Kate Bush & Stranger Things Just Made the Impossible Happen
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2022
- In this episode we discuss how Kate Bush's 1985 Hit "Running Up That Hill" became a #1 Hit Song AGAIN nearly 40 years after its release due to the song's appearance in Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 4.
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My Dad years ago was telling me about Kate Bush randomly. I had never heard of her, but he mentioned how he loved her music . He had me bring up the Running Up That Hill video on UA-cam to show me. That Christmas I bought him a Kate Bush book and record.
He passed away the very week Stranger Things season 4 aired. Suddenly I am hearing Kate Bush everywhere, and it's the song he had me listen to as an introduction to her. He would have loved seeing her getting huge recognition in 2022. Bitter sweet whenever I hear this song now.
So sorry for your loss ❤️
My condolences, JB.
Such a special connection.
beautiful story! I'm probably about the same age as your Dad and also loved Kate Bush. It is indeed a pleasure to see her get such recognition again. She's also a lovely person. The other day I was listening to a show on BBC Radio 4 - she just called in as a listener because the show host was talking about her (the show was 'woman's hour') and thanked people for listening to her music again. So Humble. I also had a friend who went to school with her, and even at the height of her fame she always sent him a Christmas card ( he was a Royal Marine). She's a legend in the UK and loved. Your Dad would be beaming, as I am.
One of the beautiful things about bonding with someone over music (especially a parent) is the way that it will bring them to mind as time goes by. From my own experience with my dad, I can tell you that the feeling you described, it never really goes away.
Kate did one big tour right after her first record. This tour became one of the most influencial tours for live performances. She wanted to dance her songs like in her early video clips. So her crew invented the head set so that her hands were free. Her dance performance of her songs became the role model for every modern show, no matter if it is Madonna or Lady Gaga. This is often forgotten.
I think I still have the programme from that tour. Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite songs. I watched in awe as she sung that on stage while dancing. I remember thinking, how, HOW does she do that? I'm 61 now and still remember seeing her an glad I did after knowing that she hardly, or ever toured.
I didn't know that! That's pretty awesome.
I think Kate said in interviews it was mainly a bent coat hanger (yes kids, they used to be made of metal wire) holding the mic.
Sadly, on that tour, the crew chief fell down a stage trap and died, which was a big factor in the end of touring and just isolated performances from then. The event is referenced in 'Blow Away (for Bill)' and 'Moments of Pleasure'. However, before, as the KT Bush Band, she did quite a few live performances and the KT Bush Band reformed, and may even still be going, although without Kate Bush. The set list in those earliest days included quite a few covers.
@@trinidadtheislandman4065 Yes, they had to improvise and mounted a mic with a tape to a bent coat hanger. There was nothing special available, like today. But Kate could move and dance together with her dance crew without having a mic in the hand.
There is another thing that is forgotten: Her Wuthering Heights video clips were recorded years before Jacksons "Bad". So she also anticipated the MTV area.
For me, the most mindblowing fact about Kate Bush is that she wrote 'The man with the child in his eyes' when she was just 13 years old! For most artists, writing a song like that would be their crowning achievement after years of crafting their songwriting, but for Kate it was just the start!
WOW....my fav song of hers.
There have been old songs that have become popular again after being featured on tv shows or movies. But I have never seen an old song become so popular that it now gets played on current pop stations. That is unheard of. I think this song has set a new standard.
The cranberry juice guy did it with Fleetwood mac a few years ago, it also went #1 again.
@@FrankBullitt390 I never heard that song on pop stations though.
@@SiriusV21 They probably couldn't afford the royalty payments
@@FrankBullitt390 Why not? The song is played on Classic Rock stations.
Its happened *many* times over the years. When the movie Ghost came out in 1990 the song Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers could be heard everywhere. In 1992 when Wayne's World came out the 1975 song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was also played on every single radio station irrespective of its usual format. The 1987 movie La Bamba also made the 1958 song La Bamba hit #1 in the charts again. The song was re-recorded by the band Los Lobos for the film but was a carbon copy of the original and could be heard on stations everywhere along with the music video which was played in constant rotation on MTV. Those three examples are just a few off the top of my head.
One of the most haunting, unique songs from the 80s. It's always struck me as otherworldly, gave me goosebumps. You don't often get a chance to hear a song "for the first time" again, but when Stranger Things used it, I got to see my kids, get the same chills and goosebumps as I did. They lookad at each other and said, almost in unison, "Ooooh, that's *so cool!* ". It wasn't just dropped in, either, it was used in a truly meaningful context, in the same era in which it was written. It was like travelling in time with them, in a way, and was just a really, really cool moment I'm very grateful for.
Wow such a cool comment 😍 great moment!
I’m a mum too, but my baby is 6 months and can’t wait to listen to music with him and share moments like this 😍
But I grew up with this too with my mum being a big fan of Kate Bush too 😍
this is beautiful
If you enjoy the feeling of witnessing people discover music you've loved for a long time & it makes you feel like the first time you heard the songs, then you should definitely check out the different "reaction" channels on here. Most of the time it's people discovering ( & loving ) music completely opposite of what they usually listen to or are into. Such a great way & feeling to get hyped over music again.
When I was a kid, my mom told me of a funeral she had been to in her native Mexico, where someone was being buried and one of the attendees, was begging God to bring the person back. They wanted to swap places with the person and be the one buried instead. (making a deal with God to swap our places) . I think that's one of the reasons I found this song so haunting. In our Northern European culture we tend to bury our despair and grief, but this song brings it out, much like many Latin American cultures do.
The song has so much mood-so much feeling-that it _made_ a crucial scene for Stranger Things. The scene was lauded as perhaps the best scene in the show’s history by its fans, but I think everyone understands that the scene would not have worked without this song.
My teenage kids watched that series as well, came into the living talking about the song, I went to the basket, picked up the 3 track 12" single and put it on the turntable.....hero dad of the century.....that vinyl is still on the turntable, and the kids has be listening to it everyday since. Not on Spotify, not on their phones...but on the turntable, listening to the whole song, and the instrumental on the b-side is very much a hit as well.
good stuff!!!
Yes!
You legend
Apparently Running up that Hill has clocked up 8 non-consecutive weeks at number 1 on Australia's ARIA singles charts..... My year 9 son said just then that all the kids in his class are "humming that stranger things running up that hill song. "... suddenly 2022 has become much better than 2020 and 2021.... it gives me hope for music and humanity.
Sort of coming full circle in a way if you remember that Kate was an early adopter of the Fairlight CMI - invented by two Aussie blokes.
Always loved Kate Bush
@@cooldebt Yep. Named after a Sydney Harbour ferry. Which was named after the northern Sydney harbourside suburb. We used to stop in at Fairlight before going to Manly Beach.
@@cooldebt first thing I think of when I hear Kate Bush is the Fairlight CMI : )
@@warrenbridges1891 and now we have the emulators capable of running them on our phones in our pockets and at better specs than back then, crazy how lucky we are to have these devices today.
I'm so glad Stranger Things has opened our current culture to amazing music. And the originals, too. Not remakes.
