Kate Bush - Sat in Your Lap - Official Music Video

[@RogueStallion31]

I’m going down a Kate Bush rabbit hole and I can never tell what the next song is going to sound like or be about.

[@jmack8767]

Oof! that is a LOOOONG rabbit hole, my dude. She didn't really stick with any one thing.

[@dzapiwa]

Totally!!!

[@anndeluce5825]

Kate bush is wonderful I have loved her from childhood,way before her time and every song is a story beautifully told.xxps a very good rabbit hole to fall down enjoy the adventure. Xxxx❤

[@Baru1994]

The fact that all her The Dreaming music videos feel like fever dreams is just genius

[@flaccid6pancake]

I wish Get out of my house had one

[@StoryVoracious]

I love that she's saying, singing out loud, just want you want shriek sometimes. It's been my anthem for years.

[@kinggeode1941]

Love that description!

[@cronosdimitri4584]

Woah...the DREAMING album music videos...have a DREAMLIKE aesthetic!!!!! GENIUS ps: love kate bush, hate attention peddling comments

[@Baru1994]

@@cronosdimitri4584 ur the only one trying to get attention with ur unnecessarily agressive comment tbh

[@Shadow_Sonata]

Kate isn't just a singer, she's the modern version of a medieval bard. A storyteller who's songs pull you into the tale she's telling.

[@silasleal646]

WOOOW!!! This is it!!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Except nobody knows what this song means so it’s hardly a story with a narrative is it?

[@WobblesandBean]

She's neither. She's an honest to goodness fae. Everything about her from her features to her body, the way she moves, her incredible, captivating talent, she's totally one of the faerie folk. 💜

[@sunnyquan9540]

@@DeepScreenAnalysis i remember reading about the meaning of the song it has something to do with teaching in schools at the time the D on the white hat means dumb and they used to make kids wear them that’s all I remember

[@mariacelesteyullier8091]

YES!!!

[@walklikeapanther]

I discovered this song as I was about to become a college dropout in the 90’s. The lyrics summed up my adhd frustrations with education, but still craving success perfectly. I love how a lot of Kate songs are about emotions and stages of life that aren’t sung about much and she cranks it right up to make up for the loss. Pop poetry I guess.

[@Theprestonheyman]

What A Wild Day We Had Filming "Sat In Your Lap" In Studio 1. I Played A Minotaur and If you listen closely at 2:00 One of the Bamboo canes I was whipping through the air to make a Percussive Rhythm with Paddy Bush splintered, and so I cracked it in half across my knee in time. Kate kept it in the record - She always did have good taste.😂

[@samsalamander8147]

PRESTON HEYMAN i heard it

[@TheDrapetomanic]

Holy shit, I can't believe this comment isn't getting more attention. Fantastic!

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

Preston, I had always wondered how that sound was made and if it was a whip or not. Lovely to hear the story. Any more nuggets from The Dreaming sessions?

[@numanoidnumanoid6818]

Your very lucky to work with Kate bush I love all her music next to Gary numan and Ultravox

[@laurenjohnston3390]

thank you for sharing this. I love Kate, and this era in general ... so innovative; xavant garde. The creativity was off the charts - and you were part of it.

[@cloudboheme]

Kate Bush is probably one of the only people I can think of who could twist and convulse wildly in a ballerina costume surrounded by jesters and minotaurs, rollerskate around wearing a white smock and a Dunce hat, shift her voice pitch and tone from high to creepily low, and still manage to come out as a class act. Every time. Thank you to the fabulous Kate for restoring my faith in originality and inspiration.

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

Wow, you wrote this 11 years ago! Since then you could add FKA Twigs and Billiie Eilish to that list! And - in a dress - Harry Styles!

[@nimrodtirosh9603]

​@@DanHunterSportsWriteroooh, such blasphemy!😅

[@KathyKelly-lw2gg]

She's clearly in a league of her own.

[@gianilira]

This woman is out of this world!!!!

[@beathusk1018]

Absolute genius!

[@georgebailey9238]

Few artists in any genre are true innovators, and for Kate Bush, innovation is as natural as breathing. Her dramatic multi-vocal narratives, complex arrangements and the use of visual symbolism and costumes remind me of Bowie...it's just a feast to watch her at work.

