Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush: Songs That Changed Music 

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Warren, that was exceptional. The reason main stream TV is dying. Way better content can be found on RU-vid and it's presented by a true professionals with passion. Once again, thank you for this channel.

When Running Up That Hill hit #1, all of us Kate Bush fans in the US screamed FINALLY!

So happy to see Kate get the recognition she so much deserves, especially after her shoddy treatment from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, she is a real artist, Singer, Musician that no one gets anywhere near, today!

When I attended college in the early 80's we had a saying, Kate Bush is God.

I'm a big tough metalhead. Kate Bush always makes me cry. Enough said. Thanks Warren.

I've only been in love with her for 44 years. She is the greatest female artist of all-time, any art, any genre, anywhere. And should be spoken of in the company of Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Mozart, Van Gogh, Picasso, Hitchcock, Dylan, Hendrix and Bowie

This was the song that introduced me to Kate Bush in 1985. I immediately bought all her albums and have loved her music ever since.

Running up that hill sounds so ethereal, mysterious, and beautiful!

Soft spoken, strong willed, extremely talented and unique. Love Kate. Thanks Warren.

She is my favorite female singer of all time. What an amazing artist! In my humble opinion, she's equivalent to David Bowie in terms of authenticity, creativity, irreverence, relevance, and multi-talent skills. Thank you so much to all of you guys for bringing us those stories. Cheers!!!

One of my favorite things is watching young people discover older songs. I follow quite a few "reaction" channels just so i can get the second hand rush of seeing some 19 year old kid discovering Boston for the first time live on his channel. So when this song became a hit, i was very excited...mostly because I got to be one of those 19 year old kids. Not only had I never heard this song, i had never even heard of Kate Bush before, so i got to experience this song for the first time right along with all of the kids watching Stranger Things.

I've been a fan of Kate since I first saw her perform on Saturday Night Live (in the US) in 1978, and I absolutely fell in love. Several years later, I saw her concert video, "Kate Bush Live at Hammersmith Odeon," and that did it for me. Had I not been in the hospital, recovering from surgery, I would have flown from the US to London to see her in concert, no matter what the cost. Her albums are absolutely very much works of art, even her first album, "The Kick Inside," which has a hold on me like no other album or artist. That album needs to be played as a single experience, every bit as much as Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." But every one of her albums are amazing, and I so desperately wish they would re-release her Hammersmith Odeon concert on BluRay, as well as her "Before the Dawn" concert, which were her only two "real" concert "tours," 35 years apart!

I so hope Kate see's this video...also..btw..her Album "Aerial" is freaking AMAZING!

Hounds of Love was no 1 with me in 1985 Texas USA

I grew up in the 2000’s, but Kate Bush has been in my ear since before I could talk or walk. My mom, who was very close to her British and Irish culture, had every one of Kate’s albums on either CD or Tape. She would play them in the car, and one of my earliest memories - that memory where you can sort of feel your brain booting up to actually begin remembering things - was me sitting in the car, in my kids chair, waiting for her outside of a shopping center. Kate’s “Army Dreamers” was playing, and my 4-ish year-old self was hooked. Needless to say, I’m almost overwhelmed by Kate’s sudden resurgence. Living in the U.S., when I mentioned Kate to even those from my mother’s generation, they had no idea who she was - and my generation? Forget about it! 😂 Fast forward to today, and just about everyone has heard Running Up That Hill. I’m so glad Kate’s brilliance has been exposed to so many new people.

Talking strange things, I drove my 17yo daughter from Melbourne to Sydney a few months back (she's a budding actor and plays guitar and piano). As you may know its a good ten plus hours on the road, so to break the boredom I said let's play someone I think you'll like, Kate Bush. We played her on spotify for hours, then just a couple of weeks back there's Kate on Stranger Things and now one new teenage fan has joined the club. Like you Warren I've always been a great fan and as a DJ in the 80's witnessed her genius and am so glad she has got the chance to be heard again.

