Kate Bush - Blow Away (For Bill)

[orangepeelx]

The 2 vicious is for Sid & Nancy

[MariposaGirl1981]

Laikalady, "moony" refers to Keith moon, from led zepplin

[Symphonyofflowers]

@MariposaGirl1981 No, Keith Moon was in The Who. Led Zeppelin's drummer was John Bonham.

[scottgeshen]

@thegroove2000--I know it's been 4 months, but there wouldn't BE a Lady Gaga w/o Kate...

[sonicnewboy]

This is just absolutely magic. Beautiful magic.

[ApacheTim]

I do also enjoy the fact that it was her sound engineer (Correct me if I am worng, Symph!) that invented the hands free mike. He took a bendable mike and wrapped around a coat hanger that was used for the headband.

[PhatsouL87]

never heard of this artist but this song is hott!!

[TheBoyInGlasses]

perfect...

[thegroove2000]

Lady ga ga WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?



[VashDraven]

It's so very wrong i only know this tune 'cause of Kyza. Oh the shame of it.

[thereturnofda111]

@VashDraven not really, dont underestimate the art of sampling. thats how i know it too. ive found loads of great songs by looking for samples used

[ftheGOP]

I ♥ this song!!!!

[ambientdweller]

thanks kate for making my my childhood so magical.

[professortheremin]

So true about "Never For Ever". That, and "The Dreaming" had to be her most fertile musical period. When I first heard "The Dreaming", I was in a record store, and the last cut, "Get Out of My House" stopped me dead in my tracks. Had to walk out with a copy.

[erengie]

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[laikalynx]

Who was "Moony?" Who was the second "Vicious" for? So many questions about this Katie lady :)

[Symphonyofflowers]

@laikalynx "Moony" is Keith Moon and "Vicious" is Sid Vicious. I don't know why she mentioned him twice.

[laikalynx]

Oh yes! I figured it out for myself shortly after I asked, and the second vicious must've been for Nancy. :) Thanks for the great video!

[erniebeggs]

possibly Kate's greatest song..and she namechecks the wonderful Sandy denny.Did kate ever cover a sandy song? Imagine her doing "who knows where the time goes"?

[Symphonyofflowers]

@erniebeggs No, not as far as I know. The only female singer I know Kate has covered was Tina Turner. She sang "Nutbush City Limit" a few times in 1977.

[thegroove2000]

So touching and heartfelt this song and totally beyond anything that chart music in the last 20 years had produced. Kate is one of only a few that can touch you in such a honest and creative and poetic way.

Truly gifted and unique and i say that lightly.

[thereturnofda111]

sampled for kyza love and music, nice tune!

[rocamoora]

this is simply devine magical and beutiful, it cheered me up when i had the blues when i was very young. 

[TheShopping4shoes]

Beautiful song, like all of her songs from "Never Ever".

[aaardvarkkk]

Kate Bush and Minnie Riperton. 2 of my top 3 all-time favorite females in music.

[lampooned62]

@ Symphonyoffflowers I love what you have posted on here and some fantastic vid's but here beg's a question and the question is Are you the most talented female vocalist dancing lyricist to have ever walked this planet and I mean are you Kate?

[Symphonyofflowers]

@lampooned62 No, I'm not not Kate and I don't know her and I have never had any contact with her. I'm just a fan like the others here.

[MrHaggis64]

@Symphonyofflowers Beautiful song,wonderful video.I like it :)

[JoCaliforniaUS]

@Lolalovesamba I don't remember Simon. I was PAC staff and I see from your other posts he was with the outside lighting contractor or tour staff. I worked follow spot for the show. I just listened to it again. So very moving.

[Agoateeman]

great video and great song. i love listening to this one.  i get such a nice visual of contented souls up there beyond our grasp enjoying themselves and at peace.

[Lolalovesamba]

Thank you for posting this. Bill was a great friend and one of the lovliest people walking the planet.

[Symphonyofflowers]

@Lolalovesamba You're welcome. But do you mean you actually knew Bill Duffield?

[Lolalovesamba]

@Symphonyofflowers Yes, Bill worked for the same lighting company as my brother so we saw lots of him - he was a regular fixture at our house in between tours.

[Agoateeman]

Vibes in the sky invite you to dine. - what a great line. So true too...

[JoCaliforniaUS]

I was there the night he died. I worked at Poole Arts Center then. One of the most moving experiences of my life. A tragic accident.

