4.25.2006

Bjork Rarities: The Cover Me Bootlegs, 1975-1998

Question: Ever wonder what Bjork sounded like before freaks started blowing themselves up for her sake and attempting to blow her up?

Short Answer: Like Bjork

Long Answer: Find out for yourself, below.

Settle (poem read by Björk on a UK TV morning show)
Minun Kultani Kaunis On (“My Sweetheart Is Pretty”, Finnish traditional song recorded 1975)
Langt Ude I Skoven (“Far Out In The Forest”, Danish traditional song recorded 1975)
I Love To Love (priceless cover of the Tina Charles hit that landed Björk a record deal in 1977)
Alfur Út Úr Hól (“Fool On The Hill”, Icelandic cover of the old Beatles hit, 1977)
Sweet Jane (cover of the old Lou Reed song on The Sugarcubes demo for the Icelandic movie "Skytturnar" in 1986)
Jólakötturrinn (“The Christmas Cat”, from the Icelandic compilation "Hvit Er I Borg & Bær", 1987)
Motorcycle Mama (The Sugarcubes’ contribution to Elektra's 40th Anniversary Compilation CD set "Rubáiyát". Cover of an old “Sailcat” hit)
Dancing Queen, see this post
Cry Me A River (traditional Jazz standard performed live by Björk with Tríó Gudmundur Ingolfssonar at Hotel Borg in Reykjavik 30.08.1990)
Misty (traditional Jazz standard performed live by Björk with Tríó Gudmundur Ingolfssonar at Hotel Borg in Reykjavik 30.08.1990)

More later. Off to see Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab For Cutie.

3 Comments:

Blogger Celeste Pantalones said...

Off to see FF and DCFC? I'm sorry. How were all the screaming teens?

3:57 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

that tina charles cover is awesomeness! thanks for these.

11:37 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting so many Bjork rarities! You made my weekend.

11:34 PM  

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