Kate Bush - Rocket Man - Official Music Video
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- Official music video for "Rocket Man" covered by Kate Bush
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Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
This is one of Kate's favourite songs and she directed the video when it was released as a single on 2nd December 1991. The single reached no. 12 in the UK singles chart and no. 2 in Australia.
In 2007, the track won The Observer readers' award for Greatest Cover of all time.
I just came to know that the empty chair, the guitar, the candle, and the cross-faded footage of Alan Murphy (Level 42) playing in the closing choruses is a Kate Bush tribute to him, who worked with her (several albums) and died back in 1989 of AIDS. Kate pays tribute to where he would be standing playing his guitar if alive. What a good heart. Love U, Kate. xxx ♥♥♥
The more I read and learn about Kate Bush I realise what a thouroghly decent person she is.
The UK has given the world numerous wonderful things to aid humanity, but none better than Kate Bush.
The UK has given the world a great many deaths, pain and grief... but none better than Kate Bush
Kate Bush never pushed her music on the world through hype. She let you discover it. And when you do, you have found perfection!
discovered, finally
So true.
Best review ever
Best summary for her style and music ❤
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There's still nothing like Kate Bush. She's such a goddess.
She's the real Angel of Music, if there are ever such a thing.
Knowing Kate she would dread to be called a goddess🤦🏽♀️.. She will regularly say “I don’t see th fascination, they’re are more fascinating things and people than me. I’m just an ordinary person who makes music.” And I think that’s what kept kate grounded, she’s such a beautiful hearted woman who has no interest in fame or overshot labels of deity, all she’s ever wanted to do is just put her music out there and live an every day life without harassment, labels and falsehoods. She is a musical enigma with boundless talent, but one has to be inspired by her words, voice & individuality🥰.. Defo a trend setter and I hear her inspiration in th music of Flo and th machine but to name one of many.. So bottoms up kate🥂Thanks for th Love🎵👌🏽🥰
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Now THAT is how you do a cover version. Take a song and totally rework it. Change the key,tempo and well Kate Bush is Kate Bush. A national treasure.
Perfect comment! ITA She's absolutely *amazing!* ❤️
How about this one: ua-cam.com/video/forqmom3YuY/v-deo.html
no, it's awful
@@1neugene Awesome cover but then again I really love bluegrass!
An international treasure even! She made the song totally her own. It's hardly a cover, it's a new creation inspired by Elton John. Kate Bush is amazing and so underated in the US. I wonder why that is.
The world is so much better with Kate in it. Her music has been an unending source of pleasure since I was a teenager. Never get bored with it, never stop loving her voice, never stop loving her performance persona, never stop loving her mind, never stop loving her lyrics. Thanks Kate! x
@@nellies It's wonderful to hear that you have discovered Kate's music Nellie. I don't pretend to know her except through her music and her reclusiveness, but she seems to have such a lovely if troubled mind, and it comes across in both lyrics and melodies. Just rediscovered her very first album this year. Owned it for decades, and yet it feels more fresh and exciting to me now than it ever did.
If you haven't listened to Before the Dawn - you have a wonderful treat in store and her son sings on that again - no longer the little boy boy in 50 words for snow, but a young man in his own right. You mentioned another albums you had yet to listen to - which was it?
I hope that you will always derive as much pleasure from Kate's music as I do - it's like an oasis no matter where my life leads.
@@nellies Go Nellie...love that you have found her.
“Lily” is extra awesome on Director’s Cut; I love love love Kate and I’m so happy you’ve discovered her. You *must* watch her Tour of Life; it’s on UA-cam..... God bless you 🖤🖤
@@lavieenrose5954 Thank you Colette!
Me too. She's a goddess.
A beautiful tribute to Alan Murphy by a beautiful human being and an astounding musician. I'm so glad a new audience is discovering her music now.
I was born the year this was released, so I guess I could be called a new generation of Bush listener, however I have grown up with her music and it has meant more to me than I could ever adequately articulate. It fills my heart with joy to have heard so much from her these past few weeks.
A fantastic, original take on this song by an artist like no other.
this woman has never done anything that wasn't simply purely incredible!
What a jaunty little ukelele dance lol
It is a tribute to Marylin Monroe's little dance from the movie "Some like it hot". "Candle in the Wind" was the b- side to Kate's Rocket Man.
