Bass guitarist extraordinaire Tony Levin said he was looking for the perfect muted bass sound for this track but just couldn't get it right. At the last minute, he noticed that he had his baby girl's diaper bag with him in the studio, so he stuck a diaper underneath his bass strings and got the perfect muted sound he wanted! Peter Gabriel was inspired to write this song after looking at pictures of dust bowl families during the Great Depression of the 1930's and seeing the desperation and hopelessness in their eyes. He first asked Dolly Parton to sing the duet with him, but she declined and he then asked his good friend Kate and in my opinion she really makes the song what it is. Producer Daniel Lanois said that when Kate came into the studio to perform her part, they all felt like they were in the presence of genius and that an angel had come down to sing for them.
@@bwilson5401 that may have been part of his inspiration, but Gabriel said himself on the Classic Album series documentary that the song came about after he saw the American dust bowl / depression pictures. That's why he initially asked Dolly Parton - he wanted an Americana vibe
This was played at my Dad's funeral after his suicide in 2004. He was a huge Genesis/Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel fan. RIP Dad. 18 years, feels like yesterday.
My comment above said this song can make me smile or cry - your comment here pushed firmly down on the tears side of that seesaw. Such a brave thing to write in the comments.
This song and REM’s Everybody hurts” has ensured I didn’t follow your dads steps , having been made redundant 4 times between 21 and 26 , a friend at the time bought me this record and said “ life has been a struggle many a times but still fighting the ultimate at 58 Sorry for your loss , it probably seems like,yesterday
This song has always moved me ..but as I have gotten older it never fails to make me tear up listening to it.. it really strikes me hard to where i am in life right now. the whole SO album is amazing piece of work.
I have always thought of Peter Gabriel as an "experimental artist". Someone that is always trying something new and certainly not main stream. I had heard the song before but never seen this video. I agree... this is more like an emotion than song. It evokes a lot of feelings. It is not a song that I would listen to regularly but when I wanted to look inward and take stock of my life.
Kate and Peter are artists. Not just singer songwriters or musicians. They draw from everything in life ( and come at you in unsuspecting angles) to make Art that you will empathize and emote with them to.. I know Anton doesnt take requests from yt , but he if he wants more Kate Bush , i would love to see him react to "Moments of Pleasure". "Wow" is another of my favs.
The bass is played by Tony Levin who has played in many contexts, King Crimson, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, in Bill Bruford's projects, Pink Floyd and many more.
I listen to this regularly for 2 reasons - it sounds epic on a mid to high end hifi, it's so well recorded and mastered, but also as someone who has lived for 35yrs with constant pain after badly breaking my neck, it's my wife and kids that have kept me going, I've often wanted to give up cos the pain has been unbearable for weeks at a time, so I really relate to the message!
The music is beautiful, the video is unique, the instrumental is amazing, the singers are exceptional - and you seem very moved. Welcome to the club! :) Great reaction.
The only time I saw Peter Gabriel live is on his ‘So’ album tour and I can’t remember how he did this song, or whether or not he was duetting with someone. I think I was secretly hoping that Kate Bush was going to make a surprise appearance. Anyway, it’s a song I’ve always loved and I think the video is genius and nothing less. It reminds me of some of the hard times in England when people, skilled in jobs that were no longer relevant, were desperately looking for work in new and strange job market. Luckily for this man, he had the love of his wife and family to hopefully see him through. Great reaction, thank you.
Agree, quite a few Kate Bush songs aren't really songs.....checked out the 2nd side of the Hounds of Love album, they are almost cinematic experiences that wash over you. Also you're correct about Kate Bush, she was never motivated by fame and fortune, never promoted herself, rarely did interviews or even concerts, never followed fashion preferring privacy and trying to remain low key and "normal". She's a genuine genius, very modest and humble eventho she does everything from playing piano, composing songs from being 12 years old, singing , producing all her albums from the 3rd album, dancing and choreography, always preferring to experiment making songs for herself (from her incredible imagination) not the general public and that takes incredible bravery preferring authenticity instead of seeking massive fame and wealth.
