Just a note - She writes all the songs, plays the keys, arranges, produces, and is heavily involved in her stage and video productions. Her songs are often about unusual topics, interesting stories or little pieces of poetry. She really is a fantastically talented person beyond the typical pop singer.
The song is about a woman 'testing' her husband by sending him love letters using the name Babooshka. The mirror shattering at the end is her revealing herself.
@@davelister2961 "Escape"(the pina colada song) actually came out a year before "Babooshka". And although it was more 'sappy and fun' than Kate Bush's style, it was good enough to be used on the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack.
One fact that blows my mind is that she was the first ever singer to use a wireless headset microphone. Her stage engineer designed it out of a wire coat hanger for Kate as she was so determined to dance freely while she sang during her tour in 79. Britney has a lot to thank them for!
They keep referring to the original recording that they heard initially…I wish they would listen to the newer version on “The Whole Story” album. It just has smoother sound to it, and it makes a huge difference. Either way, I absolutely love this song, and the book is one of my favorites of all time, so there’s that. Really wonder why newer teachers these days don’t know more about the classics in literature.
Appreciate you guys for giving Kate Bush another chance🔥 Written by Kate herself, "Babooshka" (1980; the word in English is translated to "grandma") is a story about a woman who "tests" her husband by writing anonymous, perfume-scented love letters. After seeing him enthused by these parcels, the wife continues the ruse by arranging a meeting with her hubby in disguise. Throughout this situation, husband (not knowing that it is his wife) is reminded of his significant other when she was young and passionate. Kate is a musical genius/artist through and through: singer-songwriter, dancer, mime, pianist, actress, produced, musical arranger, etc. I think it is long overdue for you both to listen/watch the song/music video "Don't Give Up" (1986). This is off of Peter Gabriel's iconic 1986 album "So." "Don't Give Up" is a duet between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush that is, without giving too much away, a powerful and uplifting song that everyone can relate to, especially in these hard and uncertain times. Elton John was noted to say that he listened to this song religiously to help him conquer his addictions. I myself listen to this track whenever I am down and going through rough patches in my life. I know you both will love this collaboration between these two iconic and legendary artists of Art/Progressive Pop/Rock
Couldn't agree more with John, Don't Give Up is a must for this channel, it is a bit of a surprise that you two haven't popped that one open yet, I know you'll enjoy it.
One of my favorite artists! I am so thrilled for this resurgence of her music. She really deserves to be known and remembered by future generations. Thank you for this!
This is one of my favorite Kate Bush songs. The thing to remember about Wuthering Heights is that it's about a piece of classic English literature. That may seem presumptuous to the American audience, but to the Brits, its much more of a piece of pop culture - everyone knows it. If you're not familiar with the story, maybe check it out before your next listen. The book is quite a read. There are many film adaptations from 1920 to 2011. Or there must be a synopsis on TH-cam somewhere. Basically, it's a Gothic ghost story. The ethereal voice fits much better when you know that.
Hearing Wuthering Heights in 1979 sold me on Kate Bush for life. I'd like them to watch the 1939 version on their movie channel, then revisit the Kate Bush video.
Beware the 1939 one with Olivier which stops halfway through the book before Heathcliff sets about wrecking both families and instead plays it as a romance.
All Wuthering Heights reminds me of is being forced to read that book in High School, although knowing the book definitely gives on better appreciation for the song even if I couldn't stand the book.
Kate Bush saved My Life as a teenager the first time I heard her sing I fell in love with her voice whenever I was at my lowest I would just lay there and listen to her sing and it would make me feel better I think she has the voice of an Angel
I had her introduced at my prime.. Her songs in The Whole Story grow and change with me. . That album is in my top ten ..when I was stuck on an island..literally!
A national treasure - no ego, no record company bullshit - just a multi talented musician & dancer with the added bonus of being as fit as Butcher's Dog. The thought of Kate's bottom lip got this puppy through his 'difficult' adolescence. Give the track 'Hammer Horror' a spin - I promise you will not regret it.
The wife in the story is the one sending the letters. The first lines of the song explained this "She wanted to test her husband, She knew exactly what to do, A pseudonym, To fool him, She couldn't have made a worst move."
I like the idea of Kate’s world being an “art museum”, because that’s exactly true. She has what’s called “auteur” control over her vision, movement, and sound. She’s a total artist whose complete vision is unmistakable. Similarly, David Bowie and Bjork are considered auteurs in the music world.
No lie, this afternoon my family and I went clothes shopping for our grandkids. Kate Bush’s RUNNING UP THAT HILL came on the store’s in-house music system and an 8 yo boy next to me started singing it. Patience pays. Kate’s winning the long game.
Kate Bush is absolutely just outside the frame of anything else. This particular song is incredible because it's such a clear narrative that is the song. Of cours the dancing and performance is amazing.
I was fortunate to see her concert in 2014, and holy… er, goodness, was that a wild ride. She started and finished with sets of her old faves (~3,000 people singing along to Cloud-busters will blow your mind). But the middle section of the show was two mini-plays she’d written around new songs. I think the first one started with recordings of bird-song, and Kate Bush repeating the notes back 🤯. Then her son sang the part of a painter, singing about beauty and so forth, and there was a person-sized puppet of a drawing mannequin, and she sang the part of the mannequin 🙃. And then the second play was about a family who’s wife/mother is lost at sea in a plane crash - and for part of that performance, she was back-stage floating in a big pool with life vest, and they filmed her singing and fed the live feed to a screen on the stage 😱😵💫 You certainly can’t accuse her of being boring.
There is so much going on, in video and backing instruments and vocals... who has time for those excellent lyrics? More than one listen is needed. For a scream, I rather like 'Get Out of my House'. And Happy Birthday to thousand watt smiles!
Rob: "I feel like Kate Bush is more than an artist..." THANK YOU! You get her now. I left the channel because I didn't think you gave Bush enough credit, but you redeemed yourself! Thank you.
Please try the video for 'Cloudbusting' - it's not as avant-garde as most of her work, but the song is beautiful and the story in the video is amazing - it's one of the most powerful music videos I've ever watched since the form was invented.
@@warrenbridges1891 yes apparently they were smashing plates and stuff in the music studio in an effort to capture the right sound on the Fairlight CMI.
Oh how I chuckled out loud when I saw this in my feed this morning! One of my favourites, the way she wrote the lyrics to tell this tale is exquisite. Knew Amber was gonna love this, not so sure with Jay, but he seemed amenable to it. "Other-worldly" is Kate in a nutshell, I think you're both coming to understand her bona fide genius. Lots left to examine (which below commenters have mentioned), but I think revisiting Wuthering Heights now you've got a better feel for her is a great idea.
