the first time I listened to these lyrics I burst into tears, because my man died last month. And I knew him when we were teenagers. I feel him with me every night. this speaks for me.
Much is made of this song being written when she was 13. I think it is more accurate to say she wrote the first draft at 13 in among all the other songs she had started writing at that age, and then finished it off when she was 15. It was one of three songs Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour paid for her to have professionally recorded and produced in 1975 when she was 16 to serve as a demo tape to present to record companies. EMI signed her up when she was still 16. It was these demos of ‘The Man…’ and ‘Saxophone Song’ that appear on her debut album released in 1978. So with this music video you are seeing Kate at 19 but hearing her at 16. Kate said in early interviews that very little of her songs’ content was based on personal experience. They were based mainly on imagination and were often written from a third person’s perspective. Kate said this song was inspired by something she saw in all the men she knew. That with each there was something of the little boy in a man’s body.
That's great information, thank you! I'm not surprised at all to hear that David Gilmour jump started her professional career. He's obviously one of those artists that believed in her ability and uniqueness. I'll have to give Saxophone Song a listen next!
Great review. Kate Bush has been a superstar here in the UK for more than 40 years. She is as famous here as The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, etc.
When I was in High School, I was a drummer, and listening to and playing a lot of punk rock, and heavy metal, and listened to Kate Bush. How could you not appreciate the genius and the beauty of her vocal and musical talent. What a counterpoise to the heavy music.
Kate Bush is definitely a storyteller in her songs. She is insanely talented and her 70's and 80's albums are all classics to be owned. I am so grateful to Stranger Things to have brought her music to a new generation.
As you've discovered, Kate Bush's videos were not just about singing a song, they were also artistic performances. Just before the pandemic hit, she performed her first concert in 37 years. It sold out in hours......
Love your Kate Bush journey! As a diehard Kate Bush fan myself I recommend you to do ‘This Womans Work’ next. Also put ‘Moments of Pleasure’, ‘Army Dreamers’ and ‘Babooshka’ on your list! All musts ❤
I saw an interview recently were Kate describes this song as in honour of all the men who retain the child in them and don't let it fade as the grow-up.
Omg I love to see you going down this rabbit hole. KB is the Goat, not only singer songwriter piano player and dancer, later she starts producing her albums.. What a genius woman
I have been a fan of hers since 1978, shes amazing, the albums 'Never for ever', ' The dreaming' and 'Hounds of love' are 3 of the best albums you will hear anywhere
her first album 'The Kick Inside' one of my favourite KB albums. 'Moving' 'James and the Cold Gun' 'Oh to be in Love' 'The Saxophone Song' 'Feel it' and the title track (obviously alongside Wuthering... and The Man with ) I have loved these songs for a very long time indeed. Great reaction video!
I like the whole album of course and certainly the title track and Moving are two great ones. I would suggest L'amour Looks Something Like You which is a great melodic track. Also Wow which was a great early single from 1979.
Your Kate journey has got my attention. I love seeing my favourite artist being discovered by new people. Kate is a very well known artist around the world. However, she failed to break the US.. it's only now that she's eventually getting the recognition she deserves thanks to Stranger Things. Babooska and This Woman's Work are pure gold.... Army Dreamers is another classic.
it's the line "Maybe he doesn't love me, I just took a trip on my love for him." that really hits. Haven't you felt like that? You're so in love with someone and you think they love you back in the same degree but you have to wonder, what if they don't? What if it's just all you loving him and he doesn't really love you back as much, and you're deluding yourself? I've had that feeling a few times in my romantic life. How a young teenager could write that is amazing.
Wait till you get to "The Dreaming" album. It is bonkers - but brilliant (in my opinion). Enjoy your trip. I am quite envious of people who discover her for the first time. As Kate got older her music changed (it had to, she was no longer a young girl). Do not know whether her recent success will tempt her out of her (never officially announced) retirement, but she has recorded a duet with Big Boi (last year) that has never been released. She rarely gives interviews, never seeks publicity or even have a particular online presence so you would never know what she will do.
