Kate is not only an extraordinary singer, with a vocal range of up to 4 octaves, but she's an all round artistic genius - songwriter, dancer, arranger, producer, pianist. This video is certainly not the best demonstration of her talent., and I don't understand why people insist on recommending Wuthering Heights as a song to introduce her. Far better to try This Woman's Work from 1988, or her Duet with Peter Gabriel, Don't Give Up. She rarely toured or did live performances, preferring to concentrate on composition and production than the circus of the touring circuit, but there are many music videos over which she had full artistic control. Suggestions are Army Dreamers, Babooshka, Wow, Breathing, Cloudbusting, Running Up That Hill, Sensual World, Rubberband Girl, just to name a few. But I do recommend you HAVE to watch This Woman's Work - it will change your opinion and blow you away. Also, take a look at this reaction /analysis by Beth Roars of a different live performance of the same song - ua-cam.com/video/oI8Z1CQUmEQ/v-deo.html
Yeah, I've never felt like this song is a good representation of her other work, even when considering how diverse her sound is. I would usually suggest Running Up That Hill or This Woman's Work as better introductions to her sound, especially for those who aren't in to super experimental stuff.
She's singing about the book/film wuthering heights. She's playing the part of Cathy while singing. Cathy was a ghost in the book/film hence the way she's singing how she is. I remember this as a kid dancing with my late loveley mum as a 5 year old. Wicked memories..
Wuthering Heights is a classic novel by the Bronte's, Kathy is a character who didn't marry Heathcliff because she wanted money first, things didn't go as planned. Check out "Babooshka."
These songs were like a soundtrack to that time, we heard them so often & I love them. The lyrics and mood of Wuthering Heights smash my emotions every time, poor Kathy outside the window come back to Heathcliff. I have to see the old b&w movie again now!
Me too lol. I bought the kick inside vinyl for my dad's birthday when I was tiny ( well mom did) and I sang along to it/ listened to it more than him. And my interpretive dance along was interesting too ha!
You have to work with Kate. She’s amazing. Just phenomenal. Her tone grows as she grows older. Here’s a hit list The Man With Child In His Eyes Babooshka Breathing Cloudbusting Running Up That Hill This Woman’s Work Rocket’s Tail Moments Of Pleasure King Of The Mountain
I heard this song in 1980 (i am in highschool). Loved it. And may be already hear this song for 1000 times. play it every day in 1981-1982... with cassete-tape. -- My favorite is Symphony in Blue, and Moving and December will be magic again.. Played it every day...
@@LB_die_Kaapie No. She wrote it for a Kevin Bacon film called She's Having A Baby. The song is about a father waiting for the mother of his child to come out of labor and the anxiety/fears he faces during that moment.
She has solely written every song she has ever done, so I think that is what makes her singing so unique and individualistic solely to her. She gets to tell her stories the way she wishes because every bit of it was placed there by her.
There's a lot of love for Kate - at least, in the UK! She was discovered and signed up by Dave Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) in her early teens, I think - and she's never been a backup singer as far as I know! She's very theatrical and dances as well ...
Kate is so good and is one of the pioneers of female pop music. She literally invented the headset mic with a wire hanger so that she could dance without holding the mic. The thing about her, though, is her album Hounds of Love of The Sensual World are where people should typically start so they don’t get turned off by her early voice from the early albums lol.
I don't know if you read these (or care) but this was her 1st single on her 1st album when she was 19. We all improve after 19. It went to #1 in England but the US didn't catch up to KB until 1985 when she released the landmark album "Hounds of Love", rightfully regarded as one of the greatest modern rock albums ever made.
I think this was Kate's first television appearance and she wasn't allowed to use her own band which made it extra terrifying for her. She later said she almost died watching herself here. Not a good example of her ability.
