97-705: The Hammersmith Apollo , currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon , is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace . Located in Hammersmith, London , it is an art deco Grade II* listed building . Designed by Robert Cromie, who also renovated the Prince of Wales Theatre , in
194-519: A 1980 interview Released in September 1980, Never for Ever was Bush's second foray into production, co-producing with Jon Kelly . The first two albums had resulted in a definitive sound evident in every track, with orchestral arrangements supporting the live band sound. The range of styles on Never for Ever is much more diverse, veering from the straightforward rocker "Violin" to the wistful waltz of hit single " Army Dreamers ". Never for Ever
291-662: A Bruce Springsteen concert held there in 1975 was released as part of the Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition package; later the CD Hammersmith Odeon London '75 was released. Melodic death metal band In Flames also released a DVD that featured footage of a December 2004 performance there. Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard 's show Glorious was also released as a DVD. Rush recorded their 1978 performance and later included it in their three-disc set, Different Stages . American musician Tori Amos released
388-501: A backdrop of falling snow", with a total running time of 65 minutes. The album's songs are built around Bush's quietly jazzy piano and Steve Gadd 's drums, and use both sung and spoken word vocals in what Classic Rock critic Stephen Dalton calls "a ... supple and experimental affair, with a contemporary chamber pop sound grounded in crisp piano, minimal percussion and light-touch electronics ... billowing jazz-rock soundscapes, interwoven with fragmentary narratives delivered in
485-534: A charming stranger only to discover in the morning that he is Adolf Hitler . The title track drew its inspiration from James Joyce 's novel Ulysses . The Sensual World went on to become her biggest-selling album in the US, receiving an RIAA Gold certification four years after its release for 500,000 copies sold. In the United Kingdom album charts, it reached the number-two position. Another single from
582-556: A diverse blend of musical styles and is known for its near-exhaustive use of the Fairlight CMI. The Dreaming received a mixed reception in the UK, and critics were baffled by the dense soundscapes Bush had created to become "less accessible". In a 1993 interview with Q magazine, Bush stated: "That was my 'She's gone mad' album." The album entered the UK album chart at No. 3, but is to date her lowest-selling album, garnering "only"
679-622: A diverse range of artists. In 2022, "Running Up That Hill" received renewed attention after it appeared in the Netflix series Stranger Things , becoming Bush's second UK number one and reaching the top of several other charts. It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and its parent album, Hounds of Love , became Bush's first album to reach the top of a Billboard albums chart . Bush has received numerous accolades and honours , including 14 Brit Awards nominations and
776-439: A hammer smithy or forge", although, in 1839, Thomas Faulkner proposed that the name derived from two 'Saxon' words: the initial Ham from ham and the remainder from hythe , alluding to Hammersmith's riverside location. In 1922, Gover proposed that the prefix was a personal name, Heahmaer or Hæmar, and stating that the suffix must be Anglo-Saxon from -myðe, meaning the junction of two rivers, as Hammersmith Creek merged with
873-442: A high number of sales and spawned the hit single " Wow ", it did not achieve the success of The Kick Inside , reaching number six in the UK album charts. She went on to express dissatisfaction with Lionheart , feeling that it had needed more time. Bush set up her own publishing company, Kate Bush Music, and her own management company, Novercia, to maintain control of her work. Members of her family, along with Bush herself, composed
970-642: A journey up the river from Hammersmith towards Oxford . In 1930, Gustav Holst composed Hammersmith , a work for military band (later rewritten for orchestra), reflecting his impressions of the area, having lived across the river in Barnes for nearly forty years. It begins with a haunting musical depiction of the River Thames flowing underneath Hammersmith Bridge. Holst taught music at St Paul's Girls' School and composed many of his most famous works there, including his The Planets suite. A music room in
1067-608: A major bus station. The length of King Street places the westernmost shops and offices closest to Ravenscourt Park Underground station on the District line , one stop west of Hammersmith itself. The first Hammersmith Bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark and opened in 1827 and was the first suspension bridge crossing the River Thames . It was redesigned by Joseph Bazalgette , and reopened in 1887. In August 2020, it closed to pedestrians, cyclists and road traffic as
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#17327721577961164-572: A million copies. "Wuthering Heights" topped the UK and Australian charts and became an international hit. Bush became the first British woman to reach number one on the UK charts with a self-written song. " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " made it onto the US Billboard Hot 100 where it reached number 85 in early 1979, and went on to win her an Ivor Novello Award in 1979 for Outstanding British Lyric. According to Guinness World Records , Bush
