Bush has appeared in many innovative music videos designed to accompany her singles releases. Among the best known are those for "Running Up That Hill", "Babooshka", "Breathing", "Wuthering Heights", "Them Heavy People", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
I'm a huge Dreaminghead (Gaffahead?), I love it at least as much as Hounds which I know is blasphemy to many. ;) It's amazing to see what she had to do, especially in light of being unwilling to tour anymore, in order to get her music out there. They've practically rebuilt the ~video set~ on that stage! I wish the album hadn't been too advanced for mass acceptance, but I feel we're forever indebted to her for making it.
Yep - got it in one. all this effort and almost no reward. So she goes, 'oh sod it, I'll give them commercial stuff and make an enormous hit without having to flog it so hard.'
'And then I'm doing my own thing as and when I feel like it!'
i believe Kate is an extremely intelligent person (not to mention how talented she is) but this isn't always an advantage for the music industry. Combine that with the expectations of EMI and it makes a weird mixture. The Dreaming is a great, eventful & underrated album but it could by no means had a big impact to large audiences.
Thank you so much KateBushvideos for all these wonderful videos of Kate and her music. <3 It's such a shame The Dreaming wasn't as appreciated in its own time because it truly was something brilliant. At the very least fans and critics alike regard it as one of her masterpieces nowadays.
my god, sometimes i'm thinking of the amount of energy Kate had spent to establish her profile back there in the early 80s promoting compositions they could never had any commercial luck such as The dreaming. I'm sure the effort of that period is the reason she's so intentively isolated nowadays.
She really wanted "The Dreaming" to succeed. The interview with Paul Gambichini is very revealing, where she confesses that "I just don't know anymore" about popular music.
The Dreaming is my all time favourite album (by Kate and overall). I have both the record and cd, and I enjoy every track on it. That's something I can't say for anythin else so far.
A song that mimics an aboriginal dance, with a sarcastic yelling chorus in the background? If it was anyone else, you'd gasp in disbelief. But with Kate, originality is what you expect. It comes as standard.
Sarcastic? Where did you get that idea? It's a serious song about the plight of the native people of Australia. Admittedly, the dance is her interpretation rather than being based on actual traditions.
Sarcasm is a weapon like any other, and this song seems thick with it. The dance itself is not a real aboriginal dance, but a parody of one (it's actually closer to a Maori dance in its gestures). There's also a parody of old English sea-shanties, such as were sung in Captain Cook's time. There is deep sarcasm in that. And what could be more sarcastic than "coming in with the golden light in the morning"? If that means what I take it to mean, it's the most sarcastic song I've ever heard.
It's an interesting interpretation, but Kate is not a sarcastic person. Here's a quote from Kate: I was aware of a lot of my friends being into things that I wasn't into. Like sarcasm. It had never been a part of my family--they still don't use sarcasm. I don't actually think it's nice. I think sarcasm is a very cheap and negative way of trying to get laughs and make yourself superior.
You're talking about sarcasm as a social grace (or lack of). I'm talking about sarcasm as an artistic weapon, involving techniques of mockery by imitation, exaggeration, irony, parody, etc. As such, The Dreaming is something of a masterpiece. I find new things in it at every hearing.
It's an interesting interpretation, but one unique to you. I think "The Dreaming" was an honest attempt to make something "aboriginal sounding". It was not done by someone with a deep knowledge of that culture (her main source was probably her friend Rolf Harris). This is her English interpretation of Australian culture like Peter Gabriel's "Security" album is his English interpretation of African rhythms. Both "failed" brilliantly.
I don't see any problem here. I get the sarcasm thing. Its there in a lot of her songs. But I don't get your sea shanties reference. Where does that come in?
That's more debatable, and some might not agree, but it comes through strongly for me. Kate soaked up the traditional music idioms of the British Isles from an early age, so it isn't a stretch for me to identify that strain in her music. Anyway, search utube for a clip called "Cornish Sea Shanties". Play the first half minute, then play The Dreaming straight after. The coarse accent Kate puts on makes me think of the rough crew who first landed at Botany Bay with Captain Cook.
I had reason to remember this conversation from 2 weeks ago while browsing a KB site today. I found an interview with the Bush brothers from a 1985 convention, where one of them says, "She certainly used to sing along with various folk bands that we had. Then she was very small so she couldn't have performed anyway. And most of the songs she learned were Victorian sea shanties which were pretty dirty songs... [Laughter]"
i kissed her once..... even had tea with her parents a few times..... really lovely people
goodtimetone 8 months ago
speechless
liloleme29 11 months ago
@liloleme29 lips!!!
goodtimetone 5 months ago
Bush has appeared in many innovative music videos designed to accompany her singles releases. Among the best known are those for "Running Up That Hill", "Babooshka", "Breathing", "Wuthering Heights", "Them Heavy People", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
rooseveltmarimbaesf 1 year ago
Just try to imagine this on television.
iris2gamera 2 years ago 4
@iris2gamera Omg, totally. People nowadays would have no idea WHAT to think.
neptunecello 1 year ago
I'm a huge Dreaminghead (Gaffahead?), I love it at least as much as Hounds which I know is blasphemy to many. ;) It's amazing to see what she had to do, especially in light of being unwilling to tour anymore, in order to get her music out there. They've practically rebuilt the ~video set~ on that stage! I wish the album hadn't been too advanced for mass acceptance, but I feel we're forever indebted to her for making it.
Qolus 2 years ago 2
It's not blasphemy to me."The Dreaming" and "Hounds Of Love" are two masterpieces.
integration1000 2 years ago
The lyrics to the song are quite amusing if you read them lol.