[@WillCrigler]

This song has gotten me to really appreciate Kate Bush. She has the creative spirit that is really inspiring. That piano riff has been stuck in my head and I love it.

[@roberthughes-rs1zz]

kate bush is unique and ground breaking

[@davidmeir9348]

She looks batshit crazy in this. That's why we love her.

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Kate is a genius, a visionary.

[@deespaeth8180]

Kate Bush fans, we let weirdness in

[@dougxvale]

Ahead of her time

[@babybell224]

Exactly!!!!

[@robynlhatetheelitesstridel5395]

Me too

[@Marchant2]

I wish she had made more albums like The Dreaming. She was at her peak of creativity and energy on that album.

[@joerockyholey]

I completely agree....not many others though :(

[@chiangui24]

The Dreaming is definitely one of my favorite Kate Bush albums. Definitely my favorite from her early career. But I also think that her new material is better than ever.

[@dermotoblong]

Me too

[@gowixxx1]

Absolutely. THE DREAMING is her masterpiece, in my opinion, with HOUNDS OF LOVE a close second.

[@dougsworld7533]

I remember when I first got into Kate Bush The Dreaming was the one that stood out the most for me. Never For Ever would probably be my close 2nd.

[@stephenmoore440]

Can we just rewind and do the last 43 years again please and give this gorgeous genius the credit she deserves.

[@WaltRyan]

God, I love her... her music, words and she is beautiful.

[@frankl34798]

a class of her own, this lady is. wonderful to see her originality and talent. i remember this video when it first came out, and stumbled upon it just now. awesome. thanks for posting, love and peace to you and all, xxxxxxx

[@pauljurgen-romrig9616]

Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful, and talented women on the planet.

[@Wunjob1]

So talented

[@El_Nombre-e3x]

It's a transgender

[@starisesun7692]

Bjork

[@starisesun7692]

Maggie M I sensed that about her too....

[@yousefghanimeh9817]

maggie, zoe, just because your heads are empty doesn't mean all women are

[@MrTkeddo]

The musical arrangement on this alone is off the scale, Kate is a genius we are so lucky to be here to listen to such incredible music

[@brenda3d2]

It's a song about her own ambition, and the struggles with it, and the various deals one must or can make with the forces and principalities. Always loved the song, the album, had no idea at the time. Take care, Kate.

[@miracles4u]

Ding ding dong

[@claireclaire238]

Don't think she / he had any choice but to agree.

[@londonlore5881]

My absolute favourite Kate Bush song. Still rocks me as a 60 year old in 2024 🫶🏽😊👍🏽

[@paulamiles9559]

My favorite too! I'm 70. A KB fan since December 1978.

[@bradkaufman8337]

Same!

[@Skywolf370]

The Dreaming is my favourite kate bush album. Ive not seen this video in like about 30 years, forgot how good it is.

[@cheeseandonions9558]

"All the Love" is a another gem... especially at the end, when you hear all those people say goodbye at the end...

[@zecifras]

😮Wow, many time signatures changes: 6/8 (6/16 + 3/8), 10/8, 8/8, 4/4 🧠 Mind blowing!🤯

[@warrenbridges1891]

@zecifrazmarcozanton She's also famous for unpredictable chord progressions.

[@onesyphorus]

Bush also made another song that featured an irrational time signature - the usual bar being evenly split into eleven equal values - 9 of which are only played before moving onto the next bar. underrated - Definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but a groundbreaking noughties banger nonetheless. Here's to kate's genius musicality 🥂🍻

[@boxerdudefly]

Interesting. Pulsation.

[@KevinLeroyGrant]

It's actually switching between triple (3/4) and duple (2/4 or 4/4) with an extra beat thrown in at the ends of some phrases. I do think you definitely could feel the asymmetric groove in the drums, but if you count it with simple beats, it makes it is a lot easier to parse out. I would probably notate the triple in 6/4 if I was transcribing this

[@claireclaire238]

Disharmonic and unnerving. Sinister.

[@danmccaffrey8322]

Best album she ever made. Way ahead of its time. Probably still is.

[@briannaghten2201]

She described it as her "She's gone mad album"

[@fransbuijs808]

@@briannaghten2201 That was because of what the critics said and because the album didn't sell.

