THIS is the Kate Bush song you HAVE TO HEAR: Songwriter Analysis

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

I can't believe I waited this long to listen! What are your thoughts on Wuthering Heights? What would you like to see and hear next? Thanks for joining me!

[@sheldonhowells3083]

In my humble opinion, Laura Marling is the best female singer/songwriter to emerge from the UK since Kate. I would highly recommend her albums, "I Speak Because I Can" (2010) or "Song For Our Daughter" (2020).

[@Herby701]

listen to this upgraded version, new mix, new vocals! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnOlgJ2Oqsx1gMU

[@jillenglish5878]

Try Duffy, or Joss Stone. Ren , all from the U.K

[@stefynik]

I suggest you another Kate Bush album: Sensual World. It’s incredible beautiful, but there’s so much about Kate’s catalogue to discover: just the first songs that are popping out of my mind: Babooshka, Sat in your lap, Wow, Suspended in gaffa and, unforgettable, her duet with Peter Gabriel ‘Don’t give up’❤

[@lanceberg4850]

She has an almost 5 Octave rang. I fell in love with her in 82 when I was 11 going on 12. She is a brilliant artist.

[@thewheezingdead]

Imagine being 19 and this self assured.

[@deathwarmedup73]

I read a littlemof her biography. She seems to have been raised in a very supportive and affirming family who also shared her interests in performing and the arts.

[@rolinti9146]

Kate is probably my favourite artist of all time, I BEG you to check out the rest of this album it is a masterpiece from beginning to end!

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

On my todo!! Can't wait.

[@steventrevaskus]

She is a pure English rose ,who has interpreted Emily Bronte's novel in a spooky ,epic way ,the love cathy feels for Heathcliff comes out in the song in a powerful way . Best listened too on The Bleak ,wild Yorkshire moors where the story is based . Its magical .

[@mattking5936]

She is the definition of being an artist. She did what she wanted to do and put her heart and soul into everything she did. A true inspiration.

[@petershapland81]

Hard to believe she was only a teenager. The first female English teenage song writer to go to number 1

[@gazzoh]

All you need to know is, Kate Bush is one of the greatest musical talents that Britain has ever produced.

[@davegold]

First woman to top the UK charts with her own song. 'The Kick Inside' is an incredibly female album and all the better for it.

[@the_morf]

Second only to Joe Dolce and the ethereal classic Shaddap Your Face

[@gazzoh]

@@the_morf Hilarious!

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@the_morf As an Aussie, I want it made known that Joe Dolce was born in America.

[@dalegallacher7074]

It was number 1 in Australia and most of Europe it was a breath of fresh air when it first came out

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

Beautiful solo at the end. RIP Ian Bairnson.

[@j.k.1963]

Unfortunately the video ended too early to enjoy his epic solo as it was supposed to be...

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@j.k.1963 Yep.

[@gratmatassa5432]

@@j.k.1963 you get to hear it on her compilation album The Whole Story the outro is longer.

[@j.k.1963]

@@gratmatassa5432 that track is a re-recorded version by Kate. You will find the original version on her debutalbum The Kick Inside

[@stever7732]

Kate was a trained dancer and mime, and you got the full benefit of that in this video.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Woaaah, ok that really explains things.

[@glebivanov6323]

​@@peterarvidsonmusic by the way, her dancing teacher was Lindsay Kemp, the famous dancer and mime. He was a dancing/mime teacher of David Bowie as well. So if you catch some similarities in presence of Bowie (especially when he was young) and Kate - it's not a coincidence. Kate loved her teacher. She has featured him in some of her music videos and the song Moving is dedicated to Kemp.

[@KarlOwen-ju1kl]

Because Kate wanted to do dance routines whilst singing, she invented the wireless microphone headset. She adapted wire cloths hangers with a mic attached which she fixed over her head. True fact.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

That is so damn cool!!!