WoodRatGirl 2 years ago
This song is about the Aborigine's Dreamtime of course.
WoodRatGirl 2 years ago
cloud74buster
Yep - got it in one. all this effort and almost no reward. So she goes, 'oh sod it, I'll give them commercial stuff and make an enormous hit without having to flog it so hard.'
'And then I'm doing my own thing as and when I feel like it!'
arosegrowingold 2 years ago
i believe Kate is an extremely intelligent person (not to mention how talented she is) but this isn't always an advantage for the music industry. Combine that with the expectations of EMI and it makes a weird mixture. The Dreaming is a great, eventful & underrated album but it could by no means had a big impact to large audiences.
cloud74buster 2 years ago 8
Thank you so much KateBushvideos for all these wonderful videos of Kate and her music. <3 It's such a shame The Dreaming wasn't as appreciated in its own time because it truly was something brilliant. At the very least fans and critics alike regard it as one of her masterpieces nowadays.
CynicalHippie 2 years ago 4
my god, sometimes i'm thinking of the amount of energy Kate had spent to establish her profile back there in the early 80s promoting compositions they could never had any commercial luck such as The dreaming. I'm sure the effort of that period is the reason she's so intentively isolated nowadays.
cloud74buster 2 years ago 6
She really wanted "The Dreaming" to succeed. The interview with Paul Gambichini is very revealing, where she confesses that "I just don't know anymore" about popular music.
KateBushvideos 2 years ago
you're absolutely right, with The Dreaming she had to "prove" she deserve her creative independence.
cloud74buster 2 years ago
and she certainly did:-)
fantomole 2 years ago
I must agree with the sarcasm thesis. You can be sarcastic with a serious subject. It's a way to insult someone in a not so obvious way.
lookatdoor 2 years ago
love kate's hair
this sound is so kwl
xXxMysticalMoonxXx 3 years ago 3
Is it me, or did the dancer to the right of her seem as if he were bored and wasn't into the dancing at all?
alexd2010 3 years ago 2
HAHAHAHAHAHA that is hilarious!! they scared the hell outta me when they came up from the dirt!!. absolutly amazing stuff!! GO KATE!!
Katebushfan4lyfe 3 years ago 2
The Dreaming is my all time favourite album (by Kate and overall). I have both the record and cd, and I enjoy every track on it. That's something I can't say for anythin else so far.
rckljohnson 3 years ago
A song that mimics an aboriginal dance, with a sarcastic yelling chorus in the background? If it was anyone else, you'd gasp in disbelief. But with Kate, originality is what you expect. It comes as standard.
ketmaniac 3 years ago 2
Sarcastic? Where did you get that idea? It's a serious song about the plight of the native people of Australia. Admittedly, the dance is her interpretation rather than being based on actual traditions.
KateBushvideos 3 years ago
Sarcasm is a weapon like any other, and this song seems thick with it. The dance itself is not a real aboriginal dance, but a parody of one (it's actually closer to a Maori dance in its gestures). There's also a parody of old English sea-shanties, such as were sung in Captain Cook's time. There is deep sarcasm in that. And what could be more sarcastic than "coming in with the golden light in the morning"? If that means what I take it to mean, it's the most sarcastic song I've ever heard.
ketmaniac 3 years ago 2
It's an interesting interpretation, but Kate is not a sarcastic person. Here's a quote from Kate: I was aware of a lot of my friends being into things that I wasn't into. Like sarcasm. It had never been a part of my family--they still don't use sarcasm. I don't actually think it's nice. I think sarcasm is a very cheap and negative way of trying to get laughs and make yourself superior.
KateBushvideos 3 years ago
You're talking about sarcasm as a social grace (or lack of). I'm talking about sarcasm as an artistic weapon, involving techniques of mockery by imitation, exaggeration, irony, parody, etc. As such, The Dreaming is something of a masterpiece. I find new things in it at every hearing.
ketmaniac 3 years ago
It's an interesting interpretation, but one unique to you. I think "The Dreaming" was an honest attempt to make something "aboriginal sounding". It was not done by someone with a deep knowledge of that culture (her main source was probably her friend Rolf Harris). This is her English interpretation of Australian culture like Peter Gabriel's "Security" album is his English interpretation of African rhythms. Both "failed" brilliantly.
KateBushvideos 3 years ago
I don't see any problem here. I get the sarcasm thing. Its there in a lot of her songs. But I don't get your sea shanties reference. Where does that come in?
terpsichore47 3 years ago
That's more debatable, and some might not agree, but it comes through strongly for me. Kate soaked up the traditional music idioms of the British Isles from an early age, so it isn't a stretch for me to identify that strain in her music. Anyway, search utube for a clip called "Cornish Sea Shanties". Play the first half minute, then play The Dreaming straight after. The coarse accent Kate puts on makes me think of the rough crew who first landed at Botany Bay with Captain Cook.
ketmaniac 3 years ago
I had reason to remember this conversation from 2 weeks ago while browsing a KB site today. I found an interview with the Bush brothers from a 1985 convention, where one of them says, "She certainly used to sing along with various folk bands that we had. Then she was very small so she couldn't have performed anyway. And most of the songs she learned were Victorian sea shanties which were pretty dirty songs... [Laughter]"
So, well spotted, mate! Bang on!
terpsichore47 3 years ago
i love this track but am not sure why she was promoting it or releasing it as a single! should ve been 'pull out the pin' - crazy album!
mpatrick2006 4 years ago
Für Dave Barker - viel grüß aus Deutschland!!
PadmeAmadildo 4 years ago