Kate Bush--this Woman's Work

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Originally Posted by PFD

But then there’s the “poppier” Disc One which is…hmmm….uneven at best. There’s some good songs, but then there’s Kate at her self-parodying best, or worst. No, really, there’s a song about a Washing Machine. There is a song about “pi” where she relates the number to about 100 decimal places. [She left a few out, maybe they didn’t rhyme]. I’ve always said it’s important for a listener to relate to a song. I can’t relate to a song about pi. Maybe it’s because I don’t like circles. Or round things in general. I don’t know.

Then there’s a song called Bertie. I totally can dig the joy of having a child, and the desire for a songwriter to write about it. But it’s one of those things she should keep to herself. Even my favourite songwriter, John Lennon, wrote the incredibly turgid Beautiful Boy. Write a song about your child, fine. Record it, even, but keep it hidden away and embarrass Bertie on his 18th birthday with it or something.

Aerial is a great album. I like Pi, and Mrs. Bartolozzi (Washing Machine). they all just work together so well. but my favorite is Sunset. man, what a song. makes me feel sooo good.