Declare Independence
“I mean, it is a tongue-in-cheek song for me, people don’t get that. I’ve said this before but when I was writing I thought it was hilarious — it’s like if you’re friend is heartbroken by a girl and she’s upsetting him, you can shout at him, declare independence! Don’t let her do that to you! Like those country and western songs with really strong lyrics, but kind of punk, when the words don’t fit to the song. People don’t realize the humour in those clashes, I do! Even songs like ‘Declare Independence’ for me, are about humanity and about how one person should not abuse the next one.”
-Björk
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Declare Independence
“I mean, it is a tongue-in-cheek song for me, people don’t get that. I’ve said this before but when I was writing I thought it was hilarious — it’s like if you’re friend is heartbroken by a girl and she’s upsetting him, you can shout at him, declare independence! Don’t let her do that to you! Like those country and western songs with really strong lyrics, but kind of punk, when the words don’t fit to the song. People don’t realize the humour in those clashes, I do! Even songs like ‘Declare Independence’ for me, are about humanity and about how one person should not abuse the next one.” -Björk
photo: bjork-2008 by juergen teller
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