The timing of this video is pretty crazy, considering Running Up That Hill is now seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to being prominently featured in the new season of Stranger Things.
I mean the song was featured in the trailers and promos so I'm sure they imagined that one of the biggest shows of this generation would lead to a resurgence of interest in the artist ...
@@commentfreely5443 Lucifer isn't Satan. He's Satan's master... and the lord of this world... not the spirit world, though. Jesus runs that shit... all 3 are metaphors by the way.... I added the following disclaimer. Jesus was REAL. He was the guy who threw the money changers(bankers) out of the temple and taught people love conquers all. Not Horus the Sun god... which is His current role in this interation of society., placed there by the ancient Dragon Cult. .. at least that's what my research shows.
Yea...and the whole interview was horrible...the interviewer clearly didn't do her homework. I'd say it's one of the most embarrassing interviews ever, up there with the interview dakota johnson had with ellen, the "i definitely invited you" one.
Kate Bush is one of the few artists, in my opinion, who is truly deserving of the title 'genius'. Such an original talent that remains the blueprint for a lot of great artists that have come up in the past 30 years.
I think one hallmark I associate with genius is they don't always nail it. They are so preoccupied with their internal passions that there is no filter. The ones that come into the public eye big time are the ones that manage to tame the beast and produce something we can all relate to, then you can share in their joy and appreciate what makes them great.
Original talent can never be a "blueprint". And that is why the recent breed of imitators, from St Vincent to FKA Twigs (eyeroll) fails on every level.
What is weird for me about Kate Bush is how many of her songs I disliked at the first hearing, but as I grew as a person, the songs became richer until I eventually considered them all masterpieces. Kate Bush doesn't come down to your level, you have to grow up towards hers. That's the hallmark of a true artistic genius.
Well put! I had zero interest in her music when I was younger... Now it blows me away in a way I don't truly understand. The way she sings, way she moves. Nothing else like it...
This is so true! I loved her ‘ commercial hits’ when I was young but couldn’t understand her other ‘weird’ ones. But now (as a 50+ yr old) I really love all these songs and they really connect with me. ❤
And here we are 37 years later, and Running Up That Hill is a bigger hit than it was originally. I hope this inspires a whole new generation or two to experience the genius of Kate Bush's entire catalog!
She is a REAL technical Brilliant British Female Singer- Songwriter, possibly the nearest equivalent that the UK has to a Joni Mitchell in the United States. I AM SO VERY HAPPY for the incredible success she has had with Running Up the Hill, all over again. An Incredible Song Such as that one Never Dies, a New Audience in another period of time, will discover the song for themselves. For this time NOW...There is probably a large percentage of listeners who were probably NEVER BORN, when the song was first created and exploded on the British Music Charts, first time around.
I will always associate Ms. Bush's work on 'The Hounds Of Love,' with the notion that just because it's electronic (Synth-Pop, in this case), doesn't mean it's any less substantive or artistic than any other form of Pop music. Doesn't hurt that Kate was already a talented lass by this point.
@optiquemusic6204 Good point. Of course, there was a mix of acoustic and electronic instruments on this album, but songs such as Running Up That Hill and Cloudbusting really shine as examples of primarily electronically-driven songs. I think everything changed for her when she discovered the Fairlight.
She has influenced so many female artists, that inspiration deeply embedded in the fabric of modern music-I don’t think many young artists even realize how much she has touched them.
@@MattAndImprov Big Boi has really diverse taste in music. He collab’d with Phantogram, which I was pretty surprised about at first…he was a fan of theirs from their earlier days. I think he’s a truly creative creature.
I am not sure actually... I mean obviously Tori Amos but only as of late you see artists that are directly influenced by Kate Bush emerging to the mainstream (from FKA twigs to Perfume Genius). Back then she was more popular than influential. It's like the SWANS: nowadays you have sludge and entire lables dedicated to that but it took them 40 years to become actually "influential".
My mother kept wondering why her Kate Bush LP's were ending up in my room in the 80's as in those days I was a hardcore heavy metal fan but there was something so pure and genuine about Kate that you just can't deny. A prodigy
@Frank Lopez They were both child prodigies. Certainly Kate Bush was writing, playing the piano, and taking dance lessons all through her youth. That in no way takes away from the genius of Bjork. Bjork, is of course, amazing! There are parallels between both of them. Love them both
The Dreaming is such an unparalleled masterpiece, such a shame the audience wasn't developed enough to appreciate it. Bums me out to see her talk about it almost like it's a failure when it's really a resounding success.
I dont blame the audience. She was way ahead of her time. I have my suspicions she is some sort of autistic savant or something. Her music seems to be a good fit for today's broader minded approach to pop music. The irony is that she is probably partly responsible for that attitude. So many modern female artists owe so much to her and there are whole genres like dream pop that she basically wrote the template for and paved the road to what music sounds like now.
At the time of release it was super popular with her fans, just less so with the general public. The history of Kate's career presented here is over-dramatized for "likes."
@@hd-xc2lz Exactly. I've never understood these people who think so highly of the Hall of Fame. To me, being in a hall of fame is so NOT rock 'n roll. Rock is supposed to be fresh and interesting, not safe, officially time-tested, and filed away as proper rock or whatever.
You didn’t mention that her amazing dance routine, on Running Up That Hill”, which she choreographed, was performed with her brother. She is an incredibly multi talented professional; she’s a dancer, choreographer & singer; a skilled musician playing well on several instruments; an inspirational & innovative song writer of both lyrics & music; a producer and an accomplished actor. A truly extraordinary lady.
Actually loved "The Dreaming" so much and it was my first Kate Bush album. It was so full of ideas and for someone new to her music, it was like being at a gourmet restaurant with a menu and not knowing what I wanted to eat. When "Hounds of Love" came out, it was obviously more cohesive and it did become my favorite of hers.
The Dreaming is for me one of the most thrilling, memorable pop albums of the 80s. And we are talking the 80s! Hounds of love also incredible follow up and, being a home recording, not a super polished recording which I guess made it more special. It has probably been remastered and remixed nowadays... I am talking when it first came out. It had a dullness to the base which contrasted with how emotional the voice was.
The Dreaming is effing GREAT, my second-favorite after Hounds, but for the life of me I will never understand why 'Sat In Your Lap' and the title track were the first two releases from the album. I couldn't stand either one of them when I first heard them, like they weren't just 'non-commercial,' or 'not typical pop' I mean they barely sounded like music, just utterly goofy! After many years and learning the lyrics they both kinda grew on me, but not by much. Now, hearing that EMI took issue with the WHOLE album, I'm even more baffled that they allowed the WEIRDEST two songs to be releases at all, let alone the first two. There are such beautiful OTHER songs they could have, and should have, chosen. Houdini, Night of the Swallow, All The Love, Get Out Of My House....... Hel-LLLLO!!!
THIS is a song about one thing: EMPATHY I want you to know how it feels to be me as much as I want to know how it feels to be you. It makes me teary to just think of the lyrics - the concept is so beautiful.
@@MrDuneedon Thanks for the info, as i understand it's a show for younger audience (i'm 50 yo) but as a life long Kate Bush fun i'll check it out, it's wonderful that the younger followers of the show get to know Kate Bush, a one of a kind musician and human being, peace.
@@elifineart My pleasure. And, ST is definitely *not* just a show for a younger audience. The show is set in the 80s and done very faithfully and lovingly to that magical decade. In fact, I am pretty damn convinced that the show was primarily made for GenXers! I am roughly your age and absolutely love it. I would highly recommend it, and I think that it just keeps getting better season after season, which is truly something unique these days.
@@MrDuneedon Just now i saw the scene from ST with Kate Bush's music and it's very impressive and powerful, very good choice to match this scene with this song, it does look quite deep and interesting and i will give it a go. so as a GenXer :) i've recently very much enjoyed the series Derry Girls on Netflix, if you haven't seen it it's wonderful comedy/drama set in the 90's in Ireland, waiting for the 3 and final session now, good music too.
Running Up That Hill is where my mind automatically goes to if I think of if I try to think of music in the 80s. I was only about 5 when it came out but it just seemed ubiquitous and sounded immense and amazing.
