To think Kate Bush is rubbish?

[iK8]

Shrieking, arm flapping and mincing.

What am I missing? I'm sure she's a lovely woman but good lawd I cannot see the appeal.

Cloudbusting is such a stunning song, also love WOW & Womans Work, amongst many of her amazing songs. She was a talented writer & performer, you can see the passion for her music inside her. WOW, wish I could have seen her in concert. everyone entitled to their own opinions & tastes though. I love many kinds of music :)

I liked Wuthering Heights but I thought Running up that hill was unbelievably bad.

I can't stand her music YANBU

'This woman's work' makes me cry every time. God, I wish I'd got a ticket. Instead, I am babysitting for my Dsis, who did get one .

Yabu. I'm off to see her end of next week and am practically leaking with excitement! I got into her when I was 15 and her songs were the soundtrack to my school days

I'm the same, ginzillas, This Woman's Work just turns on a tap in my head.

Her concerts would not have sold out in 15 minutes if she was rubbish.

This argument makes no sense to me - something being popular doesn't make it good.

I do actually like Kate Bush (some of 'em anyway), but I don't care for all the 'she's so profound, deep, am-dram' etc It is very theatrical, granted. If you like that sort of thing.

I do not like Peter Gabriel, however. Certainly not.

I hope that's not random. I'm sure somebody mentioned Peter Gabriel and paired him with liking Kate Bush

Yes amert. They are the two artistes the intelligent people like. Apparently.

She is not to my taste but she is an amazing talented woman and her achievements from a very early age shouldn't be under estimated.
She was the first woman to have a number one hit with a song she wrote herself and I defy anybody to say they don't like "The man with a child in his eyes", which she wrote at 15, yes bloody 15.
Amazing talent, beautiful woman.

You're entitled to your opinions OP.
Personally I love her, I'm not bothered if other people do or not.

Since you ask...

Yanbu. She was basically soft porn for all the teenage boys who are now 40+ men. Every bloke I ever went out with had a thing for KB with her pouty arm waving in a diaphanous dress. The lyrics sounded like the ramblings of a load of Eng Lit students on a drama away day and to say her political awareness was unusual when 2 Tone was at its height is ridiculous. She's rambling about Heathcliffe whilst Too Much Too Young is around

I do like Kate Bush, but I think even if I didn't, I'd be glad she exists. It is still sadly rare for a woman to have so much control over her career and still have mainstream success.

Oi Josh, naff off you lazy sod.

Pay MNHQ your £30 fee and start your own thread.

@iK8 charmed to meet you, too

Anyone who thinks she 's screechy pore a large glass of red and listen to You're the Only One I Want. I defy you not to be moved.

I don't like her. I kind of get why other people might like her, but I really, really don't.

Kate Bush makes terrible noises.

Irrelevant, I know, but I just watched This Woman's Work on youtube and had to giggle as the man in it is Percy/Lord Darling from Blackadder.

P.S. I like KB, mostly.

I don't like her music either. In fact she once rapidly emptied a party I was at when someone put one of her CDs on.

Have reported Josh...

Auld Alliance agree that the appearance of Lord Darling in the 'This Woman's Work' video diminishes the emotion somewhat!

Josh, the reason people are getting irate by your request on this thread is that MNHQ ask journalists to contact them through the proper channels - ie the press office, who charge a £30 fee for you to put a request out to mumsnet users. Otherwise, there would be journos popping up on every thread and it could make a lot of users feel uneasy. Fair's fair, play by the rules please!