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Discussion: The Kate Bush Singles Rate | Winner Announced!
Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Originally posted by Evun
Wow and Strange Phenomena next? 
Whoa, that must have taken so long.  |
for some reason the order on my old one was correct, but the scores people had under it weren't, and then i started changing them and it ****ed **** up.  IDK how it happened but I'm 99% sure everything is fine now. If you see a score that's wrong or see you are missing a score please tell me!
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Average Score: 6.383333333
10: YSL, nicklada, Midnight, Penk
9: Mean Trees, BnPac
8.5: Clump, Supaspaz
8: shayne, Ewan Chaos
7.5: Enne Driver., RatedG2
7: Moonage Daydream, Ulrihs, Gagasm, i spit on haters
6.5: LanaDelRey, Konichiwa, Eric.
6: WoozyFloozy
5: Kingfisher, Underdogs, August, like2throw
4: madonnas
2: AndresVanDeKamp, electroheart, jqnetto, Evun
0: Janelle Monaé
"Wow" is the first single from Lionheart out. This is definitely one of the scores where I really regret rating it so low. It's a very sensual song accompanied by a video of Kate seducing the watcher in a purple dress. I really wish I had given this around a 6-7 because the way it switches from mystical to mischievous is well done. Obviously most voters agree, with four voters giving it a 2.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Average: 6.52
10: AndresVanDeKamp
9.5: Penk
9: RatedG2
8: madonnas, Moonage Daydream
7.5: LanaDelRey, Ulrihs
7: WoozyFloozy, Mean Trees, shayne, Ewan Chaos, Enne Driver., August, Midnight, BnPac, Eric., Supaspaz
6.5: Janelle Monaé
6: nicklada, like2throw
5.5: Konichiwa
5: YSL, kingfisher, Gagasm, Clump, Underdogs, Evun
4: jqnetto
2: electroheart
"The Man I Love" is a duet with harmonica player Larry Adler and was recorded in 1994 for the tribute album The Glory of Gershwin. It peaked at #22 on the UK charts. I personally thought Kate did a phenomenal job with this cover. Her piercing voice fit quite well in a traditional Pop song and I am saddened that this is the lower of the two covers of iconic songs in this rate. The song got a massive amount of 7s, and was pulled down by a decent amount of scores below 6.
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Member Since: 6/23/2012
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How'd y'all let than amazing jazz track get out so quickly!? No taste!!!
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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The blurbs are great.
This track was forgettable.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Average Score: 6.558064516
10: i spit on haters, Underdogs, YSL
9.5: RatedG2, nicklada
9: Penk, shayne, LanaDelRey, Janelle Monae
8: Eric., Ace Reject, Midnight, Mean Trees
7.5: August, Clump
7: madonnas, Moonage Daydream
6.5: WoozyFloozy
6: Supaspaz, Enne Driver, Ewan Chaos, Ulhris
5: like2throw, Gagasm
4.5: kingfisher
4: jqnetto, electroheart
3.5: BnPac
1: Evun
0: Konichiwa, AndresVanDeKamp
So this track originally was #37, but thanks to Janelle Monaé's 9, it's now #35. "Rubberband Girl" was the lead single for The Red Shoes in most countries. It was a modest success, making the Billboard Hot 100, and peaking at #12 in the UK. This song got scores basically across the board however there was not enough love to balance the hatred and/or indifference out. I personally enjoy the song in spite of the many "sellout" and "derivative" complaints this song has. The pulsating instrumental aids her voice quite nicely, along with a killer climax. She's also kind of a bad bitch in the video.
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
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Damn, this started already? Completely forgot about it. 
I love her rendition of this song because I'm so surprised at how well her voice pulls off jazz.
Edit: I was talking about "The Man I Love". As for Rubberband Girl, the lyrics is what knocked off three points from me, but instrumentally it's a great song and she serves some of her best vocals on it.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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I don't know how I feel about this Andres giving "The Man I Love" a 10 and then doing Rubberband Girl wrong like that (even though I like both).
The countdown looks so good, so far.
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"The Man I Love" is gorgeous, but it didn't make sense to score it too well in a Kate Bush singles rate. It's just not a good representation of who she is as an artist.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Average Score: 6.596551724
10: Moonage Daydream, Penk
9: YSL, nicklada
8.5: Eric.
8: electroheart, Ulrihs, Supaspaz
7.5: Enne Driver, RatedG2
7: LanaDelRey, Mean Trees, shayne, Midnight
6.5: WoozyFloozy
6: Konichiwa, Ewan Chaos, Gagasm, i spit on haters, Evun
5.5: madonnas, Janelle Monaé
5: AndresVanDeKamp, Clump
4.5: kingfisher
4: jqnetto, Underdogs, August, like2throw
"Rocket Man" is the second of Kate's iconic song covers to leave tonight. The song was much more successful than her cover of "The Man I Love." It was recorded in 1991 for T wo Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. It reached #12 on the UK charts and even #2 on the Australian charts. The song also has garnered a lot of respect, and is considered one of the greatest covers of all time by many music listeners and critics. I personally do not agree with them (and obviously a lot of the voters are on my side). I appreciate that she didn't replicate the song's success, but overall I felt like the only parts I liked in the cover were done better on Elton's version.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Glad it's out. I always find myself listening to the Elton John cover right after I listen to this one, for what reason, I don't know. It's just something you can't cover and do justice (Idol/Voice/X-Factor contestants, take note; if Kate can't do it, you can't).
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
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I enjoy the cover as much as the original. 
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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I wish I had rated this more highly, it was a cool cover.
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Dead at me failing to realize this was an Elton cover. Not sure how I completely missed that connection.
Anyway, I love what Kate did with the song. Her arrangement is lovely.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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All the songs out so far should've made it to the 20's at least.  Wow was top 10 material, too. That Elton John cover was really good, I love how she made it her own by adding different instruments and it worked really well imo.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Average Score: 6.646666667
10: YSL, Moonage Daydream, Ulrihs, Janelle Monaé, BnPac, Penk
9: i spit on haters
8.5: LanaDelRey, August
7: Mean Trees, shayne, Ewan Chaos, Enne Driver., RatedG2, Supaspaz
6.5: madonnas, Clump, Eric.
6: WoozyFloozy, Underdogs, Gagasm, Midnight, like2throw
5: nicklada, jqnetto
4: kingfisher, Evun
2: AndresVanDeKamp, electroheart
0: Konichiwa
"Them Heavy People" was a hit single from Kate's debut album. It was released in Japan where it became a top 3 hit. The song was also the lead track on her On Stage EP which peaked at #10 in the UK. The song revolves around Kate's desire to learn from "Them Heavy People" such as Jesus, and other important religious figures. I do quite enjoy this song and it is one of her most instant earworms for me. The beginning of the song starts off a bit slow though.
Another great gif I found:
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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I like this one a lot too, but it's a good placement. I love that gif!
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Kate's early songs are nice, but her music got more ambitious and interesting as time went on.
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Member Since: 6/23/2012
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The Big Sky is going to be out first from "Hounds of Love" bookmark me
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