Catherine Kate Bush is a Singer-songwriter, born July 30th, 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent, England.

Kate is also a record producer known for her eclectic style and her idiosyncratic soprano vocals.

Kate is the first woman to have a UK number one with a self-written song titled, "Wuthering Heights."

 

Kate's essential albums:  

  • 'The Kick Inside' (1978)
  • 'Never Forever' (1980)
  • 'The Dreaming'  (1982)
  • 'Hounds of Love' (1985)
  • 'The Sensual World' (1989)
  • 'The Red Shoes' (1993)

Kate's signature songs:

    • "Running Up That Hill"
    • "Wuthering Heights"
    • "Babooshka"
    • "Don't Give Up"  (duet with Peter Gabriel)

"Running Up That Hill" is a song about making a deal with God to swap lives with another person.

Kate actually wrote this song initially titled "Deal With God.,"  however; her  record label made her change it thinking radio stations wouldn't play a song with "God" in the title.

 

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