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The Red Shoes PodcastInterview with Cecilee Landefeld aka Lavender Fire to discuss her new song release "Lavender Fire" and Veer Magazine Awards nominationInterview with Cecilee Landefeld aka Lavender Fire to discuss her new song release "Lavender Fire" and Veer Magazine Awards nomination2025-02-2245 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E10 - Big Stripey LieComing up behind hind hind is a new episode of Strange Phenomena! In this episode, we're digging into the third to last track on The Red Shoes: Big Stripey Lie.A song that almost didn't make the final track listing for the album, Big Stripey Lie sits toward the end of the album and is probably the most cryptic song on the album. In this episode, Cecilee and her guest Matthew Song, a long-time Kate fan, dig into this song. They speculate on what a big stripey lie actually is, where it sits on the album, and...2023-12-1046 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E09 - Constellation of the HeartGet your telescopes ready! We're coming at you with a full report of the ninth track from Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes. For this week's episode, we have Diego Ortega on the show to discuss Constellation of the Heart, his favorite Kate Bush song. This week we talk about the Prince influence in this song, what the lyrics mean, and also, speaking of lyrics, our favorite lyrics from this song! We also talk about Kate trying something new stylistically and what we think the song is about!It's gonna be wonderful it's gonna...2023-12-0241 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E08 - Top of the CityOne more step to the top of the city, where another episode of Strange Phenomena is waiting for you (as well as a couple of pigeons). This week we're talking about the amazing album track Top of the City, the eighth song on Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes. Eric Orange, a long-time Kate fan, is our guest this week as we talk about why we love this song so much, as well as what we think the song is about! You'll be on the angel's shoulders after...2023-11-181h 16Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E07 - The Red ShoesWith no words and no song, you can dance a dream with your body on as you listen to this episode about the title track to Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes!For this episode, we get to talk with a long-time Kate Bush fan, David Manuel, who cites this song as one of his favorites (and spoiler alert: this is a top ten favorite song for our host as well!). We get to talk about the 1940s movie The Red Shoes, a movie that was most likely the inspiration for this song, as well as...2023-10-151h 18Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E06 - LilyDo you have Gabriel before you, Raphael behind you, Michael to your right and Uriel on your left side? If you do, time to put on the sixth track on Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes: the undeniable Lily!As you'll hear in this episode, this song has quite a bit of history AND even had a live version too, recorded during Kate Bush's 2014 London residency show Before the Dawn! For this episode, we have a new fan of the show, Daniel, who has joined us to talk about this rocking song! So come...2023-10-0558 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E05 - The Song of SolomonThis is the newest episode, the episode for everyone who wants to listen to another discussion of a Kate Bush song!But of course you want to listen! We're talking this week about The Song of Solomon, the fifth track from Kate Bush's album The Red Shoes. We're in album track territory for this one and we have a long-time Kate fan to talk about this song with us this week: Diego Ortega!In this episode, we talk about our history with the song, the several references made in the song (the Rose of Sharon...2023-09-1145 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS07E04 - Moments of PleasureNow that we've danced a bit, it's time to get a little emotional with the single Moments of Pleasure. Released as a single in late 1993, Moments of Pleasure is a beloved song by many a Kate fan and it's not hard to see why. Emotional lyrics? Check. Sweeping string arrangement? Check. Amazing vocal performance? Oh yeah! Big check right there!In this episode, Cecilee talks with Rick Campbell again about this song's history, what it means to us, and how the song has grown with us as we've gotten older. So time to get a little reflective...2023-08-061h 01Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushEat the MusicIt's summer and time to party it up with Eat the Music! So grab a banana, a sultana, and hey, would you like guava while we're at it? And while you're munching on a fruity snack or two, take a listen to our latest episode of the show!Cecilee sits down with long-time Canadian Kate fan Rick Campbell to talk about this song and its history, the lyrics, the iconic music video as shown in The Line, The Cross, and the Curve and what the song means to us! What are we singing? A song of seeds...2023-06-1857 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushAnd So Is LoveNow it's time to slow it down a little for all you lovers out there. We have another beautiful Kate Bush song discussion coming right to your ears, and this time, we're talking about track #2 from The Red Shoes: And So Is Love. Listen as Cecilee chats with long-time Kate fan Emery Bonannella, who cites this song as one of her favorite Kate Bush songs. We talk about the history of the song, our own history with it and discovering Kate at a young age, and so much more! This was recorded in June 2022, so t...2023-01-081h 22Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushRubberband GirlAre you ready to bounce back to life like a rubberband? We hope so! Because ready or not, here's the newest episode of Strange Phenomena!This week, we're starting the new season with the first song from The Red Shoes album, the bouncy (appropriately so!) Rubberband Girl! Released as a single in September 1993, Rubberband Girl was the first of five singles from The Red Shoes. It was a top 20 hit in the UK and was even released as a single in the United States! Cecilee is joined by fellow Kate fan James diBenedetto, who has been a...2022-11-2340 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushThe Line The Cross and The Curve Commentary!Welcome to a very special episode of the show this week! Get ready to pop some popcorn and plug in your VCRs, because this week, we're watching the 1993 musical short film, The Line, The Cross, and the Curve, directed by Kate Bush herself!Cecilee is joined by friend of the show Zoey to watch this movie and give commentary and history on this film. Kate Bush may not think this movie is great, but we enjoy it, and we think you will too!This episode is meant to be a commentary track! So fire up...2022-10-231h 03Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushThe Red Shoes Album Introduction EpisodeSee those trees bend in the wind..... It's another episode of Strange Phenomena coming right to you! A podcast bouncing back to life! This week we're starting a NEW SEASON of the show. We've made it through six albums so far, and now here's album #7: The Red Shoes! Listen as Zoey and Cecilee kick off the season by talking about the basics of the album, the story behind it, our favorite songs, and also about The Line, The Cross and the Curve, the Kate Bush-directed film released after The Red Shoes. So...2022-10-151h 32