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@peterarvidsonmusic Kate's stage act included vigorous dancing, interspersed with moments at the piano. This studio track includes Kate Bush: piano. Andrew Powell: celeste/bass.... and Duncan Mackay on the organ. As well as other highly talented individuals. Ian Bairnson in particular, was guitarist for Alan Parsons Project. Kate, along with Peter Gabriel, pioneered the Fairlight CMI (computer musical instrument) resulting in the breaking glass effects on "Babooshka".

[@nigeljames5622]

When this song came out in late January 1978 I believe it just took people by storm. Noone had really heard anything like her, she was completely unique. I remember originally disliking the song when it came out (showing my age) lol but quickly grew to love it and have been a Kate fan ever since. Her whole persona, her quirky strangeness, her ethereal beauty and her one of a kind voice just made her stand out completely and I think that never really changed

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

As a kid at the time, just getting into music nerdery (I had just clicked with New Wave and stuff like the Undertones and the Buzzcocks and mum was like "Check out garage rock, here, borrow this"), I can confirm. Some were like WhaDaFuq, this is nonsense, others were like this is weird, but I like it. But one thing you could not do is ignore it!

[@nigeljames5622]

@@jon-paulfilkins7820 Yes it was similar with someone like Gary Numan in the late 70's and 'Are Friends Electric'. That was a sound noone had really heard and it blew me away, it was not for everyone but it was a whole new music form

[@fizzyridertoo]

You and me both mate. Funnily enough I also saw Gary Numan in Austin a few years back and he blew the place down.

[@raycornford283]

One fact you might not have unearthed - EMI wanted to issue another track from the album as the first single, but Kate was insistent that the single be Wuthering Heights. And she won the battle, no mean feat for an unknown young female artist in those days. She has never compromised or wavered, despite the critics.

[@toomuchinformation]

Actually it was the other way round. Kate Bush wanted to release "James and The Cold Gun" which is more of a rock tune, as she thought it would have greater acceptability. It was the record company who wanted "Wuthering Heights".

[@hatake_romina]

@@toomuchinformationno, it’s what Ray said.

[@werdlederdle]

Ray is correct

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@toomuchinformation Nah. One of the execs was walking past the office. He stuck his head in the door and said "Good one Kate, Wuthering Heights is the obvious single. Right?" In Kate's own words "It was like I paid him to say it".

[@minimidge123]

The record label insisted on James and the Cold Gun as the first single. She stood her ground, shed a few tears and got her way. The record label never tried that again with her! 😅

[@ppzav]

Rocket's Tail, Deeper Understanding, Nocturn, Sensual World....and I think you should watch a video to Cloudbusting with Donald Suthernald (RIP) Great reaction Mister, Hugs ❤

[@seanmcguinness6669]

I'd love to hear your reaction to a track of Kate's called Breathing, she released it as a single with an accompanying video, remarkable 🤯. Great reaction & Hounds of love, she has an amazing way to portray a story in soundscapes the listener can see

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Oooo i'll check it out! Thanks

[@frakte]

Yes! Running Up That Hill was my introduction to Kate back in 1985, and Wuthering Heights made me a fan 3 years ago, but Breathing truly convinced me of her genius. What kind of mind comes up with something like that???

[@leslieturner8276]

​@peterarvidsonmusic Breathing features on her 3rd studio album "Never For Ever," which Kate co-produced. The two other singles released from the ablum were Babooshka and "Army Dreamers".

[@fizzyridertoo]

Breathing is just a brilliant anti war song. Breathing the fallout in out in....

[@MGrayl-ib5fo]

Told you LOL you're in for one hell of a ride! :-) I'd do all the albums, but for single suggestions: "Wow", "Breathing", "Babooshka", "Army Dreamers", "This Woman's Work"... so many to choose from!

[@j.k.1963]

The debutalbum's titletrack The Kick Inside.... a very sad song approaching a touchy subject, wonderfully crafted into this mix of mythological storytelling and music. Around 18 she was... when it was recorded.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

That's actually my favorite song on the album.

