Shnootz - Reaction Video (Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights)

[@raycornford283]

I remember vividly the first time I heard this song (Kate's first single). I stood, transfixed, unable to believe what I was hearing. I fell in love. Then I learned that Kate was just 19 and had written the song herself! I bought her first album on its release and was blown away, not just by the voice, but by the writing. This was a teen girl? Amazing. Kate has been with me ever since.

[@izzyworld8068]

She was 19 when she performed it but I think she was a mere 16 when she wrote it!!

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@izzyworld8068 Correct. Plus, she was only 13 when she wrote "Man With The Child in His Eyes."

[@kevinwoodki]

Kate..Singer writer producer dancer choreographer director, video writer producer/director..... a GENIUS and an inspiraton to many artists for decades to come. On top of all his talent...she has remained an honest decent superstar respected and admired by her industry. There is nobody else like the truly phenomanal Kate Bush.❤

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Yes 🤘🤗👍 from a Floor Jansen Fan.

[@stever7732]

The value of a music video to a song is variable and will often add next to nothing. With Kate Bush’s artistry and creativity they are always worth watching.

[@izzyworld8068]

Although there are two videos. I prefer the original white dress version than the more popular red dress video

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@izzyworld8068 Definitely the white dress. It's a better representation of her ghostly character.

[@JesperHellvik]

She’s the very definition of the female spirit! Love her!

[@izzyworld8068]

There is a re-recorded vocal version that was released on her first Greatest Hits compilation "The Whole Story" In that version they allowed the outro a longer time before fading, giving more of Ian Bairnson's iconic guitar solo

[@MarkSatchwillArt]

Takes me straight back to being 12 and doing Kate's theatrical dance moves around my bedroom with the curtains open because the overhead light made me look like a ghost in the window's reflection. I believe she had seen a BBC production before she read the book - she takes a lot of inspiration from films and books.

[@mattsnider2667]

Ha, I love that! Cheers for sharing. :) And that's great to know! Again, I love when artists take from existing art and adapt it anew. Looking forward to more of that from Kate! And thanks for all your comments, Mark. You have great knowledge and insight about multiple groups I'm exploring. Appreciate you!

[@MarkSatchwillArt]

@@mattsnider2667 Thanks Matt, it's a pleasure, really enjoying your reactions!

[@jakehoule8105]

Fun fact: The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is held annually in various locations around the world. Fans gather to recreate her Wuthering Heights music video en masse & attempt each year to set a new world record for ‘most people dressed as KB in one location’. I went one year in Atlanta-pretty hilarious. Gives you a sense of how beloved she is among her following.

[@stephenthorpe3591]

There are many clips of the event here on KZbin

[@warrenbridges1891]

jake houle There's one near the 2000 Olympic stadium in Sydney. Which I used to be able to see from the end of the street where I grew up.

[@believer773]

This is a great reaction series friend, I'm a 45 year long Kate mega fan, it's amazing seeing people discover her because loving her can be kind of a singular experience, growing up know else I knew even knew who she was, but I was 1000pct entranced from the first song. You're comment during this song that she commands your attention with her voice is a perfect summation of loving this artist. Her visuals are absolutely a part of her being though, she was making videos and productions in the 70s for every song she did, theyare not just song marketing or MTV friendly. Can't wait to keep on this journey with you

[@SofiaMarques18]

Had to check the audio reaction (well, both of them) while waiting for your video reaction to be available on YT. 😉 This is a really good one, how surprising that you didn't know it. 🤪 A true classic. Speaking of classics, I read the novel, I think even more than once, but I can't remember anything about it. 😅

[@allanbridgewater259]

Such an original talent .

[@leslieturner8276]

