FIRST TIME HEARING Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill REACTION

[@lavenderbee3611]

Kate shouldn't be compared to Paula Abdul or Janet Jackson -- Kate is more akin to Prince where her vision is clear and she follows her muse -- she writes all her own material, plays piano, Fairlight and self-produces, expresses herself through dance & video. She is a genius and has a great influence on today's music, many disparate artists cite her as a favorite. Her voice is incredible with tremendous emotion, power and range. Kate invokes the divine feminine energy. A true original.

[@boofuls]

I agree

[@elcorado83]

I disagree. She shaped EVERY female singer and songwriter from the beginning. She is similar more to David Bowie in that way. Her influence is SO deep that we dont even notice because EVERYTHING is touched and shaped by it now.

[@kianahudson992]

First time hearing Kate bush running up that hill reaction

[@davidharkin8554]

More akin to no one at all boss....... try thinking again.

[@samguberman2288]

I think she's a female Bowie

[@marlew6629]

The greatest female artist of the last 50 years. Singer. Songwriter. Instrumentalist. Producer and engineer. She is on another level. Ask any artist what they think of Kate Bush and they will all say she is a genius. A true artist who never compromised. An icon.

[@stever7732]

@@marlew6629 Kate is my favourite female artist, but I would concede that Joni Mitchell was just as good (maybe even better) if you were to argue over who was the greatest female artist of the last 50 years.

[@torpedoboy4]

Kate Bush is a true artist through and through, and this song has such a driving force. I don’t see how anyone can’t feel that.

[@Wordsmyth8]

It’s a very powerful song.

[@pilesovinyl]

That's exactly right. Like David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, a true artist, visual presentation, lyrical message, she adds dance/interpretive movement and a voice that is unmatched. It's not going to resonate with everyone...but damn-it should.

[@lougiacobbi725]

J, get with the program. Kate is an absolute treasure.

[@davidkeech9738]

How anyone can enjoy Kate Bush is beyond me. She is right up there with Yoko Ono in terms of the fingernails-on-the-chalkboard phenomenon for me. AS for Rock Lobster - I wold listen to it a thousand times over before even thinking about Kate Bush again.

[@jamesclapp6832]

I can't. She's at best okay.

[@jasonszabo9203]

I'm a rock guy, but this song is by far my favorite 80s song ever! She was so far ahead of her time, that I sometimes think she must be a time traveller. She's a genius, and I never tire of this amazing song. So glad it's back in focus.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Jason Szabo I'm a hard rock nut. Check out Kate and Dave Gilmour on "Rocket's Tail". Volume at 11

[@erik5374]

@@warrenbridges1891 there’s a lot of hard rock nuts, and even metal, who love her. I bet all the female singers in the symphonic metal scene admire her. I know Anneke van Giersbergen, Sharon den Adel and Floor Jansen do.

[@timothys3119]

Ahead of her time? This song was the definition of the sound of the 80’s.

[@marcusanderson6131]

"Don't Give Up" is a must listen. One of the most uplifting and inspiring songs out there. The best of Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush rolled up together like some fine cannabis.

[@jefffiore7869]

She also did the backing vocals to Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers"

[@kramalbion]

I keep asking for ‘ Don’t give up’ too. One of the best songs ever written.

[@anglosaxon5874]

@@kramalbion Absolute classic!

[@eirikrdberg1161]

I hate don’t give up! Worst song ever! Boooooooriiiing!!!!

[@leefriedman9882]

Great song!

[@tomkelly1442]

Kate Bush was like Bjork Thank God back in the day freaky geniuses got air play Very inspiring

[@titasumac7172]

Kate was able to make experimental sound comercial... she was a genius. Bjork is just at the same level, altought i think she is more under in terms of beats

[@tomsgrexit]

Everyone's talking about Running Up That Hill now that it was on Stranger Things (not complaining tho, I totally bawled during that scene)!! So glad Kate Bush is getting more recognition! 🥰

[@gnorley]

Straight cried like a girl.

[@xcronex]

same!

[@alanfontaine586]

I was just telling max to run

[@anitamcdonald9629]

Same! I've been a fan for 30+ years and SO many ppl have given me sh*t for loving Kate Bush, lots of folks don't like her and I never understood that.