Right there with ya, Craig. I was 18 and was madly "in love" at the time. Then one night this love of my life dumped me in a Boston nightclub right between "It's My Life" by Talk-Talk and "Running Up That Hill." #growingUp 😁
For me The Dreaming was a real breakthrough album. Not just for KB, but for musicians everywhere. The use of the Fairlight and the limitless imagination combined with the genius to make them into an audio masterpiece. It is my favourite of her albums.
She is a true artist. Her music, her videos, her performance, her aesthetic- all of it comes together and transports you to another place. Humanity doesn't deserve Kate Bush, but so grateful we have her.
@SkyNet GeneralMany Female Music Artists are very good out there, ( some when you look into their music discography are probably as good as Kate Bush/, BUT...Very few female music artists, will come out with an album like Kate Bush's The Sensual World, an album NOT just driven by the lyrical dimensions of Female viewpoints in the song lyrics, but by ALSO driven by a form of Female Sensulaity and Spirituality in the music. In the UK, Laura Marling is possibly Kate Bush's nearest equivalent, when looking at her music from these particular viewpoints.
I first heard this song on Stranger Thing, despite I am actively looking for retro music, I totally missed this song, never heard it before. I thought it is newly made song by some synthwave artist. Damn I was wrong, this song predict synthwave, like, she was 40 years ahead of her time, almost like she invented synthwave before it was cool.
Currently 3 weeks later and hasn’t blown up yet, but I can definitely see this and their other Kate Bush videos doing extremely well in the near future.
God bless Kate Bush not only for her phenomenal work, but also for opening the door for all "eccentric/weirdo woman musicians" out there (a title I contest because it feels like any woman that doesn't sing in the mainstream pop way is a "weirdo", but I digress).
I once had the privilege of singing into the same microphone she recorded Hounds of Love with. Still get goosebumps thinking about it. She remains one of the greatest art pop artists ever to live.
@Frank Lopez "What's a good song?" *_after_* comparing Kate Bush to people who came 20 years after her and heavily based their style on hers. Keep digging :D
Love Kate, good to see Stranger Things introducing music to younger audiences. Love that she is a musician/singer and the focus is the music, her inspirations and the electronic, musical instruments used, as opposed to nowadays having to ve an 'entertainer' to be relevant. PR relationships, casting couch- sleeping your way to the top, being a 'womaniser' or 'maniser', being cruel to other musicians, copying other music/musicians, being protected as a sex symbol/object to sell music. Hopefully people being introduced to Kate can bring it back to the music again 🙏🏽 😀 ❤️
I genuinely believe when this song playing in Stranger Things that it is a new synthwave song, until I looked it up and it is KateBush's. I'm blown away, she invented synthwave before it was cool.
@Frank Lopez I love Bjork ❤️ sadly if these ladies were coming up today I believe the general public wouldn't even give them a chance😅 I probably sound cynical.
@@fex144 yeah Annie Lennox is one of the few UK artists that is on the same level as Kate Bush for sure. There's other not so well known talent out there such as Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays) and many more snapping at their heels in terms of talent but they didn't receive the commercial success and fame as Kate Bush / Eurythmics.
"To share pain is far more complex than the usual I-love-yous of pop music, but that has always been Kate's role; an emotional detective making deals woth God in an attempt to understand the human condition. Do you want to know how it feels? Because she does."
@@oddn You're totally right, considering the stuff I hear people 20 years younger than me listening to. Quite cringey and seems every song uses 3-4 notes
It is so odd thinking of Kate Bush as starting her career with a number one album, because in the US she was pretty unknown. I remember "Suspended in Gaffa" and "Running Up That Hill" getting a little airplay, but that was mostly it. I would try to expose people to her music and I mostly got a "ugh, that's weird" kind of responses until around the 2000s when suddenly it seemed like the whole world rediscovered her at once.
I always got the same reaction when I tried to play The Dreaming for people (that was the first album of hers I bought and it's my favorite of hers) back in the late 90's early 2000's and I was still a teenager lol I had one other friend that loved Kate Bush and loved The Dreaming to and she wound up moving to Australia to be an exchange student and then she wound up going to college there too, staying there, starting a family, got a divorce but she's still living her best life lol Music bonds people
@@hwoods-kg1jf Australia of all places! The setting of the titular song, that’s perfect 😂 The Dreaming is the first album I ever bought too, though this was last year
I was coming into my teens and too young to appreciate to "Running up That Hill" at the time of its release. When Placebo did that excellent cover it drew me back to the original artist Kate Bush. I love at lot of her songs, but for me "Running Up That Hill" and "Cloudbusting" are the best. THANKS for the work you guys put into your productions. Trash Theory is THE best channel that covers music artists and their career. Spot on!
I still listen to Placebo's cover of 'Running Up That Hill' all the time! It's so good! Also her album The Dreaming has been a favorite of mine since I was a teen in the 90's!
@@hwoods-kg1jf She lives a few miles from me, in what the press deemed her 'Wuthering Heights' house. Some crazed fan broke in a few years back and Kate bumped into him in her kitchen! She came out of it unscathed and the police arrested him. Pretty scary though, seeings she keeps out the way of the public eye!
I feel a bit of embarrassment and shame to admit that I went for most of my life never having heard any of Kates music, despite being a child of the 80s. I've been a music junkie for most of my life and developed a fondness for 80s music as a teenager. Even though I heard her name, I somehow never heard any of her songs for over 20 years of my life. I was, however, a huge fan of Placebo upon discovering them in my teens. When I heard they were releasing a cover of Running Up That Hill, I admit I wasn't giddy with excitement since I'd never heard the original by Kate. But when I first listened to Placebos version...omg... it ended up becoming one of my top favorite songs by them. And of course I had to check out the original to see how it compared. How in the heck did the greatness of Kate Bush manage to dodge me for most of my life? Being that I was born in 1982 and alive for most of that decade, and then getting into 80s music such as The Smiths, The Pogues, etc... I cannot wrap my head around how her music slipped on by me. Oh well, better late than never!
@@francesward2830 This may seem a bizarre question Frances, but you aren't from South Devon are you? If not you are a namesake to somebody! Anyway Kates music was so alternative back then that the likes of BBC Radio 1 (who I insisted of listening to) just didn't play her! Unless it was played on the Sunday Top 40, then they had to, but no, Radio 1 pretty much snubbed the likes of Kate Bush, you'd only find her by accident on the same Radio station as the Archers or some BS "easy listening " crappy channel!! I was a die hard Radio 1 junkie too, so don't worry!!! 😆👍❤
Running up that Hill has one of my favourite lines in any song. "Unaware, I'm tearing you asunder.". Brilliant. Plus the video is incredible, wonderful dancing. Cloudbusting is an incredibly addictive song, simple drums but a hook that grabs you and pulls you in, plus a fantastic story. I dare anyone not to nod their head when the drums kick in. I love Kate Bush, and everything she has done, but Hounds of Love is an exquisite masterpiece. Brilliant video of a wonderful artist of our time.
@@andrewbarron7690 "Turned away on your side", is that by a certain band from I think Macclesfield? Who's lead singer we still miss to this day..........Joy Division had some great lines, look at Isolation and Atmosphere, almost poetry. Back on Running up that Hill a colleague of mine has been singing it for the last week, she's really got into Kate Bush big style thanks to Stranger Things. I told her to listen to Hounds of Love all the way through under big headphones. She listened to it twice...........
I will never forget seeing Kate perform "The Ninth Wave" in its entirely on stage in 2014 in London. It was EPIC. It was all of the emotions - tears, laughter, horror... it was just mindblowing. And then, after a lengthy intermission, she followed that by performing "Arial: A Sky of Honey" in its entirety, filling up every cubic centimeter of that huge stage. Every time I think about those extraordinary shows and the incredible level of production and artistry, I remind myself that I was alive during the time of Kate Bush. She has no precedent or successor - definitely one of a kind.