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushSpecial - Let's Go Running Up That Hill with Stranger ThingsWell what a week it has been! Our lovely Kate is now sitting at #1 on Spotify, she has scored her first top 10 hit in the US, she's reentered the UK charts.....And it's all because of a Netflix show!This week, we're adding on to the story of Running Up That Hill, which you may remember I recorded back in 2019 here! Well, now there's more to the story!The show Stranger Things used Running Up That Hill in the current season as a favorite song for one of the main characters, Max. In...2022-06-0931 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E19 - Once (Roy Harper song)And now we come to the final collaboration and the final episode for the Sensual World season.Roy Harper is a critically acclaimed English singer/songwriter who has been around since the 60s and whose music has been a bit part of Kate's life. We've talked about him before on the podcast when Kate covered his song Another Day in the Lionheart season, and when Kate sang on Roy's original song You (The Game Part II) in the Never For Ever season.Now we get to talk about a third time when his name comes...2022-03-1925 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E18 - Sister and Brother (Midge Ure song)Now on to collaboration #2 for the Sensual World era!What does the frontman for an 80s synth rock band and Kate Bush have in common?Why, this song!Midge Ure is best known as the frontman for the band Ultravox, who were known for huge 80s hits like Vienna (voted in the UK the best #2 hit of all time and for good reason!), Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, and Reap the Wild Wind (their only US chart entry). In 1985, he went solo with an album called The Gift. His follow-up...2022-03-1232 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E17 - The King is Dead (Go West song)Now we're on to the last three episodes of the Sensual World season, and we're starting this part with three collaborations that our lovely Kate took part in!The first is a song she recorded in the background for the pop group Go West. Stylistically very different from the upbeat pop that the group was known for, The King is Dead benefits from a jazzy style and of course, our lovely Kate in the background!If you love the show, come support us on Patreon!You can also follow on Twitter and Facebook!2022-03-0520 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E16 - Rocket ManIt won't be such a long long time before the next episode of Strange Phenomena: it's here now!This week, we're talking about a cover song (yes! a cover song) by our lovely Kate, of one of her musical heroes: Elton John. Recorded for a compilation album in 1991, Rocket Man was also a charting UK and European hit. And for our discussion of the song this week, we have frequent guest Diego Ortega, to talk about our thoughts on Kate's cover version and also what the song is about underneath that cheery arrangement!If you l...2022-02-2646 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E15 - One Last Look Around the House Before We GoDo you think you'll have a minute for a beautiful Kate Bush instrumental?We hope so!This week's episode is about a short instrumental called One Last Look Around the House Before We Go, a b-side from the single Love and Anger and also a track used in the TV movie GLC: The Carnage Continues. Listen as we talk about Kate Bush's instrumental skills, the way she can evoke emotion with simplicity, and our own personal thoughts on the song!If you love the show, come support us on Patreon!You...2022-02-1918 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E14 - The ConfrontationWhat a way to start off the new year 2022: with a new episode of Strange Phenomena!We're back from our holiday break to finish out the Sensual World era of Kate's music. This week, it's just Cecilee as she talks about the instrumental track The Confrontation, a b-side from the Love and Anger single and a song written specifically for a movie. In this case, like with Ken, written for the Comic Strip movie GLC: The Carnage Continues. So join us as we talk about this instrumental, one of the few that Kate Bush has...2022-01-1523 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E13 - KenWho's the funky sex machine?Who's the man we all need?KEN!!!!!This week, we're talking about a b-side from Kate Bush's Sensual World era, a song used in a TV movie called GLC: The Carnage Continues, and a song that our host didn't quite like the first time she heard it, but which she now appreciates, especially after talking with our transatlantic guest!Alex Dale is on the show to talk about this song and explain the British references and just what that TV movie really is about. We also...2021-11-1451 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E12 - I'm Still WaitingNo need to wait any longer for this week's episode: it's now here!! This week we're talking (or rather, just Cecilee!) is talking about a favorite b-side of hers from the Sensual World era, I'm Still Waiting.This nugget of a song was released in several different places over the years (This Woman's Work single! Box sets! American-only EPs!) but not even Kate seems to have talked about this song! So we're talking about it this week! Cecilee talks about why this is one of her favorites from the Sensual World era, the music production and structure...2021-07-3133 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E11 - Walk Straight Down the MiddleAnd now it's time for the b-sides, collaborations, and other era songs for The Sensual World era of Kate's music. This week, we're talking about a song that's both a b-side AND an album track. Or at least, a bonus track, if you bought the cassette or the CD. And that is a song that Kate recorded in about 24 hours (!!) and was the last song recorded for the album: Walk Straight Down The Middle.We have a frequent guest for this show, young Kate fan Diego Ortega, to talk about this song, which he cites as one...2021-06-1943 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E10 - This Woman's WorkNow that we're back down to earth after the previous song... it's time to sit with our feelings for a bit, for the epic, emotional album closer This Woman's Work.Paul Tate, a fellow American Kate fan, is on this week to talk about one of his favorite songs. Whenever Paul is on, we always nerd out about the musicality of Kate's songs and what makes them so uniquely her. This song is no exception! We also talk about the inspiration for this song and its use in the movie it was written for, the 1988 movie She's...2021-06-051h 21
