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Kate Bush's song Why Should I Love You. Recorded by me + band in 1997, with new edits and overdubs June 2010 (lead vocal, marimba, keyboards, sundries).
Drums: Jeremy Stacey
Bass: Mark Smith
Hammond, Backing Vocal: James Hallawell
Electric Guitar: Gavin Ralston
Vocals, Electric Piano, etc: Mike Scott
WHY SHOULD I LOVE YOU?
This chapter says
"Put it out of your mind
and give it time”
The finest purple
The purest gold
The red of the Sacred Heart
The grey of the ghost
The "L" of the lips are open
To the "O" of the Host
The "V" of the velvet
Out of all of the people in the world
Why should I love you?
There's just something about you
There's just something about you
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?
Did you ever see a picture
Of Jesus laughing?
Mmm, don't you think
He’d have a beautiful smile?
A smile that healed?
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?
There's just something about you
There's just something about you
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?
The finest purple
The purest gold
The red of the Sacred Heart
The grey of the ghost
The "L" of the lips are open
To the "O" of the Host
The "V" of the velvet
The "E" of my eye
The eye of wonder
The eye that sees
The "I" that loves you
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?
- Barrowlandboy
- Vituf
Vituf at 0.51 on April 04, 2011 01:17
I am sick by Kate Bush, but this version was better than the original, I admit!
- DBMTB
- Joseph Houck
- whitehorsehill
whitehorsehill at 0.03 on December 01, 2010 13:54
Oh my goodness! A Kate Bush song covered by the Waterboys - kill me now - life doesn't get better than this!!!!!
- Richard45
- Jed Bonniwell
- Chris Morley
Chris Morley at 4.26 on July 17, 2010 21:07
Great version of a great song, even without Lenny Henry singing BVs!
- Planet and Sky
Planet and Sky on July 02, 2010 19:11
I found a clip of Kate's original on MySpace:
http://s0.ilike.com/play#Kate+Bush:Why+Should+I+Love+You%3F:116370:s28350230.8107509.10608562.0.1.11%2Cstd_5935bc683ff7deb0a10ceda1c8788d93 - earth gurus
earth gurus on July 02, 2010 02:22
great tune, love to hear the original, esp. cuz i love "hounds of love", the only kate i've ever really heard. awesome cover by the puckmen
- Fairyforte
Fairyforte on July 01, 2010 22:45
This is Brilliant, Star Quality. Love the piano playing on the minor verses....Love the ' Sighing Jesus' and 'Yes' bit, the 'Whispering' and 'Wind' at the end....and Mike's voice of course. Can you Spill the Beans on the Whisper?
- king rocker
king rocker on June 29, 2010 17:11
Hi, March from Sweden Stockholm here, summer is here and the musik you do is great,,love this stuff, love March
- Wafflelover
Wafflelover on June 28, 2010 16:56
Love this track. Great version. Mark Smith on bass really shines on this track, great, intelligent pop bass line. My personal summer hit this year :)
- craigcraig
- user3801197
- Drumslinger
- Drumslinger
Drumslinger on June 26, 2010 09:56
I love Kate B but I don't think I've ever heard this song, though I suspect you'll have deviated substantially from her version.
It certainly sounds like it could've been one of your originals.
A nice nod to "Won't Get Fooled Again" from James...and nice to hear "former Russian Mafia Hitman", Vladimir Stayski burning up the mid-section. (Make the bugger work!)
All in all, a damn fine piece fella...keep 'em coming!
Right...I'm gonna play it again right now. - chris_taylor
- Planet and Sky
Planet and Sky on June 25, 2010 20:29
Extraordinary! I'm a huge Kate Bush fan but never knew about this song. Now I've got to hear the original. I love the dynamics and the timing. Thank you also for posting the lyrics. It's actually quite pertinent to some dramatics in my personal life. Simply wonderful.
- paulmacbcn
- The Wick
The Wick on June 25, 2010 07:39
Fantastic! I love the line where Jesus smiles, what an amazing lightening moment!
- paulmacbcn
paulmacbcn on June 24, 2010 21:44
What a magnificent whirl of pop and the profound... as a song it's so...complete. Great rendition by the way, with great bubbly bass from Mark Smith and I love the Who vibe between the drumming and the hammond.
- Jim Hanner
Jim Hanner on June 24, 2010 19:15
Absolutely superb. Voice sounds great Mike. I'm getting goosebumps at 'the finest purple' build-up bit on every play. Loving the mix, which reminds me of the sound of A Pagan Place and This is the Sea. Big music!
- Jim Hanner
- Jim Hanner
Jim Hanner at 0.45 on June 24, 2010 18:55
Hehe - Soundcloud lets you know something big's gonna happen at about 0m45s
- mickpuck
mickpuck on June 24, 2010 15:10
@visionAiry: Thanks VisionAiry, and it's down to you reminding me of this song that I did this work last night and this morning!
- visionAiry
- visionAiry
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