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44. THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES-KATE BUSH (1978)
Album: The Kick Inside

I first saw Kate Bush, and first heard this song, when she was the musical guest in an early season of Saturday
Night Live (singing it atop a piano being played by Paul Shaffer), and...I admit it...I fell in love with both
Kate and this song. She was only 13 when she wrote it, 16 when she recorded it, and 19 when the album was released.
Lyrically and musically it is breathtakingly beautiful. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd played a strong role in the
recording of this song and the album it came from.




43. I AM THE WALRUS-THE BEATLES (1967)
Album: Magical Mystery Tour

John Lennon at his most weird and wonderful. The lyrics are a collection of images and wordplay that Lennon said
in interviews was deliberately designed to confound those who examined every Beatle lyric for profound meaning.
Although some of the lines had a specific point of inspiration, as a whole it's intentional nonsense. But it
doesn't NEED to mean anything. The words still sound cool, and the song itself is one of the group's hardest
rocking songs. It's inspired madness, and I love it. My favorite part, though? Right near the beginning, when Ringo
comes in. I still feel the need to "air drum" every time with him...sometimes I even "sing along" to it. Those
voices at the fadeout are from a broadcast of "King Lear" that John had picked up on a radio in the studio. No You
Tube video..here's a link to the audio..click on the arrow in the center of the album icon.

http://tidido.com/a35184372145594/al56c ... 2c354dc5ea

T_Bone0806 wrote:44. THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES-KATE BUSH (1978)
Album: The Kick Inside

I first saw Kate Bush, and first heard this song, when she was the musical guest in an early season of Saturday
Night Live (singing it atop a piano being played by Paul Shaffer), and...I admit it...I fell in love with both
Kate and this song. She was only 13 when she wrote it, 16 when she recorded it, and 19 when the album was released.
Lyrically and musically it is breathtakingly beautiful. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd played a strong role in the
recording of this song and the album it came from.

Our NBC station (KNBC - Los Angeles) replays classic episodes of SNL from 10 to 11 on Saturday nights, with new episodes after the 11 PM news. About a year ago, they played the Eric Idle/Kate Bush episode of which you speak. I was mesmerized by her all over again. I looked up & ordered all her performance Blu-rays & DVDs at the time. In doing so, I found out she had made a comeback in 2014 with 22 dates at the Hammersmith in London, her first concerts since 1979. They were received astoundingly well.

On a more recent note, I recently purchased and have been listening to Regina Spektor's new album, "Remember Us to Life," and have noticed many snippets that remind me of Kate.

I couldn't find the SNL performance on YouTube, but here it is on another site. It is similar to the music video, but the focus is sharper and it features Paul Shaffer with hair and an introduction by Eric Idle.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=be7_1426569525

Estonut wrote:...I found out she had made a comeback in 2014 with 22 dates at the Hammersmith in London, her first concerts since 1979. They were received astoundingly well....

A live album culled from those dates is being released next week.