Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

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Description: It appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside, and was also released as her debut single. It quickly reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks, and propelled the singer to fame. Written when Bush was just 19, the song's lyrics are based on the story of the novel of the same name. Kate Bush was inspired to write the song by the 1970 version of Wuthering Heights[1], specifically the last 10 minutes[2]. She then read the book and discovered that she shares her birthday (July 30) with Emily Brontë. Few debut singles in the United Kingdom have turned heads, and launched a new artist, in quite as startling a fashion as "Wuthering Heights." Its release unwittingly pitted Kate Bush against another female vocalist, also charting with her first hit, who went on to become an icon of the burgeoning punk and New Wave scene - Debbie Harry with her band Blondie, and their single "Denis." The fact that Bush emerged the winner against a great many people's expectations, while Blondie stalled at number two, was one of the top media stories of those few weeks[citation needed]. The saga also polarised public opinion to the extent that opposing fans began berating each other on the letters pages of music magazines in a "Kate vs Debbie" battle. By this time even Bush herself was being widely described as New Wave, a designation that nowadays probably few people would agree with. "Wuthering Heights" eventually lost its crown to Brian and Michael's celebration in song of the then recently deceased artist L. S. Lowry - "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs," so perhaps it was fitting that a musical tribute to a classic of English literature should be followed at number one by a tribute to a renowned painter. In reaching number one, Bush became the first woman to write and perform a UK chart-topper. Bush re-recorded "Wuthering Heights" for her 1986 "best-of" album The Whole Story. "Wuthering Heights" has been recorded by a number of other artists, including Pat Benatar, Hayley Westenra, China Drum, Albert Niland, The Decemberists, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Australian band Mr. Floppy, Italian singer Cristina Donà, Brazilian heavy metal band Angra, Dutch rock singer Birgit Schuurman, and The Puppini Sisters in 2006. It is also performed a cappella by the title character in the British TV series I'm Alan Partridge, played by Steve Coogan. The Icelandic singer Margrét Eir recorded an Icelandic version called "Heiðin há". The B-side of the original 1978 single was another song by Bush named "Kite" - hence the kite imagery on the record's cover. Two music videos were created to accompany "Wuthering Heights." In one version, Bush can be seen performing the song in a dark room filled with white mist while wearing a white dress; in the other, the singer lip-syncs in an outdoor environment while wearing a red dress. According to the documentary Tupac: Resurrection, the song was a personal favorite of Tupac Shakur. This song is also played as the theme song for "Koi no Karasawagi" in Japan.
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SchaumbadSarah ::: Favorites thanks for all the information! i didnt know a lot about kate bush, a friend of mine listens always to her music, so i started too! shes great! 07-06-27 05:56:59 _____________________________________________________
52barney ::: Favorites Thanks for the upload and the info. Kate set the bar so high. She really is one who simultaneously humbles and enthralls. God bless her and her son Bertie. 07-06-28 22:36:34 _____________________________________________________
rotenone9 ::: Favorites She's one-in-a-million. Love this. 07-07-01 17:24:06 _____________________________________________________
necrophagiaeee ::: Favorites Andre Matos, from angra are the best voice than this bitch 07-07-20 02:24:47 _____________________________________________________
envybella6 ::: Favorites who taught her how to dance ? He or she should be sued! 07-08-14 14:43:56 _____________________________________________________
fvkivn ::: Favorites Actually she studied dance; try to sing while dancing in a performance then you will figure out what she does 07-08-18 05:19:55 _____________________________________________________
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makaveli237 ::: Favorites this was Tupac favorit tune ! 07-08-18 11:19:05 _____________________________________________________
crashxxbrn ::: Favorites omg wtf 07-08-19 00:24:56 _____________________________________________________
torqueingheads ::: Favorites Emily Bronte would have been proud. 07-08-21 04:42:02 _____________________________________________________