[@RiordanLadyGaga]

It still is.

[@mikekaraoke]

@@fransbuijs808 The album did sell, what you on about got top 10/20 in many countries including her native UK! Your giving very wrong information-just 2 of the singles were not hits-but this was the only hit single off the album!

[@condimentking414]

And Fiona Apple and Tori Amos sold this concept as theirs. Such douchebags.

[@akadapper]

As an 80s baby from a mixed and eclectic home, I was raised on Kate’s music. I remember trying to get my young friends in the 90s to understand her genius and it just didn’t click for them. It’s when I knew I’d never find my answers in the charts for the most part.

[@grysnhoffman]

The critics during her time in early 80s don't understand her uniqueness and being weirdo or her craziness in the album "The dreaming" but i do, and i am amazed that kate bush was never afraid to experiment no matter what critics may say to her music, i love that she's being on herself explode, no wonder why Björk is inspired by kate

[@peternicholls6532]

Catherine / Kate has never been weirdo or crazy... I was 17 yrs old when first heard her music.. now 63yrs old. My so called friends at the time could not stand her high pitched warbling. I had to keep her music to myself... I could see.. and hear Kate was in touch with herself.. with nature.. and with life. She is a unique musical talented artiste :)

[@cineblogs8815]

​​@@peternicholls6532normal no fue pero ese es el encanto se siente una locura agradable Kate puede ser relajante loca,extraña,pero sobre todo elegante y original aparte de elegante. Este disco se siente como la mente de un loco

[@leilacastelobranco1004]

Kate Bush and her imagination more than a thousand. Simply awesome and incomparable! 💭😊😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏

[@RebeleneM]

I bought this on cassette in 1983, and wore it out. This whole album is like a movie, & is total genius.

[@thiscorrosion900]

I was just saying I bought The Whole Story cassette (and Hounds of Love) around 1986 and wore them out after a few years!

[@joshuaweston6531]

This video is bizarre as all hell...and I'm here for it!

[@Hermionepaws]

God she’s so beautiful in every possible way a person can be ❤

[@claireclaire238]

Castrato.

[@JP-wt8jg]

All Albums of Kate are genius. The Dreaming and hounds of love are from another world. Love Kate forever. ❤

[@Asa93-u6c]

The prowess of the naturaly talented. Kate Bush. Need i say anymore....

[@Stoneman180190]

I see the people working, And see it working for them. And so I want to join in, But then I find it hurts me. Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap. Some say that knowledge is something that you never have. I see the people happy, So can it happen for me? 'Cause when I am unhappy, There's nothing that can move me. Some say that knowledge is something that you never have. Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap. Some say that heaven is hell. Some say that hell is heaven. I must admit, just when I think I'm king, (I just begin.) Just when I think I'm king, I must admit, (I just begin.) Just when I think I'm king, (I just begin.) I've been doing it for years. My goal is moving near. It says, "Look! I'm over here." Then it up and disappears. Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap. Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho. I want to be a lawyer. I want to be a scholar. But I really can't be bothered. Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme! Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho. Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho. Some say that heaven is hell. Some say that hell is heaven. I must admit, just when I think I'm king, (I just begin.) Just when I think I'm king, I must admit, (I just begin.) Just when I think everything's going great, (I just begin,) Hey, I get the break, Hey, I'm gonna take it all-- (I just begin.) When I'm king-- (-- just begin.) In my dome of ivory, A home of activity, I want the answers quickly, But I don't have no energy. I hold a cup of wisdom, But there is nothing within. My cup, she never overfloweth, And 'tis I that moan- and groaneth. Some grey and white matter, "Give me the karma, mama!" I'm coming up the ladder, "A jet to Mecca," I'm coming up the ladder, "Tibet or Jeddah, Up the ladder... "To Salisbury, A monastery, The longest journey, Across the desert, Across the weather, Across the elements, Across the water!"

[@rinwesley3092]

This video scared the hell out of me as a little kid. The imagery was so scary at the time. but it got me absolutely hooked on Kate Bush. She could make heart pounding rhythms like this, fragile melodies like “The Man With A Child In His Eyes,” and haunting beauties like “Running Up That Hill”. The breadth of her musical creativity is just astounding. Love this woman.

