björk: thunderbolt live

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written by björk and oddny eir
director: thirtytwo
producer: dan bowen
production company: pulse films
2011 wellhart ltd / one little indian ltd / nonesuch records / universal music operations ltd
thunderbolt was filmed live at the manchester international festival. the original version of the thunderbolt is taken from the album 'biophilia'.
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[@varese1977]

I saw it live in Stockholm. Everybody was speechless because of this greatness. A real miracle.

[@KaliCoriaCMWSOT]

For real! Near tears. For me Bjork, the dance of the lighting, the containment of it all and the echos of the live choir represent humanity at its worst and best: The feats and majesty within our own grasps of destructions all in one musical and technological tour de forcé!

[@-AAH-]

@@KaliCoriaCMWSOT What part of the song sounds good? I seriously want to know if there is any useable data I can gather here, but I do not understand this artist

[@kaeta5833]

@@-AAH- you might need to listen to some of her more… easily digestible songs. Try Pagan Poetry, Frosti or maybe Bachelorette. All of her different albums have very different feelings. I didn’t like her music immediately. It took time and finding the right song that hits and the right time, then I keep finding more and more things that I love, and it has expanded my idea of what music can be. It makes me a better musician.

[@CairoBraga]

@@-AAH- you are just a troll, replying to a lot of comments with the sole intention of invalidating someone else's art. the thing is that this specific someone is held in extremely high regard by her peers and her fans in terms of affection, admiration and respect, due to her rich and varied 4-decade-long career in music as a songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, singer and performer. go do something better with your time, Björk does not need you to understand her work.

[@LUANCOSOUL]

@@-AAH- ALL THE SONG SOUNDS REALLY GOOD, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE YOU ARE SLEPPY HEAD

[@jeromesweet5047]

Saw it live... pretty hard to describe the feeling of being there, bjork is a true artist.

[@search4insomnia]

"My romantic gene is dominant, and it hungers for union..." Wonderful ❤

[@leovdy]

search4insomnia best part of the song ❤️

[@miguelaraujo4595]

@@leovdy yeah, specially cause that’s the part the beat kicks in! i also like the part she says ‘I am inviolable!’

[@ShearsOfAtropos]

three years and I still get chills all over from this song. no one imagines the light shock I need and I ll never know

[@1WEareBUFO1]

Did you get that shock, bruh? I did 🥴

[@jsaavedr1]

I love the complex harmonies of her female choir!

[@marka.m.kramer3309]

Nikola Tesla would probably be dancing up on stage during this epic performance!

[@derekelivros]

Of course he would!

[@gracie99999]

probably watch it from home uoutube me thinks idk

[@TheDemzar]

now we understand björk's source of unlimited energy

[@-AAH-]

Is this supposed to be more of a drama student thing? WTF don't I see in this music lol. Where do people start liking it? I'm very open, I'll listen to songs purely for them sparking a bad emotion or something. But this confuses me. I don't even understand her voice and all I hear is a vibrating beep noise from inside the faraday cage etc

[@superfuckinghotfem]

@@-AAH- it’s really hard, in the beginning for me it was yuck, it made me ill when I listened to her music because it was so hard to digest, i think you need a retrospectively wide look on what you can really do with music, I started with listening to more easily digestible tracks of her, then slowly became enfolded and consumed by how creative she is and how she composed music, slowly you travel into the abyss that is her discography, I’m not really sure how I started to like this music, but I guess it’s what connects with the listener and man do I connect with this music, it’s beyond what I’ve ever heard, so human, so surreal, so visually psychedelic, and in reality at the same time..I just love her artistry 💀

[@BjorksMusic]

What a great tour this was, Bjork is such a wonderful artist and person, Love and Light.

[@ursulaforever]

remember this concert like yesterday. when i heard Sir david attenborough's voice, had goosebumps. i was absolutely possesed during the entire show.

[@oliaslives6986]

I am beginning to think that Iceland is actually a section of another planet that came to live on Earth, and its artists were meant to show us new forms of aesthetic & entertainment that the average schmoe on the street will never be able to relate to. Long live original entities such as Bjork, Sigur Ros, and mum.

