The biggest group ever to emerge from Iceland formed on June 8th 1986, the day Björk gave birth to her son, Sindri.They recorded their first hit, Ammæli, which was released with Köttur, on their first single titled Einn mol' á mann (one cube per head)
An English version of Ammæli was recorded, and released on One Little Indian - Birthday
"It's a story about a love affair between a five year old girl, a secret and a man who lives next door. The song's called Birthday because it's his fiftieth birthday, but not many people can figure that out of the lyrics 'cos it's more about the atmosphere around it and how they touch. It's a tasteless pop song - not even that. A pop song - very unusual"
"I was always changing my mind about what the lyrics should be about. I had the atmosphere right from the start but not the facts. It finally ended up concentrating on this experience I remembered having as a little girl, among many other little girls' experirnces. It's like huge men, about fifty or so, affect little girls very erotically but nothing happens... nothing is done, just this very strong feeling. I picked on this subject to show that anything can affect you erotically; material, a tree, anything." -- Björk, about Birthday
