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The Top 35 Or So Songs of the 80’s

#03: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

How can a man know what it’s like to be a woman (and vice versa) without any firsthand experience? This is the question behind Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”. Kate’s answer is a day-in-the-life sexual exchange with her partner, but breaking into the experiential black box requires supernatural intervention. In an interview, Kate said she originally conceived of the song as a deal with the devil but thought God would make a more compelling party to bargain with. Either way, the deal is impossible as the big hypothetical “if I only could” makes clear, and so we’re in the realm of Forbidden Knowledge. The tech-heavy production carves out an icy and distant soundscape, with a big noisy guitar solo and a polyphony of shrieking Bushes thrown in for good measure, but it all serves the premise of the song: Kate Bush, Frustrated Promethean.

[Note: Reposted because I might have accidentally deleted the original.]

yes I LOVEEEEEE this song

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   yes I LOVEEEEEE this song

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   Kate Bush- Running Up That Hill

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   This was one of those “where have you been all my life?” moments when I finally got into this song.

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    Great choon.

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    KATE BUSH ///// RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD)

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    reblog because Kate Bush is awesome.

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    This is one of my favorite songs of all time, and I don’t even like Kate Bush all that much. Glad to see this on the...

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    The Top 35 Or So Songs of the 80’s #03: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) How can a man know what it’s...

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    Dangit Tristn, you make me jealous with your ability to express your thoughts about music so damn well. Your writing is...

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    I’m glad this made #3.

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    I’m trying to decide which version I like better, this one, or Placebo’s cover.

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    love this song.

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