Kate Bush’s comeback takes diehard fans back nearly 40 years
By immediate I mean being propelled, almost against your will, into dancing in a late-1970s style while keening in a high-pitched wail: “Out on the winding, windy moors...” frightening the dog, and embarrassing the kids but not yourself, because when Kate Bush ruled the world, that’s how we all rolled.
Yesterday’s announcement that Bush would be playing a series of live shows in London this August and September, her first in some 30 years, was one of those side swipes that set you back on your heels a little bit. When Philip Larkin said that when you suddenly find yourself saying 20 or 30 years ago about your own life, he didn’t mean it in a pleasant way. It can be a sobering experience to explain to your kids you first saw this lady on television almost 40 years ago.
