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Wuthering Heights (3:26)

Cover of The Kick Inside

From The Kick Inside and 84 other releases

Written by Bush when she was just 18, the song’s lyrics are based on the story of the novel of the same name. Kate Bush was inspired to write the song by the last ten minutes of the 1970 film version of Wuthering Heights. She then read the book and discovered that she shares her birthday (July 30) with Emily Brontë. Bush reportedly wrote the song, for her album The Kick Inside, within the space of just a few hours late at night, looking to the moon through her open bedroom window for inspiration.
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Out on the Wiley, windy moors
We'd roll and fall in green
You had a temper like my jealousy
Too hot, too greedy

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  • Gruftvater

    What a voice!!

    Yesterday 11:55am Reply

  • paulatta

    I just want to wear a cape and flyyyyyyyyy

    21 May 12:11pm Reply

  • Lukinhas_44

    Without a doubt, a masterpiece.

    8 May 5:14am Reply

  • DerrickT

    Reading the novel by Bronte, and then re-listening to this song right after, is an entirely fresh experience, that cannot be missed!

    6 May 10:16pm Reply

  • david-jabbour

    Iconic. Unique. Ethereal. <3

    28 Apr 11:36am Reply

  • kashkashusband

    Perf

    24 Apr 4:09pm Reply

  • Rock_n_Robin

    "...this wild-eyed bundle of lyrical sensuality writhing from side to side in some form of musical transfiguration with that impossible shriek issuing from her poutless lips..." GREAT LINE! LOL

    15 Apr 3:23am Reply

  • Pusstulio

    Las primeras notas de piano de la cancion las tuve grabados en la mente por mas de una vez en este lapso de año y medio que recien la escuche. Es una señal evidente que esta cancion hizo "click" con uno.

    30 Mar 5:51am Reply

  • VOLT4

    iconic

    27 Mar 10:46pm Reply

  • HimitsuUK

    Classique.

    26 Mar 10:54pm Reply

  • ltuhura

    Does someone know which version of the song this is? The album/radio version doesn't have the vocal during the fade out afaik

    21 Mar 6:12pm Reply

  • notnicoletaylor

    this song is perfect

    17 Mar 10:21pm Reply

  • nomoresongs

    Remember when she first appeared on Top Of The Pops, this wild-eyed bundle of lyrical sensuality writhing from side to side in some form of musical transfiguration with that impossible shriek issuing from her poutless lips...

    16 Mar 2:58pm Reply

  • OceanGypsy666

    amazing vocal

    15 Mar 4:57pm Reply

  • daveandi

    an original

    12 Mar 6:43pm Reply

  • ati1978

    sweet voice

    9 Mar 11:21pm Reply

  • vinci-g

    seit 1978 Fan von Kate

    6 Mar 9:35am Reply

  • davidbowiegirl

    Amazing song <3

    26 Feb 5:31pm Reply

  • yui_kato

    einer der großartigsten, wenn nicht der großartigste debut song der je geschrieben wurden

    25 Feb 6:34pm Reply

  • kardiokompresor

    bis heute einzigartig

    12 Feb 10:34pm Reply
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