Kate Bush
Has it really been 12 years since the last Kate Bush album? Apparently. Going further back, it's hard to believe that Hounds of Love appeared in 1985. I remember listening to this track on a Now that's what I call Music album and thinking it was fantastic. The reminder of older age notwitstanding (recently hearing a cover version of this song by a grungy british band called The Futureheads) I love this song.
With it, and with hits from it such as Running Up That Hill the queen of bohemia stamped her name on the sound of a decade. And now we're in 2005 and Kate Bush has released Aerial, a double CD. The first disc, A Sea Of Honey, is a personal and public collection of songs. The second disc, A Sky of Honey, is an attempt to capture the beauty of a summer day in music. The sun rises, a painter appears, Kate Bush sings in tune with the birds. Pitch perfect.
The opening song, King of the Mountain, is a loving tribute to Elvis:
Another Hollywood waitress
Is telling us she's having your baby
And there's a rumour that you're on ice
And you will rise again someday
And that there's a photograph
Where you're dancing on your grave
Best of all is Joanni, a very un-PC tribute to a fighting saint
Joanni, Joanni wears a golden cross
And she looks so beautiful in her armour
Joanni, Joanni blows a kiss to God
And she never wears a ring on her finger
All the cannon are firing
And the swords are clashing
And the horses are charging
And the flags are flying
And the battle is raging
And the bells, the bells are ringing
Kate Bush. People either love her or they don't. There's no middle ground. Pretentious in places, sagely wise in others, she's older, wiser and better than ever. Buy this album and listen to it.. For years and years. You'll never get tired of it and you will still listen to it in 20 years - guaranteed.
Labels: Dancing on Ice
posted by Freddy @ Tuesday, November 15, 2005
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