@@mirilinchen How do you know that?
Well, at least I think so since Marylin does that same kind of ukulele dance in the movie "some like it hot" singing "Running Wild". ua-cam.com/video/0zNWgGX48wY/v-deo.html So Kate would not only pay Hommage to Elton but also to Marylin because she also covered "Candle as a Wind" as the B-side.
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When I saw that ukulele my 1st tought was Eddie Vedder playing "Soon Forget". What a mixture would be combining the two :D haha...
Why in the WORLD did Spotify remove this song?? I love this song sooooo muuuch
This is why you need to own physical media.
Is it me or is the volume really low on this
I thought the same thing.
Shit sound
low ? It's Kate Bush not some loud Teenie Trash ! ;)
I can barely hear it too. Bah.
@@eluweniestargazer2570lean in a bit... if ya can. look up Smith Barney ads
Kate is a beautiful, quirky musical genius. A true artist! Love her spirit!
Welcome to Ireland and clever England 😊 it has made for various geniuses over the centuries
Can we all just stop for a moment and appreciate the fact we were all alive when this goddess reigned 🥰🥰🥰
I wish I was 😂😂
Kate Bush is the soundtrack of my adolescence.
This has has rightly been voted one of the best cover versions of all time. Kate gives the song such a magical twist and totally changes the meaning of the song. I have always lover her version of this song,it's so emotive and she really reimagines the song and makes it her own. It has such a timeless quality to it. I sense she had a lot of fun making the video for this.
Perfectly said!
Everyone: Covers are sh*t.
Kate Bush: Hold my earrings and pass me a ukulele
I love this version the best. Kate Bush really is one of the most impressive musical arranger, singer and dancer. She is just so sensational. And purer than Madonna will ever be. Kate Bush has multiple talent and that she's the most beautiful singer of the UK and hopefully, the world.
“Hold my earrings and pass me a ukulele”. Can I use that?
@@thegreatsookini please feel free to 😃
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Great cover! I love her voice. It's seems like angels' voice.
That's because she IS an angel who happens to #bliss us on occasion. Today being one of them!
Kate is the Queen!
olar bb
This cover version is absolutely astounding
Wonderful video. Amazing woman. And God damn she's beautiful.
She is beautiful. Every bit Elizabeth Taylor beautiful. But keep in mind, this video is over 20 years old...
She is still! Beautiful and no one can compare her! Period
Found the creep
she still bewitches me , had a crush on her as a kid in the 80's
Who doesn't love Kate? Beautiful, classy, brilliant, humble, sensual, sweet, kind, and a voice like an angel. In all my years as a fan, I've never heard or read anyone ever say a bad word about her. Truly remarkable woman and a musical genius.
How does she completely own this already iconic song by someone else?! Damn few artists can do that, or would be brave enough to so totally reinterpret a classic. This is so gorgeous and so, so, so Kate Bush.
I could watch her play the ukelele for a long long time....
Is there a reference to Marilyn Monroe in "Some like it hot" in this video?
I just love her Marilyn Monroe impression with the ukulele.
That was my first thought.
Lovely tribute to Alan Murphy with the chair/guitar/candle. He is sorely missed.
Only Kate Bush can take an Elton John classic and make it as good as this. Wonderful. She truly is a national treasure
World Treasure!
Not to diss Elton, but I love Kate's more.
I think Tori Amos does wonderful things with his tunes.
I love the fact that Alan Murphy's chair has not only a guitar but... a candle in the wind.
I always wondered if Kate was making a nod to The Traveling Wilburys End of the line video doing the same thing for the Big O minus the candle.
Yes. He passed away a few years previously and it hit her hard. He gets a mention in her wonderful song "Moments of Pleasure" too.
A classy touch!
You're not alone, same sensation watching the video. Rip Alan
Smurf x
The chair with the guitar and the burning candle is an homage to Alan Murphy, who was Kate bush's main guitarist and who left this world way to soon...
I never heard this one before. I really like it.
(It's better than the Shatner version. ;) )
come on.. the Shat rules😳
I'd never heard this before, liked the Elton John version years ago, but this is FABULOUS. Noted all the Marilyn Monroe touches, did anyone see the Chuck Berry duck walk at 3:56?
