Kate Bush - The Sensual World (REACTION) First Time Hearing It

[@RonniePeterson]

Simply the most beautiful woman to grace the planet from the first time I saw her in 1978.

[@isobeljames1328]

So, the fact that she can write, compose, PRODUCE is lost on you....

[@believer773]

@@RonniePeterson absolutely friend, absolutely

[@RonniePeterson]

​@@isobeljames1328 Absolutely not. The greatest female artist of my lifetime.

[@Maralyssa]

@@RonniePeterson agreed. She is the most beautiful musical genius 😍

[@bazkeen]

Everything that Kate does is unique. Each song holds something special 👌🏻👌🏻

[@mcolford]

Such a perfect blend of the music, lyrics, and her voice... that pure sensuality, and the music and her voice just make it all work so beautifully.

[@oceanlover3530]

Such a gorgeous song and music video by the beautiful Kate Bush. Thanks for posting! ✌🏻✌🏻

[@SaeedReacts.]

Great song! Thanks for watching.

[@j.k.1963]

Opening a song with churchbells immediatety followed by a whip's lash. There you have the most unpredictable artist I know in just a few seconds of music. Saeed, I'd really love to see you explore more of this magical musician.

[@SaeedReacts.]

I love that! Definitely want to explore more of her music.

[@marksmith-pz5yx]

genius, beautiful, haunting, no wonder I and many others fell in love with Kate

[@adam872]

Sensual is the right word, both musically and visually. Kate is a legend.

[@eallan5169]

Kate Bush once said in a BBC interview that she considered herself a writer first, then a singer and performer. It’s clear that she draws a lot from literary sources and is a brilliant storyteller. She sang ‘Wuthering Heights’ in a higher register to convey Cathy as a spirit. Cloudbusting is based on ‘A Book Of Dreams’ by Peter Reich. Both ‘The Sensual World’ and ‘Flower Of The Mountain’ were inspired by Joyce’s Ulysses. Please carry on reacting to the wonderful work of Kate Bush.

[@oliverbendallcharles]

The are Irish bagpipes called Uilleann pipes.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for letting me know about that!

[@lbd-po7cl]

@@oliverbendallcharles literally translates as “elbow pipes”, as the bag is pumped with a bellows under the elbow. Played here by the great Davey Spillane, one of the best Irish pipers around.

[@miggyluv]

This song and 'This Woman's Work' are the pinnacle of Kate Bush (for me).

[@terencemcgaughey4944]

"And his spark took life in my hand" ..... oh my goodness Kate!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Descriptive line 😃

[@garryashton7093]

Planet kate nothing compares what a rabbit hole you have to go down

[@dmuhler]

What a great song! Kate sings about the sensual world while also singing the most affirmative word in the English language….yes!

[@RullXov]

She could teach a cat to purr. The song includes Irish instrumentation (uilleann pipes, fiddle, whistle) under a breathy rendering of the orgasmic 'Yes'.

[@philipperault498]

So beautifull!

[@hatake_romina]

I’d love it if you did Get out of my house by Kate. Quite scary, crazy song

[@martianboy]

One of my favourite Kate songs, she she didn't do it at her Before The Dawn shows. The video is gorgeous too.

[@Beejay950]

It's not "His spark took a life in my hand", it's "His spark of life in my hand", which doesn't need any explanation.

[@SaeedReacts.]

I mispoke, but its exactly what i meant

[@iangudgin6536]

Hey there, Saeed!! I have finally succumbed and subscribed to your channel. I love your intelligent reading of complex music. You really have to do more Kate Bush. Can I suggest that you react to a song she wrote at the age of 13 and recorded at 16. I think it is one of the most exceptional songs of all time. It's called, "The Man with the Child in his Eyes"

[@SaeedReacts.]

Hey! Thanks so much for subscribing. Truly appreciate it. Helps out the channel! Did not know she started that young. Will add it to my list

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@SaeedReacts. Produced by Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd on that one. Along with "Saxophone Song".

[@MatMat-qi2rd]

And the video is wonderful too. ❤

[@SaeedReacts.]

100%

[@Ozymandi_as]

So glad you enjoyed this, and connected with the spirit of it. Always a big reader, our Kate, a bit like yourself; she opened her own particularv window between literature and pop music. It was another trait that contributed to her unique artistic personality. Ulysses is a very dense novel, that has to be read with a dictionary, I found, but a masterpiece of modernist literature that was banned in the UK and Ireland at publication for it's somewhat frank treatment of conjugal love. Molly Bloom's monologue is a lengthy stream of consciousness, written without any punctuation or paragraphs, as she lies in bed next to her sleeping husband one evening, musing on the events of the day, and sex! A lot! Kate heard a recoding of the great Irish actress, Siobhan McKenna, reading a condensed version with great character, intelligence and humour - she really brought it off the page, and it's very bawdy in parts. I remember my father had an LP tucked away in the record cabinet, entitled Ulysses, which I put on the record player one day as a teenager, having absolutely no idea what it was. I was astonished by the candour of Molly's nocturnal ruminations, but empathised as I was experiencing nocturnal ruminations of my own by then. Surprised to learn that women could be similarly preoccupied, I felt several years older by the time Molly had drifted off to sleep! I knew Kate must have heard this record before I actually knew it. She wanted to use Joyce's text, but it was still in copyright at the time, and Joyce's estate refused to grant permission, being very protective of the great man's legacy. So she had to write her own Joycean monologue, although the hmmm, yesses are direct borrowings. However, when she decided to rerecord the track in 2011, she asked again, and this time received an affirmative. She renamed the track The Flower of the Mountain. To be honest ,I'm not sure Joyce's words worked as successfully in the song as the lyric Kate had written herself. Still, it was something of tribute to her stature as an artist by that time that the trustees changed their minds. Kate's mother was an Irish dancer, and as a result she was always very passionate about Ireland and Irish music throughout her career, so they think of her as one of their own over there. She's also very English, to my mind, in the bestt possible way; but of course embraced by listeners all over the world - including Holland, back in the day, if I remember correctly! Her most famous song inspired by classic literature is her debut single , Wuthering Heights, which is an astounding beast of gothic lit pop, which she wrote at the age of 18, and took to number 1 in the charts at the age of 19. Her youthfulness can be heard in her voice, though maybe not in the way you might think, it's not a timid performance; but as an artist she arrived fully formed, and unique, and that's how she carried on, always, for the next 35 years of her recording career. She has influenced many artist that came after, although she remains _sui generis_ . Lots to explore if you are so minded. You're a good reactor, you have a keen ear, and your face is like a projection screen for whatever is going on in your mind. Have you ever acted?

