FIRST TIME HEARING KATE BUSH WUTHERING HEIGHTS REACTION VERSION 1

[@codynorden2203]

I love when someone first hears Kate Bush and is dumbfounded how strange she is..... Then u go down the rabbit hole and realize she's brilliant

[@danielbyrne5402]

kate bush is well ahead of her time, she stopped performing cuz her dress fell of during a royal performance infront of prince charles back in the 80's i believe, charles had his eyes covered b a guard, if i was charles that guard be fired, kate is and most definately was beautiful

[@turdferguson400]

Daniel Byrne OMG! I didn’t know that!!!!! Oh, WOW! 👍

[@EiriUesugiKun]

@@danielbyrne5402 Well .. that's a nice story but the truth is a bit more boring. Here's the accident: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYCXZH2aqa53qdU Also she did not stopped performing because of that... She went on hiatus in the 90's due some personal losses.

[@werdlederdle]

Daniel Byrne That’s when she’s singing The Wedding List live. It’s on here.

[@Sapfu100]

That's the best description of people first discovering Kate that I've ever heard :D

[@SM-cz5od]

As a young black teenager girl in U.K. who loved listening to my soul music from USA I remember hearing this for the 1st time when it came out and I was stunned, confused and mesmerised by the song and performance all at the same time. I kept listening to it over and over. Genius

[@ianharris879]

did you like 2tone?

[@SM-cz5od]

@@ianharris879 Yes, totally. The Specials were the best in my view

[@emmajanewatts4388]

As a white English teenager that was brought up on Kate bush I’m still stunned, confused and mesmerised by her all these yrs later 😂

[@SM-cz5od]

🙂

[@martinmillar7137]

This comment is exactly why i love this song...

[@cp8838]

I've known Kate for some years, more as an acquaintance rather than friend. She has a reputation of being a bit reclusive but she is very active in her local community. She is just about the nicest person you could ever meet, she will do just about anything to help other people.Also, although she is now in her sixties she is still absolutely stunningly beautiful. She is definitely one of the classiest music icons this country has ever produced.

[@JezzyWolf]

While I have never had the fortune to even as much as see her perform live, I am pretty sure she's a goddess living among us. She is simply enchanting and I have loved her for a quarter century now.

[@ianharris879]

john lydon worships her

[@alertbox]

I was also an acquaintance about 10 years ago when she lived in West Berkshire and her son, Bertie, went to St Andrews where my son went. The four of us were in the boys changing room helping sort out sports kit for washing and 'Kathelin' and I had a joke about the horrible smells. I think she moved to Devon or Cornwall since.

[@patricklaureys1249]

Say happy birthday to her in July! I have the same birthday. :)

[@jasongreen2179]

You jammy so and so

[@heathersneddon8866]

Cathy and Heathcliff are one of THE classical lovers in English literature. She is playing Cathy who has died and has come back to haunt Heathcliff. She wrote this at age 16. Pure genius. Best song ever

[@BrushesOfMagic]

19, it is indeed a great song!!!

[@swampssa]

@@BrushesOfMagic 19 was when it was recorded but the song itself was written in her young teens. Actually OP is wrong because she wrote this when she was 13.

[@BrushesOfMagic]

@@swampssa she wrote the others before this, this song was the only one that was written specifically for the album. It's well documented.

[@AlvaroVega75]

@@swampssa Not really "the man with the child in his eyes" was written by her at 13, among other songs that ended in a demo tape when she was 16,...a friend of his brother that knew David Gilmour gave that demo to Gilmour, signed contract at 19 with EMI and the rest is history...

[@jtaylor9562]

Agreed. What I would give to hear this masterpiece for the first time again. Don't get me wrong, it's never any less amazing on repeated listens....but i will never forget hearing this for the first time. Their was NOBODY like Kate when she burst on the music scene. But countless others like Tori Amos, Bjork and Bat for Lashes have emerged in her shadow

[@catschorus4684]

Wuthering Heights is a classic of English Literature. Cathy dies and haunts Heathcliff - this is the story of the song

[@l-bird]

Creepy, haha... Just the title scares me. Years ago, I had the evening to myself, so I decided to rent a video. I knew the movie was based on English Literature, but I assumed it was going to be a nice Romance story or something. So I proceeded to watch the movie all by myself. To say the least, I didn't sleep very well that night. LOL.