10 years ago, I heard Placebo's version of this song in The Vampire Diaries. Plus, all the other great tracks. TV series have been doing what you said for a long time now.
With the exception of the use of Peter Gabriel's cover of David Bowie's "Heroes", which I wholeheartedly approved of!
MeliX Kate herself later released an album of covers. As well as her own previously unreleased compositions. The quality of the stuff she rejected is mind boggling. Anyone else would have been proud of it.
If anyone deserves a late career recognition, it's Kate Bush. This often happens after someone's passed. Imagine! Good music still resonates
she was famous and appreciated in her time
@@nafvol5053 for sure, it's just nice to see her get more recognition in her lifetime
great, that she's still alive.
I do not really know if she was recognised in the USA, but here in the Netherlands we knew her very well. In the UK she must have been really big. And in her case it does not really matter if her hits were big, what counts is that nobody had any doubt that she is very special, very talented and also someone who likes her privacy and found true balance.
@@ericodijk She did 22 shows in London in 2014 called, "Before The Dawn." That's the only other time she's done live performances since her tour in Europe in 1979. You can buy Before The Dawn as an official recording that was done during its performance, so it almost feels like you got to see it, as all tickets were sold for it within 15 minutes of their release.
My kids are 12 and 17. I'm 47. We already went through phases of singing songs from previous seasons, but this one has been on a loop for three weeks now in our house. I love that a song I grew up on, being essentially from the 'generation' the Stranger Things characters are from, is now a favourite of theirs. I also love the look on my 12 year olds face when I know a song that she has just discovered. Mom is occasionally cool now.
My mom has a similar feeling about the Doors movie. My younger sister was absolutely floored that our Mom actually knew a cool song. My mom "Honey I was your age when this song came out". My sister's mind was blown. It had never really sunk in before that her mother had actually been her age.
I could care less if I ever heard the song again.
@@SuperKede if you "could care less", it means you care. Unless, of course, you meant "I couldn't care less", as in "I care so little, I literally could not care less if I tried".
OMG the same thing happened to me! I was in the kitchen and my teen niece was watching Stranger Things and I hear Kate Bush and sit down to watch. I'm going, "I know this song I know I know this song." Then I was like WOW this is Kate Bush. I've been listening to her since the late 70's when I was just a kid. My teen niece LOVES the song, so of course I had to play her some other songs by KB like Wuthering Heights and Babooshka which was my first intro to KB haha Crazy... Running Up that Hill is charting again, but crazy good!
Hello, the exact same thing happens when I can prove to my daughter where all the cool samples in the hit song of today come from! I do so cherish those "Cool Mom" moments *smirk*
Elton John was talking about his wedding and his wedding guests. He said that everyone was more interested in meeting Kate Bush than the actual wedding ceremony & reception. Said with no malice or spite , just a comment about this lovely lady and what the public and her industry think about her. A complete talented 'one~off' .
Idk about a one off, more like an artist with one big major hit, but she made a few great songs!!
@@dj-um7el She made a lot of great songs.
@@ron88303 yeah, exactly!
My favorite is Cloudbusting!
The thing is she almost never gave interviews (after the first year) so everyone - including those in the industry - were starved of any insight into her personality. Elton said he invited her but thought that she wouldn't attend due to her reclusive nature and he was very surprised when she turned up.
@@Shaun.StephensI love that I don’t know much about her if anything at all. My love of Elton John waned the more I saw and heard him in the media but was refreshed when I saw him in Vegas 4 hours of nothing but hits and his drummer was beyond compare the standing O he got from everyone Jesus sounded so good
Kate Bush was such a breath of fresh air when she appeared on Top of the Pops in 1978. I have her early albums. Running up the hill one track on one. So glad she's now getting the recognition she deserves from a younger audience.
Over here in the UK, radio stations have always played a radio edit of 'Running Up That Hill' which cuts out the best bit of the song for me. The "come on angel, come on, come on darling, let me steal this moment from you now" bit is one of the most gorgeous moments in music I've ever heard.
Kate Bush should always have been regarded as a national treasure. Noel Fielding (a comedian from over here) once called her the female Bowie, which I love, but even that doesn't quite do her justice. It's hard to pin down exactly what she does. With Bowie, you can hear some of his influences. With Kate Bush, she sounds like nothing else. A true artist.
Awomen to that.
I agree that section you mentioned about "come on baby, come on darling..."
That bridge section is brilliant. I wish Rick had gone through that.
That section is so powerful. She ends with “Let’s exchange the experience”, which is such a brilliant phrase.
"We are searching for the New Sound..."🎶🎶🎶
I was waiting with all my heart a comment from Rick about this very section. It’s good to know that it’s that especial for other people though !
If you like this song, listen to her duet with Peter Gabriel, “Don't Give Up”. It’s another great song from Gabriel, but it’s Kate’s singing that makes it the stunning song it is.
It sure is.
My goodness... that is such a powerful song.
best song of the eighties.
One of my favorite 80s songs.
Kate Bush is very good on that song. But I do also like the cover by Willie Nelson and Sinead.
I fell in love with Kate Bush when I saw her on Saturday Night Live in 1978. Immediately (the next day) I ran out and bought her album "The Kick Inside!" She's influenced so many other female singers and has done incredible work over the years. I'm so glad Stranger Things boosted her back to the top of the charts.
Exactly what happened to me! I saw on that Saturday evening and it was life changing. Seen both her concerts spanning over 40 years. Will never tire of her charm, beauty and talent. We are all blessed to be alive to experience her music.
Not just female singers. Plenty of male singers too.
As a uni student, I rarely could afford vinyl, but "The Kick Inside" was a must-buy for me. She was one-of-a-kind when I first heard her on the radio. "The Man with the Child In His Eyes" and "Wuthering Heights" were my favourites.
Yes, I so agree with you on all you say. Plus Them Heavy People.
She was only 17 years old when she wrote Wuthering Heights -
Now, I am so excited to see a whole new generation discovering her - she deserves it.
I thought she was a little younger than that. Around 16. Amazing talent, regardless. Most 16 year olds these days can't string 2 sentences together.
@@ntartaris LOL!
It will blow your mind then when you find out how old she was when she wrote The Man with the Child in His Eyes...
@@ntartaris You are correct. She was 16
As someone who remembers being 16 once, most kids can’t string two sentences together and never could.
Kate Bush so deserves her "second coming". Pure genius. And it's great that the young audience of Stranger Things, (having been given a a glimpse of such an amazing song), have then took it to No. 1. Obviously people still recognize class when they see/hear it.
I agree. I think most the world is enjoying her 2nd coming. I know I am!!
Actually, the only country in which the song didn't top its peak position from 1985, is Germany. #3 in 1985 and #4 in 2022.
@@Nikioko Didn't peak, but still was omnipresent on air :) Man, this takes me back! "The Kick Inside" was one of the first Albums I ever bought, really made a difference on what I'm looking for in music.
