Re: O(+> and Kate Bush

[100427.2530@compuserve.com (Peter Chow)]

ritchieb@worldnet.net (Richard BREITNER) wrote:

>Does anybody know how O(+> and Kate did "Why should I love U" on
>Kate's last release "The red shoes" ?

> The very end of the song is quite O(+>. It's like, say: they recorded
>their own parts alone in the studio and mixed them later. I don't feel
>really communication and talent sharing like in, say Peter Gabriel's
>"Don't give up". In that one, Peter's and Kate's duet makes me chilled
>to the bone everytime.

Yes, very astute. They didn't work *together* on this song.

She had some vocals in mind for Prince (yes, he's changed his name
back again - or so I heard). She sent a multi-track tape over to him,
asking that he record the backing vocals and the solo vocal bit in the
middle (ultimately sung by comic Lenny Henry).

Prince didn't do quite as asked, and recorded a whole track for her.
He also forgot to record the middle vocal bit. On returning the tape,
Kate had to chop and change it to fit her original plans for the song.

Later...


Peter Chow from London (UK)