Kate Bush - Symphony In Blue (1979 Xmas Special)

[huitzil07]

the cardigans first band on the moon, i forget the song but same melody

[Tensaiharu]

I don't think that it beats the album version, it doesn't even come close... but have mercy one me, Kate! I'm begging you.

[bozodeathgod]

It's so good to "get" Kate Bush.

Love, love, love, her.

[MrSamiitho]

Shakira used the intro of this song in this performance!

watch?v=KbLhxFHbObE&feature=re­lmfu

[IAmPlaysWithSquirrel]

@weemalky She has a keyboardist in the background, maybe that's why the piano track plays before she does? I've seen a similar thing happen in Alicia Keys performances, where she performs a certain song in which she doesn't play piano until towards the end of the song, and before she even sits at the piano, you can already hear the piano playing. It happens in literally EVERY performance of the song, not just one instance, and she does have a keyboardist as well.

[weemalky]

@IAmPlaysWithSquirrel I concede you could be right. I still enjoy the performance regardless.

[eboker7]

my favorite song of Kate

[donnywal]

@WowIndescribable: Don't you see her singing the song in the video? LOL, that would be the best sync-job in history if this was an over-dub. I really doubt what you are rambling on about it true...might want to research before you go off talking?

[WowIndescribable]

@weemalky thanks for noticing, Wee. :-) Just watching it again (and noticing the non-playing Kate as well as the unrealistic unwavering lead vocal track) it struck me that the background vocals are all Kate (as on the album). That means this could not have been live at all. It would likely have been too difficult to have *just* the backup vocals on tape and everything else live. With all due respect to Lisa at the fan club, I think she's mistaken on this one.

[MisterBlue24]

@WowIndescribable Actually, Symphony is correct. All the piano songs are live, including Symphony In Blue - the rest were specifically re-recorded tracks for lip-synch, so that Kate could do dance and movement throughout the special the way she wanted to. I wrote to Lisa Bradley years ago, at the Kate Bush Club, with a load of questions regarding this particular special, which she kindly took the time to answer. She confimed that the piano numbers were all live. Just letting you know.

[eboker7]

My name is eyal I am from Israel I am 26 Years old..... and I want to say that without any doubt i never, in my life heard song so many times like I heard this song from this link....

I wish i was able to go back in time and marry kate

[rainbowsalads]

what does kate sing at the end? lol :

[Symphonyofflowers]

@rainbowsalads She sings:

"I spent a lot of my time looking at blue--

No wonder that I blue it!"

You can read the lyrics in the description of the video.

[aaardvarkkk]

It continues to amaze me how she makes everything she sings seem like heaven or otherwise just extremely cool. Like most people from the States, I discovered Kate in 1984 when "Hounds of Love" came out. I immediately bought all of her previous records and was even more blown away by the unique and ingenius songs, one after another without so much as a mediocre tune to be found. Consistently amazing stuff that I still listen to frequently, and probably always will. It's almost spiritual.

[mcdowelljj1]

"lionheart " is a truly classic album.i love to listen to it on vinyl equipped with a glass of red.....god bless you kate.a total genius.you are in my heart...thanks for posting this

[joha77johaa]

ain t she sweet?? :-)

thanks for the vid !!!!!

and

greetings from berlin

[Symphonyofflowers]

@joha77johaa You're welcome!

[mac3079]

Fantastic song!!! Thanks

[Symphonyofflowers]

@mac3079 You're welcome!

[rod22el]

she is my platonic love

[cantleysugar]

30 years later I see this for the first time,

Help .... what else haven't I seen? (panics)

[WoodRatGirl]

Definitely a 5 star performance!

[bond00777777]

fantastic voice the great 70 '

[koolaidnhemlock]

this is so the album version... why not live. i hate that...

[badwolf1234]

ive got the whole of this show on dvd. it's really good quality - better than this even :)

[abstrus]

i love her

[MrRevenant1978]

kate was sooo yummy.

[dannyto12]

i saw this on bbc four and recorded it but i couldn't burn it to dvd - so happy i have found it here!

[stormvixen]

Wonderful...truly

[sid1662]

Thanks so much "Symphonyofflowers"!

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome!

[heliczer]

OMG utterly brilliant. The chords, the words, the musicianship, the voice, the arrangement, the way it ends on THAT chord. So clever, moving.

P.S. Why do we have to watch Simon Cowell's shite 30 years later on TV? Have we gone backwards?

[fitnessfreaky]

yes we have

[DebbyTessy]

I just can't stop listening to this song!

It's so beautifull!!

Great Kate!

[Aurelionovaes]

She is great, here in Brasil only one singer was as good as Kate and that singer is Elis Regina...

[Vindrag]

its definetly live and its wonderful

[Cooper50]

Exquisite.  Is she singing to a backing track? It's very "live" but not at the same time.

[sinasham]

I love it, thank you!

[arosegrowingold]

'My terrible fear of dying...'

You're 20, you're successful, talented and beautiful and you're suffering existential despair that you fight off with your art and sex?

My goodness but I adore Kate Bush. I feel completely inadequate as a human being next to her, but she is the greatest singer-songwriter to have emerged since Gershwin.

[masterka]

I don't hear any despair in this song

[KateFan]

Just in case anyone is interested the entire Xmas special is being shown by the BBC on Sunday 25th April next, so get those TIVO's ready!

[tatbrat2001]

I cannot tell you how this song speaks to my soul...it's just so beautiful! The chorus is righteous beyond belief. Just another reason to reaffirm my absolute LOVE of Kate!!

[INNAMORAMENTO25]

AMAZING version of the song. Not much different to the impeccamble album version, but with a charming intro and a little more punch to the drums! Thanx for uploading it!

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome!

[dartmoorboxing]

Deep thought out Lyrics that make the mind think deep a classic song and one that I think is rich and powerful. Great!

[addmelolz]

wait, so is she 20 years old in these xmas specials? So amazing... so talented !!

[Symphonyofflowers]

Actually, she was 21 but yes, it is amazing.

[JewishVegan]

the beginning music..i dont know who its by..but, anyway was used in the documentary Man on a Wire..has anyone else noticed this?

[Symphonyofflowers]

The opening music is "Gymnopédie No.1" by Erik Satie. I don't think I have seen that documentary, but I remember this music was used in a Norwegian childrens TV series in the 1980s. (I don't remember the title.)

[kaybeelover]

so freakin' gorgeous it hurts. that smile at the end is pure magic.

i know lionheart was rushed but it's still a great record. her worst beats other people's best anytime.

[steelyman08]

So nice to see these more serious un-Top-Of-The-Pops-like clips.

Thanks.

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome!

[Dreaming32]

It kills me that Kate doesn,t tour what a shame still this is good enough!

[shum65]

Thanks for all these postings my friend!!

really enjoyed this song,another fave of mine.

Not seen this live version before,

Kate wrote so many amazing songs!!*****!!

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome!