What a lot of people don't realise is that it's Kate playing the piano on this track. She wrote the lyrics the music , arranged the music for the other players, and choreographed the dance.
She just helped with the arrangement... but the rest is spot on and a magnificent achivement, even more so at 19, plus it was first time she was in a pro studio. Also, one take vocals, one session mix... damn it, gurl
I'm glad you at least had an inkling of what Wuthering Heights is! I can't believe so many reactors have no clue about one of the greatest works of art in the English language. You always have very thoughtful comments. I agree that the setting and century may change, but feelings do not. You should check out WH and the story. You'll see what a great job Kate Bush did of recreating the yearning, the haunting feeling of the novel. Enjoy!
Worth listening g to the version she released about twenty years later with less high voice. Her choreography/ mime is incredible and never seen before or since really
Incidentally, Kate's vocals for the single were recorded in a single take. Another interesting fact is that EMI wanted the first single to be a different track, but Kate held out for Wuthering Heights - no mean achievement for an unknown teenage female in a world of men!
You are probably the only one reacting to this song that knew she was acting the part of a ghost come to haunt her lover, and that the dress, stage, facial expressions and movement are all in character with the ghost of Cathy.
The verse uses all major chords making it hard to settle on a key centre. This imbues a floaty, ethereal vibe which fits perfectly with the theme of the lyrics. It's a 'lightening in a bottle' song.
I don't agree with people commenting about Mace's way of introducing his reactions talking endless nonsense. In that case, what he says is so relevant to what Kate Bush tried (and succeeded!) to share with this song: all the emotions you can get reading a great book, especially an old one which is still relevant a century or more later. In the case of "Wuthering Heights", you get everything he's talking about in terms of emotions: passion, fear, angst, shock, anger, love, hate, revenge and so much more. The way Emily Brontë gets you into the book, the structure of the book is incredible, making the reader part of the story, placing you as the first character who is not part of the story, but who's trying to know what's all about is just brilliant, also maybe a bit confusing at the very begining, but once you're in, you just cannot get out of it and want to know more. I just loved reading "Wuthering Heights" and it's my favourite novel allthough it took me a while getting into this passionnate and harsh story with raw feelings. So Mace, keep on doing your reaction videos the way you feel, I found it very interesting and much more personal than most of other people's reaction videos. Kate Bush did a great job adapting this complicated story into song form and you did too telling us the way you feel about it. Quite clever. And read "Wuthering Heights"; don't bother of it's relative difficulty at first, if you like reading, you won't be disapointed, I promise! The amount of cinema or tv adaptations that happened later prove it's a masterpiece as none ever really captured the strenght of it, but Kate Bush definitely did as when you read the book you can't help seeing her as Cathy.
Kate Bush’s music, particularly The Dreaming and The 9th Wave from her Hounds Of Love album, has been such a huge part of my life. I enjoyed watching your reaction to this wonderful song. If you ever do another Kate Bush video please consider listening to the song ‘Aerial’ which is also the name of the album. That album is probably her most mature album and there’s a 45 second part in the track where Kate’s laughing in response to a bird singing which probably seems terrible, but I promise, only Kate could turn laughing with a bird and it’s song into a masterpiece.
The final guitar solo is wonderful I agree; this video is actually a shortened version of it and it's worth listening to the whole thing in my opinion.
Shame you stopped the journey with Kate here. If you are still active then I think you would enjoy two songs of hers that you haven't reacted to. This woman's work and Moments of pleasure. Thanks for the videos anyway.
Pls, check out the internationally celebrated annual event: The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever. Kate Bush fans gather across the world to recreate her ‘Wuthering Heights’ video in celebration of the song. Participants dressed in red to re-create the music video for Kate Bush’s 1978 chart-topper hit.
Idk if anyone else has said this in the comments, but she was discovered by David Gilmour(pink Floyd's guitarist). She wrote this at age 16. Some relative of hers knew Gilmour and gave him a tape of her music. This song was the one that caught Gilmour's attention. It's Gilmour playing the solo at the end.
12:35 Yes, I agree that the solo is buried but I don't think it would've work if it was more prominent. It would've disrupted the flow and feel of the song. When performed live with Kate, the solo is up front which works great: th-cam.com/video/uRQL_B41Bu0/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction (but it's a shame the video shortened the ending guitar solo!!!). I'd suggest doing the video for "Love and Anger," which features David Gilmour (who discovered her) playing guitar. Kate's popularity has never waned (her 2014 concert series of 22 shows sold out over 100,000 tickets in less than 15 minuets - a record for the Hammersmith Apollo - and became the first woman to have 8 of her albums in the Top 40 at the same time, 3rd artist behind only Elvis and the Beatles). Strongly suggest that you explore some of her later work, especially her 2005 masterpiece album "Aerial."
