# AMA about Kate Bush **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 7, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841 "2022-06-07T22:28:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/41 "2022-06-08T17:38:48Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Bottom right here, if this works: > > [Billboard - Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=ICUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=%22kate+bush%22+wxrt&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjR7MzJ8Jz4AhVFA50JHaqjD0IQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=%22kate%20bush%22%20wxrt&f=false) To be fair, he’s talking about his own feeling about the song, and precicting that might do well. He doesnt mention its having been played o. XRT. I’m a big proponent of calling out anecdotal evidence as ascientific, but with that caveat in mind, getting Kate played on XRT was a personal mission of mine in those days. Looking back, kind of an obsession. I’m remembering a conversation i had with Terri Hemmert at a Betty show (or was it Phranc? Possible conflation), in which she told me about the computer-proogram that programmed their playlist, which I think i mentioned above, was in response to my asking (obsessively) why they still won’t play Kate Bush. At some point in the convo she said “We’ve found our audience and we’re happy to grow old with them.” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/42 "2022-06-08T17:50:28Z")
It’s crazy that all those names are still well known at XRT, decades on. I believe they’re both still there, though Terri stopped her mid-day show last year. And I’m pretty sure I hear Lin’s distinctive voice and “Lin’s bin” is still around, though I don’t listen to XRT as much as I used to, because their playlist is so thin these days (if I hear Tom Petty one more time, I’ll scream.) I have to stream BBC Radio 6 to get anything interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/43 "2022-06-08T17:58:58Z")
If this were a ‘cower mortals’ thread, Kate Bush would be up there for me. This is one of my fave songs. What’s funny is it sounds like something Prince would write. Who actually appears on the same album, but not this song. It’s heartbreaking, especially for those who have broken up with a lover who is also your best friend. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/upQFn7sPfF4/hqdefault.jpg "Kate Bush - You're The One (Jeff Beck on Guitar)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upQFn7sPfF4) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/44 "2022-06-08T19:41:27Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > So what are your top 5 Kate Bush songs (I know it’s hard to rank these things)? What song best serves as an introduction for people who are unfamiliar with her work? Introduction? RUTH My shifting top 5? –The Dreaming –Ne t’enfuis pas –Hello Earth –The Man with the Child in His Eyes –Lord of the Weedy River Ask me tomorriw it will be a different list [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TWerEMPl0Vg/hqdefault.jpg "Kate Bush - Lord Of The Reedy River") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWerEMPl0Vg) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/45 "2022-06-08T22:04:25Z")
AMAs began on Reddit, even though we had _Ask The…_ threads here on the SDMB before Reddit was a thing. Anyways, as a non-American, I’ve been familiar with Kate Bush since Wuthering Heights came out, I think in 1979 (?). ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/46 "2022-06-08T22:05:41Z")
Yes it was America where she got zero support from her label, EMI. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/47 "2022-06-08T22:12:27Z")
i like that station … do they have a live website/streaming? Actually running up that hill is her only song I knew of hers until you tube because when AOL/time warner back in the early 00s was still a thing they had a radio player that was akin something to Sirius XM but it was all warner owned music and they had an "80s alternative station " (I wish I could get their parody commercials like “goth in a box” or the “universal valley girl translator”) they played the usual smiths cure Ramones and the like but they played running up that hill every 3 hours right after they played something by Siouxie (usually her duet w morrisey or cities in the dust) ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/48 "2022-06-08T22:22:22Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > So what are your top 5 Kate Bush songs (I know it’s hard to rank these things)? What song best serves as an introduction for people who are unfamiliar with her work? Top 3 Rubberband Girl Babooska Wuthering Heights Second 3 (which makes 6 - sorry) There Goes a Tenner Army Dreamers Them Heavy People I guess Wuthering Heights is my thought for a good introduction. But not with this video… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Je75AtbrPh8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever - Atlanta") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je75AtbrPh8) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/49 "2022-06-09T01:24:42Z")
She was on SNL…got Peacock? > **[Watch Saturday Night Live Season 4 Episode 8: Eric Idle: December 9, 1978 on...](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/saturday-night-live/8885992813767211112/seasons/4/episodes/eric-idle-december-9-1978-episode-8/b0c29804-c09c-3a31-bd02-5a1f2b76a63e)** > > Eric Idle returns with musical guest Kate Bush. ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/50 "2022-06-09T01:38:13Z")
I fell in love with Kate in the late 80s. She’s on quite a few songs with Peter Gabriel. One not mentioned up-thread is No Self Control. One with feels from The Sensual World in '89: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UXzx--YefD8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGOBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGEYgYShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLChJVcq0fmgu1neTvD10nxira-G1w "Kate Bush - This Woman's Work - Official Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzx--YefD8) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/51 "2022-06-09T02:50:55Z")
One of my favorites. Such an emotional rollercoaster. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/52 "2022-06-09T08:31:53Z")
Do not have Peacock. I reckon everyone “has” dailymotion > **[Kate Bush - Full Saturday Night Live Performance 1978 - video Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7zny21)** > > This remains Kate's only appearance on north american TV. She performs The Man with the Child in His Eyes and Them Heavy People. Originally aired December 9, 1978. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/53 "2022-06-09T09:55:50Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > AMAs began on Reddit Ah, not a site I’ve ever used. That would explain it. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/54 "2022-06-11T19:44:14Z")
Today I heard “Running Up That Hill” on the bog standard iHeart “hits of the 80s, 90s and today!” local radio station. I can’t begin to describe how remarkable this is: In the 80s I only heard it on the alternative/college stations, never on the mainstream pop stations. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/55 "2022-06-13T15:17:30Z")
Anyone mentioned my favourite yet, ‘Woman’s Work’? Kate Bush has always been a huge star in the UK since Wuthering Heights, despite her retreating from public performances decades ago. She had a major segment at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics (well, her music did, she didn’t actually perform live)- it didn’t occur to me that overseas viewers might be puzzled as to who she is. ---
**Author:** ![Evin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@Evin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/56 "2022-06-13T19:23:21Z")
In “Strange Phenomena” there’s this lyric: “G arrives, funny, had a feeling he was on his way.” Any idea who G may refer to, if anyone? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/57 "2022-06-13T19:40:15Z")
I think the second part of that line is the important part; the **G** is just a placeholder for someone she knows showing up just as she wss thinking of them. If it mattered who it was, she would have offered more clues. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/58 "2022-06-13T19:47:21Z")
It’s Kenny G. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841/59 "2022-06-14T06:41:35Z")
KT has apparently said it’s someone she calls Mr G. Fan theories include Dave Gilmour, God and periods. The latter apparently based off the other period reference in the song and an English colloquialism of “George” for periods, which is apparently a thing (at least, [Grandma George is](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thesaurus:menstruation) - so’s George Michael=Menstrual cycle, but I think that construction would postdate the song by quite a bit). ---
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