Kate Bush - The Wedding List (1979 Xmas Special)

Kate performs "The Wedding List" on the 1979 Christmas special.
Lyrics:
No, I'll never give the hunt up,
And I won't muck it up.
Somehow this was it, I knew.
Maybe fate wants you dead, too:
We've come together in the very same room,
And I'm coming for you!
Did you think I'd ever let you
Get away with it, huh?
He swooned in warm maroon.
There's gas in your barrel, and I'm flooded with Doom.
You've made a wake of our honeymoon,
And I'm coming for you!"
"All of the headlines said 'Passion Crime:
'Newlyweds Groom Shot Dead
'Mystery Man.' God help the bride!
She's a widow, all in red,
With his red still wet. She said--"
("She sure put him on the--")
I'll put him on the wedding list!
I'll get him on the wedding list!
I'll get him and I will not miss.
Now, as I'm coming for you,
All I see is Rudi.
I die with him, again and again.
And I'll feel good in my revenge.
I'm gonna fill your head with lead
And I'm coming for you!
And when it's all over you'll roll over
The butt of my gun:
One in your belly, and one for Rudi.
You got what you gave by the heel of my bootie.
Bang-bang--Out! like an old cherootie,
And I'm coming for you!
"All of the headlines said 'Passion Crime:
'Newlyweds Groom Shot Dead
'Mystery Man.' God help the bride!
She's a widow, all in red,
With his red still wet. She said--"
("She sure put him on the--")
I'll put him on the wedding list!
I'll get him on the wedding list!
I'll get him and I will not miss.
"After she shot the guy,
She committed suicide.
I'm coming, Rudi!
"And later, when they analysed,
They found a little one inside.
I'm coming, coming, coming, honey!
"It must have been Rudi's child."
I shot him!
"Never mind, she got the guy."
He hit the ground, Rudi!
"An eye for an eye."
Ashes to ashes...
"Eye for an eye."
Rudi!

[@deirdrer8131]

Ugh one of my fave Kate bush songs ever it’s so damn good and underrated

[@ezechielamadeus2828]

C est vrai Kate est follement géniale .

[@eliotaitken8386]

Sensational song by a sensational talent.

[@filter021]

Movie Soundtrack Material

[@boggerblogger]

Just discovering Kate Bush? You have a huge amount of absolutely AMAZING finds ahead of you. Enjoy every minute.

[@zaxlorax7605]

You were not wrong, not one bit. I love watching her performances

[@glamdolly30]

She's a genius.

[@sonicdiablo8968]

There'll be a lot more coming this way

[@Jetxdog]

Could you reccomend some?

[@sonicdiablo8968]

@@Jetxdog I don't really like her but a lot of people compare Tori Amos to Kate

[@charliechaz1982]

Underneath the incredible performances and brilliant art it's pretty obvious that Kate had a terrific sense of humour as well. That is what I get when I watch her.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Charlie Chaz I like how she jumps in the air just before she blasts the guys in "James and the Cold Gun" Live. I laugh every time.

[@ippolitatavas3086]

@@warrenbridges1891 à

[@Ron502008]

Nothing says "Christmas Special" like a song about murder.

[@heidialletzhauser7119]

In england you tell ghost stories on christmas. that's why there are ghosts in a christmas carol for instance. The bbc used to produce one every year.

[@thomasshea5828]

Only thing less Christmas-y would be murder/suicide, and...Oh, it is murder/suicide ;)

[@xenne.]

That’s very kate

[@jessica_jam4386]

That’s why I love Kate 🤣

[@xenne.]

Jessica _Jam same hun

[@djrydell]

Only in Britain would this be a Christmas special.

[@orangerichard56]

+A. Rydell wut

[@tegan8523]

Dirty Barry don't you mean behind asda selling drugs?

[@dirtybarry3943]

+teg the egg no sweetie I work the fruit n veg :-)

[@tegan8523]

Dirty Barry didn't even know that was a job

[@chucks1255]

You guys gonna fight or what|?

[@joeagger]

this album is definitely a LOT bit underrated. this song is such a boppppp and this performance is a classic. I love seeing her brother in it too

[@tylerdurden4368]

...absolutely...NeverForEver was on my "3 Records for the Island list" for very long time ;-)...

[@annother3350]

Joe - you should check the live version from the princes trust concert worth all star band.

[@sueb6662]

I love it soooo good. I didn't know that was her brother how cool.

[@glamdolly30]

Which one's her brother?

[@eilisnicaoidh5010]

@@glamdolly30 Her brother is wearing the bowler and white waistcoat - he's the man she shoots at the end of the video.