1261-585: A municipal park, Ravenscourt Park , to the west of the centre. Its facilities include tennis courts, a basketball court, a bowling lawn, a paddling pool, and playgrounds. Hammersmith is the historical home of the West London Penguin Swimming and Water Polo Club , formerly known as the Hammersmith Penguin Swimming Club . Hammersmith Chess Club has been active in the borough since it was formed in 1962. It
1358-421: A new lift and about 1,200 organ pipes housed in large chambers above the front stalls ceiling. Having fallen into disrepair, the organ was disconnected in the 1990s and the console removed from the building. At the insistence of English Heritage and the local council, however, it was reinstated and the entire organ restored. At a launch party, on 25 July 2007, an invited audience and media representatives witnessed
1455-649: A new vocal remix of her 1985 single "Running Up That Hill" was played. In 2013, Bush became the only female artist to have top five albums in the UK charts in five successive decades. In March 2014, Bush announced her first live concerts in decades: Before the Dawn , a 22-night residency in London running from 26 August to 1 October 2014 at the Hammersmith Apollo . Tickets sold out in 15 minutes. The concerts received universal acclaim. An album of recordings from
1552-413: A range of voices from shrill to Laurie Anderson -style cooing". Bassist Danny Thompson appears on the album, while the sixth track on the album, "50 Words for Snow", features the voice of Stephen Fry reciting a list of words to describe snow. 50 Words for Snow received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,
1649-571: A recital by Richard Hills. Many bands have released live albums, videos or DVDs of concerts held at the Apollo, such as Queen , Black Sabbath , Rush , DIO , Hawkwind , Iron Maiden , Celtic Frost , Kings of Leon , Tears for Fears , Bananarama , Dire Straits , Frank Zappa , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , David Bowie , Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , Japan , Erasure , Spear of Destiny , Motörhead , and Robbie Williams . In September 1979 Gary Numan recorded his Touring Principle show at
1746-458: A rudimentary version in the early 1960s. Bush's first experience as a producer was on her live On Stage EP , released in August 1979. "Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance... It is man-made so the press can feed off it." —Kate Bush in
1843-720: A series of six live albums in 2005 known as The Original Bootlegs , one of which was recorded at the Apollo. Photographs of The Who outside the Hammersmith Odeon appear on their 1973 album Quadrophenia . Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour performed three nights at the venue in April 1984 which was documented on the David Gilmour Live 1984 concert film. These shows are of note as Roy Harper guested on "Short and Sweet" and Gilmour's Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason played drums on " Comfortably Numb ". In 1984
1940-651: A silver disc. The album became her first to enter the US Billboard 200 chart, albeit only reaching No. 157. " Sat in Your Lap " was the first single from the album to be released. It preceded the album by over a year and peaked at No. 11 in the UK. The title track , featuring Rolf Harris and Percy Edwards , stalled at No. 48, while the third single, " There Goes a Tenner ", stalled at No. 93, despite promotion from EMI and Bush. The track " Suspended in Gaffa "
2037-652: A win for British Female Solo Artist in 1987, as well as seven nominations for Grammy Awards . In 2002, she received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music. She became a Fellow of the Ivors Academy in the UK in 2020, and was inducted into
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#17327721577962134-524: Is King Street , Hammersmith's main shopping street. Named after John King, Bishop of London , it contains a second shopping centre ( Livat Hammersmith ), many small shops, the town hall , the Lyric Theatre , a cinema, the Polish community centre and two hotels. King Street is supplemented by other shops along Shepherds Bush Road to the north, Fulham Palace Road to the south and Hammersmith Road to
2231-587: Is on King Street. It contains a theatre, an art gallery and several restaurants. Its library has one of the largest collections of Polish-language books outside Poland. The Dove is a riverside pub with what the Guinness Book of Records listed as the smallest bar room in the world, in 2016 surviving as a small space on the right of the bar. The pub was frequented by Ernest Hemingway and Graham Greene ; James Thomson lodged and likely wrote Rule Britannia here. The narrow alley in which it stands
2328-488: Is part of what makes "Wuthering Heights" so special. She appeared on Top of the Pops with it five times in 1978, cementing her public image as an ethereal spirit, embodying the essence of Cathy through a combination of wide eyes, floaty fabrics and wild choreography, still fondly mimicked and parodied today. "Wuthering Heights" turned Bush into a pop star, the rules of which she continues to bend to her own will: her individuality
