WEIRD 🎵 Kate Bush - Babooshka REACTION

[@DarraghC]

Kate Bush... genius (not a word I use lightly)

[@Polly9090]

She is a Masterpiece.

[@clarenceflam]

Babooshka is Russian for Grandmother. Once you hear it again it becomes clear. Great lyrics. One of the best female artists around. She is the Queen.

[@ВиталийПрайс]

yeah but the stress should be on the first "a" and not oo part.

[@krzysztofgadysz3204]

Well, actually it's a general term for older women.

[@stack_of_records]

She is a league of her own. Ahead of all. This is art!

[@ianbarnhurst4450]

The first female artist to have a No.1 in the Uk with a self-penned composition, Wuthering Heights in 1978. Immensely talented lady.

[@juliemartin4267]

“According to Kate, the song chronicles a wife's desire to test her husband's loyalty. To do so, she takes on the pseudonym of Babooshka and sends notes to her husband in the guise of a younger woman - something which she fears is the opposite of how her husband currently sees her.”

[@Markhypnosis1]

Yes, but then she meets him in disguise, and he falls for her because she reminds him of his wife before she became depressed. Interesting twist. So in attempting to test his loyalty, she just proves that he does love her, and that all she needs to do is become happier.

[@maxdamagusbroski]

@@Markhypnosis1 And she can start by not violating trust, setting these traps.

[@robertreichle1]

@@Markhypnosis1 Yes, and it always makes me think of the Pina Colada song where they are both trying to cheat on each other, but then accidentally end up cheating with each other and realize they were actually a better fit together than they thought. Twisted.

[@kevcall]

It's quite obvious from the lyrics lol

[@jazzminb]

If people just listened to the lyrics its plainly stated what she is talking about

[@chrisellis3797]

I love Brad. Always wants to interpret the song but hardly ever manages it, even when the lyrics are literally telling the story🤣 Never change man, you're brilliant

[@normandavidtidiman9918]

That's right. The story is literally being laid out in both the lyrics & visuals 😆🙄

[@lumpyfishgravy]

I needed three lungs of air to laugh off his theory about the word babooshka.

[@neillenet291]

Brad is a smart guy, but not when it comes to lyrics.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

to be fair it's not easy to get what she's saying(singing)

[@normandavidtidiman9918]

@@JulioLeonFandinho It really isn’t …

[@CBGB_1977]

I love Kate Bush! She is genuinely unique. Her voice sounds, to me, like raindrops after the storm. She’s so cool 😎

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

A garden nymph that lands on your shoulder and sings you an angelic song in a daydream, then evaporates into the mist.

[@OronOfMontreal]

Kate Bush was discovered as a teenager, by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. He put up the money for her to develop her talents for two years. Her first album's first single was a world-wide Top Ten hit. Most of the songs on 1977's "The Kick Inside" were written by Kate, between the ages of 14 and 18. Kate is one of the most daring, inventive and innovative singer-songwriters in Rock music. She opened the doors for all other women since 1977 to walk through, from Madonna to Lady Gaga.

[@tayzk5929]

"She opened the doors for all other women since 1977 to walk through, from Madonna to Lady Gaga" Thanks, I hate her now.

[@suedoughnim6665]

So one of the most talented musicians ever gets credited with opening the doors for those who can’t hold a candle to her. I’m sure Kate feels honored 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sartori1970]

Incorrect, David was a friend of the family and advised her to keep at it.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@Sartori1970 A friend of Kate's brother (Ricky Hopper) worked in the industry and knew David. Dave paid for her first professional 3 track demo. He produced "Man With The Child in His Eyes" and "Saxophone Song", which scored her an EMI contract at 16 years of age.

[@tayzk5929]

@TheMaidofMiddleEarth No, I hate Madonna and Lady Gaga. Has nothing to do with idiocy or intelligence in any way, it's a values thing.

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

Oops... opened up the can 'o Kate Bush again! Kate is an absolute legend... perhaps the best female music artist. She plays top-level piano, great lyrics, learned synth and music creation programming by borrowing Peter Gabriel's Fairlight system, produced the latter half of her music catalog.... and left full-time music because she conquered it and wanted to raise her child in peace. Here's how much a legend she is: About 8 years ago, Kate decided to play live again, after 35 years. Before the Dawn was I think 24 shows over 2 months at the same venue in London. It sold out in 28 minutes. People flew from around the globe to be there for a show. If I could have, I would have. I hoped that Kate would release a DVD set of this concert, but she has not deigned to do so. I feel that's kind of unfair to all the fans who have loved her for decades, but never got a chance to see her, me included. For your own benefit, here's a bootleg of a song from the show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOaaIGQpcpskKM Also, check out The Sensual World: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmKndaGajpV5gqs

[@Jamienomore]

A Babooshka is either a headscarf, folded triangularly and tied under the chin, traditionally worn by women in eastern Europe, or, an elderly Russian or Polish woman, especially one who is a grandmother.

