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“The Sensual World” by Kate Bush
From the album The Sensual World (1989)
“The Sensual World” by Kate Bush appears on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1989 and 2005. It was first released in 1989 on the album The Sensual World. Its best result is #58 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #139 alternative song of 1989 and #2,442 alternative song of all time.
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"The Sensual World" opened Kate Bush's 1989 album of the same name as its title track and first single, and it moves like a folk dance happening inside a dream. Bush produced it herself and dressed it in Irish color: Davy Spillane's uilleann pipes, John Sheahan's fiddle and Dónal Lunny's bouzouki, with Del Palmer on bass, Charlie Morgan on drums and Paddy Bush on slapstick, all mixed by Kevin Killen.
Her first plan had been to sing words from Molly Bloom's soliloquy in James Joyce's Ulysses, and that version finally surfaced in 2011, recut as "Flower of the Mountain" for Director's Cut. The original single reached 12 in the UK, and its 12-inch pressing had a double-grooved A-side that played either the song or an instrumental, depending on where the needle landed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 58 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 307 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1149 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1151 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1153 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1152 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1137 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1137 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1137 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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