About this episode

This episode explores Kate Bush's groundbreaking music and contrasts it with the chaotic sound of The Birthday Party.

This episode’s a bit schizophrenic! Firstly, we look at Kate Bush, whose first single “Wuthering Heights” was released against the wishes of her record company – too long and too weird, they said. We all know how wrong they were, don’t we? Our Album You Must Hear Before You Die is "Junkyard" by The Birthday Party, a band who embodied chaotic, confrontational music. This is as far as you can get from Kate Bush! As you can guess, Mick loves them! Knockin’ on Heaven...

People in this episode

Host: Mick

Topics covered

• Kate Bush
• The Birthday Party
• music history
• album discussion
• record label challenges

Keywords

• Kate Bush
• Wuthering Heights
• The Birthday Party
• Junkyard
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Birthday Party

Books & works: Wuthering Heights, Junkyard

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