stern@chem.nwu.EDU (Charlotte Stern) (06/10/91)
To Michael Graham: In obscure Kate Bush interview #462783.2, which Ron Hill will undoubtedly post *very* soon, Kate says: When I wrote the lyrics to RUTH, I had just seen the series of superb American Superman films. Invoking the superman image, I decided to allude to the traditional superman description: Stronger than a locomotive --- running up that hill Faster than a speeding bullet --- running up that road Able to leap the tallest building in a single bound --- running up that building As superman defies the forces of nature, so does the RUTH protaganist attempt to make a deal with god, so that they too can change the way things normally are and switch places with their lover. Obligatory Happy reference: I just heard Happy Rhodes' song the Wretches Gone Awry on Boucherville radio station WXYZ!!! Oh boy! (froth, froth) that address once again... -mjm :-)