Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights

FT Life of a Song

English - March 15, 2018 11:30 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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When "Wuthering Heights" was released 40 years ago this year, it became the first song written and performed by a woman to reach number one in the UK charts. What was the song's — and Bush's — special appeal? Why have there been more parodies than straight covers? And why is it so popular now, with re-enactments of the music video taking place around the world? FT music writers Jude Rogers, Helen Brown and David Cheal discuss the song and its afterlife.

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