[@rentingasteroids]

Me too

[@GabrielSantos-er3le]

this has to be biophilia`s best song. so powerful, like a thundershock. I dunno if much of the lyrics are too obvious for most people but anyway I imagine she`s by the ocean(as she mentioned waves, wind irregularly striking and barnacles) and is really craving to be struck by a lightning(a dangerous gift sent from the hands of whoever (a god, an angel?) which would be a miracle by itself if she didn't die. but the real miracle would be to revive her wish of loving(because her romantic gene is dominant, and it hungers for union) I imagine another human being being hit by another lightning at the exact time as her so as to consolidate this union. It`s as if the lightning was her envisioning of a cupid's arrow. Or maybe she's craving to achieve something bigger with the shock. The eerie choir, the tesla, the irregular beat, all too mysterious to be about ordinary human love. Maybe her wish is to become a goddess? She already mentioned electric shocks in Possibly Maybe( "electric shocks, I love them, with you dozen a day, but after a while I wonder where is that love you promised me, where is it?"), and mentions joining a cult("who know what could happen, lottery or car crash, or join a cult?") so perhaps she is doing some magical ritual involving love and shocks. I know it is far-fetched, but I have nothing better to do right now lol.

[@mattheusdbb311]

+Gabriel Santos I've always personally thought that she sings "craving miracles" while referring to the low probability of one being stroke by a lightning. Even though she craves it hardly, it has small chances of happening.

[@davidibarra9276]

+Gabriel Santos the mixing of the album version is poorly done :(

[@GabrielSantos-er3le]

Yeah, but why would she want to be struck by a lightining? that's the question. and what do romantic gene, romance, and hungering for union have to do with a lightning? how do you tie this together?

[@mattheusdbb311]

I think she's talking about something idealistic or quixotic when she sings that her "romantic gene" is dominant, not trying to evoke an erotic relationship, you know? It makes sense for me, since this union she is craving might be the intersection between nature and technology, one of the main themes in Biophilia. In her own words: "I’ve always had this romantic ideas about uniting different worlds, like uniting nature and techno. It doesn't necessarily have to be opposite." I guess she's using "thunder" and "lightning" as a metaphor for the strength she needs for such a task (lightning is, after all, one of the strongest forces in nature).

[@GabrielSantos-er3le]

your theory makes more sense.Thanks

[@kellyshpeley]

Bjørk still my favourite. Still true to her path. Excellent.

[@EmanuelGaldr]

This is my favorite Björk song.

[@nightdreamer0000]

waves irregularly striking wind stern in my face thunderstorm, come! Such great lyrics!

[@hdtv00]

I got tickets for Hollywood Bowl excited beyond belief. A long long time friend I actually met on Bjork's forum passed away recently , he'll be looking down on that night with a smile. Love you Bjork.

[@Moonstone115]

I was there and this bit was magical! 🎵💜

[@irinagonzalez9939]

Te amo björk !

[@ritatatam3068]

Björk make me so emotional...Thank you so much to give us dis... Electronic music daughter: Aphex Twin was my dad, Björk was my mother. I didn’t say I had a simple life 🤪

[@WhiteDwarfVR4]

I've never considered myself a Bjork fan, mainly because I couldn't understand much what he says(until recently). But she always gives me the vapors :P

[@joaquin4d]

Her concerts are crazy. I have seen her in Mexico and Hollywood

[@TremblayNathalie]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your great work of art ! We just got your Biophilia App and I can't wait to show it to my litle 3 1/2 years old boy ! :D Thank you, thank you Bjork !

[@kumaboris]

First time I miss a bjork and it had to be this beauty :-(

[@Ieoshua]

I love how she stares at lightning at the end of the song like it was a living creature. Can't wait to Paris vids!

[@silenteyesspy]

I love Bjork, she's a real artist, and her live performances are never the same as the Albums =)

[@KarenHeilner]

This is a great video! Bjork is so amazing and creative!!! Thunderbolt is an amazing song, as is all her work!! I love Bjork!!!

[@enricoanderlini5928]

When I want to take off a lot of birthdays, I watch all yours lives filmed between yours twenty and thirty years ( which were also mine): irresistible your ability to communicate cheerfulness and liveliness, and I laugh, I laugh still a lot looking at you, snappy electric flickering flame. Should sadness really come to affect your beauty?

