My god Bjork is sitting in front of Robyn like a queen with poker face.... Robyn is a brave woman.

I would be so nervous performing a cover knowing the original artist is in the audience

I feel like this is such a difficult song to sing in the first place. The main vocals sets the tone and pace of the song. The background music follows. The voice leads it. Plus singing it in front of Bjork herself. I give it up to Robyn.

This will always be bjorks song but robyn did it and herself proud and to get that response from Bjork at the end proves she did good.

2 titans of Scandinavian music - Robyn is not Bjork and that’s quite ok. It’s a tribute not an Idol competition and both their smiles are absolutely sincere in this video

You can see Björk holding tears. Robyn did her proud with this heartfelt delivery of the song. And I also think she's a perfect match to the emotional content of Hyperballad - this kind of explosive, dancy leaps of emotions here and there, matched with some northern twist in it (imagining yourself dead so you can feel happier for being alive, I can't imagine something more northern than that).

People stating Robyn didn’t delivered, just think that Björk herself picked her for this song and that she was looking for and interpretation, not a carbon copy. Robyn put her soul into this performance, if you can’t feel it, maybe music is not your thing after all…

What an unbelievable cover. This might be one of the hardest bjork songs to cover and Robyn KILLED IT. I mean she had a symphony behind her but she still killed it.

10 years later I still can’t believe someone interpreted a bjork song in a europop fashion like this was so iconic

A lot of people mentioning Björk sitting front row is intimidating, but the middle 3 ppl are the king, queen and crown princess of Sweden. It's quite a front row.

Robyn was so nervous you can tell. But bless her heart, she did an awesome job! 👍🎵👍

As a fan of both Robyn and Björk, this an incredible love letter. Thank you so much for the upload!

Still can’t get why there’re so many negative comments after watching this video many times. Robyn was doing so great; she perfectly sang the song and performed so beautifully. The orchestra and the electronic drums matched so well. It’s the best live and best cover I’ve ever seen.

This is how I found Robyn. Anyone who can do this beautiful song live in front of Bjork so well is a damn legend.

That high pitched sound right before the orchestra kicks in literally gives me chills head to toe.... then tears.

People think that Björk is sitting there with a stone face, but if you look again, you can clearly see that she is listening. And the smile at the end of the song shows that she was very pleased. The fact that Björk handpicked Robyn to do the cover shows that if Björk didn't think she could do it, she wouldn't have picked Robyn at do it herself. As much as I love the original, this is a stunning cover. Thank you for uploading x

WHO ELSE TIME-TRAVELED, FROM 2021, WATCHING THIS THROUGH A FLESHLIGHT?!

If I saw this live, I'd cry. Hell, I'm in my room tearing up 10 years after this was posted.

Lying awake in bed next to my sleeping boyfriend, trying not to cry. This is such a beautiful cover of one of my all time favorite songs. Thank you so much for uploading this. It means so much to me.

Any negative reviews of this are grounded in the passionate nature of Bjork's fans (thinking no one can cover her music), and the amazing layers of this song in the studio and how hard it is to replicate on stage. Taken as live music, forgetting the album version, this is amazing!

Björk's music is incredibly difficult to recreate or emulate. But Robyn approaches her artistry in much the same way and it takes this kind of consummate musician to adequately honor Björk's beautiful textures. You certainly don't see many performers in the mainstream attempt to cover Björk because her creations are rather intricate and require a degree of spontaneity that some artists just aren't capable of. Very few artists could manage to pull this off successfully.

I love Robyn, I love Bjork, and I love this cover... she creates a very personal cover, with her sound and her style. I love it!

12 years to late that I see this cover! BEAUTIFUL and Björk holding her tears in the end 🙌🏻

This video legit makes me cry. Bjork is amazing, everything about her. I absolutely love Robyn and her version of this song.

Hyperballad Best Rendition Ever. The Björk smile at the end worth everything. Immense Robyn.

When I first heard this, I didn't like. After a while I could see that there's so much going on. It truly is about the moment. 1st of all Robyn is serenading the Queen herself who is siting in the front row. The other thing is the instrumentation, how amazing the orchestra sounds w/ those percussionists throwing down w/ the violinists,etc. It brings so much.Then the chick in the front row grooving out when everyone else seems dead and Robyn herself singing her heart out.She really pulls it off.

