hounds of love

september 16, 1985 also saw the release of kate bush's hounds of love album. it is a stirring record that draws from literature, myth, politics, traditional music, and the power of dreams. it marked the height of her commercial success; and remains one of my favorite albums.







http://www.katebush.com/

her haunting voice and the swelling music grabbed ahold of me when i first heard the opening song, 'running up that hill', which was almost titled 'a deal with God'. it's open to interpretation with whom she is seeking to "exchange the experience" or even what that experience is.

it doesn't hurt me.
do you want to feel how it feels?
do you want to know that it doesn't hurt me?
do you want to hear about the deal that i'm making?
you, it's you and me.

and if i only could,
i'd make a deal with God,
and i'd get him to swap our places,
be running up that that road,
be running up that hill,
be running up that building,
if i only could, oh...

you don't want to hurt me,
but see how deep the bullet lies.
unaware i'm tearing you asunder.
ooh, there is thunder in our hearts.

is there so much hate for the ones we love?
tell me, we both matter, don't we?
you, it's you and me.
it's you and me won't be unhappy.

and if i only could,
i'd make a deal with God,
and I'd get him to swap our places,
be running up that that road,
be running up that hill,
be running up that building,
say, if I only could, oh...

you,
it's you and me,
it's you and me won't be unhappy.

"c'mon, baby, c'mon darling,
let me steal this moment from you now.
c'mon, angel, c'mon, c'mon, darling,
let's exchange the experience, oh..."

and if I only could,
i'd make a deal with God,
and I'd get him to swap our places,
be running up that that road,
be running up that hill,
with no problems.

and if I only could,
i'd make a deal with God,
and i'd get him to swap our places,
be running up that that road,
be running up that hill,
with no problems.

and if i only could,
i'd make a deal with God,
and i'd get him to swap our places,
be running up that that road,
be running up that hill,
with no problems.

if i only could
be running up that hill
with no problems...

"if i only could, i'd be running up that hill.
if i only could, i'd be running up that hill."

the 'cloudbusting' video features donald sutherland as wilhelm reich:

hounds of love

full album




1) Running Up That Hill 0:00
2) Hounds of Love 4:58
3) The Big Sky 8:04
4) Mother Stands for Comfort 12:41
5) Cloudbusting 15:48
6) And Dream of Sheep 20:58
7) Under Ice 23:43
8) Waking the Witch 26:08
9) Watching You Without Me 30:23
10) Jig of Life 34:30
11) Hello Earth 38:34
12) The Morning Fog 44:47






side one:




1 running up that hill. 
2 hounds of love. 
3 the big sky. 
4 mother stands for comfort. 
5 cloudbusting.



side two:





1 and dream of sheep. 
2 under ice. 
3 waking the witch. 
4 watching you without me. 
5 jig of life. 
6 hello earth. 
7 the morning fog.