[@Shane-Flanagan]

It's not weird, it's art I think the lyrics and storytelling is pretty clear compared to other Kate Bush songs.

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you'll love her "Wuthering Heights"!!

[@chrisalldis3375]

An extraordinary artist with bucket loads of talent, is how i would describe Kate

[@JoeBlow_4]

A babushka is a head covering used as a scarf but it also your grandma. My grandma was and wore a babushka.

[@chrisnorman1902]

No matter how straightforward the lyrics are, it's always 'I have no idea what this is about' 😁

[@RetNemmoc555]

I get Brad on this one, though. First time hearing the song and watching the vid, there's a lot to take in. Lyrics often go in one ear and out the other with me on first listen. I'm more like Lex on this because I focus on musical instruments, sonority, rhythms, etc. Even the voice is like an instrument to me, especially once I know what a song is about; I tune out lyrics and just let it wash over me.

[@Muckylittleme]

This song is about a big butt! I'm still laughing. 😆

[@DJKav]

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

[@sasapejcin3568]

Lyrics of a genius!

[@stevefoulston]

Kate Bush was born on 30 July 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent, to an English doctor, general practitioner Robert Bush (1920-2008), and Hannah née Daly (1918-1992), an Irish staff nurse, daughter of a farmer in County Waterford. She grew up with her elder brothers, John and Paddy, in a 350-year-old former farmhouse at East Wickham in Welling, which neighbours Bexleyheath. Bush came from an artistic background: her mother was an amateur traditional Irish dancer, her father was an amateur pianist, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in the local folk music scene. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. Peace out.

[@Falco45able]

This video went straight over your heads, the lyrics hold the clues! 🤣🇬🇧

[@notvalidcharacters]

"Bunda" is Brazilian Portuguese slang for "ass", but this is unrelated -- Babooshka, a Russian term for "grandmother". EVERY TIME you watch Kate Bush, you gonna get a movie. That's because she put *so much* into her art.

[@raycornford283]

The glass breaking sound was produced by a Fairlight CMI synth

[@LucLightWolf121]

Kate Bush got her Red Sonja on with this video.

[@MrLittlelud4]

Enjoy your reactions, thoughtful.

[@effdonahue6595]

She singing about her boy President George BaBushka 🤓✌️🚀

[@robertreichle1]

I've been hoping for this one for a while. I vowed to marry Kate Bush after this video.

[@markrichardson3421]

It's a story about a wife who tries to trick her husband into being unfaithful by pretending to be someone called babooshka. He finds attracted to babooshka because she reminds him of his wife 'when she was beautiful ' ,'before she froze on him'.

[@ragnarmyhr7238]

Amazing artist and song. First time I heard this song, was on my first day in the military.

[@coconutislanddrones]

Kate Bush is out there as a true living legend. Her talent is unquestionable yet she remains so shy about it all.

[@scorpiouk5914]

Honestly guys I am a lot older and I didn't know what babushka meant. It is a reference to a grandmother in Poland & Russia.

[@bradleyjames2614]

That's our Kate, brilliantly unique; impossible to categorize. The headmic was invented for her first shows on the road, in order that she could dance unemcumbered!

[@jazzminb]

babooshka is a russian term of endearment. Kate Bush has always been very theatrical in her performances - she was discovered by one of the members of pink floyd. You should check out her MV for Army Dreamers - very good!

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

Remember this was filmed in 1980... think about that. There was no MTV. No Madonna. None of those female artists who have been trying to copy what Kate Bush was doing in this video. The year before she had been on tour with two dancers performing either side of her. Using a headphone microphone so she could dance with them while still singing. NO ONE had ever done this before. She was making videos with a story and narrative before Michael Jackson, Duran Duran or Peter Gabriel. This filmed performance was done for the sake of telling the story, not just to look sexy. And she made a ton of videos like this between 1979 and 1980. She also did the choreography, and in some cases the directing, and she wrote the songs and music. There is no one like her, still to this day.

[@joesmith8725]

Babooshka does sound like a nice round butt, too. lol. Good one, Brad.

[@joyfulzero853]

The "huge cello" is a double bass!

[@PjRjHj]

The Fretless Bass in this song is brilliant.

[@karengarrow5579]

Kate bush was Avon garde long before lady gaga and sia was even born

[@dangerone759]

The sound of glass breaking was the first use of the Fairlight CMI in a song.

