The Sugarcubes- Birthday (REACTION & REVIEW)

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Song Link: • Birthday

[@nomi.hagen.]

I recommend from The Sugarcubes - Cold sweat and another one called Motorcrash. Happy Birthday JP.

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

This is hot meat This is meta-lick (lol) love!

[@NJRuzzock]

Such a great song. I heard it first on late night radio in the UK - it had just come out - and immediately took a sick day the next day to go to Rough Trade Records in Notting Hill to get a copy. Played it to death.

[@larryc3860]

before Eivor ( Faroe Islands ), Aurora ( Norway ), Diana Ankudinova ( Russia ), Angelina Jordan ( Norway ) and other great vocalists from "the frozen North" started giving us music in native languages, there were the Sugarcubes and Bjork from Iceland.......

[@SpaceCattttt]

There's nothing quite like the young, raw Björk. I mean, this song isn't just sonically unusual (it sounds drunk and dizzy) but the lyrics are, frankly, somewhat disturbing. On the surface, it just sounds like the words of an innocent child, lost in a playful mind. But every so often, they throw in vaguely sexual imagery, which makes me wonder if the song isn't describing the wandering mind of a child so much as a blossoming Lolita? Whatever the case may be, it's a unique and brilliant song. Very evocative and spine-chilling. Who needs a chorus!

[@sonnyjames8922]

The chorus is when Bjork channels Bobcat Goldthwait. It's beautiful.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@sonnyjames8922 Hey! 🤪

[@modmary3527]

I got to see The Sugarcubes in Houston, at #’s Nightclub in ‘88. It was magical. Happy Birthday Justin! BCS Birthday! 🎉🍾⚖️

[@Jujudeze22]

Wow, takes me back. I listened to the Sugarcubes in the 90’s when I was a teen. Post-metal hair bands, Bjork’s sound was so unique. Edited to wish you happy birthday! Hope it’s a great one.🎈🎂

[@colinmaynard2879]

I overshoot past Sugarcubes back to 1980 & Bauhaus!

[@Jujudeze22]

@@colinmaynard2879 yes! I love PM’s solo work too. I still have All Night Long and Deep

[@stevemiller859]

Happy Birthday man. May i draw your attention to the song 'Happy Birthday' by the band Altered Images. It's exuberant, fun and a damn fine pop song

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Saw The Sugarcubes open for PIL in Montreal. Was amazing.

[@CRAkins1020]

🎉 I discovered this song and this band (and Bjork) laying in bed listening to 88.5 wmnf when I was a senior in high school (1988) and didn't know what I was hearing... But was in love with everything about it 💓

[@mariamakrynakis7586]

Happy Birthday!! Love the Sugarcubes...Bjork has always been one of my favorite artists

[@magicbrownie1357]

My favorite Sugarcubes song. Bjork's non-verbal vocalizations are brilliant and moving. Happy Birthday!

[@AquaticStarchild]

Björk's singing is just about as illegible to us Icelanders. All of her Is are E-s. She wonderfully butchers Icelandic folksongs on the legendary underground album Gling-Gló. I highly recommend it.

[@Lightmane]

Happy Birthday Justin. Next year, let's throw a birthday party at your place 😀

[@RGRG3232]

Happy birthday Justin! Enjoy your day! Interesting choice. Their song "Cold Sweat" is definitely worth a listen.

[@jeslookn5470]

Excellent choice JP. The first time I heard this song was on Saturday Night Live in 1988. I'm a prog rocker stuck in a mid 60s and 70s time warp, but this song was excellent. Bjork's voice was something else. I'm lucky that I got to see and hear it live the first time because what they can do on stage sets bands apart for me. There was a TV show called Flash Forward with the song It's Oh So Quiet by Bjork.

[@JerseyJon2]

Co-produced by Gentle Giant's Ray Shulman, fact fans. Happy Birthday JP!!

[@Grizazzle]

Love it! This was my introduction to Bjork and I was instantly hooked. Thanks, Justin!

[@BaldJean]

Hi Justin! We finally sent you the e-mail we had promised you a few weeks ago; looks as if it was the perfect birthday present for you. Contents are Barbara Dennerlein, Friedrich Gulda, Barbara Thompson (who sadly died Jul 9th; she was one of our favorite musicians. She was a superb sax and flute player and had bravely fought against Parkinson's disease for 25 years. We suggest you do a special reaction to her in her honor) and Mother Gong. We hope you will like it. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Justin! Best regards Jeanine and Friederike

[@gaiaeternal5131]

Sorry to hear about Barbara Thompson, J&F. I know I 'jumped the gun' a few weeks back. I think I said I saw her band Paraphernalia at a London pub venue (the Half Moon in Putney) with her hubbie Jon Hiseman. Terrific show.