[@ItsTokkio]

When I heard it in ST I’m like “Wow I know this song” I remember I listened it at school))) so emotional and strong song always love this song)

[@quentinbarrentine5114]

Fun Fact: It's because of Kate Bush that pop stars nowadays have clip-on microphones. See, Kate Bush was the first pop star to use a cordless mic (handheld, but still, cordless,) and she asked some tech guys to make it for her, because she's not just a singer, but also a dancer. She wanted to hold a mic in her hand and still be able to dance, without being tripped up by a cord. And so, they created the Cordless MIc, for Kate Bush, and it took off. And now, we have tiny little nearly invisible mics that hang on our foreheads. All thanks to Kate Bush and what she requested to be able to sing AND dance at the same time.

[@johnlongeway1037]

Running Up That Hill is having a resurgence due to being featured in Stranger Things. She has now had top 10 singles in 6 decades! She wrote Wuthering Heights when she was a teen-ager and that vocal is intended to evoke the ghost of Cathey, howling outside the window as she does in the novel (and the movie that inspired the song.) I find it helps to realize that Kate is an artiste with a capital A and that music is her medium. And listen to that vocal range! Contrast this to the original vocal for Wuthering Heights! She isn't a pop star but a performance artist who uses music as her medium. She had huge success at age 18, built a studio in her home, and since that time she just makes the music she wants to make. The Sensual World is probably her most approachable album for the main stream American audience.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

Always love it.. I may switch names. Was given my cassette tape by a RAF In Belize..

[@thal1]

It's crazy how well this song fit the Stranger Things episode though

[@phillipgalan660]

Her interpretive dancing is so beautiful too

[@kayleighmoran]

Good rambling. Calm down, hun. What movie are you talking about?

[@williawilkes1036]

@@phillipgalan660 taught by Lindsay Kemp..............,who taught Bowie mime dancing......,.sounds odd? it was,........l saw it.........live, tyranesaurus rex..,....a hippie.bolan billing top..........Davy jones yet to emerge...,.,.

[@raycornford283]

Yes, that is Kate dancing. She choreographed it too. And directed the video. And produced, wrote and sung the track. VERY talented.

[@jenniferjacobs228]

She is so artistic and creative. Her interpreting dance is superb. She's beautiful. Reading the lyrics might help, too.

[@s.mcpherson6354]

Because her voice is so distinct, and she's so artful in other ways, I often feel like the complexity and originality of her compositions gets taken for granted. She's as unique as Peter Gabriel, or David Bowie, or Lou Reed--but because she's female she gets classed as a 'unique singer.' Yet we don't think of U2 just being Bono's voice, as distinct as it is. But their sound is also about Edge's guitar and particularly the songwriting. Kate deserves the same respect. Like them or not, her songs could easily be identified as hers, and there is only a very famous few performer/songwriters that can say they are their own genre.

[@patrickb4750]

Running Up That Hill was solely written by Kate Bush, only the 30th top 10 hit of the last decade to be written by one person, and it's the first top 10 hit to be written by one woman since "Dance Monkey" by Tones & I in 2020. She also produced it by herself as well, which is VERY rare. The last #1 hit to be produced by one woman was "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys, which was released in 2001.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Jennifer Jacobs In some cases the lyrics don't help. Take "Moments Of Pleasure" for example. If one was not familiar with the back story of all the people she sings of, it could be quite perplexing. Kate doesn't always spell it out to us as if we're idiots. Her lyrics give the listener more credit. If you understand them, that's great, but she's always thought provoking.

[@kellystevens5681]

Kate Bush just cracked the top 10 charts for the first time in the USA with this song- last week!! Stranger Things - the series got permission to use it in there season 4 episode 4 show. Since then...a new generation of young people have gone to Spotify to crank out 9 million hits in one day! Very private and extremely protective of her music - she came out of the woodwork to thank all her new fans on her website. She's a genius!!

[@martinscott-reed5379]

Kate Bush: Trained in classical dance and mime, singer, songwriter, producer and author. Many strings to her bow and supremely talented.

[@numerikproductions]

Kate Bush is one of my Queens of music, I was in ecstasy when it came up in Stranger Things and saves the red haired Max, I had chills! And the orchestral version over the credits, amazing!!

[@godsson7787]

Damn bet you was tripping. Had me in my feelings and I was just high, know exactly where i was when I heard this and saved my life.

[@Gabriel_Vieira22]

Running up that Hill is one of my favorite songs ever. i freaked out when I found that it was in ST. i tought: "ok, now I really need to watch S4".

[@jaquettajones]

This song is ALL OVER Stranger Thins S4 so NO DOUBT the kids are going to know who Kate Bush is which makes me very happy. - Also the influence that Kate has had on Florence (and the Machine) Welch is Undeniable!

[@Yowza78]

And on Tori Amos, too

[@williawilkes1036]

@@Yowza78 the list is endless,.......,

[@charmaine1884]

She’s in a different league to Florence. Her voice is too foghorny for me.

