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Kate Bush — Aerial
Album: Aerial
Avg rating:
6.4

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Total ratings: 337









Released: 2005
Length: 7:00
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
I feel I want to be up on the roof
I feel I gotta get up on the roof
Up, up on the roof
Up, up on the roof
Oh the dawn has come
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
What kind of language is this?
What kind of language is this?
I can't hear a word you're saying
Tell me what are you singing
In the sun
All of the birds are laughing
All of the birds are laughing
Come on let's all join in
Come on let's all join in
I want to be up on the roof
I've gotta be up on the roof
Up, up high on the roof
Up, up on the roof
In the sun
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It really is funny that people find laughter weird when it is clearly an integral part of the song and is genuine laughter.  Y’all need to get the fuck out of your heads and find some joy.
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 Chimpmeister wrote:

Pretentious, repetitive, annoying, grating ... yep, it's Kate Bush again. 

Horrible. 


actually thats just you - Kate Bush again is fantastic. 
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Pretentious, repetitive, annoying, grating ... yep, it's Kate Bush again. 

Horrible. 
Posted 1 year ago by Chimpmeister    [ Reply ]
The laughter in this song is just weird.
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
Never have heard this on RP until today - awesome pull from the vault! A great album overall. [shocked by the low average - interesting..?]
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Blackbird singing in the middle of the song 
Take these broken wings and learn to fly ...
Posted 1 year ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Thats a big range of ratings!
As Kate has walked with me since I was a teenager many years ago, she always gets a 9 from me. 
Posted 1 year ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 Essbee wrote:

A whole lotta fake laughing goin' on. Ir. It. Tate. Ing.


I'm a huge Kate fan, but I have to reluctantly agree.
The laughing sounded very forced.
Great album though.
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 daveesh wrote:

did i miss something... is this kate bush radio now? the giggling has got to stop.



You have to admit though, that bird is pretty damn funny. Cracks me up to.
Posted 3 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
 musicgirl101 wrote:
Love the song (i love all her songs) but the laughing is just weird.

 

 i like it, she sounds great
don't you get it, she's laughing at what the bird is saying
i give it a 7
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Love it, and love the other songs on the album too, I dont see them as filler songs..
Posted 8 years ago by kimamsterdam    [ Reply ]
 VinylPusher wrote:
Sorry Kate, this is a clear-cut case of taking one's-self far too seriously. I have visions of the creativity process for this track... "Let's, let's , I know... happiness, lauging and and, and BIRDS, we must have BIRDS. Tweeting. Twittering. Tweeting. Birds and then I sing a bit, with the birds, or the birds sing with me, and it will be GREAT and everyone will LOVE me". If Madonna and Kate Bush were to make physical contact, somthing quite possibly quantum might happen.
 
Shudder. The horror, the horror...{#Stop}

I've got this album, and IMO it's worth having but it would have been better edited to just one CD of top-notch songs, rather than padded out to two CDs with indifferent and bad songs. It's a bit like putting water in malt whiskey - it dilutes the quality and leaves the taster missing out on the true experience of the undiluted goodness.

