The Kate Bush Singles Rate: The Top 20 Countdown (Tonight at 20:45 GMT)

[ZenGiraffe]

Repetitive. Didn't go anywhere. The whispering was fun. What exactly is gaffa?

Vocal too screechy at points.

3/10

 

[GNL]

I feel like I didn't rate this super high but listening again I do REALLY like it.

 

[COB]

Now here's a song I like but have never felt was particularly SPECIAL in her back catalogue.

 

[Soldi]

Repetitive. Didn't go anywhere. The whispering was fun. What exactly is gaffa?

Vocal too screechy at points.

3/10

It’s a place in Israel isn’t it?

 

[RJN]

It's a pretty obscure lyric! I'm not sure SHE knows!

I suspected as much! I kind of loved that song

 

[Iguana]

What exactly is gaffa?

What? Gaffa tape!

 

[Tisch]

Love Love and Anger SO MUCH

 

[Iguana]

Love and Anger was one of the songs that got me into Kate!

 

[ZenGiraffe]

It’s a place in Israel isn’t it?

What? Gaffa tape!

Well glad that's cleared up

 

[GNL]

Repetitive. Didn't go anywhere. The whispering was fun. What exactly is gaffa?

Vocal too screechy at points.

3/10

Out here exposing yourself as a VANILLA QUEEN.

 

[Tisch]

It’s a place in Israel isn’t it?

Are you thinking of HAIFA

 

[Soldi]

17. Love and Anger (1990) from The Sensual World

Average score: 8.0625
Highest score: 10 (ButterTart, Soldi, lolly, Iguana, Peekaboo)
Lowest score: 0 (Ag)

 

[COB]

One thing you tend to forget in her later career, but this video illustrates, is that her ears are actually quite low down.

 

[Iguana]

Love and Anger was one of the songs that got me into Kate!

Now here's a song I like but have never felt was particularly SPECIAL in her back catalogue.

 

[Soldi]

Are you thinking of HAIFA

I’ve just googled and I was thinking of JAFFA thank you!

 

[GNL]

Love and Anger is STUN and its nice to see Kate as the QUEEN she is, although it always makes me think of that video of someone pretending to be Sufjan Stevens having been spooked by her throwing glitter at the screen.

 

[COB]

I’ve just googled and I was thinking of JAFFA thank you!

Love these with a cup of tea x

 

[Soldi]

It’s just so UPLIFTING!

 

[Tisch]

Imagining her in the studio filming these videos. "Yes, I'd like an orb and a sceptre... And some ballerinas behind me. Oh and some Cossack dancers please". "But Kate... Where do we..." "JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN"

 

[Iguana]

Ugh it's just SO GOOD

 

[COB]

Dave Gilmour ALERT

Release an official version of Comfortably Numb you did live together please Kate

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I enjoyed this. Maybe a touch boring but otherwise pleasant. Who invited the guitars though?

Acceptable level of screechiness.

7/10

 

[Iguana]

She was REALLY into glitter during this era

 

[Tisch]

MOOMINS OF PLEASURE

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Why is there a man?

 

[Iguana]

I enjoyed this. Maybe a touch boring but otherwise pleasant. Who invited the guitars though?

Acceptable level of screechiness.

7/10

The guitarist is Dave Guilmour from Pink Floyd, who discovered her.

She's also married (we think?) to her guardian, Dan McIntosh

 

[COB]

I always forget how much I like Don't Give Up.

 

[Soldi]

16. Don’t Give Up ft. Peter Gabriel (1986)

Average score: 8.125
Highest score: 10 (lolly, ButterTart, Ag, Gangsta Nancy Lam)
Lowest score: 4 (Iguana)

 

[GNL]

Apparently our Pete wanted Dolly Parton for this but she said no HER LOSS.

 

[Tisch]

No I got confused. We had to go off the playlist for Love and Anger. Back on track now.

I've always found Peter Gabriel PROPERLY good looking.

Song's cool too.

 

[RJN]

She's also married (we think?) to her guardian, Dan McIntosh

Wait what? Her guardian?

 

[Iguana]

Ooh my first 'lowest score'!

 

[COB]

Also I know it's not on this countdown but GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS

 

[Iguana]

Wait what? Her guardian?

Omg. I meant guitarist

 

[Tisch]

She's also married (we think?) to her guardian, Dan McIntosh

Creepy

 

[Soldi]

No I got confused. We had to go off the playlist for Love and Anger. Back on track now.

I've always found Peter Gabriel PROPERLY good looking.

Song's cool too.

I had to as well

 

[RJN]

Omg. I meant guitarist

I was confused if this was a Britney Spears countdown for a second

 

[Soldi]

Is that a TOTAL ECLIPSE in the background?

 

[Iguana]

Kate wasn't first choice for this duet although I can't remember who was. Dolly Parton?

Edit: GNL already confirmed it was, NEVER MIND

 

[Tisch]

Kate had no hand in writing this I assume? Sounds nothing like her.