Kate Bush - Sat in Your Lap - Official Music Video
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 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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She looks batshit crazy in this.
That's why we love her.
Kate is a genius, a visionary.
Kate Bush fans, we let weirdness in
Ahead of her time
Exactly!!!!
Me too
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.
WOOOW!!! This is it!!
Except nobody knows what this song means so it’s hardly a story with a narrative is it?
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. 💜
@@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
YES!!!
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.😂
PRESTON HEYMAN i heard it
Holy shit, I can't believe this comment isn't getting more attention. Fantastic!
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?
Your very lucky to work with Kate bush I love all her music next to Gary numan and Ultravox
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.
The fact that all her The Dreaming music videos feel like fever dreams is just genius
I wish Get out of my house had one
I love that she's saying, singing out loud, just want you want shriek sometimes.
It's been my anthem for years.
Love that description!
Woah...the DREAMING album music videos...have a DREAMLIKE aesthetic!!!!! GENIUS
ps: love kate bush, hate attention peddling comments
@@cronosdimitri4584 ur the only one trying to get attention with ur unnecessarily agressive comment tbh
This video is bizarre as all hell...and I'm here for it!
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.
Oof! that is a LOOOONG rabbit hole, my dude. She didn't really stick with any one thing.
God, I love her... her music, words and she is beautiful.
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.
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.
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!
@@DanHunterSportsWriteroooh, such blasphemy!😅
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.
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
God she’s so beautiful in every possible way a person can be ❤
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.
I wish she had made more albums like The Dreaming. She was at her peak of creativity and energy on that album.
I completely agree....not many others though :(
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.
Me too
Absolutely. THE DREAMING is her masterpiece, in my opinion, with HOUNDS OF LOVE a close second.
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.
Who else expects to hear ‘ok remember’ right after?
Me too xd
Yes, another right here :))
Yes!! As someone who listens to the album on repeat regularly!
Same here there goes the tenner
Definitely, one of them albums to listen to all the way through.
All Albums of Kate are genius. The Dreaming and hounds of love are from another world. Love Kate forever. ❤
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
The Dreaming is my fave album of hers and a classic across the board
Best album she ever made. Way ahead of its time. Probably still is.
She described it as her "She's gone mad album"
@@briannaghten2201
That was because of what the critics said and because the album didn't sell.
It still is.
@@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!
And Fiona Apple and Tori Amos sold this concept as theirs. Such douchebags.
😮Wow, many time signatures changes: 6/8 (6/16 + 3/8), 10/8, 8/8, 4/4 🧠
Mind blowing!🤯
@zecifrazmarcozanton She's also famous for unpredictable chord progressions.
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 🥂🍻
Interesting. Pulsation.
I bought this on cassette in 1983, and wore it out. This whole album is like a movie, & is total genius.
I was just saying I bought The Whole Story cassette (and Hounds of Love) around 1986 and wore them out after a few years!
Genius and complex. Love you Kate
The 1980s....When music videos were nightmare dream sequences
*'THRILLER'*
hahaha! SO TRUE!!!
Kate Bush and her imagination more than a thousand. Simply awesome and incomparable! 💭😊😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Can we just rewind and do the last 43 years again please and give this gorgeous genius the credit she deserves.
Someone recommended me to listen to Kate
Im on a journey on her discography!
Take rest breaks. 121 of her songs are streaming - and that isn't her complete discography.
You won't regret it.
This woman is out of this world!!!!
Absolute genius!
Kate Bush has the greatest facial expressions in her videos I've ever seen!
She's amazing. Full stop.
She’s so beautiful and talented. No one can compare ❤
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.
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!
@@ubergeraldine Agreed 100% I was referring to how frequently she takes on both male and female personas in her songs such as "Cloudbusting" etc.
Very well said!
Totally agree
She’s very feminine and quite female.
This song is so truthful right now. No patience for knowledge or understanding.
Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful, and talented women on the planet.
So talented
It's a transgender
Bjork
Maggie M I sensed that about her too....
maggie, zoe, just because your heads are empty doesn't mean all women are
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.
The opening 10 seconds are the amazing musical hook to a song I’ve ever heard.
Sheer genius. My favourite Kate Bush track.
The Dreaming is my favourite kate bush album. Ive not seen this video in like about 30 years, forgot how good it is.
"All the Love" is a another gem... especially at the end, when you hear all those people say goodbye at the end...
I love her and The Dreaming.
My dad introduced me to this song a couple years ago as my first Kate Bush song, and I still loved it ever since.
Pretty wild and cool at the same time.
Christmas Eve 2022 and still listening to Kate. LOTS of good memories
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.
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.
Stunningly beautiful
The most underrated single of Kate's. Love it!