The one and only song you need to check out is "This Woman's Work" by Kate to prove beyond doubt that she can sing. I think this was her first (?) live TV appearance and it was on the BBC. Back in the day if you sang live you could not have your own band and it had to be a cover by the BBC orchestra. This is a terrible introduction to Kate as you can hear the nerves in her voice. On the program at the start when she was being interviewed she sang live playing the piano to "Kashka From Baghdad" and this is on UA-cam (Live 1978). She was much more comfortable and gave a much better performance. Her voice has matured over the years. Definitely worth giving her another go.
Dammit, I listened to another song to see if the wuthering heights was a fluke, and it was possibly worse, and against my better judgement, I just listened to your suggestion of The Woman's Work, 3 strikes, I'm done. To each their own I guess, but that voice makes me want to jam ice picks into both my ears so I'll never have to experience that shrill voice again.
Kate is a genius. She wrote this song at 15, it is about Wuthering Heights the novel by Emile Bronte, she is playing the ghost Kathy here. I have seen a lot of American reactors not liking her. This song was an instant hit. I absolutely love it and always have. Anything by Kate is alright by me. She can also dance. She attended the same performance school as David Bowie under the mentor-ship of Lindsay Kemp, famous British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist, and choreographer.
She was only 16 when she wrote and performed this originally and twenty on this clip. Others have already mentioned other songs to explore of this amazing talent
She is singing this key because in the song she is ghost, Wuthering Heights, and it is other worldly. She has an amazing range and voice. She wasn't just a singer/songwriter but dancer and all around artist but fi you don't know art...
Wuthering Heights was big at the time, I do find a lot of people like me needed to sit through it a few times, or also look up the background to the song to help find some more appreciation for it. But if you want a quick sell on how great Kate is, check out Running Up That Hill, Rubber Band Girl, and Sensual World.
I heard this song in 1980 (i am in highschool). Loved it. And may be already hear this song for 1000 times. play it every day in 1981-1982... -- Some singer try to cover this song. Nobody succeed , except may be Hayley Westenra.... So High...
This video does nothing for the mystique of this song. The original video when she’s out in the moors is haunting and add a whole new layer to the song. This takes me back to my childhood…so very fond memories ☺️❤️ As others have said, try Babooshka, Running Up That Hill, Man With The Child In His Eyes etc
Kate Bush's voice is out of the box! Australian Kate Miller-Heidke, whom you've reacted to before, sounds a lot like her. Bush's music isn't for everyone, but her voice is hypnotic. Babushka, Running Up That Hill and Don't Give Up were other big hits for her.
OOOOooohhhhhh You've opened Pandora's box now...You really need to see all her other stuff. I think she is a bot breathless here in this performance. Kate was always reluctant to perform live, which resulted in only one concert. But she had written over 50 songs by the time she was 15-16 and sang them to Pink Floyd's David Gilmore - who ultimately was so impressed he decided to help her financially to get her started in the industry. You would do well to listen to more of her stuff: "Cloudbusting", "Army Dreamers", "Babushka", "Running Up That Hill"...the list goes on.
Both Kate Bush (British), and Joni Mitchell (Canadian) are two of the greatest singer-songwriters ever. Both began with pure high soprano voices, both of their voices deepened and grew rich as they matured (Joni's got very deep due to chain smoking.) Try Kate's: The Man With the Child in His Eyes (studio recording), Wow (official video - Version 1), Babooshka (official video), Army Dreamers (official video), Running Up That Hill (official video), her duet with Peter Gabriel: Don't Give Up (official video). Then, you must turn your attention to Joni. Start with: River (studio recording). It's kind of a Christmas song....Joni is the Sun and Kate is the Moon!
In September 2010, Big Boi of Outkast told the Los Angeles Times about his uncle hipping him to Bush’s music: “[She] became my favorite artist of all time. Her and Bob Marley would tie for first. I used to listen to ‘The Kick Inside’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘This Woman’s Work’ and just admiring the style of music she was making, from the production side of it to the lyrics … It was kind of mind-blowing. I was like OK, I wanted to be like her.”