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E09 - Rocket's TailGet ready to shoot off into the sky on a chilly November night, with track number 9 from The Sensual World, Rocket's Tail! And to join us on the show is friend of (and also outside of!) the show, Zoey, who cites this song as one of her underrated favorites from Kate's catalog!In this episode, we talk about the dialogue (yes, this is a dialogue song!) between the characters in the song, we speculate about WHO exactly is shooting off into the night, and we talk about, of course, the lovely Trio Bulgarka's contributions to the song...2021-03-071h 16
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E08 - Never Be MineEven if the thrill and the hurting will never be yours, this episode can be! This week, we're talking about the lovely, yearning Never Be Mine, with long-time Kate fan Craig Houston from Ohio. And we have another top 10 favorite form our host in this week's song!For this episode, Craig and Cecilee talk about the imagery-laden lyrics and how they touch each of them, as well as the music (of course) and the chord structure of the song as well (of course!), and how the chord structure give the song its unique feel!If...2021-02-281h 30
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E07 - Between a Man and a WomanWelcome to another episode of the show this week! This week, it's just Cecilee and we're going into the seventh song on The Sensual World, called Between a Man and a Woman! Listen as we talk about the movie reference that led to this song's genesis (hint: family saga) and talk about the lyrics and, of course, the musical structure! If you're familiar with the song, you know the structure is pretty free-flowing, more than most Kate songs up to this point, so Cecilee goes into the chords and how the structure works with the song's subject!...2021-02-2141 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E06 - Deeper UnderstandingHappy New Year 2021 (even if it's a month late!)Time to flip over the record and begin side two of The Sensual World. This week, we get to talk about one of Kate's most thought-provoking tracks, especially when listening to it in 2021 as a worldwide pandemic rages on: Deeper Understanding, the sixth song from The Sensual World.And also the first audible appearance of the lovely Trio Bulgarka!We're calling over to Austria this week for a chat with Paul, a Patreon supporter and fellow Kate Bush fan who puts this song as...2021-02-061h 20Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushSpecial - Kate Bush Christmas Special Discussion and Commentary!Merry Christmas to all you loyal listeners of the Strange Phenomena podcast!! We have here a VERY special episode: a discussion AND commentary for the Kate Bush Christmas Special, first broadcast in December 1979. Never released officially on DVD (or even video for that matter), but now it can be widely seen on YouTube these days! And thank goodness for that!A few weeks ago, Zoey and Cecilee got together over Zoom (seeing each other for the first time!) to talk about and watch this timeless and definitely unforgettable special together, AND record our commentary so you can...2020-12-251h 10
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E05 - Heads We're DancingThis week, we're going back to '39, before the music started, to a night that someone would rather forget, a night when they danced with the devil: Hitler. Heads We're Dancing is the fifth track on The Sensual World, and is one of the more propulsive songs Kate has ever done. It might even be one of the darkest songs she's ever done as well.Author James di Benedetto is on the show this week to talk about this song, which is one of his Kate favorites! We talk about our favorite lyrics, the inspiration of the...2020-12-2043 minStrange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E04 - Reaching OutThis week, we're reaching out to you through your smartphone or wherever you happen to be listening to this show, to give you an episode all about this Kate Bush album track, track four from The Sensual World, called Reaching Out! To discuss the song this week, we have our good friend Zoey, as well as a quick blurb from a Reaching Out superfan who contacted the show on Twitter!If you're enjoying the show and would like to further support the show, you can check out our Patreon page!This show is part of...2020-12-131h 04
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E03 – The FogCome and swim with us through the fog as we discuss the third track from The Sensual World, the dense, gorgeous, string-laden The Fog! On the show this week, we have friend of the show (and outside the show!) Zoey P, to discuss the gorgeous production on this song and what this song means to … Continue reading S06E03 – The Fog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-291h 17
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E02 – Love and AngerTake away the love and the anger, and what you’re left with is….. a new episode of Strange Phenomena! This week, we have a first-timer on the show, author James DiBenedetto, and young fan Diego Ortega, to talk about a song that Kate has said herself was one of the most difficult songs she’s ever … Continue reading S06E02 – Love and Anger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-211h 31
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E01 – The Sensual WorldWho else is ready to leave the pages of real world behind and go strutting with Kate Bush through a forest as the leaves fall and the rain comes down on your face? We certainly are! So leave behind the real world and join us for a journey into the first song episode for this … Continue reading S06E01 – The Sensual World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-151h 47
