know how people could sit still in their seat. Such a banger 💕

[@sustainability123]

2019 and this is the best shit i've ever seen

[@cinthia105]

I am in love with this performance. It is magnificent!

[@jonnytongaII]

+Cinthia Koutianov i'm addicted to this.

[@briannumme9337]

This is nothing left to chance with this concert...it’s perfection and grace and artistry

[@kisut7]

She's at another level. The one and only. Bjork.

[@SoulfulHouseMafia]

I've got this entire concert on DVD that I bought at Tower Records back in the day. Brings me to tears everytime I watch it.

[@robertmas320]

Amazing concert .

[@P4PKing100]

This song is absolutely way beyond its time... and it still is. Bjork is an absolute genius 🥰

[@elaela2543]

bjork smiling while singing, das my lifetime mood from now on...

[@timbodut3977]

she has the cutest face in this vid

[@emmurewashburn]

Bjork is a musical genius and her voice is phenomenal!

[@Mitch_Feral]

How does she sound like this live!? Just a titan among us.

[@IMeanIGuessWhatevs]

There's times where I'm at my lowest, I listen to Bjork, and think to myself, "She's the only person who can understand without even having knowing or meeting me, without the wall of internal shame of having to express the scary stuff that makes your eyes wet and your throat closed up - the stuff that even you can't make sense of sometimes. I can give Bjork my heaviest emotions, and still not break her, or anyone else's heart with my truths."

[@paolar436]

Thank you for sharing this

[@hashtagfilm]

I love how happy she gets at 3:16 and how she starts to bop to the beat. She's amazing

[@1ramah]

Love from Africa

[@ladylagertha4910]

I first discovered björk when I was 12 years old and I totally fell in love with her and her music, and now at nearly 40, I still get goosebumps whenever I hear her voice, its on another level.

[@Delfidash]

BJORK ...GRANDE !!

[@madison-fq9mh]

this song is so dear to me. i listen to it whenever im sad. such a beautiful and powerful, yet calming song.

[@dumpsterfornicia]

The ending is magnificent

[@fitbh703]

The whole thing!!

[@rayhere7925]

So much does the heart strings pull, in all too familiar and painful ways. The tears, though they stream down, they fall so gladfully. And this, from a quiet night's watching of Bjork's Live at Royal Opera House 'Pagan Poetry' and 'Hyperballad' back to back.

[@mvondrak1965]

raised my mood, thank you ! :)

[@sherinjohn001]

What a beautiful dress 😍

[@adityapatel6634]

McQueen's maguc darling

[@alvinogualvino]

Can't wait to see her tonight! I am so thrilled🏆

[@wsfireballoon]

I came to this cold... intrigued by the title. It seemed an odd little song. Then I watched it again and something clicked. I watched it again, and again, and again. It has invaded my soul. It makes me feels so good... so why am I crying?

[@dralder]

Bjork is an artist, a contemporary artist...not even comparable.

[@James7995]

This one of a handful of songs that makes truly sorry I didn’t hear sooner.

[@ETIENNE8100]

I don’t want this song to end , not yet not ever

[@Digalog]

Thank you! for being with us on this planet

[@jw6948]

So amazing. That she sounds like that live, unbelievable!

[@gigigayle]

Simply amazing. I love her so much. She is a legend.

[@Manou189]

That. Was. Amazing. I cried the whole song and it felt SO good. Thank you so much.

[@ellendeloor2530]

No words needed, beautiful. In the time and it still is!!

[@TheTiki1111]

I Dunno why this song brings me to tears........But It Does!!! Every Time 😢

[@Leo-xq9mt]

Is like watching a joyful and genius 4 year old having fun prancing and dancing! 😊

[@originaldeftom]

She clearly is from somewhere out there! Another planet for sure.....which galaxy? I haven't got the faintest idea. Bloody marvellous indeed.

[@thatbmorechickfoodiecookin500]

Beautiful. Thank you for upoading this!

[@jorgeo9495]

It seems that spontaneous weeping during any one of a number of her songs, certainly this one, is common. One of the few gifted musicians to be able to transfer their love of life to the public through song. This song will never die.

[@alenamia5445]

2020 here! i love the instrument transition of this,..

[@vladikinemiroff7679]

Смотрите полный концерт. Это нечто!!! Такие струнки души задевает... глаза на мокром,на губах улыбка. Блин! Как она это делает?

[@otreblig1889]

Her music and her image, both are travelling thorugh the Cosmos and I have been thinking about other worlds are enjoying her magic.

[@timlerew3755]

I've just rediscovered this beautiful spirit with a sweet voice. Essence.

[@zaydametal2484]

Spectacular!!!!

[@pagandude1]

A live Bjork performance is something to truly behold , an experience you will never forget. it's a once in a lifetime thing and I can remember that feeling having been there and done that. Is what I wish to say with all sincerity.

[@raoulduke-k9d]

I think this is the best performance of my favourite song.. God bless her! Love...