This is a selection
of the best quality TV Appearances of Kate Bush, extracted from
a vast collection of material collected over the years by a keen
fan recording on VHS video tapes.
1. Running Up That Hill [Live] - Palladium, London [Amnesty International]
28 Mch 1987
2. Moments of Pleasure [Live] - Aspel & Co, BBC B/c 20 June 1993
3. Them Heavy People [Lip-synch] - Revolver, 20 May 1978
4. Running Up That Hill [Lip-synch] - Top of the Pops, BBC B/c 22
Aug 1985
5. Man With The Child In His Eyes - Saturday Night Live, US MTV
B/c [Live] 9 Dec 1978
6. Them Heavy People [Live] - Saturday Night Live, US MTV B/c 9
Dec 1978
7. Running Up That Hill [Lip-synch] - Wogan, BBC B/c, 5 Aug 1985
8. Hounds of Love [Lip-synch] - Top of the Pops, BBC B/c 6 Mch 1986
9. Running Up That Hill [Lip-synch] - Peter's Pop Show, German TV
30 Nov 1985
10. The Big Sky [Lip-synch] - Peter's Pop Show, German TV 30 Nov
1985
11. Running Up That Hill [Lip-synch] - Le Jeu de la Verite, French
TV TF1 B/c Oct 1985
12. Experiment IV [Lip-synch] - Wogan, BBC B/c, 31 Oct 1986
Notes found from the internet::
1. Running up that hill - amnesty int , palladium 28 march
87 Kate performs live at the London Amnesty International Benefit,
called The Secret Policeman's Third Ball. Europe/UK Superstation,
autumn 1987.
2. Moments of pleasure - Aspel BBC 20 june 93 Kate interviewed
and sings "Moments of Pleasure" Interview not included on DVD.
3. Them heavy people - revolver 20 may 78 CUTS MIDWAY!!!
Kate is dressed in black tie and tails. [Note: Peter FitzGerald-Morris
describes Kate's costume as that of a "Savoy waiter".] This is remarkable
for the wonderful strength of the KT Bush Band's live accompaniment.
Their performance is exceptionally powerful, and comes across well
despite the difficult circumstances of the taping. (Naturally, Kate's
performance is equally professional.) Following an introduction
by Peter Cook, Kate appears on a cramped television stage in front
of a small teen-aged audience, who proceed to dance or shuffle about
aimlessly while Kate and the band perform the song. The camera operator
seems to prefer the distracted and self-absorbed faces of the adolescent
spectators to the spectacle of Kate herself. Nevertheless this is
a truly exciting clip.
4. Running up that hill - TOTP 22 Aug 85 Lip-synch from the
U.K. TV programme Top of the Pops. A stylish and confident performance,
but essentially the same as the various European versions. The choreography
is the same as in entry number 76, for example, but there is no
podium and Kate is simply dressed in an ordinary (though elegant)
pants suit.
5. MWTCIHE (live) - Saturday night live 9 dec 78
6. Them
heavy people (live) - Saturday
night live 9 dec 78 This, the only performance Kate has ever given
of her music for American television, is still a vivid memory in
many U.S. fans' minds. After a very sincere introduction by Eric
Idle, Kate appeared in a shimmering gold body-stocking and perfectly
crimped and plaited hair, sitting cross-legged atop a grand piano.
The accompanist was Paul Shaffer (now a nationally famous musician
in his role as leader of a late-night talk-show's rock band), and
additional off-screen backing was heard as well. This performance
is also the only unexpurgated version on film, so far as I know.
Kate's choreography is brilliant throughout, and adds considerable
nuance to the lyrics' meaning. Later in the programme she re-appeared
to perform Them Heavy People. For this song she was dressed in a
heavy trench-coat and wore a large Borsalino hat--much as in the
version performed for the Tour of Life, but without her accompanying
dancers. The backing sounded live, and included female and male
backing vocals. Her performance of both songs was absolutely flawless,
and her enigmatic expression at the conclusion of each--like the
whole presentation--was quite unprecedented on American television.
Finally, Kate appeared on-stage during the end-credits, along with
all the other guests and cast-members.
7.Them
heavy people (lip synch)
- Wogan BBC 5 Aug 1985 Lip-synch from the U.K. TV programme The
Wogan Show, August 1985. Presumably the first of Kate's lip-synched
performances of this song, and probably the most interesting, it
features the same minimal choreography, but Kate and the band are
dressed in curious ankle-length coats, and antique military march-drums
are used (as props). Also, Kate herself stands behind a speaker's
podium, and delivers the lines of the song as though giving an impassioned
political speech. {MTV-US used this clip instead of the official
video - CDW}
8. Hounds of Love (lip synch) - TOTP BBC 6 march 1986 Lip-synch
from the U.K. TV programme Top of the Pops, March 6, 1986. This
performance, again, lip-synched, unfortunately features none of
the special visual touches of entry number 92. It is an efficient
but relatively unremarkable performance.
9. Running up that hill (lip synch) - Peter's Pop show, German
TV 30 nov 85
10. The Big Sky (lip synch) Lip-synch performances from the
German TV programme Peters Pop Show, November 1985. (Also shown
on French television.) These two songs are lip-synched as a group
in an almost routine manner, without a change in costume or set.
The video technician simply applies an odd swirling design over
the image during the latter song, which Kate performs using a few
of the "boogie" moves that appear in the official video.
11. Running up that hill (lip synch)- Le Jeu de Le Verite,
French TV Oct 85 Lip-synch from the French TV programme Le Jeu de
la verite, September 1985. Note: I have heard of lip-synchs of this
song on two other French programmes, Champs-Elysees and Houba Houba,
but I believe Demain c'est Dimanche and this program are the only
French performances of the song. Again, an unremarkable lip-synch
performance of the song.
12. Experiment IV (lip-synch) - wogan, BBC 31 oct 86 Lip-synch
from the U.K. TV programme, The Wogan Show, October 31, 1986. One
of the most important of all of Kate's television performances.
Kate and the band are all dressed in white labcoats, and the instruments
include at least two Fairlight CMIs. Kate herself sits behind an
elegant desk with a computer and two Egyptian Sphinx-design paperweight/bookends.
She is studying several files in manila folders, much as the "General"
is doing in the official video. Clearly a great deal of preparation
and care went into the preparation of this set and the performance.
Midway through the song the violinist Nigel Kennedy appears in military
uniform and plays to Kate, sitting on the edge of her desk. During
the mysterious "secret-message" section of the song a new camera-angle
showing the screen of the monitor on Kate's desk is seen, and on
this screen, super-imposed over a jumble of data, what looks like
Paddy's head appears, mouthing some indecipherable (?) words in
synch with the spoken "messages" heard in the record (between the
lines "It could sing you to sleep" and "But that dream is your enemy",
and again directly after the latter line). Altogether a fascinating
and intriguing performance, and far more challenging than other
artists' television lip-synchs. |
