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First Aid Kit — Running Up That Hill
Album: Spotify Sessions
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Released: 2020
Length: 3:52
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It doesn't hurt me
Do you want to feel how it feels?
Do you want to know, 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 road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
Say, 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 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

Oh come on, baby
Oh come on, darling
Let me steal this moment from you now
Oh come on, angel
Come on, come on, 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
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems

Say, if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems

Say, if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems

Say, if I only could
I'd be running up that hill
With no problems

If I only could, be running up that hill
If I only could, be running up that hill
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lovely version, you can feel their reverence for Kate
Posted 1 year ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
 Piego wrote:
Oops, that doesn't sound like ZZ Top at all?!
 
I strongly endorse First Aid Kit doing a complete cover of the El Loco album.  I want to hear them cover Party On The Patio and Tube Snake Boogie.  Would they do that album justice?  I wonder.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Indeed , very nice cover of the Kate Bush song, time to accept new versions.
Posted 2 years ago by paulvandekar    [ Reply ]
This isn't a bad cover, but it's what my wife would call "unnecessary".
Posted 2 years ago by geocrackr    [ Reply ]
Wow, I’ve heard versions of this song a lot lately, or just other Kate Bush songs. What is the deeper meaning? Or is everyone just watching season 4 of Stranger Things.
Posted 2 years ago by dianed    [ Reply ]
Perfect segue, Bill! (P.S. not crazy about the song. Irrevelant, anyway).
Posted 2 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

theyre harmonizing is in the indigo girls class




Almost! 
Posted 2 years ago by mabra70    [ Reply ]
It's a fan-song. Descent. For live-performances.
Posted 2 years ago by mabra70    [ Reply ]
Touring with Lord Huron in 2022!!!
Posted 2 years ago by costoonces    [ Reply ]
Sweet cover
Posted 2 years ago by BlackDog1121    [ Reply ]
theyre harmonizing is in the indigo girls class
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
this band puts out alot of great songs...covers and originals
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Oops, that doesn't sound like ZZ Top at all?! Sorry, I first saw the photo on the record cover.... Please don't misunderstand, but Scandinavian bands are unfortunately underestimated. So 8 points,  a successful arrangement needs no  long beards.  
Posted 2 years ago by Piego    [ Reply ]
I love Kate Bush but have never been fan of covers, anyway it is a beautiful song. 
Posted 2 years ago by jar.sapo    [ Reply ]
A song this personal and intimate shouldn't ever be done in duet form.  Harmonizing is fine, but not both girls belting out the lyrics together.  Not all songs are meant for duets.  I'm gonna have to give this a pass.
Posted 3 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 medoras wrote:

Add Sinead O'Connor's unique cover of Elton John's Sacrifice and Maxwell's version of Kate's This Woman's Work to that list.





Sooo many great covers in the world of music. My long-term favourite is Santana's cover of Fleetwood Mac's Black Magic Woman. A classic from a classic - awesome .... btw - Hi everybody! after the best part of 20 years listening to RP this is my first post

Posted 3 years ago by Graham_M    [ Reply ]
Wow look at that ratings spread... a pretty large fraction down near the bottom and some near the very top... even a few 10s.
Posted 3 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
I like it more than the origininal. Breathes new blood in it. That song deserves not to be forgotten 
Posted 3 years ago by mojtablet    [ Reply ]
Hell of a song to try and cover but this works brilliantly. Completely love this version.
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
I adore First Aid Kit and really like their covers...the Leonard Cohen stuff is great.  This, however, leaves me wanting.  They just don't seem to grab the gravity of one of Kate's masterpieces.  If I was editing this particular film, I'd leave this scene on the cutting room floor.  Doesn't add to the story...  
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Truly egregious. “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”, as Bill Clinton famously said.
Posted 3 years ago by Paul_in_Australia    [ Reply ]
It's hard to cover Kate. Many have tried and failed. 
Posted 3 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
This cover is the not good… I really like first aid kit but this is a mistake. NO passion
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
For some strange reason, every time I see that album cover I think of ZZ Top.
Posted 3 years ago by SchrodingersCat    [ Reply ]
I see what you're doing here with this pick, RP. 'Cause I'm smart like that.  
Posted 3 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

I'll have the Plain Vanilla



Was that with extra Vanilla sir?
Posted 3 years ago by richard.mallinson1    [ Reply ]
A caramel cover of cotton candy. 
Posted 3 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
I'll have the Plain Vanilla
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Not bad, but it lacks the passion and angst of the original. 
Posted 3 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I love this song, and this cover is so felt.. for me is special and givess this song a spell to continue the magic,  and there's no comparison with the original by great Kate. it's intensity that renders... <3
Posted 3 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]

First Aid Kate
Posted 3 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Did they get their Dad to sing harmony with them at the end?
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
I hate to pile on the hate . . . .

That's a lie. This is GOD AWFUL.

