Re: Kate on SNL

[Richard Bensam <rabensam@earthlink.net>]

DaveLS@aol.com wrote:

>>If I'm not mistaken, "The Man With the Child in His Eyes" was used one other
>>time on SNL, as the background music for a video montage tribute to John
>>Belushi after his death. Not sure I could watch that one again...it was
>>pretty haunting.

And the always-helpful Don replied:

>What??!?!?!
>
>Kate didn't write a special song for the tribute.
>
>How tacky.

No, actually, Dave is mistaken.

The video montage tribute to Belushi did not use "The Man With The Child In
His Eyes" or any other Kate Bush song.  The video montage was prepared by
Belushi's widow and aired on SNL, but was not produced by anyone connected
with SNL...and if memory serves, all on the show disliked it intensely.   I
can't say whether or not the song was specially written for the occasion --
but I do remember being extremely irritated that such a sappy, mawkish,
inappropriate tune was being played in honor of a loudmouthed, vulgar, and
brilliantly talented comedian.  But rest assured, gentle readers, it was
NOT a Kate Bush song.

Sorry I didn't speak up to nip this one in the bud sooner.  These
misunderstandings can be hazardous -- one person recalls something
mistakenly, mentions it on the Internet, and the next thing you know fifty
thousand people are swearing it's the gospel truth and Pierre Salinger is
demanding a government investigation.

To sum up:  Belushi song bad.  Belushi song not Kate.  Okay?


RAB

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