Kate Bush You Want Alchemy

[@thyedeforest6478]

no one else could write a song about bees that makes me sob with joy

[@circolombisque2285]

This whole track is built upon the melodies in Clair De Lune which is just genius

[@aidandelgass4701]

The entire last minute is a sunset picnic in June and I can feel my heart lift up out of my chest

[@ubergeraldine]

Love the way she borrowed from Debussy

[@johngrant4218]

What a lovely afternoon On a cloudbusting kind of day We took our own mystery tour And got completely lost somewhere up in the hills And we came up on a bee-keeper And he said, "Did you know they can change it all?" You want alchemy They turn the roses into gold They turn the lilac into honey They're making love for the peaches And we're thinking "Who is this guy?" "Is he some kind of nut or what?" He said, "I don't meet many people" "I'm very busy with the hives" "Zzzzz, sun's gone down" "When's my cloud of bees coming home?" They got alchemy They turn the roses into gold They turn the lilac into honey They're making love for the peaches And they'll do it Do it for you They'll do it Do it for you "And if you see them, send 'em right on home to me" (What they gonna do?) They got, aah Turn the roses into gold And they'll do it for you Do it for you (what they gonna do?) I'll tell ya, aah Making love for the peaches (what they gonna do?) Do it, me, me, me, me I gotta do it, honey (They do it for you) They do it for you And why not? They bring me so much pleasure

[@SuperSean1970]

Her vocal alone should've carried this to the Red Shoes. It's just more interesting and heartfelt than other songs on the album, and we now know that Kate herself wasn't entirely enamoured of the original release. Still, this is a stand-alone great moment and a solid entry in the KB canon. Now, when do we get a release of all those sublime/astonishing/captivating mid-late 70s demos? Probably never, but there are countless out here who would devour such stuff...

[@tingletangle1]

furtonately i ve got eat the usic single with also shoedance....in fact the red shoes is dishomegenic the worst thing h she nmade /even in 1993 alone in my bad i wrote on a sheet i found in these day "thank yuo kate to be the only one near me in this moment " so.....is love.anyway.- il truly love also U re the one .- the constellation , but compared to Others , in fact.defect.- i m jikjoking a little

[@bookowl1775]

But she said she thought TRS was her best work, the most cohesive and understandable! And it is the most cohesive and meaningful. It talks about how she, in a hard period of her life when she broke up with her boyfriend and many people she loved died, felt stuck in hell (dancing nonstop in the red shoes) and being influenced by the exterior world (music trends affects her music symbolically too=that is why she got the dancy sound in most songs). However, it is not until she acknowleges who she truly is and what she is truly feeling (get why songs like The Song Of Solomon sound more her), she gets to love, and through true love, she gets out of the hell!

[@lunahlulah6772]

I'm still holding out for a release of those 70s demos one day...

[@magdeleenvaneersel7315]

Isn't it in the box set collection This Woman's Work?

[@nellies]

This is one of my favorite Kate songs, it paints such a beautiful picture in my head. I want to live in this song. I also just love the sampling of Clair de Lune, blew my mind when I realized.

[@mrtyles]

She's got Claire de Lune by Debussy in the background.

[@devonflyfisher]

wonderful - she sounds like a true Prince...ess.

[@kennywood9911]

3:44 "...and why not? / They bring me so much pleasure ..." Don't know why these lines hit me so hard ...

[@jeanbrigue8786]

No one better than Kate !

[@razrv3lc]

So glad she included this in the remastered albums. I knew of this song before the remasters but I didn't fall in love with it until hearing it there.

[@Hello8360]

Never heard this before either but it's beautiful....

[@FranceGall4Ever]

I didn't like this song at first listen. I was stupid. Now it's one of my favourites from Kate.😃♥️

[@Winnipegger]

It's obvious that after Kate saw Prince in concert and met him after the show, she was heavily influenced by his sound. You can also hear it in the tracks Rubberband Girl and Constellation of the Heart. Of course the track Why Should I Love You?. This was Kate's most commercial period and her most commercial album (the Red Shoes). I was disappointed when it came out and didn't make a bigger dent in the American charts. I thought Rubberband Girl was going to be a huge hit for her when it was released in North America, but alas that was not so. Almost everyone was into grunge by then. :(

[@mrsginn66]

TRS has only made a dent in my charts during the last year. I get pelters from my Katie fans that I didn't like it but it has now managed its way from worst Katie album to sitting above The Senusal World and Director's Cut. Well done, The Red Shoes.