@@sunshynff People never hearing about her ??? You must be American. Her music is too complicated to be appreciated by the Americans and she never tours. But she's a fucking legend. She was awarded CBE by the Queen. She only toured twice ; The first tour was in 1979 ; The second in 2014 ; all of the tickets - there was 100,000- were sold in 15 minutes ! She is the third artist, along with THE BEATLES and ELVIS to ever have simultaneously 8 albums in the Top40. In 1978, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. It charted in the Top10 of UK, Ireland, Australi, New-Zealand and more... Bush has since released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including many in the Top 10 hits. All 10 of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, including the UK number one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985), and the compilation The Whole Story (1986). She was the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one And she broke many more records...
@@lightasmr6623 Song writers don't get much respect today. Reactors make their biggest coin from fans of young cover singers from Norway and such. Because Kate wouldn't travel it's understandable people like Sunshyn wouldn't know her. People 40 and under wouldn't know Queen if it wasn't for cover singers on Talent shows
Dude this is a: live, no auto tune, she’s one of a kind and one of the best ever, she always remind me of a Priestess from the Mists of Avalon, like she’s not truly real, she’s ethereal, magical, special, from the other world. I wasn’t yet 10 when this came out and it blew us all away as she did the rest of her career.
Look at 'This Woman's Work' written and sung originally by Kate Bush and later covered by Maxwell. And also covered by many other artists. Kate Bush has a huge catalogue of music that is uniquely her all the way.
I was a big fan of Kate Bush growing up because of her unique voice, creativity and beauty. She's definitely more on the "arty" side of singers. Even if she's not your taste it's good that you gave her a good listen. The official music video might have been a better starting point.
She's a genius and worthy of further exploration. We all thought she was nuts when we heard this ..but the almost goul like tone is so illustrative of her chosen text. She is nervous here but when she centres the voice as she truly can there is little doubt of the control she has over her instrument. She has written and performed so many great songs and many of them are not the typical chart toppers.
She's something else. A league of her own. She's been around for 40 years so she's not a novice. She's one of those artists that stands out of the ordinary. Check out her other works.
It is a theatrical song and she embodies that character of Cathy from 'Wuthering Heights' novel through this song. Maybe it is not the song or singing you are used to because it is really unconventional yet very expressive. If there is a Goddess in the music world, then it is definitely got to be Kate Bush.
This is one of the very few genuine live perfomances of this song or any other as Kate is absolutely terrified of singing in front of people. Crazy ? Yeah but at the end of the day she's a person like the rest of us. Fun fact : She was discovered by the lead guitarist and singer of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour in a bar in London.
This was her first tv performance and she was extremely nervous. Also, the band playing the music was the programmes band and not her band. They played the music slower than it should have been and didn’t have the piano parts. Listen to the studio recording/video. I recommend you listen to Never Be Mine from The Sensual World album.
She's singing as a ghost my friend hence the pale make up dark clothing that's why she stayed at that pitch all through it came out at the end of punk and she went to top for a whole month respect
I've always thought the weird, weird tone of this voice was part of the storytelling, cause she's singing as someone who's long dead, and I think it helps to not hear this first OR only hear it when you know the story of Wuthering Heights. But not all songs come at the right time - things like Moments of Pleasure never clicked with me til I got older, then the understated sentimentality finally made sense. If she'd leaned in harder I would've perhaps gotten it sooner, but it might not have stayed with me as long
Kate Bush has been around a long time. I first saw her on SNL (when it was great). Been a fan ever since. You should check another high octave (and way low octave) singer....Nina Hagan. She's not as smooth as Kate but she will definitely put a shrill up your spine. LOL
You need to listen to the revised version she did on the 1985 best hits album. You'll truly change your mind about this song. That was the first version I heard and I'm so glad I did.
Don't give up on Kate Bush. You are absolutely right, her voice has matured quite a bit since that. YOu need to check out This Woman's Work, or Hounds of Love.
that was a groundbreaking song at that time - you cant try to judge her by todays live standands - the acutally music video is the actual record which was studio produced!!
