Kate Bush - Babooshka - Official Music Video

Official music video for the single "Babooshka" by British singer Kate Bush, taken from her album Never for Ever.
Released as a single in June 1980, it spent 10 weeks in the UK chart, peaking at number five. It was an even bigger hit in Australia, where it was the 20th best-selling single of the year.
The track features John Giblin on bass.
"Babooshka" became Bush's second top five hit in the UK and was certified silver for sales of over 250,000 by the BPI.

[@kivino659]

being slav and watching this has me feeling weird, because never in my life have i seen a half-naked woman dancing and screaming "grandma" at the top of her lungs

[@chrishellize]

I just spat out my tea laughing at your comment! Brilliant :D

[@tommason485]

God I nearly choked on my crumpet at that comment 😂

[@cacophonousantiquarian8803]

You don't have to be Slav to not have seen that.

[@jade.legaulttrudeau]

My nickname has been babushka since forever, I was a baby when my family started calling me that. I learned its meaning when I was a little older and realized they knew all along. They knew they were calling me grandma.

[@druunderwood5602]

Do you know Baba Yaga?

[@boobeethecurious]

Why do people keep saying she's terrifying? She's ethereal and straight up breathtaking. And, I think I love her.

[@jrmetmoi]

Berri Guido-Zeppeli her high pitched voice and large expressive eyes

[@beathusk1018]

She's fascinating

[@biancamlf288]

Straight. That’s why.

[@tree8265]

They can't stand flavour 😌

[@jugodelucumaa]

yes!!!!

[@carolinaelliott3203]

The 70’s and 80’s were definitely creative times I can’t find much like this anymore

[@lewisner]

As an experiment I looked up the UK Top 40 and picked 3 songs at random to watch the videos. It was truly dire stuff.

[@DodgyDaveGTX]

Nonsense! That's cos you're not looking in the right places. There's plenty of _phenomenal_ modern music being made. Yeah there's a lot of shite rn, but no doubt there was also a lot of shite being made in the 70's & 80's. It's just easier for rubbish music to find a platform these days

[@luxekook]

@@DodgyDaveGTXList some songs

[@joncarthy7183]

Sia, Robyn, Aurora..

[@joncarthy7183]

​@@lewisnerthat's mainstream music, you won't find Kate Bush type music there at all. You need to look at more left field and alternative music.

[@masudrustamli6239]

Who is here in 2024

[@marcoantonio-bm5wr]

Olá

[@youngdancer-baxsquad455]

Me

[@user-kp7xg1yi6k]

April 2024 baby ready to rock and roll let the frodos be bold haha 😄

[@franciscovega2042]

Not me.

[@ankitmasih6219]

✌️

[@eastender1862]

I was pregnant with my daughter Kate when this came out...For some reason everytime i hear it years after, I get that morning sickness feeling ...how weird how music leaves a mark in strange ways sometimes.

[@maybenodyarg]

Is she named after Kate Bush?

[@sandycowell1288]

I feel the same about Orinoco Flow by Enya :)

[@leejay1936]

That's fascinating. Sense memory is a powerful thing.

[@thedavesiknow4598]

That’s beautiful!

[@johndaarteest]

Tunes are the pins that transfix the butterflies of nostalgic memories.

[@Zephrite_]

I like how we’re vibing to a 40 year old song.

[@dawnbelow]

i wonder how these things happen..

[@Ladybug_Collector123]

We shouldve found this song sooner 😔

[@aliteralcrouton4876]

zoomers smh

[@portiathetoxicrabbit3393]

WHOT DO YOU MEAN 40 YR OLD

[@Zephrite_]

@@portiathetoxicrabbit3393 The song is around 40 years old, the video isn’t that old because KZbin didn’t exist back then.

[@tr..sh.lover.493]

I love how in all her songs, she tells a story.

[@anovosedlik]

I remember when I was 6, I would play this song over and over. So lucky have parents with great music taste. I love how all of Kate's songs tell these enthralling stories.

[@gentillygirl545]

That is so wonderful!!

[@ramanagal]

That IS lucky! I was trying to overcome Jim Nabors and others that I only now appreciate. But then? Just, no.

[@D1str1ct]

Im the same. My mum would play led zepp, deep purple, fleetwood mac, guns n roses, Rush and loads of others, obvs kate bush. I do the same with my kids now. My wife likes stuff from all the way back to the 50s, so theres quite a range of music in the house.

[@michellemcgowan5657]

Loving the fact a new generation are finding this amazing, brilliant, beautiful women I’ve been following since 1978! Yes I’m old 👵🏻😂

[@mpt3245]

I'm 20, just discovered this song today and I can't seem to stop listening to it.

[@wisterias8408]

She joined in 2010, I think you meant you’ve been listening to her since 1978? Either way that’s awesome!

[@nightcrawler9607]

@@wisterias8408 I hope you know that to 'follow' isn't a term used only on-line, in this context it just means to be interested in something

[@LpsDreamsStarsandMoons]

Your not old, your old if you are 100

[@avinashchoudhary1508]

I used to watch this everytime when I was 10 but now I'm back

[@Cat-wi4kj]

Ik she used babushka as a mistake but I like to think in way it’s intentional. She’s doing this because she’s an old women and using that as her fake name is so powerful. She’s kinda showing him how “yeah I’m old and maybe someone’s grandma but I can still make you fall in love me” that’s the babooshka power haha

[@leleticiaa]

that's exactly what i thought the whole song meant???

