Kate Bush - "Under the Ivy" on The Tube

There is already a copy of this up here, but this is a generation or so closer to the original source, so I thought I should share it.

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[ShaunClarkRobertson]

This is about sexual intercourse, right? Please don't be offebded, by the way guys.

[KateBushvideos]

Possibly. But it is a very personal song by Kate, and the imagery is her own. When asked directly about it, she said:

"It's very much a song about someone who is sneaking away from a party to meet someone elusively, secretly, and to possibly make love with them, or just to communicate, but it's secret, and it's something they used to do and that they won't be able to do again. It's about a nostalgic, revisited moment."

[cloud74buster]

by far the greatest female singer/songwriter, such a pity people don't get it.

[arosegrowingold]

Oh, my god, I've just watched her on Ask Aspel doing Kashka from Baghdad - and she does exactly the same at the end - allows the music to die and then slowly comes to.

She really is in another dimension when she plays and sings - back in her childhood home, or in her own secret world?

[harkstone1]

The "White Rose" is a Kyudo dojo in Darenth Park, outside of London, that Kate used to work out at. As for the (beautiful) song, it's typical of her use of imagery, synesthesia and (damn she is good at this) ..misdirection.

[zoowijoowi]

That smile :')

I actually dreamt about this song night and woke up with it in my head. It just made me think of how beautiful the world is. Words cannot express my love for Kate, she is so very special.

[GaryGuevara]

Beautiful, understated performance.

[johnny2o2o]

Thanks KBV - guys it's a great song sung with deep sensitivity - Kate at her very best - maybe just enjoy it and not analyse it too much?

[Wolfington]

KB in shoulder pads

[flowers321]

The smile at the end is so priceless!!LEGEND!!

[0ntology]

the smile she breaks into at the end is just the sweetest thing i've ever seen

[Ravencross06]

This has always been my favorite Kate song.

[jjburnt]

As someone else pointed out ,the song contains imagery associated with death: 'Ivy','under the leaves' etc there is even a direct reference to graves - So that makes me think that is a call to a lost love from beyond the grave .. like all good art it has a degree of ambiguity which allows for interpretation but I can't fathom how anyone can come to the conclusion that it is about 'intercourse'

[PalmTreeMechanism]

@loooooooo65432 She's coming out with new material this year!