Volta: Declare Indepence
Groot in het nieuws was dit nummer, toen Björk in China was geweest voor een concert en na dit nummer riep ‘Tibet – Tibet!’.
Björk over het incident:
I have been asked by many for a statement after dedicating my song ‘Declare Independence’ to both Kosovo and Tibet on different occasions. I would like to put importance on that I am not a politician, I am first and last a musician and as such I feel my duty to try to express the whole range of human emotions. The urge for declaring independence is just one of them but an important one we all feel at some times in our lives. This song was written more with the personal in mind but the fact that it has translated to its broadest meaning, the struggle of a suppressed nation, gives me much pleasure.
I would like to wish all individuals and nations good luck in their battle for independence.
Justice!
warmth , björk.
Toen ze het nummer schreef vond ze het eigenlijk gewoon een enorm geestig nummer, niets politiek corrects ofzo:
I was writing it 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 realise the humour in those clashes I do!
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