Kate Bush is the most creative, innovative and talented Britsh female artist ever, Wurhering heights was wrirrn by her at the age of 15 and performed by her at the tender age of 18 when it went to No1 in the uk charts, her very first British hit single and so unique and different to anything heard before. She has gone on to have so many hits throughout the 1980,s and into the 1990 s all with such different sounds
I love anything by Kate Bush - she was so ahead of her time. Wuthering Heights was No 1 in the UK at the height of the punk era. The Man with the Child in his Eyes is another beautiful song which she wrote when she was only 15 years old.
Agree 100%. Kate is a fantastic music writer, composer and singer. Yet she is even more than all of that... Amazing story teller, dancer with pure movement and that's her magic!
Just clicked, haven't watched, but now you two are really getting into the nitty gritty of music I loved 40 years ago. God bless Kate Bush. And you two, too.
So many Kate Bush songs you need to hit! "Top of the City", "Love And Anger" "This Woman's Work", "Rubberband Girl", "Why Should I Love You?" (bass, lead guitar, backing vocals by Prince), "Be Kind To My Mistakes", "The Sensual World", "And So Is Love". So. Much!
The irony of this is that although it's about a woman testing her husband by pretending to be someone else, he falls for her because she reminds him of her when she was younger. There's so much poetry on the idea of love in a long lasting relationship here. A very painful but beautiful story.
HER videos are HER videos. She choreographs them ALL. HER dances, HER songs, SHE writes, produces and arranges them. ALL HER! HER whole 2 hour live act was also completely choreographed by HER!!
Listen to Kate's: The man with the child in his eyes, I think she was 13? when she wrote that. Like you Amber I love her dance and mime, she is brilliant and beautiful 🥰
You're right guys, she is more than just a singer. Kate Bush is an artiste in every sense of the word. Pianist, singer, songwriter, dancer - trained in interpretive dance and mime - record producer and author. She has recieved numerous awards over the years. She is truly the all round package. But, most notably she is unique.
I think some people may not realise how much Kate Bush does, she is not just the singer. She composed both the music and lyrics, played the piano and the synths on it, jointly produced this song and the album, did the choreography of the video and also as it happens sang the song both lead and some backing vocals. On the currently popular "Running Up That Hill" it's a similar story, composing both lyrics and music, playing those "strange 80's" sounding synths many like, solo producing it, singing again both the lead and backing vocals. That RUTH video was choreographed by Diane Grey though. The Babooska story is the case of an originally very happily married woman as she ages a bit thinks her husband has lost the longing for her so she decides to test his love by sending him secret, flirtatious, 'love' letters where she calls herself Babooska. "She wanted to test her husband. She knew exactly what to do: A pseudonym to fool him. She couldn't have made a worse move. " He doesn't know who it is writing to him but he gets a little excited as they do remind him of his wife when they first met. Sadly for her he does seem to like receiving them, although he is still in love with the woman he originally married and these letters do remind him of her. The wife decides as Babooska to invite him to a restaurant to see if he is faithful, sadly for her he turns up and the strange smashing sound is meant to be the wife throwing most of the restaurant at her husband. The end of a marriage due to a mis-step made by both partners.
Kate Bush is an artistic genius on many levels. Closing your eyes is akin to closing your ears to her expressionistic vision. I hope you never stop exploring her music. Try "The Sensual World" next. Be sure to research the literary references and meanings behind her songs.
Kate is simply wonderful. She has such dedicated fans in the UK. She releases new albums rarely and they always sell out straightaway. She toured once in 79, and then not until 2014 when she did a few concerts. Apparently these sold out within 15 minutes! Her music is always evolving and just gets better and better. So many artists have wanted to work with her. And on top of that, she seems a very humble and genuinely lovey human being. One song I think you should definitely try out is Cloudbusting. Again, a very interesting story and video to go with it.
Another great Kate Bush song. Her songs are so unique and classy. I loved this song. Made me run around singing Babooshka. Happy Birthday Amber. 🎁🎁🎈🎈🎂🎂 Her duet with Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up" should be next. You'll both love it. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
Happy Birthday Amber! I hope that you have had a wonderful time today? By the way, Kate Bush is a Leo too, as am I. 🙂 Babooshka, is Russian for Grand Mother, the story is about a woman who is feeling old and unattractive so she tries to test her husband to see if he is loyal to her so, she writes him romantic letters signed 'Babooshka', something in the letters he finds attractive, what he finds attractive are the qualities of his wife when she was younger, the sounds at the end are of her smashing the glass which is hiding her as she reveals herself to him. Kate Bush started song writing at the age of 13, she studied mine and interpretive dance with Lindsay Kemp the man who taught David Bowie amongst many others. Another one of hers to check out is, 'Sensual World', and her duet with Peter Gabriel 'Don't Give Up'.
Yeah Kate Bush... when I was younger she sort of scared me a little as her videos are out there but over the years after going through my timelines.... 80s to Reggae dancehall, House, 90s, Pop, Rock and even Jazz and I have had the ability to go back and listen to music before i was born which is great. I would say that from all the music I have listened to Kate Bush is the most talented female artist, a difficult one to get into at first but when you really start listening she is magical. And she won't get you on the dance floor 😅 but it's all about the music with Kate Bush.
Kate Bush is a phenomenal singer and performance artist in it's most beautiful form its truly is hypnotic and majestic she embodies the songs shes sings with pure passion guys Xx
The twist in the story is that the only reason the husband is interested in "Babooshka" is because she reminds him of the way his wife used to be before she herself began to take their relationship for granted. Thus, when she tries to test him by writing the letters, it backfires on her. Some highly suggested Kate Bush songs: "This Woman's Work", "Never Be Mine (Director's Cut version)", "Wow", "The Man With The Child In His Eyes."
A belated Happy Birthday, Amber. I’m enjoying watching you both coming to terms with Kate Bush. Don’t force it. She’s a performance artist who is possibly the most original female artist ever. She is more than a singer - singer/songwriter, composer, pianist, producer, music video director and innovator, dancer, mime, choreographer. She doesn’t really do mainstream and is not for everyone. If you revisit ‘Wuthering Heights’ try the 4K remastered video of her 1979 live performance in Manchester (the closing song at the end of a 3 hour concert). A bit of context might help you better appreciate it. She is portraying a ghost, hence the affected high pitch vocals. This was a 19 year old young woman winning her fight with the record company on what song to release as her first ever single. EMI wanted to release ‘The Man With The Child In His Eyes’ first but Kate insisted it should be ‘Wuthering Heights’. EMI relented thinking the song’s expected failure would teach Kate a lesson. Instead it went to No. 1 and stayed there for four weeks.
You would enjoy Tori Amos. She has that's same artsy beautiful voice and Jay would love her piano playing... her best songs are Silent all these years, Cornflake girl, Crucify me, Leather (my favorite)
I would love for Tori to be silent all these years, truly. She’s a Kate Bush wannabe. Please tell her to be silent, all these years, and all those years,too!