[@jhpaulsen]

5 minutes and 39 seconds full of goosebumps

[@1WEareBUFO1]

I am inviolable

[@jubjubesmcsmushy]

Amazing rendition of one of my favourite Biophilia tunes. Still killing it, Bjork!

[@lashmiit8739]

te adoro bjork !! sos mi gran maestra de vida!! siempre y siempre!!

[@pipepastro]

ow, that "thank you" is just so, so cute.

[@vickyoak]

Aah! Live DVD, now! Plus a documentary wouldn't hurt =))

[@enricoanderlini5940]

An old dog wild on a beach. Years of distrust have refined his hearing and his sense of smell. Unlikely that anyone could approach without causing a growl. But this gray and rainy morning there is something close to him: he didn't hear her coming. A confused human figure making gestures. An istinct keeps him from venturing. He looks at the figure, his slow gestures with his hands, his face. Which becomes familiar to a crease of the lips, a twinkle of the eyes. The master came back to pick him up: the gestures were the code language between him puppy and the other child. And now the choice: to get up and go with him, or to remain where the weariness of the years has spliced the limbs. The sea has submerged the beach: nothing can be seen.

[@GalionSilevion13]

ahhhhh one of her best songs

[@andrewpittaway3023]

This is just astounding. Björk is one of the worlds greatest talents.

[@Stenheart]

Björk I LOVE YOU

[@enricoanderlini5928]

All your sensations, from the most violent to the most tender, cataracts that are thrown from the circle of rocks into the same body of water, together have this result: to give peace.

[@clintpavier4919]

Exactly how it was meant to be: with Lightning. I would love it if the album were like that, but then I'm an electrical engineer and not Björk :D

[@nitashajangbadur8213]

Rrdcyvbbhjkkkjjjhhhhhhhhhhggghgoiiolppmm... V ccccccxxfftftfģttfftffffffffffffffffffdffgggģffgfgyg

[@1MCFOX1]

Play this at my funeral! This list is too short but for now Respect to Tesla, Eddison ,Dollard and Bjorg they have unlocked the universe and...... . . . . . . . . .

[@redcatredcat8172]

Amazing, wonderfull. Thank you Bjork. Merci pour ton génie artistique.😍

[@mackychloe]

Amazing as always!!

[@andresmartinez2193]

Sin duda björk es una de las grandes artistas musicales y del arte en general ♥️♥️♥️

[@hedonismoreal]

espectacular ...... say no words

[@2280WILLIAM]

björk: me le quito el sombrero!

[@giavannira]

Claims to hate!! Then Bjork who amazing n who could care less bout being #1.. N always has great music n never let or let's her fame of her legandary status go to her head so she can n continues to write great music..

[@Pastrecord77]

MASTERPIECE....all what Björk do....

[@Bluebuthappy182]

Oh man one of my favourite songs on the album. I was woundering if she'd use a tesla coil on stage and she did, fantastic. I love the way the choir is organsied, too singing to each other makes the whole thing very intimate. Must have been a great concert to be at.

[@TheZizilabor]

It's creating miracle.

[@rogeiromepa]

Wow respect

[@13readjosh]

I wish this song was more popular

[@thomasfan001]

@DagIN Yeah! She totally belts it, and that echo/reverb on the mic just takes it up that extra notch.

[@inherewithus]

U have to release a DVD or better yet a BD of this please please please!

[@bernadotte913]

creativity lvl: bjork

[@apolpieTV]

I AM OBSESSED FAN of BJORK since when i was 11 y/o. :|

[@TheDreamerSy]

This is... Beautiful.

[@APrimitiveEvolution]

PLAYING A TESLA COIL!!!!! JAW ON FLOOR!

[@seedofasilverfox]

@shahanlykins thunderbolts creating music, the frequencies are controlled. she's the best!

[@pagandude1]

this is reminding me of when Bjork brought the Lords of Lightening to my country for a music festival as part of her act focused on the Volta (Voltaic) project

[@aterbla8919]

Björk!!!!!!!!!! :D Biophilia!!!

