Kite
Kate Bush
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(Come up and be a kite) Beelzebub is aching in my belly-o My feet are heavy and I'm rooted in my wellios And I want to get away and go (I want to be, I want to be) From all these mirror windows I look at eye level, it isn't good enough And then I find it out, when I take a good look up There's a hole in the sky (there's a whole) with a big eyeball (there's a whole in the sky) Calling me Come up and be a kite And fly a diamond night A diamond kite, diamond kite A diamond kite, diamond kite Oh, what a diamond! A diamond kite, on a diamond flight Over the lights, under the moon Over the lights, under the moon Over the moon Over the moon Come up and be a kite I feel a rush along my body like a bullet I'm 2D, after a push and pull feeling And I want to get (I want to be, I want to be) back to safe home I love the homeland dome I got no limbs, I'm like a feather on the wind I'm not sure if I want to be up here at all And I'd like to be (I'd like to be, I'd like to be) back on the ground But I don't know how to get down Come up and be a kite And fly a diamond night A diamond kite, diamond kite A diamond kite, diamond kite Oh, what a diamond! A diamond kite, on a diamond flight Over the lights, under the moon Over the lights, under the moon Over the moon Over the moon Come up and be a kite Come up and be a kite
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Written by: KATE BUSH
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10 facts about this song
Song Composition"Kite" is the third track on the album "The Kick Inside" by Kate Bush, which is her debut studio album released in 1978. The song has a duration of 2 minutes and 56 seconds.
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Production FactsThe song "Kite" was produced by Andrew Powell and David Gilmour. The ex-Pink Floyd member, Gilmour, also played guitar on the track.
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MeaningThe song is an emotive folk rock track, widely interpreted as Bush’s expression of yearning for freedom.
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Unique FeatureUnlike other tracks on the album, "Kite" has a unique sound and structure. This is achieved through a mix of standard pop rock backings, wind sound effects, and chimes.
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Album SuccessThe album "The Kick Inside," on which the song appears, reached No. 3 on the UK Album Chart and stayed on the chart for a total of 70 weeks. Though "Kite" was not released as a single, it contributed to the success of the album.
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Early Demo"Kite" was among the three songs included in the early demo tape that Kate Bush recorded in 1975. The other songs were "James and the Cold Gun" and "The Man with the Child in His Eyes".
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Experimental NatureThe song reflects Bush’s experimental nature with its surprising tempo shifts and layering of sound effects. This creative courage was one of the reasons behind Bush's breakthrough on the music scene.
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Live PerformanceDespite not being a single, "Kite" was included in the set list of the "Tour of Life" in 1979, which was Kate Bush’s only tour.
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Audience ReceptionListeners have since come to appreciate "Kite" for its lyricism, and it is noted for Bush's emotive delivery and the evocative metaphors used throughout the song.
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Influence and TributeIn 2011, the English indie rock group The Joy Formidable released a cover of "Kite" as a tribute to Bush’s influence on their music.
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