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2. Dirty Projectors - "Hyperballad"

2. Dirty Projectors - "Hyperballad"

Dirty Projectors On "Hyperballad"
"I think what I took from Björk when I was obsessed with her in high school was her way with deconstruction. She writes these classic melodies but breaks them apart so that it's sort of up to you as the listener to put them back together. The song ends up meaning so much more because of the effort you have to give to it. Out of a perverse habit, I tried to do the opposite with this recording: present the song like the unbroken stone it might have been. But I think I probably just arrived at a new deconstruction: Björk's essence remains elusive!"
- Dave Longstreth

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13 Comments

Good work! I quite like this cover. Having said that, I think this one is far better (and probably the greatest Bjork cover of all time):-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3gwnKi9SRs

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Posted by: Peaches at 04/04/08 10:28 PM  | Reply
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sounds like anthony hegarty.

Posted by: adam at 04/15/08 6:26 AM  | Reply
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100% agree.Bro..

Posted by: nick_76 profile link  in reply to adam's comment at 09/28/09 10:12 AM  | Reply
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couldn't pass the 1st minute. oh. my. god.

horrible.

Posted by: alf at 04/22/08 8:45 AM  | Reply
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YOU SUCK

Posted by: João Cigarra  in reply to alf's comment at 08/17/08 1:10 PM  | Reply
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Is this a country version or something? Boy, you must really hate Bjork... and if she ever listens to this, the feeling will be mutual.

Posted by: Orion at 04/23/08 10:59 AM  | Reply
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Bjork's played with these guys before and loves them, so that's pretty unlikely dude

Posted by: Nick  in reply to Orion's comment at 11/03/09 6:03 AM  | Reply
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It isn't horrible. Some people just don't like to think that music travels past any kind of boundaries. If you did....you would realize their talent is great.

Posted by: GHUD at 08/08/08 4:50 PM  | Reply
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YOU SUCK

Posted by: João Cigarra at 08/17/08 1:08 PM  | Reply
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OMG?! what is this?! hyperballad is one of my favourite songs and you've completely missed the point of it. What you've done with it is certainly interesting and your cover sounds ok alone, but if you know the song, this version is just soulless. Are you trying to be ironic or something???

Posted by: Zachariot at 09/06/09 3:19 AM  | Reply
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what version is this?

Posted by: nick_76 profile link at 09/28/09 10:10 AM  | Reply
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Though it is a highly creative and interesting approach to the song, I don't think there is any justifiable reason to ever cover a song like Hyperballad, especially without the outro strings. Still worth a listen!

Posted by: Gaz@NokiaMusic at 09/29/09 7:20 AM  | Reply
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As much as I like Dave's voice, my favorite version of this is still the Flute Mix on the Remixes album. I personally think that this one is a great addition to the Bjork cover spectrum.

Posted by: Maystone at 11/04/09 3:27 PM  | Reply
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