Kate Bush
Kate Bush about to perform at Comic Relief 1986
Background information
Birth name	Catherine Bush
Born	30 July 1958 (1958-07-30) (age 49)
Origin	Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Art rock, Pop rock, New Wave
Occupation(s)	Musician, vocalist, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, keyboards, didgeridoo
Years active	1975–present
Label(s)	EMI
Website	www.katebush.com

Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic lyrics have made her one of England's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. Bush was signed by EMI at the age of 16 after being recommended by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. In 1978, at age 19, her début song "Wuthering Heights" topped the UK charts for four weeks and made her the first woman to have a UK number one with a self-written song. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Bexleyheath, formerly known as Bexley New Town, part of the London Borough of Bexley, consists of a suburban development located 12 miles (19. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... For other uses, see Pop rock (disambiguation). ... The New Wave was a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centered around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... A didgeridoo. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Wuthering Heights is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single. ...

After her 1979 tour, which was the sole tour of her career, she released the 1980 album Never for Ever, which made her the first solo female British singer to top the UK album charts. In 1987, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Solo Artist. She released eight albums, three of which topped the UK album charts, and had UK top ten hit singles with "Running Up That Hill", "King of the Mountain", "Babooshka", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", and "Don't Give Up". Never for Ever (1980) is Kate Bushs third album. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) was the first single from Kate Bushs 1985 album Hounds of Love. ... For other uses, see King of the Mountain. ... Babooshka is a song by British singer Kate Bush, taken from her album Never for Ever. ... The Man with the Child in His Eyes is a song by Kate Bush. ... Dont Give Up is a duet by recorded by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush for Gabriels album So. ...

In 2002, her songwriting ability was recognised with an Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Contribution to British Music". In 2005, she released Aerial, her first album in 12 years. The album was a UK success and earned her a BRIT Award nomination for "Best Album" and another for "Best Solo Female Artist". She has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards. The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. ... Kate Bushs eighth studio album, Aerial, is a two-disc set released on November 7, 2005. ... The Brit Awards are annual United Kingdom pop music awards, considered to be on a par with the Grammys in the United States. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Biography

Early life

Bush was born in Bexleyheath, Kent, to English physician Dr. Robert Bush and his Irish wife Hannah. She was raised in their farmhouse in East Wickham, on the border of Kent and London, with her older brothers, John and Paddy. ^[1] Bush came from an artistic background; her mother was a former Irish folk dancer, her father was an accomplished pianist, her brother Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in the local folk music scene.^[2] Her family's musical influence inspired the young Kate to teach herself to play the piano at age 11. She soon began writing her own tunes and eventually added lyrics to them.^[3] At school, she was encouraged to take violin lessons, but the piano was her passion.^[4] Bexleyheath, formerly known as Bexley New Town, part of the London Borough of Bexley, consists of a suburban development located 12 miles (19. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... East Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... Lyrics are the words in songs. ...

In the mid-1970s, while she was attending St. Joseph's Convent Grammar school in Abbey Wood, London, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd was given a demo tape of Bush's songs by Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of Gilmour and the Bush family. Impressed with what he heard, Gilmour helped her get a more professional sounding demo tape recorded that would be more saleable to the record companies.^[5] The tape was produced by Gilmour's friend Andrew Powell, who would go on to produce Bush's first two albums.^[3] At the age of 16, Bush was signed up by EMI after being recommended by Gilmour.^[6] For the first two years of her contract, Bush spent more time on schoolwork than making an album. She left school after doing her mock A-levels and ten GCE O-Level qualifications.^[7] In 2005, Bush stated in an interview with Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 2 that she believed EMI signed her up before she was ready to make an album so that no other record company could offer her a contract. After the contract signing, EMI forwarded her a sizable advance which she used to enroll in interpretive dance classes taught by Lindsay Kemp, who was also a former teacher of David Bowie.^[8] Abbey Wood is an area on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Greenwich, between Plumstead to the west and Erith to the east, Abbey Wood takes its name from the nearby Lesnes Abbey and Bostall Woods. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Andy Powell Andy Powell (born February 19, 1950 in Stepney, East London) is an English musician, one of the founding members of legendary rock band Wishbone Ash, an influential British rock band that formed in 1969. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... The General Certificate of Education or GCE was introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1951, replacing the older SC and HSC. It was intended to cater for the increased range of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 15 in... Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... Interpretive dance is a family of dance styles that seeks to interpret the meaning inherent in music rather than by performing specific preformatted moves. ... Lindsay Kemp is a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ...

Bush also wrote and made demos of close to 200 songs, a few of which today can be found on bootleg recordings and are known as the Phoenix Recordings.^[9] From March to August 1977, she fronted the KT Bush Band at public houses around London - specifically at the 'Rose of Lee' public house (now 'Dirty South') in Lewisham. The other three band members were Del Palmer (bass), Brian Bath (guitar) and Vic King (drums). She began recording her first album in August 1977,^[3] although two tracks had been recorded during the summer of 1975. The Phoenix Recordings were made by Kate Bush in 1976. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Del Palmer has contributed to numerous top selling UK pop albums as both a bass guitarist and as a sound engineer. ...

1978–1979

Her first album, The Kick Inside, was released in 1978 and featured songs she had written during the previous several years, including her début single, the high-pitched and ethereal "Wuthering Heights" which topped the UK and Australian charts and became an international hit. Bush became the first woman to reach number one in the UK charts with a self-penned song.^[10] EMI originally wanted the more rock-oriented track "James and the Cold Gun" to be her début song, but Bush insisted that it should be "Wuthering Heights". Even by this early stage of her career, she had gained a reputation as being determined to have a say in decisions affecting her work.^[3] The album was released when she was 19 years old, but some of the songs had been written when she was as young as 13.^[11] Two of the demos she recorded with Gilmour were included on the album: "The Saxophone Song" and "The Man with the Child in His Eyes".^[3] The Kick Inside is Kate Bushs first album, released on February 17, 1978. ... Wuthering Heights is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single. ... The Man with the Child in His Eyes is a song by Kate Bush. ...

Bush's cinematic and literary influences, two qualities considered her trademarks, were most obvious in "Wuthering Heights". The song was not initially inspired by Emily Brontë's novel, but by a television adaptation, although she did read the novel later to, in her own words, "get the research right."^[12] She makes reference to Gurdjieff in "Them Heavy People" and acknowledges David Gilmour's support in "Strange Phenomena", while the title song is based on the Ballad of Lizie Wan, the story of a girl who kills herself after being impregnated by her brother. The album is also rather open about sexual matters, particularly on the erotic "Feel It" and "L'Amour Looks Something Like You". A second single, "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", was released to another warm reception, reaching #6 on the UK charts.^[13] It also made it onto the American Hot 100 Billboard Charts where it reached #85 in early 1979, but it was Bush's only single to do so for nearly another seven years. She did, however, perform the song along with "Them Heavy People" (another track from the album) on NBC's Saturday Night Live on December 9, 1978. "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" went on to win her an Ivor Novello Award in 1979 for "Outstanding British Lyric".^[14] Emily Jane Brontë (July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848) was a British novelist and poet, now best remembered for her only novel Wuthering Heights, a classic of English literature. ... For other uses, see Wuthering Heights (disambiguation). ... Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев, Georgiy Ivanovich Gyurdzhiev (or Gurdjiev); (January 13, 1866? – October 29, 1949), was an Armenian-Greek mystic, a teacher of sacred dances, and a spiritual teacher. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article is about the American television series. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. ...