I will never forget having to travel to a record store that carried "alternative music" in 1985 to buy Hounds of Love, and I will never forget what it felt like dropping the needle on that album for the first time.

We worked with The KT Bush Band for many years up until the pandemic hit, Brian Bath (who played with Kate on the first five albums as well as the Tour Of Life) and Vic King. Brian had so many amazing stories he shared with us! Happy days and lovely people

I'm over the moon for her. Hopefully in the US it will shine a light on her previous work. Before the "Stranger Things" explosion I was watching Americans reacting to various Kate videos and being totally mesmerised, especially when they realised that she wrote "This Woman's Work" which was covered by Maxwell and I think in another USTV series. Kate's like that sister you grew up with "that don't do music no more" but you keep telling your friends to check her out. You feel so proud. Great insight on the recordings and the gear that was used. Thanks Warren. Cheers.

The Fairlight C.M.I creates magic. Great video! I always loved 'Mother stands for comfort' the most...

Kate FINALLY getting the recognition she deserves!!!

I grew up with Kate Bush's music. One thing I have always said is her music transcends time. Majority of the music you really wouldn't pick as being typical of a particular era or decade. She pushed the limits, did what she wanted and it worked. I really would say she is one of the most unique and brilliant artists, maybe ever. She is utterly brilliant in both talent and imagination.

Someone to it very correct that TV is dying…it died many years ago for me…RU-vid has nailed it for world population of real content that has real balls. Great video ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was fascinated by Kate Bush from my childhood. I remember seeing the video for Babushka on TV when it came out (my first contact with her music) and beeing blown away. As the years went by, I realised apsolutely noone shared my fascination and most people not even knowing who she was. Seeing her music gain so much attention and acknowledgement brings a smile to my face.

Rockets Tail is my favorite song of all time, to have been in the studio with Stuart and Kate would be beyond. Just incredible.

The unorthodox use of metrics and pace of the melody / lyrics makes Kate Bush a daring true artist.

Kate Bush is genius, she invented the concept of the modern female pop star. Her compositions and production are second to none. Bought her first album when it was released in 1978 !!

AND ALSO the way she's talking about someone being trapped under the ice and sings, "It's me!" What a terrifying concept. Such a potent image of a horrifying dream.

To me all of Kate Bush's albums are musical adventures and masterpieces. She is an incredible artist and very underated at least here in the United States. She never followed musical trends and played by her own rules. Her and Shade are the same in that regard. Amazing 🤩!!

I never heard of her until her collaboration with Peter Gabriel on Don't Give Up. I backtracked from there. What a voice !!!!! Thanks for the information OVERKILL I love it.

OH, THERE IS THUNDER IN OUR HEARTS!

amazing! THIS needed an entire HOUR

An extraordinary song from a most extraordinary album. I've been a Kate fan since her first album came out and hold 'Hounds of Love' up as a true masterpiece. It's so exciting to see the success of 'Running Up That Hill' and renewed interest in her work now. We can only hope she will grace us with another album someday…

Agreed with everything said about Kate Bush. God, what a talent. Just a brilliant artist.

Hounds of Love / Ninth Wave is a masterpiece in my opinion. That initial synth drone sound on Running Up That Hill is ethereal and otherworldly and very special to me.

I was a 14-year-old kid in Poland when this album came out and I fell in love with it while also listening to big hair metal. Could not stop listening to it. Good music is good music. I can't respect Americans for not recognizing Kate's talent nearly 40 years ago, and now suddenly loving it. I think it's pathetic and too little too late. I've been in the US for 30 years now, and don't respect their failure to give Kate her dues, just like they have never given Gary Moore his dues.

The last three minutes of this video is absolutely wonderful - heartfelt, joyous and life-affirming. "I wore it out!" Thanks so much!

“About time too” has never been more apt?

