It’s amusing that the song Running Up That Hill and the Hounds Of Love album formed a resurgence of interest in Kate Bush in the 1980s, and they’ve now done the same in the 2020s 😃
I prefer the B side of Hounds of love called The 9th Wave. Side A was the side to keep the record companies happy, it the B SIDE is the REAL. album that Kate wanted to make.
Listening to her mature voice when she did her final tour in 2014 was a profound experience. She had lost none of her range, none of her expressiveness, none of her power. And yet it was as different from this as night is to day- but no less beautiful. I consider her among the greatest of rock singers- with Aretha Franklin, and Annie Lennox and Annie Haslam- but her willingness to experiment and to take control of her musical life was well ahead of her time.
Great choice of vocalists, love Annie Haslam and her recordings with Renaissance as well as her solo stuff. You could add Maggie Bell and Christine MacVie to that list.
I enjoy Stranger Things, but I seriously think the best thing to come out of the show was an entire new generation discovering Kate Bush. As an extra bonus, Metallica is also gaining a new generation of fans. Good music will always be timeless.
So glad she has hit the big time AGAIN. She does not like to perform live. If you have not already seen it, definitely watch the official video. It is amazing. Her dancing is equal her music.
This song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. She is so original and expressive. Her voice carries so much emotion and character. I think it would be impossible for anyone else to sound quite like her. And isn't that the best thing an artist could wish for?
Yes, she is amazing and unique. I can't sing like here, but I've covered it myself with a very deep voice here th-cam.com/video/s8cXWWqF9lo/w-d-xo.html
This isn’t a live performance, it’s the original studio version. There’s only two recordings of this song live - one with David Gilmore and another for the Before The Dawn live album 😇💓
Time flies, this was a hit years ago and kate bush just turned 64 , fantastic for her , oh and happy birthday kate , thank you Beth for reviewing this talented woman, I know you've already done iron maiden, unreal, but they're touring again
😊 I commented on your 'react to Wuthering Heights' video and was hoping you'd have more Kate Bush. I'd loved her since waaaaay back as a kid in the 70's and it's so cool and fun to see a professional analysis. You're awesome! AND a Scot! Like me!! Anyway, end of ramble - thanks. More Kate Bush please - I've been listening to L'amour Looks Something Like This a lot lately. Her voice is seriously all over the place in that, in the most amazing way imaginable - am-a-ziiiiing!!! Thank you!!
Mariah Carey and Kate Bush have the same range… Dave Gilmore discovered her as a teenager and she is amazing!!! Crazy vocal range and awesome dancer too…
Kate is the godess! Writing and performing these masterpieces, 3000 years ago like... She was a ahead of time. Thinking "A woman´s work", "Man with a child in his eyes", "Cloudbusting" , "Babushka", "Wuthering heiigts"... Totally unique! So happy for her with the Stranger things-success. Thanks Beth for doing this one! 🙂 I like you almost as much... ;-)
Kate can create so many colours in her sound by very simple actions. You've noted the 'wide' sound, for instance. I love how Kate works with both tenderness and defiance in her singing, it's so effective. Thanks for interesting videos about singing. I was a singer at London College of Music, mostly Lieder and music theatre. Your comments would've really helped me!
My first experience with Kate was on "Saturday Night Live" in 1978 (yes, I'm old,) and I've been a fan of her's ever since. There's a live performance of this song from a concert, that features Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, who "discovered" Kate when she was a teen. Her entire catalog is amazing! If you ever get a chance, try and watch her concert video, "Kate Bush, Live at Hammersmith Odeon" from 1979, it's amazing to see her perform and dance!
I like what you were saying about the 80's 'up' swing in notes. I heard Jane Siberry doing it on Mimi On The Beach and loved it. Kate Bush is serious goals. Great analysis Beth!
I have been a fan since this and the album Hounds of Love came out in the mid 80s. She's one of those hyper-unique, un-copyable singers whose voice will stick in your head after you have listened to anything of them for the first time and you'll never get bored of them, like with David Bowie or Tom Waits or Björk.
Well, we can thank Stranger Things for introducing a lot of younger people to good music from the old days, when the formulaic music wasn't pushed down the throats of people by algorithms. Because nowadays exciting artists don't break through because of those computer programs.
Don't feel too bad, I was a kid in the 80s and I had never heard this song until the ST rebirth. The only thing I remember about Kate Bush was her duet with Peter Gabrielle on Don't Give Up.
@@1972LittleC Formulaic music has been pushed down our throats since the invention of media controlled radio waves. TV made it even worse. Don't blame the internet for a problem that has existed since the 50's. Radio/TV has always been about playing the music that brings in the most money. That's the same algorithm being used today.
That song went viral when I bought the vinyl 1985 😉I can recommend the documentaries at youtube about her. Extraordinary artist. And so many great songs.One of the most interesting voices from the 20th century.
