Bachelorette (track)
by Björk
Bachelorette appears on the following album(s) by Björk:
- Homogenic (track #4) (this album) (1997)
- Greatest Hits (track #5) (compilation) (2002)
- Family Tree (track #22) (compilation) (2002)
- Family Tree (track #30) (compilation) (2002)
- Homogenic Live (track #11) (2004)
- Livebox (track #34) (compilation) (2003)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/03/2026 06:38 | animals0809 | 651 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2026 15:42 | emiro | 2,067 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2026 09:33 | Siromynian | 20,416 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.2/100, a mean average of 90.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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soundguardian 05/08/2013 09:46 | #75485
Bjork proves her mastery of story-telling, through Sjon's poetic refinement, with this song's vivid metaphoric imagery that features natural organisms and the flow / movement of water. The underlying meaning is an invariant connection and balance between the narrator and the intended listener, even when not always yielding a comfortable environment ("I'm the path of cinders beneath your feet", etc.). When such a connection is broken, sense of harmony and certainty is disrupted; thus, this is likening their symbiotic relationship to that of the fragile stability in nature.
I love the overall structure of the song and its inherent verses, which match in a parallel structure, a genius technique to give meaning and coherency to the overall piece and theme.
The tone is highly emotional to match the lyrics, and the texture is rich in strings, robust vocals, brooding low-register keys that give the verses further rhythmic integrity, resounding timpani, and signature electronic "trip-hop" sound effects interspersed throughout. The instrumentation and its composition and execution is reminiscent of jazz, big band, symphonic concert music, lounge music, etc., and demonstrate influences from all of these. Hence, a term like "Baroque pop" could conceivably be applied to this track. As well, there is a strange accordion outro that seems quite random, but somehow concludes the piece appropriately. It's a special phonic experience that shouldn't be disregarded.
a truly devastating track of astonishing beauty, my fav.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2023 18:11 | #297915
Outstanding lyrics delivered with an equally excellent melody and vocal performance. This is the Homogenic record in one track.
This song is trip-hop perfection.
Insane