You’re right! Entrance to her world is like entering an art gallery of songs, dance, visuals and emotional feelings. If you have the time listen to her singles back catalogue in chronological order.. life changing..
So many female artists have drawn inspiration from Kate Bush, she really is a true artist and was always pushing the boundries of 'acceptable' pop music. 'This Womans Work' and 'Dont Give Up' are def both awesome songs for showing her talent as a singer but I also love the Hounds of Love album. Its def worth listening to the second half (the Ninth Wave), esp if you have read up on what its supposed to about first...its like free form poetry set to music.
I love Kate Bush. One of my absolute favourites of hers is ‘Cloudbusting’ (be sure to watch the video clip, it’s key to the narrative). Also her duet with Peter Gabriel, ‘Don’t Give Up’ (an intense yet simple vid clip goes with it). May need tissues with that one. Would also love to recommend Tasmin Archer’s song ‘Sleeping Satellite’ for a Female Friday. Happy birthday again (just said it on the Heart vid).
Happy Birthday Amber. Love Kate Bush performances. I remember this as a teenager when it was released. Great song about wife testing husband and he falling for her incognito, which was who she used to be. Loved the second costume which is taken almost exactly from a book cover of Raven, Swordmistress of Chaos. Sword, dagger and ridiculous “armour” 🤣, although a bit more of the latter or it would have been banned!
Happy birthday Amber!! Everyones falling in love with Kate Bush these days, because of Stranger Things! At some point, you need to react to "Don't Give Up", a stirring, beautiful, uplifting duet she did with Peter Gabriel. For more Kate magic, you can do "The Man With The Child in His Eyes", "Hounds of Love", "The Sensual World", or my personal fave, "Rubberband Girl". She also did a great cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man". I might also suggest you give Bjork a try - she's also very artistic, with a unique vocal style. "Army of Me", "Big Time Sensuality", and "It's Oh So Quiet" are great songs by her. Finally, I would request that you give Radiohead another try. They are an incredible band. Jay, you didn't like "Creep" in literally your first week on the channel, and haven't listened to them since. Give them another try. Do a "Creep" redux, or maybe do "Fake Plastic Trees", "High & Dry", or "Karma Police". They are brilliant.
@Patrick Hodges - I just heard a cover of Rocket Man on the radio 2 weeks ago but I don't know who it was covering it? The Kate Bush cover of Rocket Man is one of the best covers ever and it was way back in the very early 1990's. It was on an album that I think was called Three Small Rooms which consisted of various famous artists covering Elton John songs.
Kate Bush is my favourite, glad to see you are now a fan. She studied dance (and mime) which is why her videos are always full of contemporary dance stories. She's a queen
Taleen Vezina Multi genre artist. Everything from Irish folk, piano ballads, to prog and hard rock. Singer, composer, pianist, producer, dancer, video director.
she is only in her early twenties here. she bloomed into an amazing artist"DONT GIVE UP" by kate bush and peter gabriel one of the best songs she ever did "A WORLDWIDE 80s SMASH". ; )
Next stop: Tori Amos. "Cornflake Girl", "Silent All these Years", and "Crucify" to start. But as I write this, Fiona Apple also comes to mind. "Sleep to Dream", "Criminal", and "Fast as You Can". I think Jay would really like Fiona Apple.
Kate Bush is the female Peter Gabriel. Listen to their most difficult music to learn why. Both of their albums from 1980 and 1982 are astoundingly original and brave. Peter's two African-influenced albums in particular broke all ties to how music was written and produced prior to 1980. Kate's 1980 album even has a credit on the back cover, in which she thanks Peter Gabriel "for opening the windows". And both of them must be seen in their live concert films. If you do revisit "Wuthering Heights", then be sure to watch her 1979 Live concert version, available on TH-cam.
Thanks you guys for listening to Kate Bush!!! Her "Running Up That Hill" is still No.5 on the Billboard chart and she maybe thinking about putting out a new album......Also.....guys...I want you guys to react to "Moments of Pleasure"....."This Woman's Worth".....and "Sensuous World." Now Maxwell did the cover for "This Woman's Worth." But all three songs are Fire!!!
Kate Bush is a legend the youngest female to write produce and sing her own music. I rediscovered your Peter Gabriel reaction of sledge hammer. Kate and Peter did a Duet Don't Give Up which is a beautiful classic song of hope and support the video with the sun's eclipse behind is brilliant. Many of her songs have a story or message behind them her hounds of love album is extraordinary.
Happy Birthday Amber! If you like Kate Bush, you will also like Tori Amos! She is another singer songwriter who plays piano as her main instrument, and does some theatrical videos as well. As for Kate Bush, she actually studied interpretive dance taught by Lindsay Kemp, a former teacher of David Bowie and mime training with Adam Darius.
Check out "Them Heavy People", "Rubberband Girl", "Army Dreamer" and "Breathing" by Kate - when she did Wuthering Heights she was only around 17 years old - she wrote the song and in the video was the ghost of Kathy haunting Heathcliffe hence she wanted to have a ghostly voice rather than a "normal" one. Her artistry is just amazing and she is one of Britain's best loved female artists
You guys should really check out *Tori Amos* her songs are pretty infectious. You can't go wrong with songs like *Silent All These Years, Crucify, Caught A Lite Sneeze,* and *Cornflake Girl.* Plus she plays a mean piano. * Love ❤️ Peace ✌️ and Happiness 😃 Y'all !!*
Tori Amos was once asked if she was influenced by Kate Bush and her answer was no. Which I found dubious, when her sound was obviously derivative of Kate Bush's musical aesthetic at least to my ear, but I'm no authority, so maybe I'm wrong. What do you think?
This is a great song(and video) I got into Kate Bush after watching your reaction to "Wuthering Heights" 😀 In The video and song for "Wuthering Heights" she's playing the Ghost Cathy from the Classic novel "of the same name. Her singing in that song is supposed to be the ghost of cathy singing to Heathcliff. I read the novel after watching ya'lls reaction and then totally understood the song. There is even a Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights day where people dress like her and dance to the song 😀 There's videos of it here on You Tube 😀
I'm really glad Wuthering Heights is still taking people to the original novel, thanks for posting that Stephen. Like most people I didn't know much about it when the song arrived in 1978, I had that vague knowledge of it being a dry Victorian-era novel of awkward clothes and awkward manners and I think my knowledge was as much informed by a Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch from earlier in the 70s which involved Cathy and Heathcliff signalling to each other across the wild and windy moors of Yorkshire using semaphore flag signals ("O.H. C.A.T.H.Y." in flag signals from him, and then the camera zoomed in to her on another hill... "O.H. H.E.A.T.H.C.L.I.F.F." she replies in flag signals... it was a slow sketch, but very funny) as much as by the novel. I eventually read it years later, maybe in the 90s, and was amazed to find it was an easy read and a great ghost story, I would recommend it (but then, I enjoyed War and Peace, twice) btw, I've always had a sneaking suspicion the Monty Python sketch influenced Kate's video for Wuthering Heights, easpecially at the end when she waves as she fades away. Monty Python was *huge* in the UK in the early 70s, I'm sure Kate would have watched it on a Sunday night and talked about it on Monday morning at school, we all did. I don't think people quite appreciate Kate's sense of humour...