[@warrenbutson349]

You really do explore everything. What a voice!! Good call in Cocteau Twins comparison. Your musical knowledge is astounding from a guy who only listened to thrash metal hip hop and Jazz. So much has been consumed but most importantly absorbed registered and allowing connections to be made. Wonderful

[@daniellebuie8098]

Does my Gen X heart so much good to see this song being appreciated! I remember in the 90s a local alt radio station had this song in their rotation, and every time they played it the DJ would preface it with statements like, "I just don't get the appeal, but here ya have it". I'm still a little bitter about that... lol. Thanks for your close listening and thoughtful reactions!

[@cosmiccat6708]

Happy Birthday Justin and many more!! :-)

[@eidetecker]

Happy Birthday, bro. You picked the right one, this song is one of their best.

[@jayburdification]

The bass in this is uncopyable. I’ve never heard anything like it since the first time I heard it on my local college radio station. I love how the groove never wavers and there’s no real chorus to speak of. One of the most unique songs I’ve ever heard. And that voice.

[@AquaticStarchild]

This is Bragi Olafsson on the bass, he's one of Iceland's most respected bass players along with the guys from Mezzoforte, their song Garden Party was a UK/EU hit in the 80's and as a total surprise in E-Asia too. They told this story of being booked to a Jazz festival in Malaysia where they had literally no record sales to speak of. When they turn up they realize they are the headlining act and everybody knew their music off of the bootleg market.

[@janineboswell9061]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN. HAVE A GREAT DAY😁🎉🎁🎈🥂🐱

[@MinorCirrus]

Walkabout, another great song from the 'cubes.

[@davidgale7384]

Best of the day to you! Vocalist sounds like a combo of Cindy Lauper and Bork Here's a present for you (On your own time) Molly Johnson Long Wave Goodbye

[@mattjohn4731]

Happy birthday! Today is mine too🎉 Also the Ramones had a great song called 7-11!

[@ijustneedmyself]

Happy birthday 🎈

[@ericanderson8886]

They can rock it out too. Listen to "Motorcrash".

[@jaybird4093]

Happy Birthday, Justin! (33???) I hope you had a great one!🎂🎉🎊🎁

[@markfilla9305]

Happy Birthday Justin!

[@sbsummit]

Awesome track. I've always loved this, since it broke in the UK in the late 80s, even though everyone around seemed to think it was pretty weird! Best not to look into the lyrics too much! XD

[@sbsummit]

Oh yeah, happy birthday! :D

[@davidnelson6874]

I’ve got to admit that I used to listen to their first album quite a bit. Life’s Too Good!

[@Kae6502]

My birthday is July 10th. I remember discovering this song on VH1's "120 Minutes" program back in the 80's. I used to listen to this every year on my BD, but I haven't done so in several years. I'll have to revive this tradition. Happy Birthday and thanks for the video! :)

[@chrismitton1839]

Happy Birthday JP!

[@t0dd000]

This was pretty much the world's introduction to Bjork. And wow, what an intro.

[@MegaFreddie46]

Happy birthday, extraordinary reaction man! 😊✌

[@gaiaeternal5131]

Hi JP. DP from UK. Many Happy Returns. At my age, a birthday is just Another Day! Won't say no to some cake though. This is the side to Bjork that I like - atmospheric and a bit bonkers. Great song too. Typically strange lyrics; despite her explanation you read out, I think it's still slightly creepy. P.S. my song ref Another Day is by Paul McCartney. Dream Theater too.

[@ogmandog]

Check out Delicious Demon off the same album

[@ijustneedmyself]

I made the cutoff!! Happy Birthday, Justin! What a perfect song to celebrate! 🥂 I hope you had an awesome day.

[@ecce_neru]

Happiest of days!!! B-day boy.... 🎁

[@-davidolivares]

Happy Birthday brah! Definitely, more swingy than I expected, her vocal textures were unique. Good to finally hear a SCs album, I’ve seen the band here and there years ago on tv but, seemed less like what I heard just now. Also saw an earlier band where she’s a very young girl… Girl’s been singing a long time. Have a great day, make real that imaginary cake and BBQ. Yum.

[@geneharvey7]

Great reaction Justin. I was fortunate to catch The Sugarcubes in concert. They were one of two opening acts for U2. BTW, I was smoking a cigar during your reaction. Perfect! Feliz cumpleanos.

[@IllumeEltanin]

Happy Happy!

[@ericandrews5108]

Happy Birthday J

[@sphericalharmony1603]

Happy Birthday JP. Have a great day.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Happy Birthday Justin! I had this on CD years ago. Great song!

[@robertgrace6182]

Happy birthday Sir!

[@andkat]

Happy birthday!!

[@jameswarner5809]

Many happy returns, Justin. This reminds me of something and I can't place it. I agree, it certainly has some early The Cure vibes.

