Kate Bush - Sat in Your Lap - Official Music Video

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  • čas přidán 13. 03. 2011
  • Official music video for the single "Sat in Your Lap" written and produced by British singer Kate Bush.
    The song was the first single to be released from Kate's fourth album The Dreaming. The single was released on 21st June 1981 and peaked at number 11 in the UK Singles Chart.
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  • @Theprestonheyman
    @Theprestonheyman Před 4 lety +1839

    What A Wild Day We Had Filming "Sat In Your Lap" In Studio 1. I Played A Minotaur and If you listen closely at 2:00 One of the Bamboo canes I was whipping through the air to make a Percussive Rhythm with Paddy Bush splintered, and so I cracked it in half across my knee in time. Kate kept it in the record - She always did have good taste.😂

    • @samsalamander8147
      @samsalamander8147 Před 4 lety +49

      PRESTON HEYMAN i heard it

    • @TheDrapetomanic
      @TheDrapetomanic Před 4 lety +97

      Holy shit, I can't believe this comment isn't getting more attention. Fantastic!

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 Před 4 lety +67

      Preston, I had always wondered how that sound was made and if it was a whip or not. Lovely to hear the story. Any more nuggets from The Dreaming sessions?

    • @numanoidnumanoid6818
      @numanoidnumanoid6818 Před 4 lety +40

      Your very lucky to work with Kate bush I love all her music next to Gary numan and Ultravox

    • @laurenjohnston3390
      @laurenjohnston3390 Před 4 lety +34

      thank you for sharing this. I love Kate, and this era in general ... so innovative; xavant garde. The creativity was off the charts - and you were part of it.

  • @davidmeir9348
    @davidmeir9348 Před 4 lety +655

    She looks batshit crazy in this.
    That's why we love her.

  • @Shadow_Sonata
    @Shadow_Sonata Před 6 lety +2128

    Kate isn't just a singer, she's the modern version of a medieval bard. A storyteller who's songs pull you into the tale she's telling.

    • @silasleal646
      @silasleal646 Před 5 lety +29

      WOOOW!!! This is it!!

    • @DeepScreenAnalysis
      @DeepScreenAnalysis Před 4 lety +13

      Except nobody knows what this song means so it’s hardly a story with a narrative is it?

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean Před 3 lety +39

      She's neither. She's an honest to goodness fae. Everything about her from her features to her body, the way she moves, her incredible, captivating talent, she's totally one of the faerie folk. 💜

    • @sunnyquan9540
      @sunnyquan9540 Před 3 lety +11

      @@DeepScreenAnalysis i remember reading about the meaning of the song it has something to do with teaching in schools at the time the D on the white hat means dumb and they used to make kids wear them that’s all I remember

    • @mariacelesteyullier8091
      @mariacelesteyullier8091 Před 3 lety +5

      YES!!!

  • @Baru1994
    @Baru1994 Před rokem +435

    The fact that all her The Dreaming music videos feel like fever dreams is just genius

    • @flaccid6pancake
      @flaccid6pancake Před rokem +19

      I wish Get out of my house had one

    • @Story-Voracious66
      @Story-Voracious66 Před rokem +5

      I love that she's saying, singing out loud, just want you want shriek sometimes.
      It's been my anthem for years.

    • @kinggeode1941
      @kinggeode1941 Před rokem +2

      Love that description!

    • @cronosdimitri4584
      @cronosdimitri4584 Před rokem +1

      Woah...the DREAMING album music videos...have a DREAMLIKE aesthetic!!!!! GENIUS
      ps: love kate bush, hate attention peddling comments

    • @Baru1994
      @Baru1994 Před rokem +11

      @@cronosdimitri4584 ur the only one trying to get attention with ur unnecessarily agressive comment tbh

  • @RogueStallion31
    @RogueStallion31 Před 5 měsíci +78

    I’m going down a Kate Bush rabbit hole and I can never tell what the next song is going to sound like or be about.

    • @jmack8767
      @jmack8767 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Oof! that is a LOOOONG rabbit hole, my dude. She didn't really stick with any one thing.

  • @joshuaweston6531
    @joshuaweston6531 Před měsícem +19

    This video is bizarre as all hell...and I'm here for it!

  • @gavinj90
    @gavinj90 Před 7 lety +1920

    How did a 22/23-year-old write, record and produce The Dreaming? HOW?!

    • @benmo1263
      @benmo1263 Před 7 lety +169

      The best genius ever

    • @trevl8955
      @trevl8955 Před 6 lety +148

      It's called being a hard worker. A character trait many people lack these days.

    • @Picnicl
      @Picnicl Před 5 lety +109

      Well, to be honest , most geniuses have done a particularly complicated piece by the age of 22/23. Brian Wilson, The Beatles. If someone's not capable of it at 22/23, they're generally not going to do it unless they happen to marry a genius who gives them focussed confidence in being esoteric and commited to being so.

    • @christopherbatty3837
      @christopherbatty3837 Před 5 lety +116

      At the time of making a demo to pass around to the companies, Kate had a catalogue of 200-plus songs. Two of the initial three chosen were written at age 12. Along with Bowie, the two singular creative geniuses of 20th century pop.

    • @jamesmorgan403
      @jamesmorgan403 Před 5 lety +81

      She is a genius in all senses and ways, anyone who knows her music understands this. A true prodigy from her early years to today.

