Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!peora!jer From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: I am Doug! (Long, detailed discussion on "The Dreaming") Message-ID: <1412@peora.UUCP> Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 15:07:43 EDT Article-I.D.: peora.1412 Posted: Thu Aug 1 15:07:43 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Aug-85 03:43:35 EDT References: <1365@peora.UUCP> <4781@mit-eddie.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 58 Keywords: Probably of interest only to Kate Bush fans Well, lunchtime is almost over, so I can only answer your comments briefly, but here goes... > She is definitely not Christian, though. That is unfortunate. > Would you care to describe these biblical metaphors in some more detail? > I have little direct knowledge of the Bible. Well, I was referring in particular to two things. The first is the obvious one of the word "house" in referring to the body. The second is the use of the word "feet". In the Bible, "feet" is often a euphemism for "private parts". Thus, for example, some angelic beings are described as having wings with which they "covered their feet". There is also a story in the book of Ruth, in which Ruth is being instructed on how to go about finding a husband, that is much more understandable if you realize this fact. > Nah! This is way too cynical for Kate Bush. Maybe so. However, your other comments on Kate Bush being basically a nice person who likes her fans, etc., goes along well with my interpretation of the song as being related to feelings of GUILT over not being able to give "all the love you should have given" to all her fans. The refrain "We needed you to love us too" is rather haunting, in a sad way, suggesting also these feelings of guilt. Tell me this... in the opening lines, The first time I died, It was in the arms of good friends of mine. * * * Say, why do it now, when I won't be around? I'm going out. What does "it" refer to? This is something that puzzles me, in either interpretation. > I also don't think that it would be fair to say that Kate Bush paints a > hopeless picture about these things. (Not that you ever said she did, I don't think it is hopeless, but it seems almost demented at times. > But actually it is Kate Bush's high voice (not her low voice) that is her > natural voice. Well, it's hard to know this, but I suspect her natural voice is her low voice, and that she just cultivated the "high" one because it was better suited for a female lead vocalist. -- Shyy-Anzr: J. Eric Roskos UUCP: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jer US Mail: MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC; 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642 "Fvzcyvsl, fvzcyvsl." -- UQG