I'm gonna suggest a Kate Bush song that is hardly ever mentioned and yet it's amazing and really shows her vocal athleticism, Don't push your foot on the heartbrake. It's just great 👍 👌
I love you channel .we didn't have digital.. back than.. kate.. had such much passion.. she probably weighed 120.. mabye.. what a voice ... I loved her as a 12 year old boy.. and still do.. something in her voice ... hit me like a freight train.. I really think some people sing with their soul.. and it flows through you. I really loved peter and kate on don't give up...
To your point at the end of your video about Kate's resurgence, It's very cool to see a lot of artists having a second go around because of social media apps such as TikTok. I recently saw an interview on Australian 60 Minutes with Billy Joel where he described his audience as having more young people than ever before, mostly due to the massive play of his song Zanzibar on TikTok. I think record companies really need to look at the big picture when it comes to reactors such as yourself and the blocking of content because I guarantee that with the help of people like you they are seeing upticks in sales directly from new audiences being exposed to great music that they would otherwise never hear! Keep up the great work Beth! Rawr!
Kate Bush fan since the 70s here - I loved 'Running Up That Hill' in 1985 when it was first in the UK charts, then in 2012 when it appeared in the closing ceremony of the London Olympics - note that the dancers of the Olympics closing ceremony, used her movements in their performance. When I watched Stranger Things, I was over the moon. I was also ecstatic that another of my favourites - Siouxsie and the Banchees, Spellbound was used in the closing credits - The Duffer Brothers really do have good musical tastes.
Back in the day about 1990 before cd's took over records and casetes were the norn, i remenber swing out sister and kim wilde, spelt her name correctly these two were real breaths of frest air. The kate bush song sounds very 90's , the motels. I wrote some song lyrics but failed to apply for US copyrights, they did appear in some records, 30 years later i finally understood what i had done so very easily before. Now again i have plenty o work to do and with a little help from my friends who are well taken care of.
This is simply great! I've been a Kate Bush fan for some time, have probably heard this song a thousand times and thought I captured all the little details (as a singer and producer I just LOVE looking for little details in vocals and production, I'm sure you can understand haha). But I learned something new from this video - the little flick before she ended the bridge. I never really noticed that before and it's so interesting! Thanks for the amazing video :D
I've just put a comment regarding that version. Is the only actual time at that time it was done live with Dave Gilmour and Tony Franklin (bass player).
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I love Kate Bush. Another cassette I played (I'll admit I had to look it up and go by the cover to get the name) to death in high school was "Hounds of Love." She has such an interesting and amazing voice. It reminds me again that Beth needs to check out the Dutch metal band "Blackbriar." The singer there, Zora, is a big Kate Bush fan, I believe. You can certainly hear the influence in her vocals, as I made the connection even before I heard Zora was a big fan of Kate. Blackbriar also makes music about dark fae and supernatural things. They are very talented and their videos are pretty cool too.
@BethRoars - look up the version of this Kate did with David Gilmour in 1987! David plays the keyboard parts arranged for guitar and it is a very good version of this.
Great breakdown of Kate Bush. I havent done this for ages, but it would be great if you had a look at Alice Russell, doing a cover of the Ceelo Green song, Crazy. She blows him out the water.
Love to hear your views on The Seer by Big Country on which Kate does backing vocals. Unfortunately there are no live or even lip sync or Top Of The Pops appearance versions of it for obvious reasons.
@@warrenbridges1891 I'm a Big Country fan off to see them in Doncaster Saturday. Only missing one studio album and that's the 9th one with Mike Peters from The Alarm on vocals.
I don't know what Stranger Things is but I was thinking about how someone gets excited hear Running Up That Hill and now gets to indulge in the rest of her catalog, like swimming in Heaven.
Songs that might be a little bit more typical of Kate (does she do typical? I don't know) would include The Kick Inside, Coffee Homeground, Lionheart, The Dreaming, Suspended In Gaffer, This Woman's Work, Under The Ivy and Don't Push Your Foot On the Heartbrake.
@@frankswarbrick7562 yes, that was a trope on the German channels back in the day. Iron Maiden even mocked that when they appeared, where they exchanged positions and instruments while "playing"
I wondered about that, it sounded too perfect. There's also the bit about a few lines with what sounds like backing vocals, when there's no one else with a microphone on stage :O
Been a fan of hers since the 8ties. She's outstanding! But: have you heard aubout australian multi-instrumentalist and singer Micheal Mills, singing wuthering heights in original key? There is a playthrough of this album "I like it", here on YT. It's the last song. (Not on the album.) Go for it! Michael is fantastic!
