Robyn - Hyperballad (Live, Polar Music Prize 2010)

[dbstg05]

This is absolute perfection.

[marcelabright]

cuaal conmovida tiene cara de señora emputada la bjork! jaja

[MalaDroitness]

bjork seem quite contented.

[TheDiscobox]

I think Bjork's reaction at 5:30 mark sums it up perfectly.... "Smile, the camera is on you. Show you like that she tried... Kill her later."

[emeraldpixie]

@TheDiscobox You're actually wrong! She said after the show that she went over to Robyn and thanked her and that she was really touched by her cover of her song! :D

[orangebol]

@TheDiscobox jajajajajajajajajajjjajajajajj­aj

[RasmusWegnerC]

so intense and fragile. love it.

[lambie1985]

@RasmusWegnerC perfect description.

[CelsoCelso88]

what an honor, and beautiful rendition of 'Hyperballad'.

[gogogoblast]

weak is THE word! period.

[kalspach]

good butt

[audiodead]

Marry me Robyn. I will make you so happy, or die trying.

[musicimal]

bjork actually appears as though she wants to cry, showing she is just as human as we are.

[Donkalista]

It's so difficult to reproduce the Björk tonality, but you done it well!

[MrTonytko]

I love Robyn's facial expressions as she climbs over every word in this song! Robyn can turn any song into hers; And I say again; She magically turns any song into a emotional affair!

I Love Robyn!

[kraniumz]

Whats with the bitter responses ? Do you think Bjork sat there like an ordinary fan, being all judgmental ? It was a tribute for her by another artist. She sat there watching it and accepted it with all seriousness one should expect from a person. It was only after the tribute was completely delivered at 5:29 that she let her emotion sets in. As for the cover, I took it as it is not for what its not. It was a sincere performance to both Robyn and Bjork.

[touchandgod]

She's throwing her heart into this, giving it everything she has. And she's doing it under the watchful eye of the Queen herself. Good on her.

[TVmose]

Honestly... I think she tried, I think she did a genuine cover of the song... BUT it is so obviously not up to Bjork. Bjork's version of this song is unbeatable. And however... Robyn is not that talented, she has a very very modest voice and she does conventional electro-pop songs. Nothing against her, but she's so overestimated! I bet she wish she could be as talented and creative as Bjork.

[MrTonytko]

@TVmose Robyn performance was spot on. Melody is her best element. Robyn is a mixed media artist. She loves respect more than music. She did't try she made the song hers and Bjork knows it. Robyn walks softly; but thrilled to be in battle. To leave her mark is to live forever. She is a fearless and wide eyed killer, all contenders beware! Robyn owned every word of Hyberballad and now the song has style. I Loved it! I Love Robyn!

[MrTonytko]

@MrTonytko Bjork is posted on YouTube From 1988,sitting infront of a T.V set, Don't let poets lie to you is her lesson. I had similar observations. That all the electric compents found in underneath a T V panel, looks like a small city. We are all very much the same, and equally so different. Bjork is a natural teacher, keen to observation. Artist should never be compared; They are all so different in style; And bringing together sound, that magically turn into a emotional affair.

[mysticdaniel]

@TVmose well to be honest Bjork is overestimated too imo. Her songs are artistic but come on just because robyn sings pop songs doesnt make her music mediocre. Her voice is sweet and innocent. Whereas bjork voice is not very great to listen to imo. Her accent is way too strong which makes a bad singer. |A singer accent should never be present in their singing voice, I like some of bjorks songs. I love hyperballad. Love robyn too. But I know what u mean Bjork is original. No one else is like her

[TVmose]

@mysticdaniel The accent has nothing to do with singing or talent. Every person has the right to preserve the native accent. I'm italian, there's a lot of american tenors and sopranos who sing italian opera without the right accent, this doesn't make them incapable. Bjork has an excellent voice, she can reach very high notes, as E5's and F5's very easily and she has an UNIQUE vocal style, and being vocally original is VERY rare. She's not overastimated at all. She has a vision.

[deadithink]

@mysticdaniel It's not an accent. She does that on purpose to texture her voice.

[MirrorAshes]

she's so sexy

[hahnyok]

So well done. Great, great job.

[ReelMan729]

Wonderful performance of a wonderful song.

[mark01318]

2:44 Korg i knew it she uses synth sounds a lot in here songs

[Beaumomtamoros]

She has turned an amazing song into an mediocre song.

[bossydragon]

I like Robyn but she had a different imagery from this song. This song isn't meant to be a generic sad song moaning for a safe relationship or something, It needs SMASHING and PASSION, You're questioning yourself WTF am I doing to get your mind clear. What else do you think the name HYPERballad comes from?