I think the video is a perfect example of less is more and this was an age where artists no longer had the luxury of recording and releasing a song and hoping for maximum airplay on radio/tv would generate sales. Videos with the explosion of MTV forced artists to go a step further. Now, to the MTV audience this must have appeared extremely boring but what else could they have done with such a serious and somber song? It’s perfection, the two are clinging on for dear life, start to finish perfectly visualising the song’s message. Class, pure class! 😊
I've seen this in a bit of a different way. I feel Gabriel and Bush were trying to create that experience, but it is an artificial replication of the story in the song. Very simple and elegant, but it's about how a man is facing obstacles on his journey through life and his woman is his rock she's his tether to which he is grounded, and tho life may force them to move from place to place and face dark cold nights they will be together through it and wherever she is, is home for him. And this isn't the case for everyone. Not everyone can relate to this but they can relate to seeking this. So Bush and Gabriel wanted to create that sound painting, but hugging for several minutes is awkward, and these two probably had to do this for more than just one take. There were probably stand ins for the majority of the set up, but then Bush and Gabriel were called in one day while the lights and sound in the studio and scenery and everything was set up just right to get one solid take. They were probably holding each other for a few hours at least. The director had to figure out how to spin them on the Lazy Susan they're standing on. It's very choreographed. Some things are intentionally improvisational but there's little things like how Gabriel continues to move his head when Bush is singing. Where she puts her arms and when. How he tries to keep his face towards the camera as long as he can each time he turns so Bush can be seen to lipsync her part. Notice there are NO cuts. There's nowhere to hide a cut. They had to do one full perfect take. I doubt they only ran this once. For all we know it took days but I rather imagine a few hours at the very least. That's for the principals on camera. Weeks of prep before it was game time. Everything had to be just right. So I don't see this as a meditation or a pop song. It's a tour de force of production. It's just shy of a miracle that this video exists. No one wants to know how the sausage got made. I rather imagine it was very difficult to get this proverbial meat into its casing.
Really impressive insight into this song. You are right that both Gabriel and Bush transcend music. Tony Levin played the bass. Relationship between Gabriel and Bush is I understand platonic.
@@Newfie-zc7ug oh, NO COMPARISON!😉 Just that entire concert! I kinda rolled my eyes when I saw her tbh, I thought Where's KATE, GAH lol! but she did great!! I think he'd especially love the performance, since he mentioned that ending sound... it's almost "tribal" & the dancing, etc... all just perfect! Well, I know what I'll put putting on next!🎶🙂
Peter is a floutist. And a vocalist. And a wanna be drummer. But most importantly, Peter is a....story teller? Idk. Peter is awesome. And he was sooooo fortunate to get the great Kate Bush on this beautiful track. Either way, thank you for the react😍
"It feels like they're just two people on the journey of life cataloguing their experiences in the medium that they intuitively understand the most." I've never heard you say so many profound things in one reaction video.
I suggest you search for Rick Beato's video on why "Wuthering Heights" (not "Weathering") is a great song. It's true that Rick goes too technical sometimes, but it could still change your perception and understanding of that song. From that early Kate Bush era, I also love "Babooshka" and its disconcerting lyrics, which many people in troubled relationships should reflect on. You were right in that there was a special connection between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush in this song and video --- they're close and dear friends, and that's saying a lot when it comes to Kate, who is very private and recluse. But I wouldn't call their embrace "sensual" --- it's totally chaste, just a good friend's hug, which was exactly what Peter's character in the song needed.
You need to check out Peter Gabriel's secret world live, really pick any song from it, if not all of them, it's absolutely stunning. Paula Cole is the duet partner on many songs and has an incredible voice. Just watch it, it's just freaking amazing! Stop thinking about it... Just go... Go watch!
