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Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Cathy Bush. Submitted by: Sally

Also known as: Catherine Bush. Submitted by: shehateme

Strange Offspring Names:

  • Bertie - It's short for Robert, but it still makes me think of Julie Andrews singing 'Burlington Bertie From Bow'. Or the 'Edward VII' series where young Edward was often called Bertie by his mum. Submitted by: pickle*
  • Bertie - I suspect this is just a nickname, though. I sincerely hope it is. :) Submitted by: jennie

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"I'm Scared Of Heights""Wuthering Heights"Nat
"In Search Of Pete Trewavas""In Search Of Peter Pan"pickle*
"Blithering Heights""Wuthering Heights"britrock
"Now!""Wow!"britrock
"Loudbursting""Cloudbursting"britrock

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Rubberband Girl,"Girls can never be constructed of rubber bands.pickle*
"The Man With The Child In His Eyes,"Painful...pickle*

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Where Are We Running?""Running Up That Hill," Kate BushBob
"Easier To Run""Running Up That Hill," Kate BushJoel Martinez
"Running Up That Hill""I'm So Tired," BeatlesFussBudget

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Clodbusting" originally "Cloudbusting"
As in a clod of mud.
Lightning Rod Blagojevich
"Loudbusting" originally "Cloudbusting"
Rip Jeans

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Salt In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Lauren Overstreet
"Spat In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Lauren Overstreet

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"The Man With The Chili In His Eyes" originally "The Man With The Child In His Eyes"
That's gotta sting!
Samantha Wayland
"The Man With The Chill In His Eyes" originally "The Man With The Child In His Eyes"
Samantha Wayland
"Running Up That Hall" originally "Running Up That Hill"
As opposed to running *down* the hall
Serafina
"Running Up That Bill" originally "Running Up That Hill"
the result of talking on the phone too long?
Serafina

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"The Man With The Child In His Eyes""The Teacher With The Student In Her Eyes"Eel Deal
"Wuthering Heights""Love How She Writes (Cat, That Is)"Stuart McArthur
"Wuthering Heights""Morannon Gate"Susanna Viljanen
"Running up that Hill""Running up the Bill"LucidLupin LeeBee
"Wuthering Heights""Blundering Fights"Jim A
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes""Ben-Jen with the Void in Its Eyes"Musidora
"Wow""SOS"Musidora
"Wuthering Heights""Peregrin Bites"Merry & Pippin

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Lily'The Munsters' repeats on BBC-2Pickle
Somewhere In BetweenSmear tests or testicular cancer checkupsPickle*
A Coral Room Coral betting officesPickle*
BertieBassett's Liquorice AllsortsPickle*
Be Kind To My MistakesAny Blooper ShowPickle*
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
The Infant KissChild abuse hotlineCallie
Get Out Of My HouseHabitat For HumanityKooKooDee
Hounds Of LoveDog PoundKooKooDee
Army DreamersUS Army Recruiting StationKooKooDee
Hammer HorrorHardware StoreKooKooDee
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
My Name Is
   Eminem
Lily
   Kate Bush
My Name Is Lily
Raphael
Sleep Tight
   Sarah Brightman
And Dream of Sheep
   Kate Bush
Sleep Tight and Dream of Sheep
John D'Shane
F*** and Run
   Liz Phair
Running Up That Hill
   Kate Bush
F*** and Run Up That Hill
kookoodee
The Fool On The Hill
   Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66
Running Up That Hill
   Kate Bush
Fool Running Up That Hill
kookoodee
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's clear, it's me, with caffeine, I've come home.
I'm so cold, at the end of your winter.
Original Lyrics:
Heathcliff, It's me, your Cathy, I've come home.
I'm so cold, let me in-a your window.
"Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's clear, it's me, with caffeine, I've come home. I'm so cold, at the end of your winter.
Original Lyrics:
Heathcliff, It's me, your Cathy, I've come home. I'm so cold, let me in-a your window.
"Leave It Open"
Misheard Lyrics:
Free the poor bird that's in.
Original Lyrics:
We let the weirdness in.
"Babooshka"
Misheard Lyrics:
She sent him send two letters.
Original Lyrics:
She sent him scented letters.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Strange Phenomena"
Misheard Lyrics:
Raise your hats to the strange banana man.
Original Lyrics:
Raise your hat to the strange phenomena.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Holly

I was listening to all my music on my computer whilst sleeping on the sofa. I woke up having a dream about banana men, and singing the song. I had to skip through all my music until I found it.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Kite"
Better Lyrics:
Beelzebub is aching in my belly-o
I'm pretty hungry and I dig Nick D' Virgilio
Original Lyrics:
Beelzebub is aching in my belly-o
My feet are heavy and rooted in my wellios
Submitted by: pickle

Funny Lyrics:

"Wow"
The Funny Lyrics:
wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,
Why They're Funny:
it sounds like A stuck record . it also sounds like an ally cat in A fight.
Submitted by: HOTT CHIC 100
"Wow"
The Funny Lyrics:
When the actor reaches his death,
you know it's no thrill, he just holds his breath.
Why They're Funny:
You mean the actor doesn't really die? I want my money back.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Babooshka"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka, Yeah Yeah
Why They're Repetitive:
This And A Glass Smash Sound effect make up the second half of the song.
Submitted by: Coolio
"Wow"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, unbelievable
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, unbelievable
Why They're Repetitive:
Apart from this it's a great song!
Submitted by: Pete

Dirty Lyrics:

"Lamour Looks Something Like You"
The Dirty Lyrics:
with that feeling of sticky love inside
Why They're Dirty:
when a 13 year old innocent virgin i had no idea what she was on about. luckily at 41 i finally do!
Submitted by: herman glockenspiel
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Moments of Pleasure"
The Lyrics:
On a balcony in New York
It's just started to snow
He meets us at the lift
Like Douglas Fairbanks
Waving his walking stick
Who They Mention:
Movie star Douglas Fairbanks
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
"Heads We're Dancing"
The Lyrics:
A picture of you, a picture of you in uniform,
Standing with your head held high,
Hot down to the floor.
But it couldn't be you.
It couldn't be you.
It's a picture of Hitler.
Who They Mention:
Adolf Hitler. (The entire song is about a woman who gets asked to dance by a man, who she discovers is Hitler the next morning. Crazy stuff.)
Submitted by: Callie

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Wow"
The Lyrics:
he's too busy hitting the Vaseline
Product Brand Name:
Vaseline - she was referring to how the regular petroleum gel was used as a sexual lubricant by gay man at the time.
Submitted by: pickle
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"December Will Be Magic Again"
The Song Lyrics:
'While Bing Crosby sings 'White Christmas'
He makes you feel nice
Song They Mention:
White Christmas
Submitted by: Pickle*
 

Songs That Are Banned:

"Army Dreamers"
The song was banned from airplay at either the time of the Falklands War or the first Gulf War. And recently the BBC have been celebrating the Falklands anniversary, which is pretty disgusting.
Submitted by: pickle

Song Title Acrostics:

RUTH: "Running Up That Hill"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Hovering Whites" originally "Wuthering Heights"
Dang floaters obscuring my vision...
Submitted by: Cat

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Bait Cush originally "Kate Bush"
Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
"Wow"
The Lyrics:
He'll never make 'The Sweeney'
Why:
'The Sweeney' was a popular British cop show, starring John Thaw as Regan and Dennis Waterman as Carter.
Submitted by: pickle
 

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