Heathcliff and Cathy were a tragic toxic couple in the book that never officially "got together" but she died. Then her ghost comes back to haunt Heathcliff. There is a major scene when her ghost breaks the window at "Wuthering Heights" (the name of their childhood home) and actually grabs the hand of a tenant. Her ghost wakes him by saying "Let me in" "I'm so cold" "It's Cathy"....looking for Heathcliff. She is singing the song as the ghost of Cathy haunting Heathcliff, hence the eerie feel and ghostly voice.

This song was Kate's first single and for those of us who were around at the time it was our first introduction to Kate Bush. In some ways it encapsulates many things about her music: a writer of genuinely beautiful, complex melodies that don't always neatly fit within any music genre; an outstanding lyricist ; a woman with a truly great singing voice, but who often chooses to distort or muddy it for the effect of a particular song; and also someone who has always taken incredible risks with her music - for this song, inspired by the dark, almost gothic romance novel "Wuthering Heights" in which she portrays the ghost of 'Cathy' returning to earth to haunt her still living love 'Heathcliff,' Kate decided to sing it as if she were a ghost, impersonating the character of the ghostly Cathy, and so she choose to mask or cloak her voice and choose to sounds like something haunting your every step. And on top of that, the 19 year old Kate, fought a battle with the record company in order to ensure that this would be her first single. It was a risk that could have killed her career right at the start - but as it turned out she was right, it went to number 1 in the UK charts and became an international hit. Before this, Kate's public performances had pretty much been restricted to singing in a few local pubs often filled with drunken UK football/soccer fans, and a story is told about how she went into the studio to record this song, when she had finished that vocal (the entire vocal you hear in this song was all done in a single take), the musicians weren't entirely sure whether they had played along with a girl singing her novelty song, or if they were suddenly in the presence of a real life, actual genius. As it turned out it was the latter of these and she went on to influence generations of musicians.

Kate Bush was 65 on Sunday. I've been hooked on her music since I heard this at age of 9. She wrote many of her songs at an early age, she is a singer, songwriter, dancer. Considering the music of the time she set off on her own path to make the music she wanted to make.

Kate is so good her music is intelligent and meaningful , Her music has been sampled so many times.

Kate was a dancer before she was a singer. She is expressing the story not only with her lyrics but with her way of dancing, too. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is a very famous British novel from the 18th century. The Bronte sisters were the first women to write to make a living and they were the first women in a mens world to more or less question the power structures and womens rights in their books. ( women of a certain class were not allowed to work, they had to wait to be married to survive).

@Missjunebugfreak

11 ай бұрын

No Kate took dance classes when she left school and was still writing music. EMI the label that Kate signed with gave her a few years to do what she wanted and hone her craft before recording her debut. It was during this time she studied with Lindsay Kemp and learned a bit of mime as well as dance. But Kate was always a singer first - she just incorporated dance into her style since she figured it would make her a more well-rounded artist.

Kate Bush, very unique and talented artist. This is sung in the high pitched tone of a Banshee (wailing female ghost) as she is depicting the tormented spirit of Cathy. Kate has the most wonderful delicate voice but also great range. For a ballad try "this woman's work" or her collaboration' with Peter Gabriel "Don't give up" Or for a more pop vibe try "Hounds of love" For inimitable Kate Bush try "Moments of pleasure" or "Wow" or "the man with the child in his eyes" Well worth a deeper dive into her work as she was a very influential female artist.

@santacruz7455

Жыл бұрын

Did not know about the Banshee voice, make sense! And to be honest: Kate was so very brave to do her own artistic thing, at first most people had ans still have a tendency to run away from her songs, but once you sit down and listen you are all in!

Kate Bush is phenomenal legendary

This time, I remembered I was lying in the oak closet, and I heard distinctly the gusty wind, and the driving of the snow; I heard, also, the fir bough repeat its teasing sound, and ascribed it to the right cause: but it annoyed me so much, that I resolved to silence it, if possible; and, I thought, I rose and endeavoured to unhasp the casement. The hook was soldered into the staple: a circumstance observed by me when awake, but forgotten. “I must stop it, nevertheless!” I muttered, knocking my knuckles through the glass, and stretching an arm out to seize the importunate branch; instead of which, my fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand! The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy voice sobbed, “Let me in-let me in!” “Who are you?” I asked, struggling, meanwhile, to disengage myself. “Catherine Linton,” it replied, shiveringly (why did I think of Linton? I had read Earnshaw twenty times for Linton)-“I’m come home: I’d lost my way on the moor!” As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child’s face looking through the window. Terror made me cruel; and, finding it useless to attempt shaking the creature off, I pulled its wrist on to the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes: still it wailed, “Let me in!” and maintained its tenacious gripe, almost maddening me with fear. “How can I!” I said at length. “Let me go, if you want me to let you in!” The fingers relaxed, I snatched mine through the hole, hurriedly piled the books up in a pyramid against it, and stopped my ears to exclude the lamentable prayer. I seemed to keep them closed above a quarter of an hour; yet, the instant I listened again, there was the doleful cry moaning on! “Begone!” I shouted. “I’ll never let you in, not if you beg for twenty years.” “It is twenty years,” mourned the voice: “twenty years. I’ve been a waif for twenty years!” Thereat began a feeble scratching outside, and the pile of books moved as if thrust forward. I tried to jump up; but could not stir a limb; and so yelled aloud, in a frenzy of fright.