It was a few weeks before my 15th birthday, I was staying at my friend David Hindley's house for the weekend. We were in the living room and the TV was on in the background (I think it was maybe Swap Shop? (definitely kids Saturday morning twaddle...). Suddenly we both froze and turned to see and hear the most amazing and beautiful creature enchanting our souls. That was Wuthering Heights...it was nothing we'd heard before and, on reflection, I can say, ever since. After remaining spellbound for four or five minutes we rushed upstairs to get dressed and then begged Dave's Mum to drive us into Ashton Under Lyne to visit The Golden Disc where we bought their only copy of The Kick Inside. We almost wore it out that weekend. I fell in love at the first sight and sound of this strange, shrieking genius who has inspired and influenced so many... a love and admiration that has deepened over the last 40 something years. Thank you Robert, Hannah, John and Paddy...also thanks to Dave Gilmour for foresight, and to whatever Muse posessed this amazing lady and brought such delight to generations of people. Last of all...God Bless KT, and thank you.
"The Dreaming" album may not have sold well commercially upon release, but it has long been considered one of Kate's masterpieces. I don't have a favorite Kate "era," but my favorite album is her 2005 masterpiece "Ariel"
I know this is about Kate Bush but Sue Simmons (lady at 0:01) had a funny moment on TV a couple years back. I remember when she randomly said "THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!!" To a coworker on live TV as they showed a boat backing up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The timing of this video is pretty crazy, considering Running Up That Hill is now seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to being prominently featured in the new season of Stranger Things.
Once again you've made 30 minutes feel like 10 and left me with a feeling of 'there isn't more?' Well done you. Yours is the only channel that I subconsciously (and then consciously) start looking for after 2 weeks. It is also one of only 3 channels that I recommend to others to watch. With respect to Kate Bush; In the 80's I was in military service north of San Diego, CA. I met a thin and giggly Dead Head girl that would play Pink Floyd, Yes, Grateful Dead and Hounds of Love all weekend (possibly all week, don't know) that was my first exposure to Kate Bush.
This woman is an amazing artist. I’m so glad she is being recognized by a whole new generation because of Stranger Things. It is charting all around the world and has become one of the most streamed songs on Spotify currently. She even made a rare public statement thanking her new fans and how she is excited about the rest of the series
I've been listening to Running Up that Hill for almost 40 yrs. ! I was a kid when it came out but it has stuck with me ever since. Kate should do Broadway. Her music was and is so intelligent with just a little bit of sex appeal but not too much to take away from her natural talent . There is & will only be one Kate Bush :0)
Hounds of Love is one of the few Albums... i got tears in me eyes, every time i'm listening to "Running Up that Hill" & "Cloudbusting" a bad Breakup & and an estranged Father... can do that to you... Strange... as always your Video was a very very good. Thank you.
The Dreaming is a true masterwork. Even the cover art reveals its excellence. It’s so uninhibited. Side 2 is absolutely stunning in variety and intensity. It makes me sad that Kate was made to feel self conscious about it after the fact. I wish she’d stand up for its greatness like Rush and 2112 or Radiohead’s Kid A or Stevie Wonder Innervisions, Prince’s Controversy or Sgt Pepper’s for that matter, marked leaps forward in creative vision and confidence. I love Hounds of Love but to me The Dreaming is the more fully realized artistic expression as an album because it’s seems to lack any obligated contrivance. Like the aforementioned examples there are individual songs or groups of songs she did before and after that are more popular and perhaps even better in some sense, but I feel the cathartic moment is the Dreaming.
Never For Ever is also very strong and I own that on Vinyl. It's possibly my favorite. Basically the trio of Never For Ever, The Dreaming and Hounds Of Love were her creative peak in my opinion. Three astonishing albums on the bounce. Obviously with varying commercial success. To me parts of Sensual World and The Red Shoes start to sound like typical late 80's mor (exactly what she spent so long trying to avoid). They still have their moments though and Aerial was a fantastic return.
SO many of your videos have Killing Joke references, I'd love to see a video dedicated to these innovators. Jaz is such a bizarre character wrapped in myth and they were (supposedly) the forerunners of industrial metal.
Thanks for this documentary. I have to admit that I'm an American who only heard of Kate when "Hounds of Love" came out. But after that amazing album became ensconced in my brain, I rapidly did what I typically do - a reverse catalog deep dive. I was pleased that her prior albums were also of very high quality with "The Kick Inside" being so lovely and melodic and "The Dreaming" being so extremely, excitingly exploratory and nearly toppling "Hounds" as my favorite. "The Sensual World" also hit an artistic peak similar to "Hounds" and she's been great on other post US breakthrough albums. Her brilliance and courage are so similar to Peter Gabriel's (another artist I consider a musical genius...along with Prince) and my life has been much happier for being able to hear her music.
As I was thinking about gender role reversals in Kate's lyrics, Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" came to mind. Suddenly...***BLAM*** I knew Prince was inspired and/or influenced by hundreds of other artists, including Kate. But it wasn't until I saw this documentary that I made that exact connection. S'cuse me while I go bawl my eyes out😿😿😿😿😿😿
A genius with almost no peers in her time except for Bowie, Peter Gabriel, and maybe Prince. I prefer the Wuthering Heights through The Dreaming early period, but her whole output through The Sensual World is an astonishing body of superb work in a mere dozen years.
@Frank Lopez oh boy, take your time listening to Kate Bush. She’s not an easy to digest artist. Like Radiohead, it takes a lot of listens to get her. She has some of the best songs and albums of the 80s without a doubt. Just ask Björk-she wouldn’t exist without Kate Bush.
God bless her. A talented, innovative, creative artist. Beautiful inside and out. Never had to resort to cheesy tactics but her music and talent speaks for itself. Her impact across generations is immeasurable. Love seeing her being rediscovered by so many.
It's so funny to think that Trash Theory uploaded this just a few weeks before Stranger Things season 4. They could not have known, but it was the perfect timing to release this video, which is now getting a huge boost because of the song being featured in Stranger Things.
@Frank Lopez I mean Bjork is amazing but she probably wouldn’t exist without Kate Bush paving the way for that genre. Also Sia is a weird pick but u do u dog
@Frank Lopez Björk lists “The Dreaming” in her top albums of all time, and everyone you listed was influenced by her, but by all means, continue making a fool of yourself. It gives the rest of us a good chuckle. You should probably go back under your bridge, like a good little troll.
My favorite era of Kate Bush? All of it. Kate Bush, along with Laurie Anderson and Brian Eno, has had a huge influence on the music I make for my short films, dance choreography, and when I play local live shows.
@@DJTI99 Interesting title. Is it a musical treatment of the work of Bulgakov? I remember reading The Master and Margarita and being so blown away that I got a copy for a girl I knew. Last I knew, she was a professor teaching film. ( How the mighty have fallen. ;-) )
@@christopheroliver148 No. It is a semi-narrative/documentary that is a meditation on her late dog Lolabelle. I'm sure that it also helped her mourn Lou Reed, too.
I mean it was already a huge hit by one of the most beloved music icons of UK. She had several fans even before Stranger Things. Of course a music channel will talk about her.
It's so interesting that you made this video a few weeks before and renewed interest in Kate Bush because of her song that is heavily featured in season 4 of Stranger Things. On the generation is going to pay attention to her brilliance and influences because her song is a major deus ex machina for the plot. My 10-year-old has listened to "Running Up that Hill" on repeat for the past 2 days!
I still remember seeing her on SNL fo the first time in the 70's. She performed "the Man with Child in His Eyes". I was kinda in awe of her voice, her performance...her. Many years later, I would be more formally re-introduced to her canon of music by my former roommate in the mid 80's.
"Hounds of ..., what's it?" - Idk how much it messes with your own ground rules having two Kate Bush videos already but I am thankful to you for it. "Love!"