2425-462: Is the only remnant of the riverside village of Hammersmith, the bulk of which was demolished in the 1930s. Furnivall Gardens , which lies to the east, covers the site of Hammersmith Creek and the High Bridge. Leisure activity also takes place along Hammersmith's pedestrianised riverside, home to the pubs of Lower Mall, rowing clubs and the riverside park of Furnival Gardens . Hammersmith has
2522-580: The Black Lion , The Dove , The George , The Hop Poles , the Hope and Anchor , the Salutation Inn and The Swan , as are Hammersmith's two parish churches , St Paul's (the town's original church, rebuilt in the 1890s) and St Peter's , built in the 1820s. Riverside Studios is a cinema, performance space, bar and cafe. Originally film studios, Riverside Studios were used by
2619-493: The Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace , with a seating capacity of nearly 3,500 people, being renamed the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962. It has had a string of names and owners, most recently AEG Live and Eventim UK . It became a Grade II listed building in 1990. The venue was later refurbished and renamed Labatt's Apollo following a sponsorship deal with Labatt Brewing Company (1993 or 1994). In 2002,
2716-636: The BBC from 1954 to 1975 for television productions. The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is just off King Street. Hammersmith Apollo concert hall and theatre (formerly the Carling Hammersmith Apollo, the Hammersmith Odeon, and before that the Gaumont Cinema) is just south of the gyratory. The former Hammersmith Palais nightclub has been demolished and the site reused as student accommodation. The Polish Social and Cultural Association
2813-483: The Hammersmith Flyover . Hammersmith Bridge closed in August 2020 to pedestrians, cyclists and road traffic, severing the link with Barnes in the southwest. Its cast iron pedestals that hold the suspension system in place had become unsafe. The centre of Hammersmith is served by two London Underground stations named Hammersmith: one is served by the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines and
2910-685: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. Bush was born on 30 July 1958 at a maternity hospital in Bexleyheath , Kent, to an English doctor, general practitioner Robert Bush (1920–2008), and Hannah Patricia (née Daly) (1918–1992), an Irish staff nurse, daughter of a farmer in County Waterford . She grew up with her elder brothers, John and Paddy, in a 350-year-old former farmhouse at East Wickham near Welling , which neighbours Bexleyheath. Bush came from an artistic background: her mother
3007-681: The Royal Festival Hall in London. Bush's eighth studio album, Aerial , was released on double CD and vinyl in November 2005. The album single " King of the Mountain ", had received its premiere on BBC Radio 2 on 1 September 2005. The single entered the UK Downloads Chart at number six, and would become Bush's third-highest-charting single ever in the UK, peaking at number four on the full chart. Aerial entered
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3104-526: The hundred of Ossulstone , in the county of Middlesex . Major industrial sites included the Osram lamp factory at Brook Green , the J. Lyons factory (which at one time employed 30,000 people). During both World Wars , Waring & Gillow 's furniture factory, in Cambridge Grove , became the site of aircraft manufacture. Hammersmith Borough Council had provided the borough with electricity since
3201-421: The 1986 Brit Awards . In the same year, Bush and Peter Gabriel had a UK Top 10 hit with the duet " Don't Give Up " ( Dolly Parton , Gabriel's original choice to sing the female vocal, turned his offer down), and EMI released her "greatest hits" album, The Whole Story . Bush provided a new lead vocal and refreshed backing track on "Wuthering Heights", and recorded a new single, " Experiment IV ", for inclusion on
3298-660: The Apollo in 2006. The Hammersmith Apollo is seen in the American romantic comedy film Just My Luck where McFly perform. In the movie, the venue stands-in for the Hard Rock Café. It is also the location in The Football Factory where the Chelsea fans board the bus for Liverpool. It is mentioned in the poem "Glam Rock: The Poem" by the poet Robert Archambeau . The exterior of the (then) Gaumont Palace
3395-490: The Beatles who had 11 in 2009. She had 11 albums in the top 50. In a statement, Bush said, It was an extraordinary experience putting the show together. It was a huge amount of work, a lot of fun and an enormous privilege to work with such an incredibly talented team. This is the audio document. I hope that this can stand alone as a piece of music in its own right and that it can be enjoyed by people who knew nothing about
3492-522: The London-based band Iron Maiden recorded side 4 of their double live album 'Live After Death' at the venue. Iron Maiden's affection for the Hammersmith Odeon previously resulted in the filming of a 1982 performance which was subsequently released as Beast over Hammersmith . Other acts have made music videos featuring clips from performances at the Apollo; Kelly Clarkson made a special version of her " Breakaway " video using clips from her concert at