[@toddleslien1]

you should make reaction videos from the albums The kick inside, Lionheart, Never for ever and The dreaming

[@RobWilsonCo]

Enjoying this song especially with the once a year “most withering heights day ever” … happens all over the world. A chance to be Kate Bush along with 1000 plus others (Folkestone uk 2023,24)

[@stever7732]

If you want a study of her eyes play the music video for Army Dreamers (from her third album Never For Ever).

[@davidplanet3919]

On the moors above Haworth (Yorkshire, UK) there is a stone tablet with words penned by Kate in tribute to Emily Brontë and her Wuthering Heights (one of four stones, the others not by Kate relate to the other Brontë sisters). This song was her first hit and still a favourite. The album is genius for her first. Kate is Catherine, Cathy and her birthdate (day, month) is the same as Emily’s.

[@Pilutta100]

Just need to tell you. In the late 80's I visited London age 15, and we came to a store ,and they played this on the speakers, and I burst into tears so hard one of the employees came up to me and asked me if I was okey. He was gorgeous,alternative looking with eyeliner, so I was instantly cured😅. Hugs from Sweden.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

LOVED this story 🥰😆

[@jillenglish5878]

If you haven't watched the Black and White film Wuthering Heights from 1939 with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, it is worth it, it is on Y.T. Also check out the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth, Yorkshire, England, if you see the moors around there, it shows you where Emily Bronte got here inspiration from for the novel.

[@Flatwoodsdad]

I think the amazing thing is that most of the album was written before age 15. But she knew it needed a hit single. So she wrote this over the weekend after reading the book to get it right. I mean just look at her use of unusual chord sequence, key changes and use of cadence, And she's only 18 and never really taught music theory at any school. She may not have been a child prodigy technically speaking, but you know she was.

[@silgen]

Her second hit was "The Man With The Child In His Eyes". She wrote that at 13.

[@raycornford283]

So glad you love this song. When it came out, in 1978, it blew me away. So different to anything I had heard before. And not just the voice - the idea that a 19 yo girl could write a song based on a classic book and make it sound like that.....I rushed out and bought the album 'The Kick Inside' and was amazed all over again.. Can't wait for you to review it. Been a Kate fan ever since.

[@benoitdesmarais2948]

Same here, heard it on the radio one night in a "New Releases" show, i remember the host saying "get ready for something different" and the moment i heard this voice, i was taken. Rushed to the record store the very next day.

[@fizzyridertoo]

Me too and still have it, as well as Lionheart and several more before LPs went away.

[@cyclops60]

I clearly remember when this performance was on Top of the Pops (legendary UK pop chart TV show) and the next day everyone at school raving about it. For context this was during the peak of the UK Punk scene which I was really into but Kate just transcended everything and I have been a fan ever since. Her fourth album the 'Dreaming', the one before 'Hounds of love' was Kate being very experimental. It wasn't as commercially successful as 'Hounds' but it is an incredible listening experience. Cheers

[@julianne_warren]

Hi, I wanted to thank you for listening to the different types of music with an open mind. Kate Bush is unfortunately not well known, but Stranger Things managed to popularize one of her songs to the larger audience that would probably never find her without it. That is cool. If you are interested in a less known, but great music, I suggest listening to some Ayreon songs. It's a Dutch music project with loads of singers (their live concerts have cca 15+ singers) and instrumentalists. Ayreon and other projects by a Dutch songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen are a combination of rock, metal, folk and electronica. Their live concert from the last year (Beneath the Waves) is one of the more unique concerts in the recent years. You could start with "The Day the World Breaks Down, from Beneath the Waves 2023", but all songs are great, no fillers, so it doesn't really matter which one you would pick.