This is Kate's version of the "Pina Colada" song, except this one ends badly. Her husband goes to meet the "other woman", not realizing it is his wife all along and she is Not happy ! Babooshka actually means Grandmother but Kate didn't know that when she wrote the song. Please react to "Suspended in Gaffa" by Kate.
I said this after the last Kate Bush reaction video and I will say it again: You need to listen to Don't Give Up, her duet with Peter Gabriel! His voice is positively amazing and it is such a beautifully touching song. Please make that the next Kate Bush OR Peter Gabriel song you react to.
Has anyone mentioned ,Cloud busting ,yet .The official Video with Donald Sutherland is great and helps the song to make sense ,Kate's diction is also great so the lyrics aren't really needed.
You're both right about Kate Bush being a true artist, and this is quite a subversive and dark song. It's the story of a wife testing her husband's fidelity by assuming the role of Babooshka, an exotic other woman. The wife sends him "scented letters" first and then "arranges a place to go" where she dresses incognito as the Babooshka character, all to see if her husband remains faithful to her. I don't think he passes the test!
@@PaulWhytcross Best song on the album is "Breathing" for my money. An unborn foetus afraid of being born during a nuclear war. Who else writes that sort of shit?
I see this song about a woman lost in her wife/mother role, she has lost her connection she once had and why she married her husband, her alta ego was her bridge for reconnection allowing it to occur without judgement and old resentments.
Happy birthday Amber 🥳🎂 I adore Kate Bush, but you do have to be careful where you start. I wouldn't say she is an acquired taste, but I would definitely say that it's good to allow your appreciation to build. If I may, I would recommend Night of the Swallow, off The Dreaming. Fantastic song, and a cool story.
You pretty much have nailed the story line of the song. There are certain songs by Kate Bush that you will notice that she will use key words to express a specific emotion. In this case Babushka, the word is used to express outrage and almost hysterical anger. Of course she plays a completely different character during the chorus where her eyes get big and wide. This is definitely a song where the video is helpful in the story telling.
The name "Babooshka" -- Russian for "grandmother" -- is a pretty clear hint at how old the couple in the song actually are. Their youth together is an exciting memory.
'She's out of this world' - well said!! If you are into "out of this world music", check out Cocteau Twins. 'Heaven or Las Vegas' or 'I wear your ring' comes to mind.
You’re missing out, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush - “Don’t Give Up”. And you have to watch the video. It was everything.
Elton John credits it for helping him with his sobriety
yes yes
The live version with Paula Cole is great also, if only because it's longer.
@@tjhunger5656 that is awesome.
The video is so simple it is powerful. The eclipse in the background so reinforces the story arc. Love it.
Just a note - She writes all the songs, plays the keys, arranges, produces, and is heavily involved in her stage and video productions. Her songs are often about unusual topics, interesting stories or little pieces of poetry. She really is a fantastically talented person beyond the typical pop singer.
Bally trained she is the complete package
The song is about a woman 'testing' her husband by sending him love letters using the name Babooshka. The mirror shattering at the end is her revealing herself.
Plus the implication is that their relationship is now seriously damaged or over
That's crockery crashing, having been thrown at the husband for his (intended) infidelity.
RUPERT HOLMES DID A SIMILAR SONG LATER ON. LYRIC AND THEME WISE, THE SONG WAS AWFUL, THOUGH.
@@davelister2961 "Escape"(the pina colada song) actually came out a year before "Babooshka". And although it was more 'sappy and fun' than Kate Bush's style, it was good enough to be used on the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack.
Pina colada song. But classy !
One fact that blows my mind is that she was the first ever singer to use a wireless headset microphone. Her stage engineer designed it out of a wire coat hanger for Kate as she was so determined to dance freely while she sang during her tour in 79. Britney has a lot to thank them for!
Britney who?
@@pawemark7677 Britney Spears
Just argued the other day with a friend over this. Hah! I won Andrew😄😆
@@pawemark7677 'Britney who?'
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@@theshadowfax239 I dont listen pathetic voices
The man with child in his eyes….epic
Her debut single "wuthering heights" is arguably the best debut single ever 😁
They keep referring to the original recording that they heard initially…I wish they would listen to the newer version on “The Whole Story” album. It just has smoother sound to it, and it makes a huge difference. Either way, I absolutely love this song, and the book is one of my favorites of all time, so there’s that. Really wonder why newer teachers these days don’t know more about the classics in literature.
AND don't forget, the first woman to top the charts with a number-one self-written song.
Agree
I am in agreement! 💛
@@roger1296 hmm
Kate was a child prodigy , she comes from another planet I’m sure of it ! She’s so talented it’s abnormal.
KATE IS ONE OF A KIND.
Appreciate you guys for giving Kate Bush another chance🔥
Written by Kate herself, "Babooshka" (1980; the word in English is translated to "grandma") is a story about a woman who "tests" her husband by writing anonymous, perfume-scented love letters. After seeing him enthused by these parcels, the wife continues the ruse by arranging a meeting with her hubby in disguise. Throughout this situation, husband (not knowing that it is his wife) is reminded of his significant other when she was young and passionate.
Kate is a musical genius/artist through and through: singer-songwriter, dancer, mime, pianist, actress, produced, musical arranger, etc.
I think it is long overdue for you both to listen/watch the song/music video "Don't Give Up" (1986). This is off of Peter Gabriel's iconic 1986 album "So." "Don't Give Up" is a duet between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush that is, without giving too much away, a powerful and uplifting song that everyone can relate to, especially in these hard and uncertain times.
Elton John was noted to say that he listened to this song religiously to help him conquer his addictions.
I myself listen to this track whenever I am down and going through rough patches in my life.
I know you both will love this collaboration between these two iconic and legendary artists of Art/Progressive Pop/Rock
Really well said! Thank you
Couldn't agree more with John, Don't Give Up is a must for this channel, it is a bit of a surprise that you two haven't popped that one open yet, I know you'll enjoy it.
So it's "The Pina Colada song"?
- ducks under desk?
@@brianmiller1077 LOL.. Exactly. Just without the happy ending.
Absolutely agree. It's a song to listen to in many different circumstances.
One of my favorite artists! I am so thrilled for this resurgence of her music. She really deserves to be known and remembered by future generations. Thank you for this!
