And I’m not saying that I love Meatloaf. It is just and example of a song that they have rotated into play. For some reason they have rotated into play “Sweet Home Alabama” and I have a really hard time picturing hip Londoners walking over some bridge on the Thames and saying ‘Turn it up’ at the appropriate moment.
But I’m sorry, that song is best enjoyed when dead. It sounds like someone is torturing Enya. I’m sure that only dogs and some species of dolphin can hear all of the lyrics.
Yes, if forced I would listen to Debbie Boon sing You Light up my Life rather than this ‘song’.
So does Kate Bush have any songs that are less like an ice-pick to the eyeball? Is this her big hit? Who the hell makes pop songs out of gothic romances. Is there a semifore version of this song?
Well, personally, I like Kate Bush. But she’s very much an acquired taste; really not for everyone. If I’d heard her for the first time as an adult, rather than as a high school student, I might not like her as much today. But…check out “Running Up That Hill” or “Hounds of Love”.
I had the same kind of disdain for Kate until I really listened to her. You can’t really get a feel for what she’s about until you give her a chance. Once you get past the odd singing style and listen to what’s going on in the music and lyrics, then you could start to appreciate her.
However, there’s a reason why she completely redid the vocal on “Wuthering Heights” for her greatest hits album - on the original, she was practically screeching. In the intervening years, she learned how to sing much better, and the version on “The Whole Story” is a LOT better.
Kate is definitely an acquired taste, but it’s worth the effort. I mean, no wonder David Gilmour got her a record deal when she was still quite young. He could see it. Try listening to “Babooshka” and “The Man With The Child In His Eyes” and “James And The Cold Gun” for starters, and see if you hate her any less. And there’s her later material, like “Running Up That Hill”, “Cloudbusting”, “Experiment IV” etc. By this time, she had mastered her art.
Not to mention she might have been the world’s most beautiful young woman for a number of years. Watching her sing helps tremendously.
Okay, I came home and tried hurl.exe on my own computer.
It was aptly named. My cats are giving me a horrified look, as if I shoud count myself lucky that they haven’t clawed me to death yet for playing that shrill yodeling. I apologize to yodeling for comparing it to hurl.exe (which should really be the name of that song).
I have to listen to Rammstein loudly to burn the remnants of that shrieking from my brain.
Kate Bush is a goddess, Wuthering Heights is one of her best songs.
Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy, I’ve come home
I’m so cold, let me in in-a-your-window
Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy, I’ve come home
I’m so cold, let me in in-a-your-window
Yes, Sensual World is the name of the Album. I envy you that you will now be able to get hold of some Kate Bush material you haven’t yet heard, many fans have heard everything and are losing hope that Kate will ever produce any new music.
