Monday, January 5, 2009

I learned about Kate Bush

Wow.

Where do I start with this interesting lady. She is British. She is one of the most successful British singer/songwriters ever, apparently. Kate Bush is apparently known for being very strange, and the height of her career was in the late seventies. I found a video by her while researching information sources on Aboriginal mythology. It's called, "The Dreaming". I read through the lyrics, and there's nothing morally offensive or crude about them. The song is about the Aborigines being removed from their land, which, as a side note, is very bad because they believe in being spiritually connected to the land of one's birth.

Here it is:


I think my first reaction was, "What in the world is this!?!?!?!"
I then watched it about 3 more times to try and understand what is happening. It makes more sense if you're interested in the Aborigines' "Dream Time".

Kate Bush received training in interpretive dance, and it's easy to see how she uses it.
Strangely interesting all the same.

This was her most popular hit song:


For more information on Kate Bush:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush
http://www.katebush.com/