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I just saw an interview where someone asked her if her singing on Wuthering Heights was her natural voice, and without skipping a beat she said something like "Oh no, it's Kathy's voice."

She trained in dance and mime under Lindsey Kemp, who also taught David Bowie. Pink Floyd's David Gilmore helped her secure a record deal at age 15 , a development deal where she honed her craft for 3 yrs before she released her first record. This song was the FIRST song both written and performed by a female artist to go to #1 in the British charts . She went on to become a MAJOR influence on artists , both male and female . A unique talent famous for being fearlessly original and doing it entirely her own way .

She is playing a ghost. There’s a part in the book where Cathy has a dream that she dies and fights her way out of Heaven to get back to Wuthering Heights. The song is based on the vision in Cathy’s dream/nightmare and also on a part later on when Heathcliff is sick, older, and about to die and has a nightmare or vision about Cathy coming to take him away, let me grab your soul away, I think in some film versions she smashes her hand through the window and it’s quite a dramatic scene with glass everywhere. Heathcliff is found dead in his bed with the wind blowing through the open or smashed window. Later a child from the village tells a story about seeing two ghosts which Nellie, the novel’s narrator and housekeeper, interprets as being the ghosts of Cathy and Heathcliff. Cathy is 18 when she dies following complications from childbirth after marrying Edgar Linton, but Heathcliff dies towards the end of the book, he always pines for her, even going mad and digging up her grave. It’s a pretty dark book, Emily Bronte was a genius. There’s another song, Sat in your Lap, where Kate Bush writes that ‘some people say Heaven is Hell and some people say Hell is Heaven’. I think this could apply to Wuthering Heights because, to most, Wuthering Heights, her home, would be like Hell, it’s cold and dark, full of dysfunctional relationships et cetera, but yet she rejects Heaven in her bad dream and fights to return.

Kate reminds me of Bowie, an utterly uncompromising artist who is undefinable. An absolute genius.

Don't you find it amazing that someone who has no idea about the background story immediately catches the "spirit" of the song!? Says it all about Kate Bush's talent.

Back in the day, she was HUGE in the UK. Recommending her song, This Woman's Work, it will break your heart.

She wrote, sang and helped produce this at the age of 16. Once this song gets under your skin, it’ll never leave.

She's pretty much considered a national treasure in the UK, and kind of an artist's artist. Zero comprimise, always did things her own way and was true to herself.

“This Woman’s Work” and “Running Up That Hill” probably two of her biggest songs..she’s more than a singer she’s an artist..

Wuthering Heights is one of the greatest novels in the English language. If you read the book her interpretation through this song is extraordinary. Cathy is a ghost; haunting her true love Heathcliffe. It's a novel about the very thin line between love, hate and obsession. She is incredible. Her work is unique. Same with the novel. Both are remarkable.

Kate Bush was 19 years old when she wrote this song. She is singing from the point of view of Cathy's ghost .... begging her lover to let her in.

“Babushka” is an absolute hoot of a song - still with her divine madness, but like the song is to be sung with a wink to the listener

Yes, she’s a ghost. “Ooh it gets dark it gets lonely on the other side from you.” Literally on “the other side”- she’s dead, he’s still alive. Brilliant reaction to one of my favorite songs. She wrote this when she was only 16. Extremely talented singer, songwriter, dancer, and choreographer. And gorgeous. Check out her “Oh To Be In Love.” Thanks!

Wuthering Heights is classic book. Poor boy falls for rich girl. He gets rich, but she married rich guy by time comes back to her. Rejected her, and her love. She dies, but visits him knocking on windows to get him outside, to her in the cold. He finally came to her, dies of cold, and they finally together. You're good at interpretation. PS book doesn't explain if it real ghost, or just in his mind.

Dude if you can legitimately appreciate this song, you're a real music fan. Most people wouldn't make it through the first 30 seconds but there really is something special about Kate Bush and this song. Game recognize game

Can't imagine any modern artist doing anything as good as this by a long long way.

This is a song based on the Bronte story of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff is the protagonist and the antagonist in the story. There are reasons to both love and hate him.

you caught on to the difference in her vocal range, she is one of the most unique female vocalists of all time.

