# Kate Bush on Saturday Night Live (1978) repeat **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398 "2002-12-13T01:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/1 "2002-12-13T01:54:05Z")
A rare repeat of the entire Saturday Night Live with Eric Idle as the host and Kate Bush as the musical guest will be aired, according to my Tivo: Sunday December 22 3:01am (Central) Channel 5 (NBC, I believe). The Tivo lists it at 1:29, which means that both her songs (“The Man With The Child In His Eyes” and “Them Heavy People”) will be shown. Most other repeats over the years were an hour, and cut out “Them Heavy People.” Just a heads up for those who might be interested. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/2 "2002-12-13T04:36:03Z")
cool ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/3 "2002-12-13T13:47:33Z")
I saw that when it first aired. I remember “The Man with the Child in His Eyes” - KB wore a sparkly bodysuit and had a very come hither quality. Or maybe that was just my fevered 16 year old imagination. Anyway, a very unique SNL moment. Thanks for the heads up. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/4 "2002-12-13T15:35:28Z")
Is a show at 3:01am a network feed? I would guess this is only going to be shown on the local Chicago station. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/5 "2002-12-13T17:23:18Z")
I was told that Kate Bush had never been in the U.S. due to a fear of flying. Was I handed a line of crap? ---
**Author:** ![CaptEgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@CaptEgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptEgo)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/6 "2002-12-13T17:37:11Z")
As far as I know she’s simply been here quite infrequently and takes a boat if possible. Deathly afraid of flying yes…never been here, Nope (I saw her interviewed while in Toronto a few years back and it tweren’t no sattelite feed). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/7 "2002-12-13T19:33:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*Is a show at 3:01am a network feed? I would guess this is only going to be shown on the local Chicago station. \*\* Not so. NBC regularly runs old eps at his time. I checked out [TVGuide.com](http://TVGuide.com) and they show the episode. This was Kate’s only live performance in the US. Watch for a young Paul Schaffer accompanying her on the piano. Also note the audience who have absolutely no idea what they’re watching. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/8 "2002-12-13T22:23:21Z")
Kate invented the wireless headset mike during a tour. The standard mike was interfering with her dancing, so she fashioned a headset out of a hanger and stuck a radio mike on it. Or is that an urban legend? Love Kate! ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/9 "2002-12-13T22:39:31Z")
What’s ol’ Kate doin’ with herself these days, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/10 "2002-12-13T23:56:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I saw that when it first aired. I remember “The Man with the Child in His Eyes” - KB wore a sparkly bodysuit and had a very come hither quality. Or maybe that was just my fevered 16 year old imagination. No, it’s not your imagination. I felt the same way you did (although I didn’t actually see that SNL episode until it was rerun about four years later). I was only in my teens and had mixed feelings about her music but, after seeing that, I wanted to propose to her. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/11 "2002-12-14T00:51:36Z")
It’s a bad pic, but is [this](http://gaffa.org/passing/snl1.gif) the bodysuit in question? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/12 "2002-12-14T03:37:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rogzilla \* > \*\*I was told that Kate Bush had never been in the U.S. due to a fear of flying. Was I handed a line of crap? \*\* She’s not afraid of flying, but flying hurts her inner ears. She takes the Concord to minimise the flight time. Being besotted fans, my husband and I once met her plane, when she came to NY to promote the album **Hounds of Love** in 1985. She’s been to the US several times actually, but the SNL is the only time she’s ever performed here. She’s come to promote albums (she also came for **The Red Shoes** ), and for vacations. During one trip she flew in a small plane over the Grand Canyon, not something someone who is afraid of flying would do. There is an urban legend that she did a small show in Denver or somesuch place once, but there has never been confirmation or proof of that. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by EJsGirl_ > \*\*Kate invented the wireless headset mike during a tour. The standard mike was interfering with her dancing, so she fashioned a headset out of a hanger and stuck a radio mike on it. > > Or is that an urban legend?\*\* That’s the truth! It was invented for her for her only tour in 1979. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chandeleur \* > **It’s a bad pic, but is this the bodysuit in question?** Yep, that’s it. She’s sitting on top of the piano (played by, yes, Paul Schaffer) for “The Man With The Child In His Eyes” and during “Them Heavy People” she wears an overcoat and fedora. Watch Eric Idle’s face when he first introduces her. He has a look like “I don’t know what you people are going to think of her, but she’s fucking brilliant so you’d better appreciate her.” 😃 (Ok, maybe I’m projecting, but that’s what it looks like to me! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/13 "2002-12-14T03:45:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Equipoise \* > \*\* > Yep, that’s it. She’s sitting on top of the piano (played by, yes, Paul Schaffer) for “The Man With The Child In His Eyes” and during “Them Heavy People” she wears an overcoat and fedora. > \*\* If you get the chance, check out her “Live at the Hammersmith Odeon” concert. She wears the same outfits. I first saw this on the USA Network before it began to suck. I also caught her video profile on USA’s _Night Flight_ and was immediately hooked. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/14 "2002-12-14T05:51:12Z")
Yep, good stuff there. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@DeepPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/15 "2002-12-16T01:40:23Z")
I didn’t get Kate!! I stayed up, but my SNL was Joe Montagna & Vanilla Ice!!! I was so crushed it was like having Firefly canceled again!! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/16 "2002-12-16T02:28:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeepPurple \* > \*\*I didn’t get Kate!! I stayed up, but my SNL was Joe Montagna & Vanilla Ice!!! I was so crushed it was like having Firefly canceled again!! \*\* Check the OP. It’s scheduled for 12/22. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@DeepPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-on-saturday-night-live-1978-repeat/142398/17 "2002-12-16T03:50:41Z")
Oh man! I even checked TVGuide online! I’m a maroon!! At least I’ll be happier next week! Thanks for the info!