Kate is the musical Shakespeare of our time. Aerial, more precisely Sky of Honey is the ultimate proof of it. I have been listening to her since the age of 8 and I am 51 now. She has opened horizons in arts to me I was not even aware of, in literature, painting, movies, and many more areas. Thank you Kate and I hope she will release one more time some of her hidden musical gems that may sleep in her studio.

the *80s* ... need we say more?? Nope.. the music then itself was on another level totally. *if only I could, If only u would* *get out of this neighborhood* *and go along the country road* *take us back to our childhood* *burn some good'ol dry wood* *let the flames warm up the mood* *staring deep at the charring soot* *milky way crawling to the moon* *Running Up That Hill to take 1 last look*

It’s a brilliant song & Hounds of Love is a PERFECT album. Just incredible. I first heard it in 1985, when I was mostly listening to heavy metal - and it absolutely changed my world. Forever.

I think you did Kate Bush honor. And rightly so. What a world - if not several worlds - of harmony, sound and emotion this artist created, drawing in the listener with every phrase, every movement, every note.

I've said it before and I'll say it 1,000 times more, Kate Bush is a musical GENIUS. "Never For Ever" is my favorite record of hers. Hey, know who really deserves a segment? The Shadows.

there were some circles in the U.S. that loved Kate Bush songs in the 80s-- just depended on the scene... I listened to all of these on a tape "walkman" as I wandered around my university campus

The drums on the entire HoL album are just incredible...like they're thundering down off a mountaintop.

my mum just shared with me that her good friend was Kates neighbor. thanks warren, im so greatful for this community. producelikeapro!!!!

KATE BUSH. Agreed. My all time favourite female Singer, Songwriter and Producer. Have all her work and live to go back and listen to her production. Admittedly there are some vocal tracks I wince at. Here’s hoping there is more to come. Aerial is still a favourite.

For me the fact that this song is N°1 today proves that people are thirsty for real artist that produce music withe meaning and soul that are not very commun in today's music industry.

Personally my favorite song on that album is "Hounds of Love," also lovely dreamlike music video. My favorite album is "The Dreaming" which is one of the most unique and sophisticated pieces of music ever.

Just amazing. The Sensual World is absolutely great too.Rocket's Tail ! I'd love to have heard that in the studio. Thank you for this fantastic video !

Its quite funny. I've been huge fan of hers from 15 years old in 1985 and about 2 weeks ago my teenage daughter comes into my room and said this song was the best thing she's ever heard. It is wonderful to see new fans hear her music and this is a wonderful tribute to her. Great video!!!!

80’s American born. Never heard this song until this month. Glad to see people enjoying great songs again

That this artist gets to shine twice, is a testament to her genius, and her works' beauty !

The thing is... as a mucisian... you always measure up to someone... For me it is Jaco Pastorius, Mark King and Kate Bush... she is the real deal... Thanks so much for this episode and your truthful comments... this really helps future generations... thank you so much... And thank you Kate... don't know where to begin...

Kate Bush is a goddesses to me! I love that she found a new wave of fame with this series!

I have been a Kate Bush fan sense the 80s.

That was a wonderful breakdown, Warren! At a time when everybody on youtube is trying to make some video about this song, this was definitely the best one. Thanks for that!

I had turned 12 a month before this was released and I remember the impact the R.U.T.H. video had on me in such a manner that I became in love with all things Kate Bush ever since. I'm so happy for her to be acknowleged by a whole generation that also gets the chance to listen to music that is way beyond the current mass produced drivel.

I remember listening to The Dreaming over and over again , bliss

To have been a teenager in 1985, hearing the song for the first time on a medium wave radio was a true revelation then, and it still has so much power now. Great video, and what a delight to hear the story from the down-to-earth, friendly gentlemen who were involved in creating that true wonder of modern music. Bravo!

Love the rendition of Running up that Hill that Kate does with David Gilmour. How much talent can you get on one stage ! Plus the bassist and backing vocalist is brilliant...despite the haircut. Thanks Warren...that hour slipped away too quickly...

