Comments on: Björk thought she could organize freedom, how Scandinavian of her

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:28:15 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Chris. Will be sure to check out this interview, hadn’t heard of it before.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:49:40 +0000

What a wonderful piece; so insightful! I’ve loved Björk for years but never consciously realized some of the things you pointed out, but I recognize them immediately.

OT and Liam are correct, though; there is an interview she did in Denmark in which she specifically addresses this line. “To call something Scandinavian in Iceland is almost like, yeech”; since Icelanders are proudly anarchical, the idea of organizing freedom “not a compliment”. Although ultimate she says “the reasons that Scandinavians annoy Icelandic people so much is that we’re really quite Scandinavian”. I uploaded the interview to Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/pimlottc/bj-rk-danish-grammy-interview

By: karl t. axe

karl t. axe — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:51:33 +0000

iceland isn’t scandanavian?

flag of iceland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Iceland.svg

flag or norway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Norway.svg

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:15:08 +0000

When she’s saying ‘How Scandinavian of me,’ she’s criticising Scandinavian practices of “organising freedom;” Iceland sees itself as seperate from Scandinavia in much the same way as most of the UK sees itself as seperate from Europe

By: Ethan

Ethan — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:49:19 +0000

Hey, it’s Björk’s lyric, I’m inclined to take her word for it. Glad you enjoyed the post.

By: Overly Technical

Overly Technical — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:05:46 +0000

Iceland isn’t part of Scandinavia. >.>

Love the post and love Björk, though.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:28:19 +0000

Thanks bud!

By: J. Powers

J. Powers — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:40 +0000

Dude, I learn so much about music (and music culture) from you, it’s scary. I may as well sign all of my opinions about contemporary music “Ethan Hein,” since you write so damn many of them.