[@couchhyena]

Superior interpretation

[@alibyxe6400]

What was it meant to be?

[@Cat-wi4kj]

@@leleticiaa yeah but she didn’t know what babooshka meant. She used it cause it sounded cool

[@Cat-wi4kj]

@@alibyxe6400 well the usage of babooshka was cause it sounded good haha

[@BadBadAngel3]

Kate Bush is a creative genius. She'll be remembered long after other lesser artists have faded from cultural memory.

[@MeansofIntrigue]

Testify.

[@ilovemyself12233]

june 2024? ❤

[@goofyuhh684]

Yessss

[@lorraine70]

Here

[@wwest4347]

Ditto

[@thalesmatheus6011]

yasss

[@tavasoli]

Here

[@imgonnatouchyouniceandslow]

Kates going viral. Deserved.

[@beathusk1018]

Yes, it is. She's wonderful

[@dez7250]

And some ...class act 👌

[@glamdolly30]

Talent is timeless.

[@antster1983]

She's at No. 1! 😃

[@MrDistinctlyAverage]

@Hisduchess But it was, and now she is. Better she is discovered by a new generation through Stranger Things, than never discovered at all.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

No matter how long I'm away... I always return to Kate.

[@TomPlotagon]

Hi ObsoleteOddity! I watch some of your videos.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@TomPlotagon Thanks Tom :)

[@TomPlotagon]

ObsoleteOddity No problem! Have a good day! :D

[@HandyAndyTechTips]

One of my favourite YT channels is a fan of one of my favourite artists. Who would have known?

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@HandyAndyTechTips Cheers Andy, I've always been a fan of Kate's music.

[@Robin_Hood054]

*This* *not* *song* *.* *This* *is* *timeless* *masterpiece* *.*

[@jamezkpal2361]

😅

[@ricardoacosta5753]

🙌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@irielion3748]

That not sentence.

[@midnight_styx]

Not even spelling in sentence​@@irielion3748

[@NOWSYOUR]

How are transitions from 1980 better than most today 👹

[@shlep0k]

All: BABOOSHKA Russian:БАБУШКА

[@justhello4362]

О мой бог,тут ещё есть русские!?

[@JulietteTux]

@@justhello4362 мы есть везде, просто сто лет под коммунистами научили русских быть очень незаметными. В отличие от советских.

[@jonboize]

Your right

[@kyouphbia]

I don't understand a thing, but i already know that we can be really good friends.

[@aresjupiter847]

what's the difference?

[@ren7192]

“Babooshka” by English singer and songwriter Kate Bush tells the story of a mature wife who is feeling insecure in her marriage. So to ascertain how faithful her hubby is, she initiates a scheme to send him love letters but under the disguise of another woman by the name of “Babooshka”. “Babooshka” is actually a representation of wife’s younger self who she feels her husband would be more attracted to than who she actually is in the present. The ultimate conclusion and thus meaning of the song has been interpreted in various ways. Babooshka’s generally interpretation is that the wife, in successfully tempting her husband with the promise of another woman, ended up destroying their relationship. However, it has also been suggested that ultimately the wife realizes that she indeed is “Babooshka” and in the process regains the desired admiration of her husband. ugh not me misspelling disguise as guise😭 why do i have so much like thingys damn shawty ty

[@arandomguy2823]

ohhhh- as someone who speaks russian as his 1st language- i thought she was trying to say grandma and mispronounced it really badly. because youre supposed to say 'bA-bu-shka', not 'ba-bOO-shka'

[@sams_animations398]

🤸‍♀️

[@sams_animations398]

Ty

[@ren7192]

@@sams_animations398 yw

[@ren7192]

@@arandomguy2823 yeah- jdsalkld

[@Robin_Hood054]

*The* *definition* *of* *a* *classic* *masterpiece* *.*

[@pieterv.7158]

So much talent and so much beauty in one woman. I'm dizzy.

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Honestly, Kate is more than a singer, she’s an artist and performer. She can really do it all, write and sing and be a visual artist.

[@atencaofofocas]

Ela entrega

[@alex.g7317]

That why shes got the KZbin For Artists symbol next to her name (the music one)

[@isobeljames1328]

Writer composer and producer

[@andiehernandez1995]

Also a singer

[@reaver4149]

She’s literally the worst thing to happen to music

[@methylene5]

I never realised how small Kate Bush was until I saw her stood next to that violin.

[@mort13]

it's a cello lol

[@carlljungdahl]

@@mort13 its an upright bass lol

[@snafubar5491]

Don't listen to then other two fellas....it's just large fiddle. ;-)

[@salty_wuterrmelon8655]

@@mort13 jokes aside its actually a double bass

[@mort13]

@@salty_wuterrmelon8655 o lol kk sorry I thought it was a cello

[@Miraysanz]

Anyone watching this in 2024?

[@melon_pamplemousse]

Me

[@alternativeChicken123]

here

[@irielion3748]

Timeless, Kate

[@user-cx7em3zg3x]

Nowp find me in 1978 when the air didn't stink of corruption 😂

[@ianlightfoot9458]

Ooh yes! Still love this gem. I was 9 when this was in the charts. Summer of 1980. This along with 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' are my favourites.

[@djbennett900]

I think music is doing great today -- I am 70 and have been a music fan since I was 10 -- because of the history of great artists like Kate Bush. She is one of the Gods.