[@garrywallace1007]

I was frightened/ mesmerised.

[@RedStrikerBeetleborg]

listen to "get out of my house" - she was scary

[@armandj.8864]

Kate Bush is eccentric, beautiful, theatrical, nerdy, cerebral, a master musician, uncompromising and unique. She's also an actual artist, like Bowie, Eno, et al., working in an avant garde tradition with strong hints of Dadaism and Expressionism. Everything about her work is imprinted with her specific touch. While she's very sensual and gorgeous she transcends gender and isn't defined by her femaleness and her body. I'm happy that she's being discovered by a brand new generation thanks to Stranger Things.

[@ubergeraldine]

I’d say she’s very female but her art is so good both males and females and others appreciate it - as in all great art!

[@armandj.8864]

@@ubergeraldine Agreed 100% I was referring to how frequently she takes on both male and female personas in her songs such as "Cloudbusting" etc.

[@littlemarmoset]

Very well said!

[@helderfolige9289]

Totally agree

[@google_must_die]

She’s very feminine and quite female.

[@LittleBlue91]

I absolutely LOVE the way Kate screams "I'M GONNA TAKE IT AAAALL!", with those backing vocals... absolute GENIUS and so cathartic!!! Gets all my stress out just listening to it!

[@1emmajones]

If you listen to the lyrics this song says everything about the state we are in right now. Oh my word. I mean really listen. A quest for knowledge, also a quest for a fast answer, trying to discover the truth but not caring what the truth is. It’s todays internet. Truly. She really is truly brilliant. Love you Kate. Always have. Glad you have new people.

[@Piggy_Piggerson]

at least the PoV in the song admits to not knowing everything ("I must admit I just begin") which is probably a very good lesson for a lot of the people who are prone to making hasty conclusions and/or believing misinformation

[@1emmajones]

@@Piggy_Piggerson I know. Writing all that at her age. Amazing.

[@thiscorrosion900]

When people are deliberately posting bullshit and misleading info. and nonsense it's even more difficult to find the truth. That's for sure. Most people are too stupid to distinguish, which is what they want. What Trump wants, etc.

[@jmckenzie962]

To all the zoomers who've just disovered her these past couple weeks, Running Up That Hill and Hounds of Love, while absolutely stellar, is only the tip of the iceberg. Kate Bush has one of best discographies in all of pop music with massive variety and pure originality to be found throughout. Take a song like this, which still doesn't really sound like anything else, and there'll probably be nothing else like it ever again. The Dreaming may be her "she's gone mad" album, but beneath the spikes around the edges there is some truly profound music.

[@alexeilindes7507]

I don't have words for what I've found

[@Astrocat393]

The Zoomers lmao 😆 I'm part pleased and part pissed off at her current success cos I know it's just a fad in this throwaway society. She's been my favourite artist since I was 9 and I'm 44 now and this video/track in particular still blows my mind with its sheer depth and creativity! 😍

[@markedfour]

Its more the "I've discovered the fairlight" album. After hearing this album {on cassette) I was an instant fan. I even listened to the words back then, a First for me. 🙂

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@markedfour She did use the Fairlight on the previous album "Never for Ever" though.

[@zavinullava]

@@markedfour I'm fairly confident the "she's gone mad album" is a phrase she has used herself to refer to it ;)

[@Save0urSisters]

Someone recommended me to listen to Kate Im on a journey on her discography!

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

Take rest breaks. 121 of her songs are streaming - and that isn't her complete discography.

[@Nargamorodo]

You won't regret it.

[@Save0urSisters]

​@@Nargamorodo yes I loved herrr

[@nerdygal6133]

The opening 10 seconds are the amazing musical hook to a song I’ve ever heard.

[@aslc2547]

Quite simply one of , if not the most important artists of the last 50 years. Loved this in 81 and still do.

[@vampyretime177]

I just found out about her and these lyrics basically describe my current life. This is what it means to be a timeless artist to be able to describe people lives even before they were born because I wasn’t alive when this song was released. I am happy I found her.

[@lucyt6971]

Kate is a goddess, go to #rubber band girl....

