Kate Bush - Them Heavy People (1979 Xmas Special)

Kate performs "Them Heavy People" on the 1979 Christmas special.

Lyrics:

Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me.
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me.

They arrived at an inconvenient time.
I was hiding in a room in my mind.
They made me look at myself. I saw it well.
I'd shut the people out of my life.

So now I take the opportunities:
Wonderful teachers ready to teach me.
I must work on my mind. For now I realise:
Everyone of us has a heaven inside.

Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Them heavy people help me.
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me.

They open doorways that I thought were shut for good.
They read me Gurdjieff and Jesu.
They build up my body, break me emotionally.
It's nearly killing me, but what a lovely feeling!

I love the whirling of the dervishes.
I love the beauty of rare innocence.
You don't need no crystal ball,
Don't fall for a magic wand.
We humans got it all, we perform the miracles.

Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Them heavy people help me.
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me.
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me.
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kate
• bush
• them
• heavy
• people
• xmas
• christmas

[TheEpicMusicChannel]

Why did she lip sync? From watching her other live performances, she had a beautiful natural singing voice.

[Symphonyofflowers]

@TheEpicMusicChannel She was lip syncing because of her dancing. It would have been impossible or at least very hard for her to dance and hold a microphone at the same time. And the microphone she used on the tour wasn't reliable enough. And anyway, this was a TV show, not a concert. Back then, most TV shows were lip synced, especially in Europe. And most people didn't care if it was live or not.

[0raj11]

I watch this and other songs from this show like 10th time, and am still wondering, if this is lip-synced or is there any chance this has been actually recorded live, eg. using a boom. You can actually see the shadow of a boom around 1:00, so it's theoretically possible, but I think when she starts moving like at 3:25, the boom operator would be unable to capture her voice at a constant level. Plus, when the performers start hitting each other with chairs, etc., you would hear it...

[Symphonyofflowers]

@0raj11 No, this is lip-synced. All the "piano" songs were live, but all the pther songs were lip-synced.

[2Shaymcn]

Lovely performance and great quality picture too

[Symphonyofflowers]

Thank you!

[dressyouup07]

it takes a lot of balls to do a performance like this. and a true sense of self and your artistic vision

[jwaldhelm]

Not only the most original, but the sexiest ever - amazing.

[numofan]

She was/is one of a kind - I remember watching this when it 1st aired, and I had never seen anyone do a performance of this kind - except in musical theatre and performance art.

It seems as if a lot of wildly creative people were signed by the major labels back in the 70s who would *never* get notice today ... she would be an indie act if she were a new artist now.

[paulsashark]

great voice...what a catchy tune

[JaydBellicoseYou]

She's my absolute favourite singer. <3

[wrwallpi]

Did anyone notice she was doing the zombie walk, three years before MJ? If anyone has posted this already, my apologies.

[stripedhyenuh]

I'm going through a really hard time in my life right now, a lot of really severe depression, uncertainty if I should even go on living. I got into listening to Kate Bush recently and great music like this is the only thing really helping me to hold on. I simply can't give up now after hearing her music. It's really saved my life, I wish I could thank her in person somehow.

[stuBhound69]

Been too long since i enjoyed kate bush.

Problem solved,thx S.O.F.