[@starry2006]

This is better than the novel.

[@mrfingerblast1638]

Im from the same town the bronte sisters were from

[@springtimevoodoo3956]

I was forced to read Withering Heights in Year 11 English. Hated it. A few years later, I had to read it again for Lit class at Uni. LOVED IT.

[@ertjiesb4158]

@@springtimevoodoo3956 funny how our reactions to things change. Sometimes I feel dumbfounded by how and what I felt 10 years ago. I think this is what they mean when they say 'maturing'.

[@macdeluxe733]

Best quote on Kate Bush I've ever heard is from Tricky: "You can't tell who her influences are". Why? Because she's totally unique and 100% original; she is the influence : )

[@pitmatix1457]

Tricky himself is such a fucking legend. Wish people were doing reaction videos to his stuff.

[@lartisteautravail]

The first time I heard Wuthering Heights I thought it was the same lady who sang Ring My Bell lmao

[@beanbeanster7219]

Love that Tricky.

[@danielblaise156]

She has said herself her influences were prog rock bands. But yeah I also agree that she is definitely an influence.

[@oneday1012]

She is one the most unique singers and performers ever!

[@janahcoaching]

Also unique composer and producer.

[@alanfranklin766]

You cannot have degrees of uniqueness - you are either unique or not unique but Kate definitely is! One of the most talented artists of the late 20th century - a superb singer, songwriter, arranger & producer.

[@Investigate_Mermaids]

@@alanfranklin766 Haha you took the words right out of my mouth RE uniqueness. "Very unique" always makes me laugh.

[@andreasfriedrich7802]

​@@janahcoachingI love this music so much

[@pinkpantherer]

This woman’s work is mind blowing,true unique excellence

[@dazo69]

Wuthering heights is a very famous book in English literature, which is what the song is about. As for Kate, she is a legend!

[@moonshaddow55]

A very dark and brooding tale of love and loss! A favourite of mine.

[@andyandy2629]

@@moonshaddow55 The darkest book ever. It puts most other books in shame.

[@judithwilson3561]

I grew up near Howarth where the Bronte sisters lived so Wuthering Heights was a book we read at school, its a classic of English Literature.

[@deeg8849]

A unique talent and true artist. There ain’t nobody like Kate. Period

[@ireneafonso4171]

It's based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and in the chorus, you're hearing a ghost's voice, Kathy, who's haunting the OG bad boy, Heathcliff. It's really supposed to be haunting and strange. And her voice is, as usual, flawless.

[@janahcoaching]

One of the legends in Music. So many female artists would not be here without Kate. Nobody dares to cover her songs. A few have tried, not very well. She is very respected in the industrie, also by legendary artists of all differents genres. She is a brillant producer, songwriter, player and singer. At 16, David Gilmore from Pink Floyd, introduced her to EMI at 16. EMI gaver two years time, and money, the usually would not do that. She has always full artistic control...incredible talent.

[@SingularitySenses]

"Eccentric and Electric". You did a great job describing Kate. The amazing thing about her is that all of her songs sound so different and each one is mesmerizing in its own way. They will grow on you but never bore you. You will slowly realize you're addicted.

[@triciaroy]

She was sixteen when she recorded this song. She really captures an ethereal, fairy, witchy feeling, an elvish quality that not too many people can really pull off. She is quite eccentric and literary in her tastes, which I enjoy. As others have noted this song is based upon the novel of the same title by Emily Bronte. I loved the book - don’t listen to the illiterates. The whole Hounds of Love album is also great. The words to The Sensual World come from D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers.

[@jtaylor9562]

What is most incredible about this classic, is the way this 4 minute song COMPLETELY captures the mood, feel and atmosphere of that classic novel. It's utter perfection.

[@Parmigiano502]

I first heard this song on 14th February 1978 walking past a record shop coming home from school on the Tottenham Court Road in London...it stopped me in my tracks, heard it play out, walked into the shop and begged the assistant to play it again which she kindly did, and that was me hooked, goosebumped to the hilt....40 plus years later, familiarity has bred zero contempt...so pleased you gave it a shot, the reaction was what I hoped it would be.

