Today I went to the Eiffel Tower with my daughter. Naturally we went to the top. Not a place to go if you suffer from vertigo. Which I do!
While riding on the subway I took out my ipod and listened to Volta. I know I’m supposed to be on vacation but I had nothing else to do. Besides, I haven’t listened to Volta since its release. So I was getting kind of curious.
I was curious because I saw on the Björk forum that somebody was upset because Björk didn’t sing exactly the same words on the Jools Holland Show as on the cd. And also because, well, I’m interested in my work! I wanted to find out how much we, i.e. the band and Björk on the tour, differ from the cd.
I think it is important to remember that Björk both composed the music and wrote the lyrics. So she is entitled to change whatever she wants and sing live however she desires. There isn’t any one correct version of Earth Intruders, Wanderlust or any other Volta song.
While listening on the subway I came to the conclusion that the live version of some of the Volta songs are more fun than on the cd, even though I love Volta. They just seem sexier.
Why? I don’t know. Maybe because Björk’s music is organic. After all we also perform old songs on the tour, because they too are alive and keep evolving with all kinds of input from the band members.
On the whole I think Björk’s music just keeps getting better and better - and that’s how it should be.
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