See also Jeremy Birchington.
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Ne T'en Fui Pas
Kate's sole original French language recording, as opposed to a translation of an existing song, released as a single in France and Canada, and as the b-side of There Goes A Tenner in England.
Some releases credit authorship of this song to Kate alone, others bear the credit line "K. Bush/V. Chandler/P. Jeaneau". The latter pair are friends of Kate who assisted with the final version of the French lyrics. They also penned the translation of The Infant Kiss as Un Baiser D'Enfant.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Never Be Mine
A song on the album The Sensual World.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Never For Ever
The third album by Kate Bush.
This album is also listed in the Discography section.
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Nevertheless
Also known as Nevertheless, You'll Do. 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.
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Night Of The Demon
A 1957 film directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins, adapted from the M.R. James short story Casting The Runes. A classic horror film in which a professor tries to combat an evil cult leader who can sentence his enemies to death through the use of a runic scroll, given to his victims without their knowledge. Kate has said this is one of her favorite films, and it has influenced her on at least two occasions: the song Hounds of Love begins with a quote from a line spoken in the film by Maurice Denham, and somewhat more obliquely, the film The Line The Cross And The Curve borrows the idea that the possession of a small slip of paper with mystic symbols can confer great power, as well as borrowing several images and set pieces.
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Night Of The Swallow
A song on the album The Dreaming.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Night Scented Stock
A unique wordless performance by Kate on the album Never For Ever, this musical construction is composed entirely of Kate's multi-tracked vocals.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Ninth Wave, The
The song-cycle which forms side two of the album Hounds Of Love.
While Kate has never spoken of the events in The Ninth Wave other than metaphorically, it has been speculated persuasively that the Fastnet yachting disaster may have provided partial inspiration for this work.
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No Self Control
Kate contributes backing vocals to this song on the album Peter Gabriel. John Giblin plays bass on this track, and later went on to work with Kate on her albums Never For Ever, The Sensual World, and The Red Shoes.
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Nollaig Ni Chathasaigh
Solo violin on the song Mna Na h-Eireann.
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Nosferatu
A 1979 film directed by Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, and Bruno Ganz, written by Herzog from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Kate borrowed a tune from this film for the choruses of the song Hello Earth.
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Not the Nine O'Clock News
On this BBC comedy show, actress Pamela Stephenson sucked in her cheeks to portray Kate and did a creditable imitation of her vocal style for the song England My Leotard.
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Not This Time
A song released as the b-side of the single The Big Sky.
This song is also listed in the Discography section.
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Novercia
One of several companies formed to handle the business affairs of Kate Bush; each of her immediate family members is on the Board of Directors.
"Novercia" has been translated as Latin for "the new woman" or "she who is new." (The word is also an anagram of the name "Veronica," but whether this name means anything to Kate is something only she can say...)
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Nyman, Michael
(b. 23 March 1944) A British composer best known for his contributions to the films of Peter Greenaway. Nyman studied piano, harpsichord and music history with Alan Bush (no relation, we think!) at the Royal Academy of Music. After working for several years as a music critic, he founded the Campiello Band, later renamed the Michael Nyman Band. He has also written operas, scores for ballet, and chamber and concert pieces. Michael Nyman arranged the strings for the song Reaching Out.
Kate on Nyman: "I really like his stuff -- the rawness of his strings. It's a bit like a fuzzbox touch -- quite punk."