  • @willwithers8171
    @willwithers8171 Před 6 lety +447

    Who else expects to hear ‘ok remember’ right after?

  • @grysnhoffman
    @grysnhoffman Před 25 dny +9

    The critics during her time in early 80s don't understand her uniqueness and being weirdo or her craziness in the album "The dreaming" but i do, and i am amazed that kate bush was never afraid to experiment no matter what critics may say to her music, i love that she's being on herself explode, no wonder why Björk is inspired by kate

  • @cloudboheme
    @cloudboheme Před 13 lety +148

    Kate Bush is probably one of the only people I can think of who could twist and convulse wildly in a ballerina costume surrounded by jesters and minotaurs, rollerskate around wearing a white smock and a Dunce hat, shift her voice pitch and tone from high to creepily low, and still manage to come out as a class act. Every time. Thank you to the fabulous Kate for restoring my faith in originality and inspiration.

    • @DanHunterSportsWriter
      @DanHunterSportsWriter Před rokem +3

      Wow, you wrote this 11 years ago! Since then you could add FKA Twigs and Billiie Eilish to that list! And - in a dress - Harry Styles!

    • @nimrodtirosh9603
      @nimrodtirosh9603 Před 11 měsíci +8

      ​@@DanHunterSportsWriteroooh, such blasphemy!😅

  • @zecifrasmarcozanton
    @zecifrasmarcozanton Před 4 měsíci +39

    😮Wow, many time signatures changes: 6/8 (6/16 + 3/8), 10/8, 8/8, 4/4 🧠
    Mind blowing!🤯

    • @warrenbridges1891
      @warrenbridges1891 Před měsícem +2

      @zecifrazmarcozanton She's also famous for unpredictable chord progressions.

    • @onesyphorus
      @onesyphorus Před 22 dny

      Bush also made another song that featured an irrational time signature - the usual bar being evenly split into eleven equal values - 9 of which are only played before moving onto the next bar. underrated - Definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but a groundbreaking noughties banger nonetheless. Here's to kate's genius musicality 🥂🍻

    • @boxerdudefly
      @boxerdudefly Před 3 dny

      Interesting. Pulsation.

  • @armandj.8864
    @armandj.8864 Před rokem +261

    Kate Bush is eccentric, beautiful, theatrical, nerdy, cerebral, a master musician, uncompromising and unique. She's also an actual artist, like Bowie, Eno, et al., working in an avant garde tradition with strong hints of Dadaism and Expressionism. Everything about her work is imprinted with her specific touch. While she's very sensual and gorgeous she transcends gender and isn't defined by her femaleness and her body. I'm happy that she's being discovered by a brand new generation thanks to Stranger Things.

    • @ubergeraldine
      @ubergeraldine Před rokem +15

      I’d say she’s very female but her art is so good both males and females and others appreciate it - as in all great art!

    • @armandj.8864
      @armandj.8864 Před rokem +6

      @@ubergeraldine Agreed 100% I was referring to how frequently she takes on both male and female personas in her songs such as "Cloudbusting" etc.

    • @littlemarmoset
      @littlemarmoset Před rokem +3

      Very well said!

    • @helderfolige9289
      @helderfolige9289 Před rokem

      Totally agree

    • @google_must_die
      @google_must_die Před rokem

      She’s very feminine and quite female.

  • @walklikeapanther
    @walklikeapanther Před 4 měsíci +34

    I discovered this song as I was about to become a college dropout in the 90’s. The lyrics summed up my adhd frustrations with education, but still craving success perfectly. I love how a lot of Kate songs are about emotions and stages of life that aren’t sung about much and she cranks it right up to make up for the loss. Pop poetry I guess.

  • @Marchant2
    @Marchant2 Před 10 lety +822

    I wish she had made more albums like The Dreaming. She was at her peak of creativity and energy on that album.

    • @joerockyholey
      @joerockyholey Před 10 lety +14

      I completely agree....not many others though :(

    • @chiangui24
      @chiangui24 Před 9 lety +59

      The Dreaming is definitely one of my favorite Kate Bush albums. Definitely my favorite from her early career. But I also think that her new material is better than ever.

    • @dermotoblong
      @dermotoblong Před 9 lety +2

      Me too

    • @gowixxx1
      @gowixxx1 Před 9 lety +68

      Absolutely. THE DREAMING is her masterpiece, in my opinion, with HOUNDS OF LOVE a close second.

    • @dougsworld7533
      @dougsworld7533 Před 6 lety +31

      I remember when I first got into Kate Bush The Dreaming was the one that stood out the most for me. Never For Ever would probably be my close 2nd.

  • @ballroomblitzkid1994
    @ballroomblitzkid1994 Před 6 lety +567

    She's probably the only person to make the wild-eyed expression look sexy as all get-out. Her stare is just so hypnotizing.

    • @Jack-wb6sn
      @Jack-wb6sn Před 3 lety +13

      who asked

    • @solaria5513
      @solaria5513 Před 2 lety +68

      @@Jack-wb6sn cool and meaningful comment jack, excellent stuff.

    • @pawpenggaga
      @pawpenggaga Před 2 lety +2

      @@Jack-wb6sn joe

    • @jessicahainesmusic
      @jessicahainesmusic Před 2 lety +17

      Sorry is every comment here an answer to a question, Jack? Where is the list of questions? I was going to comment about Kate's location here but since nobody asked I'll keep it to myself.