The following is a previous comment that I posted to another person who was reacting to "Wuthering Heights" for the first time, it does repeat some points that have already been mentioned in comments, but I hope that you will find it to be interesting nevertheless. Also I'm really enjoying your deep dive into Kate Bush it's very much appreciated... A while before Wuthering Heights was written, a younger Kate managed to catch the tail end of a BBC adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel Wuthering Heights when Cathy (as a ghost) was outside a window of Heathcliff's house wanting to be let in. Kate shares the same Birthday as Emily Bronte and when she was young she was referred to as cathy. In order to get a feel for Cathy Kate read part of the book, interestingly when she did get round to reading all of it after finishing writing the song, Kate noticed certain phrases from parts that she hadn't initially read had ended up in the Lyrics anyway. Kate said that when she sung this song, she was Cathy, she was channelling the character. Kate's vocal performance is a single take with no edits. Kate had to fight her record company to get Wuthering Heights to be her debut single, EMI had chosen a completely different track from her "The Kick Inside" album, in the end EMI released Wuthering Heights because they thought that it would fail and teach Kate a lesson, instead it became a worldwide smash hit. Hitting number 1 in Australia, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and the UK. It was at least a top 10 (or better) in nine other countries. A single chart performance that would only be surpassed in 2022 by "Running Up That Hill".

[@paddynoble]

Much of Kate Bush's work is inspired by literature. Her song Sensual world is built on literature interpretation.

[@paddynoble]

You should react to the music video in the white dress. Its amazing. And you should react to her new vocal version from the Whole Story Album. A combination of her work.

[@sebzematik]

What an amazing run of tunes it was today. I saved this one for the last reaction to watch as it's crowning everything. Just imagine an unknown singer bursting into public view with this song - and spending four weeks on the top of the (British) charts in early 1978. I was too young and living in the wrong country to be aware of her back then, but I caught up in the 90s. I've read both the German and the English versions of the novel more than once since then, always a pleasure. Also great to hear how Kate turned it into this haunting song.

[@warrenbridges1891]

LetDemonsWalk It was also #1 here in Australia and New Zealand. Plus a few European nations, as well as Top 10 in others.

[@sebzematik]

@@warrenbridges1891 Deservedly so!

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@sebzematik Without a doubt.

[@mattking5936]

The was a.massive hit in the UK. It's one of those tracks that seemed to be everywhere when I was growing up. So much different to anything that was around then.

[@tommydevlin702]

Hi, and a really enjoyable reaction video. This was the first KB song I heard, on her first TV appearance, and for that reason, I guess if I can only ever take one of her songs with me through my life, this would be it. A few things about it always come to my mind, the first is the fact that this entire vocal performance was 1 take. The second is the way Kate deviates from convention and instead of rising up to the chorus or treating the chorus as a crescendo and builds up to it by way some kind of a pre-chorus or bridge or whatever, she actually descends into it, which always brings it to my hears with an even greater impact. And then there is the way the guitar solo begins as a drone in the distant background before moving forward from the mist, only to retreat back into the mist once more (I know that it was remastered a few years later to bring the guitar more forward in the mix, and I love that too, but this seems to really fit particularly well with the "white dress" version). If you decide to keep going with this album, the next song "James and the Cold Gun" is the song that the record company initially wanted to use as her first single, but she fought for and won the argument to have "Wuthering Heights" as her first, and the rest is history. But in saying that "James...." is an absolute belter of a banger of a song!

[@mattsnider2667]

Cheers, thanks for this awesome comment! And oh yes, I'm in for the long-haul with Kate, this album and all the rest. So right on, thanks for the context about "James and the Cold Gun." Looking forward to it!

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@mattsnider2667 If you only ever watch one live version of Kate, make it "James And The Cold Gun". She's a nutcase on stage.

[@perapelman1037]

This song represented the end of the disco music era in the 1970's. Recorded in Des-1977,released in Jan-1978.

[@rashedala-uddin9012]

Fabulous, magical song. Unique.

[@lebonron]

kate always had cultural refrences, as i told you regarding the sensual world! and this was a huge hit. this is another masterpiece.

[@pushpak]

Kate had a 4 octave range and she's a musical genius.

[@markwebster7435]

Love this track. Just sticks in your head

[@warrenbridges1891]

That other instrument that sounds like a harpsichord, would be producer Andrew Powell on the celeste.

[@ninawildr4207]

Oooooh love Kate!!!!

[@txxredtache]

March 1978, this knocked ABBA's Take A Chance On Me off the number 1 spot and then blocked Blondie's Denis from getting there. It was a massive hit in the U.K. and cemented her position as force in British music - not bad going for a teenager's debut single. ALWAYS listen to the song first. Too many reactors are focussed on the video and end up reviewing the packaging rather than eating the bread.

[@mattsnider2667]

Really well said, and indeed, a few folks have said it's smart to go through all the music first, and then experience the videos after (assuming I can establish a second video-reaction setup).