[@iLikeTheUDK]

she attac she attac she attac but she also attac

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

iLikeTheUDK perfect

[@l.salisbury1253]

Ahh.. they don't write murder ballads this good anymore...!

[@animatedolly]

I. Think cause everyone this generation are extremely sensitive and take violence on tv as a no no .same as a lot of movies etc.

[@Moekaneko]

​@@animatedollyactually horror movies are thriving more than ever especially gory ones, it's just that people have realised that kids shouldn't see that kind of stuff.

[@cloudbushting3398]

Kate can really get into a character, I mean most people would just look stupid doing stuff like that, but not her :)

[@MarkNDrake]

Agreed. She's quite scary in this!

[@cloudbushting3398]

It can still be funny at times though :D

[@milobaret8672]

@@MarkNDrake nahh

[@guilhermemarchioni2651]

Since my girlfriend said yes to my proposal i can´t take this song out of my head. It's been months. I am starting to get worried.

[@sdiuwg]

lol

[@chucks1255]

Tell us if you're still alive after the wedding, we'll assume you're dead if you don't comment after a year

[@Dermacrosis]

Has it happened and are you still alive? 🙂

[@chucks1255]

It hasn't been a year yet. You two ruined it. :(

[@bookowl1775]

@@chucks1255 Now it has been two years! Such a sad loss.

[@matheusgouthier3729]

Kate founded and went further with the artist-performer-entertainer concept. She's the great mind behind the format we know and love artists like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Marina and others by. She was the first to mesh different art areas and create a complex unity for her creative content.

[@ReynaldoJAbreuR74]

Kate Bush delivers an experience with her art that goes beyond music and delves into the theatrical, poetry and dance realms. She is definitely one of a kind and I miss the originality and passion of performances like hers - way more refined that the cheap, crass, scoptophilia we get nowadays - that are also profoundly erotic, as arousing as they are humorous. This one is one of her finest examples, with a script and delivery reminiscent of Tarantino, she goes all in her performance with an unforgettable tune and lyrics. Some of the poses and frames are so aesthetically engaging that they could become stills or magnificent drawings . Love it

[@Gasoline85]

The most beautiful singer ever.

[@bacholerno2]

Kate is a genius with her composition... music, lyrics and the way she moves in time to her music, not to mention a wonderful and eccentric actress. What a heroine!

[@notonehundredpercent8004]

Her body language in this piece with the silhouette cast by her fringe really takes it to a new level with a sprinkle of magical realism. Truly a masterful study. Good song as well, it's crazy how she has that much vocal capacity, there's so much tone. She has such a strong lyric but she really explores the tone and feeling emotion: "I die with him, again and again/And I'll feel good in my revenge" and "You've made a wake of our honeymoon". It really is art and philosophy and storytelling while still being entertainment.

[@mattstephenson8450]

I thought I heard every song from the wonderful Kate Bush …wow oh wow what a discovery thank you Kate for another Gem ❤

[@Dermacrosis]

IT will take you a long time, and this is not the darkest of her songs musically. Try Get Out Of My House, Under The Ice, Waking the Witch for darker music. She is multi talented.

[@mattstephenson8450]

@@Dermacrosis yes I have most of her albums and one of my favourites is All the Love

[@Dermacrosis]

@@mattstephenson8450 That is not one of her albums, so no helping your side by the way.

[@rabahelaawar2499]

Do they make music like this today? Is there art like this today? Are there any singers, songwriters or performers like her today? Kate Bush is a 1 in a 1,000,000,000,000 people. Love you, Kate 😍😍😍😍😍

[@nilbog972]

She really is. She wrote the kick inside at 16. Insane.

[@morbidmanmusic]

yes, you are just stuck in time or listen to the wrong stuff. Work harder, stop blaming musicians, who get the same stupid rap, every decade. Also, .. Kate is my no-1 for decades. She helped create my styles.

[@cupid7553]

@@morbidmanmusic they never blamed any1. they just wanted to find more artists like kate bush lmao

[@mindegap1]

Beautifully quirkey.

[@mattendahl2236]

The rhythmic twitching at 3:29 is a nice touch.

[@MikeKiker]

Anybody else notice that Kate's brother Paddy plays both the gunman and the preacher? Interesting.

[@scotthersey4380]

Well, yeah. He didn't immediately fall on the ground, worship her, and throw his arms around her ankles ... which immediately made me think, "Yeah, he's gotta be her brother or something."

[@Thrushlad]

I thought the preacher was Robert Fripp from King Crimson.