    • @sinew1000
      @sinew1000 Před rokem

      @@Jack-wb6sn thanks for your comment I also didn’t ask him how sexy he thinks she is. gross. she should be gatekept from the male gaze

  • @jmckenzie962
    @jmckenzie962 Před 2 lety +312

    To all the zoomers who've just disovered her these past couple weeks, Running Up That Hill and Hounds of Love, while absolutely stellar, is only the tip of the iceberg. Kate Bush has one of best discographies in all of pop music with massive variety and pure originality to be found throughout. Take a song like this, which still doesn't really sound like anything else, and there'll probably be nothing else like it ever again. The Dreaming may be her "she's gone mad" album, but beneath the spikes around the edges there is some truly profound music.

    • @alexeilindes7507
      @alexeilindes7507 Před 2 lety +17

      I don't have words for what I've found

    • @Astrocat393
      @Astrocat393 Před 2 lety +18

      The Zoomers lmao 😆
      I'm part pleased and part pissed off at her current success cos I know it's just a fad in this throwaway society.
      She's been my favourite artist since I was 9 and I'm 44 now and this video/track in particular still blows my mind with its sheer depth and creativity! 😍

    • @markedfour
      @markedfour Před 2 lety +6

      Its more the "I've discovered the fairlight" album. After hearing this album {on cassette) I was an instant fan. I even listened to the words back then, a First for me. 🙂

    • @warrenbridges1891
      @warrenbridges1891 Před 2 lety +9

      @@markedfour She did use the Fairlight on the previous album "Never for Ever" though.

    • @zavinullava
      @zavinullava Před rokem +7

      @@markedfour I'm fairly confident the "she's gone mad album" is a phrase she has used herself to refer to it ;)

  • @SH-op7el
    @SH-op7el Před 2 lety +811

    If you’re coming from Stranger Things - welcome to the best back catalogue ever.

    • @caithurley5589
      @caithurley5589 Před 2 lety +78

      ... and welcome to the single most gloriously bonkers but perfect video and single of her career!

    • @RiordanLadyGaga
      @RiordanLadyGaga Před 2 lety +10

      EASILY.

    • @zavinullava
      @zavinullava Před rokem +34

      When Bowie died, I went over his entire back catalogue, and then did the same with Siouxsie and the Banshees and then with Rush, and they each had so much to offer, but they each had some stinkers in their discographies. With Bush it's all quality stuff from start to finish (ok, Director's Cut might qualify as "non-essential", but it's not subpar by any standards).

    • @AlexdrinaArmstrong94
      @AlexdrinaArmstrong94 Před rokem +17

      Here's some irony for you my mom graduated in 85 She had a cassette tape I thought it was hounds of love but it apparently it's not because because this song I've been trying to find it for a long time I could only remember what it sounded like and I couldn't remember the name of it or any of the lyrics but she had this song run up that hill and army dreamers on the same cassette tape and I remember after we finished listening to running up the hill she flipped the tape over because army dreamers was directly on the other side and then this song would play after army dreamers and then should flip it back over and then we listen to army dreamers again here it is 2022And now everybody's singing running up that hill I just love the irony of that when I was a kid and I was a kid and I was telling everybody about the song everybody got a laugh at me and now everybody's got everybody's got it To number one as well as has it as ringtones it's just it's hilarious and I grew up with My mom playing it for years was along with Cloud busting by Kate Bush

    • @SamRiddeli
      @SamRiddeli Před rokem +3

      @@zavinullava I found the 2005 album a little disappointing, but thought very highly of all the albums before that

  • @georgebailey9238
    @georgebailey9238 Před 6 měsíci +40

    Few artists in any genre are true innovators, and for Kate Bush, innovation is as natural as breathing. Her dramatic multi-vocal narratives, complex arrangements and the use of visual symbolism and costumes remind me of Bowie...it's just a feast to watch her at work.

  • @WaltRyan
    @WaltRyan Před 9 měsíci +16

    God, I love her... her music, words and she is beautiful.

  • @danmccaffrey8322
    @danmccaffrey8322 Před 4 lety +336

    Best album she ever made. Way ahead of its time. Probably still is.

    • @briannaghten2201
      @briannaghten2201 Před 3 lety +23

      She described it as her "She's gone mad album"

    • @fransbuijs808
      @fransbuijs808 Před 2 lety +10

      @@briannaghten2201
      That was because of what the critics said and because the album didn't sell.

    • @RiordanLadyGaga
      @RiordanLadyGaga Před 2 lety +1

      It still is.

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke Před rokem +3

      @@fransbuijs808 The album did sell, what you on about got top 10/20 in many countries including her native UK!
      Your giving very wrong information-just 2 of the singles were not hits-but this was the only hit single off the album!

    • @condimentking414
      @condimentking414 Před rokem

      And Fiona Apple and Tori Amos sold this concept as theirs. Such douchebags.

  • @Stoneman180190
    @Stoneman180190 Před 2 lety +28

    I see the people working,
    And see it working for them.
    And so I want to join in,
    But then I find it hurts me.
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap.
    Some say that knowledge is something that you never have.
    I see the people happy,
    So can it happen for me?
    'Cause when I am unhappy,
    There's nothing that can move me.
    Some say that knowledge is something that you never have.
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap.
    Some say that heaven is hell.
    Some say that hell is heaven.
    I must admit, just when I think I'm king,
    (I just begin.)
    Just when I think I'm king, I must admit,
    (I just begin.)
    Just when I think I'm king,
    (I just begin.)
    I've been doing it for years.
    My goal is moving near.
    It says, "Look! I'm over here."
    Then it up and disappears.
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap.
    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho.
    I want to be a lawyer.
    I want to be a scholar.
    But I really can't be bothered.
    Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme!
    Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho.
    Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho.
    Some say that heaven is hell.
    Some say that hell is heaven.
    I must admit, just when I think I'm king,
    (I just begin.)
    Just when I think I'm king, I must admit,
    (I just begin.)
    Just when I think everything's going great,
    (I just begin,)
    Hey, I get the break,
    Hey, I'm gonna take it all--
    (I just begin.)
    When I'm king--
    (-- just begin.)
    In my dome of ivory,
    A home of activity,
    I want the answers quickly,
    But I don't have no energy.
    I hold a cup of wisdom,
    But there is nothing within.
    My cup, she never overfloweth,
    And 'tis I that moan- and groaneth.
    Some grey and white matter,
    "Give me the karma, mama!"
    I'm coming up the ladder,
    "A jet to Mecca,"
    I'm coming up the ladder,
    "Tibet or Jeddah,
    Up the ladder...
    "To Salisbury,
    A monastery,
    The longest journey,
    Across the desert,
    Across the weather,
    Across the elements,
    Across the water!"

  • @timorgano
    @timorgano Před 6 lety +169

    The 1980s....When music videos were nightmare dream sequences

  • @pauljurgen-romrig9616
    @pauljurgen-romrig9616 Před 8 lety +444

    Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful, and talented women on the planet.

  • @Hermionepaws
    @Hermionepaws Před 6 měsíci +18

    God she’s so beautiful in every possible way a person can be ❤

  • @stephenmoore440
    @stephenmoore440 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Can we just rewind and do the last 43 years again please and give this gorgeous genius the credit she deserves.

  • @Skywolf370
    @Skywolf370 Před 9 měsíci +13

    The Dreaming is my favourite kate bush album. Ive not seen this video in like about 30 years, forgot how good it is.

    • @cheeseandonions9558
      @cheeseandonions9558 Před 8 měsíci

      "All the Love" is a another gem... especially at the end, when you hear all those people say goodbye at the end...

  • @RebeleneM
    @RebeleneM Před rokem +42

    I bought this on cassette in 1983, and wore it out. This whole album is like a movie, & is total genius.

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 Před rokem

      I was just saying I bought The Whole Story cassette (and Hounds of Love) around 1986 and wore them out after a few years!

  • @frankpaul3479
    @frankpaul3479 Před 4 měsíci +15

    a class of her own, this lady is.
    wonderful to see her originality and talent.
    i remember this video when it first came out, and stumbled upon it just now.
    awesome.
    thanks for posting,
    love and peace to you and all,
    xxxxxxx

  • @Save0urSisters
    @Save0urSisters Před 3 měsíci +17

    Someone recommended me to listen to Kate
    Im on a journey on her discography!

    • @GarthPrice-ej6bt
      @GarthPrice-ej6bt Před 3 měsíci

      Take rest breaks. 121 of her songs are streaming - and that isn't her complete discography.

    • @Nargamorodo
      @Nargamorodo Před 2 měsíci

      You won't regret it.

  • @WillCrigler
    @WillCrigler Před 2 měsíci +9

    This song has gotten me to really appreciate Kate Bush. She has the creative spirit that is really inspiring. That piano riff has been stuck in my head and I love it.

  • @gianilira
    @gianilira Před 4 lety +6

    This woman is out of this world!!!!

  • @gothgurl81
    @gothgurl81 Před rokem +13

    The Dreaming is such a weird, weird album, and I love everything about it! I'm a weirdo too, so it fits. Sat In Your Lap And Get Out Of My House are a few of my favorite songs on there!

    • @isobeljames1328
      @isobeljames1328 Před 10 měsíci +5

      It's creative and uncommercial not weird

    • @BenjaminMorel-gp2et
      @BenjaminMorel-gp2et Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@isobeljames1328 Her "she's gone mad" album. My favourite Kate's album, my favourite album.

  • @1emmajones
    @1emmajones Před rokem +37

    If you listen to the lyrics this song says everything about the state we are in right now. Oh my word. I mean really listen. A quest for knowledge, also a quest for a fast answer, trying to discover the truth but not caring what the truth is. It’s todays internet. Truly. She really is truly brilliant. Love you Kate. Always have. Glad you have new people.

    • @Piggy_Piggerson
      @Piggy_Piggerson Před rokem +9

      at least the PoV in the song admits to not knowing everything ("I must admit I just begin") which is probably a very good lesson for a lot of the people who are prone to making hasty conclusions and/or believing misinformation

    • @1emmajones
      @1emmajones Před rokem +2

      @@Piggy_Piggerson I know. Writing all that at her age. Amazing.

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 Před rokem

      When people are deliberately posting bullshit and misleading info. and nonsense it's even more difficult to find the truth. That's for sure. Most people are too stupid to distinguish, which is what they want. What Trump wants, etc.

  • @Shadow_Sonata
    @Shadow_Sonata Před rokem +17

    Brilliant move to combine a graduation gown with a dunce cap. You can gain all the knowledge in the world and still be a fool.

  • @asboukcomfortable1670
    @asboukcomfortable1670 Před rokem +5

    Genius and complex. Love you Kate

  • @christopheraikens597
    @christopheraikens597 Před rokem +12

    Kate Bush has the greatest facial expressions in her videos I've ever seen!

  • @kalper99
    @kalper99 Před 3 lety +64

    I’m a 20 year old girl and the way this song speaks to me... sometimes you so get desperate for knowledge and success and you go literally mad. She’s close to my age here so I can completely put myself in her shoes haha.

  • @justarandomshyness5300
    @justarandomshyness5300 Před rokem +29

    Lyrics:-
    I see the people working
    And see it working for them
    And so I want to join in
    But then I find it hurts me
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
    Some say that knowledge is something that you never have
    I see the people happy
    So can it happen for me?
    'Cause when I am unhappy
    There's nothing that can move me
    Some say that knowledge is something that you never have
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
    Some say that heaven is hell
    Some say that hell is heaven
    I must admit, just when I think I'm king
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think I'm king, I must admit
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think I'm king
    (I just begin)
    I've been doing it for years
    My goal is moving near
    It says, look, I'm over here
    Then it up and disappears
    Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho
    I want to be a lawyer
    I want to be a scholar
    But I really can't be bothered
    Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it, gimme gimme gimme gimme!
    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho
    Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho
    Some say that heaven is hell
    Some say that hell is heaven
    I must admit, just when I think I'm king
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think I'm king, I must admit
    (I just begin)
    Just when I think everything's going great
    (I just begin)
    I get the break
    Hey, I'm gonna take it all
    (I just begin)
    When I'm king
    (Just begin)
    In my dome of ivory
    A home of activity
    I want the answers quickly
    But I don't have no energy
    I hold a cup of wisdom
    But there is nothing within
    My cup, she never overfloweth
    And 'tis I that moan and groaneth
    Some grey and white matter
    (Give me the karma, mama)
    I'm coming up the ladder
    I'm coming up the ladder
    (A jet to Mecca)
    Up the ladder
    (Tibet or Jeddah)
    (To Salisbury)
    (A monastery)
    (The longest journey)
    (Across the desert)
    (Across the weather)
    (Across the elements)
    (Across the water)
    Source: LyricFind
    Songwriters: Kate Bush

  • @mindmeltproductions5817
    @mindmeltproductions5817 Před rokem +5

    Pretty wild and cool at the same time.

  • @antonvanschalkwyk3533
    @antonvanschalkwyk3533 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Genius !!!

  • @1emmajones
    @1emmajones Před rokem +12

    This song is so truthful right now. No patience for knowledge or understanding.

  • @rinwesley3092
    @rinwesley3092 Před 2 lety +41

    This video scared the hell out of me as a little kid. The imagery was so scary at the time. but it got me absolutely hooked on Kate Bush. She could make heart pounding rhythms like this, fragile melodies like “The Man With A Child In His Eyes,” and haunting beauties like “Running Up That Hill”. The breadth of her musical creativity is just astounding. Love this woman.

  • @brenda3d2
    @brenda3d2 Před 6 lety +95

    It's a song about her own ambition, and the struggles with it, and the various deals one must or can make with the forces and principalities. Always loved the song, the album, had no idea at the time. Take care, Kate.

  • @Purplenpinkk
    @Purplenpinkk Před rokem +25

    When MTV first played this video I thought it was the oddest thing ever. The more they played it, the more I liked it...but, didn't want to admit it to anyone. Eventually I bought The Dreaming, and it is one of my most favorite albums of all times. The older I became the more I appreciated these lyrics. Here's to the outcasts, the discontent and the odd ones.

    • @Astrocat393
      @Astrocat393 Před rokem +3

      You get it.
      Welcome ❤️

    • @AnahataMaryjane
      @AnahataMaryjane Před rokem +1

      loved the song but the video scared me a lot. i was young though.

  • @riseup849
    @riseup849 Před 6 lety +55

    I guess if one isn't a brilliant scholar or has a learning disability, they can feel like a dunce. Thank you Kate Bush for that enlightening and honest performance. I agree Kate Bush deserves much more recognition. Super Plus Talent.

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 Před 5 lety +2

      Try figuring out what the Kelvin temperature of a Black Hole is! Hawking radiation....if you start understanding it, you're ....in trouble.

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 Před rokem +1

      I was a total dunce in maths in school. I just didn't give a fuck. I'm a published writer nowadays and was even in jr. high school,
      so I still don't give a fuck! LOL Though I can grasp astrophysics and stuff these days a lot better for some reason. I'm still
      not a math whiz by any stretch. I can write essays in my sleep, but I suck at balancing a checkbook or doing Trig!

  • @elizabethbrown1918
    @elizabethbrown1918 Před měsícem +3

    Stunningly beautiful

  • @nerdygal6133
    @nerdygal6133 Před rokem +13

    The opening 10 seconds are the amazing musical hook to a song I’ve ever heard.

  • @ryanconway2207
    @ryanconway2207 Před 10 měsíci +7

    She's amazing. Full stop.

  • @DanHunterSportsWriter
    @DanHunterSportsWriter Před rokem +18

    I remember when this came out, it was so extreme, so bizarre some people thought it was proof she was losing the plot musically and professionally. Personally, once I'd got a handle on what I was hearing I thought it was fucking genius!

  • @aslc2547
    @aslc2547 Před 29 dny +3

    Quite simply one of , if not the most important artists of the last 50 years. Loved this in 81 and still do.

  • @JP-wt8jg
    @JP-wt8jg Před rokem +17

    All Albums of Kate are genius. The Dreaming and hounds of love are from another world. Love Kate forever. ❤

  • @deanwolfechannel
    @deanwolfechannel Před 5 měsíci +6

    The Dreaming is my fave album of hers and a classic across the board

  • @uplnejvypatlanec1692
    @uplnejvypatlanec1692 Před rokem +4

    Dude, this is highly addictive

  • @thiscorrosion900
    @thiscorrosion900 Před rokem +13

    I love how this song is avant-garde yet accessible. A very unlikely "single" but it's catchy somehow.

  • @pauljurgen-romrig9616
    @pauljurgen-romrig9616 Před 5 lety +21

    I think she is one of the most beautiful woman ever to walk the face of the planet.
    She’s undeniably one of the greatest artists England has ever had the privilege of saying
    “She is a national treasure” Dame Kate Bush?

    • @beathusk1018
      @beathusk1018 Před 5 lety +3

      Dame Kate Bush: the best female singer-songwriter ever. And she was a stunner 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @kkroeger5868
    @kkroeger5868 Před rokem +10

    Holy sh$t!
    The fact this song sounds as original and fresh today as it was when it was recorded 40 years ago says everything you need to know about Kate Bush.

  • @ashleyohohoh
    @ashleyohohoh Před 3 měsíci +6

    I love her and The Dreaming.

  • @vampyretime177
    @vampyretime177 Před rokem +45

    I just found out about her and these lyrics basically describe my current life. This is what it means to be a timeless artist to be able to describe people lives even before they were born because I wasn’t alive when this song was released. I am happy I found her.

    • @lucyt6971
      @lucyt6971 Před rokem +1

      Kate is a goddess, go to #rubber band girl....

    • @Astrocat393
      @Astrocat393 Před rokem +1

      Welcome to the Family lol
      You have great taste.
      Enjoy your journey through Kates sublime music x

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord Před 7 lety +448

    The one Kate Bush song that deserves MORE recognition. Got into it later in life, but am still surprised that more people didn't like it at the time. Maybe a little too "progressive" considering the new punk movement in British music at the time. Such a shame. Lyrically, musically...visually...a treat for the senses.

    • @_alex_merrick_
      @_alex_merrick_ Před 6 lety +3

      Rob, you have great taste. Keep at it!

    • @steviegentertainment2201
      @steviegentertainment2201 Před 6 lety

      Yes I definitely agree 👍👍👍

    • @yousefghanimeh9817
      @yousefghanimeh9817 Před 6 lety +13

      she should have written musical plays

    • @soaribb32
      @soaribb32 Před 6 lety +5

      Yousef Ghanimeh I guess you can say the suites on Hounds Of Love and Arial are musical material

    • @pauliejay4161
      @pauliejay4161 Před 6 lety +11

      I totally love the song, but I can see that its complexity can be a challenge for some people. Still reached No 11 on the charts in the UK.

  • @hungryhendry
    @hungryhendry Před 9 lety +750

    Ref the KKK remark; in British classrooms many many years ago, it was considered acceptable to call some children stupid and make them stand in the corner facing the wall, often with a pointed hat on their head. They would be referred to in this instance as a 'dunce', hence the D on the headgear, reference to the subject matter of this song. The similarities between stupid people and the KKK are evident...

    • @YeredAlemanH
      @YeredAlemanH Před 9 lety +22

      plus the clothing are for me quite a reference to "people in the know" (say esoteric lodges?) that are principally in the head of those who want to have all knowledge possible, what do you think?

    • @heliotropezzz333
      @heliotropezzz333 Před 9 lety +33

      Yered Alemán H There's a video where she talks about the making of the sat in your lap video. She said the characters in it represent characters in search of knowledge, but people kept telling her it all had a Spanish feel to it so she added some bulls in line with a Spanish theme.

    • @MosinMadMan18
      @MosinMadMan18 Před 9 lety +1

      Yered Alemán H hhu ruuhhy

    • @Shadow_Sonata
      @Shadow_Sonata Před 8 lety +6

      Or, you could say a graduation gown coupled with a dunce cap.

    • @nonanona-zz6se
      @nonanona-zz6se Před 4 lety +28

      @@heliotropezzz333 Yes, during the Spanish Inquisition, those convicted of heresy had these large pointed hats placed on their heads as a mark of shame. If you look up illustrations of Auto de Fe (the public immolation of those found guilty) you'll see they are dressed similar to how the characters are dressed in the video , minus the D on the hat. I'm not sure how this shaped hat became the Dunce's hat. Maybe it stems from the connotations of public shaming during the Spanish Inquisition. I was forced to wear one by a teacher in the 70s!

  • @alexf02071999
    @alexf02071999 Před 9 lety +79

    Its frightening how much the lyrics of this song describe my life at the moment

  • @TheVintageKitten
    @TheVintageKitten Před rokem +17

    She’s so beautiful and talented. No one can compare ❤

  • @nebbyscumbold
    @nebbyscumbold Před 4 měsíci +5

    This video scared the shit out of me as a kid, especially the jester's face when he shakes it in the camera.

