When I first read Benedict's Top Tunes on Two Paddocks, I didn't notice anything particularly unusual - UNTIL he wrote about #8: "Hyperballad" by Björk.
Americans might remember her for her awards show fashion sense more than her singing:
Björk. (Click on her name to check out her whimsical website.)
I might have just scanned the paragraph Cumberbatch wrote about the song - and moved on, except his words gave me pause:
"But what about Mitchell, Joplin, Ella, Tina, Oh god I need another list. It's all very white and male....! Damn. Beautiful song, though. And a nod to a lot of dance music that hasn't made it to this top ten."
