Kate Bush General Discussion

Kate's most personal songs

feeds@yuku.com (katnic) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:29:55 GMT

Do you sometimes think about's Kate's personality? Do you sometimes wonder what kind of person she is? I do. Although I realise Kate probably doesn't like this subject, I think there's nothing wrong with thinking and talking about this.
I know she has written very personal songs, like A Coral Room, Bertie, And So Is Love and You're the One. But that songs are not the ones that tell us most about her personality, I think.
In which songs you think she shows us...

She's Leaving Home on YouTube

feeds@yuku.com (belladonna) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:40:10 GMT

I've heard the audio before but not seen the clip - apologies if posted elsewhere ...

I thought there was a topic

feeds@yuku.com (Spocibo is the King) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:26:13 GMT

Kate is 50 ! and I do not see a topic... just to leave a message

ok ! ok !

Is There Kate Bush stuff in the Hard Rock Cafes?

feeds@yuku.com (MauriceColgan) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:47:56 GMT

A new Hard Rock Cafe has been opened in Beijing China. Elvis Presley "The King of the Mountain", along with other Rock stars features of course.

What about Kate Bush memorabilia? I've not been in the Dublin branch......... yet. :-) In fact the last and only Hard Rock Cafe I have been in was the one in Washington DC. I'm sure I would have noticed if Kate stuff...

Pi promo CD

feeds@yuku.com (Dervish Overdrive) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:53:53 GMT

I came across this Pi promo CD. It might have been posted before but I had never seen it.

Self taken photos of Kate (for Wikipedia)

feeds@yuku.com (Looking At Blue) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:05:58 GMT

Was thinking that it'd be nice to get the Kate photo replaced on Wikipedia, which would require the photographer's approval for the photo to be used. So anyone willing to share their photo(s) (Paul C?).

Ice Sculptures,Romantic Scenes & Secret Passions!

feeds@yuku.com (Kestrel) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:27:06 GMT

Kate Bush in 1978

"One of the reasons I love Japan is because I'm taller than most of the people ....which is pretty unusal, believe me!
"The next time I go, though, I want to go in Winter because they have these incredible ice sculptures; some of which are like full-sized buildings.
"I've seen pictures of them and they look really beautiful so I'd like to see a few in real life!"

"The most romantic scene I...

The 1979 Birmingham mix up!

feeds@yuku.com (Kestrel) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:13:44 GMT

I'd totally forgotten all about this until coming across the following from an old March 1979 press clipping:

Kate fans bushed

TO COMPENSATE Kate Bush fans unable to buy tickets for her Birmingham Hippodrome date in April, it's hoped that another Birmingham gig, same venue, will be scheduled for the end of May when Kate returns from her brief European tour. According to promotor Lindsay Brown and EMI, as reported in our news story last week,...

Hello....is Hugh there?

feeds@yuku.com (Kestrel) — Tue, 04 Jul 1911 20:14:58 GMT

From the 'gossip columns' of Record Mirror (1980):

KATE BUSH apparently asked Stranglers manager Ian Grant for Hugh Cornwell's phone number in Pentonville. Somebody had to explain that between the jacuzzi treatment, the massage sessions. the Cordon Bleu cooking, the manicuring of toenails and sunlamp treatment Pentonville doesn't give its customers time to talk all day on the phone. The wonderful...

Kate Bush's kind of bloke (1978)

feeds@yuku.com (Kestrel) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:27:31 GMT

From an unidentified teen mag in 1978:

Cra-zee North London chick seeks cosmic guy for everlasting experience...

Kate Bush's kind of bloke:

Looks: Weely twiffic, looks aren't essential. but he must have a beautiful soul.

Clothes: He shouldn't believe in the uniforms of convention - after all, clothes are just material possessions, right?

Drink: Carrot juice (and one day a week,...