[@Astrocat393]

Welcome to the Family lol You have great taste. Enjoy your journey through Kates sublime music x

[@asboukcomfortable1670]

Genius and complex. Love you Kate

[@coreycox2345]

Just when I think I'm king... I loved this years ago but did not know of the equally brilliant videos of her choreography and dance. Wow.

[@pamb440]

Kate is a genius. So ahead of her time and such a trail blazer. I remember seeing this video back in the day when it was first released and I remember thinking to myself, who the hell is this and where has she been all my life, what have I been missing, this is amazingly genius!! I couldn’t get enough after that. I was hooked and have been a huge fan of Kate’s ever since. If not for Kate, we wouldn’t have artist like PJ Harvey, Bjork, Tori Amos or Thom Yorke. She had a vision and it was smart and beautiful and stands the test of time.

[@beathusk1018]

I have boundless admiration for her 😍

[@riseup849]

I guess if one isn't a brilliant scholar or has a learning disability, they can feel like a dunce. Thank you Kate Bush for that enlightening and honest performance. I agree Kate Bush deserves much more recognition. Super Plus Talent.

[@thiscorrosion900]

Try figuring out what the Kelvin temperature of a Black Hole is! Hawking radiation....if you start understanding it, you're ....in trouble.

[@thiscorrosion900]

I was a total dunce in maths in school. I just didn't give a fuck. I'm a published writer nowadays and was even in jr. high school, so I still don't give a fuck! LOL Though I can grasp astrophysics and stuff these days a lot better for some reason. I'm still not a math whiz by any stretch. I can write essays in my sleep, but I suck at balancing a checkbook or doing Trig!

[@speakeasyo11]

The beauty, the madness ,the frenzy, the thirst. A song that stands above . It is hunger, envy, greed, joy, and all that is universal to our souls. Kate Bush pulls it off beautifully. What an artist.

[@pauljurgen-romrig9616]

I think she is one of the most beautiful woman ever to walk the face of the planet. She’s undeniably one of the greatest artists England has ever had the privilege of saying “She is a national treasure” Dame Kate Bush?

[@beathusk1018]

Dame Kate Bush: the best female singer-songwriter ever. And she was a stunner 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@gothgurl81]

The Dreaming is such a weird, weird album, and I love everything about it! I'm a weirdo too, so it fits. Sat In Your Lap And Get Out Of My House are a few of my favorite songs on there!

[@isobeljames1328]

It's creative and uncommercial not weird

[@BenjaminMorel-gp2et]

@@isobeljames1328 Her "she's gone mad" album. My favourite Kate's album, my favourite album.

[@duantorruellas716]

Yes she is a genius to see with such clarity at such a young age. True there is a difference between book knowledge and true knowledge. This song touches on what appears to be a very personal observation that she made very young , all of her music is very personal and are windows into her psyche. Thank you Kate for all you've shared with us. To me this song tells us what is expected of us , and what we are expected to know , and how much there is to know. And how confusing it all can be. I see the esoteric symbolism that runs through this video that takes us from grade school through higher knowledge , to esoteric knowledge , and to quote Kate, "and across the universe ".

[@beathusk1018]

Yes, Kate's very very intelligent 😍

[@georgesaint4417]

What a great singer, song writer and dancer, Kate your music will live for a very long time, I only wish I could go back to the 80s, life was so much easier.

[@jacquelinejoyce8066]

It's wonderful that more people all over the world are discovering the brilliance of Kate Bush. The message of this song is so clever!

[@colingeddes2172]

Absolutely. Some of us have loved her since the late 70s. She insanely talented.

[@neorich59]

I remember, sitting around with friends, listening to the whole album this was taken from and laughing about how "whacky" it seemed, when it first came out. I was never that big of a Kate fan. But, I borrowed the album, to it home and listened to it, over and over and, as a music student, it began to dawn on me, just how incredibly inventive it was, so I bought all of her previous work and have bought everything she's done ever since.. Recorded in 1981, this stuff is more advanced than much of what is written today. I was among the privileged who was fortunate to see this remarkable genius (and I _never_ use that word lightly) live at the Hammersmith Apollo about 10 years ago. 2nd row from the front. A night I will never forget!

[@Greg07623]

35 years later and I am still blown away every time I listen to this, and remember how we went crazy when it was played in some NY clubs. This was a song for people who knew how to count so we got some space on the dance floor...