[@philipmccarthy6175]

Florence isn't fit to tie Kate's Red shoes.

[@jaquettajones]

@@philipmccarthy6175 Clarification - I meant in her performance style and how she incorporates modern dance in her videos/performances, etc.

[@michaelz9892]

Her video "Moments of Pleasure" is gorgeous.

[@Shrykespeare]

Thanks for doing more Kate! My next nomination for her would be "Don't Give Up", her duet with Peter Gabriel. "Rubberband Girl" is also a great Kate song.

[@LauPulstar]

i second dont give up. i think that if they listen to it, they Will get a better sense of kate artistry, as seen entertwine with other artist.

[@brendancasey866]

@@LauPulstar Well in that case, I will third it,,incredible song,performance and video, and speaking as a man, everything any man could ever wish to hear

[@JM-rl1hf]

Don’t Give Up is a great one.

[@MizzInterpreted]

Yes! Please make sure you react to the video. The song and the video was a big deal when I was a teen.

[@nealm6764]

It wasn't a hit, but "Hello Earth" is my favorite Kate bush song.

[@felixsafire]

Everything about Kate Bush is exquisite creative art: her music, lyrics, choreography, musical concepts, videos. She’s the whole package

[@josephcox736]

Cloud busting, Hounds of Love, The Sensual World, Moments of Pleasure. All great videos by Kate.

[@craigjarvis9489]

Being as this song is currently at no 1 in the official singles chart in around 5 different countries, a lot of people clearly love the song, as i do.

[@laneynorth8253]

I am so happy that y’all are listening to Kate Bush. 💕 Peter Gabriel featuring Kate Bush “ Don’t Give Up “ you need to give a listen. Powerful song. 💕

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

This is a STRAIGHT FACT. You are a loving couple. Thus, you will love this song. 💖

[@bduhe219]

She is an acquired taste. I love her, but she has had issues becoming popular in the US, yet she's a successful icon in Europe and other nations, but not here. Her HOUNDS OF LOVE album is a masterpiece.

[@huntley3999]

She's way beyond the comprehension of the American public.

[@biillc7968]

Being popular in the US isn't that important anymore.

[@Nina5144]

I don’t think she’s too concerned about not being known in the US

[@hornyconvict]

it's cause americans are stupid

[@donnajean3202]

Kate Bush was huge in Canada.

[@demonhoopa]

Wuthering Heights is pure genius (She was still a teenager on that album). The song is sung from the prospective of the ghost, which is why she’s singing in a super high ethereal voice

[@Markyajv]

Pat Benatar does a great cover of Wuthering Heights.

[@fuckbored4724]

It is for sure, but if I was trying to get people into kate bush, that's not the song I'd tried to ease them in with.

[@r.j.sullivan2104]

She’s also singing that way because she can and most people can’t. 😀

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@fuckbored4724 Exactly! Even Kate Bush doesn't love that song, considering she re-recorded it in the 80s for her greatest hits album. The newer version is sung with a lot more power (and no helium voice). I am a massive Kate Bush fan, and I consider the original to be almost a novelty song.

[@roughfitness5826]

So good seeing so many youngsters enjoying kate Bush, takes me back to being sat on the floor as a child listening to my mums music. Always a special place in my heart ❤️

[@Apeles96707]

This song came out like 40 years ago and is currently number 1 on iTunes because of its use in Stranger Things 4!!! How can you not like this song dude?

[@philiphudgens4726]

He likes Hip Hop.... "I'll come scoop you in that coupe" Now there's real genius! 🤣

[@joshuayeager3686]

@@philiphudgens4726 but the amount of hip hop and R&B artists that have been inspired by Kate Bush is actually very big. OutKast, The Roots, Prince and many others sight her as a big influence.

[@eskayh7734]

@@philiphudgens4726 what's wrong with liking hip-hop?

[@punkem733]

I don't know how a song is back to #1 because of a show means EVERYONE has to like it. That is so weird.

[@sallybannister6224]

@@eskayh7734 It's repetitive, no imagination, no musician ship..great for those with no taste , or vision I guess .. 🤔

[@teejayoz1221]

No 1 on the UK charts n hopefully No 1 on the US charts 37 years after it was released

[@timcastle1844]

The incomparable Kate Bush. Singer, songwriter, dancer, artist, arranger and consummate professional.

[@LordEmpyreal]

Not to mention one of the most genuinely amazing personalities in the world. So full of positivity, faith in humanity, and intelligence so pure it can be confused for naivete or childlike innocence.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@LordEmpyreal Perfectly put, but Tim also left out producer, film maker.