[@peterramsay4674]

I don’t know everything about Kate but I tend to think of her like I think about David Bowie. The words I don’t always understand but the presentation is so compelling. They are both performance artists. The visual is just as important as the song itself.

[@DerekArmsden]

"You think you could rock that outfit? …I'll get it for you!" LOL *Said every guy to their girlfriend in the 80's

[@leslieturner8276]

BTW Kate has been nominated for 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame #RockHall2023 and the fan vote is now open

[@dennisjames1792]

I think Kate had heard the name Babooshka and thought it sounded sexy ,then after the song came out she was told that Babooshka is Russian for grandmother LOL and yes the lyrics literally tell you the story line .

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

Thanks for allowing me not to scroll too far down 😁👍

[@robertreichle1]

It does mean that, but it means other things. It is a term of endearment too. Like, "my little babooshka." I looked it up once, and it said there were like four or five different meanings for the word.

[@thomasturski2837]

@@robertreichle1 Kate Bush did not check the meaning of this word in the dictionary, she said in interviews that she really liked the sound of this word and that's why she used it in the text. This word in Russian means: 1. Grandma 2. Old woman There may be other meanings, but only these two are the most common - in the ears of a Russian or a Pole, this song sounds quite stupid.

[@dennisjames1792]

I can imagine it, hearing .All your's Grandmother Grandmother Grandmother Ja Ja LOL

[@stephendebrou784]

I would doubt the word of anyone who says they knew what this song was about on first listen, or why she dresses like that in the video. But teenage me was very glad she did.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

Kate Bush was pretty mainstream in Australia. This song reached # 2 in Australia in 1980. I'm still getting used to people hearing this as ''weird''. It's like ''yeah, it's unusual, so what?''

[@marcarcmracmcram4275]

In 1979 as an 8 year old boy Kate Bush was my first childhood love , now 53 I still love the woman and her music❤

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

A real artist! A unique voice!

[@LoonieSylver]

A Babushka is a wooden doll that you open in the middle and there is a smaller doll inside ! And inside the smaller doll is another event smaller doll.... and so on.... 😉

[@baronderochemont8556]

Those are called Matryoshkas!

[@jimschender4497]

you can never go wrong with Kate. She's a genius.

[@bitranavi]

Babushka is a Russian doll made of wood and painted with a figure. It is hollow and inside there's the same doll only smaller. It's a very famous doll. The original was painted with a figure of a grandmother. The exact translation: babushka means grandmother in Russian. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll

[@tommypugh1234]

The young Rascals " Good Loving" 1966 will make you get up and move!

[@ronaldcrawford9310]

LOLOL Brad, "I'll get it for ya!!!" 🙂

[@ianrosie4431]

A pop star that was uncompromising in ploughing their own furrow. One of my favourite artists.

[@baronderochemont8556]

Her own furrow, you mean.

[@baronderochemont8556]

Brad is right: “bunda” indeed means butt, it’s a Portuguese word.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

This is from Kate's THIRD hit album. She was 21. It really is a stunning achievement. Check out "The Man with the Child in his Eyes". And yes she was a bit of a pinup in her day.

[@bradleyjames2614]

Without ever being sleezy.

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

It means (in Russian) "a grandmother, or the type of scarf she wears tied around her head". I'm not sure Kate knew what it meant when she wrote this. I ADORE Kate Bush 💟

[@wombatkins]

She didn't. But it still sounds good

[@nevetstrevel4711]

How much art do you want in your video? Kate Bush:. Yes

[@nevetstrevel4711]

Wait have you done Wuthering Heights yet?

[@boxicuk1620]

the beautiful and unique kate bush ❤

[@stubbzzz]

Yes! Getting into her weirder early days. Kate Bush really does grow on you. She’s brilliant. Do hounds of love and cloud busting next. And this woman’s work. Maxwell covered that one. Also, her song with Peter Gabriel will make you cry.

[@Herbert04]

Babooshka is Granmother in Russian. I'm not sure what she is singing about.

[@77tml]

Yes Lex she is not mainstream which is why I personally like her music. I love the contrast between delicate to superhero Babooshka.

[@EnglishRalph]

“England, my leotard” is a great Kate Bush skit from the satirical UK show “Not the Nine O’Clock News”. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX67eqWlZrWSbck

[@martinstubbs7974]

You are in the presence of genius!! So unique and creative. You guys are great!!