As part of her preparation for entering the studio, Bush toured pubs with the KT Bush Band. However, for the album she was persuaded to use established session musicians, some of whom she would retain even after she had brought her bandmates back on board.^[15] On The Kick Inside, her brother Paddy Bush played the harmonica and mandolin, unlike on later albums where he would play more exotic instruments such as the balalaika and didgeridoo. Stuart Elliot played some of the drums and would become her main percussionist on subsequent albums,^[16] along with session drummer Charlie Morgan, who later went on to work regularly with Elton John. Preston Heyman was credited with some subsequent studio work but mostly performed on Bush's live tour of 1979. A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... This article is about the instrument. ... A didgeridoo. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Percussion redirects here. ... Charlie Morgan, born on 9 August 1955 as John Charles Morgan in Hammersmith, London, England, is an English drummer and percussionist. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Preston Heyman Still remains one of the UK most talented and respected session drummers. ...

EMI capitalised on Bush's appearance by promoting the album with a poster of her in a tight pink top that emphasised her breasts. In an interview with NME magazine in 1982, Bush criticised the marketing technique, stating, "People weren't even generally aware that I wrote my own songs or played the piano. The media just promoted me as a female body. It's like I've had to prove that I'm an artist in a female body."^[3] In late 1978, EMI persuaded Bush to quickly record a follow-up album, Lionheart, to take advantage of the success of The Kick Inside. Bush has often expressed dissatisfaction with Lionheart, feeling that she needed more time to get it right. The album was rushed out of the studio in Nice on the French Riviera, making this her only album to be wholly recorded outside the UK. The album was produced by Andrew Powell, assisted by Bush. While it has its share of hits, most notably "Wow", it did not receive the same reception as her first album, reaching number six in the UK album charts.^[17] For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Lionheart is the second album released by Kate Bush in late 1978 (see 1978 in music) following the success of The Kick Inside. ... Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Alpes-Maritimes (06) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Statistics Land area¹ 71. ... The Quai des États-Unis in Nice on the French Riviera at night. ... Wow was the second single to be released from Kate Bushs second album Lionheart. ...

The album takes its title from the track "Oh, England, My Lionheart", in which a pilot whose plane has been shot down contemplates his homeland as he hurtles to his death. It is a song that Bush has disparaged in later years^[18] despite it being a firm favourite with many listeners. Literary references include J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan in "In Search of Peter Pan" and Arsenic and Old Lace in the song "Coffee Homeground", which was originally inspired by a peculiar taxi driver who drove Bush once.^[19] Film references include "Hammer Horror", inspired by the Hammer Film studio, known for their gothic horror films. The song "Wow" references the British television show The Sweeney, a popular police drama. Lionheart is the first record on which her then-boyfriend Del Palmer worked as a bassist. Palmer went on to play bass or to engineer and record every album since. Image File history File links Kate_Bush_Wuthering_Heights_Sample. ... For the British Army surgeon, see James Barry (surgeon). ... This article is about the play by J.M. Barrie. ... Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. ... Hammer horror refers to a series of gothic horror films produced from the late 1950s until the 1970s by the British film production company Hammer Film Productions Ltd. ... Strawberry Hill, an English villa in the Gothic revival style, built by seminal Gothic writer Horace Walpole The gothic novel was a literary genre that belonged to Romanticism and began in the United Kingdom with The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Bush was displeased with being rushed into making the second album. To have control over work, she set up her own publishing company, Kate Bush Music, and her own management company, Novercia. The board of directors of these companies were herself and members of her family.^[3] Following the album's release, she was required by EMI to undertake heavy promotional work and an exhausting tour, the only one of her career.^[20] The tour, named the "Tour of Life", began in April 1979 and lasted six weeks. Typical of her determination to have control, she was involved in every aspect of the show's production, choreography, set design, and staff recruitment.^[3] During the tour, Bush became the first singer to use a wireless headset radio microphone on stage,^[21] which allowed her to incorporate extensive dance routines into her live shows. A wireless microphone, as the name implies, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated. ...

However, Bush disliked the exposure and the celebrity lifestyle associated with promotional work, given that her main priority was making music. As she moved into producing her own work, Bush began a slow and steady withdrawal from public life. It was at this stage of her career that she developed her perfectionist approach, in which she spent long periods of time in the studio, only meeting the press when albums were released. Bush would disappear for up to four years while honing new material, which led to rumours in the press concerning her health or appearance.^[18] In the past, stories of weight gain or mental instability have been disproved by Bush's periodic reappearance.^[22]

1980–1982

Released in September 1980, Never for Ever saw Bush's second foray into production, co-producing with Jon Kelly. Her first time as a producer was on her Live On Stage EP, released after her tour the previous year.^[11] The first two albums had resulted in a definitive sound evident in every track, with orchestral arrangements supporting the live band sound. The range of styles on Never for Ever is much more diverse, veering from the straightforward rocker "The Wedding List" to the wistful waltz of hit single "Army Dreamers". Never for Ever was the first Kate Bush album to be composed on synthesizers and drum machines, in particular the Fairlight CMI, to which she was introduced when providing backing vocals on Peter Gabriel's third album in early 1980.^[3] It was her first record to reach the top position in the UK album charts, also making her the first female Briton ever to achieve that status.^[7] The top-selling single from the album was "Babooshka", which reached number five in the UK singles chart.^[23] Never for Ever (1980) is Kate Bushs third album. ... On Stage, a live recording of 4 songs performed on Kate Bushs live tour in 1979 was released on 31 August 1979 with Them Heavy People as the lead track and peaked at #10 in the UK Charts. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Army Dreamers was the third and final song to be released from Never For Ever by Kate Bush. ... The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) was the first digital sampling synthesizer. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Babooshka is a song by British singer Kate Bush, taken from her album Never for Ever. ...

Bush's literary and cinematic influences were present once more. "The Infant Kiss" was inspired by the 1961 film The Innocents, starring Deborah Kerr and Michael Redgrave, which in turn had been inspired by Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw. "The Wedding List" drew from François Truffaut's 1967 film The Bride Wore Black. Never for Ever is the only album by Bush not to share a title with one of its own tracks. In November 1980, she released the Christmas single "December Will Be Magic Again", which reached number 29 in the UK charts. The song was not part of the Never for Ever album. September 1982 saw the release of The Dreaming, the first album Bush produced totally by herself.^[4] With her new-found freedom, she experimented with production techniques, creating an album that features a diverse blend of musical styles and is known for its near-exhaustive usage of the Fairlight CMI. The Innocents is a 1961 film based on the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. ... Deborah Kerr, CBE (September 30, 1921 – October 16, 2007) was a Golden Globe Award-winning Scottish actress who was also awarded an honorary Academy Award and BAFTA recognition. ... Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (March 20, 1908—March 21, 1985) was an English actor of great renown. ... For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... The Turn of the Screw may also refer to the opera by Benjamin Britten or an album by the band 1208. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... The Bride wore black is a film directed by Francois Truffaut, 1967 Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Charles Denner, Michel Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Rich, Jean-Claude Brialy On the Day of her Marriage five men makes a young bride to a widow. ... The Dreaming is the fourth album by Kate Bush. ... The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) was the first digital sampling synthesizer. ...