A Chuck Berry move over ukelele and Uilleann pipes.
This is Kate Bush in her purest form. :)
Davey Spillane on the pipes! Genius! -- and I like the reggae feel to this cover! Her voice is just beautiful, too!
mustard no? best version
As always: the most beautiful singer UK has ever produced. And the most talented. Just amazing.
I just wanted to push in Debbie Harry but she's US.
*Siouxsie Sioux
Annie Lennox anyone?
Sandy Denny beats them all, hands down
@@madyogi6164 KB is the most complete woman ever born. Any country. Any era.
R.I.P to the late great Alan Murphy. The empty chair with the guitar is for him. The cross cut video fades in and out of him playing the guitar
I remember buying this when it came out as a single by Elton John. I couldn’t stop playing it - I loved it so much. Most artists in the mid seventies played guitar but Elton played piano and I dreamed of being able to play like him.
Years later in 1989, Elton and Bernie Taupin were putting together an album called Two Rooms, which was a collection of cover versions of their songs, each featuring a different singer. To my delight they asked me to be involved and I chose Rocket Man. They gave me complete creative control and although it was a bit daunting to be let loose on one of my favourite tracks ever, it was really exciting. I wanted to make it different from the original and thought it could be fun to turn it into a reggae version. It meant a great deal to me that they chose it to be the first single release from the album.
That meant I also had the chance to direct the video which I loved doing - making it a performance video, shot on black and white film, featuring all the musicians and... the Moon!
Alan Murphy played guitars on the track. He was a truly special musician and a very dear friend. Tragically, he died just before we made the video so he wasn’t able to be there with us but you’ll see his guitar was placed on an empty chair to show he was there in spirit.
This is the first time this video has officially been released since its original TV broadcast.
From THE OFFICIAL SITE OF KATE BUSH
Thank you!
A very touching story. Nathan
How absolutely wonderful! Thank you!
You had me there for a minute!
This is truly dreadful. I'm not aware of a worse cover version of anything anywhere. My ears are hurting.
That is the way to do it , this women is a true Artist.
I had never paid much attention to this song in its original form. However Kate has taken it to another level! Fabulous reworking, and she’s made it her own!
There's no such thing as too much Kate Bush! More More More!
i love a bit of bush
Yell my neighbours that 😁
Oh God ... She is just wonderful, divine. My favorite artist. beautiful and incredibly talented impressive. I love Kate Bush forever ...
This one has really grown on me. The “conducting” of the stars and the moon is a very “Kate” take, and reminds me of some visuals from the Big Sky video. Also love the pipes and Del’s bass. It looks like they had a lot of fun making this!
She is so beautiful, she comes across as so kind, too.
Aint she A
sweet ❤️heart
Cheers to the folley Of flowers And All her natural Gorgeous labels, please do have A squizzy she's got the Most BEAUTIFUL products,
DVD's
Hope so dear Kate! Your A😚Wonder💕 Simply divine 💜💕
In her Own blessed 💕✳️creations✳️💕
By the Highest creations which she deservedly Adores 💜💜💚🦋🐝💚💜💜
the first woman in the world
I’m feeling Kate in June 2022. Great cover.
You and every other Gen Zer.
Thanks Stranger Things.
I'm listening to Kate Bush Rocket Man late July 2022
Im feeling it September 2022
You're best singer in the world, thank you 💖
I adore this version of the video! She is so freakin’ funny and delightful. AND it’s a great cover. I’ve always loved it.
That milky soft delivery on the vowels in the chorus. Outstanding.
A huge hit in Australia- reached #2!
Yes! It was played so much here back then. And I admit as a kid at the time, I knew this version before I discovered Elton John’s.
I have only recently found this version and I can't stop playing, its such fun I love love love it. Kate looks so lovely, fresh and happy
Gosh they pipes . . . . . .
The thing about Kate Bush is that you don't just get an excellent lateral take on a classic, you get a great performance too.