[@SaeedReacts.]

Wow! Thanks for taking the time to share this. I learned a lot!

[@JörgSchymick]

Take the LP "The Dreaming" and ...

[@mattleppard1964]

So glad I found this. I guess it’s my favorite album of hers 😊

[@SaeedReacts.]

Great song and video! Hope to explore some more of this album. Thanks for watching.

[@reemsaif3105]

Yes indigenous 🇬🇧 ✨️

[@Muckylittleme]

Enjoyed Kate and the reaction, thanks.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for watching.

[@welle5086]

❤

[@SaeedReacts.]

❤️

[@jessicahimmel7867]

Awesome ❤

[@Maralyssa]

I'm so happy you made this video 😊 She is a genius. She's my favorite weirdo. That said, yes, please jump down this rabbit hole!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Very unique artist. Great song and video! Thanks for watching!

[@peterculbertson8547]

Good luck with trying to read Ulysses. It’s a hard read apparently. It’s on my list too. I’ve been put off by how people keep saying it’s difficult. But now I know KB has been inspired by it, I am now inspired to read it

[@SaeedReacts.]

That probably is dense read. I do have a few classics i have been kicking down the road for years. Must try to at least read a couple a year.

[@timithius]

James Joyce is a slog. 🙂 Read a précis. Kate Bush was very literary in her writing.. Her very first single was called "Wuthering Heights". "Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy, come home." Right up there as one of the best songs ever written.

[@SaeedReacts.]

I heard its pretty dense 😅 But ive been known to slog through some books 😅 Definitely will be checking out more of Kate Bush her music.

[@isobeljames1328]

Song written after catching the last minutes of the adaptation on TV.... Just sayin'.

[@hatake_romina]

⁠@@isobeljames1328actually she saw the tv adaptation when she was quite young. When she decided to write the song, she read the book and then wrote it

[@TerenceShortman]

Kate is an extremely talented artist not only does she compose the music and lyrics she also produces her own music, she is also trained in dance and mime and choreographs her own dance routines in her videos she also quite often co produces her videos. she did not really take off in the US until recently it may be that the US tends to be in general more conservative were Music, Movies, Theatre and Literature are concerned than Europe and the UK but of course there are many exceptions to that statement on both sides of the pond .

[@JörgSchymick]

" The Barrel " Aldous Harding

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@eduardoalegriarampante639]

Amazing song and video, yes

[@JörgSchymick]

" The Dreaming " and what else ?

[@JörgSchymick]

I find Rene Caron on youtube with three Tom Waits and three Hildegard Knef covers and some wonderfuf suprises more. I love all of them!

[@deepbluehue3]

🌿🌴🥀🌿Tack Saeed🌿🌴🥀🌿

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks so much for this request! Great song!

[@heathcliff1096]

If you want a very solid explanation of what Kate intended to convey here it is : kzbin.info/www/bejne/n56ygmSZqZWLpdU

[@glaubercandidopita]

React Love In The Dark (spanish version) - Kevz, Gabriel Henrique Acabou de sair no canal do Kevin. Vai gostar primeira vez do Gabriel cantando em Espanhol.

[@JörgSchymick]

kd Lang ? Nico ? Lora Logic ? Ute Lemper with album "Punishing Kiss", Lene Lovich or even Nina Hagen? Yes.

[@timithius]

@@JörgSchymick Nico! "These Days". Or any of her songs with Velvet Underground.

[@timithius]

Lene Lovich "Lucky Number" Nina Hagen "Born in Xixas"

[@SaeedReacts.]

I have 2 kd lang reactions on the channel and 1 on patreon cause its blocked. Definitely want to do more.

[@Flatwoodsdad]

Good luck with Ulysses.

[@SaeedReacts.]

I hear it's dense :p

[@JörgSchymick]

"Conditioned Soul" by Annie Lennox ?

[@eallan5169]

Kate Bush once said in a BBC interview that she considered herself a writer first, then a singer and performer. It’s clear that she draws a lot from literary sources and is a brilliant storyteller. She sang Wuthering Heights in a higher register to convey Cathy as a spirit. Cloudbusting is based on ‘A Book Of Dreams’ by Peter Reich. Both ‘The Sensual World’ and ‘Flower Of The Mountain’ are inspired by Joyce’s Ulysses. Please carry on reacting to the wonderful work of Kate Bush.