Song · Kate Bush
“Babooshka” by Kate Bush
From the album Never for Ever (1980)
“Babooshka” by Kate Bush appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1980 on the album Never for Ever. Its best result is #672 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,925 alternative song of all time.
Watch
Video from YouTube (KateBushMusic). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"Babooshka" came off Never for Ever, Kate Bush's third album, and went out as a single on 27 June 1980: a pocket melodrama about a wife who tests her husband's loyalty by sending him love letters under an assumed name, the Babooshka of the title. Bush laid out the plot herself on the Australian TV show Countdown that year.
She recorded it between January and June 1980, producing with Jon Kelly, and it's crammed with sounds: John Giblin on bass, Paddy Bush on balalaika, Max Middleton on Rhodes, guitars from Brian Bath and Alan Murphy, Stuart Elliott on drums, and a Fairlight CMI supplying the smashing glass at the end, one of the earliest samples made on that new machine. It went to number five in the UK and number two in Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 672 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 694 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Babooshka" by Kate Bush.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.