As happened with many of these songs, I fell for “Hyper-ballad” back in high school, and I’ve loved it unreservedly since…it’s perfect, and I wear it close to my heart.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
100 favourite songs: #2: "Hyper-ballad" - Björk
“Hyper-ballad” is, somehow, what its title promises — a beautifully shimmering, beats-driven, string-touched meditation from the top of a mountain, in which the melody, despite its disregard for conventional structure and progression, lingers and resonates long after the final, shivering strings have drawn wistfully away. It’s a brave, expressionistic, unutterably touching love song … - 19/1/03
As happened with many of these songs, I fell for “Hyper-ballad” back in high school, and I’ve loved it unreservedly since…it’s perfect, and I wear it close to my heart.
As happened with many of these songs, I fell for “Hyper-ballad” back in high school, and I’ve loved it unreservedly since…it’s perfect, and I wear it close to my heart.
