Kate Bush

I like her later re-recorded vocals for Wuthering Heights

Running Up That Hill. Very thoughtful song.

She was a guest at Elton John's wedding.

Favourites:

"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"

"Wow"

"Running Up That Hill"

"Jig of Life"

"Under the Ivy"

Wow is played in the Andy Warhol documentary "Superstar"

"Wow"

Hounds of Love: “It’s in the trees, it’s coming!”

Kasha from Baghdad

Oh England, my lion heart

And dream of sheep

Wuthering Heights

This woman’s work

I forgot about "This Woman's Work", R7! That's another fave of mine.

The man with the child in his eyes. So damn gorgeous

R8 I'd forgotten about that song also. That's a great one.

If I had to puck just one I'd go with "Running Up That Hill".

This Woman's Work in "She's Having a Baby"

"Breathing"

She's one of those artists who shunned the limelight, who wrote thoughtful and beautiful music and you knew there was a fine mind behind the beauty. Love the original Wuthering Heights and the UK video.

She could do a reclusive divas edition of the Trio album with Enya and Sade.

A goddess among us. Love the whole Sensuous World album along with the ones already mentioned.

I had never heard her speak until that documentary

The Running Up That hill and Cloudbursting were my introduction to Kate, so they are my favorites.

Also love The Man With the Child in His Eyes, Wuthering Heights, Wow, The Sensual World.

I went to see her at the Hammerstein in 2014. I had lived with her music and her videos for so long that seeing her on stage felt strange. As if a being from my imagination turned into a living person.

Her music helped me live through my teenage depression, but it also opened my mind to the idea that music can reflect other art forms - the intersection of literature and visuals in her music is unparalleled.

"The Night Wave" is a killer.

"The NINTH Wave" ^^

There really isn't one song that's popular enough that most people are aware of.

Uh, I wrote WUTHERING HEIGHTS, dear. Not that hack.

Interestingly, Kate Bush admitted she never even read Wuthering Heights, but was inspired by it.

Sexual Healing

A favorite? “Them Heavy People”, “Army Dreamers” “This Woman’s Work”

Does she ever tour?

She probably still makes a lot from her recordings.

Thanks for adding that, R24. She has such a sensual voice; it's a perfect match for that song. :)

[quote]Interestingly, Kate Bush admitted she never even read Wuthering Heights, but was inspired by it

I think she saw the last 15 minutes of the Olivier movie on TV...

"Babooshka"

If I had to pick one song I'd pick Wuthering Heights. Because I will never tire of hearing it and because it's an iconic song.

I can't believe that there are pictures of Kate that I haven't seen.

She’s toured twice. In 1979 she toured Europe, and in 2014 she played for two months at the Hammersmith Apollo.

"The Big Sky". Best of all.

Kate Bush is to Pink Flyod as Chrissie Hynde is to the Kinks.

Floyd. Ooops.

David Gilmore vs Ray Davies

She sucks!!!

Tori Amos owes her career to her.

Don't Give Up

She has a new book out - a collection of her song lyrics.

[quote]The novelist David Mitchell provides an erudite introduction to the collection. A lifelong fan who wrote some spoken-word pieces for Bush’s live performances in London a few years ago, he writes passionately about the effect her music has had on his books and the ongoing debt that artists owe to each other.

[quote]Essentially this is a book for fans, and fans of the Great Kate are as legion as we are loyal. The collection ends with Lake Tahoe, which includes one of my favourite images from her songs. An old dog, asleep on the floor, “his legs are frail now, but when he dreams – he runs”. I can never hear that line without welling up and, like all of the lyrics contained within Bush’s work, it loses none of its power by being separated from the melody. Maybe the Academy got it right with Dylan after all.

Is novelist David Mitchell someone other than comedian David Mitchell?

Yes, the novelist D. Mitchell wrote Cloud Atlas (among other things).

Thanks.

"Wuthering Heights" by Pat Benatar

Look at that wild eyed expression in op

lol

She’s gadding through the forest with plastic antlers taped to her temples

"Rubberband Girl" is on the February 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Kate Fan since September 1983!

My favorites are:

"The Wedding List"

"Rocket's Tail"

"Get Out Of My House"

"Why Should I Love You?"