3589-517: The Mountain " (2005). All nine of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, with all but one reaching the top five, including the number one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985) and the greatest hits compilation The Whole Story (1986). Since The Dreaming (1982), she has produced all of her studio albums. She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). In 2011, Bush released
3686-451: The Odeon on 22–23 July 1983, and the resulting album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was released the following year. Kylie Minogue performed a one-off concert in the venue in 2003 and released a DVD of the performance in 2004. Minogue also performed the last show of her Anti Tour in the venue on 3 April 2012. Girls Aloud released a DVD of their concert at the Apollo in 2005. A DVD of
3783-454: The Thames here. The earliest spelling is Hamersmyth in 1294, with alternative spellings of Hameresmithe in 1312, Hamyrsmyth in 1535, and Hammersmith 1675. The district was a chapelry of the ancient parish of Fulham , but became a fully independent parish in 1631. In the early 1660s, Hammersmith's first parish church, which later became St Paul's , was built by Sir Nicholas Crispe who ran
3880-489: The UK albums chart at number three, and the US chart at number 48. Aerial, like Hounds of Love (1985), is divided into two sections, each with its own theme and mood. The first disc, subtitled A Sea of Honey , features a set of unrelated themed songs, including "King of the Mountain"; "Bertie", a Renaissance-style ode to her son; and "Joanni", based on the story of Joan of Arc . In the song " π {\displaystyle \pi } ", Bush sings 117 digits of
3977-415: The UK in 1994 and also received a small number of cinema screenings around the world. The initial plan had been to tour with The Red Shoes release, but did not reach fruition. Thus, Bush deliberately produced her tracks live, with less studio production that had typified her last three albums and which would have been too difficult to re-create on stage. The result polarised her fan base, who had enjoyed
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4074-513: The UK, the album reached number-two, and the singles "Rubberband Girl", "The Red Shoes", "Moments of Pleasure", and " And So Is Love " (featuring Eric Clapton on guitar) all reached the top 30. Bush directed and starred in the short film The Line, the Cross and the Curve , which featured music from her album The Red Shoes , itself inspired by the 1948 film of that name . It was released on VHS in
4171-711: The age of 19, she topped the UK singles chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights ", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a fully self-written song. Her debut album The Kick Inside was released that year, reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart . Bush has released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " (1978), " Babooshka " (1980), " Running Up That Hill " (1985), " Don't Give Up " (a 1986 duet with Peter Gabriel ), and " King of
4268-472: The album chart at No. 1. The top-selling single from the album was " Babooshka ", which reached No. 5 in the UK singles chart . In November 1980, she released the standalone Christmas single " December Will Be Magic Again ", which reached No. 29 in the UK charts. September 1982 saw the release of The Dreaming , the first album Bush produced by herself. With her new-found freedom, she experimented with production techniques, creating an album that features
4365-414: The album fail it would be demoralising and if it were successful Bush was too young to handle this. In a 1987 interview, Gilmour disputed this version of events, blaming EMI for initially using the "wrong" producers. EMI gave Bush a large advance, which she used to enroll in interpretive dance classes taught by Lindsay Kemp , a former teacher of David Bowie , and mime training with Adam Darius . For
4462-645: The album received an average score of 88, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". At the 2012 Brit Awards she was nominated in the Best Female Artist category, and the album won the 2012 Best Album at the South Bank Arts Awards, and was also nominated for Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards. Bush turned down an invitation to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London. Instead,
4559-411: The album was released with a box-set that contains the albums The Sensual World and the analogue re-mastered The Red Shoes . It debuted at No 2 on the United Kingdom chart. Bush's tenth studio album, 50 Words for Snow , was released on 21 November 2011. It features the high-profile appearance of Elton John on the duet "Snowed in at Wheeler Street". The album contains seven new songs "set against
4656-460: The album, " This Woman's Work ", was featured in the John Hughes film She's Having a Baby , and a slightly remixed version appeared on Bush's album The Sensual World . The song reached number-eight in 2005 on the UK download chart after featuring in a British television advertisement for the charity NSPCC . "I don't think of myself as a musician. As a writer, I suppose. I only ever play
4753-470: The albums Director's Cut and 50 Words for Snow . She drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before the Dawn , her first shows since the Tour of Life in 1979. Bush was the first British solo female artist to top the UK Albums Chart and the first female artist to enter it at number one. Her eclectic musical style, unconventional lyrics, performances and literary themes have influenced