I would love to hear you react to Shawn Phillips. Absolutely excellent voice, strong songwriting and guitar playing with a delightful crew of collaborators.
band: sumo song: heroine powerful live performance: th-cam.com/video/RNXDxGn56K0/w-d-xo.html italian born, English educated man moves to Argentina escaping his heroine addiction and forms one of the most influential bands to date in the Argentinian rock scene. his is a tragic and short lived story but an interesting one nonetheless.
Kate Bush singing so differently compared to other musicians. I like it! 💯🙂 Another fantastisc singer you need to react to is. Vicky Leandros - Apres Toi. Eurovision Song Contest 1972. "Vicky The winner". 💯🙂
Oooh ooooh do "Suspended In Gaffa!" I know you probably have, like, other artists to analyze or whatever. But I would love to see a compare/contrast between "Suspended In Gaffa" and "Running Up That Hill".
Hey Beth, I love your channel and you do a great job with each new video… I think it’s great how you don’t discriminate any genre or style of singing at all and keep it very diverse. That being said, I think you have to do Chino Moreno from Deftones. You’ve done Manyard James Keenan from Tool and they both did a song together called Passenger. Now it’s tough for me to decide on a great Deftones song to showcase Chinos vocals and range however, one obscure one that definitely shows just how special chino’s voice is would have to be knife party. The song in itself doesn’t have too much over the top vocals to it until about 3/4’s into the song during this one main break. What he does with his voice is absolutely insane. I can only imagine he was classically trained vocally in order to still after 30yrs maintain his vocals even with all the screaming he does every night, but the control of his voice along with the fact that his voice from studio to live is nearly indistinguishable. It blows my mind how absolutely incredible he sounds live and still sounds to this day live. You should look into him and try to make a video of Chino Moreno from Deftones. I’m sure your rock fans would very much appreciate it and be very happy that you did so. Thanks Beth, keep roaring
I actually suspected this to be full-on lip-synch, and not just backing tracks and audio fill... Lene Lovich was doing the flip-up stuff you mention at 5:20... couple other Germans too. but I think Kate actually was influenced by Irish vocal folk traditions more than any pop stuff. I always heard the two core differences with her- her high range, and her Celtic phrasings and influences,... but I really think this "performance" was audio-synching.
I agree about the lip-synch, as it sounds too much like the album. But as long as this version gets to stay up, I don't see a problem with Beth's analysis. If a live version is really needed, there is the Bush-Gilmour version from 1987. That is definitely not pre-recorded. Or the version she made for the 2012 London Olympics might be of interest for how her voice changed over 30 years.
It is nice to see Kate Bush, and her music gaining so much attention recently, due to the sudden popularity of 'Climbing up that Hill'. I would love to hear you discuss Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' (the 2000 version!)👍🎶🎶🎶
If anyone is interested, check out Blackbriar (with Zora as lead singer). This band is so talented and involved. And it's quite a bit like Kate Bush meets Evanescence...
The only thing you said that I disagree with is that she usually sings with a very high voice full of twang… She only really did that for Wuthering Heights. At least that extreme. Most of her songs are sung like this, from what I found. She does have other songs where she uses a higher voice or some twang , but it’s an intermittent spurts, not like she sings Wuthering Heights.
Try checking out the actual proper live version probably one and only time around that time it was done live with a band, done at The Secret Policeman's 3rd Ball in 1987. Enter Dave Gilmour, Kate Bush Running Up That Hill (you want the one from Pink Floyd channel). I say proper live as obviously theband are miming playing instruments but Kate probably singing live but the Policeman's Ball one you actually hear what it should be like properly.
in this song is about making a deal with God for a man and a woman to change places so that they could experience what each what each other experiences that's why she sings about making a deal with God
I've loved Kate Bush since I was a kid in the 70's (Wuthering heights is still my favourite). So stoked that a new young generation is able to appreciate such amazing music today when are being force fed such crap these days.
Note that they are just moving to the studio recording It's especially obvious in the percussions. The drummer can't do all those different sounds with a single drum. I suggested this already a few months back, but please have a look a Volbeat/Michael Poulsen.
She is not singing live here. For the live version, see "Kate Bush /David Gilmour - "Running Up That Hill" from the Secret Policeman's Third Ball 1987.
