It seems that my entry about Bubbi Morthens has created a storm of protest in Iceland…
For those of you who speak Icelandic, see here.
It appears that what got under people’s skin was the quip about Bubbi’s finances and that Björk should have dedicated the Náttúra concert to him and his bank balance.
I didn’t think I had to state the obvious. That it was a joke.
What wasn’t a joke though was the fact that Bubbi really SHOULD give a concert in Iceland to do something about helping the poor.
In 2004, Björk was so moved by the devastation of the tsunami in Sumatra that she felt obliged to support the emergency response. To that end she released an album of remixes of her song ‘Army of Me’ and donated all the album proceeds to UNICEF’s global emergency work.
Bubbi should do something similar.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Do you mean that if Bubbi does a concert it will *increase* poverty in Iceland??
(I read “increasing” as an active rather than a passive verb at first
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Maybe his concert *would* in fact increase poverty in Iceland. :shifty:
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Thanks! I hadn’t noticed. It should be more understandable now!
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Oh, no, it was perfectly understandable! Just my mind’s play on words.:-) Seemed a funny thought at the time…With “The Onion” style headlines:
“Bubbi’s Benefit Concert for the Poor Causes Rise in Povery”
(Im sorry, I can’t help it. My sister’s husband works for The Onion.
)
In all seriousness, Bjork’s altruism and active support of people’s and their environments, both in Iceland and internationally is irreproachably commendable!
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
You shouldn’t have changed it, Jónas! It was a fun double interpretation sentence!
So, Susu, one must assume that The Onion headlines are fun because of the typos, then, right!
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:47 pm
^Haha!
(can someone give me a “t” please? >_> <_ theonion.com, oh sorry, this isn’t the 4um…
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
^:D Something got horribly cut off in that last post of mine…and no, Tania, its not because I’m driving!
July 24th, 2008 at 10:13 am
hehe, that’s moggabloggarar for you
July 25th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
^