I never liked Wuthering Heights. To be fair, the prejudice might be because I never really cared for the book either, though that might be considered sacrilege in some quarters. Especially for a Yorkshire woman. But Kate Bush herself was fascinating. I remember seeing her the first time she performed the song on Top of the Pops…required viewing in those days… and she was amazing.
The first female singer-songwriter to reach the number one spot, she could well be said to have changed the face of music with that first incredible performance. Later songs I liked better, but when I moved to France, like many British artists, she fell off my radar and never really made it back.
Then, a couple of years ago we used her Nocturn for a meditation at a Silent Eye workshop… and I was hooked again. The music has matured with the woman, and reflects her own life experience and emotions. Among Angels is a beautiful piece of music… more an experience than a song. The lyrics are short, but so many of the lines strike a chord in the heart. The video animation comes with a tissue warning too…
“Among Angels”
Only you can do something about it.
There’s no-one there, my friend, any better.
I might know what you mean when you say you fall apart.
Aren’t we all the same? In and out of doubt.
I can see angels standing around you.
They shimmer like mirrors in Summer.
But you don’t know it.
(full lyrics here)
My thanks to Willow who included me in this challenge.
The rules of the challenge:
Post a song a day for five consecutive days.
Post what the lyrics mean to you. (Optional)
Post the name of the song and a video.
Nominate 1 or 2 bloggers each day of the challenge.
Today, I’ll ask Hugh if he would care to join in 🙂
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Kate Bush is a great singer, Sue. Super choice.
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She is… an incredible voice and talent.
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What a great song!
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It is…and the video is genius.
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😊
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Oh, my. That video…. beautiful way to complement the sensitive lyrics.
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It is…and so simply done.
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It’s odd, but Kate Bush isn’t nearly as popular on this side of the pond. I like a lot of her music and have 3 or 4 CDs from the 70s/early 80s, but there are only a handful of people I know that have even heard of her… Great song.
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She is respected, rather than ‘popular’ these days…but her music is superb.
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I loved Wuthering Heights. It was such a refreshing song. Kate has a fabulous voice. Thank you for the beautiful lyrics and music. 😊
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She was incredible to watch back then. I never cared for the song really, but her voice…!
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I remember Wuthering Heights in 1977 and that performance on TOTP. Totally amazing.
Loved this too.
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I really didn’t need reminding of how long ago that was 🙂
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Thanks for nominating me, Sue. I’m going to have to decline I’m afraid, as I already have my weekly music feature running, which is only 15 weeks into its 51-week run and I’ve already declined another three nominations for this challenge. However, I’ll be giving you a mention for nominating me in this week’s post which will be going live shortly. I hope you don’t mind.
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I don’t mind at all, Hugh…I knew you were posting music though so thought you might fancy it 🙂
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Thanks, Sue. I mentioned your nomination in yesterday’s post. 😀
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I noticed…Thanks, Hugh 🙂
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Fabulous fabulous i adore Kate Bush she is Amazing!!
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She is 🙂
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Always been a fan of Kate bush Sue thank you for the timely reminder of her wonderful career
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My pleasure, Paul 🙂
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Fabulous song choice Sue. Gave me goosebumps. I’d never heard that song. Did you notice how the trees in the video somehow resemble angel feathers? ❤
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Feathers are somewhat on my mind at present with the workshop coming up too 🙂
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I’m always on the lookout for signs of feathers, so it grabbed my attention. 🙂
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I seem to collect them by accident…and the red kites leave me one in the garden most days 🙂
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That’s beautiful 🙂
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I think so too 🙂
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Funnily enough, I was toying with the idea of posting a Kate Bush song, but it would have been ‘Wuthering Heights!!’
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I appreciate it more these days…but it is still a bit of a sticking point for me, that one 😉
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I also love ‘This Woman’s Work ‘ but some of her other well known ones I am not so keen on.
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The albums were the eye-opener for me. There are some wonderful pieces.
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My husband loves her work, I will have to check out her albums 🙂
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Well worth it, Judy 🙂
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