Bush said the lyrics address the inability of men and women to understand each other. She imagined that by making "a deal with God", they could exchange places and reach a greater understanding.The song was originally titled "A Deal with God", but representatives at EMI Records feared this would make it unpopular in more religious countries.The album version of the song is listed as "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". The music video features Bush performing an interpretive dance with dancer Misha Hervieu.The video was directed by David Garfath while the dance routines were choreographed by Diane Grey.Bush and Hervieu are shown wearing grey hakama.Bush wanted the dancing in "Running Up That Hill" to be more of a classical performance. She stated that dance in music videos was "being used quite trivially, it was being exploited: haphazard images, busy, lots of dances, without really the serious expression, and wonderful expression, that dance can give. So we felt how interesting it would be to make a very simple routine between two people, almost classic, and very simply filmed. So that's what we tried, really, to do a serious piece of dance." The choreography draws upon contemporary dance with a repeated gesture suggestive of drawing a bow and arrow, intercut with surreal sequences of Bush and Hervieu searching through crowds of masked strangers. At the climax of the song, Bush's partner withdraws from her and the two are then swept away from each other and down a long hall in opposite directions by an endless stream of anonymous figures wearing masks made from pictures of Bush and Hervieu's faces. MTV chose not to show this video (at the time of its original release) and instead used a playback "live" performance of the song recorded at a promotional appearance on the BBC TV show Wogan. According to Paddy Bush, "MTV weren't particularly interested in broadcasting videos that didn't have synchronized lip movements in them. They liked the idea of people singing songs.".
The only version of this song that is anywhere as good as Kate Bush's version was done by Track and Field. The best way to watch a video of this song by them, is to see the one done in the show Warehouse 13, Season 3 Episode 11, "Emily Lake". It is a thousand times more powerful if you've watched the series up to that point. Honestly it is one of the most moving parts of any series I've ever seen. Claudia screaming sends chills!
I believe that Kate here was lip synching. Of course the music too was the studio version. To my knowledge, the only live version Kate ever sang (at least until the Before the Dawn concerts) was this one, from The Secret Policeman's Third Ball in 1987, featuring a guitar player that you all know: th-cam.com/video/Lk7AVm0Ome0/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction to a now popular song. Question how did the audience hear the guitars the do not appear to be plugged in. May I plug a great old Scottish band? Stone the Crows from the 70's . A sad tale.
Lets not forget Kates amazing talent as a Producer!She was an Modular Synth Genius back in the days
It’s amusing that the song Running Up That Hill and the Hounds Of Love album formed a resurgence of interest in Kate Bush in the 1980s, and they’ve now done the same in the 2020s 😃
I prefer the B side of Hounds of love called The 9th Wave. Side A was the side to keep the record companies happy, it the B SIDE is the REAL. album that Kate wanted to make.
Kate's music puts me in a trance.
I feel the same way
ahhh..80's playback concerts for tv..lol... loved them..
Kate Bush her music and her voice got me through my teenage years so actually she saved my life
she is amazing love kate bush
yes, I love her, too
Listening to her mature voice when she did her final tour in 2014 was a profound experience. She had lost none of her range, none of her expressiveness, none of her power. And yet it was as different from this as night is to day- but no less beautiful. I consider her among the greatest of rock singers- with Aretha Franklin, and Annie Lennox and Annie Haslam- but her willingness to experiment and to take control of her musical life was well ahead of her time.
Great choice of vocalists, love Annie Haslam and her recordings with Renaissance as well as her solo stuff. You could add Maggie Bell and Christine MacVie to that list.
Sandy Denny was another greater singer. She was taken to early.
I enjoy Stranger Things, but I seriously think the best thing to come out of the show was an entire new generation discovering Kate Bush.
As an extra bonus, Metallica is also gaining a new generation of fans.
Good music will always be timeless.
Kate Bush is one of the most important, fantastic and magical artist of the world (sensual?)
Loooove her from the start until Now!!!! ,
So glad she has hit the big time AGAIN. She does not like to perform live. If you have not already seen it, definitely watch the official video. It is amazing. Her dancing is equal her music.
I’ve been a fan since way before she was “rediscovered.” So unique as a singer and songwriter. This is not even close to her most impressive work.
Yes, she's amazing
This song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. She is so original and expressive. Her voice carries so much emotion and character. I think it would be impossible for anyone else to sound quite like her. And isn't that the best thing an artist could wish for?
Yes, she is amazing and unique. I can't sing like here, but I've covered it myself with a very deep voice here th-cam.com/video/s8cXWWqF9lo/w-d-xo.html
This isn’t a live performance, it’s the original studio version. There’s only two recordings of this song live - one with David Gilmore and another for the Before The Dawn live album 😇💓
I'm amazed Beth didn't point this out since it's very obvious.
The instruments aren't even plugged in.
Watch the fucking video and stfu damn bro ppl always bitching bout something 🙄
This was great to see live in 2014, her voice was a little deeper in her mid fifties, but still very strong.
I would have loved to be there, it must have been amazing
Her energy so powerful and natural!
Yes, it really is
This woman’s work is my favorite
Yes, and that video hits so hard, doesn't it...
Time flies, this was a hit years ago and kate bush just turned 64 , fantastic for her , oh and happy birthday kate , thank you Beth for reviewing this talented woman, I know you've already done iron maiden, unreal, but they're touring again
😊 I commented on your 'react to Wuthering Heights' video and was hoping you'd have more Kate Bush. I'd loved her since waaaaay back as a kid in the 70's and it's so cool and fun to see a professional analysis. You're awesome! AND a Scot! Like me!! Anyway, end of ramble - thanks. More Kate Bush please - I've been listening to L'amour Looks Something Like This a lot lately. Her voice is seriously all over the place in that, in the most amazing way imaginable - am-a-ziiiiing!!! Thank you!!
