IED:
Bio's Bahnhof (aka Pop-Rock), named after its host Dr. Alfred
Biolek. To perform Kite, and Wuthering Heights which immediately followed it,
Kate tried valiantly to convey the gist of her choreography despite the
necessity of holding on to a microphone with one hand throughout. This was a
common handicap to Kate's early television performances, and knowing what her
preferred style of presentation is, we can now see how restricting the handheld
microphone was for her. Kate wore a red dress and very "seventies"
high-heeled shoes. The KT Bush Band all wore white. A large in-studio audience
is seen in the clip. This is because the programme was taped in a large disused
railroad station.
Kate sang Wuthering Heights live, but to a pre-recorded backing
track. At the conclusion of the performance of Kite, a large curtain/backdrop
was unfurled behind Kate, obscuring the band. The design on the curtain,
apparently chosen by the German television production's crew, featured a picture
of their notion of a Yorkshire moor setting: an erupting volcano! At the
conclusion of this song Kate was greeted onstage by the host, Dr. Alfred Biolek,
who presented Kate with flowers, and waxed fulsomely (and in extraordinarily
patronizing German mixed with pigeon-English) about her talent and her inability
to speak German to the audience. Kate as usual made a far better impression than
her condescending host. |