Big Boi is most famous for being part of rap group Outkast. Kate Bush is one of his favorite artists of all-time. Finding out that Big Boi has Kate Bush as one of his favorite artists of all time makes me realize why I love music so much - the best kind of artist knows no genres. Hence why Outkast was one of the greatest musical duos ever, because they were influenced by such diverse music, and you hear that in everything they created. Have you ever noticed that the best musicians have backgrounds of listening to all different kinds of music instead of limiting themselves to one thing? Beauty comes from all different places and all different people? Here is his take on her top hit. th-cam.com/video/oSdHgq3oBD8/w-d-xo.html
I don't think Kate Bush was bringing up the gender question with "Running Up That Hill". I think it was more about trying to understand the partner from each other's perspective, because of the problems they were facing. In my personal interpretation, deal with god was to be born in next lives as the opposite sex to understand each other in next lives. But, the irony in that is that they wouldn't remember their previous experiences and maybe they'd be running up that hill again... Kate Bush made my childhood, my parents had a couple of her earlier albums and a VHS with her music clips. I'm glad people are getting to know her all over again. =w=)b
I bought two Kate Bush cassette tapes, Never For Ever and The Hounds Of Love, from a charity shop for 50p each when I was 15 just on the off chance I might enjoy them and they changed my musical outlook forever. The lyrics had such a strong narrative thread and the music was filled with so much sonic filigree. So ambitious and experimental and making musical worlds all her own. So glad I took a chance that day.
I feel like the only person alive who adores “The Dreaming” unconditionally. It’s the record I hoped she’d make since I first saw her on Saturday Night Live.
Kate was sometimes awkward, almost always creatively out there on her own, and often capable of astonishingly powerful, beautiful, and mesmerizing performances and creations. I almost feel bad for how much she affected people. She both deserves it, and deserves to be free of it.
Kate Bush is a real artist: as a musician she is a pioneer and an experimenter. As a lyricist, she tackles deep topics with quirky intelligence. She has always been one of my guiding lights, giving me hope that, at least occasionally, this world can offer real meaning, not just money making superficiality.
Not just Kate, everybody was different back in those days, you had to be different. Now it's the opposite, everyone looks the same. sounds the same, 90% of music has the same production... no room for individuality. Bush, Costello, Bowie, Queen, ELO, The Police, 10cc, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Elton, Madness plus hundreds more... ALL individual, all different and all true exponents of the trade... songwriting, song production and song performance. The amalgamation through greed of all the independent record companies into the big four then the big three aided by radio in selling out to hip-hop and rap means those halcyon days are gone. If you're different now, the way you look, the way you sound, if you're 'songs' don't fit the formula, the right production, the obligatory auto-tune and rap section (because you have to) you won't stand a chance. How ironic that this years biggest movie will be ELVIS, how we've the destroyed the gift he gave the world. Very sad.
The timing of this video is pretty crazy, considering Running Up That Hill is now seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to being prominently featured in the new season of Stranger Things.
I honestly thought he did it because of that but apparently not because it was weeks ago perfect timing and great video
Wuthering heights still her best
@@mike04574 All facts no printer my dude
Cloudbusting was featured in A Handmaid’s Tale, as well.
Dont watch it, but happy for new bushers
Trash Theory could see the future and prepared this Running Up That Hill retrospective 3 weeks in advance for the influx of new fans!
I mean the song was featured in the trailers and promos so I'm sure they imagined that one of the biggest shows of this generation would lead to a resurgence of interest in the artist ...
lot of musicians made deals with god or satan
@@commentfreely5443 Lucifer isn't Satan. He's Satan's master... and the lord of this world... not the spirit world, though. Jesus runs that shit... all 3 are metaphors by the way....
I added the following disclaimer. Jesus was REAL. He was the guy who threw the money changers(bankers) out of the temple and taught people love conquers all. Not Horus the Sun god... which is His current role in this interation of society., placed there by the ancient Dragon Cult. .. at least that's what my research shows.
@@commentfreely5443 just because you’re stupid doesn’t mean it takes a supernatural force to play an instrument lmfao
@@commentfreely5443 yep a show=satan
0:14 “Racing Up That Hill”? That is some fine journalism there.
Yea...and the whole interview was horrible...the interviewer clearly didn't do her homework. I'd say it's one of the most embarrassing interviews ever, up there with the interview dakota johnson had with ellen, the "i definitely invited you" one.
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“Hounds of …. What? “. Kate: “ Love! You stupid Bitch “. 😂😂😂
"moving in a generally elevated direction up a hill" ?
Right?!... I was like, R u KiddiNg me?
Kate Bush is one of the few artists, in my opinion, who is truly deserving of the title 'genius'. Such an original talent that remains the blueprint for a lot of great artists that have come up in the past 30 years.
I think one hallmark I associate with genius is they don't always nail it. They are so preoccupied with their internal passions that there is no filter. The ones that come into the public eye big time are the ones that manage to tame the beast and produce something we can all relate to, then you can share in their joy and appreciate what makes them great.
A child prodigy no less as well....
meh
@@LilRedRasta Is this MySpace or Tumblr in the early 2000's?
What about "rawr"?
Original talent can never be a "blueprint". And that is why the recent breed of imitators, from St Vincent to FKA Twigs (eyeroll) fails on every level.
What is weird for me about Kate Bush is how many of her songs I disliked at the first hearing, but as I grew as a person, the songs became richer until I eventually considered them all masterpieces. Kate Bush doesn't come down to your level, you have to grow up towards hers. That's the hallmark of a true artistic genius.
Well put! I had zero interest in her music when I was younger... Now it blows me away in a way I don't truly understand. The way she sings, way she moves. Nothing else like it...
This is so true! I loved her ‘ commercial hits’ when I was young but couldn’t understand her other ‘weird’ ones. But now (as a 50+ yr old) I really love all these songs and they really connect with me. ❤
I am the same with Bob Marley.
Very well said!!!
100% feel you
And here we are 37 years later, and Running Up That Hill is a bigger hit than it was originally.
I hope this inspires a whole new generation or two to experience the genius of Kate Bush's entire catalog!
She is a REAL technical Brilliant British Female Singer- Songwriter, possibly the nearest equivalent that the UK has to a Joni Mitchell in the United States.
I AM SO VERY HAPPY for the incredible success she has had with Running Up the Hill, all over again.
An Incredible Song Such as that one Never Dies, a New Audience in another period of time, will discover the song for themselves.
For this time NOW...There is probably a large percentage of listeners who were probably NEVER BORN, when the song was first created and exploded on the British Music Charts, first time around.
@@rogerhoward7498 I love and appreciate Joni Mitchell as well! Brilliant!
I will always associate Ms. Bush's work on 'The Hounds Of Love,' with the notion that just because it's electronic (Synth-Pop, in this case), doesn't mean it's any less substantive or artistic than any other form of Pop music. Doesn't hurt that Kate was already a talented lass by this point.
Running? It’s Racing up that Hill!! Lol
@optiquemusic6204 Good point. Of course, there was a mix of acoustic and electronic instruments on this album, but songs such as Running Up That Hill and Cloudbusting really shine as examples of primarily electronically-driven songs.
I think everything changed for her when she discovered the Fairlight.
She has influenced so many female artists, that inspiration deeply embedded in the fabric of modern music-I don’t think many young artists even realize how much she has touched them.
It's also really interesting to hear somebody like Big Boi from Outkast talk about his love for this song.
@@MattAndImprov Big Boi has really diverse taste in music. He collab’d with Phantogram, which I was pretty surprised about at first…he was a fan of theirs from their earlier days. I think he’s a truly creative creature.
FKA Twigs does.
I am not sure actually... I mean obviously Tori Amos but only as of late you see artists that are directly influenced by Kate Bush emerging to the mainstream (from FKA twigs to Perfume Genius). Back then she was more popular than influential. It's like the SWANS: nowadays you have sludge and entire lables dedicated to that but it took them 40 years to become actually "influential".
Bjork obv...
My mother kept wondering why her Kate Bush LP's were ending up in my room in the 80's as in those days I was a hardcore heavy metal fan but there was something so pure and genuine about Kate that you just can't deny. A prodigy
@Frank Lopez go be insane somewhere else. You sound like that stalker that Bjork had to beat up for being such a distasteful creep.
@Frank Lopez calm down 💀
@Frank Lopez Bjork herself has acknowledged Kate Bush as an inspiration, so you're simply wrong.
As a metalhead myself I loved both Bjork and Kate Bush in the early 90s. My parents never understood how that could be possible :)
@Frank Lopez They were both child prodigies. Certainly Kate Bush was writing, playing the piano, and taking dance lessons all through her youth. That in no way takes away from the genius of Bjork. Bjork, is of course, amazing! There are parallels between both of them. Love them both
Simply the best essayist on popular music on TH-cam. Love seeing the notification icon when a new Trash Theory drops.