[@januzzell8631]

She is an amazing singer/songwriter and her vocals are out of this world :) Took a classic of English Literature and made one of the most haunting records of an age

[@MrNoongar69]

And she did it such a young age and her choreography and dance skills are fantastic.

[@carolzerucha7429]

I’m not into the novel, but I love the Dark Shadows storyline based on it, 1841 Parallel time, a narrative collision of Wuthering Heights and The Lottery mashup. It’s about the last 20 or 30 episodes of the series. It has a much happier ending!

[@mral8145]

She is a goddess. The most unique voice I’ve ever heard.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Cathy was Heathcliff's dead lover, and every night her ghost tapped on the window begging to be let in out of the cold, dark night. My favorite novel. Some of Kate Bush's other great songs are "Babooshka", "The Man With the Child In His Eyes", "Wow", and "Running Up That Hill." NOTE: I would really love to see you react to the great Nina Hagen's incredible live performance of "Naturträne." kzbin.info/www/bejne/anWQnoSknrugn9U

[@applejacks2]

Or this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3moqHaXnKenhJI

[@TheGerrr]

Yessssss!!!

[@Phoenix85006]

❤️

[@TheBobbymcd]

now your talking, I keep asking people to listen to that as well :)

[@Something_Found-]

Love and Anger is amazing as is The red Shoes which is based on a classic fairy tale.

[@alphatucana]

I saw Kate Bush live at the Hammersmith Odeon way back in, I suppose, 1979. She made the audience gasp in surprise at some of her dance moves. I remember bits of it even now... A totally unique artist.

[@j-rmarimoutou7767]

She's the real queen of music. She wrote and compose that's song at 17y old. David Gilmoure is her godfather in music industry, who produce here 1st album. You should try those songs : "army dreamers"/ "running up that hill" / "don't give up" / "symphony in blue" / "moving" /cloudbusting"... She did so many hits in here career.

[@paulettoNYC]

Don't Give Up is beautiful but it's on a Peter Gabriel album, called "So."

[@j-rmarimoutou7767]

@@paulettoNYC 1st Thank for the Spoil. If I did not mention, it was for a good reason : Suprise him ! :-) 2nd : I talk about song, not album. And she's a major part of this track. Also the video clip, where here actress talent reach the level max.

[@petermirtitsch1235]

She re-recorded it when she was about thirty, same key and everything, but it sounds quite different.

[@nmtb1972]

Cloudbusting is my favourite. The clip with Donald Sutherland was beautifully done.

[@porgyt7177]

JAYVEE, I am consistently surprised by your honest openness to new music and artists. The appreciation you show towards artists is quite awesome. Keep flyin , friend!

[@markjohnson4217]

Kate Bush is a genius pioneer, this was from her debut album The Kick Inside, 1978. She was signed to EMI at the age of 16, she had by then written around 200 songs. She started writing with piano and voice at the age of 11... she was given total creative control right away, She was the first British female artist to land a #1 hit single written by herself Topping the charts in Europe and the UK and charting several singles in America. By her 4th release, she became the first female artist to produce herself, she was the first to use the Fairlight digital sampler In her production , the first to use the "headset microphone " so she could incorporate choreography into her performance..the list goes on...Kate Bush is a sublime mystery....How is this possible? Welcome to the artist that now many refer to as the "Enigma"... Please check out Running up that Hill Cloudbusting Breathing Army Dreamers

[@robertd4797]

I also discovered "Rubberband Girl" she wrote after her mum died..

[@BackchannelGaming]

There are only two phases in life: before you discover this song, and AFTER. You're never the same.

[@rong2912]

Well put

[@andyjames6300]

Running up that hill and the man with the child in his eyes ,two great tracks by Kate.

[@deejaykay1975]

Yes, they are! Love them both.

[@clairash2004]

Totally gotta do running up that hill

[@andyjames6300]

@@deejaykay1975 yes indeed

[@andyjames6300]

@@deejaykay1975 yes fantastic dee

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@andyjames6300 my fave is " dreaming " its more unique

[@EchoBravo370]

Kate is an ethereal and somewhat weird little pixie who chose to show us who she was - so glad she did because it was truly pretty original.