[@11111111a111111aaaa1]

15 secs into this song I was thinking wow what if there were a record with kate bush and prince then I saw this comment

[@Abisso666]

Well said. This track sounds a lot like Purple Rain, as a matter of fact. But still original enough to deserve official release.

[@tingletangle1]

there is an AMerican Version.-

[@shoni1998]

David Albert looks like it's based on Debussy's Claire de lune

[@maxgilliland7944]

i need this on spotify right the fuck now

[@peacefrog9306]

@@nellies what country are you in?? on US spotify they only have her regular albums, not even the whole story or the other sides

[@wigginsdesign]

Never heard this either. It is pure inspirational KATE. She cannot be categorized. Amazing woman! Brilliant song!

[@lesjuly]

One of my favorite Kate songs. Next is "Not This Time"

[@sammyhoey22]

i love kate bush she is my spirit animal

[@gerberjason6947]

Kate channels Prince!!! I love it!!! Long live Kate! Love you always.

[@bgfd1]

Incredible. Her voice on this is amazing, almost not of this world, so much passion. Love it.

[@andrewdavidreaks]

I can definitely hear this song's influence in Aerial: A Sky of Honey.

[@ZsaZsasMug]

0:49 that squeal!!! 😍

[@19Edurne]

If my ears don't deceive me,the violins at the begining and at the end are playing the opening theme of "Clair de Lune " by Debussy.

[@conorfast917]

So this song is in Godzilla King of Monsters preview 2018. and it brought a tear to me eye. so cool

[@therazmatazz732]

How many amazing songs does this lady have?

[@bookowl1775]

Hundreds :)

[@JBinOtown]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@joeagger]

0:49 that's a fucking F7 y'all. legend.

[@ronrr26]

Love this song, especially that raw scream. Thanks for posting.

[@shaunferry668]

this song is lovely

[@RideHanna]

Guess the copy right on Debussy has run out by now hehe... LOVE IT!

[@irenasikanic9478]

Always beautiful

[@RichardLongwy]

absolutely fabulous!

[@lydiajefferies9632]

Ek laaik hierdie lied - dit is baie nuut en wonderlike in dit's styl, sonder wees oor die top. Ek weet dat die woord 'wonderlike' is 'n klein ondueidelik, maar dat is al ek kan dink van te beskryf dit - so pragtig en op die dieselfde tyd so groot.

[@DebbyTessy]

This makes me feel happy and relaxed; It's Great!!

[@MadRuki]

Thank you so much for posting this gem. I have been a Kate fan from hour zero on (1977), and I didn't know this song existed.

[@koolaidnhemlock]

is she imitating a bee regurgitating the honey when she does that guttural yell? If so, f'n brilliant!

[@gordoncarter348]

lovely nice one

[@marcelomark2007]

One of my favourite songs

[@nemonoo]

I thought this song was called The Bee Keeper. I had this on a CD single of the Red Shoes.... Thanks for putting this on... I love it :)

[@HoodlumRobin]

I forgot how Beautiful Kate is...

[@zachariahkane]

I will hunt down those (currently) 9 haters. And... and... [insert suggestions]

[@BaconZillaX]

Whoa. This is awesome! I've never heard it before either... I don't know how I haven't but it's true. :)

[@ceeerrl]

amazing! she is a legend! thanks so much for uploading! :D

[@maddocpowaq]

Claude Debussy's "Clair de lune" brilliantly transformed to her own. Like the band "Ra Ra Riot" transformed her song "Suspended In Gaffa" in a good way.

[@zack11993]

I love this, I need to find the MP3.

[@johndennehy44]

I love this generally speaking but I can't fathom why she didn't put that drop like at 0:47 before each chorus. The rest of the choruses just bleed in!