Kate Bush was one of the biggest artists in the UK in the 1970’s 1980’s.That wasn’t one of her better performances as it didn’t show off her creative side.Back in those days there was no auto tune but her creativity and videos were mind blowing. You have to see more of her videos.
Your reaction is similar to others who have just heard her music for the first time particularly with Wuthering Heights. Her voice is high, but she has many high and low ranges in her voice and music. You'll appreciate her music furthermore as she has developed her music career from the 70s, 80s, 90s and current times. There are some other great materials from her. This is. Once you know the storyline of the song and her studio version of wuthering heights is amazing.
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Any other recommendations by her??
Definitely her song she wrote _This Woman's Work_ which you probably already heard the Maxwell cover :).
@ThatSingerReactions, you should listen to her singing Babushka. Great song!
@ThatSingerReactions, here is Babushka live in 1980: ua-cam.com/video/Dn-_VPrn9AA/v-deo.html
@ThatSingerReactions, and here she is live singing Running Up That Hill: ua-cam.com/video/puzGZ25dbDc/v-deo.html
This Woman’s Work
Omg I love Kate, she is so beautiful 😍 all her work is great.
Kate is not only an extraordinary singer, with a vocal range of up to 4 octaves, but she's an all round artistic genius - songwriter, dancer, arranger, producer, pianist. This video is certainly not the best demonstration of her talent., and I don't understand why people insist on recommending Wuthering Heights as a song to introduce her. Far better to try This Woman's Work from 1988, or her Duet with Peter Gabriel, Don't Give Up. She rarely toured or did live performances, preferring to concentrate on composition and production than the circus of the touring circuit, but there are many music videos over which she had full artistic control. Suggestions are Army Dreamers, Babooshka, Wow, Breathing, Cloudbusting, Running Up That Hill, Sensual World, Rubberband Girl, just to name a few. But I do recommend you HAVE to watch This Woman's Work - it will change your opinion and blow you away.
Also, take a look at this reaction /analysis by Beth Roars of a different live performance of the same song - ua-cam.com/video/oI8Z1CQUmEQ/v-deo.html
Agree 💯, don't know why people recommend wh, even if it's absolutely brilliant and stunning... But for sure not everyone s cup of tea
I like Beth roars too.
Yeah, I've never felt like this song is a good representation of her other work, even when considering how diverse her sound is. I would usually suggest Running Up That Hill or This Woman's Work as better introductions to her sound, especially for those who aren't in to super experimental stuff.
Nothing wrong with wuthering hights, it's a great song
@@silverscion2144 I'm totally with you...."Running Up That Hill" is the perfect introduction to Kate Bush.
She's singing about the book/film wuthering heights. She's playing the part of Cathy while singing. Cathy was a ghost in the book/film hence the way she's singing how she is. I remember this as a kid dancing with my late loveley mum as a 5 year old. Wicked memories..
I love the duet Kate does with Peter Gabriel "Don't give up"...Kate is unique...she use a great dancer/performer...1 of a kind
insanely underated song dont give up has saved my life and many many many many others
Wuthering Heights is a classic novel by the Bronte's, Kathy is a character who didn't marry Heathcliff because she wanted money first, things didn't go as planned. Check out "Babooshka."
These songs were like a soundtrack to that time, we heard them so often & I love them. The lyrics and mood of Wuthering Heights smash my emotions every time, poor Kathy outside the window come back to Heathcliff. I have to see the old b&w movie again now!
She is the ghost of Cathy, which is why the tone and her mannerism are slightly creepy
I think I destroyed my voice trying to sing along with Kate back in the 70s.
We all did lol
Me too lol. I bought the kick inside vinyl for my dad's birthday when I was tiny ( well mom did) and I sang along to it/ listened to it more than him. And my interpretive dance along was interesting too ha!
