Vocal Coach reacts to Björk - Bachelorette (Live at Jools Holland 1997)
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Vocal Coach reacts reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down Björk - Bachelorette (Live at Jools Holland 1997)
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Bjork's voice gives me goose bumps every time i hear her sing
Me too
thanks..
lol
Yes
An interesting factor that people usually don't take into account when analysing Björk and some other Icelandic singers is that Icelandic as a language is full of glottal stops and pre aspirated consonants. Also the accented syllable is always the first one in any word. Ie a lot Björk's specific stylings are very influenced by her mother tongue
Wow, now that you mention that, that makes so much sense. I even see some instances of the Icelandic language were glottal stops or consonants are just "created" even when the actual words and letters don't require those, just to make it conform to the Icelandic "tongue". Very interesting.
Also worth noting is that Beth talked about each word being separate and not legato - this probably originates from the Icelandic song storytelling tradition.
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Was gonna say that.
"I'm a fountain of blood... In the shape of a girl..." Always loved this song, thanks Beth.
Bjork has this elemental quality where she is being the music. When you see her sing live, she almost transforms from phrase to phrase and her entire body is the sound. Iconic musician!
I've always loved Björk. She has that little thing that takes you to a journey.
I think she transmits intimacy, even in Big Time Sensuality.
You mean a plane ticket? 🎫 🤔
a journey to some other planet 🌎
We definitely need more Bjork reactions, thanks Beth !
I don't want to be that guy that calls a song underrated, but this is the one. It deserves a place amongst the all time greats.
There are many extraordinary artists in this world, but Bjork stands alone as a titan in my mind. When she sings about a seashell, it's like the seashell expressing itself before humans ever gave it its name. Straight from the salty foam, raw, sensual in its honesty! I hope lots of people discover her.
She could have been recorded right there and straight into an album. Perfect.
Joga from this same show is one of my favorite live performances.
Yes!!
Bjork is always 10 years ahead musicaly of us ; she is one of the best singers/ composers in the last 50 years
This was my exact thought after recently watching a YT video of her performing "Pagan Poetry" on the Letterman show. Her songs are always wonderfully inventive, so meticulously crafted and performed that in my mind there are very few artists in the last half century that approach her level.
This brings me waaay back to 1998, that is when I knew about Björk, everything changed after that... For good, except for friends, with time they were less. Thank you for the memories.
When she was in sugar cubes, her voice was craziness, 👍
Something to consider, Bjork, is a punk rock singer, so maybe her harsher tones is part of her history as a singer
Yeah that makes sense. She has a raw and assertive sound it's more about feeling
Bjork started singing in a traditional icelandic choir. After that she mainly did Jazz before joining Sugarcube....in all way her singing clearly recall traditional icelandic music....
I can’t imagine her voice without it.
It's more part of her accent than anything
as someone who was born in 2002 i would do anything to go back in time to the 90s and see her perform much of her catalogue from her first 3 albums live
One of those songs where her rich, beaming voice and evocative lyrics are just glowing - another example would be "Play Dead", this magnificent track that would have been at home in a Wagner opera ("Die Walküre"?)
Yes, this is the one I was thinking about too, everything she does here, she does in Play Dead but almost even more so. For the chorus with those controlled peaks combined with growls. It's beyond almost everything.
For Beth, I'm sure you've heard it, but if you didn't, that's a track you can put on repeat for a day if you need to clear your head at some point.
Joga for me
I’ve had the pleasure to see her live twice. Two completely different sets, once with full band and once with only a string quartet. It was amazing
😵 you’re living my dream👏🏽
ive seen her twice in concert, shes badass
Her style of singing might not be very healthy but oh god it sounds amazing. :D
My favorite artist of all time. Thank you for covering her.
I remember I was invited to a meet and greet with Bjork back in the late 90s and we were told not to talk to her because she was resting her vocal chords and not talking between shows. I gave her a smile and a little wave and she smiled back
A lot of trained singers don’t like her being so far afield from their training so it’s nice to see one that appreciates her. I personally put her up there with the top phrasers like Sinatra and Willie and she has more to work with in terms of natural gift and power, such an amazing artist. As others here say there seems to be a huge tie to her Icelandic upbringing in both delivery and atmosphere.
