What is the meaning of the song Wuthering Heights?
“Wuthering Heights” is a song based on a book of the same name which Kate Bush was introduced to in her late teens. So striped down to its most-basic elements, this is a song about a ghost who is in love with a living man.
Is Wuthering Heights a good song?
‘Wuthering Heights’ remains an astounding track. Timeless in its authentic strangeness and the way Bush exudes the glee and borderline madness of mysterious, young love. Dismissed at the time as a novelty hit, instead it would begin the story of Bush’s expectation-defying career with a brilliant bang.
What is Kate Bush’s best album?
Kate Bush’s album ranked worst to best:
- The Sensual World (1989)
- 50 Words for Snow (2011)
- The Kick Inside (1978)
- The Dreaming (1982)
- Never Forever (1980)
- The Red Shoes (1993)
- Director’s Cut (2011)
- Lionheart (1978)
How old was Kate Bush when Wuthering Heights came out?
18 years old
It is sometimes worth remembering the incredible fact that Bush wrote Wuthering Heights when she was 18 years old, though perhaps its keen ear for adolescent angst is part of what makes it so special.
Where does Cathy go in the book Wuthering Heights?
Cathy never comes directly to Heathcliff but instead to Lockwood who is staying in her childhood room, after wandering the moors as a ghost for twenty years. Heathcliff was the one who wanted her to appear to him, so he wouldn’t be abandoned and soulless, free to join her in death.
Who are the characters in Wuthering Heights song?
The song quotes lines directly from the novel and focuses on two characters, Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. The reader is introduced to Catherine (Cathy) following her death. During her lifetime, she shared a romance with Heathcliff but ultimately married another.
Why was rolling and falling in Green not in Wuthering Heights?
The ‘rolling and falling in green’ hints at the sexual passion between Heathcliff and Cathy. This was purposely avoided in the original film because of censorship issues but it is hinted at in the novel. I think it adds another dimension and deeper understanding of their love…
How did Heathcliff die in the book Wuthering Heights?
Though it takes the whole book to tell their story, Heathcliff does actually die soon after she comes to the window as a ghost after having waited twenty years to know that she hadn’t just left him in the ‘dark abyss’. ‘Ooh, it gets dark! It gets lonely,