Kate and Peter were good friends and definitely on the same wavelength when it came to musicianship. So their pairing for this song made so much sense. I'd suggest checking out Cloudbusting and The Sensual World from Kate Bush. They're closer in style and era to RUTH so I think you'll enjoy them more! (Hope so anyway!)
for many (or the few left), we bought this album or cassette when it came out in May 1986.. the video didn't come out until October (i think), so we listened to it first.. it was a personally helpful song at my particular time in life.. the song was psychologically helpful, for me, & then to see the video later was like a rejuvenation/reinforcement of "i'm not alone".. & yes, the bass (Tony Levin) was almost the "lead" to the entire song, plus the seemingly sudden shift in rhythm/direction of the song at the end was helpfully driven by the bass.. it felt like "there's hope after all the questioning of one's self in life".. that's my personal takeaway, anyway, but the album "So" was also accompanied by another duet w/Laurie Anderson in "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" whose duet favor was recorded again for Laurie Anderson's album w/a uniquely different version.. i'd say that all 3 artists are brilliant, standout musical artists who all take their own time between album releases.. hell, i think Kate Bush took a very long break just to give birth/raise her child.. Peter Gabriel took 6 years to release his follow-up while he dealt w/divorce (if i recall), & Laurie Anderson is a multimedia artist, so you can imagine her attn to project focusing, all 3 still to this day! thank you for your reaction!
A song inspired by the huge numbers of displaced coal and steel workers, made unemployed due to the policies of British PM Margaret Thatcher, and the end of the union power system that brought the country to a shuddering halt during the 70s, even resulting in the famous 3 Day Week, where the previous PM limited electricity for firms and businesses to just 3 days a week as strikes took hold. As more and more unions joined in strikes became a national crisis, with undertakers allowing bodies to mount up and rubbish piling up. At the time that Thatcher took on the unions she also passed laws that there would be no welfare for the families of any striking miner. Many of the workers were in a no win situation. They could not go against their union or they would face violence, and they could not support their union or they would starve. The suicide rate amongst those men rocketed. Looking back now, it seems, as needed as those reforms of a dying economy were, there must have been a better way. Eventually, the unions caved in. The economy of the modern Britain was born in the 1980s. The nation's industrial heartland died, with cheaper foreign imports and globalism turning areas of the North of the country into welfare dependant ghost towns. To live through this era was a strange and unsettling experience. Add to that the threat of nuclear destruction and these seemingly "tender" love songs do take on a deeper and more serious nature.
He always said that its original inspiration was a book of photographs he saw about the Great Depression in the US , which is why he originally asked Dolly Parton to do the duet. When she declined Kate Bush stepped in. The Thatcher thing was thrown into the mix after this - I’m not sure Dolly Parton would have even known who Thatcher was or that Dolly Parton’s vocal style would have summoned up an image of ‘70’s Britain’ in any way.
@@rk41gator I don't think there is music lover alive who'd ever overlook the talent, soul and intelligence of Ms Parton. She is a rare and impressive singer/songwriter.
You captured the essence of this song beautifully my friend! You said that they were just being human, cataloging periods of life thru music just because it happens to be their area of genius, you made me think of Tori Amos and that you need to absolutely listen to her if that’s the type of artistry you appreciate. I wouldn’t even know where to tell you how to begin Based the type of music you like because her catalog is huge and diverse…but her claim to fame is called “me and a gun.” Although she is a piano genius/prodigy and performance genius, this song is a cappella and you can watch her silence A room when she does it live. It tells you who she was when she was young and the rest of her music Tells her life story and philosophy through the decades.. along with the most bad ass and unique covers out there. And not just beautiful music, but important. She’s one of the best live performers you’ll ever see, Rolling stone magazine agrees and I hope you get the chance to check her out and enjoy the ride! ✌️💕✨
Recently discovered your channel. Love your reactions. I strongly recommend you check out " This Woman's Work " by Kate Bush, " May it be " by Enya and " Love Song for a Vampire " by Annie Lennox.
