Wednesday, September 28, 2005

This day in music history.

September 28, 1985, 'Hounds Of Love' went to No.1 on the UK chart. It would be the second number one album for Kate Bush. Not only did Kate produce the album herself, she built a private 48 track studio near her home where she could work at her own pace. The result can only be described as magic. Celtic mysticism meets Pink Floyd. The 12 songs deal with issues of life and death, God, communication, love and dreams.
Hello Earth by Kate Bush
Hello, Earth. Hello, Earth. With just one hand held up high I can blot you out,
Out of sight.
Peek-a-boo, Peek-a-boo, little Earth. With just my heart and my mind I can be driving,
Driving home, And you asleep On the seat. I get out of my car, Step into the night
And look up at the sky. And there's something bright, traveling fast. Look at it go!
Look at it go!
('Listen!')
Watching storms Start to form Over America.
Can't do anything. Just watch them swing With the wind Out to sea.
All you sailors, ('Get out of the waves! Get out of the water!')
All life-savers, ('Get out of the waves! Get out of the water!')
All you cruisers, ('Get out of the waves! Get out of the water!')
All you fishermen, Head for home. Go to sleep, little Earth.
I was there at the birth, Out of the cloudburst, The head of the tempest.
Murderer! Murder of calm.
Why did I go? Why did I go?
'Tiefer, tiefer. Irgendwo in der Tiefe Gibt es ein licht.'
Go to sleep little Earth.