The Dreaming received a mixed critical reception in the UK at first. Many were baffled by the dense soundscapes she had created, and some critics accused the album of being over-produced. In a 1993 interview with Q magazine, referring to The Dreaming, Bush stated, "That was my 'She's gone mad' album."^[3] Ironically, the album was hailed as a "masterpiece" and a "musical tour-de-force" by critics in America, and the album became her first to enter the US charts, albeit only reaching number 157.^[3] Despite singles from the album faring relatively badly in the UK charts, the album was a commercial success, peaking at number three in the UK album chart.^[24] Image File history File links Kate_Bush_Babooshka_Sample. ... Image File history File links Kate_Bush_There_Goes_A_Tenner_Sample. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

"Sat in Your Lap" was the first single from the album to be released. It pre-dated the album by nearly a year and peaked at #11 in the UK. The following singles fared much worse. "The Dreaming", the album's title track featuring the talents of Rolf Harris and Percy Edwards, stalled at number 48, while the third single, "There Goes a Tenner", failed to chart at all, despite promotion from EMI and Bush. Sat in Your Lap was the first song to be released from The Dreaming (album) by Kate Bush, the song was released 13 months before the album came out. ... The Dreaming is the title song from Kate Bushs fourth studio album The Dreaming and was released a single on 26 July 1982. ... Rolf Harris, MBE (1968), OBE (1977), CBE (2006), AM (1989) (born 30 March 1930), is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. ... Percy Edwards (June 1, 1908, Ipswich, Suffolk - June 7, 1996, Hintlesham, Suffolk), was an English Ornithologist and entertainer. ... There Goes a Tenner was the third single to be released from The Dreaming (album) by Kate Bush. ...

Bush was in her early twenties when making the album and tended to look outside her own personal experience for sources of inspiration. She drew on old crime films for the track "There Goes A Tenner", a documentary about the war in Vietnam for "Pull Out The Pin", and the plight of Indigenous Australians for "The Dreaming". "Houdini" is about the magician's death, and "Get Out Of My House" was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film of Stephen King's novel The Shining. The album does contain a few introspective songs. The lead single, "Sat In Your Lap", examines feelings of self-doubt versus burning self-confidence and the search for a balance between the two. "Leave It Open" speaks of the need to acknowledge and express the darker sides of one's personality within the greater context of maintaining an open mind.^[25] Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group... Houdini redirects here. ... Kubrick redirects here. ... For other persons named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). ... For other uses of this term, see Shining. ...

1983–1987

Considered by many reviewers to be her masterpiece, 1985's Hounds of Love is no less experimental than previous albums from a production standpoint. Because of the high cost of hiring studio space for her previous album, she built a private studio near her home, where she could work at her own pace.^[26] Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. ...

In August 1985, the New Musical Express featured Bush in a "Where Are They Now" article. Two days later, on The Wogan Show, the single "Running Up That Hill" was played for the first time. The single, and indeed the album, were showcases of a newfound talent for producing. Hounds of Love ultimately topped the charts in the UK, knocking Madonna's "Like a Virgin" from the number one position.^[27] For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Wogan was a chat show on British television, hosted by Terry Wogan. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Like a Virgin is the second studio album by singer Madonna. ...

The album is split into two sides. The first side, "Hounds of Love", contains five "accessible" pop songs (each examing a particular type of love), including the four singles "Running Up That Hill", "Cloudbusting", "Hounds of Love", and "The Big Sky". "Running Up That Hill" re-introduced Bush to American listeners and received considerable airplay at the time of its release. It expanded her small, but loyal, American fan base and climbed to #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November of 1985. The second side of the album, "The Ninth Wave", takes its name from a poem by Tennyson.^[28] Each of its tracks conveys the story of a woman who is lost at sea and facing the threat of drowning. Image File history File links Kate_Bush_Running_Up_That_Hill_Sample. ... Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) was the first single from Kate Bushs 1985 album Hounds of Love. ... Cloudbusting was the second single to be released from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. ... Hounds of Love is the title track of the Hounds of Love album by Kate Bush, the third of the albums four singles. ... Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and is one of the most popular English poets. ...

At the 1986 BRIT Awards, the album earned her nominations for "Best Female Solo Artist", "Best Album", "Best Single", and "Best Producer"; however, she failed to win any of the awards. In the same year, Bush and Peter Gabriel had a UK top ten hit with "Don't Give Up", and EMI released her "greatest hits" album, The Whole Story, for which she recorded the single "Experiment IV" and provided new vocals to "Wuthering Heights". This proved to be enough to win her "Best Female Solo Artist" at the 1987 BRIT Awards. The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Dont Give Up is a duet by recorded by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush for Gabriels album So. ... The Whole Story is Kate Bushs 6th released album, and her first compilation. ...

1988–1994

The increasingly personal tone of her writing continued on 1989's The Sensual World, with songs about unexpressed and unrequited love ("Love and Anger" and "Never Be Mine", respectively), the pressures on modern relationships ("Between a Man and a Woman"), and self-doubt and how it interfaces with parental comfort ("The Fog"). One of the quirkiest tracks on the album, touched by Bush's black humour, is "Heads We're Dancing", about a woman who dances all night with a charming stranger only to find out in the morning that he is Adolf Hitler. The Sensual World is the sixth all-new studio album by Kate Bush, and the singers seventh album release in total. ... Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. ... Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with serious subjects – death, divorce, drug abuse, et cetera in a humorous manner. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

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The title track, "The Sensual World", drew its inspiration from James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Bush realised that the text from Molly Bloom's Soliloquy fitted the music she had created. When the Joyce estate refused to release the text, Bush wrote original lyrics that echo the original passage, as Molly steps from the pages of the book and revels in the real world.^[29] The song also alludes to William Blake's poem "And did those feet in ancient time" with the line "And my arrows of desire rewrite the speech." The Sensual World was the first release and title track from the album The Sensual World by Kate Bush. ... This article is about the writer and poet. ... Ulysses is a novel by James Joyce, first serialized in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach on February 2, 1922, in Paris. ... Molly Blooms soliloquy is the final chapter of James Joyces novel Ulysses (often referred to as Penelope, after Mollys mythical counterpart). ... William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, visionary, painter, and printmaker. ... “Jerusalem (song)” redirects here. ...

The album contains extensive analogue overdubbing, as evidenced by a noticeable lack of clarity to the recording.^[30] The songs "Deeper Understanding", "Never Be Mine", and "Rocket's Tail" all feature backing vocals by the Bulgarian vocal ensemble the Trio Bulgarka. The Sensual World went on to become her biggest-selling album in the US, receiving an RIAA Gold certification, four years after its release for 500,000 copies sold. In the United Kingdom album charts, it reached the number two position.^[31] Les Paul, a pioneer of multi-track recording. ... A Bulgarian vocal ensemble, previously known as Bulgarka Folk Trio. ...

The song "This Woman's Work", originally from the soundtrack to the movie She's Having a Baby (1988), was re-edited for this album. On 27 November 2005, it was featured in the British TV drama Walk Away and I Stumble. The broadcast led to the song reaching the number eight position on the UK download chart.^[32] The song has also been used in a long-running UK television advert for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, broadcast in 2005–2006, as well as to promote the opening episode of the 2007-2008 season of the American television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. This Womans Work was the second single released from Kate Bushs sixth studio album The Sensual World (1989). ... Shes Having a Baby is an American movie, released in 1988, which was directed by John Hughes. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NSPCC, correctly known as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is the UKs leading charity [1] specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ...

In 1991, Bush released a cover of Elton John's Rocket Man. Her reggae-inflected version reached number 12 in the UK Gallup chart and number 11 in the US Billboard modern rock tracks chart.^[33] The CD single featured Bush's take on Candle in the Wind as a bonus track. This article is about the song by Elton John. ... Candle in the Wind is a song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. ...