This is one of my favorite Kate Bush songs.
The thing to remember about Wuthering Heights is that it's about a piece of classic English literature. That may seem presumptuous to the American audience, but to the Brits, its much more of a piece of pop culture - everyone knows it. If you're not familiar with the story, maybe check it out before your next listen. The book is quite a read. There are many film adaptations from 1920 to 2011. Or there must be a synopsis on TH-cam somewhere. Basically, it's a Gothic ghost story. The ethereal voice fits much better when you know that.
It’s very atmospheric and dark, a mesmerizing slow motion train wreck.
Hearing Wuthering Heights in 1979 sold me on Kate Bush for life. I'd like them to watch the 1939 version on their movie channel, then revisit the Kate Bush video.
@@MEATYTUCK They absolutely should. It would make so much more sense to them, if they knew the story.... and the part Kate was enacting.
Beware the 1939 one with Olivier which stops halfway through the book before Heathcliff sets about wrecking both families and instead plays it as a romance.
All Wuthering Heights reminds me of is being forced to read that book in High School, although knowing the book definitely gives on better appreciation for the song even if I couldn't stand the book.
Kate Bush saved My Life as a teenager the first time I heard her sing I fell in love with her voice whenever I was at my lowest I would just lay there and listen to her sing and it would make me feel better I think she has the voice of an Angel
I had her introduced at my prime..
Her songs in The Whole Story grow and change with me. . That album is in my top ten ..when I was stuck on an island..literally!
You must do Kates ....Army Dreamers also Breathing and The man WithThe Child In His Eyes oh and one more Jig Of Life.
A national treasure - no ego, no record company bullshit - just a multi talented musician & dancer with the added bonus of being as fit as Butcher's Dog. The thought of Kate's bottom lip got this puppy through his 'difficult' adolescence. Give the track 'Hammer Horror' a spin - I promise you will not regret it.
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The wife in the story is the one sending the letters. The first lines of the song explained this "She wanted to test her husband, She knew exactly what to do, A pseudonym, To fool him, She couldn't have made a worst move."
Also, I hope you have a great birthday Amber!
'Worst move'?! Fantastic artist, poor grammar!!
@@annother3350My bad - my mistyping ... should have been "couldn't have made a worse move"
@@DavidQuaile She does sing 'worst move' though. It bugs me every time I listen to this otherwise superb song
@@davidgore3261 Yes she does!
I like the idea of Kate’s world being an “art museum”, because that’s exactly true. She has what’s called “auteur” control over her vision, movement, and sound. She’s a total artist whose complete vision is unmistakable. Similarly, David Bowie and Bjork are considered auteurs in the music world.
No lie, this afternoon my family and I went clothes shopping for our grandkids. Kate Bush’s RUNNING UP THAT HILL came on the store’s in-house music system and an 8 yo boy next to me started singing it.
Patience pays. Kate’s winning the long game.
Kate Bush is absolutely just outside the frame of anything else. This particular song is incredible because it's such a clear narrative that is the song. Of cours the dancing and performance is amazing.
Rob would LOVE the solo piano version of “the man with the child in his eyes.”
Yes! Please this track!! Written when she was only 13 years old and recorded when she was 16. Shades of her future self and so full of latent talent.
I was fortunate to see her concert in 2014, and holy… er, goodness, was that a wild ride. She started and finished with sets of her old faves (~3,000 people singing along to Cloud-busters will blow your mind). But the middle section of the show was two mini-plays she’d written around new songs. I think the first one started with recordings of bird-song, and Kate Bush repeating the notes back 🤯. Then her son sang the part of a painter, singing about beauty and so forth, and there was a person-sized puppet of a drawing mannequin, and she sang the part of the mannequin 🙃. And then the second play was about a family who’s wife/mother is lost at sea in a plane crash - and for part of that performance, she was back-stage floating in a big pool with life vest, and they filmed her singing and fed the live feed to a screen on the stage 😱😵💫
You certainly can’t accuse her of being boring.
Jay & Amber, you'll love her on "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Peter Gabriel)!
YES YES YES. OLS DO THIS SONG NEXT GUYS!!! It’s an amazing song
Kate bush is very different!! ( in a good way)
There is so much going on, in video and backing instruments and vocals... who has time for those excellent lyrics? More than one listen is needed.
For a scream, I rather like 'Get Out of my House'. And Happy Birthday to thousand watt smiles!
Rob: "I feel like Kate Bush is more than an artist..."
THANK YOU! You get her now. I left the channel because I didn't think you gave Bush enough credit, but you redeemed yourself! Thank you.
Damn right she is more than a singer, she is a song writer, actress, artist, dancer and so much more.
Babooshka was my JAM as a five year old, and love it just as much now as I ever did. Pure magic!
I was 16 but I feel you.
My 5 year old sing was Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jack's... Check it out. XooX
Happy Birthday from Scotland 😍This woman could sing a phone book and cause interest.
Please try the video for 'Cloudbusting' - it's not as avant-garde as most of her work, but the song is beautiful and the story in the video is amazing - it's one of the most powerful music videos I've ever watched since the form was invented.
Donald Sutherland stars in the video for Cloudbusting.
Love that song!
And it's based on a true story!
I agree Cloudbusting is amazing.. great video too
I am not sure about the video, as I haven't seen it for a while....but 'Cloudbusting' is definitely one of my favourite of her songs 👍
This has always been my favorite song by Kate. VERY creative production! When they use the glass shattering to replace a drum kick, it makes me smile.
Mamaa Saiz She programmed that sound into her Fairlight CMI. Kate and Peter Gabriel pioneered it's usage.
@@warrenbridges1891 yes apparently they were smashing plates and stuff in the music studio in an effort to capture the right sound on the Fairlight CMI.
One of the best basslines ever too
Oh how I chuckled out loud when I saw this in my feed this morning! One of my favourites, the way she wrote the lyrics to tell this tale is exquisite. Knew Amber was gonna love this, not so sure with Jay, but he seemed amenable to it. "Other-worldly" is Kate in a nutshell, I think you're both coming to understand her bona fide genius. Lots left to examine (which below commenters have mentioned), but I think revisiting Wuthering Heights now you've got a better feel for her is a great idea.
Kate Bush is the most creative, innovative and talented Britsh female artist ever, Wurhering heights was wrirrn by her at the age of 15 and performed by her at the tender age of 18 when it went to No1 in the uk charts, her very first British hit single and so unique and different to anything heard before. She has gone on to have so many hits throughout the 1980,s and into the 1990 s all with such different sounds
I love anything by Kate Bush - she was so ahead of her time. Wuthering Heights was No 1 in the UK at the height of the punk era. The Man with the Child in his Eyes is another beautiful song which she wrote when she was only 15 years old.
The Man with the Child in his Eyes is my favorite.
