In 1978 aged 19 she had one of the biggest #1 songs from any English artist in the UK charts. Pink Floyd discovered her due to her voice. The song is about the soul of Heathcliff’s lover Cathy who has died trying to enter the house though the window. The dancing in the end is meant to represent her soul floating away.
Pink Floyd did not discover Kate Bush. David Gilmour (from Pink Floyd) was looking for new talent when a friend of his gave sixteen year old Kate Bush's demo tape to Gilmour. Gilmour was intrigued by Bush's voice- went and met Kate and Kate's parents. Gilmour listened to 40 to 50 of her songs and was even more impressed. He then helped Kate get a recording contract with EMI, and the rest is history.
“You had a temper like my jealousy - too hot, too greedy.” She wrote this when she was 16. Lion Heart and The Red Shoes are my favourites. #KateForever
Cathy initially manifests herself as a tree blowing in the wind & knocking against her former bedroom window... and that's what I think Kate Bush is representing at the end... though, granted, if you haven't read the book, there's no way you'd ever make that association...
This was the song that launched the 18yr old Kate onto the world. It was the first self penned number 1 by a female artist. Would love to see you move on to her Hounds Of Love Album, ( Running Up That Hill, Cloudbusting, Hounds Of Love). As for other female artists. During the 80's there was a triumvirate of amazing women who dominated the scene. Annie Lennox of Eurythmics and then her solo work, Alison Moyet of Yazoo and then her solo work and Kate of course. If I made recommendations for Annie it would be You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart with Eurythmics and Why solo and for Alison, Midnight with Yazoo and This House solo though they all have great catalogues of work.
@@Musical_Vault Once you know what it's about it makes sense-shes meant to be the spirit bof Kathy trying to get in through the window to her lover heathcliff-she deliberately exaggerated her voice to give the spirit effect and the video with her dancing emphasizes the spirit with her white dress-read the book and talk less during her videos-kate is a genius!!!!!!
Nice one boys. Never heard this of this artist myself either before. love the range in her voice, definitely very talented vocally. i agree that the video was a tad creepy but also very artsy haha. keep it up!
At this point in the book (spoiler alert) Kathy is dead. Kate's singing in this is supposed to sound ghostly as it's sung from the point of Kathy's ghost.
Hello guys, nice to see younger people taking an interest in old music. Is it because I'm 60 that I think that a lot of modern music is so generic? Probably. I stumbled across the channel after watching your Abba SOS video, I've no idea how it ended up in my UA-cam feed. I couldn't help but laugh at your reaction. Those guys from Abba really knew how to write catchy songs, who knew? I've got literally hundreds of suggestions, but that's like foisting someone else's opinion on you. However, you could try listening to Talking Heads, I loved there first 4 albums running through from 1977 to 1980. I'd always recommend starting with the first album and taking each one in turn, but if you're looking for one track as a starter try The Great Curve from the Remain In Light album, a slice of "World Music". A lot of people I've recommended Talking Heads to just think they're odd, but I like them. My own musical tastes are varied, and although I was listening to mainly punk rock in 1978 when Kate Bush released Wuthering Heights I thought it was so oddly compelling. Have fun crate digging in those record shops, try finding a first pressing of Unknown Pleasures, lol.
So in the video she's playing a ghost. You need to watch one of the old black and white Wuthering Heights films. As there were only a couple of channels on tv you would get to see a lot of old films shown and therefore easier to relate to the song and why it was so popular in the UK :-)
I would suggest to read the book instead of watching the film. It is extremely hard to find a film which can be as good as the books they are based on.
“I must stop it, nevertheless!” I muttered, knocking my knuckles through the glass, and stretching an arm out to seize the importunate branch; instead of which, my fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand! The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy voice sobbed, “Let me in-let me in!” “Who are you?” I asked, struggling, meanwhile, to disengage myself. “Catherine Linton,” it replied, shiveringly (why did I think of Linton? I had read Earnshaw twenty times for Linton)-“I’m come home: I’d lost my way on the moor!” As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child’s face looking through the window. Terror made me cruel; and, finding it useless to attempt shaking the creature off, I pulled its wrist on to the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes: still it wailed, “Let me in!” and maintained its tenacious gripe, almost maddening me with fear. “How can I!” I said at length. “Let me go, if you want me to let you in!” The fingers relaxed, I snatched mine through the hole, hurriedly piled the books up in a pyramid against it, and stopped my ears to exclude the lamentable prayer. I seemed to keep them closed above a quarter of an hour; yet, the instant I listened again, there was the doleful cry moaning on! “Begone!” I shouted. “I’ll never let you in, not if you beg for twenty years.” “It is twenty years,” mourned the voice: “twenty years. I’ve been a waif for twenty years!” Thereat began a feeble scratching outside, and the pile of books moved as if thrust forward. I tried to jump up; but could not stir a limb; and so yelled aloud, in a frenzy of fright.