Simply sublime cover of a great Elton song but Kates version means so much more to me, our greatest female singer/songwriter/producer
A beautiful english rose, unique........still bringing moments of pleasure ! Huge fan since 1978....please give a new album Kate 💖
My Dad was in military and we lived in England from 1976 to 1979 and was able to watch Kate Bush rise in England and see her on Top of the Pops. I almost went to her concert at Hammersmith Odeon. I was 16 and I had a choice to see either Kate or Rush, (1979) and my boyfriend wanted see Rush. So I missed out on a Kate Bush concert not knowing that 1979 would be her last tour years. At least we now have internet where for now we can watch most artist on. No cell phones then nor anyway of recording. Wow...........................................Thank you Kate Bush for amazing talents and bring them all together for that is what makes you Kate Bush on of the best entertainers of all time as far as I am concerned.
Incredible cover. She is the very definition of lightning in a bottle. Don't think there will be anyone like her ever again.
Kate singing i miss my wife makes my gay heart so happy
Relatable
Are gay hearts different to heterosexual ones?
@@billymack333 yes because we have had to endure homophobia to love who we love lol
@@sr6571 are you serious? 2021 homophobia? not in the wester countries at least! in Italy we have tv shows full of homosexuals (or presuned to be such). nowadays it seems to me that talking about homophobia is just a way to seek attention ... the days of homophobia are (finally and rightly) over....you have won your battle and every human being worthy of the name is happy about it .... do not ruin everything by complaining for no reason
Love that Kate mentioned a wife, too. In response to this thread, it makes me feel better about being told that I shouldn't work with children after coming out in 2016✌
There was never an orchestra leader this magical! What a gorgeous version of Rocket Man. I was delighted to see Charlie Morgan doing his magic on the drums!
No Offense To Elton...But Even Better Than Elton...
Observer Magazine (UK) 'Top 50 Greatest Covers as Voted by You' - Kate Bush, Rocket Man (1991). 🙂
beautiful, should be released again, this one slipped through too quietly. Gorgeous version Kate
An Irish folk slash reggae cover of Elton John? Only Kate Bush.
She’s English old chap
Eu amo essa versão! Kate Bush é incrível! 🇧🇷🇧🇷❤️
Reggae vibes from 🇬🇧 songstress ❤
Musical prodigy. Genius. Welsh pixie. Goddess. Bush.
Only Kate can take a classic and make it another classic
I love this version. She is just an incredible artist who never compromised herself. I would listen to her sing the contents of a phone book!😊
Me too❤❤❤
I'm sure Elton would love this version,Kate Bush puts her own unique spin on this.what a wonderful rework of this hit unlike a lot of artists these days who do hideous reworkings of songs🙂
I realise this comment is a couple of years old now, but I believe Elton John and Bernie Taupin actually asked Kate to do this!
They didn't ask her to do this. It's from the album Two Rooms, which is an album of covers. Kate picked to do this song herself.
@@sperrin I know which album it's from 🙂. In my reading about it, I saw that they had asked her personally. Either way, they definitely approved!
@@bookhousegirl They didn't ask her to perform the song, Kate chose it.
Yes, they asked her to take part in the album, but they gave her free choice of what song she wanted.
Every thing she touches (or "play" with) turns gold! (Although this time it was ALREADY golden)
Awe Kate just owns it. A League of her Own
Who else would have the balls to match Celtic pipes to a reggae beat?
Beautiful video! Kate, thank you for your music and unmatched creative power!
Wow, she really deconstructed that song and made it her own.
Love the cover, but also love the nod to Alan Murphy, the chair with guitar, and the glimmer of him in the closing chorus… nicely done
What's the time stamp, please? I don't know who or where to looks...
@@Cloxxki 3:32 for Alan… and a chair with his acoustic at 3:48…
@@Cloxxki there’s another bit just after 3mins as well…
So damn talented and Beautiful, 😊
that’s how you make a song your own
I always get goosebumps when she sings the "chorus" with the wind machine blowing as her back up vocalists join in and when she turns away from the camera with that beautiful guitar strum! It is such a lovely, quirky arrangement of Elton's classic. She is and will always be my musical idol!
It's a ukaly not a guitar think that's how you spell it:-)
@@grahamlong8701 I realize she is PLAYING a ukulele, but in the actual recording, it is a guitar strum ;D
I have to say this is my favourite version of Rocket Man, Kate made it her own, the beautiful Irish music kicking in at the end.....and if you want to cry buckets, check out another one of Elton´s songs, Yellow Brick Road covered by Sara Bareilles, its unreal.