The Red Shoes was released in November 1993. The album takes its title from the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger; the story of the film (the same as the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired it) concerns a dancer, possessed by her art, who cannot shake off the eponymous shoes and find peace.^[34] The album sold more than three million copies worldwide. The Red Shoes is the seventh studio album by Kate Bush. ... Helpmann, Shearer and Massine in The Red Shoes. ... Michael Latham Powell (September 30, 1905 – February 19, 1990) was a British film director, renowned for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger which produced a series of classic British films. ... Emeric Pressburger in Paris. ... For other uses, see Hans Christian Andersen (disambiguation). ...

The initial plan had been to take the songs out on the road, and so Bush deliberately aimed for a live-band feel, with less of the studio trickery that had typified her last three albums and that would be difficult to recreate on stage.^[35] The result alienated some of her fan base, who enjoyed the intricacy of her earlier compositions,^[36] but others found a new complexity in the lyrics and the emotions they expressed.^[37] The stories and character pieces of her earlier work are replaced by a set of songs that are almost like a diary. == c programming[[a--203. ...

This was a troubled time for Bush. She had suffered a series of bereavements, including the loss of her favoured guitarist Alan Murphy, and, most painfully, her mother Hannah.^[7] Many of the people she lost are honoured in the ballad "Moments Of Pleasure", including Michael Powell, with whom she had discussed working shortly before his death. Her long-term romantic relationship with Del Palmer had also broken down, although the pair continued to work together. Alan Murphy was an English guitarist, best remembered for his brilliant guitar work with Kate Bush, Go West and Level 42. ... Michael Latham Powell (September 30, 1905 – February 19, 1990) was a British film director, renowned for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger which produced a series of classic British films. ... Del Palmer has contributed to numerous top selling UK pop albums as both a bass guitarist and as a sound engineer. ...

Most notably, The Red Shoes features more high-profile cameo appearances than her previous efforts. Composer and conductor Michael Kamen contributed a score for "Moments of Pleasure", which considerably heightened the impact of Bush's vocal and piano rendition. Comedian Lenny Henry provided guest vocals on "Why Should I Love You?", a track that also features significant contributions from Prince. "And So Is Love" features guitar work by Eric Clapton. Gary Brooker (from the band Procol Harum), Trevor Whittaker and Jeff Beck also donated their talents to the recording.^[38] Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ... Lenworth George Henry CBE, BA (Hons) English Literature (born 29 August 1958), better known as that black guy on the telly whos married to the fat one, is an English writer, comedian and actor. ... For another person sometimes known as The Artist, see Michael Haynes III. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American funk musician. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945, Hackney, East London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... Trevor Michael Whittaker (23 July 1942 – 13 January 2007) was a British rock musician. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London) is an English rock guitarist. ...

That same year, the film The Line, the Cross & the Curve, written and directed by Bush, and starring Bush and English actress Miranda Richardson,^[39] used six of the songs on the album: "Rubberband Girl", "And So Is Love", "The Red Shoes", "Moments of Pleasure", "Eat The Music", and "Lily". The Line, the Cross, and the Curve is a musical short film directed by and starring pop singer Kate Bush. ... Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an Academy Award nominated English actress. ...

For the first time since "Wuthering Heights" in 1978, Bush released two different videos to accompany a single. The European video for "Rubberband Girl" was lifted from The Line, the Cross and the Curve, while Bush recorded a separate video for the single's American release. The American video depicts her as a "rock-chick", with big sunglasses, a leather jacket, and big hair blown by wind machines. The video is intercut with clips from The Line, the Cross and the Curve. The Line, the Cross, and the Curve is a musical short film directed by and starring pop singer Kate Bush. ... The Line, the Cross, and the Curve is a musical short film directed by and starring pop singer Kate Bush. ...

The album gave her her highest position to date in the US, reaching number 28 in the album charts, although the only song from the album to make the US singles chart was "Rubberband Girl" which peaked at number 88 in January of 1994. The single fared better in Europe, breaking the top 20 in the UK and Ireland. The album reached number two in the UK.^[40]

1995–present

After the release of The Red Shoes in 1993, Bush dropped out of the public eye for many years, although her name occasionally cropped up in the media, with rumours of a new album release. The press often viewed her as an eccentric recluse, sometimes drawing a comparison with Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.^[10] In reality, she was trying to give her young son a normal childhood, away from the world of show business. In 1998, Bush gave birth to Albert, known as "Bertie", fathered by her guitarist and now-husband^[41] Danny McIntosh.^[7] She did not release the news of his birth to the press, and it was over two years before the story broke. On the few occasions she has spoken to the press since, she has made it clear that motherhood has made her extremely happy. After living for many years in a large and secluded Victorian house on Court Road, between Mottingham and Eltham in her native southeast London, the couple and their son presently have two homes; one a £2.5 million house in Salcombe in the South Hams on the Devon coast^[41] and one a mansion on an island on the Kennet and Avon canal at Sulhamstead in West Berkshire.^[42] The Red Shoes is the seventh studio album by Kate Bush. ... Miss Havisham has sick fancies. ... Dickens redirects here. ... For other uses, see Great Expectations (disambiguation). ... The view from Salcombe waterfront Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, England on the Kingsbridge Estuary. ... South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The canal at Bathampton, near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ... Sulhamstead is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. ... West Berkshire is a local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Berkshire Council). ...

Bush's eighth studio album, Aerial, was released on double CD and vinyl on 7 November 2005 in the UK, and 8 November 2005 in the US. ^[7] The anticipation leading up to the album's release was immense, with press articles devoted to Bush being printed months before the album's release. ^[43] The first single from the album was "King of the Mountain". The song, which makes references to Elvis Presley and the film Citizen Kane, is a contemplation on the excesses of fame. The track was played for the first time on BBC Radio 2 on 21 September 2005 and was made available for download on 27 September 2005. ^[44] Kate Bushs eighth studio album, Aerial, is a two-disc set released on November 7, 2005. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see King of the Mountain. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Aerial is one of Bush's most critically acclaimed albums. ^[45] Musically, the album is an ambitious and multi-layered work, incorporating elements of folk, Renaissance, classical, reggae, and samba into an adventurous pop style. Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... Renaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1400 to 1600. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... For other uses, see Samba (disambiguation). ...

As on Hounds of Love (1985), the double album is split into two sections. The first disc, subtitled A Sea of Honey, features a set of unrelated themed songs, including the first single "King of the Mountain"; "Bertie", a Renaissance-style ode to her son; and "Joanni", based on the story of Joan of Arc. In the song "π", Bush sings the number to its 137th decimal place, although for an unknown reason, she omits the 79th to 100th decimal places. The piano and vocal piece "A Coral Room", which deals with the loss of Bush's mother and the passage of time, was hailed by sections of the British media as "stunning" in its simplicity, ^[46] "profoundly moving", ^[47] and the "one of the most beautiful" pieces Bush has ever recorded. ^[47] The second disc, subtitled A Sky of Honey, features thematically related songs linked by the presence of bird song. The album's cover art, which seems to show a mountain range at sunset over a sea, is in fact a waveform that represents birdsong. All the pieces in this suite refer or allude to air or sky in their lyrical content. "A Sky of Honey" features Rolf Harris playing the didgeridoo on one track, as he did on the 1982 single "The Dreaming", and providing vocals on the track "The Painter's Link". Other artists making guest appearances on the album include Peter Erskine, Eberhard Weber, Lol Creme, and Procol Harum's Gary Brooker. Two tracks feature string arrangements by the late Michael Kamen, performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. ^[48] Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. ... This article is about the year. ... King of the Mountain is a song by English singer songwriter Kate Bush . ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... When a circles diameter is 1, its circumference is Ï€. Pi or Ï€ is the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, approximately 3. ... Blackbird (Turdus merula), singing male. ... Waveform quite literally means the shape and form of a signal, such as a wave moving across the surface of water, or the vibration of a plucked string. ... Rolf Harris, MBE (1968), OBE (1977), CBE (2006), AM (1989) (born 30 March 1930), is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. ... A didgeridoo. ... Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer. ... Eberhard Weber (born January 22nd, 1940 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a bassist and composer. ... Lol Creme (born September 19, 1947 in Prestwich, near Bury, Lancashire, England) is an English musician and music video director. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945, Hackney, East London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. ... Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ...