Yo pal! First time checking out your site. Gotta tell ya. I like watching straight guy's reactions to this song. During the time it came out, it wasn't released in the United States and I kinda wonder if marketers and VJ's/DJ's knew that straight guys wouldn't tolerate the 'weird' of it. Much like Joni Mitchell. But just to say, and this is fact, this girl did vocals for Pink Floyd AND wrote this when she was just 16 years old, not to mention 'The Man with the Child in his Eyes', which is just too much. Now. What 16 year old girl living today can top the song writing and vocal skills of this girl? None. Zilch. Nothing. You can take your- whomever pop goddess there is currently and- whatever. Anyways. A suggest listen for you from the UK that I think is really worth your ear and your response is a song entitled 'Avalon', by Roxy Music. And the video? Pure artistry. Directed by Ridley Scott before Blade Runner. I doubt there was ever a better video made to enhance such a melody and lyrics. Haunting. I think you and your viewers will agree it's a real pleasure to discover. Oh. And keep up the good work/selections Mace.
@@MaceAroundTheWorld Hello Mace. I wasn't expecting your response. Wow. And thanks. You might want to check out: just found it, this rocker dude's cover of Wuthering Heights. I wouldn't expect a guy to attempt it given the vocal range/gymnastics required and the protagonist being female, but he doesn't give a shit about that and just attacks the vocals and lyrics with a ferocity and kills it. Interesting context here. He takes a female narration, referring to himself as Kathy, and voices an angry insistence/demand for the return of Heathcliff's love, contrary to Kate Bush's etherial vocals, yearning/begging for Heathcliff. Both of them are spectres, escaping the other world and choosing to haunt the nights, the moors of Wuthering Heights in search for Heathcliff to acquire his soul. Only then will their souls be at peace, relieved of the misery of their spectral selves. The guy's name is Dan Vasc/Angra cover and can be found on TH-cam. I have to speculate Mace. Had you featured both versions in your format: initially Kate Bush's original, followed by Dan's cover from a male's perspective, could have made interesting viewing to followers, but a bit much? It's all love. None the less, I envision you kinda jumping out of your chair upon first hearing this guy's vocals, then looking kinda perplexed contemplating the 'weird' of the fore mentioned his taking upon the identity of Kathy. Confused? Listen Mace. 'Wuthering Heights' was one of three novels that was required reading in my grade eleven english class when I was of fifteen years old. Back in the day when required reading meant 'essay'. Groan. And me only thinks it's a shame that this classic: it's called literature, has been dropped from today's school curriculum. It's content is just too h a rrrrd for today's youngsters to comprehend, much less put words to and pass the grade. GIve 'em comic books and super heroes who resolve any dilemma with violence. Sorry to ramble but hope you give it a listen. Thanks again.
I notice in your reactions you spend more time talking about irrelevant things to the song longer than the song itself. And then talk in different pauses for a long time just for the sake of talking about things not related to the song. In the places that you give long-winded reactions I just move the video forward until the song comes back on I'm thinking your strategy is to avoid being blocked and ensuring your algorithm staying ahead in the search.
Thanks for the comment! Of course, it’s my channel so I’ll do my reactions how I want. No need for anyone to watch if they don’t want to. It’s all fun. And if that is my strategy, it’s certainly not working 🤣
@@MaceAroundTheWorld : The Dave Gilmour connection is interesting, I have a feeling Kate’s brother also had input, her introduction on BBC’s Top of the Pops was one of the seminal moments in pop history, and certainly divided opinion, for the most part viewers were pretty much blown away, I remember the following day so many conversations started with,……..” Did you see last nights TOTP and that Kate Bush? “ Her first album, The Kick Inside was excellent, and although far from being the standout track, The Man With The Child In His Eyes, made her music seem more approachable and effortless
For someone who talks so much he know very little about the material. Just google the book, it’ll give you the synopsis in five minutes, Jesus he spoke for so long at the beginning without actually saying anything.
Kate Bush is a pure genius. One of a kind and wholly original. There will never be another Kate Bush.
Kate is singing as the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw - hence the ethereal voice
What a lot of people don't realise is that it's Kate playing the piano on this track. She wrote the lyrics the music , arranged the music for the other players, and choreographed the dance.
She just helped with the arrangement... but the rest is spot on and a magnificent achivement, even more so at 19, plus it was first time she was in a pro studio. Also, one take vocals, one session mix... damn it, gurl
And she wasn’t even 20 years old yet.