The Hounds of Love has always been one of my favourite albums. I bought the cassette tape an played it under the sheets late at night. Side two freaked me out when I was half asleep!

Thank you, Warren! I have a confession to make; I have fallen in love with Dusty Springfield! No day is complete without hearing at least ONE of her songs. The song that I love the most by Dusty is "The Look of Love". Dusty Springfield is the most successful music artist that England produced after The Beatles. Her songs are timeless classics. Dusty was a singer, a producer and a television presenter. She was ahead of her time. She also had a remarkable come-back with a collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys. She was also a lesbian who "came out" in the 1960s. She also took a public and international stand against apartheid in South Africa during a tour there ... Dusty promoted The Motown singers and musicians on her TV show, and on Ready Steady Go in 1965 (introducing the teenage Stevie Wonder to the British audience). "Dusty in Memphis" is a classical album by this legendary singer. Thanks.

Todays youths music is selected by a handful of people. Feels like the times of struggling artist doing demos, rehearsing in garages are gone. The music of before are in many cases timeless because they were made of people putting their soul into it. Music from the likes of Max Martin are easy to listen to but also easy to forget.

Super episode, thanks Warren. Kate Bush is a brilliant artist. The whole Hounds of Love is superb. I also have a soft spot for The Dreaming album which is very quirky and slightly bonkers - in a good way!

There are like a dozen of these kinds of videos bouncing around RU-vid right now, capitalizing on the Stranger Things resurgence. Yours is the best by far. Thank you!

Those tom fills with strongly dampening reverb ... I'm still waiting for this when I'm listening to this masterpiece

Mr Blue Sky also played at the end of the Minions movie! Brilliant!

Thanks Warren. I was born in the early 70s in the US and I have absolutely no recollection of this song. It's amazing how something can resonate so strongly in one place and not another. I guess like he said, I was listening to Bon Jovi!

Brilliant. So well deserved for Kate. It's a classic, ageless, despite it's sonic era. Beautiful, dynamic, sacred, haunting, and so so original. Personally, I love The Dreaming as much, if not more, which I fell in love with on first hearing, too. There's an equal amout of emotional variety, sensuality, brooding, and experimentation, there, too. The only difference is it was not awash with the big hits, but I don't need big hits, just Kate's ludicrously intelligent, emotional and stunning talent. As for changing the name to placate the American market, as someone pointed out recently, God Only Knows, didn't fail because of a word. Kate is the artist for me, that stands outside of everything else I listen to, then, and now. It's a personal thing, a sort of connection, that when you have it, is there for life

So deeply thrilled so many know this song better now. That synth, drum and vocal exchange has always been so damn special. It evokes such a defiantly unique and powerful feeling- a haunted, frustrated and striving sensation.

"One of my favourite songs of one of my favourite albums...."- bless you for that. :) This song is with me since it came out. Never get tired of it. (Although my favourite song from the album is "Waking the witch") Greetings from Germany.

I loved this song in 1985, and I love this song now. Isn't it funny how so much of what was really good goes right back to Abbey Road. Whether it was done there, or at Air, or by people who were trained there, Abbey Road was a gigantic influence on modern music. Most people never even knew it existed until the Beatles album of the same name, and I'm pretty sure when I talk about the studio a lot of people think I'm talking about the album.

I’m still amazed I never heard this song before Stranger Things. That chorus is one of the most epic choruses I’ve ever heard.

“And about time”… Agreed.