[@sainthunny]

Oh we’re on Kate Bush level of batshit crazy today

[@taffytaf3503]

Certainly

[@macyormomo2676]

I wouldn’t have it anyway other way

[@ArcanePath360]

It's her intensity that keeps me coming back. No other musician/song writer/singer seems to pack so much expression in.

[@BananaRepublik]

Idk, lady gaga's pretty crazy too lol

[@Apo12345]

@@BananaRepublik Oh, no!

[@CrimsonNClova]

To everyone commenting on why she uses the Russian word for grandmother to depict a sexy temptress, Kate explained in an interview once that she popped the name into the song, assuming it had come from some fairy tale she’d heard as a child, and that it just sounded right. She didn’t learn until later that it meant ‘grandmother.’

[@anusfairy5821]

I was wondering about that too! Thinking the whole time, "damn that must be one hell of a cougar if she's singing about grandma like that"

[@pablolimo8481]

It might be a coincidence but it kinda goes with the lyrics if you overthink a bit

[@Oceanmachine27]

Then again, if it weren't for our grandmas being sexy at some point, none of us would be here

[@TheCherrykye]

Well grandmas can be sexy

[@bryannab7566]

Did she get it confused with 'Baba yaga'? I could see that happening.

[@cicerodiello1]

This song was a monster smash in 1980 Australia. It is my first memory of a music video. The magnificent and theatrical Kate Bush performing an absolute classic. It was a thrill every time we heard it play on the radio in the car and on Saturday morning television. I was 10 ❤.

[@Robin_Hood054]

*Who's* *is* *here* *in* *2024* *.*

[@ellesdevries7074]

I am!

[@lemon_green.00]

Yep

[@audreykarelita]

moi

[@raquelcabral4741]

I am from Brazil

[@kevinbarney5615]

Me!

[@druvjuice6906]

How can a song sound so modern get so much like the time the song was released

[@razrv3lc]

You should listen to her The Dreaming album. Released in the early 80s but it’s more daring than like 99% of music now lol

[@silvia-_-7608]

exactly

[@BabyAndTheGreys]

History repeats

[@possum8220]

A lot of indie has roots in 60’s and 70’s music lol (granted this was 1980 but still close enough)

[@arrowloll2574]

“IM ALL YOURS GRANDMA-“ LMFAO- i stg ik it was a mistake but its still hilarious

[@emma7933]

I know it was a mistake but I do kind of feel like her using that name to catfish her husband gives the song another layer of meaning. Like she was hinting to him that although she is being all seductive in her letters and is making him think he is having an affair with a younger woman, she is still really his old wife. Although calling your seductress "grandma" by mistake is still funny.

[@joanbaczek2575]

I’m polish and heard babushka used to also refer to a scarf

[@arrowloll2574]

@Alexander Caplenor oh ok sorry for my mistake its just what i had heard what it meant

[@mg-sp5ou]

@Alexander Caplenor babushka means grandma. don't confuse people

[@mg-sp5ou]

@@arrowloll2574 babushka means grandma

[@user-uq7sb5yk3j]

O Brasil ama Kate Busch !!

[@Robin_Hood054]

*The* *best* *classic* *video* *of* *all* *time* *.*

[@nambypamby2147]

Yes, Kate Bush. I used to be a fan... now I'm an air conditioner. Love this woman

[@beathusk1018]

You could still be a fan of her 😉

[@antestiusleontius3774]

Old and overuse comment, buddy 👎🏻 Hard to be original nowadays.

[@beathusk1018]

@@antestiusleontius3774 I didn't understand it

[@antestiusleontius3774]

@@beathusk1018 You didn't understand what? The comment above?

[@nambypamby2147]

@@antestiusleontius3774 I'm the Carlos Mencia of comments, oh well.

[@rcktman0127]

Actually one of the textbook examples of “when you’re happy you enjoy the music, when you’re sad you understand the lyrics”

[@davidlondon2810]

Absolutely. Another textbook example is Stoney End sung by Barbra Streisand which mixes the upbeat melody with the tragic lyrics to great ironic effect.

[@fionabeattie3746]

Another example of an upbeat melody but sad lyrics is Luka by Suzanne Vega

[@ingridhetfield8891]

The lyrics have the same plot as The Pina Colada song 😂

[@isaackellogg3493]

I must be happy because I can’t understand the lyrics ???

[@dashtoroya2838]

​@@isaackellogg3493basically she wanted to test her husband whether he would simply fall into her catfishing shit or not, so she used a pseudonym and started sending letters, as expected the husband got the letters and started reading it. So to test further, she decided to meet him with her character, thus putting her marriage at risk due to paranoia that she's getting old

[@joeyhyland]

Just in awe of her. Her beauty, her artistry. Envious of her freedom. So inspiring.

[@siebdruck01]

Envious of her freedom?Why?Aren't you free?

[@lesleyhubble2976]

@@siebdruck01maybe because she was unique in her approach to her talent. When I first heard Kate bush I thought she had a terrible voice and wondered why she had a record out, I thought she was really high pitched and sounded out of tune. I know now how clever she is and a phenomenal song writer

[@keiranmole6539]

absolute legend she is ,

[@joeyhyland]

@@siebdruck01 her freedom of artistic expression. She’s fearless.

[@siebdruck01]

@@joeyhyland ah now I see....yeah,reaching this kind of freedom is so hard to reach, but by listening we can get a glimpse of what is possible...even for us "smaller"talented beings.