[@adamchase5610]

Kate bush is just so talented

[@karenglenn6707]

Her music makes me so nostalgic for my early 20’s. Love her!!

[@kerrihennebury7616]

Love Kate Bush. This song is about men and women wishing they could understand each other, how they could trade places.

[@Guildofarcanelore]

You need to hear her and Peter Gabriel “Don’t give up” An amazing duet.

[@Julia-zz1gq]

Kate Bush is a genius. I wouldn’t trust anyone who dislikes her, as she is close to an angel. To even criticise her.. She is on another level

[@zeroceiling]

I agree..and would not trust anyone who does not like Fiona Apple..

[@bigballs9659]

Both of you are need God badly. Making idols of singers or anything else for that matter is sad. God Bless you all! Jesus Christ Is King! Holy Spirit Giver Of Life! Hail Mary Most Pure, Conceived Without sin!

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@bigballs9659 Lot's of people pure of heart are described as angels. It's not meant to be taken literally. Kate was raised Roman Catholic and has proven over the years to be one of the kindest, gentlest souls in the business. She shuns celebrity and. Is incredibly charitable and humble. If anyone on this earth could be described as an angel, it's her. She's certainly not judgmental, like some here on KZbin .Cough! Cough!

[@brucedillinger9448]

Bigballs....with a name like that I'm inclined to think your comment is pure sarcasm...or heresy. Take your pick.

[@surlechapeau]

J & Amber, you'll love her "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Peter Gabriel) !!

[@mrsuperger5429]

I don't think you guys really know just how famous and respected Kate Bush is in the UK. She is a superstar on the same level as David Bowie.

[@robinakym2356]

Don’t give up on Kate Bush. Once you ‘get’ her, she’s amazing.

[@surlechapeau]

saw what you did there 😁

[@Pilutta100]

Ty guys for authentic reaction. I loved Kate Bush since the 80s. Hugs from Sweden.

[@simply_psi]

Glad you are persevering with Kate Bush, she has some amazing songs, Babooshka, The Man With a Child in His Eyes and as others have said her duet with Peter Gabriel called Don't Give Up is fire.

[@neilmorrison7356]

The man with a child was written when she was a young teenager pure talent

[@tonialoconte]

"Army Dreamers," "Wow," "Eat the Music," ""Rubberband Girl." Four Kate Bush songs I love that I haven't seen anyone else mention yet.

[@simply_psi]

@@tonialoconte Army Dreamers us my favourite song by Kate, they might need to work up to that one as it is another high pitched song but it does have strong lyrical content

[@judithweiss6727]

@@tonialoconte "Sat in Your Lap."

[@robertkenneth6517]

Amber, your insights on Kate Bush are so prescient. Many dismissed Kate Bush as "too arty" or "forced," but her uncompromising commitment to musical artistry raised the bar for decades.

[@juliell2139]

This song was about men and women changing places so they could understand each other better and move forward together, with no problems. Using the best of what each of them have. Respecting each other's struggles. etc.

[@si7271]

Yo pienso que te lo interpretaste muy terrenal, si prestas atención en profundidad y claramente la letra habla de dos personas de dos mundos distintos en donde una de ellas intenta hacer un trato con Dios para intercambiar experiencias, la letra es muy clara sobre una experiencia sobrenatural una relación dentro de lo paranormal

[@mikedelossantos4775]

What? You actually made me pull up the lyrics to see if I missed something. I didn't. There is no basis for your interpretation. I also don't think the OP is right about it being aboit mutual understandkng . It's quite clearly a song about a toxic relationship and her saying, being you is easy. I'm the one who has the pain to deal with. You say you don't want to hurt me but look what you've done, and why do we hate the ones we love ? Pretty strait forward, drama filled Kate Bush song, the audio version of a Bronte book.

[@theConquerersMama]

I have listened to this song at so many phases of my life and interpreted it differently at at different phases. To me that is great poetry. So universal and so personal.

[@mikedelossantos4775]

@@theConquerersMama yeah ya know since I wrote I that little reply to the OP, I did a little research and am humbled to say that she is only saying what Kate Bush herself says the song was about. So she's right. I still wonder though, sometkjee people who wrote songs themselves change the intended meaning, or perhaps are not still In touch with the original fire that lit them ablaze. I still can't digest the song as one of mutual understanding. To me it's so propllsive and the lyrics so sarcastic. Usually a deal with God is a cynical one, give me this for that, bc I need this so bad. Why the urgenxy to make a deal Witb God ? To attain mutual understandkng ? I'm baffled but must say clearly I was wrong and she is right lol.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@mikedelossantos4775 Because as a girl raised as a Roman Catholic and attending a convent school in Kent, she thought making a deal with god would be more powerful than making a deal with the devil. She said that herself.