A slightly less than successful interview!

feeds@yuku.com (Kestrel) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:14:20 GMT

In 1985, Bitz talked to Kate:

So, Kate, says Bitz, you haven't been doing much very much for about three years...

"Would you like to rephrase that?" says she.

Oh dear. Seems that la Bush has actually been tres busy, building her own recording studio, writing zillions of new songs and being generally "creative". Whoops.

So, Kate, now that you're back will you be treating us to your funny dancing all over...

Kate KBC/Homeground Convention Dates

feeds@yuku.com (SnappyPix) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:38:30 GMT

I've been sorting through my shoebox of photos from various Kate gatherings/conventions, but I'm all confused about the dates for these.

I'd be eternally grateful if someone could be so kind enough to provide a bit of a list of the dates of various HG and KBC events, as I'm in a bit of a flumox.
Thank you ever so muchly if you can. x

songs with high emotional power

feeds@yuku.com (michaDam) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:45 GMT

For me, UTI and TWW are examples of songs with very high emotional power - but very sad.
Does anybody know songs (not necessarily from Kate) that have a comparable emotional power in a positive way?

I vant to be alone (How does she do it?)

feeds@yuku.com (katelove) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:28:26 GMT

Living in the times we do now with the Internet ,mobile phones,camcorders the size of your hand, all the new technology that makes it far easier than ever to record and take a quick snap does she avoid being caught on camera? It fascinates me when i think about how she goes about this quite remarkeable feat! Is it simply a question that maybe because Kate is no longer as you might say main stream ,that interest in her and her music is not news worthy or exciting enough to grab. Or is it that...

Army Dreamers - Radio session????

feeds@yuku.com (squidney) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:44:51 GMT

http://www.bbcradioint.com/BBCSessions.aspx

Recently discovered that there is a list of all BBC Radio sessions on-line (link above). Its a link to an official BBC site. Thought it might list the Wuthering Heights radio session that turned up recently but it doeesn't - but it does list a BBC Radio session track of 'Army...

EAT THE MUSIC promotional video

feeds@yuku.com (Dervish Overdrive) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:38:16 GMT

I must be the last one to discover that the promotional video for Eat The Music is actually different from the one included in The Line, The Cross & The Curve! What a treat to discover a 'new' video!

Under The Ivy--a Tribute?

feeds@yuku.com (dreamer23) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:49:02 GMT

(Please note there are several hyperlinks in this text--feel free to explore them--they offer interesting contextual footnotes to this essay...)

This essay presents the premise tha tthe Kate Bush song, "Under the Ivy" is in fact a tribute to Sophie Scholl, one of the founding members of "

Come Back Kate (documentary)

feeds@yuku.com (Ronstadtophile) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:33:25 GMT
Good heavens, I'm watching this on youtube today and I haven't laughed so hard in weeks.

1) Fred Vermorel reenacting the death of Kate's great-great grandfather.
2) Some whiney cow making a career as a Kate tribute act only with bucked teeth and more screws loose than an Argos TV stand.
3) Some old bloke singing along to the real Kate's recording of Cloudbusting...

'She lives on an Island, she is an Island'

HAHA

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Was Kate ever a 'ten pound pom'?

feeds@yuku.com (Kestrel) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:11:08 GMT
Back in the 1950's / 1960's Britons were encouraged to emigrate to Australia, for a mere £10.

Kate's family did have a long stay (eighteen months I believe) in Australia in the early - mid sixties but does anyone know if that was just an extended holiday or did they actually emigrate but decided to return to the UK?

If it was the latter then Kate's parents must have played safe by retaining their Welling home because they were able to return to it once...

Don't Give UP #1 Duet Rankings Australian Herald Sun

feeds@yuku.com (johnmorango2) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:59:19 GMT
Don't Give Up at Number One and you can vote for your choice as well. We get this at work otherwise I'd not have seen it but the newspaper version had a photo of Peter and Kate (one of the ones where he is wearing black tie and she has her hair up).