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS06E00 – The Sensual World Album Introduction EpisodeWith everything going on in the world these days, who doesn’t want to be somewhere else but here? I know! Let’s go to the Sensual World instead! This week, we start our journey into the Sensual World with a special introduction episode about Kate Bush’s sixth album, The Sensual World. Released in October 1989, The … Continue reading S06E00 – The Sensual World Album Introduction Episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-062h 13
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushSpecial – Stepping Out of Quarantine into the Sensual WorldHello everyone! It’s been a few months, but we’re back! This week, we’re talking about songs for the upcoming season (The Sensual World) that don’t have any fans yet, and the future of the show (hint: October 2020!). If you are a fan of any of these Sensual World era tracks, feel free to e-mail, … Continue reading Special – Stepping Out of Quarantine into the Sensual World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-08-1112 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushSpecial – Maybe You’ll Be Coming Back…..?Oh yes we will! You may have noticed that there haven’t been any new episodes of the show in a while. This week, Cecilee talks about the season to come and why there’s been a longer break than usual. AND also calling all Sensual World fans: If you are a super fan of any of … Continue reading Special – Maybe You’ll Be Coming Back…..? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-2316 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E21 – The Seer (with Big Country)1986 was a busy year for Kate Bush! Not only was she singing with Rowan Atkinson, putting out singles from Hounds of Love and also a video and non-album track for The Whole Story, but she also got to sing with two other major artists: Big Country and Peter Gabriel! This week, we’re talking about … Continue reading S05E21 – The Seer (with Big Country) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-02-1349 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E20 – Do Bears (with Rowan Atkinson)And now for an interesting little footnote in Kate Bush’s discography, her duet with comedian Rowan Atkinson, Do Bears. On April 4, 5, and 6, 1986, Kate Bush took part in the first live show for a then-new British charity event that would soon become a yearly institution: Comic Relief. She sang two songs, a … Continue reading S05E20 – Do Bears (with Rowan Atkinson) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-02-0644 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E19 – Be Kind to My MistakesIt is another episode of Strange Phenomena that brings us together! This week we’re talking about a soundtrack song, the upbeat, poppy (and VERY mid-80s sounding!) Be Kind to My Mistakes. This song has had several releases over the years, most notably more as a b-side in the Sensual World era. BUT it’s first release … Continue reading S05E19 – Be Kind to My Mistakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-01-161h 12
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E18 – Experiment IVWe were working secretly not for the military, but for you, specifically a new episode of Strange Phenomena! This week we’re going into a song that was released as a single from Kate Bush’s (to-date) only greatest hits collection The Whole Story, the spooky Experiment IV. Experiment IV was the only single released from The … Continue reading S05E18 – Experiment IV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-01-091h 25
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E17 – Not This TimeAnd now for a discussion of a b-side that isn’t discussed much (not even by Kate herself!!). In fact, the only way to find this song is either getting the single it’s from (The Big Sky), finding the This Woman’s Work box set, or going to YouTube! It’s not even on her most recent boxset … Continue reading S05E17 – Not This Time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-01-0446 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E16 – The Handsome Cabin BoyLast week’s episode was on a traditional song, and that’s the same thing with this week’s episode! This week, we’re talking about a cover of a sea shanty called The Handsome Cabin Boy! He may not be a Kate fan (yet!) but we have Cecilee’s good friend Andrew Martin, a fellow music enthusiast and a … Continue reading S05E16 – The Handsome Cabin Boy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-191h 02
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E15 – My Lagan LoveTime to take a trip to Ireland for this week’s b-side, the lovely, a cappella My Lagan Love. This week, we’re talking about My Lagan Love, an Irish song that Kate recorded as a b-side and released as a b-side on two different singles (Cloudbusting in the UK, Hounds of Love in the US). However, … Continue reading S05E15 – My Lagan Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-121h 20
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E14 – Burning BridgeDon’t worry, you won’t have to be waiting all night long for a new b-side episode! We’re indeed going to tell you all about this week’s song, Burning Bridge. Recorded specifically as a b-side and stated as such by Kate herself, Burning Bridge is a frenzied, militaristic song with tons of background vocals, a charging … Continue reading S05E14 – Burning Bridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-0538 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E13 – Under the IvyIt won’t take us long to tell you how to find the next episode of Strange Phenomena: it’s right here in your feed! So when you’re done celebrating Thanksgiving and stuffing yourself full of turkey today (if you’re an American listener!), come take a moment to listen to this week’s episode of Strange Phenomena and … Continue reading S05E13 – Under the Ivy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-281h 16
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E12 – The Morning FogAre we really at the end of another album? Yes we are! Don’t worry; there are still b-sides and collaborations to come! (among many for this season: Under the Ivy! Burning Bridge! My Lagan Love! The Handsome Cabin Boy! The Seer! Don’t Give Up!) But first: The Morning Fog. After the nightmare that was the … Continue reading S05E12 – The Morning Fog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-031h 03