This song is incredible. It grows on you but listening to the album might make it make more sense. It's definitely emotive. Very palpable feelings that translate now more so than ever. Two of my favourite voices of all time. Both never replicated. And there are lots of great voices that sound the same. No copy of either of their's. I've always loved Peter but didn't really appreciate Kate as much as I should have back in the day. My mistake. Love the Red Shoes by her.
Just people......no, 'just' artists. Finding the essence of the pain. Such pared down music and simple video that bares the emotion. This is hugging as support for the characters plight, beyond sex. You should try some early Peter Gabriel in Genesis. The whole Genesis concept album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' is about finding your humanity.
Will you like Wuthering Heights better with her more mature vocal around Don't Give Up era? (Maybe '86-87) Also, his duet with Paula Cole in Secret World Tour is also great, with the ending more realized.
As good as this song is the back story about Peter and Kate and the making of this video is better ruclips.net/video/cOhuYEZqgCg/видео.html 10m46sec if the link doesn't take you there
"We're proud of who you are." 😭 Needed that one.
Having Kate bush in your arms is one of the best privileges on earth!!
My beautiful kitty is named 💙Kate Bush. I adore her and Peter. No words....
Every man needs a Kate Bush singing to them to not give up
Just beautiful
Bass guitarist extraordinaire Tony Levin said he was looking for the perfect muted bass sound for this track but just couldn't get it right. At the last minute, he noticed that he had his baby girl's diaper bag with him in the studio, so he stuck a diaper underneath his bass strings and got the perfect muted sound he wanted! Peter Gabriel was inspired to write this song after looking at pictures of dust bowl families during the Great Depression of the 1930's and seeing the desperation and hopelessness in their eyes. He first asked Dolly Parton to sing the duet with him, but she declined and he then asked his good friend Kate and in my opinion she really makes the song what it is. Producer Daniel Lanois said that when Kate came into the studio to perform her part, they all felt like they were in the presence of genius and that an angel had come down to sing for them.
@@bwilson5401 that may have been part of his inspiration, but Gabriel said himself on the Classic Album series documentary that the song came about after he saw the American dust bowl / depression pictures. That's why he initially asked Dolly Parton - he wanted an Americana vibe
Definitely check out "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush.
That is a wonderful song. Seconded!
One of my favorites! She is awesome.
Such a beautiful song!
Two geniuses here doing what they do best. Bringing real heartfelt emotion through music with an outstanding video, simply awesome.
This was played at my Dad's funeral after his suicide in 2004. He was a huge Genesis/Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel fan. RIP Dad. 18 years, feels like yesterday.
My comment above said this song can make me smile or cry - your comment here pushed firmly down on the tears side of that seesaw. Such a brave thing to write in the comments.
So so sorry for your loss. It must have been so heartbreaking at your poor father's funeral. R.I.P.
This song and REM’s Everybody hurts” has ensured I didn’t follow your dads steps , having been made redundant 4 times between 21 and 26 , a friend at the time bought me this record and said “ life has been a struggle many a times but still fighting the ultimate at 58
Sorry for your loss , it probably seems like,yesterday
Best hug in musical history. On my dark days this is the song I turn to to remind me to just keep on keeping on.
Me too, brother...
“The song is the container for this emotion” what an accurate and beautiful observation 💫
Isn't that just perfect?
I totally agree with you about the emotional experience from Peter's music. It is amazing.
Elton John said this song literally saved his life when he was going through a very dark time and wanted to die.
Me too, I’d been made redundant 4 times by 26 ,and very down when a friend bought me this record ( along with Everybody hurts by REM
Very intimate vibe going. I almost feel like I am intruding. What a lovely adoring these two make 💜
Great song,was released to highlight the high suicide rate of men in the UK due to the high rate of unemployment,heartbreaking.