[@alexno.335]

@@Thrushlad he's smiling not possible

[@Syfoll]

@@alexno.335 lol

[@lindacartwright5100]

Always theatrical our brilliant and beautiful Kate.

[@Cpayne30]

I understand the lyrics a lot more after watching this!

[@thekiteproject3135]

Kate Bush... the original Kill Bill?!

[@NeoManyon]

Talks about it briefly in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bV6pYoCsgaukY7s

[@GustavoSantos-uh5yl]

Yeah, truly. It reminds Kill Bill a little bit.

[@tommisunami]

@@GustavoSantos-uh5yl look up the bride wore black.....

[@chrystals.4376]

Nah, that was Lady Snowbird.

[@andreitarkovsky3214]

fuckin stupid millennial, its Bride Wore Black or Lady Snowblood

[@josemanuelcorrederaurraco6267]

Seriously why did 33 people dislike this? She's such a genius and an AMAZING performer. She is the best drama queen, love her

[@gailh589]

I think that you must be able to understand Kate's

[@StringSun]

“You’ve made a wake of a honeymoon” ♥️

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I truly adore this woman.

[@MrPt7]

Still an amazing performance after all these years , it never gets boring as nothing does for our Kate, she's a complete all round singer, artist and performer, and all round bonkers. Amazing talent.

[@bigal15100]

well what can anyone say about this song its just bloody genius one of my favarite kate bush songs so constructed and put together brilliantly she's so punk in this i just love her to bits love the gun scene that would be banned nowadays but thats what makes her so unique just so lush

[@Restricka]

+lee d Hahah Kate Lush

[@gglendinningok]

Only very recently discovered this song & it gets more infectious each time i hear it, wonderful track from a True Artist, has a brillian live version in another video on here

[@Eugeniadella]

It always happens with her songs 😂

[@Chomin35]

Nobody else mixes music and theater in a show as Kate does. She is great !!

[@SpankRamen2]

The beautiful thing about Kate is that she can be "crazy" without having to dye her hair funny colors or wear outlandish outfits. She never needed gimmicks to call attention to herself. She let her songs & dancing do the talking.

[@ungoliantmarauder8849]

Her hair is dyed you silly fuck

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

@@ungoliantmarauder8849 she is PUNK AS FUCK !!!!!!!!! Siouxie and the banshees eat your heart out !!!!!!!!!!!!k

[@annother3350]

She's got the hundred yard stare

[@zachjohnson637]

@@ungoliantmarauder8849 It isn't here.

[@Hope-lv5pq]

@@ungoliantmarauder8849 BABABHA

[@ericeaster4138]

there will never be another

[@KatieTantrum]

She is the greatest love of my life.

[@sophielove2898]

Genius. Who else could put all this into a pop song?

[@theIIIamigos]

I love her theatrics!

[@WH0SXMC3NZ13]

Brings back so much memories from my child hood

[@am231e]

This song was recorded in my mind since my early childhood, and I spent years trying to know who was the singer and what was the song !! All what I know was the music and that there was a bride and dead groom, with no lyrics, no song title, and no singer name! Even playing it on a keyboard didn't make anyone knows what was it! I'm SO THANKFUL to finally find it today! It was in my head for more than 30 years, searching for it was so difficult! So beautiful! Thank you! Mercy! You have no idea :)

[@bellyache3322]

this is so cool i guess after all.. perseverance is key

[@rdalbanus]

Man, she's awesome! Pity they don't come like this anymore.

[@chucks1255]

They never did, there's no one else like her.

[@depanth]

This performance was so amazing! Great song and she's incredible in general but this performance really stands out to me as my favorite.

[@rabahelaawar2499]

Kate Bush is the greatest singer, songwriter, performer, dancer, and artist all in one combined!!! I love this video!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jordanprincessai]

OMFG I love priest Paddy's expression whenever the guy gets shot. HILARIOUS!

[@bandacabala]

She is the best...

[@marekmikiewicz1224]

Kate Bush zawsze była genialna i niepowtarzalna. Brak mi słów, ten teledysk oglądałem kiedyś setki razy, znów do niego wróciłem. Każdy ruch, krok, gest, mimika są mistrzowskie. Kocham, kocham, kocham.

[@Heartwing37]

Kate Bush is everything

[@dewarfinch1]

So topical and bang-on with the kind of headlines we get these days.

[@paullawrence2294]

Her vocal inflections are so, so.....interesting!🙂🙃😉👏👏👏

[@davidclx1374]

Cuando Tarantino y Uma Thurman estaban pensando en ordeñar la vaca Kate Bush ya volvía con el cántaro lleno.