In other words 'musical genius'🎶💚🎶
I'm glad you at least had an inkling of what Wuthering Heights is! I can't believe so many reactors have no clue about one of the greatest works of art in the English language. You always have very thoughtful comments. I agree that the setting and century may change, but feelings do not. You should check out WH and the story. You'll see what a great job Kate Bush did of recreating the yearning, the haunting feeling of the novel. Enjoy!
To me her best song! Masterpiece! And at that young age wow!
The world FINALLY caught up with Kate 37 years ahead of her time with running up that hill
The new music today is horrible. We recycle the old stuff because the talent back then makes todays musicians seem like amateurs. Todays music stinks.
The chorus in this song is just astonishingly beautiful. And everything she's done is, at a minimum, interesting. Very few bands/singers can say that.
So precocious & sophisticated (but without cynicism or pretention/artifice) 💕
Worth listening g to the version she released about twenty years later with less high voice. Her choreography/ mime is incredible and never seen before or since really
Just kate in full visual graceful movement expressing the story in dance and with that haunting voice!! no other gimmicks. Stunningly sublime🎶🎶🎶🙏💚
Thats the first British woman to write and perform a number one single , thats from a country rich with them
Look up the man with the child in his eyes...Kate Bush..
She actually says im coming back love... cruel heathcliff...my one dream my only master..
Love her so much she's Progressiv Arts for me, the Goat.. Enjoyed your reaction..
What an artist...
I’m impressed that you have knowledge of Wuthering Heights. There’s so much psychological depth to the classics.
Love your intelligent and thoughtful prologue. Kate has a great back catalogue. I think you will really enjoy a great deal of it👍🏻
Thanks for the kind words! Always nice to hear and adds a little wonder to the day.
@@MaceAroundTheWorld Yep, certainly above average reaction, I love reactors that know their shit
Shes a ghost in this a ghost that's come back for her lover love Kate bush
Best song I've ever heard, absolute legend is Kate Bush
Facts
Hi. Great reaction. Try Kate Bush's song Don't push your foot on the heartbrake. It's a beast
Ya we need more bush
Incidentally, Kate's vocals for the single were recorded in a single take. Another interesting fact is that EMI wanted the first single to be a different track, but Kate held out for Wuthering Heights - no mean achievement for an unknown teenage female in a world of men!
Kate bush um ícone vivo, porque não volta vom tudo
It's Wuthering Heights not Withering Heights. It's the title of a classic novel by Emily Bronte from 1847. She plays Cathy's ghost in this song.
You are probably the only one reacting to this song that knew she was acting the part of a ghost come to haunt her lover, and that the dress, stage, facial expressions and movement are all in character with the ghost of Cathy.
one of the best outro... just like Layla....
The verse uses all major chords making it hard to settle on a key centre. This imbues a floaty, ethereal vibe which fits perfectly with the theme of the lyrics. It's a 'lightening in a bottle' song.
That’s interesting, I hadn’t realized that.
So true
And super soulful
Seems like an intelligent guy. SUBSCRIBED!
I don't agree with people commenting about Mace's way of introducing his reactions talking endless nonsense. In that case, what he says is so relevant to what Kate Bush tried (and succeeded!) to share with this song: all the emotions you can get reading a great book, especially an old one which is still relevant a century or more later. In the case of "Wuthering Heights", you get everything he's talking about in terms of emotions: passion, fear, angst, shock, anger, love, hate, revenge and so much more. The way Emily Brontë gets you into the book, the structure of the book is incredible, making the reader part of the story, placing you as the first character who is not part of the story, but who's trying to know what's all about is just brilliant, also maybe a bit confusing at the very begining, but once you're in, you just cannot get out of it and want to know more. I just loved reading "Wuthering Heights" and it's my favourite novel allthough it took me a while getting into this passionnate and harsh story with raw feelings. So Mace, keep on doing your reaction videos the way you feel, I found it very interesting and much more personal than most of other people's reaction videos. Kate Bush did a great job adapting this complicated story into song form and you did too telling us the way you feel about it. Quite clever. And read "Wuthering Heights"; don't bother of it's relative difficulty at first, if you like reading, you won't be disapointed, I promise! The amount of cinema or tv adaptations that happened later prove it's a masterpiece as none ever really captured the strenght of it, but Kate Bush definitely did as when you read the book you can't help seeing her as Cathy.
Thanks 😊
Kate Bush is phenomenal
Hahaha love outro random spit flow freestyle
Kate ❤❤❤❤
Kate at the time of writing this song had bot read the book but had just watched a BBC drama of Wurhering height. Amazing song .