4850-559: The ballad "Moments of Pleasure", although Bush's mother was still alive when "Moments of Pleasure" was written and recorded. Bush describes playing the song to her mother, who thought the line where she is quoted by Bush as saying, "Every old sock meets an old shoe", was hilarious and "couldn't stop laughing." After the release of The Red Shoes , Bush dropped out of the public eye. She had originally intended to take one year off, but despite working on material, twelve years passed before her next album release. Her name occasionally cropped up in
4947-514: The black comedy film Les Dogs , produced by The Comic Strip for BBC television . Bush plays the bride Angela at a wedding set in a post-apocalyptic Britain. Bush's seventh studio album, The Red Shoes , was released in November 1993. The album gave Bush her highest chart position in the US, reaching number 28, although the only song from the album to make the US singles chart was "Rubberband Girl", which peaked at number 88 in January 1994. In
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#17327721577965044-443: The board of directors. Following the release of Lionheart , she was required by EMI to undertake heavy promotional work and an exhausting tour. The Tour of Life began in April 1979 and lasted six weeks. It was described by The Guardian as "an extraordinary, hydra -headed beast, combining music, dance, poetry, mime, burlesque , magic and theatre". The show was co-devised and performed on stage with magician Simon Drake . Bush
5141-565: The borough. Hammersmith is located at the confluence of one of the arterial routes out of central London (the A4 ) with several local feeder roads and a bridge over the Thames. The focal point of the district is the commercial centre (the Broadway Centre) located at this confluence, which houses a shopping centre, bus station, an Underground station and an office complex. Stretching about 750 m (820 yd) westwards from this centre
5238-553: The brickworks in Hammersmith. It contained a monument to Crispe as well as a bronze bust of King Charles I by Hubert Le Sueur . In 1696 Sir Samuel Morland was buried there. The church was completely rebuilt in 1883, but the monument and bust were transferred to the new church. In 1745, two Scots, James Lee and Lewis Kennedy , established the Vineyard Nursery , over six acres devoted to landscaping plants. During
5335-586: The cast iron pedestals that hold the suspension system in place became unsafe. Work began to improve the structural integrity of the bridge in 2022. Hammersmith features in Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations as the home of the Pocket family. Pip resides with the Pockets in their house by the river and goes boating on the river. William Morris 's utopian novel News from Nowhere (1890) describes
5432-425: The choice: "People weren't even generally aware that I wrote my own songs or played the piano. The media just promoted me as a female body. It's like I've had to prove that I'm an artist in a female body." In late 1978, EMI persuaded Bush to quickly record a follow-up album, Lionheart , to take advantage of the success of The Kick Inside . The album was produced by Andrew Powell, assisted by Bush. Although it gained
5529-686: The company would raise money to fund a joint venture with the MAMA Group, to run eleven live music venues across the United Kingdom, including the Hammersmith Apollo. As a result, the venue was named HMV Apollo from 2009 until 2012. Other venues purchased include The Forum in London's Kentish Town, the Birmingham Institute and Aberdeen's Moshulu. The venue was sold by HMV Group in May 2012 to AEG Live and CTS Eventim . In 2013,
5626-422: The compilation. Dawn French and Hugh Laurie were among those featured in the video for Experiment IV. At the 1987 Brit Awards , Bush won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist. Released in 1989, The Sensual World was described by Bush herself as "her most honest, personal album". One of the tracks, "Heads We're Dancing", inspired by her own black humour , is about a woman who dances all night with
5723-401: The concerts, Before the Dawn , was released on 25 November 2016. Bolstered by publicity around Before the Dawn , Bush became the first female performer to have eight albums in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart simultaneously, putting her at number three for simultaneous UK Top 40 albums. The only artists ahead of Bush were Elvis Presley , who had 12 entries in the top 40 after his death in 1977 and
5820-503: The demo from Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of Gilmour and the Bush family. (The 1973 song "Passing Through Air" was recorded as a demo at Gilmour‘s studio a few weeks after her 15th birthday and would later be the earliest Kate Bush recording to be released officially). Impressed, Gilmour financed the 16-year-old Bush's recording of a more professional demo tape. The tape consisted of three tracks, produced by Gilmour's friend Andrew Powell and
5917-616: The early twentieth century from Hammersmith power station . Upon nationalisation of the electricity industry in 1948 ownership passed to the British Electricity Authority and later to the Central Electricity Generating Board . Electricity connections to the national grid rendered the 20 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station redundant. It closed in 1965; in its final year of operation it delivered 5,462 MWh of electricity to
