VERY VERY DIFFERENT!.. | FIRST TIME HEARING Kate Bush - Wurthering Heights REACTION

Kate Bush is a goddess. “Wuthering Heights” “ is a famous Emily Bronte novel. The two protagonists are Kathy and Heathcliff. Congrats on discovering the great Kate Bush. You guys are great.

This song is based on the book Wuthering heights by Emilie Brönte. She is singing in a higher register intentionally, because she's a ghost. Heathcliff and Cathy loved each other, but Heathcliff left for some years to make his fortune. To spite him, Cathy married another man. When Heathcliff finally returned a wealthy man, Cathy was beyond his reach. Eventually Cathy became ill and died. Heathcliff went into a very bad state of mind. One night there was a scratching on the window and Heathcliff thought he saw Cathy outside beckoning him to come outside. The entire song is sung from the perspective of Cathy's ghost saying, Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy I've come home let me into your window... It's a hauntingly beautiful song the resonates so well with the book, it's as if it was written by Emilie Brönte herself.... When this song was first released it was like it came out of nowhere and completely blew everyone away... Her album, Hounds of love is arguably one of the best albums of all time. I especially like the second side called the ninth wave, which is about someone lost at sea in a life jacket, and their journey from being lost at sea to eventual rescue... Some truly beautiful music there.

She's not one in a million. She's one in eight billion. Completely original, unmatched. There was no obvious precursor of her - and nobody came afterwards. The highest note here is an e5. There are recordings where she hit F6, more than an octave higher. She has a range of close to four octaves.

The song is sung from the point of view of the ghost of Cathy in the Emily Bronte Novel Wurthering Heights. Absolute genius.

Listen to Kate's "Running Up That Hill" and "This Woman's Work".

You need to realise that she was 15 when she wrote this and 17 when she performed this video. She is a national treasure in England. Her voice became lower over time but she made a LOT of amazing songs. I loved your reaction though, it was very honest.

Kate is a genius. I'm glad a whole new generation is discovering her.

No one is EVER ready for Kate Bush's voice...your reaction was priceless! :)

She’s a goddess. You have to remember that when this came out in the late 1970’s it was rock and punk.. then out of the blue came THIS. She’s the first woman to have a UK #1 with a self written song. She’s one of the most often quoted influencer of many other female musicians over the last many decades.

This song was #1 in the UK and Kate was the first woman to have a #1 self-written song in the charts. Kate always inhabits the characters in her songs, and here she is portraying the ghost of Cathy from the novel (Bronte's classic Wuthering Heights) who is coming back from death to haunt her true love Heathcliff. Kate is singing in her upper register on purpose (she has an incredible 4 octave voice) to make it seem more eerie. If you want to hear her beautiful voice in her normal range, try her huge hit "Running Up That Hill," or "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" (a song that she wrote at 13 years old). Kate is a musical genius, recognized for her artistic brilliance all over the world. You should try her duet with Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up," a song that has been credited by many (including Elton John) for changing their minds about harming themselves or committing suicide, or her beautiful "This Woman's Work" (later covered by Maxwell). Kate is so diverse, none of her songs sound the same. It is a shame that Kate is not well known by the American general public (although people in the U.S. music industry, musicians, critics, and serious music fans know and respect her greatly). In the U.K, throughout Europe, Australia, and Japan, Kate is an icon and beloved by thousands. She is a true original, there's just no one like her. By the time Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour discovered her at the age of 15, she had already written over 250 songs (check out her song and video "Love And Anger" where David Gilmour appears with her). A brilliant and innovative composer, lyricist, singer, pianist, dancer, mime, choreographer, record producer, video producer & director - she even helped develop the first cordless headset microphone that she used on tour in 1979. Hugely influential and HIGHLY respected by musicians worldwide, Kate was one of the first female musicians to take total production and artistic control over her work. She’s been a real pioneer for women in the music industry for the last 40 years. First woman to have a #1 self-written song in the UK charts. First woman to have an album debut at #1 (her third lp, “Never For Ever”). She has had 25 Top 40 singles, 10 albums on the Top 10 Albums Charts, nominated 13 times for British Phonographic Industry awards and 3 Grammy awards, an Ivor Novella Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 for her honored services to music. In September of 2020 Kate was honored as a fellow of the prestigious Ivors Academy for songwriters and composers. Not to mention she's one of the most respected producers in the music industry. In 2014 she returned to the stage and sold out over 100,000 tickets in less than 15 minutes (a record for the Hammersmith Apollo). Her 22 performances were highly acclaimed and she became the first woman to have 8 albums in the top 40 charts at the same time (third behind only Elvis and The Beatles).

She wrote this at the age of 15. It's about an obsessive love affair. She's dead and coming to haunt him. Is a very beautiful story and a beautiful song. Love Kate Bush. She's an artist.

Kate Bush was discovered by David Gilmore the guitarist from Pink Floyd who was a friend of her older brother. She wrote this song when she was 17 and it was recorded when she was 19. That is her real voice. Kate did the vocal track in one take. “ Heathcliff it’s me I’m Kathy, I’ve come home no w, it’s so cold let me in your window”. I am 66 and thrilled to see her have a rebirth. She is a total shock the first time you hear her. She was also a great ballet dancer. She is a ghost haunting Heathcliff in the tune.

Kate Bush is a high art genius. She’s trained in modern dance. She seems to approach everything from many directions at the same time, all of them unexpected. Listen to This Woman’s Work next or Running Up That Hill. She’s beautiful, so beautiful. She’s beyond a musician. She’s a quintessential modern artist, living legend.

Don’t stop here, this artist is absolutely fabulous. Her voice is wherever it needs to be. Give a listen to more of her music. I’d recommend “Babooshka”, or “Running up That Hill”, or “Army Dreamers” her message on war and in my opinion one of her best. So many unique and wonderful songs….GO NUTS with her music, you won’t regret the experience. Yes of course “Cloudbusting”, how could I forget.

As a musician I can say Kate Bush is a phenomenon. The song is based on the famous Emily Bronte story "Wuthering Heights " the ghost of Kathy is begging Heathcliffe her lover to let her into the house , hence the lyric's " Let me in , it's cold outside .🇬🇧

She has a vastly superior musical ear to him While he was still giggling like a school boy, the girl had realised something special was going on and you can see her brain ticking and processing the wonderful thing unfolding ....Love this girl

43 years later this song still stops people in their tracks on their first listen. Trust all the commenters, she is worth exploring, Kate is so damn creative. The song is based on the book Wuthering Heights, she is a ghost haunting her lover Heathcliffe.

Kate Bush: “Running Up That Hill”…You’ll love it! (It’s not as “extreme.”)

Most of us studied Wuthering Heights at school when she came out with this song. So we were astounded. Music videos were relatively new and we had never seen anything like this. She embodied Cathy's ghost wailing at the window endlessly searching for her Heathcliff.

I think people forget that this song was first released in 1978, thats approx 43 years ago. And we are still reacting, listening , enjoying and talking about this song.