In an August 2006 UK interview, Big Boi claimed that collaborators on his solo LP would include Kate Bush, who emailed him after she had completed her 2005 comeback album to invite him to "camp out" at her home in Britain while they worked on tracks together. In a recent interview with the L.A. Times, OutKast confirmed that "10 The Hard Way" was still going to come out, but said they would keep it 'under wraps' until the album's release, still possibly two years away. ^{[49] [50]} Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast. ... OutKast is a Grammy award winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. ...

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On 17 October 2005, "King of the Mountain" entered the UK Downloads Chart at number six, ^[32] and by 30 October 2005, it became her third highest charting single ever in the UK, peaking at number four on the full chart. On 13 November 2005, Aerial entered the UK Albums Chart at number three, selling more than 90,000 copies in its first week of release. In the US is entered at #48 with over 23,000 copies sold. Within five months of its release, the album had sold more than 1.1 million copies worldwide. Bush herself carried out relatively little publicity for the album, only conducting a handful of magazine and radio interviews. Aerial earned Bush two nominations at the 2006 BRIT Awards, for "Best British Female Solo Artist" and "Best British Album". ^[51] is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

In an interview with Weekend Australian, published in December 2005, Bush stated that Aerial was not meant to be her last work, and that she wished to continue writing and recording music. On 13 March 2006, EMI re-released all Bush's previous albums, including her greatest hits album The Whole Story, on compact disc with cardboard cases made to look like the original vinyl pressings. Kate Bushs eighth studio album, Aerial, is a two-disc set released on November 7, 2005. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, viewers of BBC Two television's The Culture Show voted Bush one of the UK's top ten "Living Icons". ^[52] The Culture Show is a weekly magazine show broadcast on Saturday nights on BBC Two, focussing on the latest developments in the worlds of film, music, art, fashion and the performing arts. ...

In 2007, it was reported that Bush had met Placebo after they had recorded a cover of "Running up that Hill" and told them she liked their version. ^[53] She sent what was described as a "very amusing" good luck message to BBC Radio 2 disk jockey Mark Radcliffe after his show moved to a new time slot and also wrote the foreword for the David Bowie Special Edition of Mojo Magazine. ^[54] Placebo are an alternative rock band currently consisting of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Mojo is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

Also in 2007, Bush's 1991 cover of the Elton John song "Rocket Man" was voted the greatest cover ever by readers of The Observer newspaper. ^[55] Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... This article is about the song by Elton John. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

On November 13, 2007, New Line Cinema announced that Bush had recorded a song for the film adaptation of The Golden Compass, entitled, "Lyra". The Golden Compass is a forthcoming fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in the US), the first novel in Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials, slated for release on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema. ...

A documentary about her fans "Come Back Kate" will debut at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam. The festival runs from 22 November to 2 December 2007^[56]. A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Musical style

It has been difficult to define the musical genre of Bush's work because there are few other artists like her. She is often compared to female singer/songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Björk, but this comparison is derived from those artists' uniqueness rather than the similarity of their music. Her music has also been eclectic, utilising various styles of music even within the same album. Her songs have spanned across genres as diverse as rock, pop, alternative, jazz, folk, ska, samba, and New Wave. Even in her earliest works where the piano was a primary instrument, Bush wove together many diverse influences, melding classical music, rock, and a wide range of ethnic and folk sources, and this has continued throughout her career. Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... This article is about the musician. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... For other uses, see SKA (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Samba (disambiguation). ... The New Wave was a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centered around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the...

In an interview with Melody Maker magazine in 1977, she revealed that male artists had more influence on her work than females, stating, "Every female you see at a piano is either Lynsey De Paul, Carole King. And most male music—not all of it but the good stuff—really lays it on you. It really puts you against the wall and that's what I like to do. I'd like my music to intrude. Not many females succeed with that."^[3] Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Lynsey Rubin (born June 11, 1950 in London) is a songwriter and singer. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ...

The experimental nature of her music has led it to be described as a later, more technological, and more accessible manifestation of the British progressive rock movement that gave rise to the bands Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, and Pink Floyd.^[57] Like artists in the prog rock genre, Bush rejects the classic American style of making pop music, which was adopted by most UK pop artists. Influenced by the vocal style of the singer Bryan Ferry, Bush sings with an overtly English accent, and her lyrics tend to be more unusual and less clichéd than American-style pop lyrics.^[58] The musical instruments used in her songs and the way instruments are played commonly differs from the American norm.^[58] For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Genesis is an English rock band formed in 1967. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945 in Washington) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and occasional actor famed for his suave visual and vocal style, who came to public prominence in the 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with Roxy Music. ...

More than one reviewer has used the term "surreal" to describe much of her music. Many of her songs have a melodramatic emotional and musical surrealism that defies easy categorization.^[59] It has been observed that even the more joyous pieces are often tinged with traces of melancholy, and even the most sorrowful pieces have elements of vitality struggling against all that would oppress them.^[60] Max Ernst. ...

Bush is not afraid to tackle sensitive and taboo subjects.^[61] "The Kick Inside" is about an incestuous pregnancy and a resulting suicide,^[62] "Kashka From Baghdad" is a song about a gay male couple,^[63] "The Infant Kiss" is a song about a haunted, unstable woman's almost pedophiliac infatuation with a young boy in her care (inspired by Jack Clayton's 1961 film, The Innocents, which had been based on Henry James' famous novella, "The Turn of the Screw"),^[64] and "Breathing" explores the results of nuclear fallout from the perspective of an unborn child in the womb.^[65] Her lyrics have referenced a wide array of subject matter, often relatively obscure, such as Wilhelm Reich in "Cloudbusting" and G. I. Gurdjieff in "Them Heavy People", while "Deeper Understanding", from The Sensual World, portrays a person who stays indoors, obsessively talking to a computer and shunning human contact. Incest is defined as sexual intercourse between closely related persons. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Pedophilia or paedophilia (see spelling differences) is the primary or exclusive sexual attraction by adults to prepubescent youths. ... Jack Clayton (March 1, 1921–February 26, 1995) was a British film director who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen. ... The Innocents is a 1961 film based on the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. ... For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... The Turn of the Screw may also refer to the opera by Benjamin Britten or an album by the band 1208. ... Breathing is a single by Kate Bush, the first cut from her 1980 album Never For Ever. ... Fallout is the residual radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion, so named because it falls out of the atmosphere into which it is spread during the explosion. ... Wilhelm Reich (March 24, 1897 – November 3, 1957) was an Austrian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. ... Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев, Georgiy Ivanovich Gyurdzhiev (or Gurdjiev); (January 13, 1866? – October 29, 1949), was an Armenian-Greek mystic, a teacher of sacred dances, and a spiritual teacher. ...