It was actually another Kate Bush song performance used in the movie, She's Having A Baby, that I went nuts trying to track down, after waiting through all the credits. Another song I did that with where I obsessively wanted the soundtrack that day, and bought the whole soundtrack specifically for the song, was Putting Out The Fire With Gasoline. Yes it was Bowie's performance but more really and also, Leland Sklar's Bass! The bass on that song is the whole intensity and draw of the Cat People movie. I drove all over Denver with my friend after we stumbled out of the movie. We were driving around with a giant phone book first stopping at every record store we could find on Federal blvd first. Then got them to help us call around till we tracked down the one store at a mall that had them in. The funny thing that same day, was that all the radio stations started playing the cover of That's The Night That The Lights Went out In Georgia, that Vicki Lawrence had just done. I too have all things Kate Bush I could get and have just about worn them out, including some videos that are whole albums. I did actually get to "see" those videos she made. We had whole album listening and dinner and cards nights mixed with madlibs, and improvisations, sometimes ensemble practices of things to audition with where we had to blend. Sometimes other visual art making would be simultaneously going on, while some of us were playing whatever instruments were just on hand. I still have those things in here now, with the old vhs player and the vinyl of the Cat People album, as that was the only way to get that song at the time. I got a lot of soundtracks just for one instrumental that I briefly heard in a movie and wanted to use for some other live thing. This is what I enjoy about Junkie XL. :)

Hopefully this will bring back other classics from the past into present times to a new crowd

I knew you would come through on this one! Thank you, Warren!

I fell in love with Kate the first time I heard this song on an American alternative radio station in the 80s. I immediately bought everything she had released! I have her complete catalog on CD and vinyl. If you don’t know Kate, you don’t know what you’re missing! ❤❤❤Kate!

Part of her connection with a new audience is that she thinks and talks about energy and emotion in a way that is very common today as we are learning to embrace wellbeing and being aware of ourselves. She was simply way ahead of her time. After all the number of huge stars over the last 20 -30 years who have cited her as a key inspiration is vast and there are many contemporary artists drawing on her today. This exploration of the song is excellent.

I've been a massive KB fan since I heard Wuthering Heights at age 7. And I concur with what you said towards the end of the video: I too have been genuinely happy and excited about this new success for weeks now, it feels almost personal, which is weird as I'm just a superfan but it's not my own song or achievement in any way. But it just feels sooo satisfying. Great episode Warren, I also loved your Wuthering Heights video. As a German expat in L.A. I think we share the almost surreal experience of watching U.S. audiences discover Kates music at a point in time when nobody expected this to happen. Brilliant!

Always thought the vocal was massively compressed, didn't quite appreciate the level of skill Kate had to employ to handle it. Overall super strong vocal will always stand the test of time. They'll be playing it 100 years after its release.

as Robert Fripp said: "if you are too experimental, you exist by your creativity but you sell nothing and cannot exist socially as a musician. And if you are too commercial, maybe you will exist socially but not creatively.There is a balance to be found."

Hounds of Love is a serious contender for my favorite album. Great songs and production, beautiful melodies, and Kate's voice was at its peak in this period.

Kate has been one of my favourites since forever 😊. Her “AERIAL” album from 2005 is also truly brilliant. In fact I would rate it as my favourite of Kate’s albums (if I had to do such a foolish thing as choose a favourite). After more than a decade long hiatus she returned with this double album and it contains some inspired music and gorgeous production. “Joanni” on the first LP of this double album, about Joan of Ark, is genius imo. Pi, How to be Invisible and all the rest are not far behind. Her lyrical imagery and depth are always second to none but how she crafts those into beautiful melodies and creatively inspired and accessible songs is masterful. She deserves all this success, and more! It really only goes to show that a great song is always a great song. The big trick in the ‘80’s was to get all that electronics to sound human. People like Kate and Peter Gabriel did that wonderfully.

One of my favourite artists, her best album; I'm delighted that Kate is getting the recognition she so vastly deserves. Listened to the album again yesterday and so blown away how current and modern it still sounds. The new fans are in for a treat when they explore her catalogue.

I have been a Kate fan for over 40 years and I’m American, so we are a rare breed in that sense, there were not many of us back then, but we were a strong bunch. Great song, great album, my favorite Kate album is still The Dreaming though, but the interviews and coverage of the song and the album here is fantastic Warren. Thank you!