Would love to see you listen to The Smiths. One of the key founding bands of indie in the 80s. There Is A Light That Never Goes out is generally ranked as the 2nd best song of all time according to the general public at rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/single/all-time/exc:live,archival/
She's a genius.
Love this song. The line "Ooh let me have it, let me grab your soul away" - just gives me goosebumps everytime. Total quality.
How have all these music experts not heard of songs like this before?
In 1978 aged 19 she had one of the biggest #1 songs from any English artist in the UK charts. Pink Floyd discovered her due to her voice.
The song is about the soul of Heathcliff’s lover Cathy who has died trying to enter the house though the window.
The dancing in the end is meant to represent her soul floating away.
Pink Floyd did not discover Kate Bush. David Gilmour (from Pink Floyd) was looking for new talent when a friend of his gave sixteen year old Kate Bush's demo tape to Gilmour. Gilmour was intrigued by Bush's voice- went and met Kate and Kate's parents. Gilmour listened to 40 to 50 of her songs and was even more impressed. He then helped Kate get a recording contract with EMI, and the rest is history.
“You had a temper like my jealousy - too hot, too greedy.” She wrote this when she was 16. Lion Heart and The Red Shoes are my favourites. #KateForever
Cathy initially manifests herself as a tree blowing in the wind & knocking against her former bedroom window... and that's what I think Kate Bush is representing at the end... though, granted, if you haven't read the book, there's no way you'd ever make that association...
Definitely sounds like we'll have to look further into the story. Thanks for checking out the video!
I love Kate Bush! Another favourite is 'Moving' from that same album 'The Kick Inside'
Thanks for the suggestions!
This was the song that launched the 18yr old Kate onto the world. It was the first self penned number 1 by a female artist. Would love to see you move on to her Hounds Of Love Album, ( Running Up That Hill, Cloudbusting, Hounds Of Love). As for other female artists. During the 80's there was a triumvirate of amazing women who dominated the scene. Annie Lennox of Eurythmics and then her solo work, Alison Moyet of Yazoo and then her solo work and Kate of course. If I made recommendations for Annie it would be You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart with Eurythmics and Why solo and for Alison, Midnight with Yazoo and This House solo though they all have great catalogues of work.
Thanks for checking out the video, would be great to react to some more from here 🎶
@@Musical_Vault Once you know what it's about it makes sense-shes meant to be the spirit bof Kathy trying to get in through the window to her lover heathcliff-she deliberately exaggerated her voice to give the spirit effect and the video with her dancing emphasizes the spirit with her white dress-read the book and talk less during her videos-kate is a genius!!!!!!
Her voice is amazing,intoxicating,mesmerising,she is the only voice that is close to the ABBA girls voices in my view...
Love kate bush and she's gorgeous
Once saw rehearsals for her first UK tour, totally sold out, what a responsibility on a young girl, as expected she smashed it
Wow, that must have been amazing to see!
I really like the string arrangement and guitar solo at the end. Beautiful.
Guitarist is Ian Bairnson from the Scottish group Pilot .
I've always been fascinated by chords that underlay the verse A / F / E / C# , sounds like doom metal or grunge when played on a guitar.
Performing the ghost of Catherine haunting Heathcliff. Love her!
So much to discover... Have a great time doing that! ♥️
You have to understand the book or the film of Wuthering Heights to appreciate the song :)
Interestingly, Kate Bush never read the entire book but skimmed through it and got the gist of the story.
Plus seeing a movie of the second half!
Nice one boys. Never heard this of this artist myself either before. love the range in her voice, definitely very talented vocally. i agree that the video was a tad creepy but also very artsy haha. keep it up!
Shes playing a ghost
Thanks for checking out the video!
Well, it’s _meant_ to be creepy; she’s a ghost haunting her dead lover. 😂 👻
if you read or know the story of the book.. you'll be even more amazed. like we it did to me
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Bit of additional info , the guitarist is Ian Bairnson from the Scottish group " Pilot " .
David Gilmore discovered her!
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Awww that cute blond hair 😜
At this point in the book (spoiler alert) Kathy is dead. Kate's singing in this is supposed to sound ghostly as it's sung from the point of Kathy's ghost.
Thanks for the insight!
Hello guys, nice to see younger people taking an interest in old music. Is it because I'm 60 that I think that a lot of modern music is so generic? Probably.
