Kate Bush

Kate Bush has given a rare new interview on Women's Hour about Running Up That Hill hitting number one after Stranger Things' prominent use.

So yeah, I hadn’t heard it for a really long time.’ Speaking to Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Wednesday, the music icon said: ‘It’s just extraordinary. But it’s quite shocking really, isn’t it? It’s so exciting. Among the achievements was the longest time taken for a song to reach number one, as it secured the place 37 years after it was first released in 1985. Kate Bush has said it is ‘very special’ that a new young audience have discovered her song Running Up That Hill after it featured in the fourth series of Stranger Things in a rare new interview.

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Bush’s last interview took place in 2016, coinciding with the release of her Before the Dawn live album, and it received less of a laugh. “No, I don’t, it sounds ridiculous,” she said, brushing off the question with a laugh. In the years since, Bush fans have typically only heard from the singer once a year, in December, when she tends to send out laconic yet well-wishing season’s greetings on her website. “It can be daunting going from such a private existence to such a public one,” she said. Ultimately, she said: “I really like people to hear a song and take from it what they want.” Her friends soon learn that they can save Max by playing her favorite song, “Running Up That Hill.” For many long-term Bush fans, the metaphor feels terribly close to home.

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You know, as a kind of talisman almost really for Max. And yeah, I think it’s very touching, actually.” But I just never imagined that it would be anything like this. Discussing the use of the song in Stranger Things, the 30-year-old said: “It’s such a great series, I thought that the track would get some attention.

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When asked if she still listens to her older material, Bush responded: “I never listen to my old stuff. She went on to add: “I thought that the track would get some attention. But I just never imagined that it would be anything like this.

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Bush compared the show to the Harry Potter movies, “Where in those early films they were just little kids, and then as the film has progressed, it becomes heavier and darker. And I thought what a lovely way for the song to be used in such a positive way — you know, as a kind of Talisman, almost, for Max. And yeah, I think it’s very touching, actually.” Just to feel what it was like, from the other side,” she says. But I just never imagined that it would be anything like this,” Bush says at the start of the conversation. “I really like people to hear a song and take from it what they want,” Bush replies. The song’s resurgence, of course, came from its prominent role in Netflix’s popular series “ Stranger Things.”

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And I thought what a lovely way for the song to be used in such a positive way – you know, as a kind of talisman, almost, for Max. And yeah, I think it’s very touching, actually.” And you have a different connection with something that’s moved through years really of watching them grow.” “It’s lovely because in a similar way to Harry Potter, where in those early films they were just little kids, and then as the film has progressed, it becomes heavier and darker. There are positive things; you just have to look a bit harder to find them at the moment, I think.” It’s also a become a streaming sensation, connecting the singer with a whole new generation of devoted fans. “[Stranger Things] is such a great series, I thought that the track would get some attention.

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The role will see Bale return to the world of superheroes and supervillains for the first time since 2012. In the comics, he possesses a special blade that allows him to fly at extreme speeds, make weapons, and create tendrils that can even kill gods. But I think he just realised he was never going to be allowed to put that in the final film.”

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“But I don’t even know if that will be in the final film.” “I would say that the most common thing I was staring at was the Aphex Twin video of ‘ Come To Daddy,’” he said. Taika and I wanted to do a whole dance, which we didn’t get to do, but we had all this sort of Kate Bush stuff that we worked at,” he said.

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"But I think he just realised he was never going to be allowed to put that in the final film." There was, however, another musical influence that helped Bale to get into the mindset of his character. Bale will be making his MCU debut as Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder, and he recently sat down with Total Film to talk about some of the influences behind his terrifying villain.

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And I thought what a lovely way for the song to be used in such a positive way. But I just never imagined that it would be anything like this.” I thought that the track would get some attention.

The song has broken the record for the longest time taken to reach UK No 1.

“That people would feel it was a sensitive title.” “I really like people to hear a song and take from it what they want. Speaking at length for the first time about the song’s newfound popularity with BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Bush said “I thought that the track would get some attention.

Musician gave a rare radio interview where she discussed the song's newfound popularity among younger generations.

“Some of them have had very strange titles that you kind of have a working title that you quickly forget. “No, it was called ‘A Deal With God’,” Bush responded. “I thought that the track would get some attention.

Bush has famously avoided live performances over the course of her career due to the anxiety she faces on stage.

“I really like people to hear a song and take from it what they want. “The most difficult thing for me was to be continually in the now because I naturally tend to race ahead in my mind... Just to feel what it was like, from the other side,” Bush explained. Most recently, Bush returned for a 22-night residency, named Before the Dawn, at the London Hammersmith Apollo between 26 August to 1 October 2014. Bush has actually never performed at Glastonbury – and she is highly unlikely to make an appearance this year or in future. She played it at The Secret Policeman's Third Ball in 1987 accompanied by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

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The singer revealed that she was already a fan of the hit Netflix show and thinks the programme has put the song in a ‘really special place’ in the series. But it’s quite shocking really, isn’t it? It’s so exciting.