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E11 – Hello EarthWith just your heart and your mind, you could be driving driving home listening to the latest episode of the show! After an unexpected two week break, we’re back with the second to last song for the Hounds of Love album. Hello Earth is the climax of the album, a shifting, ethereal piece that was … Continue reading S05E11 – Hello Earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-10-241h 30
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E10 – Jig of LifeHello you Kate Bush fans, ready to put on your dancing shoes? Time to dance a jig of life! After the somber and thoughtful Watching You Without Me, we’re on to the next track, the energetic Jig of Life! Two fans (who are also Patreon supporters of the show!) are on board to discuss this … Continue reading S05E10 – Jig of Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-10-051h 50
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E09 – Watching You Without MeWe can let you know what’s been happening, there’s a new episode of Strange Phenomena for your listening pleasure! This week, our song is Watching You Without Me, a dreamy, spectral tune that plays with a lot of interesting sounds (are those possibly gamelans? And backwards vocals?) and contains some wonderful production techniques. Two other … Continue reading S05E09 – Watching You Without Me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-2654 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E08 – Waking the WitchWe’re continuing into the Ninth Wave with the third track on side two. After the tense atmosphere of Under Ice, we enter another nightmare, this time at a witch trial in the truly frightening Waking the Witch. Performed live for the first time in 2014 in the Before the Dawn shows, Waking the Witch incorporates … Continue reading S05E08 – Waking the Witch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-191h 21
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E07 – Under IceCome skate past the trees with us as we discuss the second track on side two of Hounds of Love, the minimalist Under Ice. The song may only last two and a half minutes and have few instruments in the production, but what Under Ice does in that time will make you feel like you’re … Continue reading S05E07 – Under Ice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-1249 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E06 – And Dream of SheepReady to dive in to the Ninth Wave portion of the album? We hope so! This week, we’re talking about the first song on the second side of Hounds of Love, the piano-driven song And Dream of Sheep. Not only is this an oft-covered song, but it contains many beautiful elements that make it a … Continue reading S05E06 – And Dream of Sheep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-051h 18
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushBonus: Before the Dawn – Five Years LaterFive years ago this week, in August 2014, a huge event happened in Kate Bush fandom: the beginning of Kate’s London residency, Before the Dawn. It wasn’t just another rock music gig. In the way that only Kate can do it, Before the Dawn was a theatrical experience like none other and, most importantly, it … Continue reading Bonus: Before the Dawn – Five Years Later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-291h 15
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E05 – CloudbustingThis week we’re marching in time to the beat of the tender but urgent Cloudbusting. The second single from Hounds of Love and a UK Top 40 hit in late 1985, Cloudbusting is more than just an insanely catchy sing-a-long. There is an intriguing and strange backstory, touching lyrics, and….. Donald Sutherland? We have two … Continue reading S05E05 – Cloudbusting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-221h 35
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E04 – Mother Stands for ComfortHounds of Love produced four hit singles, all of them from the first side. The only song not released to radio was Mother Stands for Comfort, the fourth track from Hounds of Love, and an often overlooked song, even by our host. It’s also one of the most skeletal songs on this album. With only … Continue reading S05E04 – Mother Stands for Comfort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-1550 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E03 – The Big SkyAre you ready to jump and leave with the big sky, honey? I hope so! All the folks for this week’s episode certainly are too! This week, we’re talking about the exuberant third track, and final single, from Hounds of Love, The Big Sky. And what a discussion this has turned out to be! Our … Continue reading S05E03 – The Big Sky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-081h 32
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E02 – Hounds of LoveIf you thought running up a hill was difficult, try running away from dogs chasing you. Specifically, hounds of love. Get ready for some more running as we go into a discussion of the third single from the Hounds of Love album, the energetic title track. To discuss this song this week, we have two … Continue reading S05E02 – Hounds of Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-011h 38
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E01 – Running Up That HillThe year is 1985. And all over the radio in the last summer is the first bit of new music from Kate in a very long time. Three years, to be exact. Not only is it something new but it’s the first single for a new album! Running Up That Hill turns out to be … Continue reading S05E01 – Running Up That Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-07-251h 31
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS05E00 – Hounds of Love Album IntroductionTime to go running up that hill from the hounds of love under the big sky while mother stands for comfort as we’re cloudbusting, daddy. It’s Hounds of Love, Kate Bush’s best-selling fifth album, and the work that many consider her masterpiece! Hounds of Love was the first of Kate’s albums to be recorded in … Continue reading S05E00 – Hounds of Love Album Introduction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-07-182h 01
