Kate Bush - Mrs. Bartolozzi

Another great song from disc 1 "A Sea of Honey" on her 2005 album "Aerial".

Lyrics:

I remember it was that Wednesday
Oh when it rained and it rained
They traipsed mud all over the house
It took hours and hours to scrub it out
All over the hall carpet
I took my mop and my bucket
And I cleaned and I cleaned
The kitchen floor
Until it sparkled
Then I took my laundry basket
And put all the linen in it
And everything I could fit in it
All our dirty clothes that hadnt gone into the wash
And all your shirts and jeans and things
And put them in the new washing machine

Washing machine
Washing machine

I watched them going round and round
My blouse wrapping itself around your trousers
Oh the waves are going out
My skirt floating up around my waist
As I wade out into the surf
Oh and the waves are coming in
Oh and the waves are going out
Oh and youre standing right behind me
Little fish swim between my legs
Oh and the waves are coming in
Oh and the waves are going out
Oh and the waves are coming in
Out of the corner of my eye
I think I see you standing outside
But its just your shirt
Hanging on the washing line
Waving its arm as the wind blows by
And it looks so alive
Nice and white
Just like its climbed right out
of my washing machine
Washing machine
Washing machine

Slooshy sloshy slooshy sloshy
Get that dirty shirty clean
Slooshy sloshy slooshy sloshy
Make those cuffs and collars gleam
Everything clean and shiny

Washing machine
Washing machine
Washing machine

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kate
• bush
• mrs
• bartolozzi

[mcampeau11]

Thanks to whomever posted this...have you ever heard doing the laundry sound sooo very sexy...perhaps it's the minor chords?

[Symphonyofflowers]

@mcampeau11 You're welcome!

[rhbxyz]

A beautiful gem from her most recent album.  Also, thanks for the more recent images of Kate.

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome.

[keithdeweese]

Brilliant song, and thanks for combining it with images of beautiful Kate of more recent times. Its hard for me to listen to this song without getting all choked up, but some times one just needs to get all choked up. I don't dare listen to "A Coral Room" just now.

[Symphonyofflowers]

You're welcome.

[VladtheEmailer]

Absolutely brilliant song! Love the way she sings the words "Washing Machine" in Lydian mode. Very haunting!

[sheepydee]

OMG i absolutley love this great job well done :D:D:D

[paulevans1973]

If this song was purely about doing the washing, then it would be stupid (something which Kate is definitely not) My interpretation of this song is that it's about a grieving widow whose Husband probably met a grisly ending.

[environikah]

Kate I ♥ your music

[mingepotato]

This song transports you from mundane and bursts into colourful fantasy. Listen and close your eyes and 'see' what happens. It's magical :)

[SqueeLumkins]

In Aerial she sings the numbers of Py and about a new washing machine...and it's Fantastic! ;)

[ThoseHeavyPeople]

@Lozza263 Her husband is dead and she is remembering him whilst doing the housework, she still has his clothes and remembers their love, the shirts and blouses, but he is gone and it is a painful reminder of what has been left behind. Beautiful really.

[Lozza263]

The lyrics are a joke!!

[TheQuietEye]

Well, you have to admit ... it's possible that either her husband has passed away or .... or that she has murdered him in some bloody fashion, and the cleaning is a reaction to that.  ' .... and it looks so white .... ', about the shirt.

I know Kate has said, or at least implied, that this is not the case.

But I wouldn't engage Mrs. Bartolozzi as my charlady without VERY good references. And I'd like to speak to Mr. B.

[Sharmilka]

oh Kate

how I'd love to let you do the hoovering and the washing up in my house...

[TheQuietEye]

Layers, and layers, and layers ..... and you can enjoy it at any level.

That's art.

[Aphy1970]

THis woman can write a beautiful song just about anything!!! love her since I was I was 8 in '78 hahahha still do and was so happy she returned after so many years. If you don;t speak english you might thing it is all about love hahahhaha..Thanx indeed for posting this :)