She had her "second coming" years ago. She was known for long breaks between albums
Pure genius. Just don't mention Aerial and 50 Words for Snow, her abysmally bland last two albums.
You know that must have been quite the shock when her agent called and said "Hey Kate, your song Running Up That Hill went number 1 on the charts... again."
I went down the rabbit hole with her and almost didn’t come out… She is so amazing!
Hahaha! The thing is, you’re aren’t out of the Kate Bush rabbit hole. You’ll realize this 30 years from now. Take it from someone who first went down that rabbit hole in 1985..😜 It’s glorious, and there’s no reason to ever leave it. Her music changed my life
@@MoonchildDog
I’m 52 and remember her from the 80s and always loved her voice. I always wondered about her craft and then I saw a documentary on her and found out about her back story and songs I never heard.
Just an amazing talent!
Ha! You and I are the same age. One of my favorite tracks by Kate is Lake Tahoe from 50 Words For Snow. So otherworldly….and heartbreaking. Completely transports me to another realm
My 11 year old daughter was amazed that I knew of Kate Bush and I am happy to say that I have now introduced her to her full back catalogue. She now plays Wuthering Heights constantly and loves her music. This is how it’s supposed to happen. I learnt music from my parents and we pass it on to our kids so that they can appreciate the rich history that music has.
That's how I introduced my daughters to Steve Vai's Flex-Able! :)
My daughter's 7 and requests and sings along to wuthering heights....
and it only to 40 years for most of the world to discover her.
Isn't that the most wonderful feeling when you can share with your kids the music that you loved, and your kids are excited to accept that gift? It's sweet when my kids learn just how good the music I grew up with was, so they believe me when I tell them music was better then.
I suppose, but are you old enough to remember the divide between Boomers and their parents? Boomers never listened to Big Bands from around WWII, nothing older than Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock", and their parents never listened to rock. It was a little different for jazz fans, but it's hard to convey what a rebellious revolution rock was nowadays. I suppose the Beatles were the biggest link between Boomers and GenXers, but I can't think of any more multi-generational artists before them.
I heard her on the radio yesterday and actually stopped to say, "wait Kate is playing here... on an American station?!"
I'm so happy this gave her a surge in popularity, as there's so many people who've still never heard of her in the US. This same song is what accompanied me when I worked on a freighter for the first time. That piece, coupled with the undeniable isolation you feel out there on the water is just surreal.
She definitely didn’t get as much love over in the states but it’s awesome to see her finally get some - much deserved
@@nicksimon7364 so true. Us metal heads of the old school dug her because we were into Brit hard rock and prog rock, always found at the import record shops of the day!
"Undeniable isolation" sounds pretty great.
She never got the airplay in the US that she deserved, although she developed a limited but devoted fan base here.
This song is absolutely amazing.
And the episode it is featured is one of the all-time best moments of television history. It's just an incredible use of the song coupled with great acting and directing.
Kate is a musical genius. My teenage years were set to this music. It is just fantastic she has had the recognition she deserves again. Hounds of love and cloudbusting are also wonderful.
I was in a band in the 80's and we did this song so well we got written up in the paper for it. It was the song I couldn't wait to do each gig! I played bass on this one and did the background vocals. Such a FUN song to play and just to listen to over and over again. I was thrilled when I heard Max listening to it on Stranger Things and even happier when it became a huge hit all over again for Kate Bush and that the younger generation embraced it. What a fabulous song!
I'm 35 and loved 80s rock & especially 90s grunge, and never once happened upon this KB song. How did it hide so well from so many?
@@jking0.o121 I completely missed the 90's music scene because I was comcentrated on making $$ teaching country dancing and playing country music in a band. I missed the 2000's because I was totally absorbed in the blues and fronting my frequently working band! I too have probably missed a lot of gems
I probably would have loved your band. Some of my fav 80s early 90s female artists.
Kate Bush
Dolores O'(The Cranberries)
Annie Lennox
Sinéad O’Connor
Souxsie and the Banshees
Gwen Stephani(No Doubt)
Chrissie Hynde
Sade Adu *I couldn't help myself. She was one of those "guilty pleasure" artists for me.
Kate is a true one-off. Her songs don't sound like anyone else's and she has so many unusually great songs and videos. It's hard to believe the amazing songs on Kick Inside were written when she was 16yo. Hounds of love is an album everyone on the planet should own.
She really refused to be what an artist, especially a female artist, was expected to be... She's sounds so of her time yet you can't really say she's like anyone else. She used the tools of the time but in her own way. It's great to see her find new appreciation from youngsters like my daughter and her friends. She's exactly who I'd want her to listen to.
Never Forever album takes me right back. That 80-81 period was golden for music, cinema, industrial art design. I was 14-15 got my first electric guitar. MTV was new in '81 and boy was Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights was a love it or hate it video. I was too cool to admit I loved it, especially as my older rocker sister said she made her gag. I rediscovered Bush when I stumbled upon the grainy old *Kate Bush - Efteling* video on UA-cam. I was hooked! I had to look on my Facebook history to find where I shared it 2-3 years ago. I kept searching 'Nesterling', but knew the thumbnail and it is NOWHERE in page after page of videos. I'm just going to have to download it! I find VHS so endearing for certain old ethereal...lol you'll see. I think our kids just call it a bad picture. Check it out. I've fallen to sleep to it's analog warmth.🙂
For a while, Tori Amos was being compared, though I didn't see it.
@@paulj0557tonehead "Never Forever" is a classic and the first Bush album I heard when in England from 1980 to 1982. "Army Dreamers" is my favorite track on the album, which is full of sonic wonders.
@@NJtoTX There is no-one comparable, period. No matter who tries to suggest it.
I remember hearing the first time this song was referenced in the series, and, knowing the song, totally resonated with its use. The strong character of Maxine, pushing hard against the negativity in her life and having to grow up too soon, yet retaining her moral strength and quirky character, dovetailed with the quirky but strong sound of Kate Bush, an excellent pairing, like the right entree with the right kind of fine wine. The old becomes new, memorable, poignant, unforgettable !
I remember when the song came out. I heard it from a cassette playing at a store. I never heard it again until now. I'm still captured by it every time I hear it. It seems to be playing every time I go to a store or shop. I love the song.
Watching rick explaining the complexity of this song makes it sounds even more amazing
I could watch him break down Baby Shark and be entertained by it.
@@TheBigGetEven 🤣🤣🤣
eduardobazani1988 It's quite simple compared to some of the insanity on the 1982 album "The Dreaming" Kate's "She's Gone Mad" album.
@@TheBigGetEven sure thing
A visual component, whether Rick Beato's analysis, or just watching a good live performance of the song, makes a some more enjoyable.
The scary thing is, Kate wrote many of her greatest songs when she was between 13 and 19.
Wuthering Heights is sheer brilliance.
Withering heights got to number 1 at the height (no pun intended) of punk. It stood out as extraordinary. If memory serves me correctly first female number 1 written by the artist.
I used to do a cover of Wuthering Heights solo on 12-string guitar and voice. Boy was that a stretch... And I'm male! ;-)
Man With The Child In Hs Eyes was written when she was 13.
@@Nautilus1972 I know, it's crazy, like how does a 13 year old understand or know that kind of love and intimacy with a partner like that? Mindblowing!
Sheer brilliance is right.
Agreed with Kate Bush passion. Found her in 1985. She was a child genius. All of of her work - original and fantastic.
That one song made me buy the album in 1985. Not being totally stupid, I immediately bought her earlier albums. BAM! A whole new world of music entered my soul. I don't know how else to put it. Unique and ingenious.
Kate Bush is in a league of her own. Nobody sounds like her, nobody moves like her, nobody bewitches like her. I'm so glad you did this video, Rick.
What the...did I say this? I think this!
I think Florence Welch might have been a fan.
Totally agreed. Kate is not only unique in her music, also in her lifestyle.
Something I've noticed with this and other hits from places like tiktok introducing younger kids to older music is, this is pretty much the first time I can think of where interest in older music is dictating the charts like this. Unless I'm just forgetting, it seems like younger people really care about being introduced to great older music, which is pretty encouraging.
I grew up on older music so it warms my heart when I hear a song from when I’m growing up
One of the few good things that came from tiktok is the cross generational thing that music is doing. Young kids get introduced to old song and older people get to easily hear what kids listen to nowadays. The internet has become such a far reaching platform at this point.
nah, in the 80's (in the UK) we had throwbacks to the 60's, Nina Simone, Righteous Brothers etc... so it's happened before
thank to tic tok this is why older artist are selling their masters now and for a lot more money then what they would have gotten 2 or 3 years ago becuase tic tok is introducing younger kids to older music and are rising in the billboard and older songs recharting becuase of that
Have you heard what new "music" sounds like now?" It's garbage.
I just hope that this will make people check out her other music! SO many hidden gems in her discography. I recommend Cloudbusting to people that enjoy Running up that hill. She's truly brilliant!
Very well said . 💙
@@lunarjetwoman6580 Cloudbusting is sublime.
Her voice blows me away so much, I probably don't even start putting lyrics together till the 20th time around lol. I was instantly hooked though. MTV to buying the album to buying every other album.
Rick's appreciation of this song is so infectious. I was a young man very into punk and American roots rock when I heard Running Up That Hill for the first time, and I was absolutely *transfixed.* It sounded like it was coming straight down through the clouds, from some other dimension. This was clearly an ARTIST creating something unique, beautiful, and true. Kate Bush broadened and deepened the meaning of what "pop" music could be. Thrilling, life-changing stuff.
I had known the song before Stranger Things but just as “another great 80s song that I liked but never owned.” But the way they used the song in episode 4 was truly masterful and in my mind I now always recall that scene when I listen to it (and I’ve listened to it a lot the last few weeks).
This! Since I was A kid in the 90’s I always liked to listen to old music but in a very nostalgic way because I wasn’t around at those time. it’s great to have this music back to represent new generations in their own personal way.
How is that "song I like but never own"?
I’ve been a Kate Bush fan since the beginning. A real creative artist. I was watching Saturday Night Live around 1978 or 1979 and Eric Idle was the featured guest and introduced her as the featured musical guest that night. I had never heard of her. She sang “Man With The Child In His Eyes” all the while sitting or rather, squirming on top of a baby grand piano. That’s how I was introduced to her and her amazing talent. It knocked me out.
Me too!
Kate Bush was part of our standard playlist back in the '80s, along with David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, and so many others. We always knew she was a creative genius. We played the grooves off of The Dreaming. I still can't get her tunes out of my head. I've been playing "Cloudbusting" and "Love and Anger" on repeat all day.
When Kate was promoting her album "Never For Ever", me and a mate from work went into HMV in Manchester (8 miles from where we worked) during our lunch-hour. The queue was rather large and we didn't get back to work until after 3pm - but we each had a signed copy of the album. Absolutely love her. She pushed boundaries and remains an enigmatic persona.
Lucky!
Back in the day (South London, where she lived) she came to see a band I was in and a few mates knew her well. I have no claim to have influenced her genius and talent, I have to say!! A special artist for sure...
"Never For Ever" is my favorite album by her. She is an extraordinary artist. I can only hope that she makes some more music.
I’m also a David F. (only I’m not from the U.K.), and also a huge fan of Kate’s boundary-pushing, enigmatic artistry! When I tell people that they should really check out her great work, I say “There’s no other musician like her!” (No coincidence, the only one even similar I can name is Peter Gabriel.) And not only has nobody to whom I’ve suggested her returned disappointed, nobody has disagreed that her talent is absolutely, stunningly unique.
That is my favourite album of hers. Absolute quality all the way through.
I heard my eight year old daughter singing this song the other day and I was dumbfounded…until I became Stranger Things literate.
Tiktok literate really
@@ToyInsanity Unlike TikTok, feel free to write more than three words. You can actually write entire sentences here on UA-cam. Then, people actually know wtf you're talking about!
What's your 8 year old daughter doing watching a show like Stranger Things lol Pretty sure she got it from Tiktok and even then what is she doing on there lol You sure you ain't hiding something in that it was you who watch it
@@AHylianWarrior Did you miss the part where this has become a number one hit, meaning it is being played across all major radio stations and being jumped on by all the socials going? That 8-year-old kid will be hearing this track on practically every car ride, in practically every store and will being pushed to her by every algorithm on every platform, even if that's just spotify music/itunes/et al throwing it in her recommended/whats popular? Not to mention that 8 year old spends time around adults and older children who do watch the show and have been obsessing over it, so they are getting second-hand exposure everywhere they go, the teaching assistant is humming it to herself in the corner of the classroom, the older kids are 'playing' stranger things imaginary in the park, older siblings are blasting this from behind a closed bedroom door in homes everywhere.
Find something better to do than make assumptions and judge people....
@@AHylianWarrior Big time. My 8 year old isn't going near either of them.
I discovered Kate Bush when my husband and I saw her on TV (just by chance) in a live performance of "Them Heavy People," with its dramatic chorus of "Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me." I'm pretty sure it was on Saturday Night Live.
We were absolutely captivated by the big-eyed beauty of what appeared to be a tiny woman- her dancing skill, her musicality and the mind-blowing lyrics. Got her first record & followed her whole career from that point on.
Kate Bush is an amazing songwriter, musician, singer, talent and producer, she is one of the few vocalists with a seven octave vocal range, and she does her vocal gymnastics effortless. She also is very experimental as a songwriter and musician, truly very gifted! I have been a fan of her music since 1978 when she released "Man With a Child in his Eyes". Awesome analysis of the song "Running Up That Hill" thank you!
Nearer 5 octaves l guess, Dimash Kudaibergen tops 7 running from baritone to falsetto (SOS for example) but Kate is a very talented vocalist
Kate is recognised as having a 4+ octave range. In more recent radio interviews she has said that her voice has lowered so she cannot hit the highs of old but can get down lower, so she now sings her songs an octave lower than in the past.
Sarah McLachlan cited her as a big influence, and you can hear it on the first record. She's called herself on it in many interviews.
She was so far ahead of her time, truly unique and it’s not a stretch to say she is a modern musical genius. It’s so wonderful to know the young of today love and appreciate her just as we did and still do.
IDK about "ahead of her time." I think she was of her time, yet more artistically sophisticated than most of her peers.
80s prog pop.
@@bluesdealer KB was the first musician to really make use of the potential of sampling machines! The "breaking cutlery" sound in Babushka, or the samples from Night of the Demon ("It's in the trees!") in Hounds of Love wrote history, at least to my knowledge. Ca. three years ago there was a IMO very good documentary about her on television, I believe on BBC, in any case very late at night *yawn*
@@sabinegierth-waniczek4872 it was basically her and Peter Gabriel who started exploring more heavily the potential of sampling, though I don’t know who released music doing so first.. They were both very similar artists, both very invested in putting tons of work into all the little details of their albums, and not surprisingly worked together.. So yeah, I am guessing that one of them picked it up from the other, but it’s possible since they were both so into the latest technology they could use, that it was something they both started individually apart from each other.
Anyway, love her albums so much. Pretty much the only other artist who’s albums give me the feel of hers are Gabriel’s solo albums.
@@bluesdealer Her stuff, Peter Gabriel’s, and a handful of other artists used that 80s tech and production in a way that really doesn’t feel aged, like so much of the pop music from that era.. Truly “art pop”!
@@bluesdealer go listen to her The Dreaming album, you'll get what they meant by ahead of her time
Kate Bush has incredible range as a writer. “Wuthering Heights” is an amazing song that has unconventional harmonic movement, odd meter sections, and an incredible guitar solo (by Ian Bairnson) in addition to the beautiful lyrics, melody and vocals. She was 18 when she wrote it, and I read somewhere that it only took her a few hours. She had already written hundreds of songs by that point. Truly an incredible artist.
That bass line is schmackin too
Her early records are generally too esoteric for my tastes, but I can't deny the artistry and skill. But the Hounds of Love album is, for me, the perfect melding of her pop sensibilities and her singular vision.
Ian Bairnson composed and performed it. I ca remember exactly where and when I first heard Wuthering Heights and the rest of the lp in 1978, and the one thing I can’t recall is exactly how many times we replayed that song, but it was no less than a dozen.
100% this.
My English teacher introduced us to wuthering heights (both the song and book) this past year and my whole class loved it, so it’s perfect that another Kate bush song would hit our generation so hard later on
I really hope that listeners will use this song as an entrypoint into her whole discography. Everything she made is special.
80s music will never be matched. The instrumentals reflect emotion! I listen to a lot but this is one song I was unfamiliar with and im so grateful to have learned about it.
I think Hounds of Love is one of the top 10 greatest records of all time by any artist or band.
Rick, I would love it if you did a “What makes this album great” series where you talk not only about the songs, but the production, mastering, song order, album cover etc.
Great idea
Let’s get this comment to the top!
That is a great idea, and "Hounds of Love" is certainly deserving of being on that list somewhere!
I fully agree. It is also on my top 10 list of all time greatest albums. Period.
It is always important to remember that RUTH sounds so uniquely 80s because Kate was one of the first people to seriously dive into and truly master what could be done with the Fairlight-2 CMI. She literally created all of those samples herself then modified them to be solely hers for the Hounds of Love/the Ninth Wave. She was the first person to release an album using the Fairlight-- Never for Ever featured the Fairlight-1 but the programming was done by others.
I am still proud to have been to both of Kate's live shows, seeing the Tour of Life in Stuttgart in 1979 with my uncle and then Before the Dawn in 2014 on what would have been my uncle's birthday.
Such a life to have seen Kate Bush live in 1979 AND 2014! And BTW "Never for Ever" is my favorite Kate Bush album.
The samples she used (the long drone and the melody) were fashioned from the CELLO2 sample. She resampled the reverb tail after putting the Fairlight through some effects. Nothing short of brilliant.
Also, you forget that Peter Gabriel used the Fairlight on his 3rd album.
I cannot ever remember a time not loving this song. I introduced it to so many people who didn't get it, so I eventually stopped. That "Stranger Things," a bingeable show, gave Kate Bush the recognition she deserved in the 80s is part sad, part vindication. With all that's been going on in the world, this is one of my places of absolute joy. Thank you, Rick, for taking time out to appreciate this breathtaking song. I'm over the moon for Kate!
Not only did P Gabriel use the Fairlight first, he was the one who sold her on it. They started collaborating on that 'Melty Face' album (she sang bg in 'Games Without Frontiers'), and in general he was a major influence on her for years after. Then they did their huge duet, 'Don't Give Up', on his So album. But meanwhile, he was creating Security (which made massive and crazy use of the Fairlight) while she was making The Dreaming (same).
At one point, Peter reportedly said to Kate that she was 'mad as a box of frogs'. To which she responded "well, pots and kettles, Peter". Exactly. It's no accident they admired each other.
Oh also: not just in using the Fairlight: when Peter told Kate (or maybe even showed her) that he was composing the Security songs by starting with rhythm, she decided to do the same with The Dreaming. And there's still a lot of that in Hounds of Love, though only for certain songs.
The first time I heard Kate Bush was while driving. I pulled over, stopped the car and just listened. It was mesmerizing! It's always fun to have Rick explain the magic behind the music. And Kate Bush is truly magical!
In the description for this video, Rick says this song was a #1 hit again. This song was not a #1 hit in 1985 but it did crack the Top 40. It made it to #30 on the Billboard chart in the US and #3 in the UK, which makes her #1 status now even more amazing. The album this song comes from, Hounds of Love, was the one that introduced me to her work back in 1985. I've been a fan ever since.
I was living in UK in 1985 when "Running" and the Hounds album both debuted on the UK charts at #1: a feat that the radio DJ said no woman had ever accomplished before and no one since Elton John had done.
OMG, this brings back so much fond memories! Wuthering Heights, Babooshka, The Dreaming, Hounds of Love, Cloudbusting, The Man with the Child in His Eyes, Don't Give Up (a duet with Peter Gabriel), This Woman's Work, Army Dreamers & King of the Mountain.
Thank you so much for the music, Kate.
I saw Kate live at the Hammersmith Arena in the late 1980's, singing with Peter Gabriel as he performed "Don't give up" from the "So" album. It was magical, when Kate came out for her part the crowd went wild - it was such a surprise.
EDIT: Actually, thinking about it, it was probably in Wembley Areana (as it was then - sadly gone now) Still a great concert and a wonderful experience. Peter had ethnic band he promoted playing in the entrance halls.
I saw Peter Gabriel in the early 93 and Sinaed O'Connor came and sang Dont Give Up, and the guy I took kept telling everyone we were going to see Sinaed O'Connor while I rolled my eyes in the background. Lol
Would have given so much to see that concert.
Ah Im sad I missed that one--Kate grew up not far from me at the same time. I did see The Wall at Hammersmith though--amazing concert!!!