AGREED.
So agree.
Yep. I especially loved learning about artists I had no previous interest in but left wanting to know more. 🙏🏻
The Dreaming is such an unparalleled masterpiece, such a shame the audience wasn't developed enough to appreciate it. Bums me out to see her talk about it almost like it's a failure when it's really a resounding success.
I dont blame the audience. She was way ahead of her time. I have my suspicions she is some sort of autistic savant or something. Her music seems to be a good fit for today's broader minded approach to pop music.
The irony is that she is probably partly responsible for that attitude. So many modern female artists owe so much to her and there are whole genres like dream pop that she basically wrote the template for and paved the road to what music sounds like now.
At the time of release it was super popular with her fans, just less so with the general public. The history of Kate's career presented here is over-dramatized for "likes."
definitely agreed!!!
Good news, there's a new generation breaking into pieces and connecting with their selves trou this song since it appeared in Stranger Things
Her best album, unparalleled even by herself - especially her vocals.
The audacity for the Rock Hall of Fame to not induct her, just insane.
Oh please. It's a badge of honor not to be inducted into the Classic Rock Hall of Fame.
Yeah, you gotta pay to get inducted. It’s advertising you gotta pay for. It means nothing.
She wasn't big in the States, which has something to do with it.
@@hd-xc2lz Exactly. I've never understood these people who think so highly of the Hall of Fame. To me, being in a hall of fame is so NOT rock 'n roll. Rock is supposed to be fresh and interesting, not safe, officially time-tested, and filed away as proper rock or whatever.
@@rejectionisprotection4448 She influenced a lot of American artists including Tori Amos and Fiona Apple.
You didn’t mention that her amazing dance routine, on Running Up That Hill”, which she choreographed, was performed with her brother. She is an incredibly multi talented professional; she’s a dancer, choreographer & singer; a skilled musician playing well on several instruments; an inspirational & innovative song writer of both lyrics & music; a producer and an accomplished actor. A truly extraordinary lady.
Oh, her brother... It turned out: not her brother (thanks - @nealm6764)
Her brother? My goodness, their genes are something else...
Not her brother.
His name is Michael Hervieu.
@@nealm6764 yeah I got that wrong, Paddy Bush played the balalaika, I misremembered who did what, it's been a while!
@@hazmania I am shocked, was expecting to get attacked or something. Good for you and thank you!
Actually loved "The Dreaming" so much and it was my first Kate Bush album. It was so full of ideas and for someone new to her music, it was like being at a gourmet restaurant with a menu and not knowing what I wanted to eat. When "Hounds of Love" came out, it was obviously more cohesive and it did become my favorite of hers.
Bro, it was like every song is a film from different genre, so good and diverse
The Dreaming is for me one of the most thrilling, memorable pop albums of the 80s. And we are talking the 80s! Hounds of love also incredible follow up and, being a home recording, not a super polished recording which I guess made it more special. It has probably been remastered and remixed nowadays... I am talking when it first came out. It had a dullness to the base which contrasted with how emotional the voice was.
I've always called it "the best prog album you've never heard!"
the dreaming is my favorite from her, as well as my favorite 80s album
The Dreaming is effing GREAT, my second-favorite after Hounds, but for the life of me I will never understand why 'Sat In Your Lap' and the title track were the first two releases from the album. I couldn't stand either one of them when I first heard them, like they weren't just 'non-commercial,' or 'not typical pop' I mean they barely sounded like music, just utterly goofy! After many years and learning the lyrics they both kinda grew on me, but not by much.
Now, hearing that EMI took issue with the WHOLE album, I'm even more baffled that they allowed the WEIRDEST two songs to be releases at all, let alone the first two. There are such beautiful OTHER songs they could have, and should have, chosen. Houdini, Night of the Swallow, All The Love, Get Out Of My House....... Hel-LLLLO!!!
So damn cool to hear this in Stranger Things. People always come back to Kate Bush for a reason, her shit was just weird and cool AF.
Exactly. Compare that to Madonna.
THIS is a song about one thing: EMPATHY
I want you to know how it feels to be me as much as I want to know how it feels to be you. It makes me teary to just think of the lyrics - the concept is so beautiful.
Thanks to a certain show on Netflix, Kate Bush's popularity is exploding all over again. 🙂
Not watching much Netflix.. is it Stranger things?
@@elifineart The first half of Season 4 of Stranger Things. Truly excellent, perhaps the best season so far.
@@MrDuneedon Thanks for the info, as i understand it's a show for younger audience (i'm 50 yo) but as a life long Kate Bush fun i'll check it out, it's wonderful that the younger followers of the show get to know Kate Bush, a one of a kind musician and human being, peace.
@@elifineart My pleasure. And, ST is definitely *not* just a show for a younger audience. The show is set in the 80s and done very faithfully and lovingly to that magical decade. In fact, I am pretty damn convinced that the show was primarily made for GenXers! I am roughly your age and absolutely love it. I would highly recommend it, and I think that it just keeps getting better season after season, which is truly something unique these days.
@@MrDuneedon Just now i saw the scene from ST with Kate Bush's music and it's very impressive and powerful, very good choice to match this scene with this song, it does look quite deep and interesting and i will give it a go. so as a GenXer :) i've recently very much enjoyed the series Derry Girls on Netflix, if you haven't seen it it's wonderful comedy/drama set in the 90's in Ireland, waiting for the 3 and final session now, good music too.
She was Björk before Björk
Thank you to the Queen Kate Bush for saving Max Mayfield's life it is very much appreciated.
Running Up That Hill is where my mind automatically goes to if I think of if I try to think of music in the 80s. I was only about 5 when it came out but it just seemed ubiquitous and sounded immense and amazing.
Right there with ya, Craig. I was 18 and was madly "in love" at the time. Then one night this love of my life dumped me in a Boston nightclub right between "It's My Life" by Talk-Talk and "Running Up That Hill." #growingUp 😁
It's a really dynamic sounding song. It's got some tones that should make it sound dated, but it sounds fresh. Timeless.
The videos for that lp are epuc.
Why so racist? Nobody thinks it makes you cool.
@@NotoriousLightning ?????????
For me The Dreaming was a real breakthrough album. Not just for KB, but for musicians everywhere. The use of the Fairlight and the limitless imagination combined with the genius to make them into an audio masterpiece. It is my favourite of her albums.
2022. Kate Bush is currently at #1 for Top Songs on iTunes (Running Up That Hill). Thanks to Stranger Things.
No. 1 Billboard Global 200 as well
She is a true artist. Her music, her videos, her performance, her aesthetic- all of it comes together and transports you to another place. Humanity doesn't deserve Kate Bush, but so grateful we have her.
@Frank Lopez chill out mate
As an artist of incredible stature...I believe Kate Bush is the nearest equivalent the United Kingdom has to Joni Mitchell in the United States.
Kate Bush is truly the FULLEST embodiment of WHAT the Female Singer- Songwriter Music Artist SHOULD truly represent in popular music culture.
@SkyNet GeneralMany Female Music Artists are very good out there, ( some when you look into their music discography are probably as good as Kate Bush/, BUT...Very few female music artists, will come out with an album like Kate Bush's The Sensual World, an album NOT just driven by the lyrical dimensions of Female viewpoints in the song lyrics, but by ALSO driven by a form of Female Sensulaity and Spirituality in the music.
In the UK, Laura Marling is possibly Kate Bush's nearest equivalent, when looking at her music from these particular viewpoints.
@SkyNet General ok...how many...AND WHY?
I first heard this song on Stranger Thing, despite I am actively looking for retro music, I totally missed this song, never heard it before. I thought it is newly made song by some synthwave artist. Damn I was wrong, this song predict synthwave, like, she was 40 years ahead of her time, almost like she invented synthwave before it was cool.
If you like Synthwave, you should watch this channel's video about synthpop. You will discover a lot of artists who will blow your mind.
