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"Sue Me" is a song by Björk from her tenth studio album, Utopia.
Background[]
The song was written and produced by Björk and Arca. It touches upon her custody battle with her former partner Matthew Barney over their daughter Isadora.
Björk discussed the song in a interview with a Belgian journal because it is sometimes missinterpreted:[1]
Isadora is my most tender possession. And so I understand why you would take it so personally. There are enough great fathers in the world, including mine. And you’re probably not the worst either. (laughs) But patriarchy… that’s the big problem that I’m referring to. In Iceland that never really existed when I grew up there. As a child, I never had to complain about gender inequality. All women were – and are – independent, and so are they treated. But beyond the borders of that island it often seemed as if women had landed in the third world.
I know how it feels to step into a room full of lawyers or CEOs as a young, inexperienced but unrepentant girl. You are treated like a stupid goose. A doll and a bruise. That happens so often. It’s absolutely horrible. I do understand how uncomfortable you must have felt as a father when you listened to this song. But you have to admit that there is at least a ground of truth in what I’m singing.
Lyrics[]
My tear duct clogged |