  • @gumdood9532
    @gumdood9532 Před rokem +11

    it took me until my 30s to realize that kate bush is a god damn genius

  • @speakeasyo11
    @speakeasyo11 Před 2 lety +38

    The beauty, the madness ,the frenzy, the thirst. A song that stands above . It is hunger, envy, greed, joy, and all that is universal to our souls. Kate Bush pulls it off beautifully. What an artist.

  • @leilacastelobranco1004
    @leilacastelobranco1004 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Kate Bush and her imagination more than a thousand. Simply awesome and incomparable! 💭😊😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏

  • @aisey100
    @aisey100 Před 7 lety +409

    Surrealist pop only she could get away with. Captivating and slightly scary.

    • @christopherbatty3837
      @christopherbatty3837 Před 5 lety +2

      Yes...she admits the deliberate darkness ...

    • @Corvid285
      @Corvid285 Před 4 lety +1

      Referring to her music as any kind of pop is a disservice

    • @willfomes406
      @willfomes406 Před 4 lety +1

      Don't get me started on the music video for her song breathing that was fucked up

    • @06archerd
      @06archerd Před 4 lety +6

      Art Rock with elements of Avant-Garde and Prog

    • @sw3dishla8rat
      @sw3dishla8rat Před 4 lety +5

      Remember seeing this in 82 or 83, I was 11 or 12 and it kind of scared me this video and song were so bizarre, but also sounded so amazing I couldnt resist listening to it again when i had the chance years later

  • @Toshackeegan1nil
    @Toshackeegan1nil Před rokem +19

    Been listening to Kate Bush since the 70s. We are so lucky to be able to listen and watch such mesmerising genius.

  • @vall3ygirl
    @vall3ygirl Před 7 měsíci +4

    Rollerskating with a dunce hat, I love this woman. She is me. She gets me.

  • @coreycox2345
    @coreycox2345 Před rokem +9

    Just when I think I'm king... I loved this years ago but did not know of the equally brilliant videos of her choreography and dance. Wow.

  • @speedracer2841
    @speedracer2841 Před rokem +11

    Kate Bush has got range: She is capable of going from the sublime to the ridiculous effortlessly.

  • @andrewluchsinger
    @andrewluchsinger Před 4 lety +20

    I fell in love with Kate Bush in 1985 and I'm still in love.

  • @takk78
    @takk78 Před 9 lety +217

    I'm pretty certain that Kate has influenced quite a lot of artists, like Bjork, Mylene Farmer. No wonder why she is called a genius. The CD tHE dREAMING is outstanding!!!

    • @vincentrogiest997
      @vincentrogiest997 Před 6 lety +7

      She is a legend.

    • @delireent.3960
      @delireent.3960 Před 4 lety +3

      I'm fan of these 3 artist!!

    • @stephanemignot100
      @stephanemignot100 Před 4 lety +2

      Poop influenced Mylene, I'm french, not exotic at all, just crap...

    • @amerocker
      @amerocker Před 4 lety +6

      Tori Amos too.

    • @davidmeir9348
      @davidmeir9348 Před 4 lety +10

      Even Madonna and other girl solo artists of the 80's and 90's
      Let's not forget, she became famous in 1978 with her first single Wuthering Height and her album became number 1 in the UK when she was only 19.
      Seeing a teenager, who wrote her own song get such recognition inspired many female artists to give it a try.
      The influence of Kate Bush on modern music cannot be overstated.
      She can be put in the league with the likes of miles davis or the beatles.
      She is a reference that most artist will cite, and rightly so.

  • @libertypills5580
    @libertypills5580 Před 3 lety +9

    She kept her eyes open for an amazing amount of time in that still shot! “ when I’m king”!

  • @jmckenzie962
    @jmckenzie962 Před 2 lety +6

    Imagine flipping to MTV late at night in 1982 and seeing this

  • @H-mu4bo
    @H-mu4bo Před 5 měsíci +6

    Before "The Dreaming" no woman had created an album or music as fully realised as this. And the fact she was a mainstream artist making such a startling album just shows she is a pioneer in adapting avant garde, pagan and indigenous mythology and her whimsical creativity.
    She adopted the Fairlight CMI synth and unleashed it's potential to create the odd yet organic sounds .
    This was such a modern and enriched album of sonic texture and creativity, you can only compare it to Bowie 1977 to 1980 era, but she did this without outside influence of an Eno. This was her, fully aware of her capabilities. Pagan influence, and supernatural themes is the potent power that drives the album into otherwordliness.
    Any female artist like Toyah, Tori Amos, Bjork and their ilk are influenced by this to such a degree, I rank this as important as Sgt Pepper or Pet Sounds.

  • @maximillianphoenix9374
    @maximillianphoenix9374 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Don’t know much about Kate but this song is so original and different it’s simply gorgeous 🤔

    • @GarthPrice-ej6bt
      @GarthPrice-ej6bt Před 10 měsíci +4

      You'll find this a theme throughout her discography. Happy hunting.

  • @CarlGriffith101
    @CarlGriffith101 Před 9 lety +45

    She must do 20 different, wonderful and beautiful facial expressions in that video - every one of which completely intrigues me and draws me in.

  • @Severian19671
    @Severian19671 Před rokem +6

    Sheer genius. My favourite Kate Bush track.