"Cloudbusting"

"December Will Be Magic Again"

"Top Of The City"

"Deeper Understanding" (ORIGINAL VERSION ONLY!!!)

"Houdini"

"James And The Cold Gun"

"Coffee Homeground"

"Babooshka"

"Kidnapped On A Building Site"

"Moments Of Pleasure"

"King Of The Mountain"

She was just phoning it in with Rubberband Girl

YouTube blocks the 1979 video of "December Will Be Magic Again" in many countries, so I put it on my Vimeo channel:

mmmmmm YESSSS

Cloudbusting. Someone in the BBC documentary posted by the OP says no-one is making the connection between Kate Bush and prog. It would be stating the obvious to make such a connection, since Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel had a hit duet with Don't Give Up, back in the 80s.

I loved the 1994 "Fruitopia" ads!

R50, Kate's connection to Peter Gabriel goes way back further than 1986. She sings on "Games Without Frontiers" and "No Self Control" on his 1980 album.

Kate and Peter also performed a cover of "Another Day" on her Xmas Special on December 28, 1979.

It was interesting to hear Tori Amos as one of the talking heads. She spoke of Kate's influence and I found her analysis of what made Kate's music so impactful fascinating.

I am very disappointed in Kate new Remastered re-releases.

First off, the albums do not sound any better than the 1990 box set, 'This Woman's Works.' Actually, they all sound as good as the original CDs. 'Hounds Of Love' sounds better on the 1997 remastered re-release.

The rarities really bugged me. Only one unreleased demo is on this collection, "Humming," which is the only thing "new" on the whole package. Missing b-sides include "The Empty Bullring", "Not This Time" and "Ken." Several Extended Versions were not included but there is plenty of room on the CD of '12" Mixes.'

'Aerial', 'The Red Shoes', '50 Words For Snow', 'Director's Cut' and 'Before The Dawn' did not need remastering.

I also thought the packaging was ugly.

Kate Fan for 35 years now but this collection is underwhelming.

Remix of Running Up That Hill

Interesting, R55. Thanks for the review.

She should put out a box set of unreleased material.

[quote]Kate Bush clarifies political stance: 'I am not a Tory supporter'

"Kate Bush has written a statement clarifying her political beliefs, saying a magazine interview from 2016 “could make it seem like I am a Tory supporter, which I want to make clear I am not”.

In the interview with the Canadian magazine Maclean’s, Bush was reported as voicing support for the British prime minister, Theresa May.

Answering a question about Hillary Clinton and “the fear of women’s power”, she said: “We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time. She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear.

“I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country. She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time.”

Writing on her website, Bush says the quote was “out of context … it seemed as if the focus went on to the quote rather than the work. It was deeply frustrating.”

She says she decided not to clarify her words at the time but was now moved to comment after the quote had been aired again in articles about her recently remastered back catalogue and a book of her collected lyrics.

She continued:

[italic]My response to the interviewer was not meant to be political but rather was in the defence of women in power. I felt he was putting a really negative slant on powerful women, referring to a witch hunt involving Hillary Clinton. In response I said that we had a woman in charge of our country, and that I felt it was a good thing to have women in power. I should have been clearer when I then said it was the best thing that had happened to us for a long time – because I greatly disliked the behaviour of the previous PM, who at that point I felt had abandoned us and everybody felt angry and let down.[/italic]

The latter reference is to David Cameron, who has been criticised for calling the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, which led to Brexit.

Bush is still a relatively reclusive figure, and did no interviews around the recent reissues and lyric collection. In 2014, she performed her first live shows in 35 years, having not toured since her only ever run of live dates in 1979.

She does write occasional messages on her website though, recently including tributes to the late recording engineer Geoff Emerick and the choreographer Lindsay Kemp. She also thanked fans this week for raising money for the homeless charity Crisis, drawn from sales at a London pop-up store set up over the Christmas period."

From "Not the Nine O'Clock News"

One hit wonder. Let's be honest. She was always a choice and very annoying and never really broke out of Britain.

Hardly, R61.