I was 15 hearing this song in London in a store, and I started crying it was so beautiful. 10y later I bought the book you spoke of. Kathy and Heathcliff wasn't super nice ppl. But their love was strong. Kate Bush is incredible and an artist to respect. ❤

BTW Kate shares the same Birthday as Emily Bronte and when she was young was referred to as Cathy. So in some ways you might say the success of her debut single was fate. For the single to turn into an interview smash hit is crazy. The structure of the song is very unusual, also there are very different key changes and variations in timing during the song. Since Kate is basically self taught she wasn't anywhere of musical theory, so she composed a sing that sounded nice to her and conveyed the story that she was telling, it shouldn't have worked, but it did to absolutely brilliant effect. A strqnge thing was that although Kate did read part of the novel to get a feel for Cathy's character, she didn't read all of it. When she did get around to it, after completing the lyrics, she noticed that words from the part of book (she hadn't read) had ended up in song. Kate did say that when she sung Wuthering Heights she was channelling Cathy. Also, at time of Kate's birthday people across the world get together to celebrate "The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever" by putting on a red dress and repeating her dancing from the Wuthering Heights Red Dress Version music video. There are so many great songs in Kate's catalogue you won't be disappointed, you could follow on from Wuthering Heights with her next single "The Man With The Child In His Eyes", followed by Wow and Hammer Horror. From her 3rd album "Never For Ever" you might want to check out "Breathing" and "Army Dreamers". Then from her "out there" 4th album "The Dreaming" I suggest "Sat In Your Lap" and "The Dreaming". But whatever path you choose I'm sure that you will have a great time diving into her marvelous music.

Gotta do Kate Bush "Babooshka"

@Bklynreau

Жыл бұрын

I did already

Wuthering basically means windy in Yorkshire dialect. Loved your reaction to Kate Bush! 😆

@Bklynreau

9 ай бұрын

Good to know! thanks

Kate is a genius, and I don't use the word lightly. Singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, choreographer, director, producer. The world of music changed when she came along.

@Bklynreau

Жыл бұрын

Who else do you think is a genius for I can listen too?

Look for the video for her song “Wow”. You won’t be disappointed!

Totally agree with @Muckylittleme, "This woman's work" is a definite must, a bit on the sad side, but great song! "Don't give up" too, a megahit in the 80:s, well worth a listen! And if you want to give "Wow" a try, there is a clip from that show Abba did in Switzerland, where she does that song. and Benny and Björn introduce her.

React to "Babooshka" from her, also very weird but so good and captivate!

@Bklynreau

Жыл бұрын

i have just type my name and the song

@carlosazul2

Жыл бұрын

@@Bklynreau okok. Do then "The Sensual World" by her.

Also - The Man With The Child In His Eyes.

She’s playing as the ghost of Kathy in Wuthering Heights

Kate. Bush is 65. She was born 30th July 1958.

@Bklynreau

Жыл бұрын

i gotta check a recent pic

@astrapoole7667

Жыл бұрын

@@Bklynreau​ Good luck finding one!

She was absolutely gorgeous.

I highly recommend for you to watch the 1992 version of the movie Wuthering Heights with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Benoche as leading actors. Based on that novel by Emily Bronte in 1847. Fantastic movie.

All time top 10 song in rock history.

Brooky, ol' fellow. When you've chance, wander over to 'Kate Bush: opening spookslot 1978' which was her first appearance with this song on Dutch television. there are practical effects which may amuse!

@Bklynreau

Жыл бұрын

u like kate bush too lol

@josefschiltz2192

Жыл бұрын

@@Bklynreau I still have a poster from the day! Says the 60s and 70s lad. Did you note that book all about Frida? - called simply 'Frida'? And . . . did you know that she is the lead singer in their - possibly - very last song which on their new album. The song is 'Ode To Freedom'.

The real secret of this song's success is the fact it has two things that force you to pay attention - the odd-numbered phrasings, and that rather jolting fourth-chord-in-the-sequence (not unlike the fourth chord in I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles - some musical tricks never seem to age!) It was Kate's formal debut and in 1978 no-one had seen or heard anything like her in the music world. I have to go for the lowest common denominator here - for a lot of men she represented a type of woman we'd never realised we desperately needed - the voice, the dance moves, the unorthodox artistry, and (dammit!) those eyes, she had us overwhelmed (or maybe, we were enspelled until her gawkier, more fragile, Scottish counterpart showed up four years later...).

Kate is a genius. Pure and simple a genius. “Wuthering” is an uncommon word; it means “characterized by strong winds.” So, a windy place. I see it happened to you too. At first, what is this? Then, this is genius! She was only 19 years old when she recorded this. She’s 63 or 64 years old now.

She was supported by David Gilmour when she started .

I hope You found out EVERYTHING!!! In the Video - she's actually The Ghost of Kathy... There are SEVERAL movies... Wuthering Heights... It means Strong Winds On a Hill... The Movies are GREAT!!! Thanks!!!💙💙💙💙💙🦩✨✨✨

Kate was 19 when she did this song, which she wrote herself.

Pat Benatar did a great cover of this song.

We Yorkshire folk will claim there spirts still walk in the Yorkshire moors

The version you have is the uk version the USA version she wears a red dress

Masterpiece and she wrote it at 17years old and reordered the vocals in ONE take

My dad really fancied her

@Bklynreau

Жыл бұрын

yea kate looks good

You should check out the Anna Maz cover of Wuthering Heights.

She makes beautiful music ❤

You should watch the film Wuthering Heights that came out in 1971 starting Timothy Dalton

Wuthering and weathering arent too far detached, wuthering means of strong winds. Basically heights known for strong winds, in this case the winds are metophorically if youve ever read or watched wuthering heights

I had a crush on her back in the day ❤

She's a ghost that's come back for her lover

dig deeper. you'll keep finding more great stuff. Breathing. Babooshka. Dream of Sheep. she's deep.

One word Babooshka !