20. Cloudbursting by Kate Bush 1985

January 1986 and I'm flying back to Melbourne after a Christmas holiday in the UK. This time I had a Walkman to listen to cassettes as I flew the skies.I had bought a few tapes to listen to in London and the last one I put on as I flew the last leg from Adelaide to Melbourne was Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. I wasn't really expecting much never having been a great Kate Bush Fan but the album was a revelation. Maybe it was being up so high, lack of sleep or the sun streaming through the window but it was mesmerising.Especially this song.

The song just builds and builds towards the climatic line. It suggests a real promise that yes.....
Ooh, I just know that something good is gonna happen.
Later on this sampled line was used in the Utah Saints single "Something Good" which went down a storm at the Lizard Lounge. A remix turned up a few years back and in the video they showed the running man dance. I could never get it right and were envious of those who could do the running man. In the end I gave up trying but it did give me a title for one of the songs off my new album.