Comedy is also a big influence on her and is a significant component of her work. She has cited Woody Allen,^[66] Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and The Young Ones^[18] as particular favourites. Horror movies are another interest of Bush's and have influenced the gothic nature of several of her songs. Such examples are "Get Out Of My House", inspired by Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and "Hounds of Love", inspired by the 1957 horror movie Night Of The Demon.^[67] Her songs have occasionally combined comedy and horror to form dark humour, such as dancing with Hitler in the song "Heads We're Dancing", and the upbeat "The Wedding List", a song inspired by François Truffaut's 1967 film of Cornell Woolrich's The Bride Wore Black, about the death of a groom and the bride's subsequent revenge against the killer.^[68] Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. ... The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, which aired on BBC2. ... Kubrick redirects here. ... The Shining may mean: The Shining (novel), by Stephen King The Shining (film), Stanley Kubricks adaptation of the novel The Shining (mini-series), the ABC mini-series scripted by Stephen King The Shining (band), an English music group named after Kings novel This is a disambiguation page: a... Hounds of Love is the title track of the Hounds of Love album by Kate Bush, the third of the albums four singles. ... Night Of The Demon is a 1980 low-budget horror movie directed by James C. Wasson and written by Mike Williams, presenting a gory and occasionally quite unsettling take on the Bigfoot legend. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (December 4, 1903—September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. ... The Bride wore black is a film directed by Francois Truffaut, 1967 Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Charles Denner, Michel Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Rich, Jean-Claude Brialy On the Day of her Marriage five men makes a young bride to a widow. ...

Live performances

Further information: The Tour of Life

Bush's only tour took place in early 1979 (3 April – 13 May), after which she gave only the occasional live performance. Several reasons have been suggested why she abandoned touring, among them her reputed need to be in total control of the final product, which is incompatible with live stage performance, a rumour of a crippling fear of flying,^[29] and the suggestion that the death of 21-year-old Bill Duffield severely affected her. Duffield, her lighting director, was killed in an accident during her 2 April concert at Poole Arts Centre.^[11] Bush held a benefit concert on 12 May, with Peter Gabriel and Steve Harley at London's Hammersmith Odeon for his family. Bill would be honoured in two later songs: "Blow Away" on Never for Ever and "Moments of Pleasure" on The Red Shoes. Bush explained in a BBC Radio 2 interview with Mark Radcliffe that she actually enjoyed the tour but was consumed with producing her subsequent records, being more involved with the recording process than most artists. The Tour of Life is the only tour ever done by the British singer/songwriter Kate Bush. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Fear of flying (disambiguation). ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel were a UK rock band from the early 1970s. ... The Hammersmith Apollo, located in Hammersmith, London, England, opened in 1932, and was known as Gaumont Palace Hammersmith until 1962. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ...

During the same period as her tour, she made numerous television appearances around the world, including Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, Bio's Bahnhof in Germany, and Saturday Night Live in the United States (with Paul Shaffer on piano).^[69] Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Jewish-Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman. ...

In March 1987, Bush sang "Running Up That Hill" at The Secret Policeman's Third Ball, with David Gilmour on guitar. In January 2002, Bush appeared with David Gilmour singing "Comfortably Numb" at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England. The Secret Policemans Ball — The Complete Edition (2004 DVD box set - cover) The Secret Policemans Balls is the collective name informally used to describe a long-running series of benefit shows staged in England to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. ... The Wall Disc Two track listing Comfortably Numb is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall. ... The Royal Festival Hall reopening celebrations The Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. ...

Video projects

Bush was one of the first musicians to use the burgeoning music video industry, creating videos for many of her singles, and even some album tracks that were not issued as singles. EMI has released a few collections of her videos, including Live at Hammersmith Odeon, The Single File, Hair of the Hound, The Whole Story, and The Sensual World. For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ...

Bush appeared in many innovative music videos, designed to accompany her singles releases. Among the best known are those for "Running Up That Hill", "Babooshka", "Breathing", "Wuthering Heights", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", which was the 55th video played on the first day of MTV, and "Cloudbusting" featuring actor Donald Sutherland, who made time during the filming of another project to take part in the video.^[70] Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) was the first single from Kate Bushs 1985 album Hounds of Love. ... Babooshka is a song by British singer Kate Bush, taken from her album Never for Ever. ... Wuthering Heights is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single. ... The Man with the Child in His Eyes is a song by Kate Bush. ... This is a list of all the videos played on MTVs first day, August 1, 1981: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles You Better Run by Pat Benatar She Wont Dance by Rod Stewart You Better You Bet by The Who Little Susies on the... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Cloudbusting was the second single to be released from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1993, she directed and starred in the short film, The Line, the Cross & the Curve, a musical co-starring Miranda Richardson featuring music from Bush's album The Red Shoes which was inspired by the classic movie of the same name. It was released in 1994 to limited screenings. In recent interviews, Bush has said that she considers it a failure, and stated in 2001 "I'm very pleased with four minutes of it, but I'm very disappointed with the rest."^[71] The Line, the Cross, and the Curve is a musical short film directed by and starring pop singer Kate Bush. ... Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an Academy Award nominated English actress. ... Helpmann, Shearer and Massine in The Red Shoes. ...

In 1994, Bush provided the music used in series of psychedelic-themed television commercials for the soft drink Fruitopia that appeared in the United States. The same company aired the ads in the United Kingdom, but the British version featured Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins instead of Bush.^[72] For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... Fruitopia Logo Fruitopia is a fruit flavoured, non-carbonated drink introduced by The Coca-Cola Company in 1994 and targeted at teens and young adults. ... Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish singer, best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins lead singer. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ...

As of October 2007, none of Kate Bush's music videos have been released to DVD in either North America or Europe, although several had been released on LaserDisc. By comparison, several video collections were released on VHS, most notably The Single File, which contained videos predating the Hounds of Love album, Hounds of Love, containing videos concerning that album and The Whole Story, a career video overview released with the late-1980s compilation album of the same title. In late 2006, a DVD documentary entitled Kate Bush Under Review was released by Sexy Intellectual, which included archival interviews with Bush, along with interviews with a selection of music historians and journalists (including Phil Sutcliffe, Nigel Williamson, and Morris Pert. The DVD also includes clips from several of Bush's music videos.^[73] Not to be confused with disk laser, a type of solid-state laser in a flat configuration. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ... Nigel Williamson (born 1954) is a British journalist. ... Morris Pert (born 1947 in Arbroath, Scotland) is a Scottish musical composer, drummer and percussionist who has played as a session musician with many big name artists, including Paul McCartney, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, John Williams, Kate Bush, Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and the jazz-rock band Brand X...