[@mikeshaw7006]

Happy Birthday m8!

[@jtenaz]

Happy birthday, Justin! Please, more XTC, OR The Residents, or Gong, or Captain Beefheart, or...

[@pentagrammaton6793]

@@Katehowe3010 Gong is the only one from that selection I can get behind, so them.

[@jtenaz]

@@pentagrammaton6793 ...or more punk!

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

Happy Birthday 🎂 JP 👍🏻

[@benoitrenaud519]

Happy birthday, Justin!

[@t0dd000]

So great

[@grilocambui]

Congratulations.

[@jeffstokes7894]

'Happy Birthday! Man !!". - So glad you saw my earlier post suggesting The Sugarcubes - A guaranteed Pop gem from them possibly for next time, 'Hit' from their last record. 🎉

[@nikolanikolic1366]

Happy Birthday!!!!

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Felicitations on the sidereal anniversary of your ejection from the biological region of your creational gestation. 😁

[@sarahzentexas]

I love Björk sö müch! Happy birthday, Jüstin!

[@annesmith2259]

A total favourite of mine that I play each birthday 🥳 Happy Birthday 🎂🎉🍺🤩

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Oh yes!

[@moraysimpson2710]

I was here for The Sugarcubes!

[@debrabrabenec3731]

I have loved this song since I first heard it in the late '80s. BIG Björk fan here! Props to you for pronouncing her name correctly! She says it rhymes with jerk! Hope you had a Very Björky Birthday!!🎵❤️🎵

[@artrock101]

Happy Birthday, Justin! Loved me some Sugarcubes back in the day... they kind of seemed like an Icelandic B-52s to me, the contrast between the male and female vocals, the fun party atmosphere, etc. This is not one of my favorite tracks of theirs, probably wouldn't even be on a 'best of' compilation I'd curate, but it's aiight. Tracks I'd suggest checking out include Blue-Eyed Pop, Pump, Hit, Water, Planet.. (they come from the era of the single word song title, obviously).

[@cuckoofan]

Happy Birthday Justin and thanks again for your great reaction videos, my favourite ones in YT as you listen THEN comment, always in a very relevant and interesting ways. You should listen to this whole debut-album as it's very nice and interesting (the Sugarcubes other albums were not as good as "Life's too Good" in my opinion). By the way, Björk is not the only singer in the Sugarcubes, but, of course, she was the one everybody would notice quite obviously in this band (which was not her first band). There are some B52's influences in this album and Lene Lovich too ("Sick for Toys"). I still enjoy this album very much.

[@paulemery55]

Cold Sweat!

[@jfergs.3302]

PS, happy birthday JP, have a good 'un 🙂🎂 👍

[@andyshan]

Happy Birthday JP!! The album is outstanding. I saw them in concert in Dublin in the 80's. They were a great band and were well able to rock in a new wave way. The impish figure of Bjork on stage with that voice absolutely created so much presence. Bjork was a bit of a child prodigy having already gained a reputation in Iceland before the Sugercubes

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Happy birthday! Not all the songs on the album are as smoothly gentle, but there's definitely a lot to explore. More great songs from this album are "Deus", "Motorcrash" and "Fxxking in Rhythm and Sorrow" (some with the dubious pleasure of Einar's added vocals). When this album came out it was like nothing anyone had played before - quite a revelation. The trumpet always reminds me of long-time Brian Eno collaborator Jon Hassell's work.

[@Kevvinm]

Happy Birthday JP. It’s a very good album, it’s been a while since I’ve listened to it, but overall it’s more of a new wavey rock album.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Happy Birthday Justin! Many Happy Returns. I really like this song, I bought it when it was released, although the subject matter isn't that nice, it's quite dark and disturbing.

[@MisterWondrous]

Happy birthday JP! This gem by Bjork and Sugarcubes made its debut on SNL and I got to see it, and still wonder at its break from the monotony wheel endeadening the era. For your birthday enjoyment. Sugarcubes' "Birthday" and others, live in concert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5WvYpWhj56ShrM

[@willem-janageling3907]

Happy birthday! Great choice of song! I can also recommend Deus and Hit from them

[@ushermore]

Post this often in Nocturne on members birthdays. Such a great song.

[@ytcai4535]

The Sugar Cubes song that lots of play on MTV was Regina. Bjork's vocals in this track really showed her potential.

[@gummiaudun]

Youre awesome! I dont know if you have listened to Sigur Rós but would love to see you cover some of their stuff😊

[@EC-dz3fb]

Is it really your birthday?! Ԋαρρყ Ⴆιɾƚԋԃαყ! Love, Me + Bjork! 😸

[@Scary__fun]

Happy birthday, dude! Enjoy your reactions. You sound like you're saying Byerk, her name is supposed to rhyme with pork.