[@wrennature5645]

I remember when I first heard this on Top of the Pops, it came out of nowhere. It was all disco or punk rock at the time and I'd never heard anything like it (I was 15 at the time). I was hooked from that moment. Of interest maybe to you, she sang this vocal in one take. I'm looking forward to you reacting to more Kate. The Kick Inside is such a fantastic debut album. Have fun! :)

[@davidmorgan6896]

I too still remember that first TOTP appearance. I was also 15 in 1978. Happy memory.

[@WNYretiree]

You drew me to your channel with your Nightwish reactions and, as I am the curious kind, I decided to stick around and see what else you have. Never heard of Kate Bush (long story, but my musical journey was sidetracted for about 50 years) and I have to say that I am very impressed by what I just heard. I do have a habit of being drawn to unusual voices that play on your emotions and this first song I have heard from her fits that bill. Looking forward to seeing what else you have. And, yes, waiting for more Nightwish. You haven't heard Marko sing yet. Another unusual voice that plays on your emotions.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

I can't wait to check out Romanticide next! Also its so cool you took the time to try something new, it makes me happy to know you might get some new excellent music in your life.

[@gablen23]

He is a very unique artist, that's for sure. His music is quite new to me too, I've just started to discover it.

[@mpete42]

I found this, a great article about the recording of "The Kick Inside" album. Can't post a link so search for soundonsound classic-tracks-kate-bush-wuthering-heights I like the part where Jon Kelly says: Looking back, she was incredible and such an inspiration, even though when she first walked in I probably thought she was just another new artist. Her openness, her enthusiasm, her obvious talent - I remember finishing that first day, having recording two or three backing tracks, and thinking 'My God, that's it. I've peaked!'"

[@mvellis3863]

Kate is a one-of-a-kind musical/artistic genius. I suggest you check out her video for "Love And Anger," with a special appearance from a guest guitarist!

[@Slate-writer]

a second music video was made for this track, filmed outdoors with Kate in a red dress... anyway, I recommend you could follow Wuthering Heights with another original music video by Kate, it's a song with a story, called Babooshka 🤩

[@joebloggs396]

That was done for the US market, I prefer the white dress one.

[@Slate-writer]

@@joebloggs396 I love them both (thanks for the update though)

[@joebloggs396]

I feel there's a folk influence too. Very nostalgic song for most British people, got to No1.

[@robertspileos5746]

You are about to discover a whole world of beautiful, original fantastic music unlike anything you've ever known. I love Kate Bush.

[@ghostpuppet31]

Kate's first song and video and she got each done in one take, first thing in the morning!

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Woah!!!

[@ghostpuppet31]

@@peterarvidsonmusic She wrote the song outdoors by moonlight too! 😂

[@wrennature5645]

I meant to add that I really like the written reaction to the song that you used here rather than pausing the music. Many thanks :)

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Oh that's great to hear!! Thank you, just experimenting to see what feels right.

[@Walesbornandbred]

Kate is very talented her song adaptation of the book is bang on the mark, it does the story justice. Sadly she doesn't sing it anymore because she can't hit the notes.

[@KiltedHammer]

How perfect would it be to get 2 truly inspirational artists (not just musicians... Kate Bush and Ren together? That is an experience that might break the interwebz.

[@Cchan53]

Love, love, love this song! Had this "album" !

[@fizzyridertoo]

I'm about the same age as Kate and I remember the first time I heard this on Top of the Pops when I was in high school in Scotland. I was blown away and, like many of my mates, I was instantly in love with her. Her voice was like nothing any of us had heard before and her astonishing songwriting skills just amazed me. She was only 14 when she wrote The Man with the Child in His Eyes for instance. On the original vinyl LPs she wrote little messages on the lead out track. In think my favourite song is Moments of Pleasure and you should definitely check it out if you haven't already. So in 2 days you've given us Nightwish and Kate Bush. Got to be time for some Auri soon :)

[@JCMacLeod555]

Amazing what she accomplished at such a young age. Interesting tidbit...David Gilmour of Pink Floyd not only helped with production, but was also instrumental in getting her a record deal after hearing some of her early recordings. He later played the guitar solo and appeared in the music video for Love and Anger from her album The Sensual World.