[@bookowl1775]

Because it would have sounded way too repetitive

[@tadge72]

i completely agree.

[@marmaladefille1]

Don't get me wrong, I love Prince, but I do think she is rather poking a bit of fun at 3:00 or thereabouts. ("I'm just going to have a Prince-gasm...about...bees!") Maybe because he completely rewrote "Why Should I Love You" and this is the B-side. I love this song.

[@vincijuju]

I've loved Prince and Kate from very early in both of their careers, but I much prefer the mournful simplicity and original lyrics of Kate's "Why Should I Love You" demo version more than the overloaded finished piece. Interesting observation about the stylized Prince-like flamboyancy in later parts of this song!

[@chucks1255]

One rainy wish

[@sjorsjimmie]

thanks for this song, had not heard it before. Does anyone know which single this was brought out on? presume this was the B side.

[@vivlingdarling]

ooh could you send it to me too? i adore this song, and i cant find it anywhere.

[@Ironbulluk]

@scootyscoot4 No love Constellation of the heart...

[@jilliancrosbie5677]

Oh so sad. That beautiful entity has gone

[@Steerpikey]

love the influence of Prince!

[@darkChristian]

her voice iz quite rare but would like 2 know what her style ov singing iz ???

[@ToniHedley]

thanks so much for posting this! is there anyway i can get hold of an mp3 of this?

[@paulmoss691]

DAME KATE ??????

[@zack11993]

I managed to get the MP3, I'll send it to you if you'd like. =]

[@TristanBMusic]

Thanks for the upload! Would be even more breathtaking to my ears without some of the cheesy drum-patterns. Her use of Debussy's Claire De Lune is GORGEOUS.

[@tombean1055]

It bugs me that people generally refer to Kate being influenced by prince. Why doesn't it enter your heads that he may have been influenced by her. He was certainly s big fan and I feel it's perfectly feasible he was influenced by her unique individualism. just a thought, ,!!!!!

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

Tom Bean utter tosh. She didn’t sound like Prince until she went to his concert, met him and then worked with him. Prince always sounded like Prince. I’m a huge Kate Fan from way back. The Red Shoes was the only album that sounded like Prince. If he was influenced by her, why didn’t some of his work sound like The Sensual World? Were you drunk when this thought crossed your mind? 😆

[@megstubetops]

massive amounts of bees are dying and along with them our agriculture.shes wild on this one vocally

[@CampervanTales]

I would Iove a copy of this song, can anyone help me to get it. Thanks.

[@tadge72]

@sjorsjimmie think it was moments of..

[@JMarrisOKC]

ANYONE KNOW WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS SONG? THANKS!!!!

[@tadge72]

this was on the bside to moments of pleasure,no? i prefer this to the a side!

[@WithMyLittleSpoon]

KATE so tutta bella:):):) what more can I say except I TEAMO you, make love for the peaches:):):)!! BRAVO LOAMO CHIN CHIN CHENTE ANNI SALUTE CAIO:):):)!!

[@LunaSeaSane]

Love the tune. Better than elvis.

[@Pippistrelle72]

Hate the awful screechy sound, and the chorus, but love the verse and backing music. Just wish there wasn't the harsh vocals, her soft vocals are sublime.

[@paulpeartsmith]

Did Prince have anything to do with this? I hear his arrangements in the background...

[@robbjmc2]

No. But Kate did, IMHO, write this and "Why Should I Love You" with Prince in mind in the early 90s. He performed on the latter for her (her "The Red Shoes" release, 1993), and this became a b-side. Her screeches toward the end were clearly Prince-inspired. But the strings you hear are actually DeBussy-inspired (listen to Clare de Lune).

[@MediaHoax]

....on a cloudbusting day.... she means chemtrails

[@jilliancrosbie5677]

Rubbish please Kate you used to be amazing 😭😭😭

[@MammalucaArt]

For some reason I think japanese when I hear this song.. Dunno why? Ö

[@ronrr26]

Love this song, especially that raw scream. Thanks for posting.