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Kate Bush sings in Italian

Aerial, Kate Bush's latest release, has been on repeat ever since it entered my household upon its release, but only now have I realised that one of the verses in Prelude is sung in Italian, and only because it was pointed out to me.

The more I listen to Aerial, the more layered, complex and surprising it gets.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Madonna's Confessions on a Dancefloor, the album with my personal shortest burnout time:

  • Monday: loved it loved it loved it
  • Tuesday: raved about it, but secretly skipped Isaac.
  • Wednesday: three clear favourites (Jump, I Love New York and Sorry)
  • Thursday: could not continue listening past track 8.
  • Friday: playlist on MP3 player created, with the three favourites plus Hung Up, to save time on skipping tracks

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5 Responses to “Kate Bush sings in Italian”

  1. Gordon Says:

    Sunday 20 November 2005 at 11:23 pm

    My Madonna experience is similar, until today when I heard "I love New York" pumping out of HMV, went and stood under one of the speakers… that's gonna be GREAT on a dance floor..

    Ditto Kate Bush too.

  2. mike Says:

    Monday 21 November 2005 at 11:24 am

    But "Isaac" is my new favourite track on the album!

  3. David Says:

    Monday 21 November 2005 at 1:17 pm

    I really like almost the entire Madonna album - apart from the last track which is just a rewrite of Fever.

    Sorry is just brilliant.

  4. luca Says:

    Monday 21 November 2005 at 11:43 pm

    Mike, if your music reviews are anything to go by, I am not surprised that Isaac is your favourite track from COAD. I do not think it is not a bad song, it's just that I am never too impressed by the use of ethnic influences.

    It either has to be the real thing (my favourite, within my finite world music knowledge: Le mystère des voix bulgares), or it needs to be placed in an over-the-top not too subtle context
    (Eurovision Song Contest).

    My own limitation, I'll admit.

  5. luca Says:

    Wednesday 23 November 2005 at 7:00 am

    David, try as I may, I cannot find any similarities between the last track on COAD and Fever.

    Have we got different versions of the album? On mine, the last track is Like It Or Not and the only similarity with Fever is that they are both sung in English.

    The content reminds me of Human Nature instead, interestingly expressed in a mature, much less aggressive way.