[@ritchie07]

Wish I could’ve been there!!!!

[@libertypills5580]

6/8 then 10/8 then 8/4 then 4/4 time ...and repeat. Amazing!

[@ballroomblitzkid1994]

She's probably the only person to make the wild-eyed expression look sexy as all get-out. Her stare is just so hypnotizing.

[@Jack-wb6sn]

who asked

[@solaria5513]

@@Jack-wb6sn cool and meaningful comment jack, excellent stuff.

[@pawpenggaga]

@@Jack-wb6sn joe

[@jessicahainesmusic]

Sorry is every comment here an answer to a question, Jack? Where is the list of questions? I was going to comment about Kate's location here but since nobody asked I'll keep it to myself.

[@sinew1000]

@@Jack-wb6sn thanks for your comment I also didn’t ask him how sexy he thinks she is. gross. she should be gatekept from the male gaze

[@alexf02071999]

Its frightening how much the lyrics of this song describe my life at the moment

[@thefool2007]

One of the best albums I have ever heard. She has so much artistic talent it’s unreal. She deserves far more recognition. Her voice is unlike any I’ve heard and is so beautiful. She holds no energy back either. I wish I could have met her for an autograph and to thank her for the inspiration on me as a musician.

[@kkroeger5868]

Holy sh$t! The fact this song sounds as original and fresh today as it was when it was recorded 40 years ago says everything you need to know about Kate Bush.

[@TheVintageKitten]

She’s so beautiful and talented. No one can compare ❤

[@1emmajones]

This song is so truthful right now. No patience for knowledge or understanding.

[@leonboden7974]

Sat in your lap goes off in so many directions it's unbelievable so innovative and so special like the genius of the brilliant kate bush

[@christopheraikens597]

Kate Bush has the greatest facial expressions in her videos I've ever seen!

[@davepowell7168]

A magickal time in my life to which Kate's music added something indescribable..

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

As a young teenager I was enchanted by this song and imagery. As a 50 something, I still am. The most beautiful creature to grace pop music

[@H-mu4bo]

Before "The Dreaming" no woman had created an album or music as fully realised as this. And the fact she was a mainstream artist making such a startling album just shows she is a pioneer in adapting avant garde, pagan and indigenous mythology and her whimsical creativity. She adopted the Fairlight CMI synth and unleashed it's potential to create the odd yet organic sounds . This was such a modern and enriched album of sonic texture and creativity, you can only compare it to Bowie 1977 to 1980 era, but she did this without outside influence of an Eno. This was her, fully aware of her capabilities. Pagan influence, and supernatural themes is the potent power that drives the album into otherwordliness. Any female artist like Toyah, Tori Amos, Bjork and their ilk are influenced by this to such a degree, I rank this as important as Sgt Pepper or Pet Sounds.

[@duantorruellas716]

Shes always been a beautiful pixie to me , who's musical talents knows no bounds. The way she mixes orchestra sound with pop has always been brilliant . It keeps the music timeless.

[@beathusk1018]

A genius

[@denkikaminari4826]

@@beathusk1018 indeed she is

[@libertypills5580]

She kept her eyes open for an amazing amount of time in that still shot! “ when I’m king”!

[@ashleyohohoh]

I love her and The Dreaming.

[@TheMcmikerg]

Just brilliant. The top 40 badly needs more songs like this. My favourite Kate Bush song if I'm pushed....

[@patrickpauley585]

The entire album is amazing. Leave it open is one of my favorite tracks. I love when the drums come crashing in near the end. It sounds amazing on a good hifi system. "Harm is in us, harm in us but power to arm".

[@markmoore2625]

I remember taping this off the Top 40 chart rundown back in the day. It remains one of my favourite of Kate's songs, yet is rarely played. She has been a constant in my life and always will. Definitely my number 1 female artist.