[@edwardwilliams8238]

2023. Still loving it!!!!

[@longhotpapi5657]

all i can think about is the guy who dances to this every time he smokes

[@ellsbells6517]

AGAHSHSJAJS

[@hedvigjohansson7964]

What guy?

[@J-l41]

SAME

[@katieh7927]

@@hedvigjohansson7964 @babooshka111 on tik tok

[@bustedkeaton]

We should all be like babooshka111

[@lizkap9623]

all i think about while listening to this song is Yelena from aot

[@hmhmm4101]

Yess tall queen 🥵

[@Dana-wd2re]

Yesss queeen

[@bowmr7]

As you should😌💅

[@jasmines4236]

YES

[@PThapa-qm1wh]

RIGHT

[@fallenyuna]

I am going to sing this tomorrow on a talent show of our school together with my best friend (she plays guitar, i sing) and we added a third verse to solve the open ending. Love you Kate Bush. You're so inspiring.

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

@fallenyuna Let us know how the show goes. Break a leg. 🙂

[@fallenyuna]

@@GarthPrice-ej6bt hi so we didnt win. Which is kind of sad. But okay. I dont know what place we got because they only named the first three. Well. It went well. I wasnt scraed at all. We did great but sadly we didnt win

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

@@fallenyuna You took the risk and put yourself out there in front of everybody. You didn't win today. But, that is today.

[@Robin_Hood054]

*0* *%* *nudity* *.* *0* *%* *thrashtalk* *.* *0* *%* *autotune* *.* *100* *%* *Kate* *Bush* *.*

[@greendaylova98]

I've discovered so many songs from tiktok that I never would have found on my own, this is one of those examples

[@beathusk1018]

Do you love this song ?

[@emeraldknight4915]

@@beathusk1018 how can someone not tho haha

[@beathusk1018]

@@emeraldknight4915 Some can't but I do! 😉

[@oliver-pm9gn]

i really can’t understand how people hate on tiktok for “ruining a song”, if anything it brings more people to the song and artist and tbh i absolutely love that

[@beathusk1018]

@@oliver-pm9gn You're right. More people must know and love Kate's voice and music

[@timmol7742]

Still can't get over the fact that she's basically screaming 'granny' at the top of her lungs and that it's supposed to be a sexy pseudonym, but holy balls do I feel this song in my very soul. Those vocals, that haunting chord progression, that fretless bass singing along, it's all great stuff.

[@fwof3347]

@Jessica Buttgereit ask Elton John he cant write for toffee .... she was writing this at 17 ... what was you doing slipping a finger in yourself thinking you were a woman

[@voidcasgd319]

granny in russian is "Babushka" not babooshka lol

[@markgriffin4888]

WHEN does she sing those words???? Mmmm

[@celinamuldoon2519]

I love how she isn’t saying grandma, babooshka is the name of the woman she is pretending to be, aka a younger version of her to see if her husband would be faithful in their relationship. You can tell she doesn’t mean “babushka” or grandma because it’s “babooshka” not “babushka”

[@mpt3245]

@Jessica Buttgereit So? This isn't a video about Taylor Swift, who is nowhere near as creative as Kate Bush.

[@Sunmoonstar07]

She has such a unique voice and style like you can always hear when a song is hers

[@franchesca.bonilla1733]

I love her music

[@thesunreport]

i never realised how tiny Kate Bush was until i saw her next to that violin...amazing!!

[@SixStringSteve]

well she is a fairy after all.

[@thesunreport]

:D

[@maureenredmond4758]

It's a double bass!

[@user-td4do3op2d]

+Maureen Redmond Have you heard of jokes before?

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

Yes I heard it has something to do with "laughs"....wasn't it :-) ?

[@aidandelgass4701]

Anyone else notice that like in almost 40% of all her songs there’s a glass shattering sound effect in there somewhere? I just love that lmao

[@aidandelgass4701]

I just realized it’s because it was the signature sound on the fairlight, the first sampler she used 😅

[@RedStallion2000]

Great observation! I've probably heard that sound in her songs ten thousand times since the 80s, and never realized it was in so many 🧐

[@razrv3lc]

@@aidandelgass4701 not just the first sampler she used but the first sampler period. She was one of the pioneers of using sampled sounds. She was also one of the first people to make and use a headset mic-the first one was a wire coat hanger with a mic attached to it so she could move while dancing on her 1979 Tour of Life. She’s insanely innovative.

[@aidandelgass4701]

@@razrv3lc so true 😤 she and innovation are synonymous

[@brynjames3779]

Sound effects from the Fairlight appear in her other songs too, like a train whistle at the end of Cloudbusting, as well as shipping forecasts in And Dream of Sheep

[@andrewsimpkiss8632]

This song will be still listened to in an other 43 years.

[@BenjaminMorel-gp2et]

Of course!

[@HoraceTheCat]

I have a newfound appreciation for Kate Bush and her music. It's unique and it's wonderful.

[@euglena3866]

She wanted to test her husband She knew exactly what to do A pseudonym To fool him She couldn't have made a worst move She sent him scented letters And he received them with a strange delight Just like His wife But how she was before the tears And how she was before the years flew by And how she was when she was beautiful She signed the letter All yours Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja All yours Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja She wanted to take it further So she arranged a place to go To see If he Would fall for her incognito And when he laid eyes on her He got the feeling they had met before Uncanny How she Reminds him of his little lady Capacity to give him all he needs Just like his wife before she freezed on him Just like his wife when she was beautiful He shouted out I'm all yours Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja All yours Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja All yours Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ja, ja

[@kimseaback417]

thank you for this :)

[@euglena3866]

@@kimseaback417 :))

[@Nataly-qc2jq]

@@euglena3866 you're a savior tysm! 😭

[@marcosoares3868]

Thanks Lea for posting the lyrics of this wonderful song ! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 !