Quite simply one of , if not the most important artists of the last 50 years. Loved this in 81 and still do.
Its frightening how much the lyrics of this song describe my life at the moment
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.
I don't have words for what I've found
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! 😍
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. 🙂
@@markedfour She did use the Fairlight on the previous album "Never for Ever" though.
@@markedfour I'm fairly confident the "she's gone mad album" is a phrase she has used herself to refer to it ;)
Genius !!!
She is a huge talent. A legend. 💘
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.
Ding ding dong
Been listening to Kate Bush since the 70s. We are so lucky to be able to listen and watch such mesmerising genius.
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.
Dude, this is highly addictive
A wild genius. Kate Bush is incredible
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.
How did a 22/23-year-old write, record and produce The Dreaming? HOW?!
The best genius ever
It's called being a hard worker. A character trait many people lack these days.
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.
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.
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.
Kate Bush has got range: She is capable of going from the sublime to the ridiculous effortlessly.
Imagine flipping to MTV late at night in 1982 and seeing this
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!
It's creative and uncommercial not weird
@@isobeljames1328 Her "she's gone mad" album. My favourite Kate's album, my favourite album.
I love how this song is avant-garde yet accessible. A very unlikely "single" but it's catchy somehow.
She kept her eyes open for an amazing amount of time in that still shot! “ when I’m king”!
God imagine what Kate Bush could have done with digital music and video effects.... She is bloody amazing... Always was....
She's probably the only person to make the wild-eyed expression look sexy as all get-out. Her stare is just so hypnotizing.
who asked
@@Jack-wb6sn cool and meaningful comment jack, excellent stuff.
@@Jack-wb6sn joe
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.
@@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
As a young teenager I was enchanted by this song and imagery. As a 50 something, I still am. The most beautiful creature to grace pop music
She's AMAZING! God, I love this brilliant, beautiful woman!
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.
I was frightened/ mesmerised.
listen to "get out of my house" - she was scary
Utter madness....Superb.
One of the best songs ever. Thank you Kate ❤
Just brilliant. The top 40 badly needs more songs like this. My favourite Kate Bush song if I'm pushed....
"The dreaming" é um dos meus álbuns favoritos de todos os tempos
She must do 20 different, wonderful and beautiful facial expressions in that video - every one of which completely intrigues me and draws me in.
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.
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
@@Piggy_Piggerson I know. Writing all that at her age. Amazing.
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.
I fell in love with Kate Bush in 1985 and I'm still in love.
So did I. I was seven in 1985
@@beathusk1018 I was 19
1978 for me, i was 6.
it took me until my 30s to realize that kate bush is a god damn genius
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?
Dame Kate Bush: the best female singer-songwriter ever. And she was a stunner 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Superb Bush tune. This is art ladies and gentlemen
there's nothing like this today
Kate Bush, beautiful, bonkers and brilliant ❤️❤️❤️😵😵😵
She’s so crazzzzzzzy! Love her!!!
😭😭😭😭
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!"
I remember taping this off the Top 40 chart rundown back in the day. It remains one of my favourite of Kate's songs, yet is rarely played. She has been a constant in my life and always will. Definitely my number 1 female artist.
The visuals are amazing actually
Pure musical genius and originality; There is no other song by anyone that can compare to this.
The entire album is amazing. Leave it open is one of my favorite tracks. I love when the drums come crashing in near the end. It sounds amazing on a good hifi system. "Harm is in us, harm in us but power to arm".
Melhor álbum de Kate! Amo todas as músicas do The Dreaming!
One of the best albums I have ever heard. She has so much artistic talent it’s unreal. She deserves far more recognition. Her voice is unlike any I’ve heard and is so beautiful. She holds no energy back either. I wish I could have met her for an autograph and to thank her for the inspiration on me as a musician.
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.
Try figuring out what the Kelvin temperature of a Black Hole is! Hawking radiation....if you start understanding it, you're ....in trouble.
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!
Super amazing!!!
Utterly beautiful. Completely mental.
Kate back at it again with interpretative dancing decades before SIA
I love this album so much. I listened to it every day when it came out.
This would air on MTV in the early eighties...
I was scarcely in high school and couldn't even begin to understand/appreciate what I was seeing and hearing...It kindly freaked me out.
But forty years later, no Kate Bush rabbit hole would be complete without revisiting this chestnut...still struggling to keep up but thoroughly entertained nonetheless.
I love your mind Kate!
I have always loved this song. Kate Bush is so beautiful.
she's so beautiful omg
wow, I love Kate Bush but never saw this video or heard this song. SO great!!!
A magickal time in my life to which Kate's music added something indescribable..
My love for Kate bush is endless
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.
I have boundless admiration for her 😍