Kate Bush’s music, particularly The Dreaming and The 9th Wave from her Hounds Of Love album, has been such a huge part of my life. I enjoyed watching your reaction to this wonderful song. If you ever do another Kate Bush video please consider listening to the song ‘Aerial’ which is also the name of the album. That album is probably her most mature album and there’s a 45 second part in the track where Kate’s laughing in response to a bird singing which probably seems terrible, but I promise, only Kate could turn laughing with a bird and it’s song into a masterpiece.
She sings along to the black bird too. Emotional to me🎶🐦⬛🎶
My dad fancied her back in the day! Haha
I fancy her now! I also think she looks better as a bigger woman, in her older age.
I'd like to recommend Rockets Tail.. It's a unbelievable drop in that one
She actually took dance & mime lessons from the person who taught David Bowie to perform to her own lyrics. A truly amazing talent.
Great review. You are very perceptive.
Moments of Pleasure.
1978...... Torn between Kate and AC\DC.
One of the not so many reacionist who know that this song is based on literature - props
July 30: Happy 63rd birthday to Kate today, which who knew, she shares with Emily's 203rd birthday today.
I'm subscribing. Please do more Kate! This Woman's Work or The Wedding List (xmas 1979 special).
Thank you!
You should react to her song "This Woman's Work"... That's a masterpiece...
Good!
The final guitar solo is wonderful I agree; this video is actually a shortened version of it and it's worth listening to the whole thing in my opinion.
Love it
As a suggestion for a next listen...I'd try Kate Bush - Moments of Pleasure
This is not a song this is art.
you should listen to Kate Bush duet with Peter Gabriel on his song "don't give up"
Cathy is a ghost and Heathcliff is her great love...
Great version is by band Liv Moon.
Nice parallel to Aurora 🙂
Please do Kate Bush - Babushka it's amazing x
Look up the wedding list... very cool
Dear Mace please react to "Wow" music from kate bush
Try Nocturne by Kate another masterpiece especially with the video
I wonder what the harpsichord-sounding instrument was. It doesn't sound exactly like a harpsichord. It's so lovely and suits this song perfectly.
Emily Brontë had the same birthday as
Jate Bush(July 30th)
❤❤❤❤
The guitar solo is definetly overtaken by the swelling of the strings, but i think it's perfect.
The chorus sounds like Mandy by Barry Manilow
Shame you stopped the journey with Kate here.
If you are still active then I think you would enjoy two songs of hers that you haven't reacted to.
This woman's work and Moments of pleasure.
Thanks for the videos anyway.
Pls, check out the internationally celebrated annual event: The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever. Kate Bush fans gather across the world to recreate her ‘Wuthering Heights’ video in celebration of the song. Participants dressed in red to re-create the music video for Kate Bush’s 1978 chart-topper hit.
Idk if anyone else has said this in the comments, but she was discovered by David Gilmour(pink Floyd's guitarist). She wrote this at age 16. Some relative of hers knew Gilmour and gave him a tape of her music. This song was the one that caught Gilmour's attention. It's Gilmour playing the solo at the end.
12:35 Yes, I agree that the solo is buried but I don't think it would've work if it was more prominent. It would've disrupted the flow and feel of the song. When performed live with Kate, the solo is up front which works great: th-cam.com/video/uRQL_B41Bu0/w-d-xo.html
Read the book. Chapter 1 will tell you all you need to know.
there is a movie and tv movie
Hello there!
It's a little hard to understand the music video without read or watch the movie. But it was a nice reaction.
Great reaction (but it's a shame the video shortened the ending guitar solo!!!). I'd suggest doing the video for "Love and Anger," which features David Gilmour (who discovered her) playing guitar. Kate's popularity has never waned (her 2014 concert series of 22 shows sold out over 100,000 tickets in less than 15 minuets - a record for the Hammersmith Apollo - and became the first woman to have 8 of her albums in the Top 40 at the same time, 3rd artist behind only Elvis and the Beatles). Strongly suggest that you explore some of her later work, especially her 2005 masterpiece album "Aerial."
Kate Bush was also the first UK female artist to have a self penned no.1. She was 16!
4:08 you're welcome
she is a ghost ;-)
That guitar was David Gilmour...
I'm sorry, he was not. All credits go to Ian Bairnson.
@@j.k.1963 Yeees! You're right!I think I was thinking about love and anger. Thanks for clarifying 😁
Such a shame how the guitarsolo was drastically cut short for the video.
Aurora? She is great, but she can't hold a candle to Kate Bush. Kate Bush is a rare, once in a many generations genius.
Are you an opera singer in your girlie pants!
check out the videos for "wuthering heights day"
Please react to Don't mess up my vibe by Iman tavassoli.