[@p1gl3t]

i went through the first few lines thinking this was a story omg

[@Jundesite]

when kate bush does a transition better than most tiktokers

[@CocoTheMii]

I mean... what were you expecting?

[@ifeelblue8867]

@@CocoTheMii exactly

[@zackzallie8735]

u expect tiktokers to be better than anything? lol

[@fara7727]

@@zackzallie8735 I mean are you better than anything

[@jaguarkyorugi7507]

Is she from Russia?

[@carloslaertef.dasilva30]

Aqui no Brasil anos 80 essa canção embalou muitos romances,amores,namoros e paqueras em geral. Um clássico da música mundial. Puro feeling.

[@brazi33]

É um clássico mesmo❤

[@Aylanta]

She is really underestimated and never been given a credit which she cearly deserves. What a legend, and icon and a true star. I keep listening her for the last 10 years.

[@beathusk1018]

She wasn't interested in being very famous

[@Catbee222]

@@beathusk1018 i love her work so much!

[@beathusk1018]

@@Catbee222 She's the best

[@Catbee222]

@@beathusk1018 agreed, I could listen to her songs for hours

[@beathusk1018]

@@Catbee222 I've already listened to all her albums in the same day 😉

[@Ironsmithfarm]

The fact that this is my son (1991)'s favourite song is reason enough for me to feel confident I have not totally failed as a mother.

[@beathusk1018]

You didn't at all 😉

[@potholertheclickbaitking1807]

Did he watch the video with the sound off though like most teenage lads ?

[@beathusk1018]

@@potholertheclickbaitking1807 Why would they watch it without the sound ? 😉

[@potholertheclickbaitking1807]

@@beathusk1018 Your 1st name is ''beat'' and you have to ask that ?

[@beathusk1018]

@@potholertheclickbaitking1807 Beat Husk is an anagram of Kate Bush 😉

[@barneymarco]

In the late 80’s, my mate Jim and I would trudge home from art college depressed at having done another days rubbish painting. Once back at our miserable flat we would invariably stick on a well worn Kate bush ‘greatest hits’ video and watch it while downing a few beers, which would cheer us up no end. ‘Babooshka’ was one of our favourites. What a woman. What an artist. What a body..

[@HD-fd7tn]

Listened to the song weathering heights and fell down a Kate Bush rabbit hole. But it was a good choice

[@ED80s]

Me too I had a dream I was back in my teenage bedroom listening to my kate Bush vinyl singing along to Wuthering Heights.

[@dominikagunko8371]

Sameee

[@nambypamby2147]

Me jew

[@Sorarse]

Did you mean Wuthering Heights?

[@trishasull4409]

Same lol

[@xannphantom439]

This song feels weirdly Ghibli-like

[@allanism.rodriguezd.1805]

That’s true 😳😳

[@rhianvelasquez6732]

Tbh it kinda does

[@jocelyne-a3189]

What is that name 🤔?

[@FrancescoInfurna]

True. Maybe it's because Babooshka -> Old Woman -> Yubaba. That and the ethereal atmosphere of the song overall

[@procrastinator6618]

i think its the piano

[@5050TM]

Finally inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame like she should have been.

[@EphemeralProductions]

great! i hadn't heard that! Yayyy kate!

[@jasonzoellner7547]

She's a 1 woman show!!!❤ No fancy way, just a thought and a voice so unique ❤❤beautiful

[@SDMittens]

Kate doing what Kate does belting out timeless songs. Its awesome seeing these old classics becoming top chart hits again 37 years later! Amazing!

[@normanberg9940]

You either liked her music. Or you didn't. I didn't

[@olivia5256]

@@normanberg9940 ok

[@johnbatch9276]

Oh Kate

[@TrYhE]

kkk

[@normanberg9940]

@@olivia5256 Female artists of that generation just never appealed to me. With the exception of Debbie Harry maybe. And I'm not entirely sure if that's not just because I had a teenage crush on her. That era was just so dominated by Queen, Roxy Music, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Spandau Ballet, OMD and so forth (Not U2, highly overrated). The next generation however would go on to spawn all the greatest female artists, Sinead O'Conner, Dido, Alanis Morrissette, Suzanne Vega, Via con Dios and many more. They completely outshone the men of that era. To be honest, besides The Verge none of them were memorable. That's just my opinion pf course. But over the decades my opinion hasn't changed.

[@ru.edits_]

This woman has made so many iconic songs that have returned after a few years. Love them all

[@DaiSenshiMounir]

they never went anywhere, YOURE ALL just catching up haha i bet she LOVES it too :)

[@ru.edits_]

@@DaiSenshiMounir so, so true man..

[@ohshanana2397]

They never went away

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@DaiSenshiMounir Well, I just replaced all of the albums in my vinyl collection. So she's making money out of me as well.

[@jtbbrown3457]

what are some of her best songs iyo???

[@seanwright1890]

This is just elite level music isn't it. Magic.

[@sholasanyasanya6646]

Who is still listening to this song in 2024? Pls gather here.

[@rainwunk]

Doesn't matter if you came from TikTok recently, KZbin a few years ago, or if you loved this song 37 years ago. We all can collectively agree that its wonderful, and that Kate did an astonishing job with the lyrics-!

