Kate Bush

That Happy Rhodes song has really similar vocals but the one I was thinking of was totally trying to copy the whole thing

The best Kate Bush song that isn’t Kate Bush is probably “Stay” by Shakespeare’s Sister if not Tori Amos’s “Past The Mission.”

It wasn’t until I saw him talking on some Kate Bush doc that I took notice of her influence on Brett Anderson of Suede, specifically their ballads and such

something line “the living dead” or “the next life”, idk I’m probably reaching

Not at all. Brett indeed fully copped to the connection back in 93/94 interviews, almost singularly among dudes at that time.

I always thought this Bat for Lashes song was super Bush-y:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEyWX6yspOM

Also, at least to my ears this song I heard today from these MOR dorks Bob Moses sounded like they had definitely been listening to "Running:"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OutlyuZFOWM

The last FKA Twigs album was very Bush-y. Dawn Richard has made some pretty explicit nods too.

Would a Bush head possibly enjoy Slapp Happy / Dagmar K.?

Informative mix re: Kate Bush -> Happy Rhodes -> etc. continuum (apologies to non-streamers): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ejysudtZL4OjEz8GMCmef?si=780af14b7ac84e0d

Kate speaks again!

Kate has posted yet again on her official site as the chart excitement just continues to mount. She sounds very excited. Us too, Kate! pic.twitter.com/vOyFHYidWl

— katebushnews.com (@katebushnews) June 15, 2022

Would a Bush head possibly enjoy Slapp Happy / Dagmar K.?

I always thought this track from Hopes and Fears by Art Bears was the closest thing to her that I'd ever heard. It's just a coincidence, though, because "Wuthering Heights" was issued while they were in the middle of recording the album, and the song was written beforehand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPXDtB9oyo

iirc young Kate professed a love for Robert Wyatt, claiming "Rock Bottom" as one of her desert island discs

Joanna Newsom was the Henry Cow fan

Am I reading it right? She’s #1 at the global billboard charts.

Also apparently the UK charts have weird rules against older songs getting penalized to avoid old songs climbing back (or for the first time) and RUTH had twice the plays they were allowing and was actually #1 quite some days ago.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61797012.amp

yes, she is #1 on the billboard's global chart (which, it should be said, doesn't include airplay, b/c they don't monitor airplay globally)

in the us, the currents-based formats leading the way on adding it are adult contemporary and alternative (tho, tbh, both formats lean heavily on non-current music these days anyway). but it seems quite a few mainstream pop stations are starting to give it a try too -- and perhaps the classic hits stations, which are barely any different from adult contemporary anyhow, will start to add it in now. overall it is primarily a streaming/sales hit.

(the fairly faithful meg myers cover went to #1 at the alternative format a couple years back, so it's no surprise they are jumping on the original now)

It's very charming how excited she is about having a huge hit record, especially at the possibility that it may go to #1. It's like no matter what you do in rock n' roll, whether it's pop music, art rock whatever, having their very first #1 record (especially in a huge market like the U.S.) can still have that effect on anybody who attains it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515fqvIAGyg

I always thought this sounded stylistically like Kate Bush

Akiko Yano may be Japan's closest KB analogue.

Their careers more or less started at the same time too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDUZMjnvs8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7eF0q0eRyc

Dammit. Let's try this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci7PL3n9hu8

Some nice selections there! This is something that reminds me of Kate Bush in the arrangements (for parts of the song at least - and especially the fretless bass):

The Aldeberts - (Modaji) Mandarin Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDV2ZO0xDI8

Definitely get frequent Kate Bush vibes from early Kumiko Suyama, especially on this LP from 1986, which also gets a little chanson français at moments...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOJ7Ykquvo

I guess I was probably thinking of Virjinia Glück after all

Rosalía’s “G3 N15” gives me “This Woman’s Work” vibes, a very rare thing to happen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlNtBPvPUTM

Best KB cover right here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZjhMDPzlfs

classical/functional rules of harmonic progression (which most Tin Pan Alley/Jazz Age-era pop music does), where predominant progresses to dominant to tonic with an authentic cadence etc

