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And this is why she is Tory filth
Kate Bush Running up that hill
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Didn't Stormzy headline Glastonbury recently? Kanye too iirc Beyonce?
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Fair point, forgot about that
not bands
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Maybe "bands" by which I think you mean guitar rock as a genre has run out of ideas after all these years?
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They were playing contemporary sets, certainly not heritage acts
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Guitar rock in terms of youth pop appeal is tired..biggest UK pop act right now is probably Dave. That's not tictoc that's a change in tastes
Can't it be both?
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I also have this memory that despite its success, the song and album were really poorly promoted at the time of first release, maybe because of Bush's well recorded reticence for publicity/performance but also because it was already out of step with the chart fodder of the mid 80s and because it was released during the Thorn/EMI era when the company was heading towards going belly-up at quite some rate - although the record/music division managed to survive after finally demerging before Thorn dragged it under.
In the years since, one of the other reasons it got continued media exposure was in those "worst of TOTP"-type programmes because her outing on TOTP with it was to say the least a bit bizarre!
It has also been used as a theme on TV before - sports programmes maybe?
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Don't know how you're defining youth but you'll see plenty of young people (as in 16 upwards) still getting excited by guitar led bands.
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of course! theres still an audience - but the measure was new bands headlining glastonbury
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I don't think you can judge much by what goes on at Glastonbury these days, tbh. The main stage may as well by the Corporate Megadome.
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I liked it as a teen, but that one and he album have not really stood the test of time in the way other tracks have.Nobody a fan of Babooshka?! My fave of her’s
danski
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I didn’t really notice it back then, was just background but I enjoy it now. More upbeat than the rest and broken glass fills!!
The39thStep
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Always liked the video for Army Dreamers
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I read they are changing how the charts work as they were skewed to new releases, but now its pure streaming numbers. Iirc new releases got a 700% boost in points, but now it's like for like.
I think Kate would still have hit no1 when with the handicap though.
Its means Mr Brightside will literally never leave the top 40, since its release
I think Kate would still have hit no1 when with the handicap though.
Its means Mr Brightside will literally never leave the top 40, since its release
Making a lot of money out of her art does not automatically make her a Tory. I have no idea what her political leanings are - Tory or otherwise - but do not think that is automatically connected to how much money she makes from her music.
If she is indeed a Tory supporter, that would not have any impact on the quality of her music.
I know that Adele has in the past come out as a Tory supporter. I can deplore her self-interested politics whilst still enjoying some of her music.
Whatever Kate Bush's politics may be I am a fan of hers because of her music and not her politics.
I also do not think that being wealthy automatically makes someone a bad person. Marcus Rashford is something of an example here.
And one of my very best friends is a wealthy lady who works high up in the pharmaceutical industry. We often disagree on politics but she has a heart of gold when it comes to using her money to help people out.
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It was blacklisted during the Gulf War.
Army Dreamers
Read all about Army Dreamers in the Kate Bush Encyclopedia.
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She sang about some pretty racy, dark and controversial topics when you think about it.
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Don't think she is, you know.
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No she’s a Theresa May fan but definitely not a Tory supporter:
Kate Bush clarifies political stance: 'I am not a Tory supporter'
Singer expressed support for Theresa May in 2016 but says she was simply celebrating a woman in power
Here are her actual words lifted from that link...
Answering a question about Hillary Clinton and “the fear of women’s power”, she said: “We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time. She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear.
“I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country. She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time.”
She was clearly bigging up the fact that we had a female prime minister, but regarded her as the best thing that had happened to us in a very long time and thought of her as highly intelligent and that we had little to fear. Clearly this at the very least suggests a lack of understanding about what Tory government actually means for millions of people. Nevertheless, she may be one of these non-ideological people that doesn't actually judge leaders on their actual policies. We encounter such types all the time.
However, it matters not to me. I am a fan of her for her music not her politics. She is not a politician seeking to legislate over me or seeking my vote. Nor does she go out of her way to tell me what to think, like the highly hypocritical tax dodger Bono is prone to do.
Answering a question about Hillary Clinton and “the fear of women’s power”, she said: “We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time. She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear.
“I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country. She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time.”
She was clearly bigging up the fact that we had a female prime minister, but regarded her as the best thing that had happened to us in a very long time and thought of her as highly intelligent and that we had little to fear. Clearly this at the very least suggests a lack of understanding about what Tory government actually means for millions of people. Nevertheless, she may be one of these non-ideological people that doesn't actually judge leaders on their actual policies. We encounter such types all the time.
However, it matters not to me. I am a fan of her for her music not her politics. She is not a politician seeking to legislate over me or seeking my vote. Nor does she go out of her way to tell me what to think, like the highly hypocritical tax dodger Bono is prone to do.
Indeed. The song Breathe was essentially about breathing in and out the atomised and vaporised remains of your loved ones following a nuclear attack.
And as an aside, she also choreograhed her own unique dance routines for shows like Top of the Pops.
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I might have misremembered this, but isn't "Running Up That Hill" about having an orgasm?
Love some Kate Bush.
Love some Kate Bush.
SpookyFrank
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Nobody a fan of Babooshka?! My fave of her’s
Too incongruous for me as Mrs Frank often talks about her 'Babushka' ie her grandmother.
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