I first saw and became an instant fan of Kate Bush, when she appeared on Saturday Night Live, December 9th 1978, she performed "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" it was the most beautiful other worldly and emotional song I ever heard, never stopped listening to her since, I am an old school 70s Punk Rocker, but if I could only listen to two musicians it would be David Bowie and Kate Bush and I would be happy.

It's all great stuff, but I think The Dreaming is her best work ever!

Warren, one can immediately sense your absolute reverence for Kate as an artist and force of nature that she has always been. Thank you. What a wonderful deep dive into Kate's career leading up to Hounds of Love also. As an American, I was one of the few reading the English music press back in 1985 and I think it was perhaps an NME or Melody Maker review of the album that caused me to buy it. Like you, I too wore out a few cassettes and albums, immersing myself in this incredible piece of art. Once I had Hounds of Love, I immediately bought Kate's entire library and have since enjoyed all of her body of work for decades but Hounds of Love will always hold it's place as Kate's crowning artistic achievement for me. It's so purely realized and so specific to the place and time in her life that she wrote and recorded it, yet the genius of her themes and artistic accomplishment have absolutely universal and timeless appeal as you point out. Your passion and drive to track down and conduct all of these interviews with Kate's collaborators is much appreciated as well. You're an excellent writer, presenter and interviewer and I enjoy all of your videos but this one took it to the next level. Like you, I am incredibly happy and grateful for the Duffer Brothers and their team bringing Kate's song into their show. It feels like a bit of vindication, especially as an American, to see the rest of the world and especially the younger generation realizing what Kate's music and vision is all about, I am sure that this has been the most thrilling event in Kate's professional life in several years to receive worldwide acclaim and recognition for her masterwork. Back in the 80s and 90s, at least in my American circles, I knew very few others who were into Kate's music as it is so imaginative, free and emotional, most people I tried to introduce her music to, at least over hear in the states, just thought it was weird, they just didn't get it, at all. But that's common with artistic genius, they're often not recognized until the artist is gone, I am so happy Kate is around to experience this outpouring of acclaim for her vision. I recall in the 90s, my family hosted two English foreign exchange students, just for a few nights. In speaking with them, they asked me what kind of music I was into and once I had said Kate Bush, it was like we both spoke the same cultural and musical language, they were teenage girls on their first trip to the States and I will always remember our long conversation about how amazing she and her work was. Thank you Warren for this video, it made my day!

I recently went to a Pitch-black playback event which featured a Kate Bush compilation including some of these and it was stunning 😍😍😍

I was 14 when this song came out. Was blown away by it then (and still am to this day). It was so unusual, haunting and catchy at the same time. Kate Bush was unlike any other artist then. Totally awesome it is being re-discovered now. Thank you Warren for this excellent documentary.

Same thing happened with Nick Drake. "Pink Moon" got used in a car commercial and suddenly it was everywhere.

Hope everyone gets to hear the BBC Radio 4 interview they just posted on RU-vid. Kate's as wonderful a human today as ever. Trust me, it will make your day better. Check it out ;)

I have never watched stranger things but I am a child of the 80s and I have always been a huge fan of Kate and am obviously obsessed with this song! I think anyone who is older gets a double blessing here. We get to see the song being celebrated once again and blasted all over the radio but we also get the nostalgia. To the creator of this video you genuinely have a gift my man! The way that you explained everything was literally music to my ears ✌️💙

I am very happy that Kate Bush is getting her due! I was fortunate, I w introduced to Kate Bush with her "Hounds Of Love" album on University Radio at UNLV when it was released! Go Kate Go!

For me, "Waking the Witch" is the tour de force on Hounds of Love. Eerily powerful.

I'm a Kate uber fan. Have been since that first album. This is a fantastic overview. LOVE Warren's face after the NYT 'review' quote 🙂

Thank you for bringing the insides back to us. And THANK YOU KATE BUSH for all your notes which come through my speakers.