Mariah Carey and Kate Bush have the same range… Dave Gilmore discovered her as a teenager and she is amazing!!! Crazy vocal range and awesome dancer too…
David Gilmour bankrolled her first album
So you are saying Mariah could have been interesting
No. He bankrolled her demo for the label@@malcolmrayner6674
Kate is the godess! Writing and performing these masterpieces, 3000 years ago like... She was a ahead of time. Thinking "A woman´s work", "Man with a child in his eyes", "Cloudbusting" , "Babushka", "Wuthering heiigts"... Totally unique! So happy for her with the Stranger things-success.
Thanks Beth for doing this one! 🙂 I like you almost as much... ;-)
Although I have several of Kate Bush's CDs, its been a while since listening. Army Dreamers always hits hard. 😞
Kate can create so many colours in her sound by very simple actions. You've noted the 'wide' sound, for instance. I love how Kate works with both tenderness and defiance in her singing, it's so effective. Thanks for interesting videos about singing. I was a singer at London College of Music, mostly Lieder and music theatre. Your comments would've really helped me!
My first experience with Kate was on "Saturday Night Live" in 1978 (yes, I'm old,) and I've been a fan of her's ever since. There's a live performance of this song from a concert, that features Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, who "discovered" Kate when she was a teen. Her entire catalog is amazing! If you ever get a chance, try and watch her concert video, "Kate Bush, Live at Hammersmith Odeon" from 1979, it's amazing to see her perform and dance!
I like what you were saying about the 80's 'up' swing in notes. I heard Jane Siberry doing it on Mimi On The Beach and loved it. Kate Bush is serious goals. Great analysis Beth!
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed my analysis Keep exploring and enjoying music!
I have seen Jane Siberry live several times and she is wonderful.
I have been a fan since this and the album Hounds of Love came out in the mid 80s. She's one of those hyper-unique, un-copyable singers whose voice will stick in your head after you have listened to anything of them for the first time and you'll never get bored of them, like with David Bowie or Tom Waits or Björk.
I still have her LP album Dreaming, consider that record one ot the best. But Cloudbusting and Babushka is her best songs
I'm only in my mid-20s but this song, even when watching this video, gives me chills. Yes, I did learn of the song from ST
Well, we can thank Stranger Things for introducing a lot of younger people to good music from the old days, when the formulaic music wasn't pushed down the throats of people by algorithms. Because nowadays exciting artists don't break through because of those computer programs.
Don't feel too bad, I was a kid in the 80s and I had never heard this song until the ST rebirth. The only thing I remember about Kate Bush was her duet with Peter Gabrielle on Don't Give Up.
@@1972LittleC Formulaic music has been pushed down our throats since the invention of media controlled radio waves. TV made it even worse.
Don't blame the internet for a problem that has existed since the 50's.
Radio/TV has always been about playing the music that brings in the most money. That's the same algorithm being used today.
yes, what a great song...
That song went viral when I bought the vinyl 1985 😉I can recommend the documentaries at youtube about her. Extraordinary artist. And so many great songs.One of the most interesting voices from the 20th century.
I'm gonna suggest a Kate Bush song that is hardly ever mentioned and yet it's amazing and really shows her vocal athleticism, Don't push your foot on the heartbrake. It's just great 👍 👌
The live version from Hammersmith Odeon please.
I love you channel .we didn't have digital.. back than.. kate.. had such much passion.. she probably weighed 120.. mabye.. what a voice ... I loved her as a 12 year old boy.. and still do.. something in her voice ... hit me like a freight train.. I really think some people sing with their soul.. and it flows through you. I really loved peter and kate on don't give up...
Excepcional ! Me produce taantas cosas. Adoro esta cancion.
Enjoy!
yhis is my teens and twenties! I break down hearing this EVERY time.
yes, it's so unique
Loved Voiceplay's version of this song with Ashley Diane, it was really cool, the effects that they had on the song and video.
Kate Bush is everything!
Not only vocal its good. Drums and gutair is amazing.
To your point at the end of your video about Kate's resurgence, It's very cool to see a lot of artists having a second go around because of social media apps such as TikTok. I recently saw an interview on Australian 60 Minutes with Billy Joel where he described his audience as having more young people than ever before, mostly due to the massive play of his song Zanzibar on TikTok.
I think record companies really need to look at the big picture when it comes to reactors such as yourself and the blocking of content because I guarantee that with the help of people like you they are seeing upticks in sales directly from new audiences being exposed to great music that they would otherwise never hear! Keep up the great work Beth! Rawr!