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushBonus: Let The Weirdness In #2Welcome to a special episode of Strange Phenomena. This week is another mailbag episode! The show is reaching more Kate Bush fans and that means more e-mails and Facebook messages with thoughts on songs and corrections! So this week, we get to hear from YOU, the listeners! Perhaps the most important message of all came … Continue reading Bonus: Let The Weirdness In #2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-07-0528 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E12 – Ne t’enfuis pasWe’re coming through the night like a cat to bring you an episode about one of Kate’s most mysterious songs, the beautiful French-language original Ne t’enfuis pas, which means “don’t flee.” (often translated as “don’t fly away.”) Cecilee gets to bring out her inner French nerd with this song as she discusses Ne t’enfuis pas with Dani Llamas, who you … Continue reading S04E12 – Ne t’enfuis pas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-05-231h 03
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E11 – Lord of the Reedy River (Donovan song)Welcome to the first of only a few episodes of the b-sides/collabs part of The Dreaming season. This week, we’re discussing a song that Kate didn’t write, so this marks the first officially released cover song in Kate’s repertoire! The famous 1960s folk singer Donovan (known for hits like Sunshine Superman, Catch the Wind, and … Continue reading S04E11 – Lord of the Reedy River (Donovan song) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-05-1635 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E10 – Get Out Of My HouseUnlike Kate in this song, we will let you in to show you all about the clattering and downright scary Get Out of My House, the last album track on The Dreaming. And what a closer this is! If you thought Breathing from the last album was epic, this one is even more so! To … Continue reading S04E10 – Get Out Of My House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-04-181h 40
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E09 – HoudiniIt’s an epic episode about an epic love story: Bess and Harry Houdini! Our song this week is Houdini, the ninth track from The Dreaming and what a song it is! There’s Broadway singing, there’s light, pure vocals, and of course, the famous screams in the chorus! And mystery! Can’t forget the mystery either (don’t … Continue reading S04E09 – Houdini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-04-111h 40
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E08 – All The LoveThis week’s song title may have the word “love” in it, but there doesn’t seem to be much love for this song. No discussion of it either on gaffa.org or….. much of anywhere! Time to fix that! Zoey P has joined us again for an extensive discussion of the album track All The Love, the … Continue reading S04E08 – All The Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-04-041h 18
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E07 – Night of the SwallowCome with us on a hired plane, with no names mentioned, for a fun ride through the seventh track on The Dreaming, the Irish-tinged/power ballad hybrid Night of the Swallow. In one of our most enthusiastic episodes yet, we have our good friend of the show, Zoey P, for whom this is her ABSOLUTE FAVORITE Kate Bush … Continue reading S04E07 – Night of the Swallow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-03-281h 29
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E06 – The DreamingTime to flip the record over and start the second side of The Dreaming! On now to the title track, a dark and mysterious song with dense production and even more dense discussion of the song’s themes. To dissect this week’s song, three guests have joined the show. We have input from Tomer Feiner, a … Continue reading S04E06 – The Dreaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-03-211h 30
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E05 – Leave It OpenWe can tell you what we’re letting in: a new episode of Strange Phenomena! This week, we’re talking about track five on The Dreaming, the strange and compelling Leave It Open. Christine Kelley, the author of Dreams of Orgonon, the Kate Bush blog, joins us for a discussion of this song this week. Listen as we discuss … Continue reading S04E05 – Leave It Open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-03-1455 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E04 – Suspended in GaffaCan you believe we’re almost done with the first side of The Dreaming? This week, we’re talking about a song that was released as a single in continental Europe, the lively but thoughtful Suspended in Gaffa. To discuss one of the more lively and, admittedly, more accessible tracks on an otherwise very experimental album, we have … Continue reading S04E04 – Suspended in Gaffa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-03-071h 17
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E03 – Pull Out the PinOn to the third track from The Dreaming, the dense, jungle-scented Pull Out the Pin. An album track that stands out for its atmosphere and percussion, Pull Out the Pin continues in the vein of Kate songs that are told from a character’s point of view. This time, we as the listeners are transported to a thick, humid jungle in Southeast Asia … Continue reading S04E03 – Pull Out the Pin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-02-281h 17
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E02 – There Goes a TennerNo need to wait any longer for a new episode of Strange Phenomena! This week, we’re continuing into The Dreaming with a discussion of the second track, the one single that didn’t even chart (what???), There Goes a Tenner. Released as the second single in the UK, with the French-language original Ne t’enfuis pas on the b-side, There Goes a Tenner is a … Continue reading S04E02 – There Goes a Tenner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-02-211h 10
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E01 – Sat In Your LapSat In Your Lap could be summed up in one word: bombastic. Isn’t it fitting then that the episode about that song is jam-packed with guests? Of course! What a way to start off Kate’s (now) beloved fourth album The Dreaming, than with five different guests this week from many different parts of the world! And they all have … Continue reading S04E01 – Sat In Your Lap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-02-141h 06
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS04E00 – The Dreaming Album IntroductionWoohoo for the start of another album season! Welcome to the fourth season of the show, which will be all about the weirdly wonderful (and fan favorite) The Dreaming. Regarded by the artist herself as her “she’s gone mad” album, The Dreaming is the work of someone working in the explosive computer technology of the time … Continue reading S04E00 – The Dreaming Album Introduction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-02-072h 05