  • @duantorruellas716
    @duantorruellas716 Před 4 lety +29

    Yes she is a genius to see with such clarity at such a young age.
    True there is a difference between book knowledge and true knowledge. This song touches on what appears to be a very personal observation that she made very young , all of her music is very personal and are windows into her psyche. Thank you Kate for all you've shared with us. To me this song tells us what is expected of us , and what we are expected to know , and how much there is to know. And how confusing it all can be. I see the esoteric symbolism that runs through this video that takes us from grade school through higher knowledge , to esoteric knowledge , and to quote Kate, "and across the universe ".

    • @beathusk1018
      @beathusk1018 Před 4 lety

      Yes, Kate's very very intelligent 😍

  • @8bitorgy
    @8bitorgy Před 5 měsíci +4

    there's nothing like this today

  • @RickHenryChristopher
    @RickHenryChristopher Před rokem +7

    Super amazing!!!

  • @jacquelinejoyce8066
    @jacquelinejoyce8066 Před rokem +19

    It's wonderful that more people all over the world are discovering the brilliance of Kate Bush. The message of this song is so clever!

    • @colingeddes2172
      @colingeddes2172 Před rokem +1

      Absolutely. Some of us have loved her since the late 70s. She insanely talented.

  • @michaellindahl7969
    @michaellindahl7969 Před 2 lety +19

    She is a huge talent. A legend. 💘

  • @donnahollins5071
    @donnahollins5071 Před rokem +12

    Christmas Eve 2022 and still listening to Kate. LOTS of good memories

  • @andyth55
    @andyth55 Před 5 lety +21

    The most underrated single of Kate's. Love it!

  • @countdunkelheit1389
    @countdunkelheit1389 Před 2 lety +11

    A wild genius. Kate Bush is incredible

  • @joshgrossheider513
    @joshgrossheider513 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I've never been to a circus, but is there a need when you have kate bush videos?

  • @Bladeteethpb
    @Bladeteethpb Před 12 lety +13

    She is one of those special human beings that only come once in a century.

  • @pamb440
    @pamb440 Před 5 lety +56

    Kate is a genius. So ahead of her time and such a trail blazer. I remember seeing this video back in the day when it was first released and I remember thinking to myself, who the hell is this and where has she been all my life, what have I been missing, this is amazingly genius!! I couldn’t get enough after that. I was hooked and have been a huge fan of Kate’s ever since. If not for Kate, we wouldn’t have artist like PJ Harvey, Bjork, Tori Amos or Thom Yorke. She had a vision and it was smart and beautiful and stands the test of time.

    • @beathusk1018
      @beathusk1018 Před 4 lety +5

      I have boundless admiration for her 😍

  • @stevielambert8262
    @stevielambert8262 Před 8 měsíci +4

    One of the best songs ever. Thank you Kate ❤

  • @Desertduleler_88
    @Desertduleler_88 Před 8 lety +211

    God, she was an attractive women....

  • @genemaurillo4162
    @genemaurillo4162 Před 3 lety +4

    wow, I love Kate Bush but never saw this video or heard this song. SO great!!!

  • @yellingelk
    @yellingelk Před 8 lety +85

    This song is so powerful in every sense of the word. In my opinion it's the ultimate demonstration of the genius of Kate Bush. For me it was her absolute peak as an artist. Think of anything the likes of Madonna or Cher have delivered over the years and then compare it to this... not even close. Kate blows them all out of the water!

    • @johnIZaUWL
      @johnIZaUWL Před 8 lety +3

      A year or two before Madonna's first album too😎😎😎

  • @james-kx6lz
    @james-kx6lz Před 6 lety +27

    Superb Bush tune. This is art ladies and gentlemen

  • @duys97
    @duys97 Před 8 lety +140

    some say that heaven is hell some say that hell is heaven

    • @pamb440
      @pamb440 Před 5 lety +4

      Love that lyric. Some say that heaven and hell are right here on earth. A metaphor for life and what you make of it. We are all our own devils and we make this world our hell. Freedom of choice gives us the ability to decide but our circumstances play a big part in that as well.

    • @Katehowe3010
      @Katehowe3010 Před 3 lety

      @travisbickelll Aleister Crowley was a reprehensible human being, but where do you get the killing of 150 little children from? In the many books written about 'the bard', there is absolutely no mention of such acts! Somebody has been telling you lies, or you have a very fanciful imagination.

    • @SpecialAgent-zn1vv
      @SpecialAgent-zn1vv Před 2 lety +1

      As it is above; so it is below. Blessed Be.

  • @georgesaint4417
    @georgesaint4417 Před rokem +5

    What a great singer, song writer and dancer, Kate your music will live for a very long time, I only wish I could go back to the 80s, life was so much easier.

  • @Greg07623
    @Greg07623 Před 7 lety +40

    35 years later and I am still blown away every time I listen to this, and remember how we went crazy when it was played in some NY clubs. This was a song for people who knew how to count so we got some space on the dance floor...

    • @ritchie07
      @ritchie07 Před 3 lety +2

      Wish I could’ve been there!!!!

    • @libertypills5580
      @libertypills5580 Před 3 lety +3

      6/8 then 10/8 then 8/4 then 4/4 time ...and repeat. Amazing!

  • @Genomizer
    @Genomizer Před 7 lety +30

    Really one of Kate´s best tracks!

  • @andrewwilliams9599
    @andrewwilliams9599 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Love our Kate: crazy, sexy, goofy, brilliant.