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#17327721577966014-654: The east. Hammersmith's office activity takes place mainly to the eastern side of its centre, along Hammersmith Road and in the Ark , an office complex to the south of the flyover which traverses the area. Charing Cross Hospital on Fulham Palace Road is a large multi-disciplinary NHS hospital with accident & emergency and teaching departments run by the Imperial College School of Medicine . "The Ark" office building , designed by British architect Ralph Erskine and completed in 1992, has some resemblance to
6111-662: The first two years of her contract, Bush spent more time on schoolwork than recording. She left school after doing her mock A-Levels and having gained ten GCE O-Level qualifications. Bush wrote and recorded demos of almost 200 songs, some of which circulated as bootlegs . From March to August 1977, she fronted the KT Bush Band at public houses in London . The band included Del Palmer (bass), Brian Bath (guitar), and Vic King (drums). She began recording her first album in August 1977. Perhaps its keen ear for adolescent angst
6208-520: The hull of a sailing ship. Hammersmith Bridge Road Surgery was designed by Guy Greenfield. 22 St Peter's Square , the former Royal Chiswick Laundry and Island Records HQ, has been converted to architects' studios and offices by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands . It has a Hammersmith Society Conservation award plaque (2009) and has been included in tours in Architecture Week. Several of Hammersmith's pubs are listed buildings , including
6305-425: The intricacy of her earlier compositions, with other fans claiming they had found new complexities in the lyrics and the emotions they expressed. During this period of time, Bush suffered a series of bereavements, including the loss of guitarist Alan Murphy , who had started working with her on The Tour of Life in 1979, and her mother Hannah, to whom she was exceptionally close. The people she lost were honoured in
6402-560: The majority of her singles' B-sides recorded from 1978 to 1990. In 1991, Bush released a cover of Elton John 's " Rocket Man ", which reached number 12 on the UK singles chart, and reached number two in Australia. In 2007, it was voted the greatest cover ever by readers of The Observer newspaper. Another John cover, " Candle in the Wind ", was the B-side. In the same year, she starred in
6499-530: The media with rumours of a new album release. The press often viewed her as an eccentric recluse, sometimes drawing a comparison with Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens 's Great Expectations . In 1998, Bush gave birth to Albert, known as "Bertie", fathered by guitarist Dan McIntosh, whom she met in 1992. In 2001, Bush was awarded a Q Award as Classic Songwriter. In 2002, she was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and performed " Comfortably Numb " at David Gilmour's concert at
6596-416: The next hundred and fifty years the nursery introduced many new plants to England, including fuchsia and the standard rose tree . 1804 saw the trial of Francis Smith for the murder of Thomas Millwood in Beaver Lane, Hammersmith. Called the Hammersmith Ghost murder case , it set a unique standard in English legal history. In 1868, Hammersmith was the name of a parish, and of a suburban district, within
6693-461: The north, Kensington to the east, Chiswick to the west, and Fulham to the south, all on the north bank of the River Thames . The area is one of west London's main commercial and employment centres, and has for some decades been a major centre of London's Polish community . It is a major transport hub for west London , with two London Underground stations and a bus and coach station at Hammersmith Broadway . Hammersmith may mean "(Place with)
6790-437: The number pi . The second disc, subtitled A Sky of Honey , features one continuous piece of music describing the experience of 24 hours passing by. Aerial earned Bush two nominations at the 2006 Brit Awards , for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album. In 2007, Bush was asked to write a song for The Golden Compass soundtrack which made reference to the lead character, Lyra Belacqua . The song, " Lyra ",
6887-474: The other is served by the Piccadilly and District lines. The latter station is part of a larger office, retail and transport development, locally known as "The Broadway Centre". Hammersmith Broadway stretches from the junction of Queen Caroline Street and King Street in the west to the junction of Hammersmith Road and Butterwick in the east. It forms the north side of the gyratory system also known as Hammersmith Roundabout. The Broadway Shopping Centre includes
6984-462: The piano at the age of 11. She also played the organ in a barn behind her parents' house and studied the violin. She soon began composing songs, eventually adding her own lyrics. Bush attended St Joseph's Convent Grammar School, a Catholic girls' school in nearby Abbey Wood . During this time, her family produced a demo tape with over 50 of her compositions, which was turned down by record labels. The Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour , received