[@beathusk1018]

I listened to this song for the first time 37 years ago. I was 7 and I'm 44 now. My paternal uncle had bought Never for Ever

[@mooney9046]

Awesome comment! Doesn't matter if you're a youngster coming from TikTok or someone who loved her before smart phones were even invented.

[@georgetsilikas4285]

This single was released in 1980, so actually 42 years old.

[@tonysoprano4587]

Tiktok is run by commie China, you know this right? Sad there are so many Tiktok puppets so eager to give it all away.

[@orecchiette5392]

Agreed! I started listening to Kate a few years ago and my dad has been a fan since he was a teen himself in the 80's. we regularly "nerd-out" over her music

[@daas8638]

she hit the sweet spot between brilliant and insane

[@jebemligashta]

Thanos was Right You won the comment section!

[@potatobob5781]

she's insanely brilliant

[@reloadpsi]

I mean we say that, but she was the one to have the first ever self-written number 1 in the UK (while she was IN HER TEENS) meaning she was either lucky or she really, really knew exactly what would sell. So yeah, she was brilliant and we were insane :P

[@MS-bb6kt]

All of the best people are at least little bit insane. (in a good way!)

[@shonuff3501]

Not really. she is cringe as fuck.

[@PabloFernandoCartageno]

An advanced song. Today, it could be a hit.

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

Was . . . and is. Presently one streaming service has this one at 151 million (68k/day). In Kate's listings this one is third behind R.U.T.H. and Wuthering Heights.

[@PabloFernandoCartageno]

@@GarthPrice-ej6bt Wooow!!!

[@NYAndreas]

The chorus features the word "grandmother" not only in Russian (babooshka), but also in Greek (Yaya). Kate was unaware of both instances at the time she wrote the song, but that is one pretty big coincidence.

[@MrCiberCiber]

How can you say babushka coincidentally. And even more, say yaya after that? 🤔🤔🤔

[@toggle_cat]

fits pretty well with the fact that they are meant to be old and hallowed until they take up the mantle

[@skittycat]

@@MrCiberCiber listen to the lyrics, it's about a woman who tests her husband's infidelity by sending him letters in the name of another woman. the name she chose was babooshka, but it wasn't supposed to mean grandma.

[@Harvey.M_Theater]

I never new that, thanks.☺️

[@HooDeeWho]

Tf am i watching?

[@happybear8831]

I know Kate Bush didn't know the meaning of the word "babooshka" at the time of writing the song, but I think it actually fits spectacularly? The story behind the song is that of a woman who wants to test her husbands loyalty because she fears that her husband thinks she has became ugly and old. She writes him letters from an alias and makes him fall in love with "Babooshka". It has the unintentional meaning of blindly following that which sounds beautiful. The husband betrays his aging wife in favour of "Babooshka", literally "grandma". I like to pretend that in the world of the song the wife knowingly choose this alias to see if her husband would she through the persona or sense something was off. But her husband, only being able to see things for what they are on the surface, never did. I also like to pretend that this was the wife empowering herself through the word babooshka - reclaming her right to age and seeing herself as an old AND powerful woman. Edit: Hi, everyone! This comment got a lot more attention than I expected so I just want to clarify something really quick: I am aware that there are many other interpretetions of this song, but this is just the story and reading I came up with. If you have any other opinions feel free to share them in the replies but please be nice and respectful to eachother. That's it and I hope you have a nice day :)

[@glamdolly30]

I like that interpretation, it fits with the theme of the song and video, which clearly depict a woman taking back her power in a marriage gone stale. The lyrics tells a really intriguing and original story with clarity and passion. Just love how sexy and strong KB looks in her 'warrior goddess' guise, WOW!

[@chocom.5392]

I also like how Babooshka in the lyrics also kind of sounds like; Ka(te) boosh (bush) ka yaya, referring to herself behind the alias

[@glamdolly30]

@@chocom.5392 Never thought of that! Everything about the song fits - it's simply genius.

[@gibson617ajg]

Bravo. She's an intelligent woman and knows what she's doing. I think she's amazing.

[@Airon79]

Thanks for explaining it for me ; was beginning to think it was just another name for vagina .

[@aureliemillet3330]

The level is so high ! Kate bush is an Icon.

[@conben3556]

Listening to this again and remembering jumping on the couch to this at 5 brings back some heavy nostalgia

[@HandyAndyTechTips]

I've never used TikTok, but I just read that this song is popular on there. And that's awesome! Anything that helps more people to discover Kate's amazing music is a good thing IMO.

[@beathusk1018]

I agree with you 😉

[@forglord3453]

Thank you for not being one of those pretentious people who whine about TikTok ruining songs :)

[@beathusk1018]

@@forglord3453 It's a very good thing that more people come to Kate 😃

[@Kissable-st4r]

I agree with you if tiktok didn't exist my playlist would be very boring

[@melaniephillips3080]

I agree. My 14 year old discovered it on TikTok and I have always loved Kate Bush, so naturally I am thrilled she loves this song!

[@thematrix9303]

Unpopular opinion: Tiktok doesent ruin songs It gives them the views they needed

[@oliver-pm9gn]

FRRR ive seen so many underrated artists get the recognition they deserve because one of their songs got popular on tiktok and i love it!!!