Movie projects

In 1990, Bush starred in the black comedy film Les Dogs, produced by The Comic Strip for BBC television. Beginning in 1982 on the UK's Channel 4, The Comic Strip Presents ... offered a series of comedy films featuring comedians including Rik Mayall, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer and Robbie Coltrane. The movies were usually written and produced by Peter Richardson, who often also acted. In Les Dogs, aired on 8 March 1990, Bush plays the bride Angela at a wedding set in a post-apocalyptic version of Britain. While Bush's is a silent presence in a wedding dress throughout most of the film, she does have several lines of dialogue with Peter Richardson in two dream sequences. In another Comic Strip Presents film, GLC, she produced the theme song "Ken" which includes a vocal performance by Bush. She also produced all the incidental music, which is synthesizer based. This article is about a tone of comedy. ... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, best known collectively for their television series The Comic Strip Presents. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Richard Michael Rik Mayall (born 7 March 1958) is an English comedian and actor. ... Dawn Roma French[1] (born 11 October 1957) is a BAFTA Award-nominated British comedian and actress best known for starring in her comedy sketch show French & Saunders along with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for playing the lead role in The Vicar of Dibley as Geraldine Granger. ... Jennifer Jane Saunders (born July 6, 1958[1] in Sleaford, Lincolnshire) is a BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning English comedian, writer and actress. ... Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. ... Nigel George Planer (born February 22, 1953 in London) is an English actor, novelist and playwright. ... For the jazz saxophonist, see Ravi Coltrane. ... Peter Richardson born 15 October 1951 in Devon, Britain, is a British actor, comedian, director, and writer. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1985, Bush contributed a darkly melancholic version of the Ary Barroso song, "Brazil", to the soundtrack of the Terry Gilliam film Brazil. The track was scored and arranged by Michael Kamen. In 1986, she wrote and recorded "Be Kind To My Mistakes" for the Nicolas Roeg film, Castaway. Subsequently, in 1990, a remixed version was included in an album of B-sides in her box set, "This Woman's Work". In 1988, the song, "This Woman's Work", featured in the John Hughes film, She's Having A Baby, a year before a re-edited version appeared on Bush's album, The Sensual World. Ary Barroso (born November 7, 1903 in Ubá, Minas Gerais and died February 9, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian composer. ... Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ... Nicolas Jack Roeg, born on August 15, 1928 in London, is an internationally-known cinematographer and film director. ... This Womans Work is Kate Bushs eighth release. ... For other people with this name, see John Hughes. ... Shes Having a Baby is an American movie, released in 1988, which was directed by John Hughes. ... The Sensual World is the sixth all-new studio album by Kate Bush, and the singers seventh album release in total. ...

In 1999, Bush wrote and recorded a song for the Disney film, Dinosaur, but because of complications the track was ultimately not included on the soundtrack. According to the winter 1999 issue of HomeGround, a Kate Bush fanzine, it was scrapped when Disney asked Bush to rewrite the song and Bush refused. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Dinosaur is a feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and released to movie theatres in 2000. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ...

Bush will provide an original song "Lyra" that will be heard over the closing credits of for the film adaptation of the Golden Compass. The song is written and produced by Bush in her own studio, and features the Magdalen College Choir. It is named for Lyra Belacqua the lead character in the film. Del Palmer revealed that Philip Pullman (author of the books on which the film is based) had visited Bush at her home earlier this year and it's known that she is a fan of his work. New Line Cinema is now actively campaigning members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to vote for 'Lyra' in the category of Best Original Song for the 2008 Academy Awards.The song will be available for download 11 December 2007^[74]. The Golden Compass is a forthcoming fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in the US), the first novel in Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials, slated for release on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema. ... College name Magdalen College Latin name Collegium Beatae Mariae Magdalenae Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister college Magdalene College, Cambridge President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Jessica Jones Undergraduates 395 MCR President Eloise Scotford Graduates 230 Location of Magdalen College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced... Lyra Belacqua (also known as Lyra Silvertongue) is the heroine of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. ... Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... 2008 Academy Awards may refer to: 80th Academy Awards, the Academy Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in 2008 81st Academy Awards, the scheduled 2009 ceremony honoring the best in film for 2008 Category: ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Impact

Collaborations

A wide diversity of respected artists have worked with Bush on some of her more recent albums ranging from the rock guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour and Ian Bairnson, bassists Mick Karn (ex-Japan) and John Giblin (ex-Simple Minds and bass player for Elkie Brooks), jazz/rock drummer Stuart Elliot, jazz bassist Eberhard Weber, violinist Nigel Kennedy, classical guitarist John Williams, folk artists The Trio Bulgarka, Gary Brooker, Prince as well as numerous Irish traditional/folk musicians such as various members of Planxty. Bush provided vocals on two of Peter Gabriel's albums, most notably on the hits "Games Without Frontiers" and the duet "Don't Give Up". He also appeared on her 1979 television special, where they sang a duet of Roy Harper's "Another Day". Harper is another frequent collaborator, appearing on her song "Breathing" and she on his albums HQ, Once and The Unknown Soldier. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London) is an English rock guitarist. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Infamous guitarist Ian Bairnson (born August 3, 1953 in Levenwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland) has been one of the most sought after sessionists in the music industry, working with a myriad of artists from a plethora of musical genres. ... Mick Karn (born July 24, 1958) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, most noted as the bassist for the 1980s art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982. ... John Giblin is a bassist who has played with the following artists: Peter Gabriel David Sylvian Kate Bush Phil Collins Al Green Brand X Annie Lennox Roberta Flack Paul McCartney The Everly Brothers George Martin Gerry Rafferty Mavis Staples Jon Anderson John Martyn Richard Ashcroft Official Site Category: ... Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945, in Salford) is a British singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. ... Eberhard Weber (born January 22nd, 1940 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a bassist and composer. ... Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England) is a violinist and violist. ... John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) is one of the worlds best-known classical guitarists. ... A Bulgarian vocal ensemble, previously known as Bulgarka Folk Trio. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945, Hackney, East London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. ... For another person sometimes known as The Artist, see Michael Haynes III. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American funk musician. ... Planxty was an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine (a founder of the Irish mid-sixties group Sweeneys Men), and Liam OFlynn (piper). ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Jeux Sans Frontieres was the European version of Its a Knockout. ... Dont Give Up is a duet by recorded by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush for Gabriels album So. ... Roy Harper (born June 12, 1941), is an English rock singer-songwriter / guitarist who specialises in folk music. ...

She provided backing vocals for the title track of the Big Country album The Seer in 1986. She has also sang on the Midge Ure song "Sister and Brother" from his 1988 album Answers to Nothing, Go West's 1987 single "The King is Dead" and in 1996, the song "My Computer" from the Prince album Emancipation. In 1987, she sang a verse on the charity single "Let It Be" by Ferry Aid. She also sang a line on the charity single "Spirit of the Forest" by Spirit of the Forest in 1989. In 1995, Bush covered George Gershwin's "The Man I Love" for the tribute album The Glory of Gershwin. In 1996, Bush contributed a version of "Mná na hÉireann" (Irish for Women of Ireland) for the Anglo-Irish folk-rock compilation project, Common Ground: The Voices of Modern Irish Music. Bush had to sing the song in Irish, which she learned to do phonetically.^[75] For other uses, see Big Country (disambiguation). ... The Seer is the third studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1986. ... Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a rock and roll guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. ... Go West were an English pop duo, formed in 1982, by Peter Cox (born 17 November 1955, in Twickenham, London, England); and Richard Drummie (born 20 March 1959, in Twickenham, London, England). ... For another person sometimes known as The Artist, see Michael Haynes III. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American funk musician. ... Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD album by Prince (then known as ). The title refers to Princes freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. ... Let It Be is a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon/McCartney), and was released by The Beatles as a single in March 1970, and later the same year as the title track of their album, Let It Be. ... A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. ... Spirit Of The Forest is a folk metal album by Finnish band Korpiklaani. ...

