The Kate Bush Singles Rate: The Countdown

[straightorbroken]

26. Night of the Swallow (from The Dreaming)


Kate goes in this nice little FOLKY piece. In fact, it was only released in Ireland, although there was no promotion whatsoever. This Irish theme seemed to continue with a few of her other songs, including Jig of Life and Rocket Man.

Average score: 7.125
Highest score: 11 (COB)
Lowest score: 0 (funky, Ag)

HELLO OLD LADY

Oh I'm in the mood for some o' that later.

 

[straightorbroken]

What happened here?

 

[Soldi]

25. Wuvvering Hites

This was no.1 in the UK

 

[Kate]

OMG

 

[Kate]

Is the countdown still happening tonight? I'm sorry for laughing @Frosty the Snoldi

 

[Ig Komme]

Is the countdown still happening tonight? I'm sorry for laughing @Frosty the Snoldi

@Frosty the Snoldi is taking a little time away so this isn't happening tonight but I'm sure he'll be back SOON

 

[Kate]

aw

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

Ugh I suppose I have to finish this at some point.

 

[Ig Komme]

If it's not too much TROUBLE, that would be nice.

But Kate hasn't released a new song in 9 years* so don't feel you should rush anything Kate-related.

* If you don't count Tawny Moon, which I don't.

 

[Kate]

Ugh I suppose I have to finish this at some point.

Pleeeeeease

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

Pleeeeeease

I’ll try and get down to #20 over the weekend but I’d have thought the sync watch will have to wait until the first week of Jan (mainly because I’ll be pissed or hungover from around the 23rd-1st).

 

[Ig Komme]

Nothing like Kate Bush for a January comedown!

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

24. The Dreaming (from.. The Dreaming )


Average score: 7.25
Highest score: 10 (Peekaboo)
Lowest score: 5 (Kate)

 

[Ig Komme]

And we're BACK! :emoji_tada:

 

[Ig Komme]

Kate Bush rate: Now featuring Rolf Harris on digeridoo

 

[C’est la VoR]

I will never for the life of me understand how such a catchy, radio friendly ditty failed to catch on

Realistically, a completely insane single choice, obviously, but I love the creeping dread of it all.

D-D-D-DREAM T-T-T-TIIIIME!

 

[C’est la VoR]

I do fear she'd probably be cancelled for it in 2020 though, even without the presence of ROLF

 

[KNT]

BANG goes another kanga on the bonnet of the van.

It's a great video.

 

[KNT]

Her accent work on The Dreaming (the album generally) is truly iconic.

I AM ZEE CONCIERGE, CHEZ MOI HONEY

 

[Peekaboo]

I love this song, it has all the Kate elements: insane vocals, intense beats (which seem to be a constant throughout The Dreaming), a slightly creepy theme/execution and a good dose of her standard BONKERANZA.

Wikipedia says Depeche Mode sampled her HEAVY BREATHING into Personal Jesus - sounds like POPPYCOCK to me but it's a good unchecked fact to drop onto non-Bushies

 

[KNT]

I'm watching Kates Xmas special to get me in the festive mood.

* smashes chair on a dancer's head, festively *

 

[Ig Komme]

I'm watching Kates Xmas special to get me in the festive mood.

* smashes chair on a dancer's head, festively *

Ooh what a good idea!

 

[ButterTart]

I went for a walk down the country lanes earlier and put December Will Be Magic Again on. My God it felt festive.

 

[Ig Komme]

More please

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

Woops maybe one or two later

 

[Ig Komme]

Would also be good to get a date for the top 20 sync watch if POSS

 

[Ig Komme]

As I'll need to clear my busy schedule

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

Oh I’m quite busy for next week or so

Ah well less time for the in-depth analysis for each song which I know some people LOVE

 

[Ig Komme]

At this rate, Kate will release a new album before this dreaded sync watch

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

23. Experiment IV


Average score: 7.4375
Highest score: 10 (ButterTart)
Lowest score: 0 (funky)

 

[C’est la VoR]

God I love Experiment IV. It's all about those SINISTER STRINGS.

And of course Terry Wogan's mildly agog reaction when she debuted her latest CATCHY CHART HIT on his chat show.

 

[ButterTart]

23. Experiment IV


Average score: 7.4375
Highest score: 10 (ButterTart)
Lowest score: 0 (funky)

We wait THREE MONTHS for an update only to discover that Moopy has cocked a snoot at actual ART

 

[Peekaboo]

I want RECEIPTS for those ZEROES

 

[Kate]

The receipts say "I couldn't be arsed to listen to this one".

 

[Peekaboo]

What happened to ?? instead of 00's for songs we've not heard of? SCANDAL!

 

[straightorbroken]

A sound that should kill someone evidently.

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

22. December Will Be Magic Again


Average score: 7.5
Highest score: 10 (ButterTart, Kate)
Lowest score: 3 (Tisch)

 

[TiShh]

NEVER LIKED IT. Sorry.

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

I am surprised at how high it finished!

 

[KNT]

I think it's LOVELY and she needed a festive song for the xmas special seeing as the other numbers were all REVENGE KILLINGS and SHRIEKING BATS.