One of my favourites too along with Army Dreamers
“The Man w/ The Child In His Eyes” is 💯🔥🤙🏽😎BTW; HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎂🙏🏼
great reaction..KAte Bush's "The Sensual World" both song and video are something to be seen and react to....for sure...
Agree 100%. Kate is a fantastic music writer, composer and singer. Yet she is even more than all of that... Amazing story teller, dancer with pure movement and that's her magic!
YES! Happy B-Day, Amber. *"This Woman's Work"* is a must. Kate is a Singer/Song Writer/Producer/Dancer - Queen.
They reacted to "This Woman's Work" back in December.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Never fails to make me ball like a baby.
Just clicked, haven't watched, but now you two are really getting into the nitty gritty of music I loved 40 years ago. God bless Kate Bush. And you two, too.
So many Kate Bush songs you need to hit! "Top of the City", "Love And Anger" "This Woman's Work", "Rubberband Girl", "Why Should I Love You?" (bass, lead guitar, backing vocals by Prince), "Be Kind To My Mistakes", "The Sensual World", "And So Is Love". So. Much!
Top of the City is a great shout and is pretty much under the radar as far as KB's songs go
i like rubber band girl
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They already reacted to this woman's work.
And So Is Love makes me cry every time. I get so emotional still almost 30 years later.
The irony of this is that although it's about a woman testing her husband by pretending to be someone else, he falls for her because she reminds him of her when she was younger. There's so much poetry on the idea of love in a long lasting relationship here. A very painful but beautiful story.
HER videos are HER videos. She choreographs them ALL. HER dances, HER songs, SHE writes, produces and arranges them. ALL HER! HER whole 2 hour live act was also completely choreographed by HER!!
Happy Birthday Amber. I've been a Kate Bush fan since Wuthering Heights. As you say, multi talented. Does things her way.
Listen to Kate's: The man with the child in his eyes, I think she was 13? when she wrote that. Like you Amber I love her dance and mime, she is brilliant and beautiful 🥰
Kate Bush is a singer/songwriter/dancer/musician/visual artist. The only one I can think of who checks all the same boxes is Bowie. She's wonderful.
Laura Brevitz You left out producer.
@@warrenbridges1891 Fair.
Damn right, Kate Bush is more than a singer.
You're right guys, she is more than just a singer. Kate Bush is an artiste in every sense of the word. Pianist, singer, songwriter, dancer - trained in interpretive dance and mime - record producer and author. She has recieved numerous awards over the years. She is truly the all round package. But, most notably she is unique.
She was my first crush. Such talent and this is easily my fave song. In fact the album this is on 'Never forever' is incredibly good!
I think some people may not realise how much Kate Bush does, she is not just the singer. She composed both the music and lyrics, played the piano and the synths on it, jointly produced this song and the album, did the choreography of the video and also as it happens sang the song both lead and some backing vocals.
On the currently popular "Running Up That Hill" it's a similar story, composing both lyrics and music, playing those "strange 80's" sounding synths many like, solo producing it, singing again both the lead and backing vocals. That RUTH video was choreographed by Diane Grey though.
The Babooska story is the case of an originally very happily married woman as she ages a bit thinks her husband has lost the longing for her so she decides to test his love by sending him secret, flirtatious, 'love' letters where she calls herself Babooska.
"She wanted to test her husband.
She knew exactly what to do:
A pseudonym to fool him.
She couldn't have made a worse move. "
He doesn't know who it is writing to him but he gets a little excited as they do remind him of his wife when they first met. Sadly for her he does seem to like receiving them, although he is still in love with the woman he originally married and these letters do remind him of her. The wife decides as Babooska to invite him to a restaurant to see if he is faithful, sadly for her he turns up and the strange smashing sound is meant to be the wife throwing most of the restaurant at her husband. The end of a marriage due to a mis-step made by both partners.
I think even Jay could get behind "This Woman's Work" and also her duet with Peter Gabriel, "Don't Give Up". :)
They reacted to "This Woman's Work" in December.
@@Shrykespeare Thanks! I probably watched it, too. Just shows how crappy the old memory is these days, lol :)
You need to listen to This Women's Work.
Kate Bush is an artistic genius on many levels. Closing your eyes is akin to closing your ears to her expressionistic vision. I hope you never stop exploring her music. Try "The Sensual World" next. Be sure to research the literary references and meanings behind her songs.
Kate is simply wonderful. She has such dedicated fans in the UK. She releases new albums rarely and they always sell out straightaway. She toured once in 79, and then not until 2014 when she did a few concerts. Apparently these sold out within 15 minutes! Her music is always evolving and just gets better and better. So many artists have wanted to work with her. And on top of that, she seems a very humble and genuinely lovey human being. One song I think you should definitely try out is Cloudbusting. Again, a very interesting story and video to go with it.
Another great Kate Bush song. Her songs are so unique and classy. I loved this song. Made me run around singing Babooshka. Happy Birthday Amber. 🎁🎁🎈🎈🎂🎂
Her duet with Peter Gabriel "Don't Give
Up" should be next. You'll both love it.
Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
Oh no! I just saw this pop up. LOVE Kate Bush!! So unique. So original.
Kate Bush most contemporary singer STILL out there.
So yes she is so artistic, you have to see her dance and act but most time I listen to her...I just close my eyes... and it is so amazing...
Happy Birthday Amber! I hope that you have had a wonderful time today?
By the way, Kate Bush is a Leo too, as am I. 🙂
Babooshka, is Russian for Grand Mother, the story is about a woman who is feeling old and unattractive so she tries to test her husband to see if he is loyal to her so, she writes him romantic letters signed 'Babooshka', something in the letters he finds attractive, what he finds attractive are the qualities of his wife when she was younger, the sounds at the end are of her smashing the glass which is hiding her as she reveals herself to him. Kate Bush started song writing at the age of 13, she studied mine and interpretive dance with Lindsay Kemp the man who taught David Bowie amongst many others. Another one of hers to check out is, 'Sensual World', and her duet with Peter Gabriel 'Don't Give Up'.
Yeah Kate Bush... when I was younger she sort of scared me a little as her videos are out there but over the years after going through my timelines.... 80s to Reggae dancehall, House, 90s, Pop, Rock and even Jazz and I have had the ability to go back and listen to music before i was born which is great.
I would say that from all the music I have listened to Kate Bush is the most talented female artist, a difficult one to get into at first but when you really start listening she is magical. And she won't get you on the dance floor 😅 but it's all about the music with Kate Bush.
Personally, I love Kate Bush's artistry and music, she has an incredible voice and is a storyteller supreme
Kate Bush is a phenomenal singer and performance artist in it's most beautiful form its truly is hypnotic and majestic she embodies the songs shes sings with pure passion guys Xx
Babushka IS the wife - and the husband knew it the whole time. “She could not have made a worst move.”