Kate Bush fan since the 70s here - I loved 'Running Up That Hill' in 1985 when it was first in the UK charts, then in 2012 when it appeared in the closing ceremony of the London Olympics - note that the dancers of the Olympics closing ceremony, used her movements in their performance. When I watched Stranger Things, I was over the moon. I was also ecstatic that another of my favourites - Siouxsie and the Banchees, Spellbound was used in the closing credits - The Duffer Brothers really do have good musical tastes.
Back in the day about 1990 before cd's took over records and casetes were the norn, i remenber swing out sister and kim wilde, spelt her name correctly these two were real breaths of frest air. The kate bush song sounds very 90's , the motels. I wrote some song lyrics but failed to apply for US copyrights, they did appear in some records, 30 years later i finally understood what i had done so very easily before. Now again i have plenty o work to do and with a little help from my friends who are well taken care of.
Wow! I really love that song, and I’d never heard it before!
This is simply great! I've been a Kate Bush fan for some time, have probably heard this song a thousand times and thought I captured all the little details (as a singer and producer I just LOVE looking for little details in vocals and production, I'm sure you can understand haha). But I learned something new from this video - the little flick before she ended the bridge. I never really noticed that before and it's so interesting! Thanks for the amazing video :D
Fun fact:
Kate Bush was discovered by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Kate rarely performed live, but she performed live with Gilmour several times.
you should react kate bush running up that hill ft david gilmour live 1987
That is one that is definitely live, I think the example Beth is using here, is lip synced (like most TV Appearances at the time).
I've just put a comment regarding that version. Is the only actual time at that time it was done live with Dave Gilmour and Tony Franklin (bass player).
How are we supposed to know which one that one is? Does it say Dave Gilmore in the title?
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Can you react to "Come as you are" - Crowder.
He has a unique voice I'm curious for your take on it.
Hi ! Have you ever heard of Antonella Ruggiero from Matia Bazar ? I suggest you to listen to "I feel you" a huge success of them. It's an english version of their worldwide hit "ti sento", right from the magical 80s. You can rate both, the original in Italian and the English one. Let me know. Thanks.
You should dig some more into Kate's musical descendants, like Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, and Imogen Heap.
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I love Kate Bush. Another cassette I played (I'll admit I had to look it up and go by the cover to get the name) to death in high school was "Hounds of Love." She has such an interesting and amazing voice.
It reminds me again that Beth needs to check out the Dutch metal band "Blackbriar." The singer there, Zora, is a big Kate Bush fan, I believe. You can certainly hear the influence in her vocals, as I made the connection even before I heard Zora was a big fan of Kate. Blackbriar also makes music about dark fae and supernatural things. They are very talented and their videos are pretty cool too.
There is also a lot of sound effect on the vocal track. Unforgettable song and voice yet!
Great reaction and analysis as usual. I love to here you react to the Voiceplay version
Yes! Voiceplay crushes this cover, and I would love to hear your reaction to their acapella version.
@BethRoars - look up the version of this Kate did with David Gilmour in 1987! David plays the keyboard parts arranged for guitar and it is a very good version of this.
Great breakdown of Kate Bush.
I havent done this for ages, but it would be great if you had a look at Alice Russell, doing a cover of the Ceelo Green song, Crazy. She blows him out the water.
Thanks to Stranger Things, the youth now knows this song, and they’re loving it.
Its good the youth are discovering and listening to good music for a change.
Youth? I'm 40 and never heard this the first time around like a week ago,its great
Kate Bush... My teenager's crush... She is magic at least for me.
I love Kate Bush. Love her. That said, Placebo's cover of this song is easily my favourite version. It's so captivating.
I've been a fan of Kate since her performance on Saturday Night Live in the late 70s. Still am. Check out "The Dreaming " album. It's amazing.
Same here! That's when I first saw her, went out the next day and bought her first album, have worshipped her ever since.
Yes, "The Dreaming" is such a treasure...
The Dreaming is better than The Hounds of Love, IMHO, but not by much.
About time. Most of the new fans been waiting for this reaction...
We need more keytars in the world. They just make everything better.
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Great Beth, as always!
Love to hear your views on The Seer by Big Country on which Kate does backing vocals. Unfortunately there are no live or even lip sync or Top Of The Pops appearance versions of it for obvious reasons.
James Wendorff I bought the album. Kate sounds ethereal. Love the Celtic vibe, .
@@warrenbridges1891 I'm a Big Country fan off to see them in Doncaster Saturday. Only missing one studio album and that's the 9th one with Mike Peters from The Alarm on vocals.
I don't know what Stranger Things is but I was thinking about how someone gets excited hear Running Up That Hill and now gets to indulge in the rest of her catalog, like swimming in Heaven.