7081-401: The piano to accompany myself singing. I could never sit and read a piece of music. At best, I'm an accompanist. I suppose the worst thing is frustration at your own ability. Not being able to do what you want to do." —Kate Bush, Q , 1993 In 1990, the boxed set This Woman's Work was released; it included all of her albums with their original cover art, as well as two discs featuring
7178-466: The school is named after him. Holst dedicated Hammersmith : "To the Author of " The Water Gypsies ". Kate Bush Catherine Bush CBE (born 30 July 1958), publicly known as Kate Bush , is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. In 1978, at
7275-475: The shows as well as those who were there. I never expected the overwhelming response of the audiences, every night filling the show with life and excitement. They are there in every beat of the recorded music. Even when you can't hear them, you can feel them. On 6 December 2018, Bush published her first book, How to Be Invisible, a compilation of lyrics. In November 2018, Bush released two box sets of remasters of her studio albums. Vocals from Rolf Harris , who
7372-579: The song "A Deal With God", but the record company was reluctant because some people might think it was "a sensitive title", but that "... for me, this is still called A Deal With God". The second side of the album, The Ninth Wave , takes its name from Tennyson's poem, " Idylls of the King ", about the legendary King Arthur 's reign, and is seven interconnecting songs joined in one continuous piece of music. The album earned Bush nominations for Best Female Solo Artist, Best Album, Best Single, and Best Producer at
7469-402: The song. The studio version sees her perform in a dark room with mist while wearing a white dress, suggesting her character is a ghost (as is the case with Cathy in the novel that inspired the song). The outside version sees Bush dancing in a grassy area on Salisbury Plain (inspired by the novel's moors ) while wearing a red dress. In the United Kingdom alone, The Kick Inside sold over
7566-623: The sound engineer Geoff Emerick , who had worked with the Beatles . Powell later produced Bush's first two albums. The tape was sent to the EMI executive Terry Slater, who signed Bush. "Every female you see at a piano is either Lynsey de Paul or Carole King . And most male music–not all of it but the good stuff–really lays it on you. It really puts you against the wall and that's what I like to do. I'd like my music to intrude. Not many females succeed with that." Bush, speaking to Melody Maker magazine in 1977. The British record industry
7663-479: The stalls. In the latter format, the venue can accommodate around 5,000 people. The venue's listing was upgraded to Grade II* status in 2005. In 2006, the venue reverted to its former name, the Hammersmith Apollo. In 2007, the original 1932 Compton pipe organ, still present from the building's days as a cinema, was restored. The building was then bought by the MAMA Group. On 14 January 2009, a placing announcement by HMV Group revealed that by selling additional shares,
7760-472: The tracks have new lead vocals, drums, and instrumentation. Some were transposed to a lower key to accommodate her lowering voice. Three of the songs, including " This Woman's Work ", have been completely rerecorded, often with lyrics changed in places. Bush described the album as a new project rather than a collection of remixes. It was the first album on her new label, Fish People , a division of EMI Records. In addition to Director's Cut in its single CD form,
7857-404: The venue was again renamed, this time to Carling Apollo after Carling brewery struck a deal with the owners, US-based Clear Channel Entertainment, now IHeartMedia . The event was marked by rock band AC/DC playing a one-off concert. All 5,000 tickets sold out in 4 minutes. In 2003, the stalls seats were made removable and now some concerts have full seating whilst others have standing-only in
7954-401: The venue was closed for an extensive refurbishment which was carried out by architect Foster Wilson. The venue reopened as the Eventim Apollo on 7 September 2013, with a concert performance by Selena Gomez . The original 1932 Compton pipe organ remains installed at the Apollo and was fully restored to playing condition in 2007. It has a four-manual console which rises through the stage on
8051-433: The venue. Kate Bush released a video and record EP of her concerts at the Odeon from her first tour in 1979. Duran Duran recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on 16 November 1982 and released Live at Hammersmith '82! . Depeche Mode made one of its first concert videos for a Danish television at the Hammersmith on 25 October 1982. Dire Straits played the final two concerts of their eight-month long Love Over Gold Tour at
8148-521: The vinyl and cassette formats with two very different sides. The first side, Hounds of Love , contains five "accessible" pop songs, including the four singles " Running Up That Hill ", " Cloudbusting ", " Hounds of Love ", and "The Big Sky" . "Running Up That Hill" reached No. 3 in the UK charts and re-introduced Bush to American listeners, climbing to No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1985. Bush has stated that she initially wanted to name
