Genius.

I haven't forgotten about this. I was going to finish this off tonight but I left my memory stick at work with the results on it.

10. Experiment IV (8.67)

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5ejm5whVuuQ/TvhlIRpwTTI/AAAAAAAAL3Q/WTK-4TmN1ME/s1600/katebush55.jpg

 

Next up is Kate's sci-fi tale of the ultimate sonic weapon matched by a fantastic video in which the story plays out in true horrific fashion.

 

10. Army Dreamers (8.67)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/Army_Dreamers.jpg

 

And tying Experiment IV is Kate's anti-war song.

 

9. Cloudbusting (8.75)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Cloudbusting.jpg

 

With yet another fabulous video, where she plays Donald Sutherland's son, is another of my personal faves.

 

8. Don't Give Up (8.92)

 

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Kate supplied the vocals for this duet with Peter Gabriel that were originally intended for Dolly Parton.

 

7. Suspended In Gaffa (9.36)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/17/Suspended_in_Gaffa.jpg/220px-Suspended_in_Gaffa.jpg

 

Maybe surprisingly, this Europe only single from The Dreaming lodges itself safely in the Top 10. Maybe she should have released this instead of There Goes A Tenner here as well.

 

6. The Man With The Child In His Eyes (9.42)

 

http://www.katebush.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullwidth_image/TheManWithTheChildInHisEyes.jpg

 

A truly, truly beautiful song conveying an aching sense of longing, something she has been consistantly good at over the years.

 

That's your lot for now.

 

Top 5 very very soon. (I promise!)

Total genius in the Top 10.

The 12" mix of Experimet IV is my favourite.

5. This Woman's Work (9.58)

 

http://www.katebush.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullwidth_image/ThisWomansWork_Best.jpg

 

Into the Top 5 we go and at #5 is the song that had a whole new lease of life when it was used to soundtrack an advert from the NSPCC.

Yet another beautiful song (how many times have I written that?) and just makes me cry at just how good it is.

 

4. Babooshka (9.67)

 

http://www.katebush.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullwidth_image/Babooshka.jpg

 

Yet more sexual frustration and repression from the early part of her career, with possibly her warrior woman persona from the video being one of the more immediately recognisable images of her.

 

3. Hounds of Love (9.75)

 

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The title track from her 1985 is next and is still a favourite despite being sullied by what I think was a quite abysmal hit cover version.

 

So two songs left, Running Up That Hill and Wuthering Heights.

 

Which came top?

 

Results soon...

Better be Running Up That Hill!!

No - better be Wuthering Heights

Both are my top 2 Kate songs and RUTH is probably in my all time top 40 but it HAS to be Wuthering Heights, absolute genius. It's safely inside my top 5 songs of all time :wub:

 

Surprised but nonetheless very glad to see Suspended In Gaffa made it so high.

And the winner is...

... both of them! It's a tie!

 

01. Running Up That Hill (10.08)

 

http://www.katebush.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullwidth_image/running_up_that_hill_0.jpg

 

Kate's seminal exploration of gender differences mixing music, dance and video flawlessly.

 

 

01. Wuthering Heights (10.08)

 

http://www.katebush.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullwidth_image/Kate-Bush-Wuthering-Heights-467721.jpg

 

The iconic debut.