The US (and California) is/was a sad blind spot of Kateness in this world. The song "And Dream of Sheep" on her most successful album "Hounds of Love" (1985) is the start of a 7-track cycle of songs on the B-side called "The Ninth Wave", that is considered as one of the best conceptual albums of all time. It's about a person drowning in the water and going through despair and hallucinations until being eventually rescued. "And Dream of Sheep" is one of my favourites though. Side A had 5 more commercial songs on it, 4 of them were available as singles, including "Running Up That Hill" and "Cloudbusting", which has one of the most iconic music videos, lasting 7 minutes (the middle part is lengthened), featuring well known actor Donald Sutherland and herself, dealing with the memoirs of Peter Reich about his relationship to his father Wilhelm Reich ("A Book of Dreams" IIRC).

@rainerzufall42

2 жыл бұрын

Another recommodation: "This Woman's Work" (1988), especially written for John Hughes movie "She's Having a Baby" (with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern). At the climax of that film, there's 3 1/2 minutes of just playing this song combined with Kevin Bacon waiting in the hallway and waiting room of a hospital and flashbacks to happy moments of their common life. Very touching. You could as well looking for her collaboration with Peter Gabriel (known as Genesis singer and solo) from his album "So" called "Don't Give Up" (1987) - please use the hugging video - which is kind of a life saving song (allegedly also holding Elton John away from alcohol, but that's another story)...

@rainerzufall42

2 жыл бұрын

I've watched Rick's video some days ago, it was brilliant!

@terriwilliams4938

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations, Rainier! I knew “Don’t give up” but never knew it was Kate Bush. I feel like I have a LOT of catching up to do! I appreciate the guidance!