As is “Sacrifice” by Sinead O’Connor.
This is not good.. its sublime..cheers and thanks Kate!
.maturity infill heart and soul all in the right place6
Absolutely one my favorites by Kate. She did a beautiful cover!
This song dedicated to Alan Murphy, he was shes guitarist.... RIP Alan.
I Know this is a cover but I just wanted to say that Kate Bush will always be a visionary. She is a musician that innovated and dared to be different before many. Not to mention that she has the voice of a haunted angel. I don`t really like concerts but I surely hope to attend a Kate Bush concert before I die :).
You put into words everything I wanted to say!
I love you
blow me away, Kate, blow me away.
Kate Bush is everything
one of the few covers i prefer over the original- so beautiful
I totally agree with you way way way better than the original
This and Tina Turner's cover of The Beatles' Help are my favourite covers
@@Laura-yo1gh John Farnham probably does the best cover of "Help". As far as arrangements go at least. His buddy Jimmy Barnes did a duet with Tina on "Simply The Best".
@@warrenbridges1891 Thanks - i looked him up and found his retro 1980 version which sounds very much like Tina's and then another version he does in a live performance which is faster like the original. I much prefer the slow one - i wonder if Tina was actually singing his arrangement anyway as they're pretty much identical.
@@Laura-yo1gh Could have been. I prefer that version too. Jimmy and Tina originally did "Simply The Best" together as an Australian Rugby League promotion. A year or so earlier, she did one of their promotions with "What You Get Is What You See".
Merci beaucoup Madame Bush. Merveilleux clip ,comme vous...
Davy Spillane of Moving Hearts on uillean pipes. A genius player much loved in Ireland. He plays a traditional Irish pipe piece over the outro and its a perfect fit.
Yeah, his playing took this song from incredible to unreal for me - Rocket Man with Kate Bush and also it’s reggae and then uillean pipes? It’s like this was made just for me hahaha
I heard Elton John done a version of this
Kate Bush is the best artist feminine ever 😮
Whoever made this happen …. Ty …. It’s the only version of this song I like … and for about 15 years it’s been hard to find …..
I prefer this version of the song. Beautiful video too 🌟🌸🌟
Don't like Elton John, can't stand reggae..but I LOVE THIS
Love this version
Man she's stunning
"I'm not the man they think I am at all" No, I dare say not.
Just seeing this for the first time. I’m blown away!!! I absolutely love Kate and Elton!!!! I’m so happy this exists!
The guitar on the chair is dedicated to Alan Murphy who played on a few of Kate's albums died due to aids a few days after the release of the sensual world album
For those who might be curious about some of the muso's in the clip; The drummer Charlie Morgan played on a couple of Elton John's albums as well as M's Bush's and clannad and Gary Gilmour and Nik Kershaw and a heap of others.
Alan Murphy was the guitarist and he played on Go West and M's Bush's backing band. The poor fella died of AIDS and was a sad loss hence the candle and the guitar may he rest in peace.
Del Palmer on bass was M's Bus's former partner and played in her bands and is still out there bashing the four stringer.
Alistair Anderson the Concertina player is a legend in British folk scene and he also plays the beautiful Northumbrian pipes. You can hear the sublime Paddy Moloney playing them on Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn album(sorry got sidetracked)
Finally there is the incomparable Davy Spillane on his Uilleann pipes. He was a rising star when this video was made and the list of his albums and achievements would take too long here.
All up what a fantastic group of muso's she assembled for this and the video is absolutely charming isn't it. Here in Aus the song went to no2 and was the highest it reached worldwide, got to 12 in the UK(you laggards)
Fantastic cover, classy and classic Kate, as always xxx
I absolutely LOVE this cover
Pretty good, but no one compares to Captain Kirk. His rendition established intergalactic peace.
Kate Bush and her band...prodigies. Their sound is insane.
Interesting to do it in a Reggae kinda style
One of the best cover versions ever made....i love her music and her voice 4 ever. She`s outstanding brilliant and my favourite female artist !!!
To anyone/everyone who knows what love is ❤
Reggae rocket man?
Ja... rockafari!
Ought to have won awards for Best Use of a Wind Machine in a Music Video.
Genius………. Come at me if you disagree