[@moodyblues108]

When Elton John got married he said all people wanted to know was, is Kate Bush here.

[@mmldr9306]

I am not surprised at all I would die if I saw prime kate bush. Like I would die if I saw lana del rey now.

[@justmyopinion7434]

She only saw the last 10 minutes of the film & it sparked her interest, she read the book, wrote. The song, no 1 in the UK, first song. One of a kind. Brilliant.

[@jaybewan5447]

I've been mesmerized by this song and Kate Bush's voice for 40 years very cool to see someone enjoy it for the first time

[@mysterymac38]

The first time I heard this I thought she was joking with her vocals. It takes some getting used to at first, but when you read the lyrics you realize this is literally a haunting song.

[@fromeveryting29]

Same, I didn't like her when she was on the radio constantly here in norway, but when I started finding good music on youtube I came back to her and became familiar. Now I think she might be the most brilliant female musicians ever.

[@fatzrabbits4081]

She is awesome took control of her direction strong woman . Even after she hit the wall and put on weight she is still an inspiration for all humanz

[@lena-mariag.louis-charles3579]

Kate Bush wrote this song (that refers back to an English Literary Classic...) when she was 17 - and she was the first female (in UK history...) to write lyrics, compose the music and sing a piece which ended up becoming a number 1 hit on the UK singles charts. She's unique, and a True Musical Genius - with a voice that's out of this world...

[@robertreichle1]

"Babooshka" and "Running Up That Hill" are musts for Kate Bush.

[@truthseeker3618]

Also army dreamers

[@Suve35967]

Wow..your right..try that.

[@suzannerichardson6420]

@@Suve35967 Yes Wow is a good song. 😂

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

I also like The Man With The Child In His Eyes.

[@stevenkaye7096]

This woman's work . With the film video

[@Turrican]

She wrote this herself based on the book. Pure talent.

[@paulettoNYC]

I can't say enough about Kate. Her writing will make you feel less isolated as an individual because she is so in touch with her own inner self and unafraid to make herself vulnerable, that she knows exactly how to not only write about universal experiences, questions and emotions, but she knows how to deliver all of that musically. Some people might say she's weird. I think she's extraordinary.

[@marclelieveld718]

Beautiful written and spot on! This is exactly how I perceive and feel about Kate and her music. Thank you for sharing this really appreciated I needed this 🙏🏻

[@paulettoNYC]

@@marclelieveld718 thanks for your comments, Marc!

[@susanadrewsen2445]

Man!!!! It's a classic!!!! Kate Bush was unique!!!! and this song gives me chills always I hear it!!!! SO DRAMATIC!!!!!! I love her!!!!

[@stephengreen9313]

She is up there with the best. David Gilmour from Pink Floyd heard her when she was unknown (aged about 16) and recommended her to a record company

[@moodyblues108]

Yes he got on the phone and called in a favor

[@Pulsar77]

@Shame nolan He didn't play on this song, but he does play on Love & Anger.

[@cuckoofan]

@Shame nolan David Gilmour helped her to get her recording contract when she was about 16. He was the executive producer for "The Man with the child in his eyes" and "Saxophone Song". He played guitar on "Love & Anger" and "Rocket's Tail" (Incredible and mad song!) and provided backing vocals for "Pull out the Pin". They're still good friends.

[@lucxl.5796]

He plays with her for at least one live version of “Running up that hill”. It’s an electric performance

[@Woudloper]

She doesn’t wear a label, she is the label.

[@phaedrus7971]

It’s such a strange coincidence that 150 years later, Kate Bush, a girl prodigy, is inspired by Emily Brontë, another girl prodigy, and didn’t even know it. She wrote this song just because she saw the end of a TV adaptation of Wuthering Heights. I had no clue what to make of this song when I first heard it. She sounds like a witch, and the lyrics are creepy, Cathy sounds demented, but that hook got me. And then when I understood the story it hooked me even more. I love her dancing.

[@deadzoo]

And they both had an Irish parent, I feel that’s somewhat of an influence on them both. The Brontë’s father was Irish, and Kate Bush’s mother was Irish.

[@stevegirardmedia2255]

Jay, I’ve commented all over your pages for the last year... and if you ever take my recommendations, believe this: she is an effin’ musical genius... writing this song when she was 17 years old. Discovered /helped by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Her albums are crazy good with Hounds of Love maybe the best.