[@isobeljames1328]

The kick inside album was produced by Andrew Powell. Gilmour name as executive producer was a commercial purpose.... Just sayin'.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I remember that this song was very popular in the Netherlands too. I don't know about outside UK and NL. All I know is that I think Kate Bush is a unique talent. I also remember that in the Netherlands" TV there was another clip accompanying this song. She danced in the field dressed in red.

[@buzzabuzza3494]

A beautiful song from my youth she is such an iconic songwriter and performer.If you get a chance have a listen too “WOW” another superb song.Thanks for you review from the UK 👏👏👏

[@tommydevlin702]

Hi and thanks for this really interesting and very enjoyable reaction video. This song is really the point at which the wider world was first introduced to a real life, actual genius. For those of us who were there it is sometimes hard to remember that there was time BK - before Kate - but there was and this song was the moment when she just seemed to arrive, fully formed on earth as if coming from another realm (Patti Smith did once refer to her as a UFO after all). Her vocals for this song were done on a single take during the recording of 'The Kick Inside.' Morris Pert who was responsible for quite a bit of the percussion during these sessions, including "Wuthering Heights" said that at the end of recording the musicians all went to the local pub to talk about what they had just heard her do and they were all convinced that she would either be a complete flop or else start a revolution; as it turned out it was to be a revolution. John Kelly who was the sound engineer for this album and who worked on albums from a wide of range of people all the way from The Damned, to The Beautiful South, and Tori Amos, recalled that he came to the conclusion that even though The Kick Inside was his first big job he had already peaked. The record label wanted 'James and the Cold Gun' as the first single, Kate Bush insisted that it had to be Wuthering Heights, eventually the company gave in - but as a senior Exec stated later it was only because they were convince that Wuthering Heights would be a flop and the experience of having such a flop would teach her a lesson and remind her that they knew better than she did. Things turned out rather differently. Glad to hear you are going to go through 'TKI'. It is a really beautiful album and a great album for a debut. Do watch out for 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' and take careful note of the lyrics, keeping in mind that she wrote that song when she was 13 (she recorded it when she was 16 with the help of David Gilmour). Watch out too for the title track and again pay close attention to the lyrics - inspired what is known as a child murder folk song, 'The Ballad of Lucy Wan' it is a song about incest, pregnancy, and suicide, written on the form of a suicide note. Thanks again. That was really enjoyable indeed.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

I appreciate that! Fantastic info and feedback, looking forward to chatting more.

[@werdlederdle]

I feel that this song is very cyclical. Round it goes and ready to start again. Just like spirit Cathy, singing the song forever.

[@Sib_04]

Angelic for sure

[@buzzabuzza3494]

When i was at school this song was at the top of the charts.She got so much criticism because she was different I will never forget that timeframe in my life thank you Kate for giving me beautiful memories of my youth.👏👏and thank you for giving your opinion from America 🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏🙏

[@stephenthorpe3591]

If you want to react to some hardcore avant-garde Kate Bush, check out her 1979 Xmas Special performance of her song "Egypt". It is the performance rather than the song itself which is significant. You might need your therapist on speed dial for this one, but it usually makes for an amusing reaction video!

[@leslieturner8276]