JRN, thinking back on this, I realized this may not have been clear - basically, broadly, in 18th and 19th century classical music, there is a kind of shared language where chords follow a certain syntax where every chord in a key is assigned a particular role (function) in a progression, like words have different grammatical functions, so there are tonic chords like I that connote stability and rest at beginnings and ends of phrases, dominant chords like V that connote tension and anticipation and seek resolution to I, and predominant chords like ii and IV that build towards dominant from tonic, and progressions move in a certain direction from one to the other; other chords can substitute for these, there are ways to prolong or elaborate on the various parts of a progression. Tin Pan Alley era pop still follows these rules for the most part a lot of the time but a lot of rock and contemporary pop doesn't, exactly, even when it uses these chords (though there is plenty that does!).

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Every electronic festival for the next month. pic.twitter.com/TtYRAZTHma

— Phantoms (@phantoms) June 14, 2022

Just popping in to mention the name of a team in a pub quiz I go to: Kate Bush Did 9/11

Best KB cover right here.

I beg to differ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So2SGCMztf8

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PeriodicCoolGecko-size_restricted.gif

Not the best, but good and unexpected:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6cuWvLntLY

(though I guess technically it's Peter Gabriel but still, it was a surprise...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOmZLA4_LtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2QPkvvrRSQ

I was talking to one of my kids about Kate Bush tonight, and for a brief few moments she was actually receptive. We watched some videos and stuff, and then I got to "Don't Give Up," and man, the comments here just wrecked me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc

Pretty damn intense stories in those comments.

the world needs to hear this song, because of the Covid 19 pandemic still going on, the war in The Ukraine, the back to back mass shootings, most recently, the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. I can’t help but to mention, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscar Awards. When will all this violence, anger and hate ever end? 😪🙏

snot emoji applause, indeed

Not a cover but this thread reminds me of that song that gave me Bush feels :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Wevfw_Nxk

Yeah mid-period Lorde is a good RIYL KB now that I think about it.

I bet teenage Kate was a big Linda Lewis fan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Sn1Dwi0Fk

not sure if anyone has mentioned Virginia Astley as a RIYL KB,

was daydreaming about them doing a joint album of pastoral English folk pop recently.

Kate Bush set to make pop history today - by becoming the act with the longest gap between UK number ones. Her 44 year wait, will beat Tom Jones’ 42+ year record!

1978: Wuthering Heights
2022: Running Up That Hill

1966: Green Grass of Home
2009: (Barry) Islands in the Stream.

— Sue Charles (@Sue_Charles) June 17, 2022

I'm certainly not annoyed by this, I think it's great!

the best. i can't wait for the next update on how thrilled she is.

is a US #1 in the cards?

I'm not sure - I read that they've changed the rules a bit to allow this to happen (I think as a result of realising the rules were flawed to begin with) and I think much as it's good to see RUTH at number one and the rules make more sense, I also think the tinkering with the charts of the past ~15 years has kinda devalued the achievement. I think this specific rule change will make for an even more static and unevolving rundown every week, even if nobody is paying attention the way they were when I was growing up.

probably not, sadly. it's showing remarkable longevity in its streaming strength for the type of hit it is, but the us charts are based also in large part on airplay, and harry styles and jack harlow are far ahead in that department while also being still-strong streamers. lizzo's song is also in the midst of making huge gains in airplay while also streaming well. the fact that kate looked like a strong challenger for the top 3 with #1 not being totally out of the question despite that disadvantage is absolutely astonishing. i guess there is an outsize chance it could see yet another surge after the rest of the stranger things season drops in a few weeks, and i suppose its airplay will be a little better by then (radio in the us is remarkably slow + this is obviously a bit of a left-field choice for pop stations), but who knows

drake also dropped a new album and that usually means the top three songs are drake

yes that will definitely shake things up, at least briefly. it seems to be drawing a divided response among heterosexual rap fans however (or maybe i'm paying too much attention to tweets) so who knows how many of its tracks will actually stick around

thanks for these descriptions!

ah yeah there is more Stranger Things coming. I don't watch. Is the song going to be on some more probably? The character didn't die or something before?