You have to work with Kate. She’s amazing. Just phenomenal. Her tone grows as she grows older. Here’s a hit list
The Man With Child In His Eyes
Babooshka
Breathing
Cloudbusting
Running Up That Hill
This Woman’s Work
Rocket’s Tail
Moments Of Pleasure
King Of The Mountain
My Fav's by far!
I heard this song in 1980 (i am in highschool). Loved it. And may be already hear this song for 1000 times. play it every day in 1981-1982... with cassete-tape.
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My favorite is Symphony in Blue, and Moving and December will be magic again.. Played it every day...
You need to listen to This Woman’s Work by her. She’s amazing.
That song makes me cry. It's beautiful
If I'm not wrong she sang it because she had a miscarriage.
@@LB_die_Kaapie No. She wrote it for a Kevin Bacon film called She's Having A Baby.
The song is about a father waiting for the mother of his child to come out of labor and the anxiety/fears he faces during that moment.
Yeah wasn't she 15 when this was first released?
@@martinweier7174 18 when it released. But she wrote it when she was 16 I think
She’s playing the character of a spirit/ghost, and is singing high like that for effect
She has solely written every song she has ever done, so I think that is what makes her singing so unique and individualistic solely to her. She gets to tell her stories the way she wishes because every bit of it was placed there by her.
She's beautiful, I've loved her from day.. Hauntingly.. Beautiful.. No one sounds like her..
She can sing in a MUCH lower key too, this key is mostly because she’s in the character of a ghost (Cathy).
There's a lot of love for Kate - at least, in the UK! She was discovered and signed up by Dave Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) in her early teens, I think - and she's never been a backup singer as far as I know! She's very theatrical and dances as well ...
"What else will she do?"
Everything!
Sensual World!!! Is a beautiful Kate Bush song
Running up that hill, Man With a Child in his Eyes, and her duet With Peter Gabriel, Don't Give Up. She's got the goods.
Kate is so good and is one of the pioneers of female pop music. She literally invented the headset mic with a wire hanger so that she could dance without holding the mic.
The thing about her, though, is her album Hounds of Love of The Sensual World are where people should typically start so they don’t get turned off by her early voice from the early albums lol.
She's not just a singer. She is much much more
I don't know if you read these (or care) but this was her 1st single on her 1st album when she was 19. We all improve after 19. It went to #1 in England but the US didn't catch up to KB until 1985 when she released the landmark album "Hounds of Love", rightfully regarded as one of the greatest modern rock albums ever made.
Another blast from my past. So unique and talented 💖😍
The lucky lucky people in TOTP audience got to see this goddess live.
Love this song.....remember hearing it as a 5 year old on the radio and have loved it ever since.
I love Kate Bush! Gave me goosebumps. ❤️
I think this was Kate's first television appearance and she wasn't allowed to use her own band which made it extra terrifying for her. She later said she almost died watching herself here. Not a good example of her ability.
It’s a vibe, hypnotic.
Incredible composition
Kate Bush is incredible. I love her work. Give her another chance.
Kate Bush is the person I would like to meet the most in the world. I absolutely adore her.
The one and only song you need to check out is "This Woman's Work" by Kate to prove beyond doubt that she can sing. I think this was her first (?) live TV appearance and it was on the BBC. Back in the day if you sang live you could not have your own band and it had to be a cover by the BBC orchestra. This is a terrible introduction to Kate as you can hear the nerves in her voice. On the program at the start when she was being interviewed she sang live playing the piano to "Kashka From Baghdad" and this is on UA-cam (Live 1978). She was much more comfortable and gave a much better performance. Her voice has matured over the years. Definitely worth giving her another go.
Completely agree Betty B. She's young and nervous in this clip. She gets better and better. Amazing talent.
Dammit, I listened to another song to see if the wuthering heights was a fluke, and it was possibly worse, and against my better judgement, I just listened to your suggestion of The Woman's Work, 3 strikes, I'm done. To each their own I guess, but that voice makes me want to jam ice picks into both my ears so I'll never have to experience that shrill voice again.