[@valentinamarinkovic]

genius

[@YoserAnaiis]

Great presentation. Grandiose Bjork.

[@Karma28217]

@AlexEllisy Blew my mind as well when I saw it.

[@theAnnieferg]

Magnificent !!!

[@fedecho]

So amazing and beautyfull song!! Greetings from Uruguay :)

[@ThousandShakes]

Groovy

[@valentinomiller6251]

I'd forgot what Bjoork's pretty nymph face looked like. This is a nice reminder.

[@pleyadianosoul]

i love thunderbolt, she's a goddess , tesla alive!!!!

[@ThousandShakes]

groovy

[@saltalgilmour9745]

the saw square rules in this one...takk fyrir Betulla

[@danielterrell2191]

Bjork's outfit in this video makes me think of one of Jack Kirby's Fourth World characters.

[@EJS611]

omg that would be AMAZING!

[@saltalgilmour9745]

everytime I craved something I went out to get it! its the body calling for something that is needed.. and we got to fulfill the instinct... thats anthropology isnt it? so if my heart crave my perfect partner I go out and talk to her and thats sociology mixed with anthropology and if she is into the mechanical of the Universe than that is SCIENCE with a big heart!! which means U find your life partner!!! (for me at least) someone that U can talk about everything and never get bored and therefore U love her to bits and forever and even beyond!! this is what I think about relationships.. I might be wrong for someone..but I dont think so!! cause my heart is mine and it tells me what I really want in life!! takk fyrir Betulla

[@waldosk8er]

UFFFFF!

[@MrFiloFilm]

Intacta! Fuerte! Que los truenos callen la tierra!

[@facurhor5721]

thank you

[@staszko89]

Amazing!

[@blood_rain]

dat bass

[@GanoobieS86]

SUBLIME!

[@iminsideyourwalls9432]

Other artists:Guitars,Drums etc. Björk:TESLA COILS Hotel:Trivago

[@Sk8erboi753]

the tesla coils actually have a pitch! they sound like polysynths. she's a genius

[@ДмитрийПетров-ф1ц]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lorenaribeiro5276]

Nenhuma apologia se a minha mente - reservada, ofende alguém. Aprendi recentemente q devo me calar mais e assistir.

[@lorenaribeiro5276]

Aprendi tb que não adianta nada ser estudioso e se todo gênio já nasce quem é, e por humildade prefere calar-se. Os sábios em dúvidas, os idiotas cheios de certeza.... Ah se diploma fizesse algo... É o q vc faz com este, dumb!

[@sanicyouth6540]

When Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) sang about Tesla Girls, this is what they were singing about.

[@kennek1976]

Bad Ass!!

[@delorean_5982]

can we get the death grips remix live someday please

[@kritzel789]

thunder is produced by molecuels they go thiny by the air pressure or bigger. Its the same thing like water. hot water goes up and cold water goes to the ground of the bottle. The molecuels change their position in the clouds and each molecuel touches the other. Time goes by the whole cloud is electrostatically charged and thunder will produced. sry 4 my bad english but its not my first lang

[@inherewithus]

Es que björk es así como Mozart o Vivaldi o un pedo así y el resto de la industria son simples Bardos!

[@bydlohater]

Супер! Обожаю ее!

[@Vilhenass]

perfeito!!!!

[@juanbjork]

YOU KNOW I LOVE THE ALBUM, LOVE THE MANUAL LIVE EDITION ALSO, AND THIS SHOW VIDEO SOOO COOL, BUT MY FRIENDS WELL....NOT REALLY. AND WHAT....

[@MrJimjamuk]

4:30 is incredible :O

[@XYU2828]

@ghostwriteragain she did...it comes with the manual edition of the album

[@Marixpress2]

I dig it :D

[@goncaloesteves9581]

Maybe that's why she's craving milkshakes

[@manderas]

is that a song of her new album ??? thanks for the info

[@juanbjork]

hijuesuuuu que padre

[@juanbjork]

Only these much views?

[@TonyJuanPailos]

Tesla Coil Arpeggio 😍

[@Seungcris]

[@charliez077]

are they using reactable live here to modify the tesla coil?

[@CristobalNAVA_]

Omg this part 4:26