Can't not mention "Fembot," "Criminal Intent," "Cry When You Get Older," "Get Myself Together," "Bum Like You," or her Royksopp collaboration "The Girl and the Robot."
Hmmm, I guess when it comes to Robyn, it's too hard to choose...
"Call Your Girlfriend" is the meanest song I've ever heard. It's just so nasty and vicious; I love it. Can you imagine telling your new lover who's still in a relationship these things? The song is typical Robyn: poppy, sly, and sophisticated. In short, brilliant.
"Be Mine!" is the perfect "high school heartbreak over someone who doesn't know you exist" song. "U Should Know Better" is amazing, as are "Dream On", "Jack U Off", "Konichiwa Bitches"... basically, the self-titled album is one of the most perfect records I've ever heard.
Oh God I love her. Indestructible, be mine, all great songs. I also love Bum Like You ("you don't even look good, god it ain't right!). She seems to share my affinity for dirtbags <3
Hello! I love "Hang with Me" and was ready to devote a paragraph to the amazing line "And then what's on your mind, there'll be time for that too..." but when I realized she didn't write it, just sang it (amazingly) it got bumped from the list.
"Be Mine!" is also deeply beloved by me. Kate Bush strings plus girl-group talk-bridge equals love.
Regarding the meanness of "Call Your Girlfriend": What cinches it for me is that the advice she gives is so specific and nuanced and wise, she has to have been on the other end of this discussion in the past. And the message that even the most heartbroken person can one day become the heartbreaker (and around it goes) seems humane, not mean.
Hmmm, I guess when it comes to Robyn, it's too hard to choose...
Dancing On My Own is always great, but the PMS remix is especially fantastic.
And finally, I love Indestructible, especially the pre-production version from Body Talk Pt 2. It works super well as a ballad.
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend (Feed Me Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9o2LHSO6…
"Be Mine!" is also deeply beloved by me. Kate Bush strings plus girl-group talk-bridge equals love.
Regarding the meanness of "Call Your Girlfriend": What cinches it for me is that the advice she gives is so specific and nuanced and wise, she has to have been on the other end of this discussion in the past. And the message that even the most heartbroken person can one day become the heartbreaker (and around it goes) seems humane, not mean.