Yeah right at the beginning she says she's going to write letters to her husband under a pseudonym. Kinda crucial. 🙂
The twist in the story is that the only reason the husband is interested in "Babooshka" is because she reminds him of the way his wife used to be before she herself began to take their relationship for granted. Thus, when she tries to test him by writing the letters, it backfires on her.
Some highly suggested Kate Bush songs: "This Woman's Work", "Never Be Mine (Director's Cut version)", "Wow", "The Man With The Child In His Eyes."
A belated Happy Birthday, Amber. I’m enjoying watching you both coming to terms with Kate Bush. Don’t force it. She’s a performance artist who is possibly the most original female artist ever. She is more than a singer - singer/songwriter, composer, pianist, producer, music video director and innovator, dancer, mime, choreographer. She doesn’t really do mainstream and is not for everyone.
If you revisit ‘Wuthering Heights’ try the 4K remastered video of her 1979 live performance in Manchester (the closing song at the end of a 3 hour concert). A bit of context might help you better appreciate it. She is portraying a ghost, hence the affected high pitch vocals. This was a 19 year old young woman winning her fight with the record company on what song to release as her first ever single. EMI wanted to release ‘The Man With The Child In His Eyes’ first but Kate insisted it should be ‘Wuthering Heights’. EMI relented thinking the song’s expected failure would teach Kate a lesson. Instead it went to No. 1 and stayed there for four weeks.
Y’all will love this woman’s work Kate bush at her best
You would enjoy Tori Amos. She has that's same artsy beautiful voice and Jay would love her piano playing... her best songs are Silent all these years, Cornflake girl, Crucify me, Leather (my favorite)
Yes! I've been requesting Tori for months! My favorites are "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "Taxi Ride". So amazing.
"Winter" is another great Tori song.
I would love for Tori to be silent all these years, truly. She’s a Kate Bush wannabe. Please tell her to be silent, all these years, and all those years,too!
The song title is just "Cruzify".
You’re right! Entrance to her world is like entering an art gallery of songs, dance, visuals and emotional feelings. If you have the time listen to her singles back catalogue in chronological order.. life changing..
So many female artists have drawn inspiration from Kate Bush, she really is a true artist and was always pushing the boundries of 'acceptable' pop music.
'This Womans Work' and 'Dont Give Up' are def both awesome songs for showing her talent as a singer but I also love the Hounds of Love album. Its def worth listening to the second half (the Ninth Wave), esp if you have read up on what its supposed to about first...its like free form poetry set to music.
The best songs from Kate Bush are "Army Dreamers" and "Breathing"!!
In out in out iiiiiiiiiin! XooX
@@lifewuzonceezr Delicious lol! 🤣🤣🤣
Yes Amber!!! It is all about her lyrics in all her songs.
I love Kate Bush. One of my absolute favourites of hers is ‘Cloudbusting’ (be sure to watch the video clip, it’s key to the narrative). Also her duet with Peter Gabriel, ‘Don’t Give Up’ (an intense yet simple vid clip goes with it). May need tissues with that one.
Would also love to recommend Tasmin Archer’s song ‘Sleeping Satellite’ for a Female Friday.
Happy birthday again (just said it on the Heart vid).
Happy Birthday Amber!!!
Happy Birthday Amber. Love Kate Bush performances. I remember this as a teenager when it was released. Great song about wife testing husband and he falling for her incognito, which was who she used to be. Loved the second costume which is taken almost exactly from a book cover of Raven, Swordmistress of Chaos. Sword, dagger and ridiculous “armour” 🤣, although a bit more of the latter or it would have been banned!
Happy Birthday Amber! :) I am a broken record in regard to Kate Bush. She is my favorite artist of all time, ever. I love this song :)
Happy birthday Amber!! Everyones falling in love with Kate Bush these days, because of Stranger Things! At some point, you need to react to "Don't Give Up", a stirring, beautiful, uplifting duet she did with Peter Gabriel. For more Kate magic, you can do "The Man With The Child in His Eyes", "Hounds of Love", "The Sensual World", or my personal fave, "Rubberband Girl". She also did a great cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man". I might also suggest you give Bjork a try - she's also very artistic, with a unique vocal style. "Army of Me", "Big Time Sensuality", and "It's Oh So Quiet" are great songs by her. Finally, I would request that you give Radiohead another try. They are an incredible band. Jay, you didn't like "Creep" in literally your first week on the channel, and haven't listened to them since. Give them another try. Do a "Creep" redux, or maybe do "Fake Plastic Trees", "High & Dry", or "Karma Police". They are brilliant.
@Patrick Hodges I second everything you’re saying in this comment!!
@Patrick Hodges - I just heard a cover of Rocket Man on the radio 2 weeks ago but I don't know who it was covering it? The Kate Bush cover of Rocket Man is one of the best covers ever and it was way back in the very early 1990's. It was on an album that I think was called Three Small Rooms which consisted of various famous artists covering Elton John songs.
Kate Bush is my favourite, glad to see you are now a fan. She studied dance (and mime) which is why her videos are always full of contemporary dance stories. She's a queen
Kate Bush's best composition ever is "The Man With The Child In His Eyes". I challenge Jay to react to that song, as I am certain he will love it!
Totally agree 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' is a must..also 'WOW'...👌
A brilliant Kate Bush song that everyone overlooks is “Breathing”. Absolutely one to check out.
This is my first time ever hearing her. Quite unique.
It's not just music.. it is theater
Taleen Vezina Multi genre artist. Everything from Irish folk, piano ballads, to prog and hard rock. Singer, composer, pianist, producer, dancer, video director.
she is only in her early twenties here. she bloomed into an amazing artist"DONT GIVE UP" by kate bush and peter gabriel one of the best songs she ever did "A WORLDWIDE 80s SMASH". ; )
Next stop: Tori Amos. "Cornflake Girl", "Silent All these Years", and "Crucify" to start. But as I write this, Fiona Apple also comes to mind. "Sleep to Dream", "Criminal", and "Fast as You Can". I think Jay would really like Fiona Apple.
Kate Bush is the female Peter Gabriel.
Listen to their most difficult music to learn why. Both of their albums from 1980 and 1982 are astoundingly original and brave. Peter's two African-influenced albums in particular broke all ties to how music was written and produced prior to 1980. Kate's 1980 album even has a credit on the back cover, in which she thanks Peter Gabriel "for opening the windows".
And both of them must be seen in their live concert films. If you do revisit "Wuthering Heights", then be sure to watch her 1979 Live concert version, available on TH-cam.
Thanks you guys for listening to Kate Bush!!! Her "Running Up That Hill" is still No.5 on the Billboard chart and she maybe thinking about putting out a new album......Also.....guys...I want you guys to react to "Moments of Pleasure"....."This Woman's Worth".....and "Sensuous World." Now Maxwell did the cover for "This Woman's Worth." But all three songs are Fire!!!
