Our Blog Sis Ritu at But I smile anyway has come up with another challenge for us this month Musicalmarch.
Ritu said : “Nothing too serious or tedious.Just a chance to share some songs! If you fancy posting a song for any reason this March, tag it #musicalmarch and link back to one of my posts so I can listen to your special songs too!
Today is Day 2 of Musicalmarch, so I want to share a song I have loved for a long time , original and a cover version.
I have loved Kate Bush for ever and have always felt a connection with her lyrics and music. She writes such beautiful lyrics.
Running up the Hill , resonates with my life the awful feeling of running through quick sand just to get through the day. She explains it perfectly the hopelessness we all feel at different points in our life.
Apparently I have always misinterpreted the song, this is what Kate Bush said about the it.
“I was trying to say that, really, a man and a woman, can’t understand each other because we are a man and a woman. And if we could actually swap each other’s roles, if we could actually be in each other’s place for a while, I think we’d both be very surprised! [Laughs] And I think it would lead to a greater understanding. And really the only way I could think it could be done was either… you know, I thought a deal with the devil, you know. And I thought, ‘well, no, why not a deal with God!’ You know, because in a way it’s so much more powerful the whole idea of asking God to make a deal with you. You see, for me it is still called “Deal With God”, that was its title. But we were told that if we kept this title that it would not be played in any of the religious countries, Italy wouldn’t play it, France wouldn’t play it, and Australia wouldn’t play it! Ireland wouldn’t play it, and that generally we might get it blacked purely because it had God in the title.”
Personally I still think it describes life’s struggles. What do you think?
Below is the very best of the many covers of this beautiful song, it is by Placebo. The Video is really special!It makes me think everybody struggles with life .
Mar 02, 2017 @ 07:25:41
I think this is the great thing with songs… you interpret them to suit your needs.
Great song by the way 😚
Mar 02, 2017 @ 07:27:35
You are right there Ritu the lyrics can mean just what we want. I do love it!! 💗💓💜
Mar 02, 2017 @ 07:29:14
💜🎶💕🎵💜
Mar 02, 2017 @ 17:04:40
These are new to me. I haven’t understood the words to songs forever… guess it’s my hearing. 😉
Mar 02, 2017 @ 22:12:35
Not your hearing Tess very often bad diction , I have always loved lyrics so seem to hear them easily I must be attuned to them!!:) 🙂
Mar 02, 2017 @ 22:48:25
It is definitely my hearing. Going for a test tomorrow. Sigh. You’re right about the diction and sometimes the music drowns out the words.
Mar 04, 2017 @ 23:46:42
Good luck with the hearing test Tess😊
Mar 02, 2017 @ 18:47:10
Mr Grump loves this song. Kate Bush is such a talented and intelligent woman. I never new the story behind this song, but it adds another layer to it! 🙂
Mar 02, 2017 @ 18:52:00
I have always loved Kate Bush and was Jealous of my eldest son who went to her show last year I think it was! …Afterwards he said OH! I never thought Mum perhaps you should of come with me !!”
Mar 03, 2017 @ 10:13:39
Oh no, gutted! 🙂
Mar 03, 2017 @ 12:02:08
Yes well and truly!!