She didn’t really have HITS at all in the States but neither did the Velvet Underground or even Peter Gabriel era Genesis. Why? Does does that make her inferior to your precious Cher, Bette, Babs, Madge, Liza, Gaga, BritBrit? Or whoever the GAYvor of the month is? Sorry she had actual talent and wrote her own songs, came up with her own ideas and concepts, played actual instruments, experimented, kept it fresh and influenced a whole generation to followers in her footsteps. I’ll give you credit cause you actually know of her. That’s saying something especially in America where the gays (or SOME so the queens won’t dig their nails in me) were either completely ignorant of her existence or were just downright terrified and intimidated by her spellbounding originality. I still dont understand how (SOME of) the gays completely dropped the ball with her. It’s quite baffling especially in her early days of touring where her show featured such a plethora of theatrics, flamboyance, elegance and groundbreaking creativity. It seems like something the gays even in America would have absolutely embraced wholeheartedly. She’s an absolute treasure and was so under appreciated. I know the fangs and nails and scissors and what not came out here when Rufus Wainwright declared certain gays had the worst taste in music. He was being snarky and witty and probably wanted to stir up conversations but sales wise some have been proven to have the same musical taste as 14 year old girls. You see a straight man alone at an Ariana Grande concert people want to call on Chris Hansen. A gay man? Young girl, top 40 pop star.....perfect sense. Thankfully you guys here have proven him wrong. Well most of you :( especially if you’re one of the few places Kate never made so much as a peep in like the US. Well we had our own version in Tori Amos but that’s another story. “Suspended In Gaffa”

I absolutely LOVE Kate. I truly believe she's one of the best female voices of all time and songwriters as well. Also, she's an absolutely deserving gay icon; has been supportive since day one!

"The Dreaming" is my favorite album of hers I think, although she has many other great albums

This Woman's work, Jig of Life, The Morning Fog, Rocket's Tail, Reaching Out. A truly brilliant storyteller, and an incredible artist.

Give it a rest, R63. Two things can be true. A gay can enjoy lightweight disposable pop and love the wonderfully left-field artistry of Kate Bush. Also, I'd hazard a guess that her small, but fiercely loyal US following is over-represented (by population demos) with gay men.

Why nobody’s thought of a Hounds of Love musical is beyond me. Kate’s work just screams theatrical. It’s a natural fit.

Doesn’t she have a new album of B-Sides and Elton John covers coming up? No new material but at least it’s something to hold us over til her next new LP.

I haven't heard of anything, R69. If she has something in the work she'll announce it a few weeks before she releases it, as she tends to do.

I have Kate's autograph. I wrote her when I was a teen and she replied with a signed head shot where she thanked me by my name and wished me well if I remember correctly... I misplaced the pic years ago and I've no clue where it's now.

I hope you find the picture, R71. I have her autograph, too. She gave it to me in person.

I’m a straight American woman who thinks Kate Bush is incomparable. I love all the insane and fierce female artists. Grace Jones, Fiona Apple, Kim Gordon, Lourde. Maybe it’s vicarious living.

Sorry, just chiming in for r61’s benefit. There are so many “one-hit wonders” who are still beloved and enjoy a loyal fan base.

"One hit wonder" doesn't even really apply to Kate. She had multiple hits outside the US, and in the US she was more of a cult album artist.

R72, I'm sure it turns up somewhere one day. Kate is one of my all time heroes, up there with Boy George, Depeche Mode and Modesty Blaise. I so would've wanted to see her live in London because quite possibly those were her last live gigs ever. I always thought I'd definitely travel anywhere if she ever decided to tour again but then when it happened I still ended up missing them.

Where did you meet Kate, R72?

Never say never with Kate. There may be live shows in the future.

I was there when she came to Tower Records in Manhattan in 1993. She was promoting The Red Shoes. I have little memory of it, except that it was very cold and we had to wait outside for hours. The line was I don't know how many blocks long.

The one where she runs up the hill

She's a living icon for all I care. Hound of Love is such a pop masterpiece, I almost cry with The Morning Fog first time I heard it. I'm 20 by the way.

You are a very unique 20 year old

She can still sing.

She sure can. I was even gonna post this week, was it National Woman’s Appreciation Day? Something like that but to me Kate was the cream of the crop and of all the singers that deserved recognition, especially on that particular day, she’s definitely at the top of my list and so many others that she’s paved the way for and follow in her footsteps. This woman’s work ;) speaks for itself.

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