This song has always moved me ..but as I have gotten older it never fails to make me tear up listening to it.. it really strikes me hard to where i am in life right now. the whole SO album is amazing piece of work.
Games without frontiers by Peter Gabriel great song
I have always thought of Peter Gabriel as an "experimental artist". Someone that is always trying something new and certainly not main stream. I had heard the song before but never seen this video. I agree... this is more like an emotion than song. It evokes a lot of feelings. It is not a song that I would listen to regularly but when I wanted to look inward and take stock of my life.
Kate and Peter are artists. Not just singer songwriters or musicians. They draw from everything in life ( and come at you in unsuspecting angles) to make Art that you will empathize and emote with them to.. I know Anton doesnt take requests from yt , but he if he wants more Kate Bush , i would love to see him react to "Moments of Pleasure". "Wow" is another of my favs.
On one hand I was sad when Peter left Genesis but on the other hand ,I'm so glad he did...if that makes any sense ? He is just brilliant.
This song makes me cry. Every time.
Love your intelligent reaction.hugging is good.
I’ve never seen you so mesmerised by a song before. That looked to touch your heart ❤️
It’s almost like a spiritual mantra. Voices are almost surreal and magical.
Kate Bush’s song This Woman’s Work is brilliant and gives me chills every single time
this song expresses unconditional supporter for your partner. Is really beautiful to see. Their voices are also outstanding.
The bass is played by Tony Levin who has played in many contexts, King Crimson, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, in Bill Bruford's projects, Pink Floyd and many more.
Seriously this was one of my favorite ballads of the 80s, the juxtaposition of the story they tell -beautiful, haunting.
One of my favourite songs of all times - some days it'll make you smile, other days the tears can just flow. Absolutely brilliant.
I listen to this regularly for 2 reasons - it sounds epic on a mid to high end hifi, it's so well recorded and mastered, but also as someone who has lived for 35yrs with constant pain after badly breaking my neck, it's my wife and kids that have kept me going, I've often wanted to give up cos the pain has been unbearable for weeks at a time, so I really relate to the message!
The music is beautiful, the video is unique, the instrumental is amazing, the singers are exceptional - and you seem very moved. Welcome to the club! :) Great reaction.
The only time I saw Peter Gabriel live is on his ‘So’ album tour and I can’t remember how he did this song, or whether or not he was duetting with someone. I think I was secretly hoping that Kate Bush was going to make a surprise appearance. Anyway, it’s a song I’ve always loved and I think the video is genius and nothing less. It reminds me of some of the hard times in England when people, skilled in jobs that were no longer relevant, were desperately looking for work in new and strange job market. Luckily for this man, he had the love of his wife and family to hopefully see him through. Great reaction, thank you.
Its a a message, its absolutely about what they say 😮
-We can see a classic scene with this song, on the TV show "Miami Vice" in the 1980's, (in the episode: 'Redemption in Blood')
Agree, quite a few Kate Bush songs aren't really songs.....checked out the 2nd side of the Hounds of Love album, they are almost cinematic experiences that wash over you. Also you're correct about Kate Bush, she was never motivated by fame and fortune, never promoted herself, rarely did interviews or even concerts, never followed fashion preferring privacy and trying to remain low key and "normal". She's a genuine genius, very modest and humble eventho she does everything from playing piano, composing songs from being 12 years old, singing , producing all her albums from the 3rd album, dancing and choreography, always preferring to experiment making songs for herself (from her incredible imagination) not the general public and that takes incredible bravery preferring authenticity instead of seeking massive fame and wealth.
I think the video is a perfect example of less is more and this was an age where artists no longer had the luxury of recording and releasing a song and hoping for maximum airplay on radio/tv would generate sales. Videos with the explosion of MTV forced artists to go a step further. Now, to the MTV audience this must have appeared extremely boring but what else could they have done with such a serious and somber song? It’s perfection, the two are clinging on for dear life, start to finish perfectly visualising the song’s message. Class, pure class! 😊
There are 2 videos, this one for the rest of the world, the other which illustrate each words of the song for America.
