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

[Soldi]

She rehearsed it as the closer and Bertie convinced her to replace it with Cloudbusting

Perhaps the only good thing Bertie has done

 

[Soldi]

“But he never had a proper education”

He’s now a trump supporter and stormed the capitol

 

[Iguana]

A terribly depressing song wrapped up in an jaunty tune

 

[Iguana]

“But he never had a proper education”

He’s now a trump supporter and stormed the capitol

He's dead love

 

[GNL]

Perhaps the only good thing Bertie has done

I'm sure the Cambridge AmDram Soc's production of Under Milk Wood was FANTASTIC.

 

[RJN]

Army Dreamers is my favorite song so far The video helps

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Fully on board with the message of the song.

The musical composition, however, leaves me wanting.

Backing men should be screeching.

3/10

 

[Soldi]

12. King of the Mountain (2005) from Aerial

Average score: 8.625
Highest score: 11 (funky)
Lowest score: 7 (Peekaboo, ButterTart)

 

[COB]

A terribly depressing song wrapped up in an jaunty tune

The way it sounds like a lullaby

 

[Iguana]

Ahhhhh I love King of the Mountain so much

 

[GNL]

We love a song with a message

 

[Soldi]

Aerial such have been the lead/a single

 

[GNL]

We love a song with a message

Sorry, I was behind, but a song about Elvis is good too.

 

[Iguana]

@funky forgiven for all his 0s for giving King of the Mountain his 11 :emoji_heartbeat:

 

[RJN]

King of the Mountain is the first one I know! Love it

@ZenGiraffe Your reviews are killing me

 

[Tisch]

I wish I'd been more interested in 2005. I thought it was "quite cool" that she was back back back back again, but would have been much more fun to properly lose my shit. Damn my teenage self.

 

[Soldi]

This is actually the first/only single that I remember knowing AT THE TIME

We even have the album somewhere

 

[Iguana]

The instruction given by the record company to the director was "Make her not look fat"

 

[COB]

This really is a BATSHIT concept for a single

 

[Iguana]

This really is a BATSHIT concept for a single

And A LEAD single!!

 

[Iguana]

For our newcomers, Breathing is a song about a nuclear holocaust from the perspective of a foetus.

 

[Tisch]

Breathing is top 5 for me. I assume/hope I gave it a 10?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Did she ever just write a song about being in the club and having gritty regrettable sex? I think it would be an excellent addition to her repertoire.

Definitely something to screech about, at least.

5/10

 

[Soldi]

11. Breathing (1980) from Never For Ever

Average score: 8.8125
Highest score: 10 (wurst, COB, straightorbroken, Raining On Me, Iguana, Tisch)
Lowest score: 6 (funky)

 

[Soldi]

For our newcomers, Breathing is a song about a nuclear holocaust from the perspective of a foetus.

Omg it’d have made a great promotional single for THREADS

 

[COB]

Breathing is absolutely UNBELIEVABLE

 

[Iguana]

Did she ever just write a song about being in the club and having gritty regrettable sex? I think it would be an excellent addition to her repertoire.

Definitely something to screech about, at least.

5/10

I'm doing SO well not losing it at you so far I think

 

[RJN]

This song has turned me pro-life

 

[ZenGiraffe]

For our newcomers, Breathing is a song about a nuclear holocaust from the perspective of a foetus.

 

[Tisch]

Did she ever just write a song about being in the club and having gritty regrettable sex? I think it would be an excellent addition to her repertoire.

Definitely something to screech about, at least.

5/10

"Touch My Body (Yeah Right There)" was sadly relegated to B-Side status on The Sensual World album

 

[GNL]

CHIPS OF PLUTONIUM ARE TWINKLING IN EVERY LUNG

This is another fave.

 

[RJN]

"Touch My Body (Yeah Right There)" was sadly relegated to B-Side status on The Sensual World album

Does she not have ironic covers in the vein of Tori Amos's My Humps

 

[Tisch]

Omg it’d have made a great promotional single for THREADS

?

 

[Iguana]

A whole MINUTE of announcement about what to do in a nuclear attack, halfway through a lead single

 

[ZenGiraffe]

To be fair. This is fucking great. More songs about nuclear destruction please.

I'm screeching.

9/10.

 

[Soldi]

?

The nuclear film threads set in Sheffield!

 

[COB]

Can we also take a moment to appreciate the live version of this from Comic Relief please.

What are we going to do without?
We are all going to die without-
Oh quick breathe in deep!

 

[Iguana]

A whole MINUTE of announcement about what to do in a nuclear attack, halfway through a lead single

And this was the version sent to radio!

 

[Iguana]

The climax is just INCREDIBLE

 

[Iguana]

The DESPERATION