Context is everything. In the middle of the punk explosion, January 1978, Kate Bush fights her own label to have this released as a single. Imagine this moment, millions of teenagers listening to this musical rendition of the 19th gothic novel, Wuthering Heights. It was truly one of the greatest moments in pop music history. My mind was blown when it happened and I'm still in love with her. Singer, songwriter, choreographer, video director, producer. So many copied her but there is only one Kate Bush.

Listen to the “Man with the child in his eyes “, I think she was 14 when she wrote it. Incredible artist

Kate Bush - "This Woman's Work." Hauntingly beautiful. Worth your time Jamel!

This is the beginning of her career. She uses dance and mime to help express her music. It would be impossible to summarize what her music is in a few songs. She did some really experimental stuff. Just an amazing artist.

One of my top 5 songs...this is musical genius that gets better every time you hear it. Yes shes playing Cathy's ghost.

She wrote over 50 songs before her 16th birthday and David Gilmore of Pink Floyd helped her make demos and helped her get an album deal. She was amazing live in concert. Watch her live “Tour of Life” show from 1979. She acts out every song in elaborate dance sequences

Running up that Hill from Hounds Of Love is still on my playlist.

OMG, Kate Bush time?!? Anything from the Hounds of Love would be great, or listen to the whole thing and you will never be the same.

Damn song. I can't stop listening to it over and over.

She studied dance. Shy in public, she was manic on stage. She's a genius.

from her wiki page: In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. She was a child prodigy, writing music and lyrics at a very young age. Check out the BBC documentary about her.

Okay, you are ready for" Running Up That Hill"and one of the most amazing music videos ever created "Cloudbusting" This woman is a genius!!

She dancing a ghost on the moors, singing to her living love. Amazing song.

I prefer the the "Red Dress" version, but damn Jamel, Thanks so much for playing this.

This was Kate Bush's debut single, recorded when she was still a teenager. It was a massive hit in the UK.

You're going to love the album Hounds of Love from 1985. The whole album kicks ass.

You are a true music fan. Kate Bush was an "acquired taste" even in her prime, but you really appreciated her talents on your first listen of this amazing song. The closing guitar "solo" always gave me chills... Kate is Great and so is your channel... keep em coming

HAUNTING-she is a the Ghost of Cathy. She is a spirit calling to her lover. This brings tears-Love seeing you FEEL and ENJOY the beauty

If you want more Kate Bush - “The Man with the Child in His Eyes” is a beautiful, moving song!!!

Don’t miss Running up that hill!!! It’s more an uptempo song and you can see her dance cause she’s a professional dancer as well!

I'm so impressed by how much you picked up from just watching the video and reviewing the lyrics! I love how plugged in you are when it comes to music - thank you Jamel - yours is my favourite reaction channel! Watching you from Ireland

she sounded like she was from Mars back then, and still does. My all-time fave music artist and biggest influence; I'm still a musician to this day because I saw her on SNL back in 1978.

David Gilmour was responsible for discovering her after record labels turned her down.The received a demo tape of her songs by a mutual friend, and the rest is history.

Spiritual is bang on. The song, based on the Bronte back Wuthering Heights, tells the story from the point of view of Kathy, who died through neglect and her spirit torments Heathcliff by banging on his window every night, begging him to let her in from the cold. Heathcliff is both a dashing hero and a cold manipulative villain in the story, hence the constant contradictions in the song (I hated you, I loved you too) and, yes, quite possibly, the mirroring effect in the video! Kate Bush was an absolute genius at songcraft back in her prime, she wrote this by herself when she was only eighteen years old! Also, another classic Kate Bush number for you to hit - Babooshka!

Kate Bush's voice is a siren's call that mesmerizes

This is a song that personally took quite a few listens to "get", but hot damn did it click when it did! Can you believe she did the vocals in one take!

Jamel, it is rumored the character of Catherine in Wuthering heights (the main love interest) was always a ghost and Heathcliff is haunted and not partaking in real love at all, merely a twisted mirage of it. There is a ton of symbolism for this story, every college english lit. class covers this book. Its never explicitly stated Catherines dead though, its just a theory.

I've been sooooo looking forward to your reaction to this. Did not disappoint at all. It's a strange song, but brilliant all the same. Btw, Kate wrote this when she was 17 years old after watching a tv production of the classic gothic novel of the same title. And yes, Cathy is a ghost in the story. She did Heathcliffe wrong before she died, and she realized her mistake too late. Heathcliffe longed to see her ghost, but tragically never did. She was visible only to Heathcliffe's houseguest, who narrates the novel.