Bjork looked like she was on the verge of tears. I think she loved it. I know I loved this cover.

She killed it and really showed what the song was really about..depression. Bjork was pleased I feel with the rendition. This song is like a diary entry so watching someone sing it I’m sure is somewhat uncomfortable. She looked moved by the homage.

Obviously no one compares to bjork- but Robyn is such a great match, there’s a really authenticity and strength in vulnerability that they both bring. Loved this!

I just stumbled on that video. That so g brings me back to a hard time (depression, suicidal thoughts, …). I only contained myself for about a minute before crying. She nailed it. Powerful, emotionally brilliant, well done. Now I cry of joy for my life is so much better, thanks for posting.

bjork didnt move an inch the whole 4 mins sksks but you could tell she liked it

If I were Robyn in this situation, I would have been so nervous to perform one of Bjork's songs right in front of her. My voice would have been shaking relentlessly. Heck, I sang Thunderbolt for someone once and my voice shook like crazy. I wouldn't have been able to make a sound in front of Bjork! Hats off to Robyn for not only getting through the song, but she did it without a bunch of nervousness in her voice. That's commendable to me!

Every time I watch this, the entire performance, her singing, the light, gradual buildup of the music, blows me away. So awesome.

Wished there was a studio version of this. A Björk cover with a Robyn-style production? Addictive.

I heard this song so many times before but this is the first time I learned what the song meant and I cried. Thank you- Robyn you sing with your heart as if you are singing and telling a story to that one and only person and no one else. ❤❤❤

This clean my negative thoughts and takes away all my worries, tension, stress and sadness

Robyn always gives it everything. Brilliant performance.

if you dont love both robyn and bjork your gay card is revoked

i love this orchestral version, although Bjork's voice is unrivalled - great job Robyn :)

Great performance. Such a gentle sound… Björk’s hyperballad is so much in one song, it’s so beautiful. Robyn’s cover is like a sweet balm after all the excitement Björk’s hyperballad gets in you… beautiful in their own ways

Hard to know what Björk is thinking She had a very strong poker face throughout that performance, except at the end 🤣

We live on a mountain Right at the top There's a beautiful view From the top of the mountain Every morning I walk towards the edge And throw little things off Like car parts, bottles and cutlery Or whatever I find lying around It's become a habit A way To start the day I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you It's early morning No-one is awake I'm back at my cliff Still throwing things off I listen to the sounds they make On their way down I follow with my eyes till they crash I imagine what my body would sound like Slamming against those rocks And when it lands Will my eyes Be closed or open? I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you I go through all this Before you wake up So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you Safe up here with u

aww bjork at the end was so cute, she looked so happy that Robyn did it well. loved it!

This is probably one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written; compared to the original, I can see how some people would dislike it, but there's nothing wrong with this version and it's quite nice - it captures some of the 'oomph' and drive of the original certainly, and the string arrangement, though simple, is just as poignant. Terse and fragile, this cover is not. However, it is still a beautiful rendition of arguably one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Thank you for posting this and well done Robyn et al.

I’ve never heard this version before and I gotta say Robyn did an amazing job 👌🏼

There is no comparable musical genius and master as Bjork. This was an incredible tribute by Robyn, with an amazing interpretation of a very difficult song, musically, lyrically, and interpretively. Very, very moving indeed!

I went to the top of a 32 storey building, like 6 years ago, in London. All i had to do was learn forwards and it was over. I came down because someone would have had to pick up that mess and my family would have been devastated. I went to a hospital and cried my heart out I love Bjork, but the original doesnt hit me the same as Robyn's cover. It makes me cry every single time Who says the original of a song cannot be bettered. Robyn did in my case :)

So beautiful. Both such emotive artists. You can really feel it

“…and when it lands will my eyes be closed or open?…” 🙏🏻💔

please... all the bjork fans, look for Kali Uchis covering "Venus as a Boy" is a goddamn masterpiece

Björk looks like she’s holding back tears if joy 😭😭

The original is the best, but this version is so amazing, I love Robyn and Bjork, they both represent what a true female artist is all about, timeless, creative, ahead of their time and comfortable in their own skin in all their weirdness, not worried about looking perfect or having to be sexually objectified to be liked. They focus in music as an art form and not in record sales, they don't care to be mainstream and they don't look at music as a way to show their body parts so men can drool over them and women would want to be like them, they don't have to try hard (like Gaga) to be different and weird, they just dare to be be their true selves.