[@luisagregori7587]

Love the wedding dress

[@wigginsdesign]

I also simply obsessed with KATE. Everything she does and performs is simply magic and full of perfection. How can someone be so incredible, talented, beautiful, sensual and sexy at once. Her husband is my absolute hero!

[@luizguilhermemoreirasales1548]

WONDERFOUL SONG HELLO I FROM BRASIL GREAT 😎🎸🎼

[@tncgbermudez]

I just discover Kate bush thanks to Stranger things and I love her music, been from Mexico this song and her remind me a Argentinian singer by the name of Amanda Miguel and her song El gato y yo .

[@Dermacrosis]

Welcome to one of the Goddesses of music. Enjoy exploring her work.

[@michaelleacy]

This song just screams 1980 to me - I love it. My favourite Kate Bush album!

[@nicoletaylor2689]

literally the greatest thing i've ever seen

[@thetramp123]

It's not Christmas until I watch this.

[@AH-be6bu]

"A Kate Bush Christmas special without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair."

[@cofpaddy]

She is totally insane in the best possible way. [2]

[@kurisutiiina9015]

she is literally omg robin is so crazy i love herrr type of woman and i admire that af

[@DeepAquaNeptune]

"And when it's all over you'll roll over The butt of my gun: One in your belly, and one for Rudi. You got what you gave by the heel of my bootie. Bang-bang--Out! like an old cherootie, And I'm coming for you!" I love her 'violence' in this song. Even though Kate Bush sound like she is a blood-thirsty criminal, she makes the song funny with her acting and her killing ideas. Any female artist nowadays that make songs like this? No. I wish there was more singers like Kate Bush today.

[@glamdolly30]

No female (or male) artist like Kate Bush nowadays, or in the past, or in the future - she's a total one-off. Wow - just realised I'm replying to a comment from 13 years ago! If you see this, hope you're doing well!

[@BrokenEnglish25]

There are probably artist like this out there but never get signed unfortunately. The record companies sell sex not talent anymore. Just my opinion.

[@lukabaklafactsheet]

So beautiful wedding song of kate bush

[@wilcox660]

Everything I love about Kate! :)

[@karanfield4229]

That corset!😳🍭🦄🎪

[@klistarf]

I am quite obsessed by this song, and especially by this performance! Just incredible! Kate is wonderful! Simple as... (:o)

[@topherjn]

How have I never seen this?

[@PAUL-ej1dm]

a badass song a badass performance and a very badass death countenance.4:22

[@silverascal]

Absolutely!

[@GABRIELGON1]

2:01 that verse is so satisfying

[@antonmedvedev1128]

The satire of the lyrics and the black-magic-voodoo attitude of this performance thrills me to bits! Definitely a favourite song off the favourite album. Luckily, have got the CD and a Vinyl of "Never For Ever", which is my favourite album of the genius Kate Bush, but after " The Red Shoes", however )

[@FoxAllThat]

I love how her songs tell stories

[@grimupnorth]

The number of times as a teenager I stood in a record shop with 'The Kick Inside' in my hands. I'd bought the 'Wuthering Heights' single, but I never bought the album. As a working class lad from Salford, it just didn't seem macho to do so. However, my younger brother did become a very big fan of hers, probably thanks to me.

[@gailstanley9610]

She is wonderful love Kate

[@Ulffy]

Love her stage presence. Completely bonkers yet brilliant. Many thanks for sharing.

[@soaribb32]

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Unbelieveble!!!

[@sebastianjimenez3380]

queen of camp

[@kwabenakwarteng5747]

Very talented young lady

[@hannalulu_]

Wow 🌹💖🌹💖🌹💕🌹💕🌹

[@Yomiiigabri]

Pronto va ser navidad y esta canción sonará en todo el rancho 💋💋

[@Vieweracc99]

@Symphonyofflowers - and there are the nuances that only Kate can give to the song, as well. The quasi-sexual overtones of the bride finally coming for her groom, the inversion of the wedding vows in the invocation of the funeral rites (ashes to ashes)....she's so intensely talented.

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

Loved Big Boi's speech inducting Kate into the RnR-HoF this evening.

[@Aeqtyzaa]

Kate bush is my life

[@ericcarlson1709]

This is badass

[@warrenbridges1891]

Eric Carlson This and "James and the Cold Gun" Live.

[@kentmains7763]

One of a kind.

[@pollypoulton8450]

Kate bush is amazingly crazy with movement, but I love her.

