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Kate Bush has thanked fans for their support in what she refers to a “crazy, roller coaster year” in the annual Christmas message posted on her official website, Fish People (opens in new tab). In 2022, her 1985 hit single Running Up That Hill climbed back up the charts and broke three records in the process thanks to its inclusion in a key scene in the Netflix series Stranger Things.
“I still reel from the success of RUTH being the No. 1 track of this summer. What an honour!” she writes. “It was really exciting to see it doing so well globally, but especially here in the UK and Australia; and also to see it making it all the way to No. 3 in the US. It was such a great feeling to see so many of the younger generation enjoying the song. It seems that quite a lot of them thought I was a new artist! I love that!”
In her yearly address, she also pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and refers to the “bombardment” of “the horrific war in Ukraine, the famines, the droughts, the floods” that have dominated 2022. She also shares her support for nurses, who began industrial action in December, saying, “I hope [they] will be in a position where they are appreciated – they should be cherished.”
Although she makes no hint of new material or the long-awaited follow-up to 2011’s 50 Words For Snow in her post, she does end on a note of optimism:
“Let’s all hope that next year will be better than this one. I keep thinking about hope and how it was the last to fly out of Pandora’s box. Sometimes it’s all that seems to glow in the dark times we find ourselves in right now.”
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- Kate Bush - Lionheart - Dirty Pink Vinyl 180 Gram + Obi [dated 9/10/23] - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $48.79, €47.19 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2025 11:58)on January 18, 2025 at 5:04 am
KATE BUSH Lionheart (Exclusive Indie Edition 2023 UK/EU 10-track LP pressed on 180-gram Dirty Pink Coloured Vinyl. Pressed at Record Industry Netherlands using lacquers cut from 2018 remasters by Bernie Grundman. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover artwork and gold embossed titles plus an exclusive Kate Bush-designed obi showing the pressing date 9 OCTOBER 2023. Recommended)
- Kate Bush - And So Is Love + poster - UK - 7" picture disc - £75.00, $91.50, €88.50 (New Item) (arrived 07-Jan-2025 14:33)on January 18, 2025 at 5:04 am
KATE BUSH And So Is Love + poster (1994 UK limited edition 7" picture disc including Rubberband Girl, with numbered giant fly-poster. Housed in a 12" PVC sleeve with an extra 7.5"x7.5" pocket attached to front to house the 7" record. The poster is folded to 12"x12" size, unfolds to 101x151.5 cm (39.8"x59.6")and has a unique sepia torso shot of Kate, the other side has the sleeve motif photo and two panels acting as sleeve front & back. Both packaging and disc presented in 'Excellent' condition EMPD355)
- Kate Bush - Lionheart - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.20, €11.80 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 18:00)on January 18, 2025 at 5:04 am
KATE BUSH Lionheart (1978 UK 10-track LP, with the developing songstress delivering Symphony In Blue, In Search Of Peter Pan & Hammer Horror with instrumental input from Francis Monkman of Curved Air, embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve [VG] reveals a little minor shelf wear & the vinyl shows odd faint sign of play, however still looks excellent condition wise EMA787)
- Kate Bush - Lionheart - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $21.96, €21.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 23-Dec-2024 18:00)on January 18, 2025 at 5:04 am
KATE BUSH Lionheart (1978 UK first press 10-track LP with 'Hope you like it' etched into the dead wax & instrumental input from Francis Monkman of Curved Air, complete with yellow inner, embossed gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside. Thesleeve shows just light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play EMA787)
- Kate Bush - On Stage - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.20, €11.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 23-Dec-2024 18:00)on January 18, 2025 at 5:04 am
KATE BUSH On Stage (1979 UK 4-track 33RPM 7" EP with four prong centre, including live versions of Them Heavy People, Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake, James & The Cold Gun & L'Amour Looks Something Like You, single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light wear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play MIEP2991)
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