Love and Anger

Kate Bush

About Love and Anger

"Love and Anger" is a song written and performed by the British singer Kate Bush. It was the third and final single to be released from her album The Sensual World in February 1990, and peaked at No. 38 on UK Singles Chart. The song also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, Bush's only chart-topper on any US chart. "Love and Anger" was also Bush's debut single on her new US label, Columbia Records. EMI America allegedly "forgot" to renew her contract, so Columbia picked her up.  


Year:
1990
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It lay buried here, it lay deep inside me 
It's so deep I don't think that I can speak about it
It could take me all of my life
But it would only take a moment to 

Tell you what I'm feeling
But I don't know if I'm ready yet 
You come walking into this room 
Like you're walking into my arms 
What would I do without you? 

Take away the love and the anger 
And a little piece of hope holding us together
Looking for a moment that'll never happen
Living in the gap between past and future
Take away the stone and the timber
And a little piece of rope won't hold it together

If you can't tell your sister
If you can't tell a priest
'Cause it's so deep you don't think that you can speak about it 
To anyone
And you tell it to your heart? 
Can you find it in your heart 

To let go of these feelings 
Like a bell to a Southerly wind? 
We could be like two strings beating
Speaking in sympathy
What would we do without you? 

Two strings speak in sympathy

Take away the love and the anger
And a little piece of hope holding us together
Looking for a moment that'll never happen
Living in the gap between past and future 
Take away the stone and the timber
And a little piece of rope won't hold it together
We're building a house of the future together
(What would we do without you?) 

Well, if it's so deep you don't think that you can speak about it
Just remember to reach out and touch the past and the future
Well, if it's so deep you don't think you can speak about it
Don't ever think that you can't change the past and the future

You might not, not think so now
But just you wait and see, someone will come to help you

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. more »

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Written by: Kate Bush

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Artist Information
"Love and Anger" is a song by Kate Bush, an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Known for her eclectic sound combining rock, pop, classical and experimental music, Kate Bush has been recognized as one of the UK's most successful solo females acts of the past 50 years.
Chart Performance
The song was released in 1990 and reached no. 38 on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted in the United States, where it achieved the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Album Placement
"Love and Anger" is a track from Kate Bush's seventh studio album, "The Sensual World." The album itself reached no. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Platinum.
Collaboration
The track features Pink Floyd's guitarist, David Gilmour, whom Bush has often cited as an influence on her music. Gilmour is also one of the backers who financed Bush's initial demo tape.
Lyric Theme
The lyrics of "Love and Anger" are said to be about the complexities of relationships and the constant push and pull between love and anger. It was described by Kate Bush as "a song about the walls that we can find in each other."
Music Video
The music video for "Love and Anger," directed by Bush herself, features mime artists, a form of performance Bush has been fascinated by and included in her work repeatedly.
Critical Reception
The song has generally received positive reviews from music critics; it's often praised for its compelling lyrics and distinctive soundscape, which merges rock elements with an electronic production.
Legacy
Despite not being one of her most popular songs, "Love and Anger" helped solidify her status as a successful artist in the United States, where she has often struggled to gain recognition.
Live Performance
Despite her limited live performances, "Love and Anger" has occasionally featured in her setlists, including her 2014 "Before The Dawn" residency at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.
Song Writing
Like most of her work, Kate Bush wrote and produced the song "Love and Anger" indicating her general hand-on approach to her music.

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