Songs that might be a little bit more typical of Kate (does she do typical? I don't know) would include The Kick Inside, Coffee Homeground, Lionheart, The Dreaming, Suspended In Gaffer, This Woman's Work, Under The Ivy and Don't Push Your Foot On the Heartbrake.
when i see it right, it's taken on the german tv-channel zdf. at that time, they only did play back in the tv-shows
This could easily be a recording, she's so good
I think it was lip-synced to the original recording.
@@frankswarbrick7562 yes, that was a trope on the German channels back in the day. Iron Maiden even mocked that when they appeared, where they exchanged positions and instruments while "playing"
I wondered about that, it sounded too perfect. There's also the bit about a few lines with what sounds like backing vocals, when there's no one else with a microphone on stage :O
I need a Beth reaction to an INXS song. Michael Hutchence was so iconic
can't get more 80's than that keytar
Ah, I was hoping this was going to the live version with David Gilmour and Tony Franklin (on fretless bass). That version is just so odd and lovely.
I'm pretty sure this is mimed to the album studio recording - every breath and sibilance is identical.
I haven't watched the entire reaction yet so I may be speaking prematurely, but I'm not sure that Beth thinks this was sung live.
Been a fan of hers since the 8ties. She's outstanding! But: have you heard aubout australian multi-instrumentalist and singer Micheal Mills, singing wuthering heights in original key? There is a playthrough of this album "I like it", here on YT.
It's the last song. (Not on the album.) Go for it! Michael is fantastic!
I would love to hear you react to Shawn Phillips. Absolutely excellent voice, strong songwriting and guitar playing with a delightful crew of collaborators.
band: sumo
song: heroine
powerful live performance: th-cam.com/video/RNXDxGn56K0/w-d-xo.html
italian born, English educated man moves to Argentina escaping his heroine addiction and forms one of the most influential bands to date in the Argentinian rock scene. his is a tragic and short lived story but an interesting one nonetheless.
Kate Bush singing so differently compared to other musicians. I like it! 💯🙂
Another fantastisc singer you need to react to is.
Vicky Leandros - Apres Toi. Eurovision Song Contest 1972. "Vicky The winner". 💯🙂
Another singer is Kate Miller-Heike with great range and does not stay in the mould
Oooh ooooh do "Suspended In Gaffa!"
I know you probably have, like, other artists to analyze or whatever. But I would love to see a compare/contrast between "Suspended In Gaffa" and "Running Up That Hill".
Hey Beth, I love your channel and you do a great job with each new video… I think it’s great how you don’t discriminate any genre or style of singing at all and keep it very diverse. That being said, I think you have to do Chino Moreno from Deftones. You’ve done Manyard James Keenan from Tool and they both did a song together called Passenger. Now it’s tough for me to decide on a great Deftones song to showcase Chinos vocals and range however, one obscure one that definitely shows just how special chino’s voice is would have to be knife party. The song in itself doesn’t have too much over the top vocals to it until about 3/4’s into the song during this one main break. What he does with his voice is absolutely insane. I can only imagine he was classically trained vocally in order to still after 30yrs maintain his vocals even with all the screaming he does every night, but the control of his voice along with the fact that his voice from studio to live is nearly indistinguishable. It blows my mind how absolutely incredible he sounds live and still sounds to this day live. You should look into him and try to make a video of Chino Moreno from Deftones. I’m sure your rock fans would very much appreciate it and be very happy that you did so. Thanks Beth, keep roaring
I do hope you will react to Jon Anderson (from Yes), he has a wonderful voice. and You And I from the Symphonic Live is phenomenal
Have you seen the cover done by Leo from frogleapstudios? Great as always and he's featuring his daughter in the video.
Yes, Leo's is a great one! If you're curious, check out this sung with a very low voice th-cam.com/video/s8cXWWqF9lo/w-d-xo.html
I actually suspected this to be full-on lip-synch, and not just backing tracks and audio fill... Lene Lovich was doing the flip-up stuff you mention at 5:20... couple other Germans too. but I think Kate actually was influenced by Irish vocal folk traditions more than any pop stuff. I always heard the two core differences with her- her high range, and her Celtic phrasings and influences,... but I really think this "performance" was audio-synching.
I agree about the lip-synch, as it sounds too much like the album.
But as long as this version gets to stay up, I don't see a problem with Beth's analysis.
If a live version is really needed, there is the Bush-Gilmour version from 1987. That is definitely not pre-recorded.
Or the version she made for the 2012 London Olympics might be of interest for how her voice changed over 30 years.
I remember listened to it like 18 years ago... covered by Within Temptation... Yeah Sharon den Adel.
Love your channel! I've been a Kate Bush fan for years. Would love to hear your take on her song "This Woman's Work"
Beautiful!