[@olliegueret2963]

Out of all the song's I've listened, through out my life. This had a very powerful impact on my life in the eary 90's, when I first heard it. My older brother who is a Kate Bush fan explained to me the lyrics as I was too young to comprehend. It opened my mind from a lyrical point of view in how artists portray a deep abstract or perception of what something would be like from an outer perspective.

[@olliegueret2963]

Sorry! Forgot to mention. Great reaction!!!!!!!!!!

[@quinny6920]

She is so so unique! She does a duet with Peter Gabriel you should check out! She is an acquired taste. Listen to a whole album and she will grow on you. Amber you are correct, artistic is a good word for Kate

[@GradyBroyles]

that duet DESTORYS me every time I hear it. One of the best ever. 4 real

[@mamatay7]

ABSOLUTELY!!! I'm so glad Amber said whenever she listens to Kate Bush, she'll make sure to watch the video-- Don't Give Up is such a simple yet spectacular video with Peter Gabriel! One of my absolute favorites!!!

[@bonnielee78]

@@mamatay7 I agree. Amber and Jay really need to do 'Don't give up' next.

[@cornievandermerwe4152]

That duet gives me a lump in my throat EVERY TIME i hear it. So, so beautiful

[@thibautzadina7013]

never was an acquired taste to me! Instant love, I think she's the most talented. Wuthering Heights sold her to me right away, wouldn't say Running Up That Hill is on par but it's still very high; such an amazing work of art, such beautiful music, she has given us (+the performances such as the one in this video!!)

[@toplaycool21]

The interpretive dance in this video is so beautiful, haunting, and has to artistry with it.

[@MrBogus213]

This song is Big Boi's (from OutKast) favorite. Kate Bush has always been so ahead of her time, and just so incredibly unique.

[@denisemackay1411]

My favourite Kate Bush song - The Man With the Child in His Eyes. She wrote this song when she was just 13.

[@rusty9129]

Okay, here's a weird dot connection: Amber LOVES Pink Floyd, right? Well, the guitarist, David Gilmore, is the one who discovered Kate Bush! He got her in the studio and her first record deal. Please note that she plays all the instruments and does all the backing vocals herself!

[@IndigoRhapsody]

Wow

[@frankdtank7444]

David Gilmour also produced "Hounds of Love".

[@chestrockwell8328]

And there's simply no room in music for this sort of talent these days... if one were to actually exist. Sad.

[@j.k.1963]

@@frankdtank7444 where do you get your information from? Kate produced it herself with the help of her then partner Del Palmer.

[@j.k.1963]

@@petercrocker4874 nonsense. The guitarist in this recording is the late Alan Murphy. Kate once did perform the song live with David Gilmour on guitar.

[@lillydee5978]

One of my favorites by Kate Bush is "Love and Anger" give it a watch. Kate is very ethereal, like a fairy come to life imo.

[@alyzu4755]

LOOOOOVE that song! That whole album is amazing. ❤️

[@warrenbridges1891]

Lilly Dee "Love and Anger" and "Rocket's Tail" for me.

[@JamesMeechan-os6sl]

Love this song

[@jennifermorris6848]

This song has been in my head all day after watching stranger things. I have been singing this tune to say phrases like - I’m going to the kitchen, to get slice of pizza, and maybe a drink of water.

[@ISTPNOTFOUND]

One of the most powerful scenes of anything I’ve seen in a long time, I love the song even more now

[@mickymcl8359]

A truly unique Artist and this refers to every aspect of Kate's work, she invests so much into each Song and grabs by the scruff of the neck and says can you hear what I trying to tell you. Will be remembered for eons. That's how good I believe she is.

[@redstateforever]

I always think of “This Woman’s Work” when I hear Kate Bush. I heard that for the first time in the movie “She’s Having a Baby”, which came out when I was in middle school, but it was used so perfectly in that film, it was so powerful, and that voice was so distinctive, it stuck with me. She is truly one of a kind, one of those who probably couldn’t make it today, because she doesn’t fit the “mold”.

[@6464el]

that song always makes me cry

[@zenithoclock1048]

Kate's movement style is interpretive dance. She was taught by a British coreographer Lindsay Kemp, who also taught David Bowie how to move on stage. Kate has added some jazz and ballet into her dance and created her own style, as she has done with her music. She is a genuine trail blazer just as Bowie was. All of her music is wonderful and her videos are always worth watching.

