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Is this what a “Pop icon” is? Kate Bush burst onto the scene in 1978 with Wuthering Heights, a wildly unlikely and ethereal single. The record industry and radio DJs were bemused, but the record-listening public were instantly smitten. I loved it, but I thought it had ‘one-hit wonder’ written all over it. I was spectacularly wrong. (I have form in that department. I also tagged Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits as a one-hit wonder.) Kate Bush has had a remarkable career, increasingly on her own terms, and earned the highest respect of her peers and the adoration of her fans. She was anxious when she released her eight … Continue reading →