Music Oct 19, 2011 at 4:00 am

The Brilliance of Robyn, in Eight Easy Pieces

Don’t fucking tell her what to do.

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1
Be Mine is the best Robyn track by a mile.
2
"Who's That Girl" (no relationship to the Madonna song!) and "Be Mine!" are my favorites, although I also love "Dancing on My Own" and "Cobrastyle"
3
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...
4
I have a weird affinity for "Hang with Me", which hasn't been mentioned yet...
5
I love Call Your Girlfriend! So does my parrot!
6
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"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.
8
"Call Your Girlfriend" is the meanest song I ever heard. It's just so vicious and fabulous. It's typical Robyn: confident, sexy, and sophisticated.
9
"Cardiac Arrest," w/ the Teddy Bears.
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"Time Machine", but i love em all. I love her
11
Handle Me (I think it's a bimbo jones remix that I love) and The Girl and the Robot (Technically she's featured, but still pretty good)
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I'm gonna add a second vote for "Cardiac Arrest" (@9).
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I'll second #4- Hang With Me is a keeper.
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I'm a huge fan of "In Your Eyes". For me, it's all about the production. It's just got such a big, epic sound. Love it.

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.
15
The best Robyn song I've ever heard is a dubstep remix.

Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend (Feed Me Remix)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9o2LHSO6…
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"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.
17
snoop and robyn ftw
18
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
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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.
20
I like that "Morning Train" song.
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Good list. Hang With Me, Cry When You Get Older, and Call Your Girlfriend are my other favorites. And her videos are just as amazing.

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