The legendary singer-songwriter has hit the top of the charts thanks to the Netflix sci-fi series.

‘The Duffer brothers created the series and actually we watched it from the first series onwards, so I was already familiar with the series. You know, as a kind of talisman for Max.’ ‘I thought that the track would get some attention.

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On what her song -originally titled Deal With God - is about, she explained: 'I really like people to hear a song and take from it what they want. 'I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage - taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. I like that because I spend a lot of time on my laptop and when I go out during the day, it means I don't have to deal with emails and everyone knows that. I just get texts and calls on my phone and it means I have a bit of peace.' She explained: 'I think they put it in a really special place. This means she has also bagged the record for longest gap between number ones at 44 years. Asked if Bertie is a fan of the show, Kate answered: 'We all are! And I love that! Interview: During the chat, Kate told how she hadn't listened to the track in a 'really long time' and was actually a fan of Stranger Things before her song featured in it Family: And Kate Bush recently revealed in a rare interview that her son Albert (pictured in 2014), 23, things it is 'pretty cool' after her song Running Up That Hill was featured in the show And Kate Bush recently revealed in a rare interview that her son Albert, 23, things it is 'pretty cool' after her song Running Up That Hill was featured in the show. Netflix is believed to be planning to take a live Stranger Things themed musical to the stage after the success of Kate Bush's music in its latest series.

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So, I just get texts and calls on my phone and it means that I have a bit of peace." Because I spend a lot of time on my laptop and when I go out during the day, it means I don't have to deal with emails, and everyone knows that. The thought of all these really young people hearing the song for the first time and discovering it… I thought what a lovely way for the song to be used in such a positive way. So I hadn't heard it for a really long time. She has gained a whole new audience after the song was featured in series four of Netflix’s Stranger Things.

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Vocalist Mandy Watson is renowned for not trying to mimic Bush on stage, but says that when she performs her music, the characters in the songs take over. She’s one of a kind.” “And, of course, it’s brilliant for Kate Bush that so many young people are discovering her music, my own children included. Cloudbusting has played Belfast’s Empire several times previously, attracting a mainly older audience who were Bush fans first time round. “With ticket sales going the way they are, the gig is going to be a sell-out. Stephen said: “The Cloudbusting show was originally on sale early 2020 for a show in October 2020, rescheduled for July 2021 and then again for July 2022, due to Covid.

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Bush said: I thought that the track would get some attention. Just to feel what it was like, from the other side.” Bush added: “The most difficult thing for me was to be continually in the now because I naturally tend to race ahead in my mind... But I just never imagined that it would be anything like this. According to Bush the song was about “the idea of a man and a woman swapping with each other. The singer has not performed in public since 2014, so it seems unlikely that she will take to the stage at Glastonbury.

Kate Bush's 1985 hit Running Up That Hill has had a global comeback after being featured on Netflix's Stranger Things.

TV & Movies But it's quite shocking really, isn't it? She continued: "It's so exciting.

Kate Bush has made a remarkable comeback in the UK music charts as her 1985 hit Running Up That Hill currently sits at the number one spot.

It sits only a few feet away from the cliff edge and is moving closer to the precipice. In 2014, council officials warned the area near East Portlemouth is in danger of toppling into the sea. And I thought what a lovely way for the song to be used in such a positive way. You know, as a kind of talisman almost really for Max. And yeah, I think it’s very touching, actually." Not being one for interviews, the singer spoke to Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Wednesday (June 22) in a world exclusive. Kate Bush has made a remarkable comeback in the UK music charts as her 1985 hit Running Up That Hill currently sits at the number one spot.

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Though Bush still very much thinks of the song as “A Deal with God” — the title she originally intended to give it — in her mind, she emphasized the importance of people being able to take what they want from art. “I mean, there was some great music in the ’80s, but I think it’s an incredibly exciting time we’re in now,” Bush said. In most cases, Vecna psychically stalks his victims from another dimension before pulling them to him and tearing their bodies apart, but Max is able to break free from his thrall thanks to the cassette of “Running Up That Hill” that’s lived in her Walkman all season. “What’s really wonderful, I think, is that this is a whole new audience who, in a lot of cases, they’d never heard of me,” Bush said. Thanks to the popularity of Stranger Things’ music-heavy fourth season and social media, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” has climbed up to the very top of music charts around the world 37 years after the song initially released. Though Bush was already hooked on Stranger Things long before Netflix and the Duffer brothers called her up, she didn’t expect to ever become involved in the show’s lore, and the experience has all felt very much like “the whole world’s gone mad.”