[Fuckingflesheater]

This is terrible lmao

[RadexxxHippie]

I don't really think that Björk liked it. Yeah - sme smiled and clapped her hands at the end but throughout the whole song, she was like a stone and so her face was...

[KillHannahx]

@RadexxxHippie Bjork was actually said to be very touched by this and cried.

[BastardVilleda]

I don't like it with Robyn.

[linkidge]

The lyrics Robyn sings here ("safe again" vs. "safe up here") are not incorrect as Bjork has sung both and the lyrics have appeared both ways in written form

[psykostrumpa]

Isn't post the second album? :p

[FagnerChiclet]

Eletro plus classic! that's Björk!! Great!!!

[0507l]

Love it!!!!!!!<3



[vanehl3]

a bjork no le cayo en gracia!

[vanehl3]

haaa un elfo!!!

[girlishgrrl]

i love bjork...i love robyn...it's just perfect!



[drakemex]

I didn't know this song at all, but I wanted listening the Björk's original version and the truth is that I didn't find it any better than Robyn's cover. Björk is awsome, and so Robyn is; it's just that they have different styles.

[flubbeflabber]

Really amazing cover! You could see in her face how much effort she puts into her voice! :D

[Drakopulous]

you sing this song in front of Björk and tell me how easy that is lol. She did very well.

[drakemex]

Björk and the Tokio Hotal guy could be the same person :) Robyn awesome BTW

[JameeyJ]

Okay, people feel that Robyn did horrible, because Bjork isn't singing it.

Honestly I feel the same way, but I don't think that she did horrible.

Bjork and Robyn have completely different voices. Should they have picked

another person to do this song? yes {ex: Inara George}they should have, but

Robyn did excellent for a first try, I don't think Bjork was moved that much, but I

think it was a "I'm flattered that you would do this song" type of thing for her, but

she did appreciate it

[aprilmay90585]

I actually like this version better...

[geniousboyGR]

Robyn is a great artist with a wonderful voice. They just made a wrong choice, this song didn't mach with her really nicely. Still she sung it with dignity and made a very good interpretation. Let's don't make a fool out of ourselves: BJORK IS UNIQUE

[TantPire]

ROBYN!!! Are you not deeply embarrased?!?!?!?!

[Gunglove]

@TantPire wtf? It's a great cover of a wonderful song, oh you shallow person.

[TantPire]

@Gunglove You would not recognize good taste even though it hit you on your face!!

[TantPire]

LOL! Björk's face's a poem! I'm sure she thinks the same...

[TantPire]

My godness! Nobody has murdered Robyn after this? She deserves burning in hell!

[jonatanblack01]

@TantPire ur an idiot

[TantPire]

@jonatanblack01 And you're an asshole and this cover horrible. So what?

[jonatanblack01]

@TantPire so you're an idiot is what. duh. that's what my first comment said. it was pretty clear. so i guess you're an idiot as well as stupid and can't read.

[TantPire]

@jonatanblack01 Are you sure you can read? Definitely not talk like normal people...

[TantPire]

@jonatanblack01 You are a creting (despite you don't know the meaning)

[licgermangonzalez]

@TantPire jjajajajjaja

[StrongFives]

They say pink is a dangerous color for women. Robyn got away with the dress but she didn’t quite reach the darker desperate emotions of Hyperballad. If you want to see what this song can be youtube “Bjork Hyperballad live (jools Holland 01.11.96)”

[doppelganger74]

Robyn has a great voice, but I reckon Bjork looks seriously pissed off..!

[marid2k2]

@doppelganger74 You don't seem to be very good at reading people's faces, look at Björk's eyes, they are glistening, you can tell she was deeply moved. I heard she personally went up to Robyn and thanked her for a beautiful cover. I thought it was a beautiful cover and you can tell Robyn put her all into the song.



[HKsWorld]

Omg got shivers down my whole body. this song is so beautiful and robyns cover was amazin!

[vlnlcn]

she did an  untouchable song!

power and fragility!

ill give all my songs to u: yeah

lulu duno

[eeli1]

I don't think Bjork looks underwhelmed at all, quite the opposite actually.

[ikaryss95]

Fourth album? If you count Bjork's album she did when she was 11, it would still only be her 3rd? hmm lol

[berquelly]

Untill the very first glimpse on Björk's face, i thought she hated Robyn's cover

[PressureIsAPrevilege]

Robyn's lyrics are wrong. It says Safer up here with you...... not safe again.... the fuck

[kimmois1]

Bjork did indeed look distinctly underwhelmed

[EvilPrawns]

Hah, jag älskar när Victoria sitter och dansar med mot slutet av låten.

[lizkonfino]

prefiero a Björk mil veces, lo que más me gusta de Robyn es su trasero

[yssapi]

@lizkonfino Que rastrero eres!