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushBonus: Cathy/Phoenix DemosThis week, we’re not talking about just one song but rather a bunch of songs! Specifically, the sort of songs that Kate Bush doesn’t want us to hear, but which we’ve heard anyway. This is the week of the Cathy/Phoenix Demos, which were recordings Kate made of her songs when she was a teenager before … Continue reading Bonus: Cathy/Phoenix Demos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-171h 23
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushBonus: HummingIt started as an excerpt on a radio show called Personal Call in 1980. Only a verse and part of a chorus were ever played. “I was waiting for the flat note in the middle,” she said as the tape faded out. And for years, fans have wondered about this mysterious song. Is it called … Continue reading Bonus: Humming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-1037 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushBonus: Let the Weirdness In #1Welcome to a special episode of Strange Phenomena. This week is the first “mailbag” episode. Over the last year and a half of this show, I’ve gotten messages from listeners about different episodes and their thoughts on some of the songs I’ve discussed so far, including some corrections (oops!). So this week, we get to … Continue reading Bonus: Let the Weirdness In #1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-0324 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E22 – Flowers (Zaine Griff song)And now the end is here! Wrapping up this third season of the show, Cecilee is by herself to discuss a song from Zaine Griff’s 1982 album Figvres, called Flowers, which our lovely Kate Bush lent her vocals to! In this episode, Cecilee talks about the references in the song to French literature (who is … Continue reading S03E22 – Flowers (Zaine Griff song) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-12-2733 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E21 – You (The Game Part II) (Roy Harper song)Ready to travel to new dimensions? Maybe even be a daring time traveler? Then you can be with a discussion of this week’s song, an album track from The Unknown Soldier, by British folk artist Roy Harper, called You (The Game Part II)! Kate and an old family friend, a certain David Gilmour, pop up on this … Continue reading S03E21 – You (The Game Part II) (Roy Harper song) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-12-2027 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E20 – Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel Song)On to the last Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush song….. for now! Like the previous two Peter Gabriel songs we’ve talked about on the show, Games Without Frontiers is an album track. But unlike the previous ones, this was a successful single. In fact, it was Peter’s first top 10 hit in the UK and the biggest hit, to … Continue reading S03E20 – Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel Song) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-12-1341 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E19 – No Self Control (Peter Gabriel Song)Now on to Peter Collaboration #2, the UK top 40 hit No Self Control, track number 2 on his 1980 album Melt. Peter Gabriel may have written this song, but in the production and song theme, No Self Control shares some parallels with Kate’s music as we would come to know it on her upcoming album The Dreaming. World instruments … Continue reading S03E19 – No Self Control (Peter Gabriel Song) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-12-0645 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E18 – I Don’t Remember (Peter Gabriel Song)And so now begins the collaborations portion of this third season of the show! There will be a total of five collaboration episodes this season, three of them with the same artist: Peter Gabriel. I Don’t Remember was first sung by Peter and Kate together on stage for the Bill Duffield benefit concert in May … Continue reading S03E18 – I Don’t Remember (Peter Gabriel Song) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-2934 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E17 – Kidnapped on a Building SiteReady to dive into a discussion of a rather obscure and strange little number? We hope so! Kidnapped On a Building Site is one of Kate’s most obscure songs, a raw piano/vocal unreleased demo of a song that was never fleshed out. In fact, we’re not even sure where this song came from, but a few … Continue reading S03E17 – Kidnapped on a Building Site Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-2241 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E16 – Warm and SoothingFor a song that was probably meant, like The Empty Bullring, as a quick runthrough as she acclimated herself to a new studio, Kate sure came up with something beautiful and criminally underrated. This week, we’re discussing a b-side featuring just Kate and her piano, the flip of December Will Be Magic Again, called Warm and Soothing, a song … Continue reading S03E16 – Warm and Soothing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-1545 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E15 – December Will Be Magic AgainAlmost 38 years ago, a mysterious holiday song was released to the record-buying public. Not just any holiday song. December Will Be Magic Again! The history of this song is a curious one indeed. First premiered to the public on the Kate Bush Christmas special in late 1979, December Will Be Magic Again didn’t get an official … Continue reading S03E15 – December Will Be Magic Again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-081h 05
