Kate Bush - K.O.A.B.S. (Kidnapped On A Building Site)

Rare demo from 197x.

Lyrics:

Ohh

I don't remember
How I came here
I've been shouting out for hours
(Ohh)

Oh they tied me
And they hided me (?)
And I feel alone and cower / coward ohh (?)

This is an unknown address
In a rescued party / body (?)
Just taken my test
Too long to .. my death (?)
I've gotta find a way to get out of here

Ohh
Wait

Scissors on a table
(Too far away)
And am I ready am I able?
(We couldn't say)
Will I leave them with a fable?
(Huh? no way!)
Oh I'm banging on the ceiling
(Watch with the plane) (?)
My body is a bleeding
(Get down and pray)
But there isn't anybody in
(All away)
All away, all away

Ohh
Wait

I can hear engines
In the distance
And I know that we're in tough land (?)
(Ohh)
Think of my mother
Cry for my brothers
And there's only one can help me
Mee

This is an unknown address
(?)
Gone and taken my test
No place to take up my rest
I've gotta find a way to get out of here

Ohh
Wait

Scissors on a table
(Too far away)
Am I ready am I able?
(We couldn't say)
Well could I leave them with a fable? (?)
(Huh? no way!)
Oh I'm banging on the ceiling
(Watch with the plane) (?)
Well my body is a bleeding
(Get down and pray)
But there isn't anybody in
(All away)
All away, all away

Ohh
Wait
Ohh
Wait

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Kate
• Bush
• K.O.A.B.S.
• Kidnapped
• On
• Building
• Site
• demo

[RobsiejB]

@tadge72 Actually this song was not a pre-stardom demo (note the vocal layers). This was a demo for Nefer For Ever, as this song leaked with other piano demos of The Wedding List and Blow Away. A piano version demo of Babooshka was leaked many, many years ago by Kate herself on a radio show, so judging from that it seems they're from the same sessions.

[loooooooo65432]

@tofusoya Yeah, but better.

[tofusoya]

reminds me of coffee homeground...

[Sharmilka]

this could be a HIT!

[tadge72]

@zanyzoo6767 is it called anything else?

[zanyzoo6767]

@tadge72 what do you think of the demo Humming. I love it and cannot understand why that was never released?

[tadge72]

@zanyzoo6767 OMG no. its similar to many of the other demos. I think its not great and no wonder kate tried to hide all her demos..

[Steerpikey]

@zanyzoo6767 me too! it's in my head all the time!

[zanyzoo6767]

@tadge72 I have to say not catchy, I cant stop singing this song, badly I might add. I love it, and feel that it should have been included on Kick.

[nutsbuthappy]

never heard this beaut before. more of the same please