[@ninawildr4207]

Awesome ! Kate Bush is having a renaissance this week!

[@pinkbeatle2012]

kate bush is a legend

[@heronpage3883]

This song is brilliant. I can't even fathom how someone could not love it, let alone dislike it. SMH

[@hornyconvict]

most americans have very basic taste when it comes to music, or anything really

[@brucedillinger9448]

Do you know MOST Americans? Give us a break please.

[@hornyconvict]

@@brucedillinger9448 no

[@cadamo3]

He's watching the video, not really listening to the SONG!! God damned videos!!

[@heronpage3883]

​@@hornyconvict Wow. Why don't you just wear a sign so everybody knows in advance?

[@colinswain6945]

You are watching a genius, at work. Pure and simple.

[@msmrsro]

This song holds a special place in my heart. My neighbor and classmate in the 80s was small in stature and such a character. He’d drive us to school on this giant boat of an old car that his father had bought for him and his brothers. He’d have a cigarette in one hand, cup of coffee in the other, and this song on the tape deck. #ripKurt

[@RidelyWalker]

Kate not only sings with that amazing voice, but she writes all her material, plays virtually all the instruments, and produces all her own albums. There is no one who comes close to that other than perhaps Prince and McCartney.

[@hadenough2005]

The man with a child in his eyes. Superb.

[@timhall3300]

One of the greatest songs of all time. (Mic drop)

[@jimdunagan4180]

Kate is crazy good...and mixes the dancing in...just cool

[@Ontariosound]

Her music always seemed more sizzle than steak.

[@SlodWick]

I love this one, and I have heard a few covers I also really dug. Her original version of "This Woman's Work", though, makes me cry every time.

[@FlamesCagney]

"make a deal with God and get him to swap our places, be running up that hill with no problems" holy moly, pretty powerful lyrics

[@msromo]

OMG, I love your name, that's awesome.

[@FlamesCagney]

@@msromo Aw. Thank you.

[@svoraborzoi]

There are TONS of Kate Bush videos. She had the creativity and vision way back them to get them done. Fan since 1985.

[@AlsoKnownAsK]

This style of dance would be considered "Modern" and/or "Interpretive". The basic meaning of the song is to explore "what if I could switch places with someone else (or another gender), how much more would I understand about them?" Apparently she also specifically used the phrase "make a deal with God" because so many times in literature, this kind of concept is presented as a person who made a deal with the devil. Bush wanted to say that it's so much more powerful to make a deal with God.

[@zitronentee]

It's basically empathy

[@peterbrogan670]

After 37 years this song finally made no1 in the UK and Ireland

[@davelister2961]

More Kate, please! Cloudbusting, Hounds of Love, Rubberband Girl, The Man with the Child in His Eyes.

[@melissagibson7440]

Cloudbusting is also a great video.

[@ButtonPhonics]

There are songs that you can like quickly and great songs that take longer to feel the message, the heart, the charm, the brilliance. This is a song you need to grow with - it will get into you eventually.

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

This was a MEGA Chart Hit all over Europe in the 80ties....and probably her most famous Song ever !

[@jksinorbit]

Im aheavy rock n metal guy but She just rings my bell…love ya Kate !

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

Kate Bush has the most ethereal voice i swear

[@keithmitchell6548]

She’s a genius.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

Kate Bush duet with Peter Gabriel "Don't give up". (original video). ❤️❤️❤️ This song has saved MANY lives. Literally.

[@gavinmcleod7446]

They played this at the closing London Olympics ceremony 2012 and what a moment that was - check it out in your spare time.

[@luissoto8681]

You must listen to the entire Hounds Of Love album it's a masterpiece ...she also has a song called Army Dreamer which I also love but then again all of Kate's music is genius.

[@johnny9573]

Love Army Dreamer 💙

[@tomoconnell2727]

so glad to see that Kate Bush is getting a fraction of the respect she has always deserved, when we listen to most artists, we tend to compare - 'oh, this sounds sort of like that...' - you can't do that with Kate, she is beyond reference points. she is challenging, but - if it connects - it is so worth it. Hounds of Love is wonderful, The Man With the Child in His Eyes as well, & her duet with Peter Gabriel (Don't Give Up) is breathtaking...

[@SeebsL]

I was thinking today that she sounds like Tori Amos. Obviously Kate came first so she was probably an inspiration for Tori.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@SeebsL Kate even inspires hard rock lovers like me. People don't know that some of her stuff goes hard. Especially when Dave Gilmour is backing her up. "Rocket's Tail" is a favourite.