Kate is a genius. She wrote this song at 15, it is about Wuthering Heights the novel by Emile Bronte, she is playing the ghost Kathy here. I have seen a lot of American reactors not liking her. This song was an instant hit. I absolutely love it and always have. Anything by Kate is alright by me. She can also dance. She attended the same performance school as David Bowie under the mentor-ship of Lindsay Kemp, famous British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist, and choreographer.
I was barely a teenager when this song was released. It is one of the songs that I fondly remember from my teenage years.
She was only 16 when she wrote and performed this originally and twenty on this clip. Others have already mentioned other songs to explore of this amazing talent
Kate's a performance artist and too restricted in a studio. My fave of hers is Cloudbusting
She is singing this key because in the song she is ghost, Wuthering Heights, and it is other worldly.
She has an amazing range and voice.
She wasn't just a singer/songwriter but dancer and all around artist but fi you don't know art...
Never seen this performance. What a legend.
Wuthering Heights was big at the time, I do find a lot of people like me needed to sit through it a few times, or also look up the background to the song to help find some more appreciation for it. But if you want a quick sell on how great Kate is, check out Running Up That Hill, Rubber Band Girl, and Sensual World.
I heard this song in 1980 (i am in highschool). Loved it. And may be already hear this song for 1000 times. play it every day in 1981-1982...
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Some singer try to cover this song. Nobody succeed , except may be Hayley Westenra....
So High...
This video does nothing for the mystique of this song. The original video when she’s out in the moors is haunting and add a whole new layer to the song. This takes me back to my childhood…so very fond memories ☺️❤️
As others have said, try Babooshka, Running Up That Hill, Man With The Child In His Eyes etc
Kate Bush's voice is out of the box! Australian Kate Miller-Heidke, whom you've reacted to before, sounds a lot like her. Bush's music isn't for everyone, but her voice is hypnotic. Babushka, Running Up That Hill and Don't Give Up were other big hits for her.
OOOOooohhhhhh You've opened Pandora's box now...You really need to see all her other stuff. I think she is a bot breathless here in this performance. Kate was always reluctant to perform live, which resulted in only one concert. But she had written over 50 songs by the time she was 15-16 and sang them to Pink Floyd's David Gilmore - who ultimately was so impressed he decided to help her financially to get her started in the industry.
You would do well to listen to more of her stuff: "Cloudbusting", "Army Dreamers", "Babushka", "Running Up That Hill"...the list goes on.
This is Kate singing live. There's no auto-tune. Nothing. It's the bare bones of her voice without any studio technical tricks.
Both Kate Bush (British), and Joni Mitchell (Canadian) are two of the greatest singer-songwriters ever. Both began with pure high soprano voices, both of their voices deepened and grew rich as they matured (Joni's got very deep due to chain smoking.) Try Kate's: The Man With the Child in His Eyes (studio recording), Wow (official video - Version 1), Babooshka (official video), Army Dreamers (official video), Running Up That Hill (official video), her duet with Peter Gabriel: Don't Give Up (official video). Then, you must turn your attention to Joni. Start with: River (studio recording). It's kind of a Christmas song....Joni is the Sun and Kate is the Moon!
This is a great comparison: their music is very different but are otherwise incomparable, multi-talented pioneers.
The stunning Kate Bush has most interesting and most beautiful songs .Love her work now and always .Man with child in his eyes and cloudbusting .
Beautiful Song❤
In September 2010, Big Boi of Outkast told the Los Angeles Times about his uncle hipping him to Bush’s music: “[She] became my favorite artist of all time. Her and Bob Marley would tie for first. I used to listen to ‘The Kick Inside’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘This Woman’s Work’ and just admiring the style of music she was making, from the production side of it to the lyrics … It was kind of mind-blowing. I was like OK, I wanted to be like her.”