It was a magic night. He played 4 nights at Earls Court 26-29 June 1987. I went Saturday and Sunday, but I can't remember which date Kate appeared, pretty sure it was a one off though and was a massive surprise!
@@danhenderson8299 I think it was the last night as I went on the 2nd or 3rd night and somebody I knew went on the first night and, if I recall correctly, I found out later that someone I'd been at school with (I left in '86) went on the last night and saw her then.
Kate Bush is a genius. I was privileged to see one of her live shows at the Hammersmith Apollo, back in 2014, 2nd row, one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
I have all of her albums.
She was so far ahead of her time and still waiting for everybody else to catch up!
One of the things that makes "Running Up That Hill" work, is that (I believe) that the melody is (mostly) in the Dorian Mode......but the intervals are unlike any you'd find in a traditional modal melody!
The bit that really (even now) gets me is the harmony singing on the line "is there so much heat for the ones we love?" Absolutely beautiful.
The whole "Hounds of Love" album is a true masterpiece!
Excellent breakdown here sir! I remember exactly where I was walking when I 1st heard this song! 1986 at RAF Mildenhall, stationed there while in the US Air Force. Been listening to her since.
Even if I don't understand most of the music theory that you are explaining, I just love being a witness of the extraordinary enthusiasm with which you present the artists and their music! This brings me back over and over to your videos that make me appreciate those artists and their music in such a profound way that it opens my heart and expands it with a multitude of impressions that I felt but could not describe! Thank you for this gift!
Yes, well said.... 👍
Same here! I wish I understood all the music theory, but I love that he uses it to demonstrate his enthusiasm for a song. I love learning about what makes a song great.
I know basic chords, but as soon as he talks about suspended seconds I get lost immediately. However I just like to hear how the chords sound when they're isolated and he plays them on the keys.
Such a wealth of music knowledge, but enthusiasm too. I love all the ‘thought experiments’ too. So fascinating!
You just described Rick's
secret sauce. It's why I follow him as well.:)
the word genius gets thrown around a lot, but Kate Bush actually is a genius.
I agree. Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell are in that small category IMO.
@@MrThrustSSC Joni Mitchell needs to be the next artist to have this resurgence of popularity imo. So glad Kate Bush is getting all this well-deserved love.
I'll always remember it being one of the most striking opening songs to any album, ever. One of those moments where something is so new that you're just dazzled.
On the same level, for me, as the title song to her next album, The Sensual World.
Her first album was, and is amazing and really impressed me. I had the privilege of telling her, she was so humble and modest and said she really appreciated my comments. A lovely person. She did do a live tour early in her career and recordings exist but she must have thought it was not her medium. A true original.
And now, master of puppets is trending. Thank you Stranger things.
I just saw it was no. 5 on iTunes.
That scene gave me goosebumps in places I didn’t think I could get goosebumps lol! Loved that scene!
What an awesome scene that was!! Our love of Eddie’s character made it epic.
Good thing metallica really needed the cash huh
@@Ottophil Metallica may not have needed the money, but rock needed a win, which it got (at least for a little bit…we’ll see how long it lasts lol!)
Kate Bush isn't on my daily listening playlists, but when I'm in the mood, there's *nothing* like Kate Bush to capture that weird intense-zen energy. Like those vivid dreams about flying I had as a kid -- you know, where you _feel_ the rush of air against your face and see lights far below while you're moving through an inky black sky and have to remind yourself to breathe? Yeah, that's a Kate Bush mood right there.
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I totally know what you're talking about!😁👍
Ooooooo SO WELL spoken!
She's hard to get used to, that's for sure.
I have one of her albums and I listen to it occasionally (just like to anything I have, anymore).
Not my type of music but I can appreciate the level of artistry and different take on song structure. She for sure is different than most.
Her voice is disturbing and of strange resonance, for lack of better words.
Out of female performers who in my opinion deserve deeper recognition, one comes to mind: A band Concrete Blonde.
Now that's a voice right there.
So true! We all need that zen sometimes, no matter how old we get.
Imagine bringing in a drummer and telling them they can’t use any cymbals. Such a simple but unusual request- forcing them to come up with a different way to propel the song- and you get these results. Just one of so many amazing things she did in this track.
The drum you hear is called a Lambeg drum she had made for her in Sandy Row Belfast.
Peter gabriel did this on one of his albums - so I'm guessing she copied that idea from him - think it was peter gabriel 4.
She might've gotten that from Peter Gabriel. He's an African drumming fan and not a cymbal fan. We had to edit out most of the crash cymbals off my album since the drummer didn't take direction well in that regard.
@@johnworf There's a whole rabbit hole here. Hugh Padgham produced records for XTC and Phil Collins that mastered the art of no cymbals, and therefore you could make the compressed drum sound CRAZY big. I think Peter Gabriel helped him develop it on 4 after Collins made it famous as the gated reverb drums and that crazy drum roll on In The Air Tonight.
@@peterg5383 On the album credits for this track, Stuart Elliott plays over the top of the Fairlight track.
have loved Kate Bush since I read then heard Wuthering Heights when I was in grade 13(Canada) - I think it is so fantastic that Stranger Things was able to bring someone like her to the forefront of music at a time when most music is so over processed and sampled and auto-tuned. its also great to hear someone so impressed by her really appreciate someone like her. I'm so glad I tripped on this video!
I was absolutely taken with this song when I first heard it in the 80’s. And while it was playing ‘here’ and you were describing it’s nuances, I had ‘goosebumps upon goosebumps!’ The drum beats are… the footsteps running. The heartbeats pounding. The running breaths shortening. There’s angst. There’s sorrow. There’s hope. There’s God. Incredible song. Incredible music artist. Thank you for reviewing.
My husband watches "Stranger Things" and I was talking about this whole thing with Kate Bush. I've been a fan since back in the early 80s. For the past two weeks I've been telling him what a genius she is and trying to show him videos of her music. He was not enthused. He watches this channel and I was like, "Well, I can't wait until Rick Beato covers Kate Bush...you'll see." Today he texted me the link, and I couldn't be more excited. She truly is so brilliant. "The Dreaming" is a masterpiece - one of my favorite albums of all time.
Oh my Gosh - that’s really sad. I know this was a nice story you told - I think ? - in that you’re excited KTB’s music is getting out there to a fresh blood, but honestly, you should ask your husband why has so little respect for your discerning tastes / your appraisals. You’re clearly awesome and engage with art in a really amazing way - how do I know? You’re a KTB devotee - so enough said. Your husband shouldn’t have been so dismissive - he sounds like he doesn’t think much of women
@@normajoe There it is, the long leap - 21st century aerobics
@@normajoeWoke-o-meter blown to pieces right there
@@normajoe Thank you for this. I just read this to my husband and he was dismissive again. So we will see.
The whole "Hounds of Love" album is a masterpiece.. divided in 2 parts (as was in the vinyl). Kate Bush is the most creative, innovative, unique female voice that ever existed, each album being an unique experience (I have every album from her and the first experience was on the radio with tracks like "Wuthering Eights" or "Babooshka" when I was very young).
