@marieblue

10 months ago

“Running Up That Hill” (1985) is about making a deal with God to swap lives with another person. Kate Bush explained: “It’s about a relationship between a man and a woman. They love each other very much, and the power of the relationship is something that gets in the way. It creates insecurities. It’s saying if the man could be the woman and the woman the man, if they could make a deal with God, to change places, that they’d understand what it’s like to be the other person and perhaps it would clear up misunderstandings […].” The English songstress originally authored this with the title “Deal With God.” However, her record label made her change it because they didn’t think radio stations in any religious countries would play a song with “God” in the title. It was a rare creative compromise for Bush, and one she came to regret, as she felt (and still feels) “Deal With God” was the proper name and part of the piece’s entity. The tune’s concept is a flip on the Faustian bargain where one makes a deal with the Devil❕ Typically, Kate writes on piano, but composing “Running Up That Hill”:on a Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer opened up new gates of inspiration. “There is something about the character of a sound,” she claimed. “You hear a sound and it has a whole quality of its own that can be sad or happy, and that immediately conjures up images […]. A good sound is worth a lot artistically.” Kate Bush not only penned her own material, but starting with her 1982 album “The Dreaming,” she was also her own producer, a rare feat at the time especially for a female artist. Until then, the only woman on this level who did her own writing and production was Joni Mitchell, an influential and acclaimed performer‼️ In the UK, “Running Up That Hill” reached #1 on the singles charts dated June 17, 2022. Its ascension to peak position BROKE THREE RECORDS : 1) Bush’s previous chart-topper “Wuthering Heights” reached the summit in 1978. The gap of 44 years broke the record for the longest wait between #1s, previously held by Tom Jones. There was a 42-year gap between “Green Green Grass of Home” and “(Barry) Islands in the Stream.” 2) “Running Up That Hill” eventually reached #1 37 years after its release, breaking the record for the longest time taken to reach the top spot. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” previously held the record, topping the chart 36 years after its release. 3) At 63 years and 11 months, Kate Bush became the oldest female performer to top the UK singles chart, replacing Cher, who was 52 years old when “Believe” reached #1 in 1998. HATS 🎩 OFF TO YOU, CATHERINE “KATE” BUSH‼️ 💚

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