[@honey4544]

Straight tiktoks does

[@Luxurious_count_levi]

Kate Bush is already huge, y'all were just uncultured

[@ratmaybe]

this is the only time I'll agree, but only because of this song

[@toka0555]

EXACTLY

[@TshegolihleNkosi]

What a wonderful song

[@simplifiedstuff2135]

I'm 27, heard this song about a year ago for the first time. Got me curious, looked up one of her albums, stambled upon 'Hounds of love', now it's one of fav OAT.

[@alexcorreia9476]

1980 - this song is awesome! 2020 - this song is awesome!

[@replicantehailvictory3326]

😊😉

[@raydenny6051]

Took me 40 year's to appreciate how good this song is .

[@supa3633]

Ja😁

[@ThomasVanhala]

Kate Bush music is timeless.

[@salmapereirasouza3885]

...Quando eu era pequena, sentia medo dessa mulher cantando...Continuo pequena rsrs🙈...

[@koenko2]

this song legit changed how I listen to music permanently. I remember like 3 years ago when my father (who is a huge kate fan) showed me this for the first time and it blew my mind. I'd easily put this in my top 10 favorite songs of all time, so I'm stoked beyond explanation to see the rest of gen z finally starting to notice this song

[@beathusk1018]

Your father has the best taste 😉

[@koenko2]

@@beathusk1018 he sure does! I heard about oingo boingo, the pixies, soul coughing, weezer, radiohead, the clash, and vampire weekend because he played them around me all the time when I was little. I owe my music tastes to him :^)

[@beathusk1018]

@@koenko2 Kate, The Beatles, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Wings, Supertramp, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Dire Straits and George Michael are my top 10 😉

[@ViennaLPS]

@@beathusk1018 Yes, Genesis!

[@beathusk1018]

@@ViennaLPS I don't know the music of Yes but I've heard good things about them

[@mdcproductions451]

Taylor Swift is a corporate creation surrounded by a team of sonwriters and producers. Kate Bush, on the other hand, is a singular talent, writing and producing all her own work. A true artist and a clear reflection of just how far the music business has fallen.

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

Here's a stat I didn't expect to see. Of all of the songs that Taylor has, she has self-penned only ~65 tunes. Kate's self-penned catalog is well over twice that. Your statement is truly spot-on.

[@mbmd_nation]

Your definition of Taylor is spot ot. She sounds more like corporate nowadays

[@antonywayneplumpton9613]

43 yrs old and still sounds great

[@steoneste]

I went to "Cloudbusting," Tribute on my 43rd birthday. It was beautiful.

[@unwoke1652]

You'll still love it when you're 65, 85, 95.....

[@sbgaming5006]

I have to say, this is genius level creativity. The dance, the words, the music, the facial expressions, the whole thing is hypnotically haunting. Absolutely amazing!

[@Tom-tf1du]

It’s not that creative bro calm down 💀

[@bernadinopalmero568]

Habe die LPs und muss wieder einen Plattenspieler kaufen. Diese großartige Musik von Platte... Genuss

[@RH-xp7ju]

@Tom this was very innovative for its time.

[@visionofsolace8961]

​@@Tom-tf1duYou live in this hyper colorful world of media and yet forget that creativity is a legacy, she is a creative force for her time.

[@deemoe7301]

She's always been amazing! The words are powerful. How she changes her eyes from wide to sinister. It's all in the story being told. Kate was and is the queen of indie.

[@travisbickle9756]

This woman was beyond creative, to this day there is no artist that has produced similar sounding music.

[@kieran40k89]

There probably is

[@ashwinirabidas9080]

@@kieran40k89 like?

[@pipergc3469]

Kate Bush was the originator but Tori Amos was definitely inspired by her voice and theatricality, and St Vinncent was inspired by her electronics. I personally prefer Kate Bush, but you can definitely hear traces of her in other musicians.

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

@@pipergc3469 but to have her range... Unlikely

[@sha-ex6ew]

@Akash Jha 👏👏👏

[@luluspen2268]

Everytime I hear this song it reminds me of being 5, sitting on the kitchen counter , baking cake with mom on a cold winter day , my mom blasting this while singing and dancing with me also reminds me how I started to hit my head on the cupboard so I stopped sitting on there. I can't remember the last time I truly baked with her like we used to

[@UtopianMatt]

Im sorry, I miss baking with my mom too

[@user-hu5qi4pt8u]

Aoght .. it's in my playlist.

[@AONAMV]

YELENA SUPREMACY

[@rsm.chiara]

🛐🛐

[@emanuelkantkalmus7682]

🛐🛐💗

[@josepro1001]

🛐🛐🛐

[@adrianpalomino7451]

🛐

[@Declare.Independence.]

🛐🛐

[@luitxi0116]

Absolute genius, this woman. Beautiful, fantastic!

[@BenjaminMorel-gp2et]

She's the best woman in music ever for sure.

[@kitik000]

This song makes me stronger.

[@Koubiak]

She’s always done her own thing. Artistry in its purest form.

[@beathusk1018]

No compromise in her 😉

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Kate is from a higher level, a true visionary.

[@ggmm6182]

She's certainly one of the most unique and creative women in the history of music and she wrote and produced every one of her songs unbelievable talent and the fact she was doing all that in the 1970s and 1980s is more impressive for me she's one of the great talents of the last 50 years

[@MyMagical1]

Well said 👏👏👏👏☺️I love everything about her. She knew when to step back, and get on with raising her son. She’s awesome, the complete creative package in my view. She so deserves the interest from a new generation and the success that brings this time around. 🇬🇧

[@jannibal9273]

She spoke - SCREAMED - truth in her lyrics and her videos to the patriarchal society of which we American females are more than ever now under their thumbs in 2023. We're regressing, not progressing. But in the end, the only losers will be the patriarchs.