Stunning performance from Robyn. Also gorgeous orchestration, music builds and builds ... gives me goose bumps.

It must have been hard to be in the audience with the expectation of being all proper and still at a Polar Music Prize Ceremony. But damn I would have wanted to jump, dance and be totally engulfed in the beautiful music during this performance lol.

What a beautiful performance by everyone involved. Thank you.

Great cover, I've never seen this before, fantastic version. Bjork is insrutable throughout, impossible to tell if she's a) loving it, caught up in the emotion, b) too aware of the cameras recording her reaction or c) hating it.

Beautiful! I got chills listen to this cover. Robyn's voice is made for emotional ballads.

This is absolutely amazing and I love hearing this cover. I love both artists and Robyn has by far delivered the best Bjork cover I have heard.

Applause. Magic to see such a magnificent performance by vocalist and muscians. Applause Bjork in tears

não podia existir pessoa melhor pra fazer esse cover, essa música combina muito com a robyn. Robyn deu sangue e ficou muito bonito

This song is a mix of emotions. Freaking, excitement, emotion all together. And this cover is just amazing! One of my favorites Björk’s songs ❤️

This was a fantastic cover

i used to watch this everday! She did amazing!

Watching Björk watch Robin perform this is utterly stunning. Such a deep and beautiful song, all heart. These are the women most needed in this time. Thank you. Just stunning 💗

This is the most beautiful thing I've heard, I had to hear it three times! Amazing performance!

Robyn was perfect and Bjork was honoured with her performance,,, I'm in tears here.... so joyful and sublime singing !!

¡Esto es tenebroso! Esto no es cualquier cover. ¡Es un cover excelente de Björk interpretado frente a ella!

I loved every moment of this unique tribute ❤

Beautifully sung Robyn and beautifully orchestrated xx

I just found this and I've loved bjork since sugarcubes and robyn since bodytalk and I seriously can't believe she did this. Damn. I would have never had the guts. I'm having anxiety just watching this.

Tears 💕 such a beautiful cover

Sunday treat.

Both of them made me cry like kid. Too much beauty in just one place.

Шикарный кавер. Мурашки по телу и мокрые глаза.

Bravo, beautiful and heartfelt, i felt every emotion in the vocals.

Judging Björk's face is like: "IT'S 'SAFE UP HERE WITH YOU' PLEASE"

Beautifully performed. I loved it.

she did amazing! love them both very much, such legends

Lindo. Muito boa interpretação. Bravíssimo.

Brought me to tears.

Wow!! Beautiful and moving.

Wow! An absolutely brilliant cover. Stunning.

BJÖRK WAS INSIDE THE PERFORMANCE WITH HER. SHE'S A HEARTFELT SONGWRITER. FROM THE HEART ALWAYS. THIS IS ONE OF HER DEEPEST SONGS.

Where have this cover been for the last 10 years? It is perfect!

it made every hair on my body stand up, and it brought tears to my eyes, just like Björk's version.. that little smile from Björk at the end says it all.. she enjoyed it just as well...

No puedo con la cara de Björk en todo momento jajajaja

Wonderful cover!!

All-time favorite song (and artist, Björk) sung by another favorite artist! 😍

Wow absolutely amazing

Beautifull Singer And cover !!! And behind drum And Base rythms ! 🎉🎉🎉❤

Always an emotional performance from Robyn. Well done

love them both and love this take on the song 😭

This moves me everyone I listen to it. Robyn has given every part of herself to this cover

Was not ready for that. Overwhelming intensity.

I find myself playing over and over both Bjork's Wanderlust and Robyn's SNL performance and having just now seeing this for the first time I now know why. Amazing tribute. Bjork had to have been very emotional. She nailed it.

This so stunning. Thank you for this

Scandalously beautiful.

Robyn absolutely brought the emotional core to this cover and in some measure both honours and transcends the original. What a marriage and the honour in Bjork's face says it all

Beautiful and very moving ❤

LOOOOVE THIS VERSION! The strings, the lyrics, the emotion PERFECTION! Robyn covered this so beautifully