[@yasminm7157]

She is an absolute genius, I agree. An acquired taste for some though.

[@lesleypercy8424]

Discovered by Ricky hopper who knew dave gilmour

[@reddragonready]

@M C I disagree..for me it's The Dreaming.

[@glastonbury4304]

Totally agree, but Hounds of Love is up there 💕

[@kathleech8044]

Waking the Witch is just the most amazing song!

[@FishKungfu]

Kate Bush is one of my long-time favorites. She wrote this song when she was 18, inspired by the classic novel "Wuthering Heights".

[@yorkiegeoff1825]

Can you imagine how this sounded to people in 1978 ? 😂 A very unique and talented lady 👍

[@Max3851]

Wuthering Hieghts is the name of a book written by Emilly Bronté in 1849, Cathy was rejected for a richer woman by Heathcliff...she died...but they still love each other, this is the song from Cathy (as a ghost) point of view....so fantastically cool!!!! She is playing a ghost, so cold, wanting to get in, and finally waving good bye....

[@cynthianavarro4316]

"Once I'd left school I tried to get into a dance school full-time, but no one would accept me as I had no qualifications in ballet. I had almost given up the idea of using dance as an extension of my music, until I met Lindsay Kemp, and that really did change so many of my ideas. He was the first person to actually give me some lessons in movement. I realized there was so much potential with using movement in songs, and I wanted to get a basic technique in order to be able to express myself fully. Lindsay has his own style - it's more like mime - and although he studied in many ballet schools and is technically qualified as a dancer, his classes and style are much more to do with letting go what's inside and expressing that. It doesn't matter if you haven't perfect technique." Kate Bush (Electronics & Music Maker 1982) ~ Lindsay Kemp also studied with the great French Mime Marcel Marceau and his movement developed more into everyday movement and living, elevated to Art. For instance, pouring a cup of tea in a very highly stylized fashion in his real life. He never stopped moving this way, he LIVED the movement. David Bowie also studied with him. It isn't any wonder that both Bowie and Bush have highly elevated stylized mime-like movement in their live performances and videos. Love it that you found Kate. When she burst unto the scene, there was no one, then or ever since, like her. A true and pure original! For future reference, it's best if you do just what you did. Just react to what you are hearing and feeling. If you can't understand the lyrics, don't fret. That's something you do after you hear the initial song. Some songs need more than one listen to fully understand them and it's not something that should hamper your enjoyment of your first listen. Please react to Wow (Version 1) and Babooshka (both of them are music videos)!

[@triciaroy]

Thank you! I couldn’t remember Lindsey Kemp’s name. His influence is clear with Bush and Bowie - possibly my two favorite musical performers.

[@cynthianavarro4316]

@@yeokat7802 What an experience that must have been! ~ RIP Lindsay Kemp ~

[@tinabeckworth8747]

My first girl crush.1978.a true icon in the UK. Loved about 5 miles from my home in Devon UK. Totally original and she was only 17/18 when this came out..You should listen to more, especially "this woman's work'

[@RhettAnderson]

Don't stop listening to her. Her career is incredible. One of a kind.

[@chrish7975]

I've been listening to Kate for decades now.. and I still get chills everytime I hear Wuthering Heights.

[@nica900]

I was about 14 when I first heard this (about 40 years ago) and went on to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte a few times, I loved it so much. Kate Bush captures the mood of the book so well. So darkly romantic.

[@SaviourGermany]

My all-time favourite from Kate Bush will always be "Running Up That Hill". Never gets old, never gets boring.

[@petersneddon962]

I remember hearing this song in the early 80's it scared me and made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Absolutely awesome

[@richie1047]

You were right to be scared: 'Ooh, let me have it...let me grab your soul away'.

[@timmistorey5989]

One of my all time favourite singer song writers. She's been writing since she was 13. Check out. "The man with the child in his eyes " amazing she wrote it when she was 13. Oh and watch the movie "wuthering heights" you'll be able to understand the song better. She is so creative and beautiful

[@rachelbarber8814]

The sensual world album and title track by Kate Bush. Songs: This can never be mine, Hammer Horror, Cloudbusting, Running up that hill, Breathing, The man with the child in his eyes, Them heavy people and The Dreaming. All from different eras of her career. She notably did a gorgeous duet with Peter Gabriel (Sledgehammer song), called Don't give up- well worth a reaction too. Kate is a classically trained ballerina which comes out in her performances.