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E14 – Passing Through AirTime to take a trip back in time to a track that was recorded well before Never For Ever: the lovely little song Passing Through Air. Released as the b-side to Never For Ever‘s final single Army Dreamers, Passing Through Air was recorded in 1973 at the age of fifteen, when Kate was still a teenager writing songs by herself in … Continue reading S03E14 – Passing Through Air Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-0131 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E13 – Ran Tan WaltzWelcome to another episode of the show! This week we’re digging into Ran Tan Waltz, a sprightly little number that was released as the b-side to Never For Ever‘s second single Babooshka. Rather fitting that Ran Tan Waltz, a song about a dysfunctional marriage, was the flip side of a song also about a dysfunctional marriage. Cecilee is joined by … Continue reading S03E13 – Ran Tan Waltz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-10-2538 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E12 – The Empty BullringAfter a short break, we’re back with a new song episode. So come disappear through a window and out of your mind into our discussion of The Empty Bullring, the first released non-album track of Kate’s career so far and the first b-side of this season. The Empty Bullring was the b-side to Never For Ever‘s lead single Breathing. … Continue reading S03E12 – The Empty Bullring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-10-1844 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushBonus: Kate Bush Remastered!Big news today in the Kate Bush world: all of Kate’s albums, plus new rarities, are being released in remastered editions on vinyl AND CD! The first seven are coming out on November 16, 2018 in individual and box set form, with the rest (Aerial, Directors Cut, etc) to follow on November 30, 2018! Woohoo! … Continue reading Bonus: Kate Bush Remastered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-10-0518 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E11 – BreathingCan you believe we’re now at the end of a third album? Of course there are still the b-sides and collaborations to go, but all the album tracks from Kate’s third album Never For Ever have now been discussed and dug into! Our guests for this last song will be familiar to listeners: Zoey P and … Continue reading S03E11 – Breathing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-09-271h 17
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E10 – Army DreamersAfter a short break, we’re back with another song episode! And almost in time for the 38th anniversary of this single being released! On September 22, 1980, the final single from Never For Ever was released: Army Dreamers. Compared to the previous two singles, Army Dreamers was quite a change of pace from Breathing (prog-rock, Kate’s “little symphony”) and Babooshka … Continue reading S03E10 – Army Dreamers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-09-2047 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E09 – Night-Scented StockYou would think that an episode about a fifty-two second long interlude track would be about that long. Instead, we got an episode that was almost nine times as long as the song itself! Not bad, wouldn’t you say? In the shortest episode so far of the show, Cecilee is on her own to talk … Continue reading S03E09 – Night-Scented Stock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-09-0612 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E03 – Blow Away (For Bill)One of the band told us last night that we’d be coming out with a new episode of Strange Phenomena this week! In this episode, we get to fly away with the third track from Never For Ever, Blow Away (For Bill). This week, Cecilee is joined by Alex Dale, a writer from London who considers this song to be … Continue reading S03E03 – Blow Away (For Bill) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-07-2656 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS03E02 – Delius (Song of Summer)We promise we won’t be moody in this episode all about the beautiful song Delius (Song of Summer), the second track from Never For Ever. As a matter of fact, this episode will be cheery as the summer, since this is Cecilee’s favorite song on Never For Ever, so she has a lot to say! And so … Continue reading S03E02 – Delius (Song of Summer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-07-1951 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS02E10 – Hammer HorrorIf you know all the signs of Notre Dame, then come join us for a discussion of the final track on Lionheart, the theatrical Hammer Horror. Zoey P joins us again to talk about one of her top ten favorite Kate songs, and tells us why this is one of her go-to Kate songs. Cecilee also … Continue reading S02E10 – Hammer Horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-05-101h 18
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS02E06 – FullhouseDriving back in your car, you can listen to this discussion of a lesser-known Kate Bush album track, called Fullhouse. This week, we’re joined by Zoey P, who you might remember from the Lionheart album intro and Wow episodes. Zoey joins the discussion this week for a song that Cecilee admits isn’t a favorite, but … Continue reading S02E06 – Fullhouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-04-121h 06
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS02E04 – Don’t Push Your Foot on the HeartbrakeWill you come down with Emma to listen to this episode of Strange Phenomena? We hope so! This week, we delve into the album track Don’t Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake, which Cecilee admits is her least favorite track on Lionheart. However, it is anything but for our guest, Jack Wranovics, a Heartbrake fan from … Continue reading S02E04 – Don’t Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-03-2957 min
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS01E13 – The Kick InsideAt last, we come to the final track on The Kick Inside, the title track. This week’s episode features a very special guest: Graeme Thomson, the author of the music biography Under the Ivy: The Life and Music of Kate Bush. Cecilee and Graeme discuss the original Celtic murder ballad that this song comes from (whether you … Continue reading S01E13 – The Kick Inside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-01-111h 01
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS01E06 – Wuthering HeightsAt last, we come to the song that started it all, the worldwide (except for the US) mega-hit Wuthering Heights. In this special episode, Cecilee and special guest, musician and Wuthering Heights fanatic Luke McQuillan, hope you’ll let them in at your window as they discuss this important song. Cecilee and Luke discuss the unusual chord progression, the … Continue reading S01E06 – Wuthering Heights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-11-231h 12
Strange Phenomena: The Music of Kate BushS01E05 – The Man with the Child in His EyesOoo it’s here again: another episode of Strange Phenomena. In this weeks’ episode, Cecilee Linke gets to discuss one of Kate’s most famous songs, The Man with the Child in His Eyes, with her first call-in guest, Jason Taub, another American Kate fan. Jason and Cecilee talk about this song’s live appearance on Saturday Night Live in … Continue reading S01E05 – The Man with the Child in His Eyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-11-1659 min