Bleeeeccck.
Posted 3 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Pedestrian
Posted 3 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
 dfphillips1 wrote:

This is an awful cover


I don't normally agree with negative comments on RP but sadly I have to agree with this one. Kate's original is outstanding, one of her best. And First Aid Kit do some lovely songs too. But their voices don't suit this song at all.
Posted 3 years ago by lewisv66    [ Reply ]
This is an awful cover
Posted 3 years ago by dfphillips1    [ Reply ]
great song  cheesey version 
Posted 3 years ago by flatop    [ Reply ]
I don't mind covers and Bill seems to like them a lot but this one ........ nah ! 
The original is just too magical for anything to come close
Posted 3 years ago by gbt    [ Reply ]
Useless cover. Not interesting. Uninspired.
Posted 3 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Why?
Posted 3 years ago by worldwalker    [ Reply ]
 medoras wrote:

Add Sinead O'Connor's unique cover of Elton John's Sacrifice and Maxwell's version of Kate's This Woman's Work to that list.


I would add Little Feat's version of  Dylan's Takes a lot to laugh.. , Devo's Satisfaction and Sinead's Downpressor Man
Posted 3 years ago by niggy45    [ Reply ]
 alisathegreat wrote:

As an avid Kate Bush fan, I wish we'd hear more remakes of the stuff that (for superfans) are really terrific but never had a foothold on USA charts like this song did. Songs like Breathing, Army Dreamers.... super good songs. Try making those popular for the 2020s, indie musicians! 



I always feel if you are going to do a cover then make it yours; Devo's Satisfaction is a good example This is just a copy of Kate's version which will never be surpassed. Waste of time.
Posted 3 years ago by niggy45    [ Reply ]
Nope.
Posted 3 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 Coreus wrote:

Running up that hill with a first aid kit.

Echoes of Jack and Jill!

Posted 3 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
 SpinyNorma wrote:

The Soderberg sisters can do no wrong.

That is all.




Yes - they can
Posted 3 years ago by Lemmes    [ Reply ]
 Ipse_Dixit wrote:

Based on the first stanza, I will be the first to review this cover. I'm OK with it. More later.



Posted 3 years ago by SouthportSA    [ Reply ]
 aonley wrote:

Cover songs are inspired when they take a distinctly different sonic approach to the original, transforming into something different - in contrast to the song’s original concept, which may have been clearly articulated by its writer and felt by the listener. Such transformation is not easy to do.

Great covers do not simply sing the words and play the music in roughly the same spirit. Yes, the cover vocals and music are inherently different from the original (they are, after all, different singers and musicians), but the differences can and should be more than this. Otherwise the cover cannot stand on its own creative merit and could rightly be described as mimicry.

Examples of great covers:
Pretty Woman - Van Halen (original by Roy Orbison)
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus (original by David Bowie)
China Girl - David Bowie (original by Iggy Pop)



Add Sinead O'Connor's unique cover of Elton John's Sacrifice and Maxwell's version of Kate's This Woman's Work to that list.
Posted 3 years ago by medoras    [ Reply ]
As an avid Kate Bush fan, I wish we'd hear more remakes of the stuff that (for superfans) are really terrific but never had a foothold on USA charts like this song did. Songs like Breathing, Army Dreamers.... super good songs. Try making those popular for the 2020s, indie musicians! 
Posted 3 years ago by alisathegreat    [ Reply ]
 TLynneHenry wrote:

I am not a fan of Kate Bush, but this version actually makes a song of hers palatable for me. I need to explore this band's catalogue. 

Thanks for playing, Bill & Rebecca! 



180 degrees opposite for me, but to each their own. I need a real Kate palate cleanser. 
Posted 3 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Placebo did much better cover, IMO. 
Posted 3 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
First Aid Kit does not stand up to repeated listening. They start to sound thinner and thinner until they just sort of ....................fade away
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
The Soderberg sisters can do no wrong.

That is all.
Posted 3 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]

Cover songs are inspired when they take a distinctly different sonic approach to the original, transforming into something different - in contrast to the song’s original concept, which may have been clearly articulated by its writer and felt by the listener. Such transformation is not easy to do.

Great covers do not simply sing the words and play the music in roughly the same spirit. Yes, the cover vocals and music are inherently different from the original (they are, after all, different singers and musicians), but the differences can and should be more than this. Otherwise the cover cannot stand on its own creative merit and could rightly be described as mimicry.

Examples of great covers:
Pretty Woman - Van Halen (original by Roy Orbison)
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus (original by David Bowie)
China Girl - David Bowie (original by Iggy Pop)


Posted 3 years ago by aonley    [ Reply ]
Running up that hill with a first aid kit.
Posted 3 years ago by Coreus    [ Reply ]
Pretty good cover of a great song.
Posted 3 years ago by JFL    [ Reply ]
I am not a fan of Kate Bush, but this version actually makes a song of hers palatable for me. I need to explore this band's catalogue. 

Thanks for playing, Bill & Rebecca! 
Posted 3 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
Based on the first stanza, I will be the first to review this cover. I'm OK with it. More later.
Posted 3 years ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]