[@dlpowers3898]

Kate Bush is one of my music idols of all time! She did this song at 19 and always has a surreal beauty to her videos. "Wuthering Heights" is an Emily Bronte book and then Hollywood movie in 1939 with Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier too. thx for sharing Jayvee!

[@neilmacleod7882]

You looked like you were going to burst out laughing at first. Her voice can be high, as some of her earlier works show (like this one). But, she influenced so many artists. You’re right it, her voice grows on you every time you listen. She is my favourite artist of all time. Running up that hill ( a deal with god) might be a really good starting point and you can go from there

[@colleenrudolph1501]

Well she is cathy in this song too. She very much sounds like a ghost with all that head voice.

[@GBURGE55]

Once of the strangest but best songs ever written, produced & performed. I was only14 when this song was released, had no idea what it was about 'till later, loved it then love it now.

[@MizzInterpreted]

Loved this for many years. Unusual for sure but never tire of it. Also such fun to try and sing along with.

[@jellewalsh4659]

I performed this song at Christmas party in Chicago I did all the movements and I was received very well by the people at the party , I used to have pipes back in the day before cancer got me but I love this song because it reminds me of that Christmas in Chicago so many years ago.Thank you

[@kendrom]

Everything about her music is beautiful and absolutely mesmerizing. It's like she takes you to a different world with her music. I can't think of too many artists that do that as effectively as she does. When I hear her music, everything else just sort of turns off, and I'm spellbound by her.

[@friendsinmyheadtv3890]

Seeing and hearing Kate Bush perform brings with it a sensation of falling in love over and over again. She is certainly my favourite solo artist of all time.

[@Hey___you]

I grew up listening to Kate Bush. I'm 53 now, and she gives me goosebumps every time I hear her.

[@trasiesands]

As a life-long fan of Kate's, it was so enjoyable to watch you discover her. She is a genius. Take the time to watch more of her stuff, or even listen. See if you can find her 1979 Hammersmith Odeon concert. She is the artist that got me into music, sent me off to music school (it didn't take) and is still a massive instrument in my development even though I'm 50.

[@Muckylittleme]

Kate eccentric, lovely and talented. Babooshka is an interesting track and most of her songs tell a story, this one being from the novel Wuthering heights.

[@MrSJT]

You well loved that...i see you saying 'wow' while bopping your head😉. This song you can just proper relax to and mellow out😎

[@adamdodgshon638]

Cloudbusting is a very special song. She has 40 years of being unique for you to dive into. Even though she takes years off between albums now (she released her first 2 in the same year).

[@debbicook1584]

Wuthering Heights was written in 1846 by Emily Bronte. Heathcliff loves Cathy who has died, he awakes to find her ghost trying to break through the window to get to him.

[@mst1740]

Loads of middle aged men are still in love with Kate Bush. She is super talented as a singer, songwriter and a dancer. 'Running up that Hill' is a brilliant video. 'Babushka' is super sexy (so you might get why all the guys had the hots for her back in the day)

[@davidbecker8227]

I'm as old as Kate Bush and have loved her since the age of 17. Her emotional depth set my expectations of what a woman is or could be. My wife doesn't understand my infatuation...

[@Judymoe]

@@davidbecker8227 I was the person that introduced all my friends to Kate - including the man who'd become my husband - back in 1979. He still crushes on Kate, and I am fine with that.

[@xiphocostal]

Babushka means "grandmother"in Russian. The song is about a woman who dresses up and meets her husband for an affair, and he doesn't realise it is actually his wife. Check out the lyrics.

[@louishegarty761]

She is amazing and as you said, this song is so addictive....

[@rcinsley]

As soon as I saw the title, I knew this will be a VERY interesting reaction! This song first struck me the same as you -- what IS this? Then the incredible tune got stuck in my head -- just like you. That was several years ago, but I can still watch this video again and again!