It was a very nice reaction and review of an iconic song. There's just a slight clarification I need to mention, Kate wrote "Wuthering Heights" quite late, although the idea for the song had been rolling around in her head for a while. On the album "The Kick Inside," there are two songs that were taken the professional studio recordings of three songs selected from Kate's extensive collection of already written songs by David Gilmour, who also paid for the studio time, session musicians and the production. Now, one of those two songs recorded when Kate was 16. She wrote the lyrics for when she was 13 years old. David thinks that was the song that convinced EMI to sign Kate. Of course, I'm not going to reveal which song it is on the album. BTW, the "Red Dress" version of the music video led directly to a worldwide celebration of "Wuthering Heights" held on (or close to Kate's birthday) called "The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever" people gather togrther wearing red dresses to dance along (using the same dance movements) to Wuthering Heights. I also have some prepared notes on "Wuthering Heights," which I add below: ============ 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 the ghostly Cathy 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 sang this song, she was Cathy, she was channelling the character. Kate's vocal performance is a single take with no edits. Interestingly, when Kate was a child she was called Cathy, and she has the same birthday, 30th July as the author of "Wuthering Heights" Emily Bronte 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".

[@leslieturner8276]

Wuthering Heights as song has been subject to so much analysis. There are quite a few KZbin videos, I have included a couple of example below - Note: some corrections to what's said in the first KZbin video: Kate started writing simple songs from age 11, adding more complex lyrics from age 13. By her late teens, she had written over 200 songs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2Kadpysr8R_Z9Esi=hjddrvuyYDwS4u2a kzbin.info/www/bejne/epS6fnelftdkfJYsi=HDYyFTtNY_5SDYnr

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

@@leslieturner8276 Wow thanks for such an in-depth set of comments, so much amazing info to digest!

[@Paul_C]

Funny the is a film floating about with scenes from The Kick Inside filmed at Efteling theme park in NL. She even had a grave there but that ride was closed. Luckily the park kept it and it will be featured when the new ride 'Dance Marcabre' will open in October this year.

[@nigeljames5622]

Oh she was 18 when she wrote 'Wuthering Heights' and 16 when she wrote 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes'

[@Bobsherunkle]

13, Man with the Child in his Eyes. 16 when it was recorded

[@nigeljames5622]

@@Bobsherunkle Ahh yes, my mistake

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

If you like the hand gestures/dancing check out the red dress version

[@eh1702]

We had a fantastic time at school lampooning Kate’s overblown staginess (and who could forget all the parodies it spawned?) but we loved the songs.

[@barberlove]

Brazilian metal band Angra did an amazing cover. Andre Matos was a big fan of her genius

[@cho-v4n]

I'm enjoying these videos. I love discovering music that I otherwise probably wouldn't find on my own. Keep it coming buddy

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Thank you sir!

[@gotanks333]

Fantastic! Thank you for showing us another great piece of audio art! Looking forward to the next one. (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Thank you gotanks!!! More on the way.

[@Beejay950]

As a child, Kate was known as Cathy, and has the same birth date, 30th July, as Emily Bronte

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

That is chilling!

[@rebeccalewis4754]

The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is celebrated worldwide! She is overwhelmingly talented.

[@nomi.hagen.]

Big Kate fan here. I will love to see your reaction to all of her albums. Thank you.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

You got it! This should be fun.

[@N_Loco_Parenthesis]

Thanks for the update...on a song that's over 45 years old.

[@deathwarmedup73]

Yeah, everyone's got a fisrt time they heard Bach too....

[@Cchan53]

So magical sounding ❤

[@craigmartin3827]

Kate is often writing songs inspired by literature. The final song on THE KICK INSIDE (which is also the title track) is inspired by the Ballad of Lizzie Wan in which a brother and sister have an incestuous affair, she falls pregnant and he murders her to hide the crime of their relationship. Bush changes the narrative so that the woman is empowered to decide her own destiny in her own way. It's still tragic but it is, as you put it, quintessentially Kate. She does something similar with the 1989 title track off her album THE SENSUAL WORLD, taking inspiration from Molly Bloom's soliloquy in James Joyce' masterwork, Ulysses. Asked why so many of her songs are about other people, Kate insists that she does not feel that her own life is interesting enough to warrant being the subject of a song.

[@sheldonhowells3083]

So pleased you have discovered and are enjoying the music of Kate Bush! "The Kick Inside" is a brilliant debut album. I am also a big fan of her later albums, including, "Aerial" and "50 Words for Snow". All the best, Peter, with this new channel.