[@debrabrabenec3731]

In interviews she says it rhymes with jerk.🙂

[@blackcatcentralmusic]

If my memory is correct Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) produced this album.

[@stuntmankrocmcginty4896]

Hey, happy belated birthday! And if you want a birthday song for next year, how about Birthday Cake by Cibo Mato?

[@JustJP]

Ty! Cibo Mato...the name sounds familiar to me but im not sure I've heard them

[@antlermagick]

Happy womb escape anniversary!

[@michaelfrank2266]

Wasn't awful. Someone else said it. I was reminded of what Bjork does. And happy birthday. Mine was a couple weeks ago on a much better day. LUL Seriously. Happy Birthday. : D (Sugarcubes is Bjork? Boy do I look silly.) Well. Have a happy birthday anyway. : D

[@Pablo_sanz359]

The Sugarcubes was a pretty pupolar band back in the day that I've never thought of it as "the band that Bjork used to be a part of".

[@steevenfrost]

Sounds like the chaotic music and at times bJorks sometimes gentle then heartfelt screams compete with each other to great effect. it comes together in a joyful way.

[@johnhawk1089]

John Lydon told him to get rid of the trumpet, but I liked it too!

[@thegardenfix]

Since you have been busting some good 80's music lately, I'm gonna throw out, in my opinion, REM's best album - Lifes Rich Pageant.

[@ebenhopwil1886]

Happy birthday Justin! I hated this song when it first came out, but it really grew on me. I love listening to it now. It's kinda disturbing to me though, because it sounds like the girl is being sexually abused by her "friend" next door. Creepy stuff.

[@nomi.hagen.]

Yeah, that may be why is not my favorite

[@thomassharmer7127]

Appropriately, there is both ice and fire in their sound, and in her voice, of course. I do hear the Cocteau Twins vibe, and Portishead, but with a strangely upbeat optimism that is all her own. She is a unique artist. Her album Utopia, which is based on bird song, is amazing too. Happy Birthday!

[@michaelwebster8389]

There were a couple of other songs on the album that were really good. It wasn't really my preferred style, but I bought the album because of that brilliant Birthday song when it came out. Heard it at a party and though, wow, that's great.

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

A good opportunity to bring us this song, Justin. Bjork started with a band called Tappi Tikarrass (one album, two eps, if I remember; some songs on the album have a good post-punk sound, maybe worth a listen) and then another one called Kukl (two albums, a more chaotic savage and exotic post-punk sound). Then this band. This song has a Icelandic version too, which I prefer. Her voice is more free on that one. Which we all can understand.

[@lemming9984]

I like Bjork solo, and knew she was in the Sugar Cubes, but this is the first I've heard from the band. I liked and might investigate further....

[@kenl2091]

Glad you got to this one. Anyone serious about music should realise that this song is a step above the usual pop morass and introduces an unusual talent who takes melodies where no-one expects them to go. Meanwhile, who else misheard the lyrics as 'they're smoking seagulls' and thought 'Yup, Icelandic, I can imagine that.' ? Now treat yourself with The Beatles' Birthday. Always good fun.

[@beautifulidiot4323]

it's a great album

[@pjk3854]

Finally someone who just listen and gives feedback after the song, many others are pausing everytime wich is soo annoying

[@Roddy1965]

A very unique and excellent album. You might be one of the first to react to anything from it, it's highly neglected, which is sad! This album stands out to me as unique the same way The Gang of Four's "Entertainment" was like nothing I ever heard before.

[@adrianmcgrath1984]

You might wait three years - you might go ten, but every now and then again somebody pops up, and as a musician, your phone starts ringing. Everyone is scrambling to point everyone to someone who has just emerged. There was no MTV in those days, no KZbin, but everyone is calling everyone saying ‘you’ve got to hear this'. I don’t even think the band had even released a record, they just showed this song and Deus on UK TV in an evening news show and everyone leapt on it. I think the previous time it had been Kate Bush - again appearing on an evening 'magazine/news show' - when Kate appeared on that, is when everybody started ringing like crazy - David Gilmore saw it and rushed off to work with her. The sky recent time this happened was Olivia Rodrigo with Drivers Licence. - but nowadays we have KZbin , Facebook etc. and everybody was sending each other links to this new musician

[@zlattesboy]

Motorcrash, Coldsweat and Deus from the same album are well worth checking out!

[@mjsmcd]

My birthday today as well 7/11 I'll leave out the year lol

[@jameshunter7303]

I thought for some reason this was a reaction to the sugarbabes for a moment. Was about to post my disgust!

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

And try to listen to this album as a whole, you'll be surprised by its freshness (get it?). No, not only joking, its pop-rock is so good. Try it, JP!

[@OriginalHandprint]

Always seemed like Björk was guesting with Cocteau