It is nice to see Kate Bush, and her music gaining so much attention recently, due to the sudden popularity of 'Climbing up that Hill'. I would love to hear you discuss Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' (the 2000 version!)👍🎶🎶🎶
Thank the show stranger things
If anyone is interested, check out Blackbriar (with Zora as lead singer). This band is so talented and involved. And it's quite a bit like Kate Bush meets Evanescence...
I love that you look like an older Max vibing to this song :D
The only thing you said that I disagree with is that she usually sings with a very high voice full of twang… She only really did that for Wuthering Heights. At least that extreme. Most of her songs are sung like this, from what I found. She does have other songs where she uses a higher voice or some twang , but it’s an intermittent spurts, not like she sings Wuthering Heights.
Like the snare drum in this song
Something from her album The Dreaming would be an interesting contrast as it is a lot more out there vocally.
Kate Bush was found by Dave Gilmore of Pink Floyd and i think he produced her 1st album
Try checking out the actual proper live version probably one and only time around that time it was done live with a band, done at The Secret Policeman's 3rd Ball in 1987. Enter Dave Gilmour, Kate Bush Running Up That Hill (you want the one from Pink Floyd channel). I say proper live as obviously theband are miming playing instruments but Kate probably singing live but the Policeman's Ball one you actually hear what it should be like properly.
in this song is about making a deal with God for a man and a woman to change places so that they could experience what each what each other experiences that's why she sings about making a deal with God
The video with David Gilmour is live.
I'm bad at detecting the accents so I'm not sure where you're at but FYI Kate Bush's mom is Irish
I've loved Kate Bush since I was a kid in the 70's (Wuthering heights is still my favourite). So stoked that a new young generation is able to appreciate such amazing music today when are being force fed such crap these days.
Note that they are just moving to the studio recording It's especially obvious in the percussions. The drummer can't do all those different sounds with a single drum.
I suggested this already a few months back, but please have a look a Volbeat/Michael Poulsen.
She is not singing live here. For the live version, see "Kate Bush /David Gilmour - "Running Up That Hill" from the Secret Policeman's Third Ball 1987.
Not convinced this is live. Should have picked the video floating around of this song with Dave Gilmore playing guitar.
This is 100% lip synced.
"Top of the pops" was always canned recording and lip syncing. It was mandatory. Queen tried to play live and they wouldn't even let them do it.
It’s funny to see a full band when the entire song was created on a Fairlight CMI. Even the drums are synthesized.
The way she sings "God" is so intriguing.
Number one track!!!!
Bush said the lyrics address the inability of men and women to understand each other. She imagined that by making "a deal with God", they could exchange places and reach a greater understanding.The song was originally titled "A Deal with God", but representatives at EMI Records feared this would make it unpopular in more religious countries.The album version of the song is listed as "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)".
The music video features Bush performing an interpretive dance with dancer Misha Hervieu.The video was directed by David Garfath while the dance routines were choreographed by Diane Grey.Bush and Hervieu are shown wearing grey hakama.Bush wanted the dancing in "Running Up That Hill" to be more of a classical performance. She stated that dance in music videos was "being used quite trivially, it was being exploited: haphazard images, busy, lots of dances, without really the serious expression, and wonderful expression, that dance can give. So we felt how interesting it would be to make a very simple routine between two people, almost classic, and very simply filmed. So that's what we tried, really, to do a serious piece of dance."
The choreography draws upon contemporary dance with a repeated gesture suggestive of drawing a bow and arrow, intercut with surreal sequences of Bush and Hervieu searching through crowds of masked strangers. At the climax of the song, Bush's partner withdraws from her and the two are then swept away from each other and down a long hall in opposite directions by an endless stream of anonymous figures wearing masks made from pictures of Bush and Hervieu's faces. MTV chose not to show this video (at the time of its original release) and instead used a playback "live" performance of the song recorded at a promotional appearance on the BBC TV show Wogan. According to Paddy Bush, "MTV weren't particularly interested in broadcasting videos that didn't have synchronized lip movements in them. They liked the idea of people singing songs.".
The only version of this song that is anywhere as good as Kate Bush's version was done by Track and Field. The best way to watch a video of this song by them, is to see the one done in the show Warehouse 13, Season 3 Episode 11, "Emily Lake". It is a thousand times more powerful if you've watched the series up to that point. Honestly it is one of the most moving parts of any series I've ever seen. Claudia screaming sends chills!
I believe that Kate here was lip synching. Of course the music too was the studio version. To my knowledge, the only live version Kate ever sang (at least until the Before the Dawn concerts) was this one, from The Secret Policeman's Third Ball in 1987, featuring a guitar player that you all know: th-cam.com/video/Lk7AVm0Ome0/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction to a now popular song. Question how did the audience hear the guitars the do not appear to be plugged in. May I plug a great old Scottish band? Stone the Crows from the 70's . A sad tale.
Placebo has a cover of this song!
A great reaction and I find your depth of analysis to be honest. I wonder who you listen to for pleasure