The British dance act Utah Saints sampled a line from "Cloudbusting" for their 1992 hit single, "Something Good". In 2003, the song was sampled again by Ayla Presents Yel for their track "Sun is Coming Out". Loopzone sampled "Night Scented Stock" in 1990 for their song "Les Enfants Du Paradis." Axel Willner, a.k.a. The Field, sampled three tracks from Hounds of Love on his 2007 debut album, From Here We Go Sublime; "Over the Ice" samples "Under Ice," "The Deal" samples "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)," and "The Little Heart Beats So Fast" samples "Hounds of Love." The German techno producer Superpitcher sampled "Ariel" on his track "Tonite," which appeared on the Kompakt label's 2006 compilation Total 7 alongside The Field's "Over the Ice." House and soul producer Maurice Fulton sampled a piano figure from "Waking the Witch" (from Hounds of Love) on "Feeling the Color Blue," the lead track from his 2000 album Life Is Water For Gerbadaisies When They Are Dancing (credited to Maurice Fulton Presents: Boof). English techno producer Aphex Twin sampled the violin intro from the 12-inch version of "Experiment IV" on his track "4," from 1996's Richard D. James LP. James's 1997 single "Come to Daddy" featured a promo clip by video auteur Chris Cunningham that bore many similarities to Bush's video for "Experiment IV." Utah Saints are a dance band from Leeds, England. ... Cloudbusting was the second single to be released from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. ... The Field is a critically acclaimed Stockholm, Sweden based minimal techno artist. ... Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. ... From Here We Go Sublime is the debut album from The Field, aka Axel Willner, released on March 26, 2007 on the Kompakt label. ... Aksel Schaufler better known by his stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer with close ties to Colognes Kompakt music label. ... Kompakt: Total 7 or Total 7 was released on August 21, 2006. ... The Field is a critically acclaimed Stockholm, Sweden based minimal techno artist. ... Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. ... Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid and drum and bass. ... Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin Aphex Twin (born Richard David James, August 18, 1971, Ireland) is a UK-based electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, IDM, acid, drum and bass (specifically drill n bass). ... Cary Cunningham is an acclaimed English music video film director. ...

Inspiration for other artists

In the 1980s and 1990s it became almost standard for individualistic female singer-songwriters to be compared to Bush by the media. She has been noted as an influence on artists as diverse as Tori Amos,^[76] Antony and the Johnsons,^[77] Lily Allen,^[78] Björk,^[79] Coldplay,^[80] Goldfrapp,^[81] PJ Harvey,^[82] Darren Hayes,^[83] Sarah McLachlan,^[84] Sinéad O'Connor^[84] Bloc Party,^[85] OutKast,^[82] KT Tunstall,^[86] Katie Melua^[26] and Muse.^[26] The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. ... Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born May 2, 1985) is a British singer-songwriter best known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ... This article is about the musician. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... Goldfrapp is a British electronica group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of electronic dance music. ... Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician and songwriter. ... Darren Stanley Hayes (born May 8, 1972) is an Australian singer-songwriter. ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC,[2] OBC[2] (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (IPA: [1]) (born December 8, 1966) is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter. ... Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. ... OutKast is a Grammy award winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. ... KT Tunstall performing at the 2005 Summer Sundae in Leicester Kate KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975, Edinburgh) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Fife. ... “Melua” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ...

Paula Cole, accepting the "Best New Artist" Grammy in 1996, named Bush as an influence. Ariel Pink wrote a tribute song for Kate titled "For Kate I Wait" on the album The Doldrums. George Michael chose "Army Dreamers" for his celebrity playlist on the iTunes website. The trip-hop artist Tricky has said about Bush "I don't believe in God, but if I did, her music would be my bible".^[7] Even the iconoclastic punk rocker John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, has declared her work to be "fucking brilliant" and has labelled her "a true original."^[87] Suede front-man Brett Anderson has stated that "Wuthering Heights" was the first single he ever bought and mentioned "And Dream of Sheep" in Suede's song "These are the Sad Songs".^[88] Marc Almond chose "Moments of Pleasure" as one of his 10 favourite songs on Radio 2 in June 2007, saying that the song had a profound influence on him when he was combating drug addiction in New York in the 90s. Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter. ... Ariel Pink; (born Ariel Marcus Rosenberg on June 24, 1979) is an avant-garde/hauntology musician who is based in Los Angeles. ... This article is about the musician. ... Army Dreamers was the third and final song to be released from Never For Ever by Kate Bush. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... For other uses, see Tricky (disambiguation). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten, is an English rock musician. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... This article is about the frontman of Suede and The Tears. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, England) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ...

Outside music, Bush has been an inspiration to several fashion designers, most notably Hussein Chalayan.^[89] In November 2006, the singer Rufus Wainwright named Bush as one of his top ten gay icons.^[90] Hussein Chalayan MBE (or, in keeping with the original spelling of his name, Hüseyin Çağlayan) (born 1970) is a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ... St. ...

Many artists around the world have recorded cover versions of Bush songs, including Charlotte Church, China Drum, Maxwell, The Futureheads (who had a UK top ten hit with a cover of "Hounds of Love"), Angra, Placebo, Patrick Wolf, Pat Benatar, Within Temptation, Hayley Westenra, Natalie Cole and The Decemberists. Tori Amos has covered "Running Up That Hill" and "And Dream Of Sheep" in live performances. Mirah has covered "Cloudbusting" in live performances. "And Dream Of Sheep" has also been covered live by Happy Rhodes. Coldplay have said their track "Speed of Sound" was originally an attempt to re-create "Running Up That Hill".^[80] In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer with a precociously mature dramatic operatic voice, in particular in its tonal qualities. ... China Drum were a UK punk rock band. ... Maxwell, on the cover of his 2001 Now album. ... The Futureheads are a four-pice English indie rock band from Sunderland. ... Hounds of Love is the title track of the Hounds of Love album by Kate Bush, the third of the albums four singles. ... This article is about the heavy metal band Angra. ... Placebo are an alternative rock band currently consisting of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. ... Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Apps on June 30, 1983 at St Thomas Hospital, London[1]) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. ... Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on January 10, 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award-winning American rock singer with many million and multi-million selling records worldwide. ... Within Temptation is a Symphonic Metal band from the Netherlands. ... Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987 in Christchurch)[1] is a New Zealand soprano of Irish heritage. ... Natalie Maria Cole (born February 6, 1950), known professionally as Natalie Cole, is an American singer and songwriter. ... The Decemberists are a five-piece indie pop band from Portland, Oregon, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy . ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) was the first single from Kate Bushs 1985 album Hounds of Love. ... Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn (Born September 17, 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American musician. ... Happy Rhodes (born August 9, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and electronic musician. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

Selected discography

Main article: Kate Bush discography

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Studio albums

• The Kick Inside (1978)
• Lionheart (1978)
• Never for Ever (1980)
• The Dreaming (1982)
• Hounds of Love (1985)
• The Sensual World (1989)
• The Red Shoes (1993)
• Aerial (2005)

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Compilations

• The Whole Story (1986)
• This Woman's Work (1990) Box-set

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Other projects

• The Single File (1983)
• The Whole Story (1986)
• This Woman's Work (1990)
• Live at the Hammersmith Odeon (1994)

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See also

• Kate Bush's Awards and Nominations

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Further reading

• Kevin Cann and Sean Mayes, Kate Bush: A Visual Documentary
• 'I'm not some weirdo recluse' (The Guardian, 28 October 2005)
• This Bush's mission finally gets accomplished (National Post, 22 December 2005)
• Kate Bush Hounds of Love. Introduction to 2007 book by author Ron Moy a lecturer in the School of Media, Critical and Creative Arts, at John Moores University. The book consists of a linear track-by-track musical analysis of Kate Bush’s albums released between 1978 and 2005. In particular, it pays close attention to Hounds of Love, which forms the centerpiece of the authors musical analysis.

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