"Venus as a Boy" is a song by Icelandic musician Björk. It was released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut (1993). The song was written by Björk and was produced by Nellee Hooper, who produced the majority of her debut album. The single was released in August 1993, a month after the release of the album. The song was inspired by a boy who saw everything from a "beauty point of view".
"Venus as a Boy" features a musical ensemble made up of Indian instruments like tablas. The song received mixed reviews from critics, who discussed Björk's musical shift. The song did not chart well in any nation but managed to enter the UK Singles Chart Top 30.
The accompanying music video was directed by the British music video director Sophie Muller. The clip shows Björk in a kitchen while she's cooking some eggs and was inspired by the singer's favorite book Story of the Eye. Björk performed the song on different TV appearances, including Top of the Pops, and sang it during the course of her Debut Tour.
Venus as a Boy is a 2004 fiction novella by Scottish writer and musician Luke Sutherland. It is set briefly in South Ronaldsay, Orkney, an island off the coast of Scotland though it is largely set in Soho, London. The author purports to tell the posthumous story of Désirée, who apparently was a clandestine peer of his growing up in South Ronadsay. Désirée's audio-recorded memoirs presented to the novel's author by Désirée's friend and confidant Pascal serve as the narrative throughout majority of the story.
Venus as a Boy Björk's song
His wicked sense of humour
Suggests exciting sex
His fingers focus on her
Touches, he's venus as a boy.
He believes in beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in beauty
He believes in beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in beauty
He's exploring
The taste of her
Arousal
So accurate
He sets off
The beauty in her
He's venus as a boy
He believes in beauty
He's venus as a boy
He believes in beauty
He believes in beauty
He's venus as a boy