Kate has released a collection of B-sides (a reference to back in the day when singles were released on actual 45rpm or 12" vinyl records). These songs never appeared on an album so it is sweet to have them gathered in one spot. And it contains one of my favorite Kate songs called "Under The Ivy." The enigmatic lyrics sung over Kate's achingly tender piano music hint of a much larger, bittersweet narrative.
It wouldn't take me long
To tell you how to find it
To tell you where we'll meet
This little girl inside me
Is retreating to her favorite place
Go into the garden
Go under the ivy
Under the leaves
Away from the party
Go right to the rose
Go right to the white rose
(For me)
I sit here in the thunder
The green on the grey
I feel it all around me
And it's not easy for me
To give away a secret
It's not safe
But go into the garden
Go under the ivy
Under the leaves
Away from the party
Go right to the rose
Go right to the white rose
(For me)
It wouldn't take me long
To tell you how to find it
Also included in the collection is her harrowing song "Experiment IV" with a video featuring Dawn French and Hugh Laurie!
We were working secretly for the military
Our experiment in sound was nearly ready to begin
We only know in theory what we are doing
Music made for pleasure, music made to thrill
It was music we were making here, until...
They told us all they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone from a distance
So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake in the making
From the painful cry of mothers
To the terrifying scream
We recorded it and put it into our machine
But they told us all they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone from a distance
So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake that we're making
It could feel like falling in love
It could feel so bad
But it could feel so good
It could sing you to sleep
But that dream is your enemy
We won't be there to be blamed
We won't be there to snitch
I just pray that someone there
Can hit the switch
But they told us all they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone from a distance
So we go ahead, and the meters were over in the red
It's a mistake we've made
And the public are warned to stay off
And finally, it is such a pleasure to hear again the powerful, sobering "Walk Straight Down The Middle."
Can't move my arms
Can't move my legs
Can't say no
I can't say yes
Can't help myself
I need your help
We go: Ooh, ooh, what do we do now
We just can't move?
We're calling out for Middle Street
We go: Oh, ooh, what do we do
We just can't move?
We hang on to every line
And walk straight down the middle of it
He thought he was gonna die
But he didn't
She thought she just couldn't cope
But she did
We thought it would be so hard
But it wasn't
It wasn't easy though
I can't say yeah
I can't say no
Can't begin
Can't let go
Help me now
Go: Ooh, ooh, what do we do now
We just can't move?
We're calling out for Middle Street
We go: Ooh, ooh, what do we do now
We just can't move?
We hang on to every line
And walk straight down the middle of it
He thought he was gonna die
But he didn't
She thought she could never cope
But she did
And we thought it was all over
But it wasn't
It hadn't started yet, nooooo
Walk straight down the middle of it
Walk straight down the middle of it
Calling out for Middle Street
Calling out for Middle Street
Walking straight down the middle of it
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Kate Bush is magic. Kate Bush taught me how to fly.
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