Thank you Betty! I am excited to have FINALLY discovered her. I am intrigued by her and this sense of mystery surrounding her. Can't wait to continue this journey
I get it, too. I've "gotten" her since I discovered her when The Whole Story (a greatest hits cassette) came out in the late 80s. So I know exactly how you feel. I bought the cassette solely on the strength of Running Up That Hill, as I'd seen the video on MTV (Kate never got as famous or as much airplay in the early 80s here in the states). After I fell down the rabbit hole, I kept wanting to talk to someone about her artistry, but everyone was clueless and uninterested. I found out that she's not for everyone. No one else I knew loved her until the woman who later became my wife, who also gets her. Our aligned tastes in all things artistic is definitely part of the foundation of our enduring friendship. BTW, you've had me since the opening of the first video I clicked on, when you said that you'd read Wuthering Heights not once but twice, and BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT AND YOU WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER! Whoa. Challenging yourself as a reader like that -- it's impressive and rare these days. Kudos. Have a blast immersing yourself into Kate. So much more joy yet to come.
Wow Vaughn, thank you so so much for this amazing comment. I'm a bit teary actually (I cry easily :D). I completely understand you. When you discover something that really resonates, you seek others who feel the same so you can share that passion. It's a little ostracizing when you realize others don't quite get you. I'm very happy to hear you found that comfort in your wife, it's a wonderful thing. And thank you for not making me feel bad about having to read the book multiple times! I was a little ashamed at first when I couldn't understand it and I thought there was something wrong with me. But I was determined to figure it out and it worked in my favor because I loved it and it prepared me for understanding the song.
@@generationgapreacts Regarding being easily moved to tears, me too. Have you ever seen the movie, The Holiday (Kate Winslet and Camron Diaz switch houses)? It's a favorite of my wife's, and because of a line Jude Law's character says, my wife has nicknamed me Major Weeper (like the military title). 😂 You're absolutely my hero for that reread. I feel like there are about a dozen classics I should reread, but you actually did it!
Thank you, for another great reaction, your opinion takes me way back to when I 1st encountered Kate Bush back in 1978 with "Wuthering Heights" I was hooked when I saw the "white dress" video, there was also another connection since Kate was born and brought up in the same part of South East suburban London as I was, only a few miles away. This part of London has other musical connections to for example the Rolling Stones and David Bowie (an artist to which has been compared) came from Bromley which is only a few miles away. BTW I might need to add some more songs to my original selected list at this rate! 😀 But seriously don't feel that you are limited to that list, because if others suggest other album tracks that fit into your chronological order then feel free to add them, an example being the title track of her debut album "The Kick Inside". Regarding Kate's maximum vocal range it has been estimated to be from Bb1 - F7 which is apparently equivalent to 5 Octaves, 4 Notes and 1 semitone - which is a crazy possible range. Regarding Kate's albums in vinyl, I don't know what's the availability of separate albums is where you are. Kate did release 2018 remastered versions of her entire studio album output together with rare tracks and covers she performed in the form of four LP boxsets, her live album "Before The Dawn" a recording of her "Before The Dawn" 2014 concert performance has a separate LP boxset of its own.
Thank you again Leslie, you're amazing! I am learning so much through your comments and really appreciate it. I have to write down all the song suggestions because now I'm getting a little out of order :P I'm sure in no time I'll be a pro. It's amazing and still shocks me of her vocal range. It's very cool that you grew up so close to her along with other great artists. It seems some of my favorites all got started in a similar geographic location. There must be something in the water :)
What a journey you have with Kate ahead! Wish I could go back to discovering her brilliance! She’s done fantastic music right up to her latest studio album in 2011. Her live album from her last tour in 2014 is fantastic too, ‘Before The Dawn’.
I was nearly 5 years old when Wuthering Heights was number 1 in UK in 1978 and was immediately captivated by what I heard and in May of 78 I was 5 and The Man With The Child In His Eyes was released and I fell in love with the purity of the song and her vocal. She is a true artist
Credit to Andrew Powell both for the gorgeous arrangement of the orchestral accompaniment, and the beautiful, restrained production, which show off the song and the vocal magnificently, like precious stones placed in a case lined with velvet.
Mac Brewster This particular track and "Saxophone Song " was produced by Dave Gilmour. The rest of the album was arranged and produced by Andrew Powell. A friend of Dave's who was in the Alan Parsons Project. Kate produced from the 3rd album onwards.