[cesiface]

@lizkonfino ._.

[theblahs]

All you folks in the comment section thinkin this was anything less then stellar are wrong. 

[SuperXinda]

Soo very good. I Love Robyn and Björk, they has their own style.

[jorgeeeexd]

I CRY...

[rickymarcelino]

5:45 dead hahahahaha

[humor78]

Björk and Robyn are so sweet, great performance.

[lostinshalott]

This is not good.

[dgag]

Bjork does not like this version.

Ahahahahahahahahahah

[sireneskii]

Orgasm to my ears



[stormy32316]

I thought she did a great job, this is one of my favorite songs of all time

[funnyfacerful]

hahaha i actually chuckled at the end

[hundenalfred]

Let us keep it serious here. When it compares to quality music, and i stres om quality no none does it better than the scandinavian countries. Sweden for their pop music, norway for their metal. No way you wil be needing more than norway and sweden.

As for the americans where do they rip off all their music from?

[Rrrrapazzz]

Ooooh no, this is ugly! I can't believe that something like that was even possible to be performed and shown publicly, what's more in the presence of Bjork! what a shame! She must have been absolutely disgusted, so am I! crap

[tobrieper]

@Rrrrapazzz Well another reason for scientists to create time machine and stop this from happening...

[Minnixful]

@The3rdHiltonSister...is this a provocation or just some stupid american? The hole USA is a big fat copy, you moron!

[hekelveld]

horrible! so embarrassing!!

[The3rdHiltonSister]

Gaga wannabes....47 other smart people noticed this as well. Lady Gaga is an icon and American....only America creates global icons....no one in America knows or cares for Robyn...but everyone knows and cares for American artist like Gaga, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Madonna, and any other cool performer. You can imitate us but can't duplicate us.

[TsubasaEmoFool]

@The3rdHiltonSister Is this a joke? I mean, really, "The3rdHiltonSister." Tell me this is parody.

[yourteas]

@The3rdHiltonSister will choke on her own stupidity

[lamorenasantos]

@The3rdHiltonSister stubborn

[jdp6410]

What is the instrument that guy is striking about halfway through the song?

[jogt1983]

Robyn sings this song A LOT better than Bjork herself.. Amazing voice!

[jogt1983]

OMG Robyn makes a MUCH BETTER job than Bjork herlself, at least of this song. Amazing voice....!

[yamastrife]

Even is she sang a different lyric it's a really beautiful cover.

[leguminoso]

wow citation's pretty good

[leguminoso]

my god it must be hard to sing a bjork song right in front of her! did she just said safe again with you? i think its safe up here...

[jiminouye]

she has such a sweet voice (:

[oimabel]

the lyrics are save UP HERE with u, not save AGAIN with u....... blé

[theblahs]

this girl is just not fucking around she rips the head off this .

[BSidnyrB]

I find this so beautiful . It makes me cry a little. 

[MollySato]

Of course no one is like Björk, she's extraordinary right through.

But Robyn is doing a damn good job in my opinion. :o)

Love them both for their uniqueness, I do, I do, I do!

[anaidfonseca]

this is just, unbelievable. Two extraordinary singers :)

[ducrozet74]

that takes balls to sing bjorks song in front of bjork and the royal family wow.

[cinemateo]

butchered

[RadioheadSJ27]

Robyn truly knocked this one out of the park. There is just so much emotion. Her version is better than Bjork's, in my opinion. I wish Robyn would record it.

[DerekBlane]

This is one of my favorite Robyn performances!

[ArtificialSoul]

I notice Björk was really touched. Look at her face at the end of this video. It looks like she's crying.

This is the best compliment Robyn can have.

Robyn did an awesome performance!

[ddouglas73]

i ripped this from the temp internet folder,

put it in vlc player at 400% volume, it held solid,

no breakup or corruption, the one thing that everyone misses,

is the volume, so always check the volume of the music u are listening to,

good call, conspiracy ?

i don't think so, accident ? probably....

try to amp your posts to max before posting ppl

[ATINILEM]

She hated this cover! XD

[MissBrittonF]

@ATINILEM I don't think Bjork hated it. They got drunk together after this, just sayin.

[theblahs]

@ATINILEM except it looks like she cried frum the absolute wonder of this cover.

[MrOkayit]

bjork can never be equaled but robyn did well!how brave of her to peform one of this genious' song right in front of her!!!

[AntsQueen]

This needs a studio version.

[Rymdefixet]

@AntsQueen She sings it so damn well this practically IS a studio version!

[touchandgod]

Not bad. Nobody can compete with the original, but she makes it very much her own, and thus it works out pretty well.

If Bjork was looking at me like that while I was covering her I would piss myself. Missy Robyn has guts.