Checking out the catalogue of Depeche Mode from Black Celebration onwards is highly recommended
Well check out dais records,minimal wave records. Minimal wave will show you who was ahead of their time.
Oh this video is about to do numbers after stranger things 4
oh gawd the preppy farts playing our generation on a video about an artist we grew up with
urgh
Currently 3 weeks later and hasn’t blown up yet, but I can definitely see this and their other Kate Bush videos doing extremely well in the near future.
God bless Kate Bush not only for her phenomenal work, but also for opening the door for all "eccentric/weirdo woman musicians" out there (a title I contest because it feels like any woman that doesn't sing in the mainstream pop way is a "weirdo", but I digress).
Crazy that you came out with this video 2 weeks before the release of Stranger Things season 4.
I once had the privilege of singing into the same microphone she recorded Hounds of Love with. Still get goosebumps thinking about it. She remains one of the greatest art pop artists ever to live.
Wow. Where is that mic?
Omg that's so amazing
@@katitax508 Windmill Lane studios in Dublin. My brother was studying at a local music college that lets it's students use the facilities there
@Frank Lopez Kate bush will never be Sia is one of the craziest takes I have ever seen in my life so props to you for that
@Frank Lopez "What's a good song?" *_after_* comparing Kate Bush to people who came 20 years after her and heavily based their style on hers. Keep digging :D
Love Kate, good to see Stranger Things introducing music to younger audiences.
Love that she is a musician/singer and the focus is the music, her inspirations and the electronic, musical instruments used, as opposed to nowadays having to ve an 'entertainer' to be relevant. PR relationships, casting couch- sleeping your way to the top, being a 'womaniser' or 'maniser', being cruel to other musicians, copying other music/musicians, being protected as a sex symbol/object to sell music.
Hopefully people being introduced to Kate can bring it back to the music again 🙏🏽 😀 ❤️
I stumbled upon her through a History on Top of the Pops that was uploaded to TH-cam. Instantly fell in love with her uniqueness.
I genuinely believe when this song playing in Stranger Things that it is a new synthwave song, until I looked it up and it is KateBush's. I'm blown away, she invented synthwave before it was cool.
@@worawatli8952 Isn't Synthwave literally just the name given to music made now but done in the style of the 80s?
@Frank Lopez I love Bjork ❤️ sadly if these ladies were coming up today I believe the general public wouldn't even give them a chance😅 I probably sound cynical.
I was born in 2001 I’ve been listening to Kate Bush a lot lately she’s a musical genius.
'The Houds of Love/Ninth Wave' LP is arguably one of the best albums to be released between 1980-1989, in any genre. Certainly in my top 20.
That's kind of faint praise. The 80s were filled with great singles. Great albums? Not so much.
remarkable work.
@@SpaceCattttt so (Gabriel) , colour of spring (talk talk) , boys and girls (ferry) , the final cut (floyd) are 4 great albums from the 80s
@@SpaceCattttt Eurythmics' Revenge is pretty good.
@@fex144 yeah Annie Lennox is one of the few UK artists that is on the same level as Kate Bush for sure. There's other not so well known talent out there such as Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays) and many more snapping at their heels in terms of talent but they didn't receive the commercial success and fame as Kate Bush / Eurythmics.
You KIDDING ME???? She’s been a legend for DECADES!!!!!
"To share pain is far more complex than the usual I-love-yous of pop music, but that has always been Kate's role; an emotional detective making deals woth God in an attempt to understand the human condition. Do you want to know how it feels? Because she does."
Amazing to see how poorly The Dreaming did. Cause that album kicks ass today. Nothing even close to it
It's a brilliant album, I agree.. probably too complex for most people who don't want to have to actively engage with the music they listen to..
@@oddn You're totally right, considering the stuff I hear people 20 years younger than me listening to. Quite cringey and seems every song uses 3-4 notes
It is so odd thinking of Kate Bush as starting her career with a number one album, because in the US she was pretty unknown. I remember "Suspended in Gaffa" and "Running Up That Hill" getting a little airplay, but that was mostly it. I would try to expose people to her music and I mostly got a "ugh, that's weird" kind of responses until around the 2000s when suddenly it seemed like the whole world rediscovered her at once.
I always got the same reaction when I tried to play The Dreaming for people (that was the first album of hers I bought and it's my favorite of hers) back in the late 90's early 2000's and I was still a teenager lol I had one other friend that loved Kate Bush and loved The Dreaming to and she wound up moving to Australia to be an exchange student and then she wound up going to college there too, staying there, starting a family, got a divorce but she's still living her best life lol Music bonds people
@@hwoods-kg1jf Australia of all places! The setting of the titular song, that’s perfect 😂
The Dreaming is the first album I ever bought too, though this was last year
Hounds of Love is an example of a perfect album. It's not a matter of taste, it's quite literally a perfect album.
I was coming into my teens and too young to appreciate to "Running up That Hill" at the time of its release. When Placebo did that excellent cover it drew me back to the original artist Kate Bush. I love at lot of her songs, but for me "Running Up That Hill" and "Cloudbusting" are the best.
THANKS for the work you guys put into your productions. Trash Theory is THE best channel that covers music artists and their career. Spot on!
I still listen to Placebo's cover of 'Running Up That Hill' all the time! It's so good! Also her album The Dreaming has been a favorite of mine since I was a teen in the 90's!
@@hwoods-kg1jf She lives a few miles from me, in what the press deemed her 'Wuthering Heights' house. Some crazed fan broke in a few years back and Kate bumped into him in her kitchen! She came out of it unscathed and the police arrested him. Pretty scary though, seeings she keeps out the way of the public eye!
Their cover was featured in a particularly moving scene in a Warehouse 13 episode.
I feel a bit of embarrassment and shame to admit that I went for most of my life never having heard any of Kates music, despite being a child of the 80s. I've been a music junkie for most of my life and developed a fondness for 80s music as a teenager. Even though I heard her name, I somehow never heard any of her songs for over 20 years of my life.
I was, however, a huge fan of Placebo upon discovering them in my teens. When I heard they were releasing a cover of Running Up That Hill, I admit I wasn't giddy with excitement since I'd never heard the original by Kate. But when I first listened to Placebos version...omg... it ended up becoming one of my top favorite songs by them. And of course I had to check out the original to see how it compared.
How in the heck did the greatness of Kate Bush manage to dodge me for most of my life? Being that I was born in 1982 and alive for most of that decade, and then getting into 80s music such as The Smiths, The Pogues, etc... I cannot wrap my head around how her music slipped on by me. Oh well, better late than never!
@@francesward2830 This may seem a bizarre question Frances, but you aren't from South Devon are you? If not you are a namesake to somebody! Anyway Kates music was so alternative back then that the likes of BBC Radio 1 (who I insisted of listening to) just didn't play her! Unless it was played on the Sunday Top 40, then they had to, but no, Radio 1 pretty much snubbed the likes of Kate Bush, you'd only find her by accident on the same Radio station as the Archers or some BS "easy listening " crappy channel!! I was a die hard Radio 1 junkie too, so don't worry!!! 😆👍❤
Racing up that hill, right. LOL Murricans...
Her song "Wow" is just out of this world. It's so unique, so creative. There's just nobody like her out there in modern music.
Running up that Hill has one of my favourite lines in any song. "Unaware, I'm tearing you asunder.". Brilliant. Plus the video is incredible, wonderful dancing. Cloudbusting is an incredibly addictive song, simple drums but a hook that grabs you and pulls you in, plus a fantastic story. I dare anyone not to nod their head when the drums kick in. I love Kate Bush, and everything she has done, but Hounds of Love is an exquisite masterpiece. Brilliant video of a wonderful artist of our time.
Thanks,
That is a wonderful line.
I'm still stuck on "turned away on your side" from another average song.
This song and the video are stunning.
@@andrewbarron7690 "Turned away on your side", is that by a certain band from I think Macclesfield? Who's lead singer we still miss to this day..........Joy Division had some great lines, look at Isolation and Atmosphere, almost poetry. Back on Running up that Hill a colleague of mine has been singing it for the last week, she's really got into Kate Bush big style thanks to Stranger Things. I told her to listen to Hounds of Love all the way through under big headphones. She listened to it twice...........