I feel that a lot of people just won't get Kate Bush (and that's cool) but for the ones who do, they really get Kate Bush. One of the many things I love about her is that she started her own production company so when you do buy all her albums a very large chuck of the money goes all to her. So on top of being an amazing singer, songwriter, performer, dancer, innovator and producer, she is also very business savvy.
5yrs loss of my soul mate, my darling man, gets me every time I hear this song. He was funny kind + Good. The man with the child in his eyes. Until we meet again my luv. Moon + back. Xxxx lou lou.
Fabulous reaction, love it. I grew up with a big poster of the wonderful Kate Bush on my bedroom wall! May I say, respectfully too, you do great reactions and are one very beautiful lady. Have a great day!
Hello I just discovered your channel and I am loving your reactions to one of my favourite artists, Kate Bush. The Man With The Child In His Eyes was the first record I ever bought when I was 10 years old (and The Kick Inside was my first album) It still makes me emotional to listen to her music. I hope Kate's beautiful music continues to captivate you.
This song was my introduction to Kate Bush. She performed it on SNL and I was hooked. The next day I rushed to the record store to buy "The Kick Inside" LP.
It's great that you are reacting to lots of different and amazing artists. Kate Bush is an amazing songwriter and this song is so beautiful, like all the background instruments plus her voice, it's just perfection. I always thought Kate Bush is kinda mystical and she's got great style. I didn't know she wrote this song when she was 13 years old, that's amazing, so much talent there.
Kate Bush is a musical genius. So many songs I could suggest but too many so just start at the first album The Kick Inside and work yor way along. you are in for an amazing expirience. Great reaction.
Kate Bush is a great story teller. To stay a little chronological you could try the song "Moving" it opened this debut album "The Kick Inside". She did a short set of promo videos for a Dutch TV channel and you can find the "Moving" promo through the tube search "kate bush moving efteling toppop".
@@generationgapreacts The efteling toppop are videos of some complete songs from "The Kick Inside" album so you could perhaps react using these. "Moving", "Them Heavy People", "Strange Phenomena" and "The Kick Inside" you haven't yet done and are all present in this group of videos. "Them Heavy People" has an official video from the KB Music channel.
Thanks for that great reaction to my alltime favorite Kate Bush song. 🥰Another awesome song is the Duett with Peter Gabriel ("Don't give Up") ... the most lovely hug in music history.
I *LOVE* Kate's music and have done since first hearing it back in the 70s. Her songs have got me through some tough times. The Man with the Child in His Eyes is my all-time favourite.
omg you have got to react to " this womans work " its one of Kates greatest hits it was covered by Maxwell and everyone thinks he wrote it but are stunned whenever they find its kates song
Thank you for this lovely reaction. I can really sympathize with your feelings and emotions, you're pretty much on point. I can't really believe, that a 13-year-old girl could write such a song, and even more, I'm stunned, that this song is now over 50 years old (Kate Bush is 64 now). For a song of hers, when she was 30, I'd suggest "This Woman's Work" (1988/89) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UXzx--YefD8.html, especially written for John Hughes and his movie "She's Having A Baby" (1988) with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth MacGovern. Makes me cry every single time. You may know the actor in that video from the series "Black Adder" with Rowan Atkinson ("Mr. Bean"). The song is featured in the movie for about 3:30 minutes, when Kevin Bacon waits in the hallway and waiting room of a hospital for good news from her, who has complications during the birth of their child. After that, he meets her in her room at the hospital, everything is fine, he realizes their future and Brian Ferry's version of "Crazy Love" is played (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9MZWrEfB_VM.html is the corresponding scene in the movie)...
This Woman’s Work is on the list! I have a few albums to cover before getting there. I’m excited to hear her progression as an artist. And then once I get to that album, I’ll have to watch the movie because I’ve never seen it. Thank you for all the suggestions 😅
@@generationgapreacts Fine. If you want to preserve chronological order, there are certainly some gems missing from her debut album. Problem for me is, that I fail to prioritize one of them... ;-) For the lack of such a criteria, I would start with her hommage to Lindsay Kemp, her and David Bowie's mutual dance trainer: "Moving"
If you think each of the songs you've heard so far are different wait till you get to her album The Dreaming... Its about as out there and wild as she ever got and completely different to her previous work.