[@oldcdog91]

You should definitely check out “Don’t Give Up” sung by Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel. It might still feel too slow for Jay, but it tells a story and has a message that I think you’ll both find really compelling.

[@JeffOnTheRoads]

I think Jay would like it. It's too deep for anyone not to like.

[@georgetomes5361]

Amazing song

[@mikerabadan4787]

Funny I was thinking the same thing

[@dacsus]

Her every song is different. So, they can try anything, and always be surprised.

[@turnedaround4954]

Before watching this, I ABSOLUTELY knew he wouldn't like it. It's not for everyone I think she appeals to people who can think deeply

[@flash218ily]

An artist named Meg Myers covered this song in 2019 and had a big hit with it, if you prefer a more modern sound.....but I don't think anything compares to the unique sound and aura of this original masterpiece....Kate Bush is a true artist!

[@leighs3928]

I actually like Meg's version better

[@umji3389]

placebo also had a hit with it some years back.

[@jamievanduesen3637]

I love Meg Myers, and I really love her cover of the song.

[@pesmerga182]

Placebo did a good cover too

[@jackie_jrml]

I like Meg’s version better too!!

[@mlukas]

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it back in my late teens. Hauntingly beautiful.

[@valerieh84]

‘Don’t give up’ on Kate Bush (with Peter Gabriel)! Her voice will haunt you after listening to that heart wrenching song.

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

I love this song, Kate's voice is so beautiful and haunting. The message of the song is one of intense love and pain, at least that's what I get out of it.💖💖

[@vengeful_pluto5586]

0-0 well you got the general tone. The main theme is that love and understanding can only go so far before it's limited by the lack of experience in the other person's perspective. She literally is asking to make a deal with God to swap places with the person she loves. "Running up the hill" refers to making societal progress, likely towards women's rights. This song was almost blacklisted when it came out, it was made in the 80s, which is when the last not stupid women's rights movement was made

[@Wordsmyth8]

Absolutely love this song. “Let’s exchange the experience.” What lyrics.

[@zoemason3293]

Hounds of love, cloud busting! 👌🏻👌🏻 you need to watch. Kate Bush classics

[@christinatraynor]

You've gotta check out the Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush duet 'Don't Give Up' Incredible song. Over 30 years since it's release, and I still get emotional when I hear it. One of my favourite tunes. Powerful vocals from both of them. The video, which had constant airplay back in the day on MTV and Much Music, is epic as well.

[@deborahmillward2889]

My friend was a huge Kate Bush fan. She died of cancer at 49. This was the song she chose to have as we walked into her funeral. For this Kate will always have a special place in my heart. I miss my friend xx

[@johnnysampa]

And the lyrics? A song that talks about empathy and knowing the pain of the other. In that case, the man understands the woman's pain. Absolutely beautiful!!!

[@darrinwyatt2923]

Amber nailed it! Her early songs she used dance and mime to add a visual experience to her songs. The first song you did was a ghost talking to her lover from the Emily Bronte book. Kate's Breathing video starts with an infant in the womb, and the effects of a nuclear blast. Dave Gilmore from Pink Floyd discovered her when she was 16. The song The Man With the Child in his Eyes was a song she wrote when she was 14 years old. That's a great video as well. Glad to see that you are starting to understand her style. Her first six albums are packed with amazing stuff!

[@megdelaney3677]

💕Kate Bush!!! This song is about making a deal with God to swap lives with another person. Bush explained in a 1985 interview: "It's about a relationship between a man and a woman. They love each other very much, and the power of the relationship is something that gets in the way. It creates insecurities. It's saying if the man could be the woman and the woman the man, if they could make a deal with God, to change places, that they'd understand what it's like to be the other person and perhaps it would clear up misunderstandings. You know, all the little problems; there would be no problem." Bush wrote this with the title "Deal With God." Her label made her change it because they didn't think radio stations would play a song with "God" in the title. Bush still regrets letting them rename her song, but her previous album didn't do very well and she wanted to make sure the song got airplay.

[@samguberman2288]

Its the warmth and depth of ger voice that makes her special.. oh goid your doing This woman's work , surely thenyoull be hooked

[@ohfour-seven6228]

This was a big hit in the alternative dance clubs. Brings back a lot of memories.

[@robwealer5416]

She was a standard to have on your shelf when I was in high school... all the hard rock Zeppelin and Rush dudes had her albums ... she fit right in to the progressive vibe of the time.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Rob Wealer That sounds about right. I bought my first Zep albums at high school in 1969, so my musical tastes were firmly established by the time Kate hit the scene. Still couldn't resist her and have all the albums, including 2014 Before The Dawn live shows.