[@TheFairyintheFishBowl]

Brad likes Kate…it’s as clear as dammit! He may not understand her lyrics, but he certainly “gets” her…he likes female singers who are a little eccentric. Nice! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@ingvarjensen1088]

"Babooshka" is Russian meaning "granny", by the way ;-)

[@robbjmc2]

The breaking glass at the end was sampled into a Fairlight (brand-new tech at the time) so that the "notes" could be played to match the key of the song. It was added to emulate the sound of crashing pottery as she imagined the fight of the beleaguered couple might involve throwing a few things from the kitchen. :D Genius!

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

💜😁 I always loved this lady's creativity 🎼🎼

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Kate Bush is always an adventure… it probably won’t happen, but listening to the entire “Ninth Wave” would be epic… if we can’t have that “This Woman’s Work” or “Army Dreamers” would hit the spot!

[@anthonywebb523]

Read the lyrics, Babooshka = Grandmother

[@robertbagley9199]

I thought Babooska meant Butt, brad your priceless! I hope you've read DJ KEV's post below and get the song more now.

[@kentmains7763]

The Faerie Goddess!

[@neldablanco1663]

MORE Kate Bush..PLEASE!!! LOVE HER weirdness!!! She's different!

[@Steffe]

Legendary.

[@RealBlast3]

What's funny is I would say out of all of her songs, this is the EASIEST to understand, lyrically exactly what it is about, it's a real story song, and her elocution and pronunciation is actually probably the best out of all the songs she did from this period. As they said, I guess they were just too overwhelmed from the style and different quality of it.

[@hilarymiseroy]

Kate Bush is a bit of a one person genre. A bit like Bowie was which is interesting because they both studied mime under the legendary Lindsay Kemp.

[@calebclunie4001]

She's The Goblin Queen, Then, Somewhat?

[@JoeBlow_4]

She is the woman version of Peter Gabriel.

[@firstsurname7099]

Bunda is portuguese for butt, but (ho hum) you're right, in the UK we'll adopt slang from all over so do use bunda especially in rap I reckon probably from Brazilian populations in the UK - and its kinda onomatopoeic, innit so a great universal term. Babooska is Russian for grandmother/old lady, and the headscarves they wear. The russian dolls whereby one fits inside another are called babooshka too. I've always taken it to mean her husband a) kinda now sees his wife as an old lady, he's got bored of her or the idea of her - she's tricked him into meeting up for a fling (but with her) b) as women we are many types of women inside ourselves - a babooshka doll. We may be seen as a grandma, but we may also be a warrior, a mother, a minx, a cougar, a sage, a temptress, a witch, a teacher - depending on which shell we're showing and who's looking.

[@markhoward2811]

The costume she wears at 1.16 used to be a poster that my older cousin had on his bedroom wall for years and he didn't even like her music!!

[@perryedwards4746]

Russian legend.... Kate Bush; probably Englands best female artist... A national treasure... I have everything she has ever written.. Great friends with Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel...Musical royalty...

[@TheMartinChronicles]

I too like the 'schka'. You're a diamond, Lex!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Check out her song/video Something Sat in Your Lap from her hit album The Dreaming. It's incredibly rhythmic and really amazing. She was definitely ahead of her time in so many different ways. But she was a British classically-trained singer with a soprano range. And she was doing dancing in costumes while doing major singing without all the extra technology years before for example Britney Spears.

[@classiccars1994]

The song is about a wife testing her husbands impropriety . The name Babooshka according to Kate came from her friends cat , she thought the name sounded exotic and didn't realise until after that it actually means grandmother in Russian !

[@joesmith8725]

Kate Bush! From the UK. Very successful during the late '70s, '80s, and early '90s. She is from the UK. She's a musical genius. She influenced Bjork, Tori Amos, Florence and the Machines (singer Florence Welsh), Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Big Boi (alt rappers Outkast), Lorde, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Tegan and Sara, many more. Check them out. Singing style and uniqueness. Tupac (2Pac RIP) Big Boi (Outkast), Solange Knowles (Beyonce sister), etc were/are big fans of Kate Bush. This was '80s alternative music. She was artsy pop during the late '70s, '80s and even into the '90s. Long career. Lots of great videos and songs from her. Explore more of her music. Gorgeous woman, too. She's from the UK, Kate Bush is very talented. Can do it all. Sing (great voice yall picked it up), dance, perform, dress, theatrical, etc. Lex is right. Bush was alternative, Indie, avante garde, kind of new wave, synthesizers, and electronics in her music.. One of the OGs in that type of music back in the days. Along with Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen, Annie Lennox (The Eurythmics), Suzanne Vega, etc. Check them out, too! There has been a recent resurgence in Kate Bush music this past year due to the TV series, Stranger Things. My daughter likes her music, too. lol. This is the 3rd Kate Bush song yall have done. One was "Running up That Hill" from the '80s/'90s alt bands never heard before stream that yall did way back in the spring time (along with Sioxsee and the Banshees "Peek a Boo", The Pretenders "Middle of The Road", Helmet "Unsung", Elvis Costello and the Attractions "Pump it Up", Monster Magnet "Space Lord" and others) . The opther one was the duet with her friend Peter Gabriel (they have lots of songs together) "Don't Give Up". I think Babooshka is grandma in Russian. This song/video is from 1980. See more Kate Bush videos like "Wuthering Heights" ('78), "Cloudbusting" ('85), "Hounds of Love" ('86), "This Women's Work" ('89) (R&B singer, Maxwell covered this song during the early '00s, good job), "Rubberband Girl" ('93), Yall must see the actual music video for "Running up that Hill' ('85) this time, too.