I've seen this in a bit of a different way. I feel Gabriel and Bush were trying to create that experience, but it is an artificial replication of the story in the song. Very simple and elegant, but it's about how a man is facing obstacles on his journey through life and his woman is his rock she's his tether to which he is grounded, and tho life may force them to move from place to place and face dark cold nights they will be together through it and wherever she is, is home for him. And this isn't the case for everyone. Not everyone can relate to this but they can relate to seeking this. So Bush and Gabriel wanted to create that sound painting, but hugging for several minutes is awkward, and these two probably had to do this for more than just one take. There were probably stand ins for the majority of the set up, but then Bush and Gabriel were called in one day while the lights and sound in the studio and scenery and everything was set up just right to get one solid take. They were probably holding each other for a few hours at least. The director had to figure out how to spin them on the Lazy Susan they're standing on. It's very choreographed. Some things are intentionally improvisational but there's little things like how Gabriel continues to move his head when Bush is singing. Where she puts her arms and when. How he tries to keep his face towards the camera as long as he can each time he turns so Bush can be seen to lipsync her part. Notice there are NO cuts. There's nowhere to hide a cut. They had to do one full perfect take. I doubt they only ran this once. For all we know it took days but I rather imagine a few hours at the very least. That's for the principals on camera. Weeks of prep before it was game time. Everything had to be just right. So I don't see this as a meditation or a pop song. It's a tour de force of production. It's just shy of a miracle that this video exists. No one wants to know how the sausage got made. I rather imagine it was very difficult to get this proverbial meat into its casing.
I just love this video...beautiful and Heartbreaking....
Really impressive insight into this song. You are right that both Gabriel and Bush transcend music. Tony Levin played the bass. Relationship between Gabriel and Bush is I understand platonic.
I agree, it's more like an experience than a song, so beautiful. A masterpiece.
Goosebumps.
When ya get a chance, could you please react to Kate Bush's songs, *This Woman's Work* and another song by her called, *The Sensual World* 🙏
❤️
The is a hug in song form. It's one of my go to songs when I'm feeling in need of a hug and no one is around.
This song is so amazing!♥️ I appreciate this recommendation!! This song live with Paula Cole is incredible too!
I agree on Paula...100%. ....but of course sister Kate is sublime !
@@Newfie-zc7ug oh, NO COMPARISON!😉 Just that entire concert! I kinda rolled my eyes when I saw her tbh, I thought Where's KATE, GAH lol! but she did great!!
I think he'd especially love the performance, since he mentioned that ending sound... it's almost "tribal" & the dancing, etc... all just perfect! Well, I know what I'll put putting on next!🎶🙂
Paula Cole is an incredible singer and killed it on Gabriel's Secret World tour, but.....Kate owns this song!!!
Love the subtle imagery.
The song is based on the book In This Proud Land which is a pictorial historical account of the depression in the United States.
OH Fuck forgot how amazing thatbwas !!
Peter is a floutist. And a vocalist. And a wanna be drummer. But most importantly, Peter is a....story teller? Idk. Peter is awesome. And he was sooooo fortunate to get the great Kate Bush on this beautiful track. Either way, thank you for the react😍
Kate Bush is my favorite. Peter Gabriel isn't far behind. "In Your Eyes" is me and my husband's song. This is definitely a special one though.
Interesting you didn't interrupt this song once Arc. Guess that means you liked it a lot. Kate and Peter are such sensitive emotional souls
I believe you hit the nail on the head. Just people,
"It feels like they're just two people on the journey of life cataloguing their experiences in the medium that they intuitively understand the most." I've never heard you say so many profound things in one reaction video.
For years I never knew who sing this song..
