(SOUNDBITE OF KATE BUSH SONG, "RUNNING UP THAT HILL") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. And for you non-Gen-Xers who don't already have it on cassette, "Running Up That Hill" can be streamed. KELLY: The first half of this season's "Stranger Things" is out now on Netflix. But we can go amazing places in our imagination. Both sides titled 'Hounds Of Love' on labels. B1 mistitled 'And Dreams Of Sheep' on insert back flap. She is that dreamer that we need at a time when reality seems bleak. Yellowish white back part of cassette case, with embossed 'EMI' logo XDR Quality System Dolby System (P) 1985 Original Sound Recordings made by Novercia Ltd. And so her music makes complete sense when connected to a show like "Stranger Things."ĬHANG: The song was originally released nearly 40 years ago on Bush's album "Hounds Of Love." The track was known for its classic '80s synth sound, but Ann Powers said Bush's talent is what makes it special. Kate Bush Hounds Of Love Cassette Running Up That Hill Stranger Things Sold for 44. She always has been fascinated with the way people transform, sometimes magically, into animals and beasts and angels. For Ann Powers of NPR Music, Kate Bush was the perfect artist for the sci fi show to spotlight.ĪNN POWERS, BYLINE: From the beginning of her career, she was inspired by gothic literature, by fantasy, indeed by science fiction. KELLY: Ever since the Netflix hit returned last week, videos featuring "Running Up That Hill" have been all over TikTok and Twitter.
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And just like in previous seasons, it is full of '80s nostalgia everything from Kate Bush to Sony Walkmans to scenes at the local video store - truly Gen-X heaven. Remastered In 2018 By Kate Bush And James Guthrie Mammoth 1985 Album Features 'running Up That Hill' And 'cloudbusting'. "Stranger Things" is back for a new season. Kate's voice had lowered somewhat and was just right. However, Kate Bush needed that experimentation, and perhaps even failure, to create what is probably her masterpiece, Hounds of Love. 1985 Cassette EMI America / 4XT-17171 Hounds of Love 33 rpm. (SOUNDBITE OF IMAGINARY FORCE'S "STRANGER THINGS TITLE SEQUENCE") That album had a few good songs, but it was like another point on a graph skewered by a line descending slightly but steadily down. You're running up that hill.ĬHANG: The song has unexpectedly risen to the top of the streaming charts thanks to a popular Netflix show. KATE BUSH: (Singing) You're running up that road.
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Rated 1 in the best albums of 1985, and 38 of all-time album. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "RUNNING UP THAT HILL") Released 16 September 1985 on EMI (catalog no. But now, a totally different generation is getting into Kate Bush's 1985 hit "Running Up That Hill." Some of you may be pretty familiar with the start of this tune.