I will never forget seeing Kate perform "The Ninth Wave" in its entirely on stage in 2014 in London. It was EPIC. It was all of the emotions - tears, laughter, horror... it was just mindblowing. And then, after a lengthy intermission, she followed that by performing "Arial: A Sky of Honey" in its entirety, filling up every cubic centimeter of that huge stage. Every time I think about those extraordinary shows and the incredible level of production and artistry, I remind myself that I was alive during the time of Kate Bush. She has no precedent or successor - definitely one of a kind.
guess what. Stranger things just make an awesome tribute to her and the song. epic comeback
It was a few weeks before my 15th birthday, I was staying at my friend David Hindley's house for the weekend. We were in the living room and the TV was on in the background (I think it was maybe Swap Shop? (definitely kids Saturday morning twaddle...). Suddenly we both froze and turned to see and hear the most amazing and beautiful creature enchanting our souls. That was Wuthering Heights...it was nothing we'd heard before and, on reflection, I can say, ever since. After remaining spellbound for four or five minutes we rushed upstairs to get dressed and then begged Dave's Mum to drive us into Ashton Under Lyne to visit The Golden Disc where we bought their only copy of The Kick Inside. We almost wore it out that weekend. I fell in love at the first sight and sound of this strange, shrieking genius who has inspired and influenced so many... a love and admiration that has deepened over the last 40 something years.
Thank you Robert, Hannah, John and Paddy...also thanks to Dave Gilmour for foresight, and to whatever Muse posessed this amazing lady and brought such delight to generations of people.
Last of all...God Bless KT, and thank you.
"The Dreaming" album may not have sold well commercially upon release, but it has long been considered one of Kate's masterpieces. I don't have a favorite Kate "era," but my favorite album is her 2005 masterpiece "Ariel"
Sunset and Nocturn are my faves off that album..
Absolutely stunning album. Sensual world and hounds of love are my favourites 😊
The Dreaming is my favorite hands down.
I know this is about Kate Bush but Sue Simmons (lady at 0:01) had a funny moment on TV a couple years back. I remember when she randomly said "THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!!" To a coworker on live TV as they showed a boat backing up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The timing of this video is pretty crazy, considering Running Up That Hill is now seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to being prominently featured in the new season of Stranger Things.
Once again you've made 30 minutes feel like 10 and left me with a feeling of 'there isn't more?' Well done you. Yours is the only channel that I subconsciously (and then consciously) start looking for after 2 weeks. It is also one of only 3 channels that I recommend to others to watch. With respect to Kate Bush; In the 80's I was in military service north of San Diego, CA. I met a thin and giggly Dead Head girl that would play Pink Floyd, Yes, Grateful Dead and Hounds of Love all weekend (possibly all week, don't know) that was my first exposure to Kate Bush.
I need to give Kate Bush the credit she deserves, such a unique artist. Great story as well.
This woman is an amazing artist. I’m so glad she is being recognized by a whole new generation because of Stranger Things. It is charting all around the world and has become one of the most streamed songs on Spotify currently. She even made a rare public statement thanking her new fans and how she is excited about the rest of the series
wow what are the odds this song would be in the top 10 just a few weeks after this video haha
I was thinking the same thing. So happy that Kate Bush is getting another go around on the charts all these years later.
Did you know about Kate Bush BEFORE or AFTER #StrangerThingsSeason4 ?
I found out about her through a TH-cam upload of The History Of Top Of The Pops. Instantly fell in love with her uniqueness and voice.
A thousand years before, thanks to Maxwell
I waited for this video since the " Wuthering Heights" one.❤️
Same. Can never have enough Kate Bush in your daily life.
Stranger things 4 bought me here
ugh
“Racing” up that Hill and it’s off the album Hounds of ...” (blank look), shuffles papers 🤣 Not exactly Pulitzer prize material was she
I've been listening to Running Up that Hill for almost 40 yrs. ! I was a kid when it came out but it has stuck with me ever since. Kate should do Broadway. Her music was and is so intelligent with just a little bit of sex appeal but not too much to take away from her natural talent . There is & will only be one Kate Bush :0)
Hounds of Love is one of the few Albums... i got tears in me eyes, every time i'm listening to "Running Up that Hill" & "Cloudbusting" a bad Breakup & and an estranged Father... can do that to you... Strange... as always your Video was a very very good. Thank you.
The Dreaming is a true masterwork. Even the cover art reveals its excellence. It’s so uninhibited. Side 2 is absolutely stunning in variety and intensity. It makes me sad that Kate was made to feel self conscious about it after the fact. I wish she’d stand up for its greatness like Rush and 2112 or Radiohead’s Kid A or Stevie Wonder Innervisions, Prince’s Controversy or Sgt Pepper’s for that matter, marked leaps forward in creative vision and confidence. I love Hounds of Love but to me The Dreaming is the more fully realized artistic expression as an album because it’s seems to lack any obligated contrivance. Like the aforementioned examples there are individual songs or groups of songs she did before and after that are more popular and perhaps even better in some sense, but I feel the cathartic moment is the Dreaming.
Never For Ever is also very strong and I own that on Vinyl. It's possibly my favorite. Basically the trio of Never For Ever, The Dreaming and Hounds Of Love were her creative peak in my opinion. Three astonishing albums on the bounce. Obviously with varying commercial success. To me parts of Sensual World and The Red Shoes start to sound like typical late 80's mor (exactly what she spent so long trying to avoid). They still have their moments though and Aerial was a fantastic return.
SO many of your videos have Killing Joke references, I'd love to see a video dedicated to these innovators. Jaz is such a bizarre character wrapped in myth and they were (supposedly) the forerunners of industrial metal.
Or Godflesh, they are also rad.
Yes! Do it!! Do it now!!!
Thanks for this documentary. I have to admit that I'm an American who only heard of Kate when "Hounds of Love" came out. But after that amazing album became ensconced in my brain, I rapidly did what I typically do - a reverse catalog deep dive. I was pleased that her prior albums were also of very high quality with "The Kick Inside" being so lovely and melodic and "The Dreaming" being so extremely, excitingly exploratory and nearly toppling "Hounds" as my favorite. "The Sensual World" also hit an artistic peak similar to "Hounds" and she's been great on other post US breakthrough albums. Her brilliance and courage are so similar to Peter Gabriel's (another artist I consider a musical genius...along with Prince) and my life has been much happier for being able to hear her music.
As I was thinking about gender role reversals in Kate's lyrics, Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" came to mind. Suddenly...***BLAM***
I knew Prince was inspired and/or influenced by hundreds of other artists, including Kate.
But it wasn't until I saw this documentary that I made that exact connection.
S'cuse me while I go bawl my eyes out😿😿😿😿😿😿
A genius with almost no peers in her time except for Bowie, Peter Gabriel, and maybe Prince. I prefer the Wuthering Heights through The Dreaming early period, but her whole output through The Sensual World is an astonishing body of superb work in a mere dozen years.
“‘Maybe Prince”?!
@Frank Lopez Sia. Oh come on. Bjork I'll acknowledge as a contender at least.
@Frank Lopez i thought its well known Bjork was heavily inspired by Kate Bush.
@Frank Lopez i LOVE Björk but be real She’s not a better artist than Kate Bush. Nobody is
@Frank Lopez oh boy, take your time listening to Kate Bush. She’s not an easy to digest artist. Like Radiohead, it takes a lot of listens to get her. She has some of the best songs and albums of the 80s without a doubt. Just ask Björk-she wouldn’t exist without Kate Bush.
God bless her. A talented, innovative, creative artist. Beautiful inside and out. Never had to resort to cheesy tactics but her music and talent speaks for itself. Her impact across generations is immeasurable. Love seeing her being rediscovered by so many.
It's so funny to think that Trash Theory uploaded this just a few weeks before Stranger Things season 4. They could not have known, but it was the perfect timing to release this video, which is now getting a huge boost because of the song being featured in Stranger Things.