Dude, all I can say is when she sings, I get goose-bumps !

She done a concert a couple of years ago and it sold out within hours. She’s a legend and just doesn’t sing her songs but acts out the part. Great choice sir

*Kate Bush starts singing Wuthering Heights...* ... *confused reactors face is showing* ... I LOVE IT! :D

So glad you did this song. To me it’s an all-time classic and David Gilmour’s (Pink Floyd) solo at the end is perfection.

Kate Bush is not only an artist, she is a phenomenon...She still does music but appears very rare. She protects her creativity like no one else...The song referres to the book "Wuthering Hights" from Emily Bronte

The guitar outro/instrumental at the end is just phenomenal, wish that on its own went on for longer

"Wuthering" is an old Yorkshire word meaning cold and windy and bleak, which it is up on the moors where the book is set.

I never thought I’d see anyone react to this song. Thank you so much 😊

What you were seeing there was the debut from a teenager who became one of the biggest British performers in the '80s and early '90s. I had the unfortunate experience of seeing this when I was 13, and consequently have been in love ever since, (I'm 56 now). Regardless of hormones, she is still one of the most remarkable performers that has existed in the modern music pantheon.

As good as it gets. Not one of my mates was without a poster of Kate on their wall in the day.. Kate was a true performer.. . Kate did it all including the choreography and music. Love the guitar solo.. A really haunting and beautiful song based on the Brontes book of the same title.. Thank you for this one Jamel..

Hey Jamel! Yes, yes, yes! I've been wanting you to react to Kate Bush for some time. Thank you! When you can, please consider her other works, Running Up That Hill, This Woman's Work, Cloudbusting, Rubberband Girl, Love and Anger, The Dreaming. She's incredibly versatile. And she's trained in music, dance and the arts. This video was made when she was only 19 years old. She wrote the song at 17.

Her "Running Up That Hill", "Hounds of Love", and "Get Out of My House", are really powerful expressions of her emotions.

Emily Brontes only novel, forever captured, by another enigmatic talent. I think Emily and Kate would be kindred souls, separated by 170 odd years.

Brilliant, pure art and outstanding. There`s no doubt, love her music.

Oh PLEASE react to Kate Bush ‘This Woman’s Work’ ❤️

Dude, it's Christmastime. You gotta do "December Will Be Magical Again." Specifically the TV special version where she's sitting at the piano. Unbelievable.

She wrote this hours before recording it in one take the first time she was in a major recording studio at 18 years old, incredible

Kate Bush is the No. 1 female genius artist of the UK, she can sing, dance, write, produce and is so unique. My favourite tracks are 'Sat in Your Lap' and 'Hounds of Love'

Jamal, Kate has so many great songs in her catalog. Try The Man With The Child in His Eyes, Cloudbusting, Running Up That Hill, the song "Wow", anything from the Never For Ever album, great stuff you're messin' with!

She was 16 when she recorded this. Just about every female singer has tried to cover this song. It's really hard to do it.

All writing, all singing, all dancing....full package and unique...and beautiful of course.🇬🇧❤️🎶❤️🇬🇧

I first found Kate in college on her best of, "the Whole Story". This is the song that jumped right out at me and grabbed my attention. Such a beautiful chorus. At the time, I was in my first serious relationship. Anyway, the relationship dissolved and the memories of said relationship have as well. Anyway, I never expected to see her again. By chance, I saw her, for the first time in 23 years, just the other day. It hit me like a ton of bricks, like seeing a ghost, which it what this song is about. This song sends me back to that time. It's amazing how songs can transport us back to a place in our subconscious memory.

"Running up that Hill" - even Big Boi from Outkast loves that song

I like the version of this where she’s dancing outside. Yeah, the one in the red dress. She’s like a woodland nymph. I love the way she moves. Her voice and style is so unique. I love her.

Kate Bush is a legend. I remember seeing the red dress version of this when I was really young and being terrified by it. The song refers to the book Wuthering Heights, as she is singing from the point of view of Cathy, the female lead character in the book. This comes from an early chapter in the book with a kind of dream another character has of Cathy. I say 'kind of' because later we come to realise that he was actually seeing her ghost. So Kate is playing the ghost of Cathy singing about her love, the cruel Heathcliff, who was still alive at that stage of the novel.