[Sinned21389]

I FUCKING ADORE BJORK ,AND I LOVE ROBYN, this is how you do a Bjork cover you make it your own , you can never cover a Bjork song because Bjorks a genius few understand , Robyn did amazing best cover ive seen by far

[lmaclear]

never liked anything done by Bjork, but i really like this... ^^

[SoraxTheOriginal]

Wow. Performing Hyperballad 5 feet way from Bjork. Gutsy call. Robyn continues to impress.

[landeus001]

Björk looked touched by the performance. It's a song that, in my opinion, is very deep and personal. Relationships like the one(s) that must had inspired the lyrics are tough, but you do your best to try to keep it going, don't really know what to do to get out of it, or just do SOMETHING to make you feel cool when things are probably just falling apart. Thats my interp.

[vlnlcn]

Beautiful. Deep interpretation. Deep understanding

[SlittyBoo]

good rendition.. but no comparison to the original.

[jaredco11]

I think Bjrok has that look on her face because of Robyn's dress.. busted.

[ZanderDF]

no use comparing her to bjork they both sing very diferently,. a tribute at its best really :D ,. i think she shouldve sang coccoon cuz the softness in her voice would have radiated the lyrics much better than this song i think,. but i LUV robyn and LUV bjork :D

[toxzen]

dem shoulder pads.

[visableshirt]

no one comes close to bjork ,,,,,but it is what it is a tribute ,,

[altima49]

Bjork is possibly upset it sounded that magnificent?

[rockmyraccoon]

@altima49 Nope. No way.

[rockmyraccoon]

@altima49 Nope. No way.

[tgauperaa]

Great cover of a great song. Love the photography too, like at 4:16

[kickyous123]

@tgauperaa agreed on both points

[lovesthegaga]

i love both versions, they are such talented singers.

[sammaloca]

Hahahahaha EPIC-FAIL

[Lonic001]

@brakkabow it`s way of singing,not "accent".......

[Lonic001]

Just singing,without emotions....not even close to Bjork!

[crosboid]

This is one of Bjork's better songs. TBH I much prefer Robyn as I find her more consistent. Bjork tends to stick with those meandering vocal melodies that try to avoid sounding like anything conventional but just end up sounding repetitive as a result.

I like the fact that people didn't applaud over the intro or when she started singing. good to know the audience isn't retarded for a change.

[Platinum400]

@crosboid That's because they're in Sweeden.

[emadonna1111]

love Bjork love Robin

[geralma09]

As always...the ever so talented Robyn gets to cover one of Bjorks songs and does an amazing job!!! TALENT TALENT TALENT ROBYN ROBYN ROBYN...lots of love!!!

[watashiwanachodes]

in a word: mediocre.

why to sing a song like the original?

well i guess she thought this was a televised karaoke

[arykmoore]

@watashiwanachodes I don't mean to be naggy... but they aren't the same. The music is similar, but Robyn has a much different voice and sing it differently. Give credit where credit is due.

[watashiwanachodes]

@arykmoore sings it differently? nope sir... different would be like josé gonzalez playin heartbeats or sick anchors playing the fall's bill is dead..

this is a simplified version of the music (like in a karaoke) and she bends the notes just as bjork.. its a karaoke interpretation... not hating robyn just saying she didnt spend much time preparing her tribute... and i will not remember this version a couple of days from now.

[myselfmiky]

i prefer Bjork's original

[aharper12]

Im impressed because both artists have a first language that isnt english...So, I love Robyn's spin on it!!!



[herbie37]

i got chills..

[25Minutes2Go]

Great cover! I'm a huge Bjork fan and absolutely love Robyn's work and her cover of this track. :o)

[kissmiss629]

Besides wearing the he!! out of that dress and haircut, Robyn brought emotions(as Bjork did) to this song. Bjork is happy and moved~

[Idnarmadur]

A bit too mild and timid at the beginning but she really pulled it off by the end. I'm sure Bjork was touched, it must be a great honour to see other professional singers cover your songs :)

[sonofLUC1FER]

why does everone say,"safe again with you"?

[rozalozadingdong]

a truly awful cover. it must have been really difficult for bjork to sit quietly in the crowd while some talentless amateur destroys her song.

[Cohiba100]

@rozalozadingdong

"Talentless amateur" is probably as far from the truth it is possible to get when describing Robyn. 

[iscr34m]

i looooove this sooong!

[Noirlin]

Im dead rigth now Soooo amazingg¡¡¡

[idSuperego]

HOLY FUCK THIS IS GOOD

[Nightbird87]

This was a tribute to Bjork, not a contest. I thought she paid homage very well! I love both versions

[Embrace731]

Two female northern European geniuses in the art of music!

[Geekella]

awesome

[keepItreal923]

robyn and bjork...two of my favorite people in the world...this was a treat.