I stumbled across the channel after watching your Abba SOS video, I've no idea how it ended up in my UA-cam feed. I couldn't help but laugh at your reaction. Those guys from Abba really knew how to write catchy songs, who knew?
I've got literally hundreds of suggestions, but that's like foisting someone else's opinion on you. However, you could try listening to Talking Heads, I loved there first 4 albums running through from 1977 to 1980. I'd always recommend starting with the first album and taking each one in turn, but if you're looking for one track as a starter try The Great Curve from the Remain In Light album, a slice of "World Music". A lot of people I've recommended Talking Heads to just think they're odd, but I like them.
My own musical tastes are varied, and although I was listening to mainly punk rock in 1978 when Kate Bush released Wuthering Heights I thought it was so oddly compelling.
Have fun crate digging in those record shops, try finding a first pressing of Unknown Pleasures, lol.
Thanks for checking out the video! Some great suggestions there, so we'll add them to our list and try to give them a listen 🎶
Faerie Goddess. Now you need to do Eivor.
So in the video she's playing a ghost. You need to watch one of the old black and white Wuthering Heights films. As there were only a couple of channels on tv you would get to see a lot of old films shown and therefore easier to relate to the song and why it was so popular in the UK :-)
That’s some great info cheers mate much appreciated.
I would suggest to read the book instead of watching the film. It is extremely hard to find a film which can be as good as the books they are based on.
Shes a ghost that's come back for her lover she couldn't have in life
Love Kate, try Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Hong Kong Garden” for another female artist
Thank you will definitely look into this.
It was so different when it first came out. Great reaction boys, jumper aside.
Thanks for checking out the video, my apologies 😂
@@Musical_Vault Ha ha.
Check out "Running Up that Hill" by Kate Bush. It is superb.
“I must stop it, nevertheless!” I muttered, knocking my knuckles through the glass, and stretching an arm out to seize the importunate branch; instead of which, my fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand!
The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy voice sobbed,
“Let me in-let me in!”
“Who are you?” I asked, struggling, meanwhile, to disengage myself.
“Catherine Linton,” it replied, shiveringly (why did I think of Linton? I had read Earnshaw twenty times for Linton)-“I’m come home: I’d lost my way on the moor!”
As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child’s face looking through the window. Terror made me cruel; and, finding it useless to attempt shaking the creature off, I pulled its wrist on to the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes: still it wailed, “Let me in!” and maintained its tenacious gripe, almost maddening me with fear.
“How can I!” I said at length. “Let me go, if you want me to let you in!”
The fingers relaxed, I snatched mine through the hole, hurriedly piled the books up in a pyramid against it, and stopped my ears to exclude the lamentable prayer.
I seemed to keep them closed above a quarter of an hour; yet, the instant I listened again, there was the doleful cry moaning on!
“Begone!” I shouted. “I’ll never let you in, not if you beg for twenty years.”
“It is twenty years,” mourned the voice: “twenty years. I’ve been a waif for twenty years!”
Thereat began a feeble scratching outside, and the pile of books moved as if thrust forward.
I tried to jump up; but could not stir a limb; and so yelled aloud, in a frenzy of fright.
You should listen to Mike Oldfields Moonlight Shadow which was around a couple of years after this one :)
Thanks for the suggestion! We haven't reacted to any Mike Oldfield yet, so we'll definitely add it to the list!
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this video was groundbreaking when it came out lol, the effects were new...
Great song, really enjoyed it!
I’d like to see a reaction video to any of the songs by Enya because she doesn’t tour so there’s no live footage that I can find
Would love to see you listen to The Smiths. One of the key founding bands of indie in the 80s.
There Is A Light That Never Goes out is generally ranked as the 2nd best song of all time according to the general public at
rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/single/all-time/exc:live,archival/
Sounds like a great suggestion we will definitely look into this thank you.
Come on you gunners! 💪🏻
Let's goo, big game today 🔴⚪
Yep! Need all the points we can get in the league. Fingers crossed we can win the Europa League though! Great video lads! Love Wuthering Heights!
If you get a chance check out "Sat In Your Lap" it's just as out there and she looks like a goddess in it.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Listen to Pat Benatar's version of this song.
It’s technically better, but she doesn’t act the role of Catherine with her voice. Kate wins!
check out the "wuthering heights day" videos. epic.
I prefer Alan Partridges version personally
You look a little scared...............
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The version by Pat Benatar is so much better than this one.
Nah Kate's is better more depth and feeling too it
The metal version by "Angra" is mindblowing.
lol *NO*
Benatar does not act the role of Catherine with her voice. Kate wins!
@@carolzerucha7429 Benatar's versions is easier on the ears, Kate's is to "screechy" for me.