You've never heard of Kate Bush?! Maxwell covers her song 'This Women's work'. She's regarded as one of the best songwriters of all time.
If that video is indicative of her catalog of music, then I could definitely see why people haven't heard of her, Never heard of Maxwell either.
@@sunshynff People never hearing about her ???
You must be American. Her music is too complicated to be appreciated by the Americans and she never tours. But she's a fucking legend. She was awarded CBE by the Queen. She only toured twice ; The first tour was in 1979 ; The second in 2014 ; all of the tickets - there was 100,000- were sold in 15 minutes ! She is the third artist, along with THE BEATLES and ELVIS to ever have simultaneously 8 albums in the Top40.
In 1978, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. It charted in the Top10 of UK, Ireland, Australi, New-Zealand and more...
Bush has since released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including many in the Top 10 hits.
All 10 of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, including the UK number one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985), and the compilation The Whole Story (1986).
She was the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one
And she broke many more records...
She’s actually very well known in North America.
@@lightasmr6623 Song writers don't get much respect today. Reactors make their biggest coin from fans of young cover singers from Norway and such. Because Kate wouldn't travel it's understandable people like Sunshyn wouldn't know her. People 40 and under wouldn't know Queen if it wasn't for cover singers on Talent shows
@@Rosannasfriend this guy explains it better ua-cam.com/video/DjUfOPaRksw/v-deo.html
Song still gives me chills all these years later
Dude this is a: live, no auto tune, she’s one of a kind and one of the best ever, she always remind me of a Priestess from the Mists of Avalon, like she’s not truly real, she’s ethereal, magical, special, from the other world. I wasn’t yet 10 when this came out and it blew us all away as she did the rest of her career.
Look at 'This Woman's Work' written and sung originally by Kate Bush and later covered by Maxwell. And also covered by many other artists. Kate Bush has a huge catalogue of music that is uniquely her all the way.
Alicia Keys also famously covered.
@@cptight88 Alicia Keys this woman's worth, very different to this woman's work. Two different songs.
A master!
I was a big fan of Kate Bush growing up because of her unique voice, creativity and beauty. She's definitely more on the "arty" side of singers.
Even if she's not your taste it's good that you gave her a good listen. The official music video might have been a better starting point.
Classic!
It's a genius song that gets better everytime you hear it. I prefer the not live version because the instruments are stunning
Oh wow one of the all time greats, absolutely love Kate’s voice. And yes there’s a David Gilmour connection.
This woman's voice is crazy. This is a fave of mine.
love kate bush and i agree with your comments, onya mate
Yeah, she is very unique sounding. I have the feeling people will love or hate her. I don't know how I feel about her voice yet...haha
She's a genius and worthy of further exploration. We all thought she was nuts when we heard this ..but the almost goul like tone is so illustrative of her chosen text. She is nervous here but when she centres the voice as she truly can there is little doubt of the control she has over her instrument.
She has written and performed so many great songs and many of them are not the typical chart toppers.
I love her. I've never seen this version
She's something else. A league of her own. She's been around for 40 years so she's not a novice. She's one of those artists that stands out of the ordinary. Check out her other works.
She was about 15 when she wrote this. Fifteen. She is a goddess tier songwriter.
It is a theatrical song and she embodies that character of Cathy from 'Wuthering Heights' novel through this song. Maybe it is not the song or singing you are used to because it is really unconventional yet very expressive. If there is a Goddess in the music world, then it is definitely got to be Kate Bush.
It's not just the key; which is in C#, I think but the Octave. Kate had 4 Octaves.
This is one of the very few genuine live perfomances of this song or any other as Kate is absolutely terrified of singing in front of people. Crazy ? Yeah but at the end of the day she's a person like the rest of us. Fun fact : She was discovered by the lead guitarist and singer of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour in a bar in London.
This was her first tv performance and she was extremely nervous. Also, the band playing the music was the programmes band and not her band. They played the music slower than it should have been and didn’t have the piano parts.