I fell in love with Kate from the very first time I saw her, she's SO beautiful in so many ways xxx
Happy Birthday girlie 🎂 Hope it was a good one, she’s got a great voice!
Kate Bush is a legend the youngest female to write produce and sing her own music. I rediscovered your Peter Gabriel reaction of sledge hammer. Kate and Peter did a Duet Don't Give Up which is a beautiful classic song of hope and support the video with the sun's eclipse behind is brilliant. Many of her songs have a story or message behind them her hounds of love album is extraordinary.
Happy Birthday Amber! If you like Kate Bush, you will also like Tori Amos! She is another singer songwriter who plays piano as her main instrument, and does some theatrical videos as well. As for Kate Bush, she actually studied interpretive dance taught by Lindsay Kemp, a former teacher of David Bowie and mime training with Adam Darius.
Judie Tzuke, Judie Tzuke, Judie Tzuke.
She does all the choreography as well as writing all music and lyrics. The most amazing talent we ever had here in the UK.
Kate Bush and David Bowie were both mentored by legendary word of dance figure Lindsay Kemp.
Check out "Them Heavy People", "Rubberband Girl", "Army Dreamer" and "Breathing" by Kate - when she did Wuthering Heights she was only around 17 years old - she wrote the song and in the video was the ghost of Kathy haunting Heathcliffe hence she wanted to have a ghostly voice rather than a "normal" one. Her artistry is just amazing and she is one of Britain's best loved female artists
You guys should really check out *Tori Amos* her songs are pretty infectious. You can't go wrong with songs like *Silent All These Years, Crucify, Caught A Lite Sneeze,* and *Cornflake Girl.* Plus she plays a mean piano. * Love ❤️ Peace ✌️ and Happiness 😃 Y'all !!*
Tori Amos was once asked if she was influenced by Kate Bush and her answer was no. Which I found dubious, when her sound was obviously derivative of Kate Bush's musical aesthetic at least to my ear, but I'm no authority, so maybe I'm wrong. What do you think?
please do!
@@tjhunger5656 they do have similarities but I think *Kate's* a little more adventurous in her journey of musical blending. Just MHO.
Tori rules.
Winter would be a good starting point, too.
Kate Bush is, by far, my favorite female artist. This is a very rich rabbit hole to go down. Happy Birthday Mama! 🎂❤️🍾
This is a great song(and video) I got into Kate Bush after watching your reaction to "Wuthering Heights" 😀 In The video and song for "Wuthering Heights" she's playing the Ghost Cathy from the Classic novel "of the same name. Her singing in that song is supposed to be the ghost of cathy singing to Heathcliff. I read the novel after watching ya'lls reaction and then totally understood the song. There is even a Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights day where people dress like her and dance to the song 😀 There's videos of it here on You Tube 😀
I'm really glad Wuthering Heights is still taking people to the original novel, thanks for posting that Stephen. Like most people I didn't know much about it when the song arrived in 1978, I had that vague knowledge of it being a dry Victorian-era novel of awkward clothes and awkward manners and I think my knowledge was as much informed by a Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch from earlier in the 70s which involved Cathy and Heathcliff signalling to each other across the wild and windy moors of Yorkshire using semaphore flag signals ("O.H. C.A.T.H.Y." in flag signals from him, and then the camera zoomed in to her on another hill... "O.H. H.E.A.T.H.C.L.I.F.F." she replies in flag signals... it was a slow sketch, but very funny) as much as by the novel. I eventually read it years later, maybe in the 90s, and was amazed to find it was an easy read and a great ghost story, I would recommend it (but then, I enjoyed War and Peace, twice)
btw, I've always had a sneaking suspicion the Monty Python sketch influenced Kate's video for Wuthering Heights, easpecially at the end when she waves as she fades away. Monty Python was *huge* in the UK in the early 70s, I'm sure Kate would have watched it on a Sunday night and talked about it on Monday morning at school, we all did. I don't think people quite appreciate Kate's sense of humour...
Happy Birthday! Wishing you all the best on this special day! And I love Kate! Since the 80's to now!
This is Kate's version of the "Pina Colada" song, except this one ends badly. Her husband goes to meet the "other woman", not realizing it is his wife all along and she is Not happy !
Babooshka actually means Grandmother but Kate didn't know that when she wrote the song.
Please react to "Suspended in Gaffa" by Kate.
A truly unique artist, loved her since wuthering heights so much talent.
I said this after the last Kate Bush reaction video and I will say it again: You need to listen to Don't Give Up, her duet with Peter Gabriel! His voice is positively amazing and it is such a beautifully touching song. Please make that the next Kate Bush OR Peter Gabriel song you react to.
Has anyone mentioned ,Cloud busting ,yet .The official Video with Donald Sutherland is great and helps the song to make sense ,Kate's diction is also great so the lyrics aren't really needed.
You're both right about Kate Bush being a true artist, and this is quite a subversive and dark song. It's the story of a wife testing her husband's fidelity by assuming the role of Babooshka, an exotic other woman. The wife sends him "scented letters" first and then "arranges a place to go" where she dresses incognito as the Babooshka character, all to see if her husband remains faithful to her. I don't think he passes the test!
The only problem is that's it's a crappy song.
@@jcsilva1225 Well, that's subjective. I think it's one of her best.
@@PaulWhytcross Best song on the album is "Breathing" for my money. An unborn foetus afraid of being born during a nuclear war. Who else writes that sort of shit?
I see this song about a woman lost in her wife/mother role, she has lost her connection she once had and why she married her husband, her alta ego was her bridge for reconnection allowing it to occur without judgement and old resentments.
Happy birthday Amber 🥳🎂
I adore Kate Bush, but you do have to be careful where you start. I wouldn't say she is an acquired taste, but I would definitely say that it's good to allow your appreciation to build. If I may, I would recommend Night of the Swallow, off The Dreaming. Fantastic song, and a cool story.
You pretty much have nailed the story line of the song. There are certain songs by Kate Bush that you will notice that she will use key words to express a specific emotion. In this case Babushka, the word is used to express outrage and almost hysterical anger. Of course she plays a completely different character during the chorus where her eyes get big and wide. This is definitely a song where the video is helpful in the story telling.
The name "Babooshka" -- Russian for "grandmother" -- is a pretty clear hint at how old the couple in the song actually are. Their youth together is an exciting memory.
Kate was/is so special!🏴
'She's out of this world' - well said!! If you are into "out of this world music", check out Cocteau Twins. 'Heaven or Las Vegas' or 'I wear your ring' comes to mind.
The Cocteau Twins are one of my all time favorites. Cherry coloured funk, Bluebeard, fottzepolitic 🖤
At last ! Someone who really knows there stuff. "Pur" would blow people away.