[@gabrielh815]

Love Kate❤

[@jeannettesimpson9778]

For me, The Ninth Wave is her best work.

[@colinwilson4609]

Kate is great.

[@davidgore3261]

Really enjoyed your reaction to Hounds of Love, and so pleased you are enjoying the KB rabbit hole. This reaction is slightly dampened for me as you listed to the song before hand - your first impressions are important to capture in a reaction video. Research into the background of the song is good though, especially with Kate.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Thanks!! Ah I will usually try for un-listened first reactions, but this is more of an appreciation and analysis as I just heard the song and couldn't stop haha, luckily I haven't heard the rest of the album. I want to be honest first and foremost.

[@nigeljames5622]

It is an interesting choice to review 'Hounds of Love' which is Kate at the zenith of her career and her greatest album to then rewind and listen to Kate on her first single. Her voice is very different from one to the other, she mellowed out to quite a degree by the time of Hounds, although her voice is still phenomenal. The kick inside will be an interesting listen for you, 'Moving' is a brilliant opening track and along with 'Wuthering Heights' you have the beautiful 'Man With The Child In His Eyes' and then 'James and The Cold Gun' and also 'Them Heavy People'. Personally I prefer her next album 'Lionheart' but it is all personal preference. To know that she wrote these songs at such a young age is testament to her staggering talent and I still think she is a massively underrated singer both in her own country and worldwide.

[@fizzyridertoo]

I don't think she's underrated in the UK. Remember a few years ago when she announced a limited tour. Every ticket was sold within an hour. I think she has a massive fanbase still.

[@Popgeek_89]

I LOVE Kate Bush. You should check out the band Shakespears Sister and their eerie ballad “Stay”, a UK number one back in the early 90s which is due a resurgence anytime soon.

[@josephwest124]

Just a note: You might want to check out Pat Benatar's cover (from 1980's "Crimes of Passion" album). And, then there's Kate's own remake for her 1986 compilation album, "The Whole Story." Pat's cover was actually my first experience with the song but I did see Kate's video (for the original recording) a few times on cable (USA Network ran a mostly-video series called "Night Flight" on Friday and Saturday late-night programming where they featured videos from a wide range of artists who had very limited commercial exposure on US radio).

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Great info!! Thanks for the recommend as well.

[@philfoster8789]

Dear Peter, That was very respectful: you didn't interrupt; instead, your comments were written on the screen during the performance of the song. I really like that! Wuthering Heights: A ground-breaking song. Kate has never been interested in "playing it safe" by bowing to musical trends; she does her own thing. Now, some people really dislike her; but others - like me(!) think she's a genius. (I think she's the greatest singer-songwriter of all time - and yes: I recognise what a massive claim that is!) Let me put it this way: I've never met anyone who says, 'Kate Bush? Yeah, she was pretty good; wrote a few decent tunes... I think she's quite good - but no more than that.' You either love her music, or hate it! Thinking about your question, Peter... If it's a Kate Bush video: "Moments of Pleasure" - an incredibly moving, autobiographical song. (My favourite ever song of hers.) If it's by another artist: "Disco Lasers" by Ebony Buckle - an amazing, melodic, left-field song from an original, proggy/art pop singer-songwriter. The video is majestic! (You won't regret giving it a view.) Thanks for reading this. Very best wishes for your future success, Phil (new subscriber)

[@ChrisEchoes]

That guitar solo at the end is done by Ian Bairnson who played on all of the Alan Parsons Project albums. Now that is an act you should really get into both for the songwriting and as for the production. Their debut is probably their most unique one, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allen Poe.

[@isobeljames1328]

Cough cough music and lyrics by Kate Bush, produced by Andrew Powell.

