Tom Dunne: Of course I was right about the 1980s and Kate Bush

The resurgence of interest in Kate Bush is a reminder of a truly glorious era in popular music 
Tom Dunne: Of course I was right about the 1980s and Kate Bush

 Kate Bush blossomed in the 1980s, and that era left its DNA in her sound. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

It isn’t gentlemanly I know and, believe me, I’d be the last person to say it myself. It’s not who I am. I am above that. But that said we cannot ignore history, the tides of time and so on. And History has left no room for debate. So forgive me, but, I TOLD YOU I WAS RIGHT!

I was right in saying, as I have done to man and/or beast for some time now, that: “The music era I grew up in was the best music era in history. It was better than yours (assuming yours is different) and will never be topped.” Read ‘em, and weep.

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