Listen to the studio recording/video. I recommend you listen to Never Be Mine from The Sensual World album.
She's singing as a ghost my friend hence the pale make up dark clothing that's why she stayed at that pitch all through it came out at the end of punk and she went to top for a whole month respect
I've always thought the weird, weird tone of this voice was part of the storytelling, cause she's singing as someone who's long dead, and I think it helps to not hear this first OR only hear it when you know the story of Wuthering Heights. But not all songs come at the right time - things like Moments of Pleasure never clicked with me til I got older, then the understated sentimentality finally made sense. If she'd leaned in harder I would've perhaps gotten it sooner, but it might not have stayed with me as long
A four octave range and she uses each and every not to devastating effect. A true musical genius. Check out This woman's work and Babooska
Kate is her own world and I’m a citizen of it, l adore her. Listen to Running Up That Hill for another side to her❤️
she was huge at the time, and had a number of hits. That was her song.
Running up that hill...Is a beautiful song she got better as she she went on..but such raw talent amazing.
You need to watch the official video for "Wuthering Heights". "Moments of Pleasure" and "Under the Ivy" are in my favourites.
You need to see the video, it's a performance!
Kate Bush has been around a long time. I first saw her on SNL (when it was great). Been a fan ever since.
You should check another high octave (and way low octave) singer....Nina Hagan.
She's not as smooth as Kate but she will definitely put a shrill up your spine.
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You need to listen to the revised version she did on the 1985 best hits album. You'll truly change your mind about this song. That was the first version I heard and I'm so glad I did.
I love Kate, so I am hopeful that you will listen to some more of her work.
She's an acquired taste 😂. This woman's work, is a great song of hers .
Don't give up on Kate Bush. You are absolutely right, her voice has matured quite a bit since that. YOu need to check out This Woman's Work, or Hounds of Love.
The novel Wuthering Heights is the inspiration.
Kate Bush ain't no background singer, she's a genius and the star of the show 🤣
Definitley Running up that hill , both the Kate Bush original and the Placebo cover version both huge hits in Britain , Europe and Australia .
If you want to hear a beautiful example of Kate's voice, listen to "Oh England, My Lion Heart". Quite a range and control.
'Hounds Of love' by Kate Bush is the greatest album of all time. Don't @ me!
that was a groundbreaking song at that time - you cant try to judge her by todays live standands - the acutally music video is the actual record which was studio produced!!
Kate Bush was one of the biggest artists in the UK in the 1970’s 1980’s.That wasn’t one of her better performances as it didn’t show off her creative side.Back in those days there was no auto tune but her creativity and videos were mind blowing. You have to see more of her videos.
Running Up That Hill
There's a reason she's singing so high for this song, it's because she's supposed to be a ghost. It's based on tge story of Wuthering Heights
Kate is a great, unique artist discovered by David Gilmore from Pink Floyd many years ago… ‘Running Up That Hill’ was another hit song of hers 👍
Your reaction is similar to others who have just heard her music for the first time particularly with Wuthering Heights. Her voice is high, but she has many high and low ranges in her voice and music. You'll appreciate her music furthermore as she has developed her music career from the 70s, 80s, 90s and current times. There are some other great materials from her. This is. Once you know the storyline of the song and her studio version of wuthering heights is amazing.
I love running up that hill, cloud busting and don’t give up with Peter Gabriel.
The more you hear her the more she grows on you, in love with Kate back in the 70's, try Babooshka.
ROFL. Was waiting for those first vocals to drop. If she did backup for anyone you would have remembered.
Your thinking of Kate Miller Heidke who has also covered this live.
Welcome to Kate
Running up that hill!!!!!!
Most girl singers don't have the first clue as to how to sing in that register. Kate does it effortlessly.
About her key singing this, this is because the character of the song is a ghost and she's trying to do a voice that sounds not-from-this-world
Her voice matured, deeper and larger. Check out her 1986 version.
You should do “Stay” by Shakespears Sister