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8 unusual facts about Kate Bush


Bertrand Lamarche

An Other Part of his Work is interested in Kate Bush as a tutelar figure, as someone who has raised his interest into turntable, sound and music that he uses in some of his pieces.

Catherine Bush

:For the British recording artist, Kate Bush, see Kate Bush

Cloudbuster

Wilhelm Reich's cloudbuster was the inspiration for the 1985 song Cloudbusting by British singer Kate Bush.

Dave Hazard

Kate Bush was later seen on television singing her high pitched hit song "Wuthering Heights" with dance moves that Hazard said appeared to come from karate.

East Portlemouth

The village is popular with celebrities as a second-home base, where home owners include Steve Rider, Kate Bush and Michael Parkinson.

East Wickham

East Wickham is the birthplace and childhood residence of the singer-songwriter Kate Bush.

Hawley Harvey Crippen

In the song "Coffee Homeground," when Kate Bush sings, "Pictures of Crippen lipstick smeared," she implies that Hawley Crippen is somewhat of an idol to the song's Arsenic and Old Lace-esque murderesses.

Peadar Ó Doirnín

Ó Doirnín's work is still alive in the tradition of north Leinster and south Ulster, while his authorship of nationally and internationally celebrated songs like Mná na hÉireann is little known.


Anthem in

Recording was completed on The Cloudbusting EP in April 2009 and features a cover of Kate Bush's 1985 hit "Cloudbusting".

Catherine Earnshaw

— and the famous ghostly utterance "Let me in your window - I'm so cold!", later used by Kate Bush in her 1978 hit "Wuthering Heights".

Charlie Morgan

In the early '80s he played on albums by artists including Kate Bush, Roy Harper, Judie Tzuke, Clannad, Tracey Ullman, Gary Moore and Justin Hayward.

Gabriela Kulka

Artists she names as her closest inspirations are, firstly and undeniably - Kate Bush and Tori Amos, but also Peter Gabriel, Kurt Weill, Danny Elfman, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, Chroma Key, Queen, ABBA, Bruce Dickinson, and Iron Maiden (whose songs she performs live) and Madonna.

Kingfisher Sky

Too widespread are the musical influences of de Graaf and singer/songwriter Judith Rijnveld, ranging from Porcupine Tree to Cecilia Bartoli and from Kate Bush to traditional folk music.

Mary Dillon

In 2010, she released a digital-only EP containing covers of Army Dreamers by Kate Bush, Undone in Sorrow by Ola Belle Reed and Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen.

Masquerade Show

The album, mixed at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London by Haydn Bendall (Camel, Alan Parsons Project, Kate Bush, Toyah) and the Japanese media coverage of the event, pushed the band to an even higher level of popularity.

Me and The Beast

“ME AND THE BEAST” – They’re from London but this left field lyrical electro pop has a Björk like eccentricity, Kate Bush enigmatics in the vocals, and even a touch of the Abbas in the music….

Paul B. Davies

He has also scripted music videos for everyone from Kate Bush to Ken Russell.

Shelleyan Orphan

Helleborine included an assortment of guest musicians including Stuart Elliott (the drummer for Kate Bush), and Kate's brother Paddy Bush.

The Mekano Set

The group cite an eclectic list of influences including Curve, Talk Talk, Kate Bush, Hawkwind, The Chameleons, David Sylvian, Leftfield, Massive Attack, Joy Division, Public Image Limited, The Sisters of Mercy, The Clash, Depeche Mode, New Order, Gilles Peterson's Worldwide radio show,Twin Peaks, Whitley Strieber and Situationism.

Tsintskaro

Although this song is unfamiliar to most Westerners, its haunting melody has been used by Western artists, who have incorporated the song into their works of art, such as the Kate Bush song "Hello Earth", and the Werner Herzog 1979 remake of Nosferatu.

Zaine Griff

There, he became vocalist and bassist of a band called Baby Face and began to study mime and movement, alongside Kate Bush, Adam Darius and Lindsay Kemp.

Zenîma

Throughout her career, she collaborated with several artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Samuele Bersani, Club Dogo, Kate Bush, Metric, Christopher Cross, Mango and others.


see also

Cloudbuster

The video, intended by Bush to be a short narrative film rather than a traditional music video, was conceived by Terry Gilliam and Kate Bush, and directed by Julian Doyle.

December Will Be Magic Again

Initial pressings of the 7" single have "Cut by Chris Blair", "Songs & arrangements by Kate Bush", and "Cover by Nick Price" centered on the rear sleeve. Reissues have these acknowledgements spread out across the bottom. Originals also have "Happy Christmas" etched into the dead wax on Side A. The song was featured on the 12" single of "Experiment IV" and later on the second of two CD editions of the "Moments of Pleasure" single in 1993 and had a slightly different mix.

Don't Run Away

"Ne t'enfuis pas", a song by Kate Bush with title meaning don't run away in French

Gabby Young and Other Animals

“Gabby is distinctive..as much art-school as Agent Provocateur. Eastern European touches and acoustic instrumentation combine with a strong seductive voice to suggest a busking Kate Bush” MOJO (Roy Wilkinson)