Kate is like Bowie and Prince. A true original who ignores what other people are doing and follows her own path. She is an extremely talented person,
I bet this video is going to be getting lots more new views thanks to Stranger Things 🙌
Kate Bush is one of the most important artists that ever lived and Hounds of Love is easily one of the greatest albums ever made
@Frank Lopez I mean Bjork is amazing but she probably wouldn’t exist without Kate Bush paving the way for that genre. Also Sia is a weird pick but u do u dog
Bjork is talented but she would happily genuflect to Kate Bush. But, Sia more talented than Kate Bush??!!!!…..Good grief.
She's a top 10 artist for me. She's there for me with Bowie, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground and Talking Heads.
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I feel like she uses her imagination the same way Bowie did.
@Frank Lopez Björk lists “The Dreaming” in her top albums of all time, and everyone you listed was influenced by her, but by all means, continue making a fool of yourself. It gives the rest of us a good chuckle. You should probably go back under your bridge, like a good little troll.
...and Prince before all of those.
@@saschaD02 Bowie was before Prince. I would say Winehouse is in that running, along with Janis Joplin.
I always feel like Suspended in Gaffs should be way more well known than it is. It's not obscure exactly, but I utterly adore it
Me too!! I love that song.
Have to agree
Thank you Stranger Things for presenting me to such an amazing artist
oh fuck sake
@@hjillumi880 stfu and let people enjoy things
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My favorite era of Kate Bush? All of it. Kate Bush, along with Laurie Anderson and Brian Eno, has had a huge influence on the music I make for my short films, dance choreography, and when I play local live shows.
Laurie Anderson..... Wow, haven't heard that name in years....
@@buddhafyre She is still doing really amazing work. Definitely check out her film Heart of a Dog that she did a few years back.
@@DJTI99 Interesting title. Is it a musical treatment of the work of Bulgakov? I remember reading The Master and Margarita and being so blown away that I got a copy for a girl I knew. Last I knew, she was a professor teaching film. ( How the mighty have fallen. ;-) )
@@christopheroliver148 No. It is a semi-narrative/documentary that is a meditation on her late dog Lolabelle. I'm sure that it also helped her mourn Lou Reed, too.
The Farlights demo was Art Of Noise with lyrics.
so you're telling me this guy uploaded a video about Kate Bush with that title weeks before ST came out to make her song blow up? thats crazy
Shes always been large?
I mean it was already a huge hit by one of the most beloved music icons of UK. She had several fans even before Stranger Things. Of course a music channel will talk about her.
GOD DAMN HOW ANNOYINGGGG SHUT UP, the track was never number one and now it is, fuck. off. lol
besides im pointing out the fact that it came out just weeks before stranger things, so y'all could learn to read before being such an annoying idiot
@@mistraldespair it's more about the timing
who is seeing this after Stranger Things?
Yup, TH-cam algorithm is pushing it to the forefront due to Stranger Things 4
Thank you, stranger Things. Kate, you are a rockstar.
Kate Bush is the original blueprint of Alternative Pop and gave birth to these artists of our generation.
It's so interesting that you made this video a few weeks before and renewed interest in Kate Bush because of her song that is heavily featured in season 4 of Stranger Things. On the generation is going to pay attention to her brilliance and influences because her song is a major deus ex machina for the plot. My 10-year-old has listened to "Running Up that Hill" on repeat for the past 2 days!
Especially in America...
it was an ok machina though
they had at the very least introduced the song in a way that was convincingly important for max character
The dreaming will forever be my favorite album of any artist.
The Dreaming is my favorite too! Such a unique, creative, fearless album.
Empathy makes this world a better place.
I still remember seeing her on SNL fo the first time in the 70's. She performed "the Man with Child in His Eyes". I was kinda in awe of her voice, her performance...her. Many years later, I would be more formally re-introduced to her canon of music by my former roommate in the mid 80's.
Wow, you posted this video at the RIGHT time. There is NO such thing as a coincidence.
"Hounds of ..., what's it?" - Idk how much it messes with your own ground rules having two Kate Bush videos already but I am thankful to you for it. "Love!"
Big Boi is most famous for being part of rap group Outkast. Kate Bush is one of his favorite artists of all-time.
Finding out that Big Boi has Kate Bush as one of his favorite artists of all time makes me realize why I love music so much - the best kind of artist knows no genres. Hence why Outkast was one of the greatest musical duos ever, because they were influenced by such diverse music, and you hear that in everything they created. Have you ever noticed that the best musicians have backgrounds of listening to all different kinds of music instead of limiting themselves to one thing? Beauty comes from all different places and all different people?
Here is his take on her top hit. th-cam.com/video/oSdHgq3oBD8/w-d-xo.html
And all the Stranger Things viewers are gonna get here now
Gen Z are getting to know Kate Bush now, what a time to be alive
I don't think Kate Bush was bringing up the gender question with "Running Up That Hill". I think it was more about trying to understand the partner from each other's perspective, because of the problems they were facing. In my personal interpretation, deal with god was to be born in next lives as the opposite sex to understand each other in next lives. But, the irony in that is that they wouldn't remember their previous experiences and maybe they'd be running up that hill again...
Kate Bush made my childhood, my parents had a couple of her earlier albums and a VHS with her music clips. I'm glad people are getting to know her all over again. =w=)b
I bought two Kate Bush cassette tapes, Never For Ever and The Hounds Of Love, from a charity shop for 50p each when I was 15 just on the off chance I might enjoy them and they changed my musical outlook forever. The lyrics had such a strong narrative thread and the music was filled with so much sonic filigree. So ambitious and experimental and making musical worlds all her own. So glad I took a chance that day.
When this video is recommended to you after watching Stranger Things Season 4.
Me: the algorithm knows all…
I feel like the only person alive who adores “The Dreaming” unconditionally. It’s the record I hoped she’d make since I first saw her on Saturday Night Live.
You're not the only one. "The Dreaming" is actually my favorite album of Kate's. It's a remarkable piece of work.
You are not alone - one of the best albums ever made.
The Dreaming and Hounds of Love are two of the best albums ever made
So like did you know that the song was going to be featured in stranger things somehow? If not that's quite a lucky thing to have happened.
What impeccable timing
How did you predict this song gonna be popular before stranger things 4 came out?! Wow!
It already was popular.
I still have my original 🇺🇸 Marble colour vinyl of the brilliant Hounds Of Love From 1985.
What a shame, the host doesn't even know the name of the song or the album!
Kate was sometimes awkward, almost always creatively out there on her own, and often capable of astonishingly powerful, beautiful, and mesmerizing performances and creations. I almost feel bad for how much she affected people. She both deserves it, and deserves to be free of it.
Damn, The Dreaming has been my favorite album since I was a kid. This music industry is really not a space for dreams.
And SHE just become number 1 again!
Kate Bush is a real artist: as a musician she is a pioneer and an experimenter. As a lyricist, she tackles deep topics with quirky intelligence. She has always been one of my guiding lights, giving me hope that, at least occasionally, this world can offer real meaning, not just money making superficiality.
Holy! This is so timely for the US audience. Well played, sir!
Not just Kate, everybody was different back in those days, you had to be different. Now it's the opposite, everyone looks the same. sounds the same, 90% of music has the same production... no room for individuality. Bush, Costello, Bowie, Queen, ELO, The Police, 10cc, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Elton, Madness plus hundreds more... ALL individual, all different and all true exponents of the trade... songwriting, song production and song performance. The amalgamation through greed of all the independent record companies into the big four then the big three aided by radio in selling out to hip-hop and rap means those halcyon days are gone. If you're different now, the way you look, the way you sound, if you're 'songs' don't fit the formula, the right production, the obligatory auto-tune and rap section (because you have to) you won't stand a chance. How ironic that this years biggest movie will be ELVIS, how we've the destroyed the gift he gave the world. Very sad.
people were not ready for Kate then, some are not even ready now.... the magnificent perfection of her art is insurmountable
Honestly The Dreaming is absolutely great and I don’t see any issue with it lmao
"Racing up that hill" - Do ya feckin research amateur.
What are you talking about? 😅
This was wonderfully made. You always put in a lot of research and I am always hooked from beginning to end.
And now Running Up That Hill is going to be her first Top 10 hit in the US
Wait she never charted in the top 10??? Absolutely mental!
@@kawaiilotus not in the US, still very underrated