Re: Kate Covers

[young@binah.cc.brandeis.edu]

In article <65457@apple.Apple.COM>, mortal@ucscb.ucsc.EDU (71079000) writes:
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>Are there covers of Kate Bush songs released commercially.
>It just struck me that with Kate's particular style of singing/
>musical composition, it would be very difficult to do a version
>of one of her songs, particularly the later ones, without just
>trying to recreate her version. I mean, you can't just pick up
>a guitar and strum along and sing "Rocket Tail," can you?
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The only one that I'm aware of is Pat Benatar's version of "Wuthering Heights"
on her -Crimes of Passion- album.  Although I do like a lot of Pat's early
work, she probably should never have touched this tune.  Her "Wuthering
Heights" is pretty standard MOR formula (ugh!), complete with plodding rhythms
and a really dull guitar solo in the middle.  She's no vocal slouch, but she
doesn't seem able to invest the song with much personality.  And a Kate Bush
song performed with minimal personality is, IMHO, a travesty.

-Bruce