Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes, by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk began a solo career. She came to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022).
Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Thirty-one of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 16 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter.
Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björk
Studio albums
Debut (1993)
Post (1995)
Homogenic (1997)
Vespertine (2001)
Medúlla (2004)
Volta (2007)
Biophilia (2011)
Vulnicura (2015)
Utopia (2017)
Fossora (2022)
You Only Live Twice
Björk Lyrics
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One life for yourself and one for your dreams
You drift through the years and life seems tame
Till one dream appears and love is its name
And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone
This dream is for you, so pay the price
And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone
This dream is for you, so pay the price
Make one dream come true, you only live twice
In Björk's song "You Only Live Twice," she explores the idea that a person has two lives to live - one for themselves and one for their dreams. The lyrics suggest that life can become monotonous and uneventful until a dream appears, often in the form of love, which shakes things up and gives us a reason to keep going. Björk warns that love is a stranger, enticing and captivating, but also dangerous if we're not careful.
The repetition of the lines "and love is a stranger who'll beckon you on, don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone" suggests that love is something to be pursued, but also that it can be fleeting and disappear if we don't hold onto it tightly. The second half of the chorus urges the listener to take risks and pay the price for their dream because they only have one life to live.
The song's message is clear - we should live our lives to the fullest and pursue our dreams, even if it means taking risks and facing danger. Because in the end, we only have one shot at this thing called life.
Line by Line Meaning
You only live twice or so it seems
Life feels like it's happening twice because one life is for yourself and the other is for your dreams.
One life for yourself and one for your dreams
You are living two lives - one for yourself and one for chasing your dreams.
You drift through the years and life seems tame
Life seems uneventful as time passes.
Till one dream appears and love is its name
But then, a dream appears and it is fueled by love.
And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Love is an unknown entity that compels you to follow it.
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone
Do not fear the risks that come with following your heart or the chance may disappear.
This dream is for you, so pay the price
The dream is unique to you, requiring you to make sacrifices to achieve it.
Make one dream come true, you only live twice
Take the opportunity to fulfill at least one dream because life affords us two chances to do so.
Contributed by Evelyn O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@c4robotvts
It’s an actual crime that björk has not sung a bond theme, her voice suits bond sooooooooo well 😍😍😍😍
@silveme
I always think this when I listen to play dead. To me that song sounds like a perfect bond theme
@colonelburton8451
@@silveme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc0BnI0l4NE
@brittwicklund1752
@@silvemeI always thought Bachelorette would have been a fantastic Bond theme
@stephenduffy5406
“Bjork, James Bjork.”
@maryexstroughtonaire4244
🤣
@kelvinlewis4065
Brilliant .love it !!
@theworldturnedupsidedown7150
Actually I think it would be, Bjork, Bjork Bjork... 😉
@christiamhaagensen3539
That's one way to butcher a song.We could also hear the nina Hagen version.
Thanks for trying, I'll take Nancy.
@justinefay7274
Epic