[@andrelglinnenbank2856]

A male vocalist that did a fun version is Mike Mills from Toehider. He also sings in a.o. 'the day that the world breaks down' and 'everybody dies' by Ayreon. But it looks like you avoided that rabbit hole. Well, there is a lot of music out there that you will be sorry to have waited too long on listening to. Alas only 24 hours in a day.

[@LightSearch]

Male version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHeTh5R4rcdlbdksi=wISSx-Dc_T6PU1wX

[@stephenthorpe3591]

"Rainbow" version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJaaZnSql9eDnpo

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Fantastic! Thank you!

[@MarioLopez69]

She is so unique, there is no other like her. There are so many "Kate Bush songs you HAVE TO HEAR" She is a musical genius, oh and she is BEAUTIFUL!! Oh there is a male interoperation of this song, checkout ANGRA Cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKulhZufpJmFZq8

[@johnchilders7804]

keep going you're doing fine..In the same vein check out pj Harvey her first two albums especially. you seem genuine.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

Thanks! This channel is from the heart. I'll check them out!

[@MrLouis2865]

Kates voice is very unique. Pat Benatar has covered it really well, her version is more rock oriented. I enjoy both🎉

[@free..to..air..]

The whole concept is based on the classic novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte...written in the 19th century ...check it out

[@andyallan2909]

Watch and listen to the video of the duet she did with Peter Gabriel, "Don't Give Up."

[@comingaliveagain]

Check out the 1986 version of Wuthering Heights from The Whole Story compilation. New vocals and drums and I think even better than the original recording

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

oooo i'll have to check it out! Thanks!

[@louisminten7889]

It's me i am Louis (Kathy) come home now. Just kidding. Great song Kate is a wonderful singer

[@trevorfolker3665]

Peter - just another reason, another proof, that we had the best music back in the 1970s.......

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

I'm beginning to understand that 🤩

[@pegrueneis]

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[@jpsother1183]

I see you tied up with two of my favorites. Floor and Kate. Guys have covered it . . . Well, He sings it in her key, but Mike Mills, (Toe Hider) did this cover kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYDPkmScjKqVqassi=WpXyHPKQEtrPsd6q So add this to your listen list. Floor has done work with Mike Mills in the Ayreon Universe (something else you might be interested in. Arjen Lucasson writes magical prog and metal).

[@davebonner939]

front sister

[@gretagarbeige]

Why do people never react to the much better Red Dress video...

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

That's my son's favorite version, I just happen to like this one more, also the audio/video is in higher quality. Both are excellent!

[@davebonner939]

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[@Tarkus2022]

How can you analyse a studio recording? You should listen to a live performance. That's a mistake a lot of you "analists" make.

[@peterarvidsonmusic]

I would love to! My analysis is for the songwriting and production mainly, but it can encompass other things as I develop and practice.

[@Scott-Lee-Snell-UK]

It depends! A live performance is not always the best version of a song. It's sometimes a gamble between if a person is getting the best version of a song when they listen to a live or studio version. I mean yeah you may be getting to hear what their voice sounds like live, but it doesn't mean it's the best version to listen to. For example there's a live version of Kate Bush singing 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' on just piano, but the full version with the emotive haunting strings sounds much better than just the piano version. You're missing out if you only just hear the piano version. The studio version with the strings is what brings the track alive more, and gives it it's main emotion. Edit: And to add an extra thought. I love 'Wuthering Heights' , but I certainly without a doubt prefer this completed studio version version instead of any of the live versions.

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@peterarvidsonmusic Kate didn't do much live work (specifically touring) after her lighting technician, Bill Duffield fell through a stage trapdoor and died. She also said they were big, time consuming productions, as Kate is very 'hands on' (it's a wonder she wasn't collecting tickets at the door). She was no longer prepared for the commitment. Consequently, if you're restricted to live performances, you're going to miss out on so much. Having said that, "James And The Cold Gun" live, is insane.

[@davebonner939]

twAT

[@jeffguillemette3890]

Pop???!!! Lip sync???!!! Wow, I've heard enough...