[@blockcolormister]

Kate Bush is a LEGEND and changed the way we see and hear music. Peace and love from Nashville Tn y’all

[@BrianSullivanopus125]

When the song came out I was studying the Book Wuthering Heights in High School and the song bring back memories. Originally published under a male pseudonym, Emily Brontes tortured anti-hero Heathcliff was an orphan found in Liverpool which had been a centre of the British Slave Trade. His unknown origins suggests social question that few women publicly asked or even dared right about at the time.

[@merlosanluis2024]

She's playing a ghost from a famous Victorian novel, a young woman haunting her lover after a passionate, doomed affair. Hence the very high register in which she sings, the exaggerated facial expressions. Its meant to be creepy and mesmerising. This was a massive hit, was number 1 in the charts. Britain has a long tradition of gifted, eccentric geniuses, so the public is quite flexible when it comes to musicians. So you get songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, I am the Walrus, and Wuthering Heights. Not in the normal pop categories, yet widely embraced.

[@deejaykay1975]

You should also check out her duet with Peter Gabriel, "Don't Give Up".

[@pitmatix1457]

Great song with a beautiful message

[@TaraSL8r]

Yes! I forgot about that one. It's beautiful!

[@kimmcconnell3854]

That's a beautiful song.

[@Feelflowww]

So fitting for the times

[@denysemcalister6218]

One of my favourites

[@marie-christinescutt7888]

One of our best British artist I always loved her so different she broke the mold!

[@yasminm7157]

Remember this was the 70s and a lot of people were quite taken aback when this song came out....she was just so way ahead of her time. She is incredibly talented, writing Man With The Child in His Eyes when she was just 14. Also for this song, you have to know the story of Wuthering Heights a little to truly appreciate the lyrics. The one and only Mr Gilmore of Pink Floyd helped to launch her career. She’s a trained dancer also.

[@horsefootrot8044]

Ahh the 70’s! You just had to turn the radio on and something great would playing. I had a huge crush on Kate as a kid!

[@forceninewinds]

I love Man With The Child In His Eyes (and Army Dreamers), but I can't listen to it that often because it turns me into a blubbering snotty wreck by the end.

[@martine2u]

It's based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. The song is written from the point of view of Cathy, a trouble character who is the center of the story. In the song, Cathy's spirit (she has died at this point in the story) is trying to cross the moors between her home and Wuthering Heights, the farm where her true love Heathcliff survives. When the book starts, we meet Heathcliff. He is old now, but still waiting for something. You'll have to read the book to find out if Cathy's ghost ever makes it there... :-) For me, the relentless musical hook in the song symbolizes Cathy's struggle to "come home" to Heathcliff, through the years and the moors. Wuthering Heights is one of the most amazing books, dark and mysterious, with an eternal love at its center. Check it out if you like the song. Kate Bush did a wonderful job of conveying the yearning, Cathy's state of mind, the epic battle happening between her and Heathcliff, the eternal bridge between their souls. Enjoy!

[@foreveryoung7180]

nice one Jay, you really are rocking it now , these icons you keep pulling out of the hat , wow Kate Bush just fantastic , you certainly are the best reactor on the tube .

[@JayveeTV]

Thank you kindly

[@moccalou]

Eccentric and electric. Perfect phrase to describe her! 😊

[@sophiacrawshaw9130]

She's amazing isn't she? You have only dipped your toes young man. I've been a fan since I was 8 years old, forty years on I'm still mad crazy about this lady. Enjoy the journey, every song means something not just vapid lyrics. You were in the moment , I still get shivers!

[@Luellan]

Even though I'm late to this party by a year, since I just found out about JayVee TV a few months back, I just had to watch this because Jayvon, you are just so wholesome in your reactions. You are like a friend who I just want to show music videos to because I'd always get a 100% awesomely wholesome reaction. It is a pleasure seeing you work. Also, it's Kate Bush so I'm totally going to freak out my best friend by linking her other video of this song!

[@thegirlinquestion]

KATE BUSH WROTE THIS SONG AT 15 YEARS OF AGE!! what a talent... she was moved by reading the book of the same name.

[@boudecia22]

Look up the book wuthering heights. It will tell you what the song is about. Its an old classic by one if the famous Bronte sisters. Their story is worth looking at too. Wuthering heights was the name of a house in yorkshire in England.