It is iranian song but with it has English lyrics.
Please check this song "Leaves" by Ben&Ben
Yo pal! First time checking out your site. Gotta tell ya. I like watching straight guy's reactions to this song. During the time it came out, it wasn't released in the United States and I kinda wonder if marketers and VJ's/DJ's knew that straight guys wouldn't tolerate the 'weird' of it. Much like Joni Mitchell. But just to say, and this is fact, this girl did vocals for Pink Floyd AND wrote this when she was just 16 years old, not to mention 'The Man with the Child in his Eyes', which is just too much. Now. What 16 year old girl living today can top the song writing and vocal skills of this girl? None. Zilch. Nothing. You can take your- whomever pop goddess there is currently and- whatever. Anyways. A suggest listen for you from the UK that I think is really worth your ear and your response is a song entitled 'Avalon', by Roxy Music. And the video? Pure artistry. Directed by Ridley Scott before Blade Runner. I doubt there was ever a better video made to enhance such a melody and lyrics. Haunting. I think you and your viewers will agree it's a real pleasure to discover. Oh. And keep up the good work/selections Mace.
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have to check that. Plus I like the “weird” side of art 🖼
@@MaceAroundTheWorld Hello Mace. I wasn't expecting your response. Wow. And thanks. You might want to check out: just found it, this rocker dude's cover of Wuthering Heights. I wouldn't expect a guy to attempt it given the vocal range/gymnastics required and the protagonist being female, but he doesn't give a shit about that and just attacks the vocals and lyrics with a ferocity and kills it. Interesting context here. He takes a female narration, referring to himself as Kathy, and voices an angry insistence/demand for the return of Heathcliff's love, contrary to Kate Bush's etherial vocals, yearning/begging for Heathcliff. Both of them are spectres, escaping the other world and choosing to haunt the nights, the moors of Wuthering Heights in search for Heathcliff to acquire his soul. Only then will their souls be at peace, relieved of the misery of their spectral selves. The guy's name is Dan Vasc/Angra cover and can be found on TH-cam. I have to speculate Mace. Had you featured both versions in your format: initially Kate Bush's original, followed by Dan's cover from a male's perspective, could have made interesting viewing to followers, but a bit much? It's all love. None the less, I envision you kinda jumping out of your chair upon first hearing this guy's vocals, then looking kinda perplexed contemplating the 'weird' of the fore mentioned his taking upon the identity of Kathy. Confused? Listen Mace. 'Wuthering Heights' was one of three novels that was required reading in my grade eleven english class when I was of fifteen years old. Back in the day when required reading meant 'essay'. Groan. And me only thinks it's a shame that this classic: it's called literature, has been dropped from today's school curriculum. It's content is just too h a rrrrd for today's youngsters to comprehend, much less put words to and pass the grade. GIve 'em comic books and super heroes who resolve any dilemma with violence. Sorry to ramble but hope you give it a listen. Thanks again.
Why would old literature be an old book?
please react to Jamir Garcia Singing Easy/Ikaw Lang Ang Aking Mahal
She is singing as the ghost of Cathy to her lover Heathcliff to reclaim him and bring him to her so they can be together in death
Try this: Don't start now - Dua Lipa cover by Josephine Alexandra. You won't regret.
Good lord you need to tighten your intro
React to babooshka please
You're pretty perceptive considering you haven't read the book, she's dead.
ebi harm
I notice in your reactions you spend more time talking about irrelevant things to the song longer than the song itself. And then talk in different pauses for a long time just for the sake of talking about things not related to the song. In the places that you give long-winded reactions I just move the video forward until the song comes back on I'm thinking your strategy is to avoid being blocked and ensuring your algorithm staying ahead in the search.
Thanks for the comment! Of course, it’s my channel so I’ll do my reactions how I want. No need for anyone to watch if they don’t want to. It’s all fun. And if that is my strategy, it’s certainly not working 🤣
@@MaceAroundTheWorld yeah you tell them mace
I like listening to your lil theories
@@MaceAroundTheWorld : The Dave Gilmour connection is interesting, I have a feeling Kate’s brother also had input, her introduction on BBC’s Top of the Pops was one of the seminal moments in pop history, and certainly divided opinion, for the most part viewers were pretty much blown away, I remember the following day so many conversations started with,……..” Did you see last nights TOTP and that Kate Bush? “
Her first album, The Kick Inside was excellent, and although far from being the standout track, The Man With The Child In His Eyes, made her music seem more approachable and effortless
For someone who talks so much he know very little about the material. Just google the book, it’ll give you the synopsis in five minutes, Jesus he spoke for so long at the beginning without actually saying anything.