[@fredericdumas2964]

My favorite beautiful song from Kate Bush is ''Wuthering Heights (P) 1977 (C) 1978. But the one I listen more often is ''Sat In Your Lap'' (P) 1981 (C) 1981 / LP (C) 1982. For my Retro Countdown of the 1981 Worldwide Hits Songs (was 7 in late 1981), so I've made a ''Retro Countdown'' in 2021 for the year 1981 and this songs was #1 (3 weeks) and was in my TOP 5 for (12 weeks). Love the energy in the song. Very surprised that it was only #11 in UK and not a bigger hit that I thought. On my all TOP 5 favorite song, this song finished at #2 of Kate Bush career songs :)

[@Slaveternal]

One of the very few artists to ever chart and be presented to the public that could write a pop song where the term ‘pop song’ is a gravely unjust approximation. She always plays to the song, but it’s stretched into a shape that suits her singular vision. Unpredictable, pure, and genuine yet with great hooks, and transitions. A text book lesson that it’s best to leave artists to be them. If you need a team of producers to write your shit than you’re a celebrity, no artist. No compromise in music!!

[@andyth55]

The most underrated single of Kate's. Love it!

[@richardwarry7281]

This is truly extraordinary. Incredibly left field, dancing entirely to its own tune, and unlike anything else. And yet it was very nearly a top ten hit 40 years ago. She really is a very special talent.

[@evanlanctot323]

Pure musical genius and originality; There is no other song by anyone that can compare to this.

[@deanwolfechannel]

The Dreaming is my fave album of hers and a classic across the board

[@Severian19671]

Sheer genius. My favourite Kate Bush track.

[@Purplenpinkk]

When MTV first played this video I thought it was the oddest thing ever. The more they played it, the more I liked it...but, didn't want to admit it to anyone. Eventually I bought The Dreaming, and it is one of my most favorite albums of all times. The older I became the more I appreciated these lyrics. Here's to the outcasts, the discontent and the odd ones.

[@Astrocat393]

You get it. Welcome ❤️

[@AnahataMaryjane]

loved the song but the video scared me a lot. i was young though.

[@giess2420k]

My dad introduced me to this song a couple years ago as my first Kate Bush song, and I still loved it ever since.

[@russellbrooks9348]

I so love this song, and the music video too. The early 80s was such a creative and innovative time in music - I'm very glad I was there (12 or 13 at the time). This is my second-favourite Kate Bush song, after Wuthering Heights.

[@wadomunix5404]

Kate is the greatest (and most beautiful) music artist of all time. Incomparable.

[@beathusk1018]

Yes, she is!

[@justarandomshyness5300]

Lyrics:- I see the people working And see it working for them And so I want to join in But then I find it hurts me Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap Some say that knowledge is something that you never have I see the people happy So can it happen for me? 'Cause when I am unhappy There's nothing that can move me Some say that knowledge is something that you never have Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap Some say that heaven is hell Some say that hell is heaven I must admit, just when I think I'm king (I just begin) Just when I think I'm king, I must admit (I just begin) Just when I think I'm king (I just begin) I've been doing it for years My goal is moving near It says, look, I'm over here Then it up and disappears Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho I want to be a lawyer I want to be a scholar But I really can't be bothered Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme! Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho Some say that heaven is hell Some say that hell is heaven I must admit, just when I think I'm king (I just begin) Just when I think I'm king, I must admit (I just begin) Just when I think everything's going great (I just begin) I get the break Hey, I'm gonna take it all (I just begin) When I'm king (Just begin) In my dome of ivory A home of activity I want the answers quickly But I don't have no energy I hold a cup of wisdom But there is nothing within My cup, she never overfloweth And 'tis I that moan and groaneth Some grey and white matter (Give me the karma, mama) I'm coming up the ladder I'm coming up the ladder (A jet to Mecca) Up the ladder (Tibet or Jeddah) (To Salisbury) (A monastery) (The longest journey) (Across the desert) (Across the weather) (Across the elements) (Across the water) Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Kate Bush

[@RyanConway602]

She's amazing. Full stop.

[@speedracer2841]

Kate Bush has got range: She is capable of going from the sublime to the ridiculous effortlessly.

[@erilaz7]

The first time I ever saw Kate Bush was in this video. The perfect introduction. I've been in love ever since.

[@nickball2010]

Kate's talent for making music is completely off the scale, a true one of a kind and about as pretty as a woman could possibly be.

[@matthewsourbeck4501]

She's AMAZING! God, I love this brilliant, beautiful woman!