I love the Bjork's work. She is just an amazing artist. Thank you for this reaction, Beth.
Anyone here seen "Dancer in the dark"? Its sort of a musical . Bjørk's caracter sings a lot to herself in that movie. The sort of singing one does on the buss. Humming.
And I can see what Beth means, I think. Bjørk tries to hum for herself, but it comes out as hardly a whisper. And when she pushes harder it becomes way to loud. And everyone becomes like "shut up!". So she ends up just singing in her head.
Great movie. Don't watch it unless you are very very happy.
Y'know, music aside, people have been trying to determine quite what makes Björk Björk for YEARS...
I love Bjork so much.
OMG, this has been my fav Björk video in last ten years or so. Thanks for highlighting it!
Jools Holland's archives contain so many gems. Definitely worth spending some time exploring.
And yes! We do need more nineties musical stuff in this age ...
DCD, TMC, Radiohead, Portishead, Massive Attack, ... os much good soundscape stuff came from that era, not even mentioning grunge ofc. Oh, I did mention that. And The Gathering. :^)
Still so much to cover from that era Beth: Singers like Liz Fraser, Tom Yorke, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry and ofc Anneke in her original natural environment, either with TG (TG25 Travel), or acoustic, like this one with Arjen: ua-cam.com/video/bkbM1VjtV3k/v-deo.html Enjoy! ;)
I didn't really like her when I was young (apart from Army Of Me) but in recent years I have fallen for her, such an amazing singer and truly unique in the way she approaches her music.
Beth & Björk in the same video are too much for my heart! ❤
This is one of the few videos I uptick before even starting them. Her use of vowels is stemming from ancient Nordic singing tradition. She does not sing "get" - she sings it as "gæt" and stretch that Æ. This is vowel-swapping more than "accent". Aurora, also inspired by traditional singing, that vocalists like yourself often mistakenly call "yodelling" (Norse "Lokk/Kulning") developed independently from the central European technique of yodelling with the same mission - to travel in mountainous landscapes). "Vowel swapping" is perfectly normal here in Scandinavia when artists sing in their own languages. I have heard Sigur Ros use it - with this old idea that pronunciation must bend to the musical quality.
So when Bjørk changes "get" to the prolonged tonal "gææt" to open the vowel - it is more from tradition than from accent. The vowel is informed by the composition and its mood.
Regarding Bjørk not carrying the words into the next tone and next word - again Aurora is doing the same. They both sometimes "snap" the lyrics to a specific note - causing that "staccato" feeling - as a human "autotune" effect. Again, old Nordic folk-music traditions. Because as we know with Aurora, she often breaks that up with sliding vowels ("Through the Eyes of a Child" in Nidarosdomen as en example when she is "yodelling" an emotion - Again Sigur Ros calls that non-verbal glissando of the voice "Hopelandic")
The early push of Bjørk, I never noticed that as a non-singer. But you outlined that issue really well. Neither Aurora nor Eivør or ABBA (!) known to use vowel swapping in English-lyrical pop-music did that.
As a non-vocalist - the composition though. Bjørk sure knows to tie together some notes. And sure knows how to let the composition lift off this planet while she singlehandedly grounds it with her raw and grounded emotions as the composition soars around her.
The pronunciation of vowels and comparison to Aurora is really interesting, I've noticed that Aurora does it as well with 'uh' sounds (not that I knew about the concepts that you've described here until just now, I just thought it was a pretty, stylistic thing) in the way that she pronounces 'love' more like 'lauve' but only when singing. When she speaks, it's the regular vowel that sounds 'correct' with her accent.
"Play Dead" and "So Broken" reaction, please! Björk is everything.
Finally!!! Been waiting for this. Bjork is amazing!
I love Björk. One of the best singer female ever. ❤️🎶🎵🎼👍
Literally one of my favorite performances.
I love Bjork very much. This is one of my favourite songs ever!!! Thank you
an amazing bond theme that was never a bond theme
The best James Bond theme that never was
Love bjork so much! Anxious to see another reaction!
