THE SUNDAY SYNC - KATE BUSH - THE SENSUAL WORLD - 8PM 31/05

[Soldi]

06 Flower of the Mountain
06 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
05 Deeper Understanding
08 The Red Shoes
04 This Woman’s Work
10 Moments of Pleasure

 

[ButterTart]

The little reference to her mother are quite devastating

Was her mother's death quite recent when she originally recorded it?

This feels a lot more nostalgic and contemplative, like the memories are hurting just a touch more now.

 

[GNL]

Why did she get rid of the 'just being alive, it can really hurt' bit? Too emo?

The 'every old sock needs an old shoe' part has been known to get me a BIT TEARY.

 

[Iguana]

Was her mother's death quite recent when she originally recorded it?

This feels a lot more nostalgic and contemplative, like the memories are hurting just a touch more now.

It was! Her mother died the year before The Red Shoes was released.

 

[ButterTart]

Why did she get rid of the 'just being alive, it can really hurt' bit? Too emo?

The 'every old sock needs an old shoe' part has been known to get me a BIT TEARY.

It's always the 'ain't that a great saying?' that I liked, almost like she was personally reminiscing with you.

 

[Soldi]

The 'every old sock needs an old shoe' part has been known to get me a BIT TEARY.

That’s by far my favourite bit of any of her songs

 

[lolly]

It was! Her mother died the year before The Red Shoes was released.

I remember this from the time

 

[Iguana]

Never Be Mine is also more mournful. I miss the bombastic chorus, though

 

[Iguana]

I remember this from the time

Her last ever visual interview!

 

[Iguana]

05 Flower of the Mountain
09 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
08 Deeper Understanding
09 The Red Shoes
07 This Woman's Work
08 Moments of Pleasure
08 Never Be Mine

 

[GNL]

You can tell Kate was going through some shit when she recorded the two albums this draws from. 'Never Be Mine' is just a straight up break-up song, no donkey concierges or seductive possessed children in sight.

 

[Iguana]

Now this Top of the City is a million times better than the original! It has LIFE!

 

[Soldi]

06 Flower of the Mountain
06 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
05 Deeper Understanding
08 The Red Shoes
04 This Woman’s Work
10 Moments of Pleasure
05 Never Be Mine

 

[Iguana]

You can tell Kate was going through some shit when she recorded the two albums this draws from. 'Never Be Mine' is just a straight up break-up song, no donkey concierges or seductive possessed children in sight.

And You're The One is the most straightforward breakup song she's written. It's so raw, I adore it

 

[Iguana]

Does @Soldi like this one?

 

[Soldi]

Does @Soldi like this one?

YES, YES I DO

 

[Iguana]

YES, YES I DO

Thought you would!

 

[Soldi]

Thought you would!

OMG hi Derren Brown x

 

[Iguana]

05 Flower of the Mountain
09 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
08 Deeper Understanding
09 The Red Shoes
07 This Woman's Work
08 Moments of Pleasure
08 Never Be Mine
08 Top of the City

 

[GNL]

TAKE ME UP TO THE TOP OF THE CITY! I scream as I ascend the big escalator to The Arndale food court.

 

[Iguana]

OMG hi Derren Brown x

I'm no @Zu-Klara

 

[Soldi]

06 Flower of the Mountain
06 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
05 Deeper Understanding
08 The Red Shoes
04 This Woman’s Work
10 Moments of Pleasure
05 Never Be Mine
08 Top of the City

 

[Soldi]

TAKE ME UP TO THE TOP OF THE CITY! I scream as I ascend the big escalator to The Arndale food court.

I REMEMBER someone doing that

 

[Iguana]

Sadly this And So Is Love loses all the beauty of the original. She needn't have bothered

 

[Soldi]

I REMEMBER someone doing that

Although I also remember someone FAINTING at the top of it too

 

[Soldi]

06 Flower of the Mountain
06 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
05 Deeper Understanding
08 The Red Shoes
04 This Woman’s Work
10 Moments of Pleasure
05 Never Be Mine
08 Top of the City
05 And So Is Love

 

[Iguana]

And a rather BIZARRE closer but I quite like it in an odd sort of way

 

[Iguana]

05 Flower of the Mountain
09 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
08 Deeper Understanding
09 The Red Shoes
07 This Woman's Work
08 Moments of Pleasure
08 Never Be Mine
08 Top of the City
05 And So Is Love

 

[Soldi]

Just the TWO OF US dear Iggy

 

[Iguana]

Just the TWO OF US dear Iggy

Staying to the bitter end unlike those other fairweather fans!

 

[Soldi]

Staying to the bitter end unlike those other fairweather fans!

I hope you haven’t done a Derek Chauvain and pinned poor Tisch down on the floor for too long and forcing him to stay

 

[GNL]

I like Rubber Band Girl but the vocal production is a bit strange...

 

[Iguana]

I hope you haven’t done a Derek Chauvain and pinned poor Tisch down on the floor for too long and forcing him to stay

Too soon!

@Tisch was fine when he left to go upstairs to 'watch youtube videos and stuff' but I can't vouch for him since then

 

[lolly]

I just don't understand what she was trying to achieve with this version of Rubberband Girl

 

[Iguana]

I like Rubber Band Girl but the vocal production is a bit strange...

I think it's meant to be Bob Dylan-y. Not a sound she should try again, probably...

 

[Iguana]

I just don't understand what she was trying to achieve with this version of Rubberband Girl

She said it was meant to be a bit of fun (but she sounds kind of BORED in the vox) and she was going to leave it off but then thought what the hell and stuck it on the end.

 

[Soldi]

06 Flower of the Mountain
06 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
05 Deeper Understanding
08 The Red Shoes
04 This Woman’s Work
10 Moments of Pleasure
05 Never Be Mine
08 Top of the City
05 And So Is Love
07 Rubberband Girl

 

[Iguana]

To be fair, she was also planning on leaving A Coral Room off Aerial so in general I'd rather she put songs she's not sure about on rather than keeping them off...

 

[Iguana]

Well, for completeness...

05 Flower of the Mountain
09 Song of Solomon
10 Lily
08 Deeper Understanding
09 The Red Shoes
07 This Woman's Work
08 Moments of Pleasure
08 Never Be Mine
08 Top of the City
05 And So Is Love
07 Rubberband Girl

 

[lolly]

She said it was meant to be a bit of fun (but she sounds kind of BORED in the vox) and she was going to leave it off but then thought what the hell and stuck it on the end.

It sounds like an afterthought. Or a demo.