I suggest you search for Rick Beato's video on why "Wuthering Heights" (not "Weathering") is a great song. It's true that Rick goes too technical sometimes, but it could still change your perception and understanding of that song. From that early Kate Bush era, I also love "Babooshka" and its disconcerting lyrics, which many people in troubled relationships should reflect on. You were right in that there was a special connection between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush in this song and video --- they're close and dear friends, and that's saying a lot when it comes to Kate, who is very private and recluse. But I wouldn't call their embrace "sensual" --- it's totally chaste, just a good friend's hug, which was exactly what Peter's character in the song needed.
Thank you brother. And you are absolutely correct in my opinion, I misused the word sensual, I meant extremely meaningful and deep.
You need to check out Peter Gabriel's secret world live, really pick any song from it, if not all of them, it's absolutely stunning. Paula Cole is the duet partner on many songs and has an incredible voice. Just watch it, it's just freaking amazing! Stop thinking about it... Just go... Go watch!
Kate and Peter were good friends and definitely on the same wavelength when it came to musicianship. So their pairing for this song made so much sense. I'd suggest checking out Cloudbusting and The Sensual World from Kate Bush. They're closer in style and era to RUTH so I think you'll enjoy them more! (Hope so anyway!)
Great song
for many (or the few left), we bought this album or cassette when it came out in May 1986.. the video didn't come out until October (i think), so we listened to it first.. it was a personally helpful song at my particular time in life.. the song was psychologically helpful, for me, & then to see the video later was like a rejuvenation/reinforcement of "i'm not alone".. & yes, the bass (Tony Levin) was almost the "lead" to the entire song, plus the seemingly sudden shift in rhythm/direction of the song at the end was helpfully driven by the bass.. it felt like "there's hope after all the questioning of one's self in life".. that's my personal takeaway, anyway, but the album "So" was also accompanied by another duet w/Laurie Anderson in "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" whose duet favor was recorded again for Laurie Anderson's album w/a uniquely different version.. i'd say that all 3 artists are brilliant, standout musical artists who all take their own time between album releases.. hell, i think Kate Bush took a very long break just to give birth/raise her child.. Peter Gabriel took 6 years to release his follow-up while he dealt w/divorce (if i recall), & Laurie Anderson is a multimedia artist, so you can imagine her attn to project focusing, all 3 still to this day! thank you for your reaction!
Love all 3 artists. Brings me back to my college days.
Both, as individuals, are story-tellers and can tap into the listener's emotions. Together - magic ensues!
the bass is the great Tony Levin...and I think your description of both artists is very spot on ! You may be getting IT after all ???? maybe ?
I just love the gospel part with the piano in the middle.
A song inspired by the huge numbers of displaced coal and steel workers, made unemployed due to the policies of British PM Margaret Thatcher, and the end of the union power system that brought the country to a shuddering halt during the 70s, even resulting in the famous 3 Day Week, where the previous PM limited electricity for firms and businesses to just 3 days a week as strikes took hold. As more and more unions joined in strikes became a national crisis, with undertakers allowing bodies to mount up and rubbish piling up. At the time that Thatcher took on the unions she also passed laws that there would be no welfare for the families of any striking miner. Many of the workers were in a no win situation. They could not go against their union or they would face violence, and they could not support their union or they would starve. The suicide rate amongst those men rocketed. Looking back now, it seems, as needed as those reforms of a dying economy were, there must have been a better way. Eventually, the unions caved in. The economy of the modern Britain was born in the 1980s. The nation's industrial heartland died, with cheaper foreign imports and globalism turning areas of the North of the country into welfare dependant ghost towns. To live through this era was a strange and unsettling experience. Add to that the threat of nuclear destruction and these seemingly "tender" love songs do take on a deeper and more serious nature.
The Specials' song "Ghost Town" summarises the London riots of that era.
