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Wuthering Heights Kate Bush EMI, 1978 Peak UK position: #1 (11/03/1978 – 01/04/1978, 4 weeks) The thing that still strikes me about Wuthering Heights after all these years is just how weird the whole thing really is. An 18-year-old girl writing a song inspired by the 1847 novel of the same name, and not only getting it to #1 but also making it the first self-composed chart topper by a female artist in history. And that’s without even acknowledging the song itself, caught somewhere between being a power ballad (there’s a very thin line between this and Total Eclipse of the Heart), and a shining example of the vanguard of the new wave. It’s a bizarre tune, but one that leaves a staggering impression on first listen, for better or worse. I’m sure I had the same experience as many others with this particular track. I hated it at first. It was just too weird, too out there, even a little bit intimidating. I’d never heard anything by Kate Bush, and to me it just seemed a bit too experimental for my young conservative ears. It would take me a number of years to realize why it’s considered such a masterpiece. It is weird, and it is unusual, but I never managed to pick up on the sheer beauty of the whole thing. Listen to those chord changes, the way the music grows and grows through to that final cascading guitar solo. If I’m feeling generous on a particular day, I’d go as far to say the bridge in this song might just be the most perfect 20 seconds of music I’ve ever heard. It’s the emotional apex of the record, the moment when Bush completely loses all her inhibitions and gives it her all. It’s one of those moments where everything hangs in the air for a few moments, suspended in an open sea of beauty, and you’re rendered too stunned to speak. It’s rare that you come across something completely unique and unfiltered in pop, something which comes straight from the heart or brain. While undoubtedly indebted to Brontë’s classic, Bush managed to create something truly different and even revolutionary. (10 out of 10) #katebush #vinyl #records #vinylrecord #45rpm #45single #70s #1970s #1978 #vinylgram #instavinyl #vinylblog #recordcollection #vinylcollection #vinylsingle

Wuthering Heights Kate Bush EMI, 1978 Peak UK position: #1 (11/03/1978 – 01/04/1978, 4 weeks) The thing that still strikes me about Wuthering Heights after all these years is just how weird the whole thing really is. An 18-year-old girl writing a song inspired by the 1847 novel of the same name, and not only getting it to #1 but also making it the first self-composed chart topper by a female artist in history. And that’s without even acknowledging the song itself, caught somewhere between being a power ballad (there’s a very thin line between this and Total Eclipse of the Heart), and a shining example of the vanguard of the new wave. It’s a bizarre tune, but one that leaves a staggering impression on first listen, for better or worse. I’m sure I had the same experience as many others with this particular track. I hated it at first. It was just too weird, too out there, even a little bit intimidating. I’d never heard anything by Kate Bush, and to me it just seemed a bit too experimental for my young conservative ears. It would take me a number of years to realize why it’s considered such a masterpiece. It is weird, and it is unusual, but I never managed to pick up on the sheer beauty of the whole thing. Listen to those chord changes, the way the music grows and grows through to that final cascading guitar solo. If I’m feeling generous on a particular day, I’d go as far to say the bridge in this song might just be the most perfect 20 seconds of music I’ve ever heard. It’s the emotional apex of the record, the moment when Bush completely loses all her inhibitions and gives it her all. It’s one of those moments where everything hangs in the air for a few moments, suspended in an open sea of beauty, and you’re rendered too stunned to speak. It’s rare that you come across something completely unique and unfiltered in pop, something which comes straight from the heart or brain. While undoubtedly indebted to Brontë’s classic, Bush managed to create something truly different and even revolutionary. (10 out of 10) #katebush #vinyl #records #vinylrecord #45rpm #45single #70s #1970s #1978 #vinylgram #instavinyl #vinylblog #recordcollection #vinylcollection #vinylsingle

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