[@lubilou64]

The first time you hear Kate Bush it's like WTF!!! Then you get into it and realise she's an absolute genius!

[@kingakinga8376]

Simply - its a love song. An unique love song. True. Deep. Natural. Simply.

[@DrVonChilla]

In a conversation with a friend of mine circa 1985, I mentioned Kate Bush and he said "Is she the one that sings like a witch?"......LOL....it's funny what the memory retains...!!

[@frankiicollins8527]

This song always brings me chills as she IS the ghost of Cathy in the Emily Brontes haunting tale of Wuthering Heights. She is equally brilliant as she is weird. I love this woman. You need to listen to Army Dreamers all about a young soldier killed in battle. It’s equally chilling and sad as well (if you ever hear it or read the lyrics there is an acronym called BFPO and it stands for British Forces Posted Overseas) when you know what this is, the song will give you chills.. Love your reactions.

[@moodyblues108]

Running Up That Hill. Masterpiece.

[@simplyk6965]

agree!

[@paddynoble]

Kate Bush has a huge catalog. Her choreogrphy on running up that hill is amazing. She wanted this song to be nothing but dance

[@mapsandstuff2923]

Yes i just mentioned this on a video of yours the other day! Thank you so much . She's been my favourite artist since i was a child. For more great Kate choreography watch Running Up That Hill, another one most people would recommend from her.

[@mrfrosty3]

Eccentric is an apt word to describe Kate Bush. I was a very young boy when I saw this on TV, I loved it. This was a massive hit at the time. I think she was also very young when this came out.

[@MonicaGz]

Kate Bush was one of the very first artists that could be considered "multi-media". Her shows weren't just her singing and dancing, they told a story along with the music. She was well before her time.

[@scottmitchell7126]

Great review!! Kate bush is legendary!!

[@anabelnieuwen]

Omg! Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill, Hounds of Love, Cloudbusting, This Woman’s Work, Wow, Don’t Give Up (with Peter Gabriel)...

[@margaretrees8662]

She is unique!!! She tells the story in every aspect of the performance. Running up that hill and Babushka as well as the duet with Peter Gabriel are mesmerising.

[@Gailey379]

Hi, it was about Heathcliff and Cathy, love story, from the book by Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights.

[@pmberry]

When you said the first thing you were going to do after the video was to listen to it again because you had a feeling it's a song that would grow on you, well I for one was very moved by that-almost to tears-so welcome to the club. I've grown up with this song and I absolutely love it and it STILL gives me goosebumps. So glad you've discovered her.

[@wendypalmer4404]

Kate Bush is out of this world her voice is so unique one of the best singers ever

[@kevinprobin2401]

She's absolutely brilliantly 100% unique

[@valzalel5203]

This song is amazing, the chord changes are perfect.

[@ajs41]

True, I love those changes.

[@J3nniferLynn]

This song moves me. It’s brilliantly written and performed. I love how she sings from Kathy’s perspective and gives it that ethereal tone, the fact that she knew it was different and slightly weird makes me respect her more for doing it her way and not for the masses. Her motives were never to get rich and famous. She loves making music and her authenticity comes through. Did you know she recorded this in just a few takes and it’s basically unedited? That is rare in this day and age. Kate Bush is one of the most underrated artists of all time and her work was groundbreaking and highly influential to artists we hear today. But she is an original.

[@heidihumbug]

I love how your pronunciation of Wuthering Heights makes you sound a bit Yorkshire (English county, strong accent)... where the book this song was based on was set!

[@douglasadam5253]

Hehe, love your reaction, same as most. A sense of what is this craziness at the start and then as it progresses your lost in the beauty of the vocal and the song, no matter how strange it is.

[@SheenaRea]

"The Man With the Child in His Eyes" -- Kate Bush

[@lindawinchcole9144]

My favourite song Sheena

[@ktinaw]

I love this, definitely my favourite of all her brilliant songs.

[@ashleydavall]

Worth pointing out Kate wrote this song herself before she was signed to record label, as a teenager having watched the TV adaptation of 'Wuthering Heights' here in the UK in the 70's... She's an extraordinary talent and artist and definitely worth listening too her extensive back catalogue.