A newly restored HD version of this classic live performance from March 1987.
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"Great artists will survive, whatever the milieu in which they paint or write is. Nonetheless, they can't help reflecting some of the milieu in which they arise, even if they do so rebelling against it, because that will also be out of the culture from which they come." - Iain McGilchrist, 28 February 2023.
Running Up That Hill was Kate Bush’s 13th UK single, released in the UK on 5 August 1985. The single was the first taste of her forthcoming Hounds of Love album, which would be released a month later, on 16 September. Running Up That Hill was a considerable hit single, peaking at #3 in the UK singles chart in late August that year. And it was her biggest - and pretty much her only - hit single in America, peaking at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Running Up That Hill was a startling track in it's day. On first hearing, it was immediately quite obvious that Kate Bush had made a quantum leap forward in her art. She had seemingly rebelled against her signature sound and completely reinvented herself. Nowadays, tho' recognizable as originating from that mid-80's framework, it is almost universally acknowledged as a timeless classic. Indeed, it still sounds so fresh and exciting, it's hardly surprising that the song's inclusion in a 'Stranger Things' episode last year caused such a stir.
Musician Rick Beato breaks down the musical components of Running Up That Hill, in his characteristically enthusiastic, informative and entertaining fashion in this great video : • Kate Bush & Stranger T...
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Kate Bush did not tour the Hounds of Love album. In fact, she had an almost non-existent touring life after the 28-show 1979 ‘Tour Of Life’.
Running Up That Hill was played live a year and a half after it’s release, in March 1987, at the Amnesty International charity concerts, ‘The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball’. The next time it would be played live was in 2014, at Kate Bush’s ‘Before The Dawn’ shows.
The London Palladium performances featured Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour on guitar. Gilmour had helped the 14-year old Kate Bush record demos in 1973. He was instrumental in getting EMI to sign her, culminating in the 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside which Gilmour co-produced. Along with Gilmour, the band featured Stuart Elliot on drums. Elliot was the original drummer for Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. He played drums on The Kick Inside and many subsequent Kate Bush albums, including The Hounds of Love and Running Up That Hill. Kevin McAlea played Keyboards for the Palladium shows. He had performed with Kate Bush, on her 1979's "The Tour of Life", and would do so again much later for the 2014, "Before the Dawn" shows. Tony Franklin was the young guy on fretless bass with the fabulous 80’s hairdo. Check out this great little video of Tony talking about how the gig came together for him, and the others: • Tony Franklin on playi...
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There are many versions of this performance online. I’ve put the master source through various processes to try to get the best out of it. Plus for the first time, the footage is synched with original HQ audio from the 1987 CD release. Whereas all the existing versions use the movie audio, which isn’t great quality, and is running at the wrong speed.
Thanks for watching, I hope you dig it!
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Sources
Video:
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball | 1987 | Directed By Ken O’Neill | Produced by Tony Hollingsworth and Neville Bolt | Cinematography by Stephen Foster | Film Editing by John Hackney | An Elephant House Production | Virgin Films | 1987
Audio:
Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill | Recorded Live at The London Palladium | 26-29 March 1987 | The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (The Music) CD | Virgin Records | 1987 | Published By Kate Bush Music Ltd. (UK) EMI Records Ltd. (USA) EMI America Inc.
Musicians:
Kate Bush | Vocals
David Gilmore | Guitar
Tony Franklin | Bass
Stuart Elliot | Drums
Kevin McAlea | Keyboards
Rupert Hine | Production
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Big thanks to Gary at Pulse, for managing to unearth a copy of the now ultra-rare Secret Policeman's Third Ball (The Music) CD. Pulse Records - a great source for rare and sought-after vinyl and CDs www.pulserecord...
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