And for sure, there is one execrable song, The Artist, featuring Rolf Harris, which should never have seen the light of day. Appalling, even before Harris was convicted for kiddy-fiddling. With luck, future pressings of Aerial will be censored of that earache of a song on account of Harris being as popular as Rudolph Hess these days...
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Love the song (i love all her songs) but the laughing is just weird.
Posted 15 years ago by musicgirl101    [ Reply ]
This album is an absolute masterpeice! Worth the very long wait!
Posted 16 years ago by sheeba    [ Reply ]
I love the birds, the laughter, the weird bits, everything that people dislikes. The problem is the poor melody and the boring, monotonous and simply bad unending guitar solo. Not one of the best in Aerial (though it's better put in context). And why are all records by Kate getting airplay except the best of them all?
Posted 18 years ago by milarupa    [ Reply ]
This is a great song, people, but you're hearing it out of context! It's the last song of a "concept", which is the entire second disc. The guitarist is Danny McIntosh, her partner, father of her son, and guitarist on the entire album. If you listen to the entire disk in the order in which is was intended, this is the glorious crescendo, the day breaking after the long, romantic night, communion with the birds and the sun....it literally sent shivers up my spine when I first heard it.
Posted 18 years ago by gshrieves    [ Reply ]
Platypus wrote:
if my head didn't already hurt so badly from bashing it against the wall, i would try to locate that little emoticon of the guy bashing his head against the wall. argh. /just don't "get it"
I don't get it either, Platy. And I sincerely try to do so every time BillG plays her.
Posted 19 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
if my head didn't already hurt so badly from bashing it against the wall, i would try to locate that little emoticon of the guy bashing his head against the wall. argh. /just don't "get it"
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Sorry Kate, this is a clear-cut case of taking one's-self far too seriously. I have visions of the creativity process for this track... "Let's, let's , I know... happiness, lauging and and, and BIRDS, we must have BIRDS. Tweeting. Twittering. Tweeting. Birds and then I sing a bit, with the birds, or the birds sing with me, and it will be GREAT and everyone will LOVE me". If Madonna and Kate Bush were to make physical contact, somthing quite possibly quantum might happen.
Posted 19 years ago by VinylPusher    [ Reply ]
This blows!
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH MY GOD KATE IS BACK!!!! Im so freaking happy theres a new Kate album!! Who cares about them birds for crissakes? It's a DOUBLE album! And I can hear David Gilmour playing in this track!! Have I died and gone to heaven or what
Posted 19 years ago by ClueLeZ    [ Reply ]
WOW! I've been a Kate Bush fan for decades. In particular, I've always appreciated her 'pushing-the-boundaries' approach to music, combined with a voice to match the tunes. I love this new song, and am heading to the iTunes store right now. Thanks, Bill (Two days later): Well, iTunes doesn't have it yet, so I had to go down to the local record shop and buy the CD. I agree with what others have said below: I don't think one can adequately rate this song without having listened to the whole album. What a beautiful and moving piece of art Kate has created. I appreciate her more and more all the time.
Posted 19 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
Don't like the laughing, but do like the guitar on this track...anyone know who's on the axe?
Posted 19 years ago by stickers11    [ Reply ]
Painful! Gratuitous laughter is far more insulting than gratuitous sex!
Posted 19 years ago by brickdog    [ Reply ]
The bird chirping and Kate laughing like she is high on drugs is really really annoying! Bad Kate
Posted 19 years ago by pdxguy    [ Reply ]
Well...either she or the bird does a good job keeping up, at least that. 8.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Bocephus wrote:
I have to agree that she overdoes the special effects, but if you've heard the whole album it makes much more sense.
Unfortunately, hearing this song does not entice me to purchase the entire album.
Posted 19 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
A whole lotta fake laughing goin' on. Ir. It. Tate. Ing.
Posted 19 years ago by Essbee    [ Reply ]
Cool birds man. Are we in the Tiki room??
Posted 19 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
She's a mad woman, I tells yer!
Posted 19 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
pilate wrote:
Take out the laugh track and this might be an ok song.
I have to agree that she overdoes the special effects, but if you've heard the whole album it makes much more sense.
Posted 19 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
thissongisboring
Posted 19 years ago by woods    [ Reply ]
Take out the laugh track and this might be an ok song.
Posted 19 years ago by pilate    [ Reply ]
poor birds...they came out so nicely...
Posted 19 years ago by RaspberrySwirl    [ Reply ]
Very disappointing.
Posted 19 years ago by petesoper    [ Reply ]
Ick
Posted 19 years ago by redgreen_fan    [ Reply ]
You GO Kate! Let it out!
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
The only thing worse than birds and laughing in a song is forced-laughter and fake (sounding at least) birds in a song. This made me go to the trouble to log in just to change to Kink FM for the remainder of this "song", and whine. Yes, I admit it, I am whining. Feel free to hate me for it.
Posted 19 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
I know I'm getting this CD for Christmas, so please keep my fix coming until then RP!
Posted 19 years ago by Leaf13    [ Reply ]
Same here - I have a soft spot for ole' Kate, but all that cackling and tweeting made me reach for the mute button.
Posted 19 years ago by Squirrel    [ Reply ]
birds and laughter, ????? next one with crying and toads please
Posted 19 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
Kagin wrote:
I LOVE Kate Bush -- but this song....
I think I know what you're talking about. Sheesh.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
I don't dig the laughing. Maybe if it was just 10 seconds...
Posted 19 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I LOVE Kate Bush -- but this song....
Posted 19 years ago by Kagin    [ Reply ]
I've heard this song more than 4 times during the last 2 weeks...no please...too many birds for me...
Posted 19 years ago by HarryHaller    [ Reply ]
Anyways...the CD booklet implies that this waveform-like thing on the cover is the "soundwave of blackbird song". Looks about right. For a blackbird, that is, in the dead of night.
Posted 19 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]
Thanks God, she's back! She was my dream-girl during my youth! Thanks RP for introducing some shapes of the new album. I have just ordered it! Bye!
Posted 19 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
So I am not the only one on the planet who has laughed with the birds. She can't be that bad Actually, I like everything I've heard from this new album so far and I was never a KB fan.
I just bought this album and I think it's definately one that requires multiple listens to evaluate. First time I heard it I was kind of like--OK--but the more I listen to it I feel like it draws me in. You definately have to be in the right kind of mood to listen though. And I think it helps to listen to this album as a whole rather than song by song. More of a concept album.
Posted 19 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
sbosque wrote:
her first album was a masterpiece but I hate everything she's done since, anybody else in that case?
So I am not the only one on the planet who has laughed with the birds. She can't be that bad Actually, I like everything I've heard from this new album so far and I was never a KB fan.
Posted 19 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
her first album was a masterpiece but I hate everything she's done since, anybody else in that case?
Posted 19 years ago by sbosque    [ Reply ]
Its time for this song to end
Posted 19 years ago by JonnyNismo    [ Reply ]
A bird in the Bush?
Posted 19 years ago by whitenoyse    [ Reply ]
A bird in hand is better than a bird in a Kate Bush song.
Posted 19 years ago by sconchiti    [ Reply ]
did i miss something... is this kate bush radio now? the giggling has got to stop.
Posted 19 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
that bird just about gave me a heart attack
Posted 19 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
well, I'm excited about this album...not sure about this song yet. EDIT: ok, the birds are freaking my cat out
Posted 19 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Finally! I've waited a long time for a new album!
Posted 19 years ago by Kagin    [ Reply ]