8245-493: Was an amateur traditional Irish dancer , her father was an amateur pianist, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in the local folk music scene. She was raised as a Roman Catholic . Bush trained at Goldsmiths College karate club where her brother John was a karate instructor. There she became known as "Ee-ee" because of her squeaky kiai . Her family's musical influence inspired Bush to teach herself
8342-463: Was convicted of multiple sexual assault charges in 2014, were replaced by versions by Bush's son Bertie. A compilation of rare tracks, cover versions and remixes from the boxsets, The Other Sides , was released on 8 March 2019. It includes the previously unreleased track "Humming," recorded in 1975. In September 2019, Bush released " Ne t'enfuis pas " / " Un baiser d'enfant " on vinyl, in France, as
8439-481: Was her first album to feature synthesisers and drum machines , in particular the Fairlight CMI . She was introduced to the technology while providing backing vocals on Peter Gabriel 's eponymous third album in early 1980. It was her first record to reach the top position in the UK album charts, also making her the first female British artist to achieve that status, and the first female artist ever to enter
8536-613: Was initially based in Westcott Lodge , later moving to St Paul's Church, then to Blythe House and now Lytton Hall, near West Kensington tube station . The area is on the main A4 trunk road heading west from central London towards the M4 motorway and Heathrow Airport . The A4, a busy commuter route, passes over the area's main road junction, Hammersmith Gyratory System, on a long viaduct,
8633-399: Was inspired by Stephen King 's novel The Shining . Hounds of Love was released in 1985. Because of the high cost of hiring studio space for her previous album, she built a private studio near her home, where she could work at her own pace. Hounds of Love topped the charts in the UK, knocking Madonna 's Like a Virgin from the number-one position. The album takes advantage of
8730-458: Was involved in every aspect of the production, choreography, set design, costume design and hiring. The shows were noted for her dancing, complex lighting and her 17 costume changes per show. Because of her need to dance as she sang, sound engineers used a wire coat hanger and a radio microphone to fashion a headset microphone; it was the first use by a rock performer since the Spotnicks used
8827-602: Was played over the closing credits of the film. The single reached No 187 in the UK singles chart and was nominated for the International Press Academy 's Satellite Award for original song in a motion picture. According to Del Palmer, Bush was asked to compose the song at short notice; the project was completed in 10 days. In May 2011, Bush released Director's Cut , comprising 11 reworked tracks from The Sensual World and The Red Shoes , recorded using analogue rather than digital equipment. All
8924-428: Was reaching a point of stagnation. Progressive rock was popular and visually oriented rock performers were growing in popularity, thus record labels looking for the next big thing were considering experimental acts. Bush was put on retainer for two years by Bob Mercer, managing director of EMI's group-repertoire division. Mercer believed that Bush's material was good enough to release, but he also believed that should
9021-588: Was released as a single in Europe, but not in the UK. Continuing in her storytelling tradition, Bush looked far outside her own personal experience for sources of inspiration. She drew on old crime films for "There Goes a Tenner", a documentary about the Vietnam War for "Pull Out the Pin", and the plight of Indigenous Australians for "The Dreaming". "Houdini" is about the magician 's death, and "Get Out of My House"
9118-457: Was released when Bush was 19, with some songs written when she was as young as 13. EMI originally wanted the more rock-oriented track "James and the Cold Gun" to be her debut single, but Bush, who already had a reputation for asserting herself in decisions about her work, insisted that it should be " Wuthering Heights ". Two music videos with similar choreography were created by Bush to accompany
9215-529: Was set in stone from the very beginning. —Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian . For her debut album, The Kick Inside (1978), Bush was persuaded to use established session musicians instead of the KT Bush Band. She retained some of these even after she had brought her bandmates back on board. Her brother Paddy played the harmonica and mandolin. Stuart Elliott played some of the drums and became her main drummer on subsequent albums. The Kick Inside
9312-505: Was the first female artist in pop history to have written every track on a million-selling debut album. Bob Mercer blamed Bush's lesser success in the United States on American radio formats, saying there were no outlets for Bush's visual presentation. EMI capitalised on Bush's appearance by promoting the album with a poster of her in a tight pink top which emphasised her breasts. In an interview with NME in 1982, Bush criticised
9409-613: Was used as the "Grand" cinema in the 1957 British film The Smallest Show on Earth . Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London , England, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross . It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham , and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London . It is bordered by Shepherd's Bush to
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