[@stevefoulston]

Had a Russians girlfriend back in the 70 she told me The word "Babooshka" is Russian for grandmother It's also the name of a type of headdress. The title was chosen through a series of coincidences: Kate turned on the TV and someone was singing about Babooshka; looking through a magazine she came across an opera titled Babooshka, and a friend had a cat named Babooshka. Kate has always been fascinated by the concept of synchronicity, which inspired her earlier track "Strange Phenomena." Peace out.

[@BlueSkyBS]

Her "Babooshka" costume was based on the late Chris Achilleos's cover artwork for the novel "Raven: Swordmistress of Chaos" by Angus Wells and Robert Holdstock under the pen name of "Richard Kirk", if anyone is interested.

[@robertreichle1]

Google search right now... :)

[@robertreichle1]

Wow, that was a pretty accurate costume. Except for Bush's version providing more... coverage.

[@carolyngardner1535]

I am interested! Have wondered since the first time I saw this video decades ago, so thank you!

[@ronwilcox7716]

RIP the legendary Jeff Beck! You must react to “Because We’ve Ended As Lovers” so you will begin to understand.

[@hahatoldyouso]

My dad fancied her when he was younger

[@jtf2dan]

babooshka is an old russian woman. the song is about her changing her appearance, going incognito and tricking her husband into thinking she was someone else much younger, that he has an affair with.....

[@diogenesagogo]

Apparently Babooshka means grandmother in Russian, or the headscarf they wear. Bush said it's about a woman sending love letters to her husband pretending to be a younger woman, but using that pen name, to test his loyalty. The Sensual World next please 🙂

[@Itchybiscuit]

You don’t have to but you should listen to Delius. It’s like music from another world and my favourite Kate Bush song/arrangement.

[@mikedignum1868]

Kate Bush is a tier-one artist. It's about a wife testing her husband.

[@alexandrakincaid4653]

We're you thinking "Badonkadonk"?

[@michellez1414]

My favorite Kate Bush song!

[@stephenchigwidden7504]

I had her first 3 albums and they gave me many hours of pleasure once I cracked the Kate Bush code.

[@gillesmorin9439]

What a voice and presence!

[@thanksamill]

Such a sensual woman!!! Wuthering Heights is an absolute classic to this day!

[@charlesberton2581]

Ah, you cats are back in my wheelhouse again with my all time favorite female artist, Kate Bush! Although, as of late, I've been really getting into Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields. They've really rocked my world over the last year.

[@stuntmankrocmcginty4896]

Babushka means grandmother or older woman in Russian and I think Polish. I never read the lyrics, but it has something to do with testing her husband to see if he still loved her even though she's not young anymore.

[@Wishi13]

It's also the same meaning in Ukranian an older woman or grandmother. A wife tests her husband by writing him a letter pretending to be a younger woman to test his fidelity. She pretends to be the opposite of what she really is ... beautiful, younger etc.

[@MySherry10]

now that makes sense , now I understand

[@olgierdanotv1893]

Not in Polish. In Polish its babcia.

[@nealm6764]

And a twist ending where he is tempted by her because she reminds him of how his wife was before she grew indifferent and cold to him.

[@stuntmankrocmcginty4896]

Some Pina Colada song vibes.

[@flojoairflojoair3369]

i always thot of the glass braking was the fragile line she crost and breaking his trust.

[@timholder6825]

Babooshka is Russian for grandmother. And it's not a big cello, it's a double bass.

[@SEANBANOG4]

Wuthering Heights is a classic....the novel aint bad either! Other great tunes are "WOW", "The Man with the child in his eyes", "Army Dreamers" and one of my favourites "Mna na hEireannn (women of Ireland)"

[@abbynormal60]

Can't believe I've never seen the video. Talk about a COMPELLING performance. So quirky and sexy. Her voice is uncompromising. Iconic.