[@_chary990]

Kate looks devine in that dress

[@jtarantula3390]

NEVER SEEN THIS ONE, SHE IS SUCH A GEM

[@DelilahThePig]

I always thought she was the killer. Now I realize the end was about revenge and suicide to join her groom in the afterlife. That's a 30+ year old question answered.

[@mattesso]

Me too!!!

[@bruzrkgro-malog2953]

And there's a baby in her belly too...

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

Wait what

[@katebushsredshoes]

@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 yeah it’s mentioned in the last part, “later when they analyzed, they found a little one inside”

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

@@katebushsredshoes wow, that's even crazier. I wonder what inspired her to write this.

[@iloveluhan9307]

These lyrics are so violent! But this is one of my favourite Kate songs

[@andrewgurza841]

This is awesome! The original red wedding

[@marypalmer00]

It reminds me of that Sherlock Christmas special with the dead bride in the 19th century

[@Lusi2361]

Mi deseo más personal es actuar esta canción en la escuela mi miedo : las personas me mirarían mal Mi felicidad : baile esto cuando tenía 8 años con mi tía y son recuerdos muy lindos qué tengo con ella

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

Entonces esta sería tu prueba de valentía. Pero habla primero con tus padres. Me imagino que habría varios fans de Kate Bush entre el público apoyándote.

[@Lusi2361]

@@GarthPrice-ej6bt sii pero me da mucha pena pero lo voy a intentar :)

[@vasilinaalamani412]

So this is where Tarantino got the idea of his movie “Kill Bill” 😛

[@velileon101]

Lady Snowblood (1973)

[@ianscales4347]

Wow!

[@KxK96]

The story and writing style reminds me of King Diamond. I know they're both different genres, but the theatrical aspect is quite similar. Amazing !

[@Mia-kb]

Best angry song

[@francogallinacimaglia8802]

I love how almost every single song on Never for ever got a Music video

[@13newlife]

Another master piece from this extremely talented lady

[@onidom]

Kill Bill was inspired by an old Japanese movie, Lady Snowblood. And Meiko Kaji, the leading actress there is also the singer of the song "Urami bushi", used in Kill Bill :)

[@abrahamlopez3461]

When I attended my friend's wedding this didn't happen, I was very dissapointed 😂

[@MrLexical]

Lol

[@DebbyTessy]

Great! I Can't Stop listening to this song!

[@realtjbrand]

[Verse 1] No, I'll never give the hunt up And I won't muck it up Somehow this was it, I knew Maybe fate wants you dead too We've come together in the very same room And I'm coming for you [Verse 2] Do you think I'd ever let you Get away with it, huh? He swooned in warm maroon There's gas in your barrel, and I'm flooded with doom You've made a wake of our honeymoon And I'm coming for you! [Pre-Chorus] All of the headlines said "Passion Crime: Newly Weds, Groom Shot Dead Mystery Man, God Help the Bride She's a widow, all in red With his red still wet" [Chorus 1] She said I'll put him on the wedding list I'll put him on the wedding list I'll get him and I will not miss [Verse 3] And now, as I'm coming for you All I see is Rudi I die with him, again and again And I feel good in my revenge I'm gonna fill your head with lead I'm coming for you [Verse 4] And when it's all over you'll roll over The butt of my gun One in your belly, and one for Rudi You got what you gave by the heel of my bootie Bang bang, out like an old cherootie I'm coming for you [Pre-Chorus] All of the headlines said "Passion Crime: Newly Weds, Groom Shot Dead Mystery Man, God Help the Bride She's a widow, all in red With his red still wet" [Chorus 2] But she sure got him on the wedding list I got him on the wedding list! I got him and I did not miss I pinned him on the wedding list! [Outro] And after she shot the guy She committed suicide I'm coming, Rudi! And later, when they analysed They found a little one inside It must have been Rudi's child I shot, shot, shot him honey! Never mind, she got the guy He hit the ground, Rudi! An eye for an eye Ashes to ashes to ashes An eye for an eye I hit him, hit him An eye for an eye Rudi! Rudi! I'm coming, coming, coming, honey An eye for an eye Rudi!

[@rutherfordsquire]

she’s so iconic my godddd

[@LuisFernandez-gd2il]

Puro talento. Fuego puro!!!

[@ezechielamadeus2828]

Cette femme est folle 😁 et géniale ♥️

[@zack11993]

Quentin Tarantino sure missed a trick when he made Kill Bill; this song is obviosly perfect as they were both inspired by the same thing! Actually, this song is too great to be featured in that movie.