[@Pulsar77]

One of the most unusual number 1 songs ever, and it came out at a time when disco & punk ruled the charts. It was so out-of-the-box that Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols became an instant fan. It's a shame that David Gilmour didn't play the guitar solo, it would've suited him perfectly. But Ian Bairnson did a fantastic job.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Pulsar77 Never mind. We can always rock to Dave on "Rocket's Tail" and "Love And Anger".

[@Pulsar77]

@@warrenbridges1891 True, but as much as I love those songs (Love & Anger is a favorite of mine), Gilmour never goes into full 'epic solo' mode. Still great to have them collaborate though. Kate once did Comfortably Numb on stage with him, but sadly she was so insecure about her performance that she didn't want it to be released.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@Pulsar77 It is a lovely solo by Ian and it would be interesting to hear Dave's interpretation, I admit.

[@ninawildr4207]

I hope you get to read it ...its a masterpiece

[@izzyworld8068]

Ian Bairnson formally from Pilot and Alan Parsons Project did the guitar solo. It was mistakenly thought to be Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) but Floyd co-produced the track and 'discovered' Kate Bush. The other musicians included the rest of Pilot, Singer/Bassist David Paton and drummer Stuart Tosh.

[@warrenbridges1891]

izzyworld Dave Gilmore only produced "Saxophone Song " and "Man With The Child In His Eyes". His mate Andrew Powell produced the rest. Also, it's Stuart Elliott on drums. Edit: Dave also produced "Maybe" which was unreleased until later and renamed "Humming"

[@izzyworld8068]

@@warrenbridges1891 thanks for clearing that up.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@izzyworld8068 That's okay. I'm not trying to be a smartarse or anything.

[@izzyworld8068]

@@warrenbridges1891 no worries. I appreciate the information! I offer up corrections all the time! 😁

[@j.k.1963]

@@warrenbridges1891 prestine information! Not trying to be a smartass also, but it is David Gilmour. It is remarkable how often his name is miss spelled so very often, while he is a very wellknown guitarist, singer, composer, lyricist and bandmember of Pink Floyd.

[@sasapejcin3568]

Maybe her best song!

[@robinakym2356]

Kate was the first artist to use a head set microphone while performing. She struggled to perform properly while dancing and singing so she got her then sound engineer to make a microphone that attaches to her head leaving her hands free. Sadly neither she nor her sound guy patented it.

[@izzyworld8068]

Check out my detailed post on your "Man With Child In His Eyes" reaction. I had more info on the musicians on this and the album it came from ( "The Kick Inside")

[@DadgeCity]

My friend and I agreed that this was the first modern #1 hit song, whatever that means 🙂 It came out in the middle of punk, and although musically it seems like the opposite of punk, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter singing and dancing about a Victorian love story was totally against the grain. As far as your presentation goes, I love your unique style. Doods watching vids has got a bit old. Having said that, you should do a few video reactions, eg. this Kate Bush song.

[@mattsnider2667]

Cheers, I'm still not equipped to react to videos yet (long story, but I'm working on it), but whenever I can make that happen, Kate's videos will be among the first I start going through.

[@lebonron]

i am actually dancing !!! TMI? probably.....but who cares 😊😊😊😊

[@ninawildr4207]

Whaaaaaat?had to stop the video !!!! NEVER READ ...lmao

[@jeremimi]

I’m curious to hear your reaction to her wuthering heights version from 1986. She resang it for a compilation album and I personally think it’s way better than the original

[@mattsnider2667]

Here you go! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXvShXqil7lopqM

[@mikemcilroy4995]

I know you did a bunch of Pat Benatar reactions already but she did a cover of this as well.

[@mattsnider2667]

Someone mentioned that below, I never knew! I would love to hear/react to that.

[@mikemcilroy4995]

Hope you get the chance.

[@kieran2479]

Could you react to, The Hunan League - The Sound of the Crowd, if you have it

[@mattsnider2667]

Yes, I have access to several of their albums, so I'll get to it eventually (or sooner depending on what album it's on). I'm currently about halfway through Reproduction. But cheers, I'll be on the lookout for that song.

[@blumarinets]

Per favore metti la traduzione automatica a tutti i tuoi video di reazione. Se non la metti, chi non conosce l'inglese (come me) non può capire cosa dici...