I have to say, as a huge Kate Bush fan, this was never one of my favorite songs by her. I've always liked it, but preferred at least 15 to 20 other songs more. This reemergence and attention has given me a fresh look (or listen) to it's imagination and power. Kate Bush's songs are like that. My favorite song by her, "The Dreaming" took years to penetrate my subconscious and become my absolute favorite!
I first heard it on The Whole Story, enjoyed it but Cloudbusting & Breathing grabbed me more (wuthering heights I knew already)
@@DanielDiaz-um1xd And that album was the only one to have "Experiment IV" which has a fantastic video.
In the mid 80s in highschool and being a metalhead guitarist. I listened to Kate Bush. Why because it broadened my love for real musical composition. She is a gem of an artist and I am loving that it's being introduced to this generation. Great breakdown Rick.
Kate had drama in her music, I loved heavy rock and good metal, Kate was one pop artist actually worth listening to 😁
@@RobBCactive Same here. I was listening to hard rock long before Kate came on the scene. I'm older than her and I I love her. Have every album.
Kate Bush is truly an inspiration to so many people and I’m so happy she’s getting more recognition in this day and age. Well deserved supposing Kate is an absolute rarity among the music industry, one of the most authentic and genius artists ever!
Absolutely. I wasn't a teenager until the mid-late 90s but it seemed like most of the girls of the same age as me (and certainly all of the ones who were even slightly alternative, indie, literary, artistic) had a point of epiphany where they discovered Kate Bush and her back catalogue. She's been an inspiration to multiple generations!
Tsjaa, ik ken de serie niet, wel de ophef: Running up that hill, van Kate Bush, decennia na dato een nummer 1 hit.
Kate Bush, mijn jeugd heldin van wie ik een foto in een amechtige pose op mijn zolderkamer had. Zachtboard tegen de wand, ik kon posters met punaises blijven opprikken. Eens in de 10 jaar (dat is dus eenmaal dat ik thuis woonde) werd het gesausd en voilà....ik kon weer verse posters ophangen.
Maar Kate Bush dus.
Ik had hier de clip kunnen plaatsen maar wat veel mooier is: Rick Beato fileert het nummer en geeft ons inzage waarom het toen, en nu, zo'n briljant (eighties!!) popliedje is.
En ook al zal ik het nooit nomineren voor de Top 2000 of een andere lijst (er is zoveel ander moois van Kate dat bij mij meer voorop staat): wat een fantastische popsong blijft het toch ! Bedankt Rick!
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"There is thunder in our hearts " absolutely stunning line to make you cry with joy.
I have always loved Kate Bush. I'm pleased a whole new generation has discovered her and now she's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Congrats and well deserved!
Kate Bush is in a genre all of her own, whether it's the 70's, 80's or now, her songs are timeless. She is a one-off. She doesn't write to be a commercial success and seemingly didn't sell out to commercialism, a rare thing in the world of pop. You have to admire her for that. And what a fabulous critique you gave of the construction of the song Rick.
Sometimes good art is a commercial success.
@@Versul1 Yes, it is and David Bowie for one, is testament to that. A lot of his stuff was 'arty' but his persona made it sell.
She's done her own thing for sure. Luckily sometimes quality resonates with a significant audience, she's done pretty well commercially :-)
@@manckrank Great way of putting it.
All her songs were so different from one another and most of them always gave me a feeling of hearing a entire story and just this feeling of epicness and depth and mystery.
Ok, I never make a comment, but I had to. The way you make your analysis is just incredible. I am a teacher (chemistry), and seeing your videos is an inspiration of how we can explain deep stuff in such light way. You make videos of more than 30 minutes, and it works! About Kate Bush, she is one of the best pop artists ever. Running up that Hill always makes me sad in a very nice way, it just conforts your soul.
Rick, Cesar hit it. I am a university professor (I teach negotiation). Your "pedagogical method" is commendable. After watching your 8 minute lessons, I note myself simplifying my lectures, building in enthusiastic hooks into my presentations. Your fan loyalty must derive from that sound educational instinct. Kudos.
@@stelangdon7687 I know nothing about sheet music yet I watch these videos religiously! I just love the way Rick boils these songs down eventhough I have no idea what he's talking about half the time LOL It tells you a lot about how Rick "teaches" these things.. absolutely BRILLIANT! If you can somehow capture this in YOUR teachings, you will go far! Good luck!
agreed,@@gregwhitcoe5411 . I know zero about music and music theory. I can feel the difference between major and minor, but I can grasp so much more now since watching Rick Beato (is he the Titus Welliver of music?) sharing through videos.
Thank God she wrote that song because as just the singer( even if her interpretation is unmatched) as a 20 something woman in the world on entertainment contracts ,she would have been screwed. When a song is good it becomes a classic.... It's not the last time we hear about that song
David Gilmour gave her great advice about the business end of music as well. She produced her own music and still holds the rights through her own company. Those rights are worth hundreds of millions now.
I think of Wuthering Heights a bit like I think of Bohemian Rhapsody; I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it, because I'd never heard anything else like it. Kate Bush truly deserves a resurgence in popularity.
Hounds of Love and The Dreaming are such stellar albums! You can clearly hear the huge impact she has had on pop music today, especially amongst female singer-songwriters/multi-instrumentalists like Björk, Grimes and Julia Holter who often composes and records everything themselves. Kate really deserves all the attention she is getting right now.
I loved this song the moment I heard it almost 40 years ago and I love that Kate has gotten all the way to Number 1 with it so long after it first came out. It's a glorious song and deserves all the love it is getting now!
Rick we love you. You truly understand and communicate the true value and reasons for what makes music so important to us as humans. Kate is as you say a wonder of the world This song and woman’s work are my favorites
“The man with a child in his eyes”, has for past 35 years been to me the most beautiful song ever written. Always been a huge fan, used to irritate me no end how the general media would make out she was cooky and weird thus not worth taking seriously. Glad to see that perception is changing and being admired as the genius she always has been.
This Woman's Work is comparable. Gets me everytime.
She was cooky though up until hounds of love when she was taken seriously as an artist
@@deanjones684 no doubt she is her own force of energy and an original artist, however from memory pretty much any time I would hear a track on the radio it came with the caveat of her being slightly unusual, with an almost disparaging manner. That was enough to dissuade easily susceptible listeners, certainly of my generation.
Yes, such a great song!
It's an amazing song - but when you realise she wrote that when she was 13 years old! Unbelievable
The Man With The Child In His Eyes (same debut album) remains one of the most tender and haunting ballads of all time. Love it when the youngsters discover real music.
And amazingly written when she was a teenager!
Written when she was 13 years old apparently. Astonishing.
@@sf3137 Yeah, incredible!
Oh my word, absolutely. The Man With The Child In His Eyes is my other Kate Bush favourite! THIS is good songwriting, standing above your blinking cardi B's and your tiktok idiots.
The Kick Inside is such a great album - even the title itself has extra depth from being the title of the album.
