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I Don't Remember
A song by Peter Gabriel, sung by Kate and Gabriel at the Bill Duffield memorial concert at the Hammersmith Odeon on 12 May 1979. The song is originally from the album Peter Gabriel, although Kate does not sing on the album version of this song.
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I'm Still Waiting
A song released as the b-side of the single version of This Woman's Work, also included on the American EP Aspects Of The Sensual World.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Ibiza
An abortive studio collaboration with Peter Gabriel, this song has never been released.
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Idle, Eric
(b. 29 March 1943) A member of the Monty Python troupe. Idle got his start in performing as a member of the Footlights Club at Cambridge University, where he met fellow Python co-founders John Cleese and Graham Chapman. Idle was elected President of the Footlights in 1964, a post previously held by Peter Cook and David Frost; his first act in office was to initiate a bill allowing women to join as full members, paving the way for future alumni including Julie Covington, Germaine Greer, and Emma Thompson. After leaving college with a degree in English, Idle began a career as a performer and comedy writer, contributing to programs starring David Frost and Ronnie Corbett. In 1967 he joined future Pythons Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam on a BBC children's television show called Do Not Adjust Your Set. After two seasons, the quartet teamed with Cleese and Chapman to create a new television series called Monty Python's Flying Circus. Monty Python went on to become profoundly influential on both sides of the Atlantic, and pretty much everywhere else as well.
In the years since then, Idle has remained in the public eye with such fare as his television programs Rutland Weekend Television and All You Need Is Cash (a parody of the Beatles), a starring role as Koko in the English National Opera production of The Mikado, the films The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen (directed by Terry Gilliam) and Nuns On The Run (co-starring Robbie Coltrane), numerous records and books including the novel Hello Sailor, as well as various Monty Python reunions and related projects.
Acting as guest host of the NBC television program Saturday Night Live on 9 December 1978, Idle enthusiastically introduced the American television audience to Kate Bush.
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In My Garden
This is a provisional title given to a demo version of a song which was never released. It is available only on bootleg recordings; see the Phoenix section for more information.
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In Search Of Peter Pan
A song on the album Lionheart.
This song quotes two films produced by Walt Disney. In the chorus, the phrase "Second star on the right, straight on 'til morning" alludes to the 1953 Disney film Peter Pan. The line is spoken by Peter Pan in the film, and leads into the song The Second Star On The Right, written by Sammy Fain and Sammy Cahn. The coda comes from When You Wish Upon a Star, written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for the 1940 Disney feature Pinocchio, and winner of the Oscar for Best Song that year. The film Pinocchio may also have influenced the imagery of the song Get Out of My House, while Peter Pan is again mentioned in the song Oh England My Lionheart.
The source for the song's characters Granny and Dennis, if other than Kate's own imagination, has never been identified.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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In The Warm Room
A song on the album Lionheart.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Infant Kiss, The
A song on the album Never For Ever, inspired by a childhood viewing of the 1961 film The Innocents.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Innocents, The
A 1961 film directed by Jack Clayton, starring Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, and Michael Redgrave, with a screeplay written by William Archibald and Truman Capote from the Henry James novel The Turn Of The Screw. This film made a lasting impression on Kate when she was very young, and it eventually gave inspiration for the song The Infant Kiss.
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Irish Studio Orchestra, The
Strings on the song Mna Na h-Eireann, arranged and conducted by Fiachra Trench.
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It Hurts Me
Also known as A Waltz Growing Old or A Rose Growing Old or Feeling Like A Waltz. This is a provisional title given to a demo version of a song which was never released. It is available only on bootleg recordings; see the Phoenix section for more information.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.