Being a member of the official Björk fan club mailing list when I was about 7 in the mid-90s cemented me as That Kid. Having family into lots of different kinds of music (hippie mum, thrash metal dad, raver older brother) did more for my development than school.
Bjork it's like a painter with lot of colors, matizes and brushes, and happy mistakes. It's like art is
I am very grateful for Bork , one of my favorites. Her voice gives me goosebumps. Thank you for this video, Beth. 💗
One of the greatest singers I've ever heard. Maybe Ray Charles and Bjork and a few others.
Thx for the insight, Beth! Love this ♥️🎶✨ 90’s is my favourite decade for music
God, Bjork is just a treasure.
One of the best if not the best live version of this beautiful song
Uhh, I freakin LOVE Bjork.
Thanks for doing this. I’m glad she sings for us too 🤗
Thanks so much for this video !! Love hearing about why her voice sounds the way it does and what techniques she uses when singing ~ Keep up the wonderful work !!
She makes me cry.
Wow I’m pretty sure I asked you to cover this exact version like forever ago. Hooray! Thanks!
You are just the best Beth. Bjork is my favourite artist and your two videos on her do her so much justice. You really know your stuff and I'm so glad to hear your comments, and your impersonations of what Bjork does.
She is a amazing singer.
the thing that makes Björk so special is exactly the reason,that she never sang like any other....the way she sings "staccato" ,and her vocal highs sounded more like "controlled" screams made an impact in all of us....she somehow embodied the animal side of feeling and singing, nervously waiting and the releasing her energy in music.... i can imagine,this affected her voice in the long run( especially when you have to replicate it night by night on tour for decades ) .....after all she said , that she used to sing near the sea back in Iceland, and there was pretty strong wind so you had to be loud.....that imprinting marked her vocal style.....now she doesn't do that much anymore , is more relaxed and ventures into musical spheres that i don' t quite understand ....but hoiw many unique songs has she gifetd us with.....i've seen her twice and i'll never forget those concerts
Have never clicked faster! 💚 if possible do I Go Humble by her. What an amazing soul, both of you are.
Love this track, nice breakdown Beth 🙂🤙
Even though I had Life's Too Good for a while, when I first saw the Sugarcubes live she blew my mind, just couldn't believe what I was hearing from this tiny girl.
One thing I love about Björk and other singers like the late Franco Battiato, Natalie Merchant or the late great Antonio Vega is that they sing for themselves, they don't care (in the good sense) about the public. They'd sing in front of thousands of people as if they were singing alone in their studio.
Love Björk ❤️ Such a unique talent
I have been listening to this song for a hell amount of times being a non-stop fan of Bjork since 2007, but this video has given me a new push and new emotions about this oldie in my playlist. I'm full of energy and ready to jump high in my room. :) :D Thank you!
Yay! Enjoy!
❤️🔥 so powerful, so creative, so original. Beautiful
Such an artist, am having the pleasure of seeing her perform tonight during her new Orkestral shows, her voice has only gotten better with time and her artistry has truly matured as she's shaken off the shackles of a closed-minded society! thanks Beth for featuring this impressive no-rules artist, it's so important!
There's a legendary performance with Skin on a song that would be nice to see covered here.
I always felt that Bachelorette was the Bond theme we never got. Such a exciting, beautiful piece.
This is my all-time favorite song to listen to and to sing/belt out. It's also why my mom fell in love with Björk as well. She loved to hear me sing it.
One of my All-Time favorite performances ❤
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Love Björk. And what a song...awesome!
Love her so much. No one can come close.
Yay, finally! Not many vocal coaches on here react to Bjork, which is a crime.
I love her ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thanks 4this reaction🥰
Everybody comments about Bjork, but I'd like to thank you for such an accurate analysis. I've learned a few things here. Thanks really.
Thank you for finally doing a critique on Björk. She has a very organic stylistic way of singing and that is what makes her unique.