When I saw that Stranger Things character Max’s favorite artist was Kate Bush I just thought well she’s a super cool girl and she’s got great taste. Between that, and the fact that she has finally been introduced to the US decades late but properly, it’s worth it for her to be running up the charts again with this song. But first thing I thought of his Max has really great taste in music out of all the cassettes in her backpack they reached for that one.
You mentioned that Kate seems to be singing from the womb. From this same period, she actually has a song and video that her character sings from her mother's womb: "Breathing". The lyrics are stunning and the production follows suit, organically. Kate's sense of melody is amazing, and her talent as pianist, with those runs up and down the keyboard, are thrilling yet never played for their own sake -- only and always for the sake of the song. In her prime, Kate Bush's voice had a five-octave range, but while people gawk at how high she could sing, they forget the harmonic richness and fullness of that voice. They glance past the exact control that she is able to exert over her instrument. And they don't fully realize the range of voices that she can produce. You need to hear her giving out the best Rock screams, in songs like "The Big Sky", during its closing minute.
You’ve probably heard her song covered I Maxwell in love and basketball, I heard it in a 1988 Kevin Bacon film called she’s having a baby. That song brings me to tears it’s called a woman’s work. Again, it’s told from the perspective of the man who is helpless and there’s nothing he could do from this point. I’ll say it again today at 5 PM live on Hulu and Disney+. She is being inducted into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame class of 2023. I guarantee you have never heard of this woman because she has never toured in the US ever. She’s gone number one for so many things in the UK but she really doesn’t like promoting her record once it’s done she likes creating music.
I subscribed for your Kate Bush discovery journey. Keep them coming until you finish them all. Try "The Sensual World", "Babooshka", "Army Dreamers", "This Woman's Work", "Cloudbusting", and for an alternate dark reality perception from the womb, try "Breathing".
kate was my first great love in music. I listened to her music for hours and always found new things that fascinated me. she has enchanted me for years and she simply remains my favorite. the way she plays with the notes and dances to them is unique. the somewhat different music made me dream and feel good. thank you kate for the beautiful wonderful moments i had listening to you^^
Gotta do BABOOSHKA. Luckily for me I was well aware of her in the 80s, as a college roommate of mine was deeply into her back then. I’ve heard this one a lot since then, and have had it all it my faves for 30+ years. She’s a phenomenon to be sure.
Great reaction and journey so far you should check out some of these great songs. 1. Moments of Pleasure 2. This Woman’s Work 3. Dreaming 4. Cloudbusting 5. Hounds of love 6. Army Dreamers 7. Breathing 8. Babooshka 9. Don’t give up(duet with Peter Gabriel) 10. The red shoes I could go on and on, there’s so many bangers she has sung keep up the great work 👍👍👍
Thank you for that typed up list! I am onto her second album and will do a few videos there, then move onto the third album and do Babooshka, Army Dreamers, and Breathing.... then make my way through all the rest!
@@generationgapreacts thank you for the quick response, another artist you need to react to is Tori Amos, I feel she was heavily influenced by Kate Bush
She's...a one off. God I love Kate. We all should. The word "genuis" and "legend" and "iconic" gets bandied willy nilly these days. Kate is the REAL DEAL
She is a perfectionist and a brilliant story teller and composer I loved her immediatly in the 70ties when i was a teenager. Her later work is very interesting too. The album Aerial is recommended highly. And ofcourse Hounds of Love.
The first time I saw Kate Bush she sang this song on tv in 79. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9F5XHZ0NPGc.html Similar to David Bowie (who was one of her favorites), she constantly evolved and changed from one album to the next. All different, but all good. After not recording an album for 12 years (to raise her son), she returned with a double album in 2005, Aerial. It may be my favorite of all of them. The mature Kate lost none of her creativity & I actually love her slightly deeper voice. (Maybe I'm showing MY age...lol)
At the time this was published music videos were not a thing yet. There was no MTV and no huge budgets for video production. So you could see her not only as a musical pioneer but also one of the pioneers of music videos.
I feel blessed to of been born in 1974 and just caught the last of the great music that was about. The song that grabbed my attention and got me into music was when I was 4 years old was, Renaissance, Northern Lights. Check it out, it’s still one of my favourite songs to this day.
"Maybe he doesn't love me, I just took a trip on my love for him" is one of the greatest lyrics ever recorded. A bit like Jeff Buckley's "It's never over, She is the tear that hangs inside my soul forever"