[Lolalovesamba]

@JoCaliforniaUS @JoCaliforniaUS @JoCaliforniaUS Hi Jo, I was there too that night. You probably know my brother Simon who was working the show. Bill was a very close friend. I hadn't realised that Kate wrote this for him. I cried when I heard this for the first time a few moments ago. I'll look for you on FB.

[JoCaliforniaUS]

@Lolalovesamba I don't remember Simon. Did he work for PAC or the KB tour? I just listened to it again. It's so very moving.

[capnflukie]

Someday I'd like to have a version of this song that matches my own life and the people I've lost.

[ricardito]

i've always loved this song, now at least i know why it was written. thank you so much

[WinLose777]

I was literally shocked when i learned of the background to this sdong

[maraja21]

best

[MidEasterner]

Class

[martintherobot]

there's so much inspiration, intelligence and so much skill - it couldn't be better

[jhnx4z]

love this song! it sounds so new.

[mizzlotus]

Wow! So sad, but what a wonderful tribute to those who have passed on & probably an influence on her music. Thanks for putting this together w/ the lyrics & photos.

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome!

[diztanguy]

to bill...to my friend.

[JoCaliforniaUS]

@diztanguy I'm sorry for your loss. I was there when Bill died. It should never have happened. The concert was a spiritual experience and the tragic event during the get out made it one that will stay with me always. It changed the way the trap was secured at PAC but it should have been foreseen.

[Lolalovesamba]

@diztanguy Yes, my friend too. Such a great soul.

[Auntkekebaby]

This is truly a lovely song, oh man...from a brilliant album. Go Kate!

[r9o9s9i9e]

fab

[mtopper66]

A lot of people forget how strong the "Never For Ever" album is...every track just gorgeous, with a shimmering production. You can barely find the CD in the racks, and it's never been remastered or given the various 2-disc "deluxe editions" every other album seems to have received these days. I, for one, would love to hear an outtake or demo of this amazingly beautiful track...I feel like I'm floating every time I hear it, and the lyric is *so* heartfelt.

[erniebeggs]

@mtopper66 ...."Never for Ever "is in my Top 20 albums EVER..Along with Doors/LA Woman..Television/Marquee Moon..Reel Union/Broken Hearted I'll wander..Belle & Sebastian/If youre feeling sinister..Bryter Layter/Nick Drake etc....I wanted to include a Sandy Denny but she made almost great albums..Almost..Sandy & Kate + Englands finest..Forget Amy Whitehouse & Edel & Duffy

[jerkedevries]

and Kate as a bat! is always great

[jerkedevries]

nice video. love the pictures. In the second chorus, Vicious is very beautiful

[henklie]

Beautiful song.

Is it true that Bill's death was one of the reasons she never toured again?

[TheEmmaDarling]

this is the most beautiful piece of music i have ever herd in my life. ever. by anyone.

[davestany]

kate would have bought the lion out of me thats for sure grrrrrrrr!

[barbsin1]

Truly a gift to listen to..

[PinkiPanky]

This song is like a sweet dream. Kate you are "sublime"!

[arosegrowingold]

Lovely lyrics - but the chorus is a bit 'munchkin choir' for me - and I still can't make out the names even after nearly 30 years listening!

[uforikboi]

RIP Bill

[whammy0000]

This artist is unique,there will never be another KB,nothing even close.

[Zetteke]

Always one of my favourites , just to think "lights in the sky , invite you to die" ,which is ïnvite you to dine":}

[kashka333]

"vibes in the sky invite you to dine"

[Broeddenhert]

Sad song, it's otherwise beatiful.

[curdey]

Beautiful - Kate Bush is my idol. I can never get enough of this woman!

[Dreaming32]

Totally agree with you there mate!

[nothingavailablehelp]

genius

[antiochus66]

funny i always thought the chorus of this song was please don't bug me,don't bug me.

what a stunner.

what a unique women.

[chelpydog]

Sid Vicious at 2:40? If so why??????????

[Symphonyofflowers]

Because he is mentioned in the song. I wanted to include pictures of all the people mentioned in the song when I made the video.

[MinnieMoony]

oh, I found there my nickname..!

[LadyEdgar]

Marc Bolan *tear*

[macksboy87]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!

[ppzav]

god I love that song...she sounds absolutely amazing here...thank you!

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome!

[goldenrod2]

Thanx! Nice video here & the names & pics really made it more fun! Kate Bush is one of my Favs!

[tomtomalfa]

Does anyone know anymore about the whole Bill Duffield incident? Sorry to sound gory about stuff but this is such an amazing song, and all the ideas about the saddening, and rightly so, effect it all had on lovely Kate, i.e. never touring again etc? Was anyone there at Poole Arts Centre on that awful, fateful evening, how did it happen? Please respond with more than's already on the net someone?