[@jhonnydrucker4519]

Elle vraiment unique elle joint le son incroyable de sa voie qui est déjà hors du commun mis en plus elle était une grande danseuse et une productrice avertie ....une artiste comme on en fait plus ..et quand j ai entendu ce morceau pour la première fois en 82 je crois j'étais amoureux d une femme magnifique et quand j allais la voir je l attendais dans un café et a cette époque il y avait des Juke boxs avec de la vraie musique dedans et quand j attendais mon amour Kate Bush l accompagnait avec ce titre incroyable et très mystique et ça créait une ambiance très particulière ..j aimerais vraiment revivre ces moments incroyables pour tout l or du monde

[@abdoul5176]

​@@jhonnydrucker4519 Amazing 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿

[@thisisbeyondajoke6748]

DAVID GILMORE.?

[@arsenalsfinestchesskop6752]

Spotify just randomly played this song to me and I think I'm in love 😂❤

[@BenjaminMorel-gp2et]

A new fan ? 😊

[@arsenalsfinestchesskop6752]

@@BenjaminMorel-gp2et indeed.. love the song a lot man.

[@BenjaminMorel-gp2et]

@@arsenalsfinestchesskop6752 I suggest you to listen all her albums in chronological order. I think you won't be disappointed 😊

[@AngelAlcantar-nq8bu]

her eyes are so hypnotizing

[@jack0609]

Stranger Things has now got me listening to Kate Bush more than ever

[@alexanderthegreat7213]

well i've been a fan for years, but it's brought me back to some old classics lol

[@mareksan1123]

🙌

[@poppop.ehrmantraut]

Listen to the entire Hounds of Love album! So so good

[@okidoki4516]

Sameee. I’ve liked this song for literally ages but now strange things has awakened something in me and I’m listening to all her songs 😂

[@pilaraguilarabad5332]

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@TherealSoggyCan]

comments section: random stuff = 50% Yelena (aot) = 50%

[@lingling4ohours841]

@@gustavosouza45994 same lol

[@advance6846]

why do yall keep sayin yelena im confused even after reading aot

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

@@advance6846 no ideas

[@air6972]

BESTIE

[@sqtoruxv]

This song is meant for yelena istg 🤤🤝

[@eleanormaart3673]

This song has me a slave

[@jaw.z]

This is so angelic

[@jesusantispray]

this women is absolutely hypnotizing. Fucking masterclass artist.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Keep it in your pants

[@polly-fe3pq]

@@sallthings3343 grimes messed that up by marrying elon musk 🤢🤢🤢

[@ege8240]

@@polly-fe3pq fr

[@Shagme]

Im guessing you're from the kingdom aye'

[@Radio478]

Bad language is wrong

[@andrewbriggs6083]

This young lady was so far ahead of her time, simply stunning.

[@jelly-baby]

Never thought of her as ahead of her time. She was right where she should have been. Big in the UK, the US didn't seem to get her, and what I'm reading is they still find her a bit "spooky, odd witch like" I even read today. None of these words would have been how she was described when I first heard her when I was in school and Wuthering Heights charted. Love her, glad she's reaching a new audience. 💃💃💃💃💃

[@jackieblue1267]

@@jelly-baby Very big in Australia also.

[@viewerguy10]

@@jelly-baby To be fair her most successful song reached new heights 30 years later.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@jackieblue1267 Yep. Saw her on Aussie Countdown circa 1979. What a babe. My wife was jealous.

[@delby66]

@@jelly-baby Not in Canada. Many of us loved her and still do.

[@Robin_Hood054]

*2024* *!!* *Who* *is* *with* *me* *?* *.*

[@alexandrevirton9051]

Me

[@windjager2177]

Honeatly i love her music.

[@RoseBlackwells]

Me being Slavic and watching her scream grandma for two minutes 👁👄👁

[@viktorijakarkle3563]

Where from ? Hehe

[@mitiarazu6806]

@@viktorijakarkle3563 Hm... Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus ?

[@damianbarber6677]

Really? 😂😂👀

[@mitiarazu6806]

@@damianbarber6677 ye, what'd you expect?

[@shyduckman]

Baba babooshka

[@MarcioSilva-lh6ns]

I was 10 years old when this video was released. I used to freeze in front of the TV watching Kate Bush dressed as Valkyrie and wishing the video would never end. I'm glad that newer generations are discovering this phenomenal artist 40 years later.

[@svin7987]

I did thanks to MTV 80s. I was born in 1988 so i'm too young to remember the 80s.

[@edilsonmartins6653]

Eu tinha 18.

[@edilsonmartins6653]

@@svin7987 Sim, a década de 1980 foi sensacional.

[@ifitrollsrideit530]

I think I was 7 or 8. This video left a BIG impression on me. Something from another planet that's been happily burned into my psyche.

[@Allu4294]

I wish ive could have seen this live🤩🤩

[@giigglz]

I love it and I’m 22, I’ve been listening since I was 17

[@A.J....]

Good brave girl,keep up listening👍😀👋

[@jedkadish8665]

i was listening to this song when i was a teenager and my father heard the song playing and started crying and told me it was his sisters favorite ( had was in a fatal car accident due to drunk driver ) never had a song make my emotions express so much like this song