[@nicolabramley6768]

She's one of those artists that grows on you ,I'm an 80s person and it took me a while to love her but when I did ,she's different and unique and quirky love that x

[@stevielambert8262]

One of the best songs ever. Thank you Kate ❤

[@willwithers8171]

Who else expects to hear ‘ok remember’ right after?

[@delireent.3960]

Me too xd

[@Lyander25]

Yes, another right here :))

[@kristianfletcher3018]

Yes!! As someone who listens to the album on repeat regularly!

[@numanoidnumanoid6818]

Same here there goes the tenner

[@NickSBailey]

Definitely, one of them albums to listen to all the way through.

[@jmthompson437]

This would air on MTV in the early eighties... I was scarcely in high school and couldn't even begin to understand/appreciate what I was seeing and hearing...It kindly freaked me out. But forty years later, no Kate Bush rabbit hole would be complete without revisiting this chestnut...still struggling to keep up but thoroughly entertained nonetheless.

[@yellingelk]

This song is so powerful in every sense of the word. In my opinion it's the ultimate demonstration of the genius of Kate Bush. For me it was her absolute peak as an artist. Think of anything the likes of Madonna or Cher have delivered over the years and then compare it to this... not even close. Kate blows them all out of the water!

[@johnIZaUWL]

A year or two before Madonna's first album too😎😎😎

[@Bradleybox1988]

This is fantastic piece of art by Kate. I especially love the different facial expressions that she makes while she's dancing toward the camera after the book flies off of her lap. Wonderfully talented and classy lady!

[@SchizoSkillz]

I first saw Kate Bush's music videos on U68 (that UHF music video station for folks who didn't have cable). Being in my early teens, a lot of the messages of the music went over my head, but it was still entertaining, far from the everyday Rock & Pop prevalent then. But this was the most fun video. "Gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme..."

[@DrumsTheWord]

The one Kate Bush song that deserves MORE recognition. Got into it later in life, but am still surprised that more people didn't like it at the time. Maybe a little too "progressive" considering the new punk movement in British music at the time. Such a shame. Lyrically, musically...visually...a treat for the senses.

[@_alex_merrick_]

Rob, you have great taste. Keep at it!

[@steviegentertainment2201]

Yes I definitely agree 👍👍👍

[@yousefghanimeh9817]

she should have written musical plays

[@soaribb32]

Yousef Ghanimeh I guess you can say the suites on Hounds Of Love and Arial are musical material

[@pauliejay4161]

I totally love the song, but I can see that its complexity can be a challenge for some people. Still reached No 11 on the charts in the UK.

[@timorgano]

The 1980s....When music videos were nightmare dream sequences

[@sexobscura]

*'THRILLER'*

[@mclare71]

hahaha! SO TRUE!!!

[@andrewluchsinger]

I fell in love with Kate Bush in 1985 and I'm still in love.

[@beathusk1018]

So did I. I was seven in 1985

[@andrewluchsinger]

@@beathusk1018 I was 19

[@ItsMeJoshLee]

1978 for me, i was 6.

[@peterthart531]

This album was beyond my ability to take it in when it was released. It took me 10 years to fully appreciate it. This and Hounds were masterpieces.

[@welshlad6427]

So ahead of her time. Greatest UK female artist of all time in my eyes ❤️

[@beathusk1018]

Greatest female artist of all time 😉

[@chelseapoet3664]

Equal greatest music artist of all time with Bowie, if you ask me!

[@denkikaminari4826]

@@beathusk1018 right

[@michaelmcalister6477]

Why bother doing anything else when you’ve got Kate Bush to listen to? She is beyond belief. Astonishingly gifted and gorgeous - and gloriously barking mad. I cannot gush enough about her. Words fail. No one compares. I adore her (obviously).

[@beathusk1018]

She's fascinating 😊

[@Galaxyngc7331]

I love this album so much. I listened to it every day when it came out.

[@hadesharrison2008]

Ahh the album the dreaming absolutely magnificent and I was meant to be played LOUD!

[@Dermacrosis]

Funny thing is it was one of her least popular albums amongst her fans at the time due to the use of electronic music in the form of synth.

[@beathusk1018]

@@Dermacrosis It sold very bad at the time but it's my favourite 😉

[@JohnLee-pt5jz]

Can't argue with that.