[batholane]

I was entertainment editor with a local rag and interviewed Kate before and again after the show, but before the incident. Met her again when she played what was then the Southampton Gaumont a week or two later. She introduced me to her mum and dad too. She was a lovely, lovely, warm young woman.

Poole Arts Centre has a winding floor so the venue can be 'flat-floored'. It seems Bill ran back into the darkened hall to check he'd left nothing behind and he fell into the exposed winding mechanism.

[tomtomalfa]

Thank you so much for that Batholane.......seems more and more awful the more I hear about the incident. Am not sure why I feel this way...maybe cos I can imagine all the work and expectation for the tour and then to have a death like that, I almost feel it's my fault in dome way even tho' I'm nothing to do with it whatsoever, it really is odd! So he didn't fall off a lighting gallery but into a hole in the floor, the drop must have been substantial to cause death, anyone else know anything?

[JoCaliforniaUS]

@batholane I was there that night. Who are you? I worked follow spot and we were on the get out. My name is Jo Rolfe contact me on Facebook if you like. It was my first job in theatre. It made me who I am. If only I knew then what I know now about public safety. About life and death. You are right about what happened but it was preventable and so stupid.

[JoCaliforniaUS]

@tomtomalfa I was there that night Tom. Who are you? I worked follow spot and we were on the get out. My name is Jo Rolfe contact me on Facebook. It was my first job in theatre. It made me who I am. If only I knew then what I know now about public safety.

[Defn28]

Best Kate Bush song ever. Amazing. Everytime i listen to it, i close my eyes and imagine her in the studio belting it out.

[Minstrelle]

I never made the connection before that Kate was referencing Minnie Riperton. For your American fans: Minnie Riperton was the mother of Saturday Night Live's Maya Rudolph.

[arlaur]

Not only does Kate Bush reference Minnie Riperton by name in this song, but also, the melody of this song is deliberately similar to that of Riperton's biggest hit, "Loving You."

[davestany]

Why shoulnt it be?

[arlaur]

I didn't say it shouldn't be. In fact, the point I was making was the opposite-- that Kate Bush did a wonderful homage to Minnie Riperton by alluding to her melody as well as her name.

[quitterier]

..and also, the fact you started with black and white pictures and then colour ones is great and clever! :)

[Symphonyofflowers]

Yes, I decided to do that to make the video more consistent. This video needed very careful planning since I had to change the interval for the pictures so many times.

[quitterier]

This, is an absolutely wonderful video!

It's also very cool to include other people, especially for this song.

Very nice again :))

[Symphonyofflowers]

Thank you! Yes, I thought it would be nice to include the other artists mentioned in the song. I had begun planning this video back in January, but when the other video for that song was posted I decided to put it on hold. But a few weeks ago I decided to make the video anyway.

[xXxMysticalMoonxXx]

i love that picture at 00.40

such a lovely song

once again another amazing video

[appy51]

Wow 1 of my all time favourite songs by Kate and Never For Ever is a masterpiece great video.

[Symphonyofflowers]

Thank you! I guess you recognize the other people in the video?

[appy51]

Yes i do Keith Moon Sid Vicious Buddy Holly but dont know the girl before the lyric denny who is she?

[Symphonyofflowers]

That first girl is Minnie Riperton, an American soul singer who died in 1979. Sandy Denny was a British folk rock singer who died in 1978. She was a singer in Fairport Convention, the most famous British folk rock band. You must have heard about Fairport Convetion?

[SpunkyBlunderbus]

Minnie was also a backing singer for Stevie Wonder, beautiful singer who died of breast cancer. Can you explain why she is in the video to me please?

I love Kate Bush - the epitome of DREAAAAAMMYYY :D

[Symphonyofflowers]

Minnie Riperton is in the video because she is mentioned in the song. "Hello Minnie..." is a reference to Minnie Riperton.

When I decided to make a video for this song I also wanted to include pictures of all the other people mentioned in the song. That's why you can see pictures of Minnie Riperton, Keith Moon, Sid Vicious, Buddy Holly, Sandy Denny and Marc Bolan in the video.

[SpunkyBlunderbus]

I see. doesn't she say minnie mooney? I see I see :) thanks for explaining.

Craig

[Symphonyofflowers]

No, Minnie is Minnie Riperton and Moony is Keith Moon.

[SpunkyBlunderbus]

ahh for the want of a comma :)

Thanks! :p

[MariposaGirl1981]

Sandy Denny