You called her sister, and my heart melted. Thank you 💕

Kate has a gorgeous song "The Man With the Child in His Eyes" SO worth a listen

I love this tune. The odd-time chorus is great to drum to.

Kate Bush is a fantastic. My favourite artist. Wonderful voice, very expressive and adorable. I love Kate Bush forever.

Jamel's face when she started singing kills me! 🤣🤣🤣

She made another song when she was older called 'King of the Mountain' about all the rumors surrounding Elvis' death. That song was also errie & haunting. "The Man With the Child in His Eyes" was a great song, too.

This is why we oldies say with out conviction when freedom of expression was allowed. Bearing in mind that this was a state of the art camera work for it's time. Yes we lived through the best era in music, so much to choose from and so much we missed. It's great to see someone like you going through the process of discovery just like we did when it first came out

Beautiful, thank you for sharing your reaction 🌷🌷🌷 Kate Bush is unique and iconic❤

I've always thought that her voice is somewhat of an acquired taste, but she tells a beautiful story. Give a listen to her song "Cloudbusting."

Kate Bush - This Woman's Work. By the way, love your Dead homage behind you.

If you like this song, I think that you will love "Rocket's Tail" from the album _The Sensual World_ . David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (who recommended her to be signed to Epic Records) plays guitar on "Rocket's Tail." The song shows clearly the genius of Kate Bush: her incredible vocal range, her poetically beautiful lyrics. In my view, _The Sensual World_ is Kate Bush's masterwork--sheer genius. She also designed all of the videos for her music, another testimony to her genius.

“This Woman’s Work” always makes me cry.

She was discovered and produced by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour

Pat Benatar did the cover you’re thinking of

"Heathcliff, it's me I'm Cathy I've come home now" is one of my favorite song lyrics of all time.

Jamel, in the purest of sense l gotta say that l'm in love with how you do business. - So visual. - So transparent. - You like a book and l love it all. 😍 With souls like you it makes those streets of gold look all the more beautiful to walk.

Written and recorded when she was 18, it was her first release.

"Heathcliff, it's me I'm Kathy I've come home now..." This part has been bouncing around in my head for years 😄 I love some of the moments where Big Boi from outkast fanboys about her in interviews Edit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbmUe8qimNWmdGw.html 😁

She wrote and performed this when she was 16. THAT'S how talented this genius is! THE I've loved her since this first exploded in the '70's!

It's so easy to get lost in her voice, but she also wrote the bass. The bass is VERY important in ALL of Kate's songs. Listen to the album Hounds of Love with headphones on. Same with the album The Dreaming, the bass will blow your minds how well it is written. Very important to the songs.

"What you saying lady?!" Pure genius. Loved this. Kate is one in a million.

My favorite Kate Bush song has always been Experiment IV.

I’ve been a fan since 1978; so glad I got to see her live in 2014! She had a 3 octave range back then 🙂 so glad you got into it in the chorus...she’s Cathy, a ghost, going back to see her one true love, Heathcliff (I’m so cold, let me in your window). The book/story is amazing. So moving! Look for the film with Sir Laurence Olivier. Or the version with Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff. Beautiful. Glad you loved it 🥰 Edit: she was signed to EMI at 15 and given 3 years to mature, her brother knew Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd. She learned dance and movement. She’s never done Broadway. And it’s ‘Bron-tay’ 😊 ‘Wuthering Heights’ was the house 🥰 Love & respect from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I saw her live at the London palladium in 1979, it was a wonderful theatrical experience. She danced and sang all the songs as if they were videos.

Kate Bush “This Woman’s Work” sad but haunting

One of my favourite guitar solos in a song. Remember Jamal this was a song based on the Book Wuthering Heights by Bronte. Kate is perfect and you know I dont know a lad who didnt have a poster ofher in his bedroom.. A stunning woman who was so spiritual. A true artist

I think this song really benefits from reading Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights. Cathy, the ghost on the moors, begging to be let in at the window. An outstanding love story. The character Lockwood has a shocking night when the ghost appears, running her wrists across the broken window pane.

There is only one Kate Bush and she is incomparable❤️❤️❤️