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Discussion: The Kate Bush Singles Rate | Winner Announced!
Member Since: 2/28/2012
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Hammer Horror ?
I hope it's not Misty
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Member Since: 6/16/2006
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Originally posted by madonnas
Average Score: 7.24
10: YSL, like2throw
9.5: LanaDelRey
9: Konichiwa, August
8: madonnas, nicklada, Moonage Daydream, shayne, Clump, RatedG2, BnPac
7.5: Ulrihs, Supaspaz
7: WoozyFloozy, jqnetto, Mean Trees, kingfisher, Underdogs, Ewan Chaos, Enne Driver., Midnight, Penk
6: AndresVanDeKamp, Gagasm, i spit on haters, Eric.
5.5: Janelle Monae
4: Evun
2: electroheart
"Wild Man" is the first and only "official" single from 50 Words for Snow. The song peaked at #73 in the UK and nowhere else. I find it to be a very soothing song with the most dynamic vocals on the album. For those that found the other tracks from the album to be boring, this is the exception. It's subdued but not too much.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Average Score: 7.453333333
10: AndresVanDeKamp, LanaDelRey
9.5: Eric.
9: WoozyFloozy, Underdogs, RatedG2, like2throw
8.5: nicklada, kingfisher, Clump, Supaspaz
8: Mean Trees, Ulrihs, Enne Driver.
7.5: madonnas, Konichiwa, August, Penk
7: YSL, Moonage Dayream, Midnight, Janelle Monae, BnPac
6: shayne, Ewan Chaos
5: jqnetto, Gagasm, i spit on haters, Evun
3: electroheart
"Misty" leaves us now, with absolutely no tracks from 50 Words for Snow left. I wish I could have bumped up my score by a point, but it was too late. Misty is the longest song in the rate (around 14 minutes) and that could possibly explain why it didn't crack the top 20. The song is about a night of passion between a woman and a snowman. At the end, the snowman melts away. The song manages to take such a silly concept and make it touching, sentimental, and mature.
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Member Since: 6/16/2006
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I prefer this decades kate bush to 90s kate bush
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Member Since: 6/23/2012
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Now HOW THE **** is Misty out before Hammer Horror?
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
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I wasn't really into 50 Words For Snow until I spent an afternoon doing homework with it playing while a blizzard was happening outside.
She really captured the whole winter thing quite well.
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Member Since: 6/23/2012
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WAIT, NOT TWO of my FAVOURITE Kate songs being punched out back to back.
Y'all did the good sis "Misty" and the heavenly "And So Is Love" WRONG.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
Posts: 33,611
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Average Score: 7.532258065
10: AndresVanDeKamp, Moonage Daydream, LanaDelRey, RatedG2
9: YSL, Ulrihs, Penk
8: kingfisher, August, i spit on haters, like2throw
7.5: Janelle Monae, Supaspaz
7: madonnas, electroheart, nicklada, WoozyFloozy, jqnetto, Mean Trees, Underdogs, Ewan Chaos, Gagasm, Enne Driver., Midnight, BnPac, Evun
6.5: Eric.
6: Clump
4: Konichiwa, shayne
"Moving" is the lead song to The Kick Inside, and leaves the album with only "Wuthering Heights" left. The track was released as a single in Japan where it topped the charts. It starts with a whale song, and is probably the best example of "mysterious" that the album has. The song pushes and pulls the listener in very well. The song received a multitude of 7s and a solid amount of 10s, but not enough to get it into the top 20!
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by madonnas
Average Score: 7.532258065
10: AndresVanDeKamp, Moonage Daydream, LanaDelRey, RatedG2
9: YSL, Ulrihs, Penk
8: kingfisher, August, i spit on haters, like2throw
7.5: Janelle Monae, Supaspaz
7: madonnas, electroheart, nicklada, WoozyFloozy, jqnetto, Mean Trees, Underdogs, Ewan Chaos, Gagasm, Enne Driver., Midnight, BnPac, Evun
6.5: Eric.
6: Clump
4: Konichiwa, shayne
"Moving" is the lead song to The Kick Inside, and leaves the album with only "Wuthering Heights" left. The track was released as a single in Japan where it topped the charts. It starts with a whale song, and is probably the best example of "mysterious" that the album has. The song pushes and pulls the listener in very well. The song received a multitude of 7s and a solid amount of 10s, but not enough to get it into the top 20!
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I gasped when I saw Wuthering Heights on the single cover because I assumed it was gone. I need to familiarize myself with Kate's cover art.
My higher scored songs getting punched out is not the tea. I don't think I've had a 10 out yet (besides my single favorite song, but I'll forgive y'all for that one), though.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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“Wuthering Heights”
“Hammer Horror”
“Breathing”
“Babooshka”
“Army Dreamers”
“Sat In Your Lap”
“The Dreaming”
“There Goes a Tenner”
“Suspended In Gaffa”
“Night of the Swallow”
“Running Up That Hill”
“Cloudbusting”
“Hounds of Love”
“The Big Sky”
“The Sensual World”
“This Woman’s Work”
“Love and Anger”
“Moments of Pleasure”
“King of the Mountain”
“Don’t Give Up” with Peter Gabriel
These are the songs left. Make your prediction!
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Let's make a Running Up that Hill, Cloudbusting, Babooshka, King of the Mountain, and Wuthering Heights top five HAPPEN.
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Member Since: 3/16/2012
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1) “Moments of Pleasure”
2) “Running Up That Hill”
3) “Love and Anger”
4) “Cloudbusting”
5) “The Big Sky”
6) “Hounds of Love”
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eric.
1) “Moments of Pleasure”
2) “Running Up That Hill”
3) “Love and Anger”
4) “Cloudbusting”
5) “The Big Sky”
6) “Hounds of Love”
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One of those might be leaving tomorrow!
It's not the one you think either
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Member Since: 3/16/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by madonnas
One of those might be leaving tomorrow!
It's not the one you think either
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Ugh.
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Member Since: 4/23/2012
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UM. K at Wild Man not making Top 20. That's the best song on the album and better than some of the remaining tracks.
But I also peed myself just a bit when I saw the album cover with Wuthering Heights on it. I was like NO WAY and then read the info.
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Member Since: 3/18/2009
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Some of these late-era songs are not quite getting the love they deserve.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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I'd like to note that absolutely NONE of her songs from her 80s studio albums have been eliminated
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Member Since: 9/4/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by madonnas
I'd like to note that absolutely NONE of her songs from her 80s studio albums have been eliminated
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Their power
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23: Oh yeah. Eugh this song wasn't good. Should have been out earlier.
22: Yeah I could have bumped this up to a 7, but it didn't stand out that much for me honestly.
21: Oh... yeah not great. I wish the other singles from TLK made it farther than this. Wuthering Heights has to be top 5.
Top 20! Doing a good job as of now madonnas.
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ATRL Moderator
Member Since: 3/18/2009
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Quote:
Originally posted by madonnas
I'd like to note that absolutely NONE of her songs from her 80s studio albums have been eliminated
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"There Goes a Tenner" can make its exit.
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