I always loved Kate...I'm so happy for her. I was at a tram stop early this year & there was 3 girls, 3 guys probably about 16 and they were singing this song... awesome. I was talking to them, they loved it. Next few weeks it hit number 1, almost over the world, and stayed for over 8 weeks. That's fantastic. Good music never gets old.....
The drum intro sounds a lot like something Larry Mullen Jr would play. Sunday Bloody Sunday was a very busy drum intro too, but he had a lead foot on the kick drum too. Daniel Lanois was always a fan of Larry's drums.
"Under the Ivy", and " This woman's Work" are genuinely incredible songs from a great catalogue!💌
The video for This Woman's Work gets me every time.
Reaching Out is another heart wrenching, but incredible song.
This womans work is amazing as is dream of sheep, the man with child in his eyes, the list is endless.
This Woman's Work brings me to tears. It's incorporated beautifully and powerfully in the movie "She's Having a Baby". That movie has a great soundtrack, by the way. Maxwell does a nice cover of This Woman's Work, too.
And Under The Ivy was just whipped up in the studio when she needed a B-Side. Wow. If you have her albums, see if you can lay your hands on The Other Sides, a 4CD set that collects 12", non-album singles/B-Sides and cover versions.
This song has been sending shivers up my spine for decades. Same with pretty much the entire first side of the album. Cloudbursting makes it perfect bookends for sure. But this is one of those songs I want to hear at stupid jet engine sized volumes.
Cloudbusting.
@@jackwezesa1081 Indeed.
I’ve bought my tickets and I’m right there with you. 🎫
I get shivers with the Ninth Wave. This whole album is brilliant.
Cloudbusting is THE song I always think of with Kate Bush. I first heard it as a tween, and I’d stay up late hoping to see the marvelous video with Donald Sutherland. I’d love to see Beato break down that one, too.
I think I already posted- but I must repeat...I was obsessed with Kath Bush in the 1970's...her first record oozed magical hits......Please revisit her early stuff (yeah from The Kick Inside....)..Wuthering Heights or Man with the child in his eyes....Along with the Joni Mitchell era of Hejira and Hissing of Summer Lawns...these 2 female artists were my GODDESSES...Oh and of course...LAURA NYRO..those 3 women created their own unique sounds....and all were beautiful lyricists as well....storytellers....
Hello how are you doing today
And don't forget Don Juan's Reckless Daughter!
This song was so.important to me as a teenager and it warms my heart to see my teenage daughter and her friends get excited when it comes on the radio now. It makes a complete circle between our different generations
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I'm a rock/metal guy and 'Hounds of Love' is still one of my favorite albums of all-time. Even better than her 'Kick Inside' debut. Just so strong throughout with songs like Big Sky, Running Up That Hill, and who could forget Cloudbusting whose video starred Donald Sutherland? But it was the backside of the LP (yeah, I'm old) that is where the true magic lies, that side is referred to as 'The Ninth Wave', an album unto itself. So much Pink Floyd influence it sounds like to me, and a visionary story of one song that flows into the next song non-stop. To me, it's a masterpiece across any genre. Once you are finished being enthralled by Hello Earth and start hearing the first plinks of notes of The Morning Fog, the last song is like a melancholic reflection of the journey you just took and literally just makes me take a deep sigh. I would love to see you do a video breaking down the story and scope of music and history that 'The Ninth Wave' washed through.
The kick inside is her worst album lmao
I love both albums. The Kick Inside is like a beuatiful magic spell and the Hounds of Love is like her taking it all further. The song ‘Moving’ from the Kick Inside is pure magic.
@@jens2049 I heard the Kick Inside in a coffee house in Amsterdam in 1979 and have been hooked ever since.
The first time I found out about Kate Bush was when I saw the video for Cloudbusting on MTV (or VH1?) when I was young. I was instantly spellbound by this woman and her music.
@@jens2049 yoiw lmao yfsc
I just love Mr Beato's detailed musical dissection of songs. It always makes me understand better why I loved them so much in the first place
I'm so thrilled to see Americans finally catching on to the brilliance of Kate Bush. Better late than never! For anyone interested check out BBC's bio on her it is epic, what a beautiful talent.
I grew up in the 70's. I liked a lot of 80's music, but Kate Bush was a standout. That voice, those lyrics. She was producing it. Genius work.
Kate's music has brought tears to my eyes for over 40 years now. Thank you for presenting this, Rick.
Her live performance on Saturday Night Live is unforgettable for me. Singing "The Man with the Child in his Eyes" while sitting on Paul Schaffer's piano - it was amazing!
I think she did Rollin the Ball in a gold leotard sitting cross legged
I said in another video comment that's when I fell in love with her! She was, and always has been, totally amazing!
She was only 13 when she wrote that song. Let that sink in.
I had the same experience as a kid. Who is this person? What is she doing and why do I really like this song so much?...lol...
Paul Shaffer played in the Saturday night Live band?
in the late 80s I was listening to my moms rel ro rel tapes... this was there and it was so intriging...If only pop today was so good.
From the first moment I heard this song I knew it was special and so was she. It's been my favorite song since I was 16. It's sheer perfection.
Oh, man. This was one of my favourites, Rick. I don't know why, but the way you explained and pointed out the dissonance brought tears to my eyes because, I mean, who knows if Kate was thinking about all of this consciously. But that's the beauty of creating music is these great things come out in the creative process, and then the artist can say "Whoa. Look was I've done!"
I'm only a little bit of a musician. But watching your videos help us, I think, to appreciate great songs in a new way. Cheers.
Kate seems like a natural at understanding how music should flow and pull at you. Hard to understand for those of us who don't have that gift.
Yes, moving indeed - particularly the melody of "There is thunder in our hearts.." Breathtakingly lovely... "Cloudbusting" remains particularly moving too!
You’re not alone!..and I thought I was the only one that teared up during this..amazing the power of emotion in the song..
That singing as well... the rhythm and everything that flows... it's just something very few of us can create.
Yea! Brings tears to my eyes as well. Party Rick, mainly Kate and 80’s in general for some reason.
And I also love the Cloudbusting and it has the same effect.
Kate Bush has had a strong cult following since her first album, and we all agree that the is the most under-rated, under-appreciated artist in modern music. Pretty much every female vocalist of any talent or skill counts her as an inspiration. Her fans have known all along--and it's good to see the world finally coming to it's senses about Kate's true value and beauty as an artist...
May be true to the US, however almost all her Albums were Top 3 in the UK an many other countries around the world. 7 Top 10 singles in the UK.
You've just contradicted yourself there, haven't you? How can KB be under-rated and under-appreciated if so many artists worship her?
@@julianhaywood2147 there are quite a few examples of artists who are hugely influential but not widely popular. Musicians often are music nerds themselves, and their taste doesn't necessarily reflect what is well known or popular.
That said, Kate Bush is pretty successful/famous? It's mainly just a question of time going by. She was due to be rediscovered.
Kate Bush is a rare creative genius...one of the very best of our time.
This song has been in my top five for decades and I love how it's getting a resurgence. Kate was a perfect combination of talent, beauty and grace.