[@scotsbillhicks]

Great line in Jodie Foster’s version of Anna and the King; “I admire excellence in any endeavour.” So, Zep, Rush, Kate Bush…yup.

[@rodcampbell5766]

I was definitely in that group.

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

Amber, if you enjoy Kate Bush I know you'd love Tori Amos! Tori has a 30-year catalog of albums but I'd start with "Winter" "Little Earthquakes" or "Silent All These Years" all from Tori's brilliant masterpiece debut album. Enjoy, you'll thank me!

[@bethanythatsme]

I keep requesting her as well. Tori is pivotal in my life.

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

@@bethanythatsme I’ve seen her live 11x and I absolutely love her and her music. She just played Milwaukee last weekend for the first time in nine years. Phenomenal show! I so wish Jay & Amber would branch out a bit for Female Friday, Tori, 10,000 Maniacs, Dido, Of Monsters And Men, etc. Let’s keep hoping!

[@tonialoconte]

Toriieee!!! Talk about a rabbit hole. I spent years listening to her stuff constantly. Even her B-side compilations are amazing. I still have about 25 of her CDs, and even a "Little Earthquakes" cassette I used to play nonstop in my old Plymouth Horizon. But she doesn't appeal to everyone, so I'm always hesitant to over-recommend her.

[@aramakukutai7750]

Great call out. Tori Amos is a musical genius, on the level of Kate Bush imo combining technical virtuosity on piano, a unique voice and a great songwriter. The live version of Winter is a masterpiece and I dont use that word lightly. She is playing on tour right now.

[@whimsical82]

Love Tori so much.

[@DnT-pc3mz]

Little fun fact the song was originally called “ a deal with god” but she said the record label was like it’s too risky of a name for radio play back in 1985… 37 years later it’s number one in the uk thanks to stranger things

[@margaretmarks6685]

Kate Bush is wonderful! Shes a songwriter, a performance artist, an influencer! She is a groundbreaker! She creates from a total consept. And her pure voice! She is extremely popular in the UK. Love her! ❤

[@bronwynhockly3820]

You guys are awesome! Much love all the way from South Africa ❤️🇿🇦

[@TheClairem75]

Checkout The Man With the Child in His Eyes, she wrote it when she was just 13 & recorded it aged 16. It’s beautiful!

[@pflynn581]

My favourite of hers.

[@VirginSuicide77]

That is my VERY favorite Kate song!

[@rullmourn1142]

KATE BUSH - THIS WOMANS WORK ...with lyrics.

[@jaxonrenick5536]

Amber, give these Kate Bush songs a try. "Hounds of Love" "Cloudbusting" "Never Be Mine" "Watching You Without Me" "The Man With the Child in His Eyes" "Sat in Your Lap" "The Dreaming" "Babooshka" "Love and Anger" "Deeper Understanding" "Sensual World"...and the list goes on.

[@carltonbakerii8274]

All of these are amazing! I suggested "Deeper Understanding" and "Cloudbusting" as well.

[@richardctaylor79]

Army Dreamers...

[@j.h.3777]

"The Man with the Child in his Eyes" was great! Thanks for the reminder and I hope they listen to it.

[@jasonszabo9203]

Yes! Cloudbusting!

[@judithweiss6727]

"Sat In Your Lap." Great song unlike most of hers, profound meaning, truly weird music video.

[@deanna6027]

I’ve always loved this song!! Great reaction! Thank you

[@jillsherman9896]

This was the album that got me into Kate Bush. I knew of her before that namely through the fandom built around her in the comic book and fantasy circles, but never got into her whole "Oh, England, My Leotard" period. HOUNDS OF LOVE (where this song comes from) really changed my mind and I then went back through her earlier work and realized what I was missing. This song, dealing with wanting to help someone going through emotional distress by switching places with them and taking the burden away from them, is just perfection.

[@markharris1125]

'My Leotard' - excellent.

[@jillsherman9896]

@@markharris1125 Thanks, Mark, although I have to confess the "Leotard" bit is actually from a sketch done on NOT THE 9 O'CLOCK NEWS about Kate. It just always stuck with me.

[@markharris1125]

@@jillsherman9896 I'd own it if I were you! It's a great joke/pun/whatever.

[@alexrobert13]

There are few benefits to growing old! Aches and pains increasing, grey hair, needing glasses, totally getting Roger Murtah Lethal Weapon ( you know what I am talking about! ) But one of the best things is, music like this being part of the soundtrack of my childhood growing up!