jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (Jon Drukman) (12/05/89)
Kate Bush "I'm Still Waiting" Somewhere a door is opening Somewhere a door is closing Somewhere somebody dies Somewhere a newborn baby cries Maybe the love is gone But there's still a heart that's beating Though the clouds have come Maybe the sun will come out The storm's coming back Maybe you'll be coming back Cos I'm still waiting... Baby well I'm still waiting Baby well I'm still waiting Somewhere a door is opening Maybe the love is gone But there's still a heart that's beating Though the clouds have come Maybe the sun will come out Maybe you'll be coming back Cos there's still a heart that's beating Though the clouds have come Oh maybe the sun will come out Baby you'll be coming back There's still a heart that's beating Maybe the sun will come out They say the storms are coming back Maybe you'll be coming back Cos I'm still waiting... Baby I'm still waiting I'm still waiting +---------------------- Is there any ESCAPE from NOISE? ----------------------+ | | |\ | jsd@gaffa.mit.edu | "To serve God, you gotta be stupid and | | \|on |/rukman | jsd@umass.bitnet | freakish and poor." -- ?? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
billy@briarpatch.UUCP (Billy Green) (01/19/90)
I called CMV (CBS Music Video) in NY today to ask about the alleged Kate video.
Here's the conversation:
ME: "I'm calling about a rumour I heard about a new Kate Bush video that might
be coming out soon--"
CMV: (busy-office noises in background, impatient voice interrupts me) "It'll
be in stores on February 13th."
ME: "Do you have a title or a price on that?"
CMV: "No, I don't."
ME: "Is it all new material? A re-release of older material?"
CMV: "It's called 'The Sensual World'. That's all I know."
ME: "Thank you."
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I'm a bit confused about why no one's mentioned a few things yet:
1) No one's said anything about the poster-sleeve 12" single of "This Woman's
Work" (the one with the sleeve that folds out into a 24" X 36" black and white
poster of Kate (the same picture that appears on the cassette-single of "Love
And Anger")).
2) No one's said anything about the fact that "Be Kind To My Mistakes" is now
available on CD (as one of the B-sides of "This Woman's Work").
and
3) No one has said one word about "I'm Still Waiting". It kind of marks a new
era for CD fans--Kate's first B-side-only song that is available on CD. It
also proves that Kate is part of the Rhythm Nation . . . :-)
(If you haven't heard the song, the drums that open "I'm Still Waiting" are
almost exactly the same as the drums that open Janet Jackson's song "Miss You
Much". However, that is where the similarities end.)
Billy Green
Chapel Hill, NC
{decvax,gatech,rutgers,uunet}!mcnc!briarpatch!billy
"Somewhere a door is opening,
Somewhere a door is closing.
Somewhere somebody dies,
Somewhere a newborn baby cries."ed@das.llnl.gov (Edward Suranyi) (01/20/90)
In article <9001182323.0.UUL1.1#120@briarpatch.UUCP> billy@briarpatch.UUCP (Billy Green) writes: >I'm a bit confused about why no one's mentioned a few things yet: > [He talks about the 12" poster sleeve of "This Woman's Work", "Be Kind to My Mistakes" on CD, and "I'm Still Waiting".] Where have you been? There was quite a bit posted on these subjects soon after the single came out, about two months ago. In particular there was some argument as to the merits of "I'm Still Waiting." I happen to like it a lot. Ed ed@das.llnl.gov
jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (Some say that hell is heaven) (01/21/90)
In article <9001182323.0.UUL1.1#120@briarpatch.UUCP> billy@briarpatch.UUCP (Billy Green) writes: >2) No one's said anything about the fact that "Be Kind To My Mistakes" is now >available on CD (as one of the B-sides of "This Woman's Work"). > >and > >3) No one has said one word about "I'm Still Waiting". It kind of marks a new >era for CD fans--Kate's first B-side-only song that is available on CD. It >also proves that Kate is part of the Rhythm Nation . . . :-) Au contraire, mon frere. If you had been paying attention, you would have noticed that some time in early December, the following posting materialized... ---Enter Time Warp Mode--- From jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU Sun Dec 3 19:38:47 1989 Date: Sun, 3 Dec 89 19:38:47 EST From: Jon Drukman <jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU> Subject: This Woman's Work So, I'm sitting here, with my CD player cranking away and the new single in it. "This Woman's Work (Single Mix)" has just finished, and I'm damned if I can tell the difference between it and the album version, making the "hey, let's sell more records" type inscription on the inside card particularly odious: "Original version of of 'This Woman's Work' available on the album 'The Sensual World.'" I'm sure IED will jump all over me and call me a crass slob for not realizing the brilliance of this ploy, but it smacks of a rotten marketing ploy and it's pretty dishonest too. Actually, IED will say that Kate had nothing to do with it an it's all EMI's fault, blah blah blah, but thank you very much Mr. D, I am quite capable of realizing that. Next we move on to "Be Kind To My Mistakes" which sounds absolutely gorgeous on CD, and is still Kate's finest moment post-Hounds Of Love. My complaint with THIS track is that they have cut it in length rather severely by abbreviating the fade out after the bridge, and altering the ending as well. I am not amused. Stupid EMI cretins. Last and probably least is "I'm Still Waiting" which is a pretty inconsequential track and sounds a lot like what the demo version of "Reaching Out" might have sounded like before the changes got soppier. But, "Reaching Out" with claws is still the runt of the litter. Pleasant enough, in its way. The only reason it's a B-side rather than an album track is that the arrangement is all Fairlight, which suits me fine. It does have some points in its favor: Kate has turned off the humongous reverbs which soaked the snare drum and vocal tracks of TSW to death. In fact, the drum sounds suspiciously Linn-like. Kate's voice is forced to stand on its own merits, which are still considerable, although I'd prefer if she roughed up a bit more. Where's the growl, Kate dear? We do get a few screeches near the end, so that's cool. Overall, it's about what I expected, which really pisses me off. I want to be SHOCKED and THRILLED and STUNNED beyond belief, but I guess I'll settle for decent pop music. And I really hoped she was gonna change the world... again... ---Exit Time Warp Mode--- +---------------------- Is there any ESCAPE from NOISE? ----------------------+ | | |\ | jsd@gaffa.mit.edu | "Suck on this, | | \|on |/rukman | jsd@umass.bitnet | planet of noise bimbo!" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+