Thanks! Bjørk have done so mutch for the music and female musican. She insisted to be taken serious. 🤗❤️
A bit of a shame that the focus of Beth's analysis seems to be on the fact that Björk eventually developed a vocal nodule IMO. I'm much more interested in how and why she is such a prolific and effective singer! How and why she is such a powerful messenger of emotions and primal sensations!
Indeed, Björk sang professionally from a very young age, and toured extensively for so many decades. It's not too much of a surprise to me that such an extremely exercised body part might wear a bit thin. Let me tell you about the various ways my own body is holding up at age 66...
Just found out Beth did a much better analysis of a much more oddball B-song: ua-cam.com/video/pDZMwvNdzrg/v-deo.html THANX
please do more bjork, her singing is like none other
So great, I love everything she did. One of my regrets is I didnt go to see Sugarcubes, when they were in Helsinki. Björk was a singer, of course.
Great stuff, thank you.
Love the way you critique. As a former vocal student, so many of my teachers focused on the negative but you’re so good at finding the good. Björk is my idol and I love hearing your reacts.
Thank you so much!
I love Björk! She has such a singular and, I think, beautiful voice. I also loved the movie Dancer in the Dark with Catherine Deneuve. Thanks for reacting to her.
I showed my wife Dancer in the Dark many years ago, she was so traumatized by the ending she hasn't ever been able to listen to Bjork after that.
@@chymchymx2351 - I'm so sorry to hear that your wife had that reaction!
Great as always! Love Björk!
Would love a reaction on Dylan, maybe positively 4th Street.
I adore Bjork's voice.
Great as a solo artist; superb leading the Sugarcubes. Everything about Bjork is wondrously original.
Thank you for talking about technique in your reactions! You do more than most other channels.
No problem Chris!
Una de mis show- girl favoritas.
Love you, Beth!!!!
"All Is Full Of Love" illustrates Björk's voice perfectly, the first half almost whispered with her wonderful breathy Icelandic inflections, they it suddenly explodes into it's full power. ua-cam.com/video/u0cS1FaKPWY/v-deo.html
It's great to see a reaction to a female vocalist, they are uncommon on youtube. If I may offer a suggestion, how about the late great Sandy Denny?
Yes, Sandy Denny would be great!
Thank you!
Björk has said after her surgery in 2012 it actually extended her vocal range. She has some deeper notes she didn’t have before. She was able to hit the high notes even better. Also read she used to not talk between shows to rest her voice.
Bjork was in a band called the Sugarcubes. Check out the song Birthday, it was my first time seeing her. Maybe 30 years ago
love this video
Plss do more Bjork reactions its amazing to hear your vocal insight on such a unique voice! If i can suggest:
Bjork - So Broken Live jools Holland (you will be amazed, its impossible to listen an not to be moved)
Bjork - its oh so Quiet Live Smash Hits awards (when She did her rare bird sound "run")
This are two amazing vocal performance for me, the first one in particular IS so intense and beautiful. Thank you for your videos, you are Always so nice and i appreciate that you share your wisdom with US. Sry for my bad English, pls keep going !!
Bjork gives me shivers. Deeply affective. Primal.
I love Bjork, you should totally react to her live performance of "All is Full of Love"
Björk has been an artist for a long time. From what i heard when she was young she used to go onstage without warming up , wanting a raw sound. Which might have contributed to her problems later
Nadie se compara con Bjork 💟
Sounds like something from a 70s Bond Movie. Opening credits. 😉
There’s no point trying to analyse Bjork.
She’s completely unique.
Crazy that she produces most of the music too.
I watched a vocal coach react to this song earlier, all he could focus on were her hands and laugh at her open mouth, in total he was an ass. Beth is somebody that knows her craft, a skilled coach and somebody that understands how and why a human voice sounds the way it does.
The filmclip for this song is epic.
Finally someone analyzing Bjork!,,,
I don't have favourites in music, but I do have a top shelf. And this person is cemented on that shelf... Maybe the best vocalist ever??
Beth, love you and your channel. Love how much you know your craft. Question: (please forgive if you've answered 1000 times!) Has any of the singers that you reviewed contacted you? Would love to see a video on that. (Even if they have to remain anonymous!)