He always said that its original inspiration was a book of photographs he saw about the Great Depression in the US , which is why he originally asked Dolly Parton to do the duet. When she declined Kate Bush stepped in. The Thatcher thing was thrown into the mix after this - I’m not sure Dolly Parton would have even known who Thatcher was or that Dolly Parton’s vocal style would have summoned up an image of ‘70’s Britain’ in any way.
@@nathanthomas5133 Please do not underestimate Polly Parton. She is a very thinking and understanding human being.
@@nathanthomas5133 I never would have imagined Dolly on the song.
@@rk41gator I don't think there is music lover alive who'd ever overlook the talent, soul and intelligence of Ms Parton. She is a rare and impressive singer/songwriter.
It's a timeless piece..
I love Hounds of Love from Kate Bush as well.
An absolute masterpiece!
Amazing;) this voice!!
Oh YEAH!!!! Check out "Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (Secret World Live)" on YT.
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
You captured the essence of this song beautifully my friend! You said that they were just being human, cataloging periods of life thru music just because it happens to be their area of genius, you made me think of Tori Amos and that you need to absolutely listen to her if that’s the type of artistry you appreciate. I wouldn’t even know where to tell you how to begin Based the type of music you like because her catalog is huge and diverse…but her claim to fame is called “me and a gun.” Although she is a piano genius/prodigy and performance genius, this song is a cappella and you can watch her silence A room when she does it live. It tells you who she was when she was young and the rest of her music Tells her life story and philosophy through the decades.. along with the most bad ass and unique covers out there. And not just beautiful music, but important. She’s one of the best live performers you’ll ever see, Rolling stone magazine agrees and I hope you get the chance to check her out and enjoy the ride! ✌️💕✨
It's so weird because I remember this song when it came out, but I only remember Kate Bush singing 'don't give up...' , don't know why??
Awesomeness bro, very musically minded, glad I subscribed.
Recently discovered your channel. Love your reactions. I strongly recommend you check out " This Woman's Work " by Kate Bush, " May it be " by Enya and " Love Song for a Vampire " by Annie Lennox.
Quite the pair here love you
Absolute Masterpiece
Mercy Street next but you need to ready about the song beforehand
When you know it’s a tribute to Anne Sexton, the poet, and have read some of her poems - you can see the absolute genius of the piece.
You REALLY need Dirty Loops in your life... A three piece band from Sweden. I think you would find them interesting... 🇸🇪🔥🔥🔥
I read that Peter's then wife wasn't so happy with the video... 😱
This song is incredible. It grows on you but listening to the album might make it make more sense. It's definitely emotive. Very palpable feelings that translate now more so than ever. Two of my favourite voices of all time. Both never replicated. And there are lots of great voices that sound the same. No copy of either of their's. I've always loved Peter but didn't really appreciate Kate as much as I should have back in the day. My mistake. Love the Red Shoes by her.
Placebo do an amazing version of "Running Up That Hill" ...the live version on the Henry Rollins Show is outstanding
Thank you for your reaction my suggestion for you is to check her singles "This Woman's work" and £Moment of pleasire" you won't regret it!
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You got well lost in that one pal.
This Woman's work... hell... anything by Kate.
Still think Kate’s best song was Man with the Child in his Eyes
Just people......no, 'just' artists. Finding the essence of the pain. Such pared down music and simple video that bares the emotion. This is hugging as support for the characters plight, beyond sex.
You should try some early Peter Gabriel in Genesis. The whole Genesis concept album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' is about finding your humanity.
Kate Bush wrote this
Will you like Wuthering Heights better with her more mature vocal around Don't Give Up era? (Maybe '86-87) Also, his duet with Paula Cole in Secret World Tour is also great, with the ending more realized.
As good as this song is the back story about Peter and Kate and the making of this video is better ruclips.net/video/cOhuYEZqgCg/видео.html 10m46sec if the link doesn't take you there
your eyes remind me of Greta Thunberg. weird huh?!
Kate bush is awesome but I can't stand Peter Gabriel just can't stomach his music or his voice.