Nearly four decades after its release, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” is one of the most streamed songs on the planet today. It’s thanks to the new season of Stranger Things that the 1985 hit has been given a second life – and has sparked quite a bit of interest in the song’s author. On today’s World Cafe, we’ll hear an early conversation with Kate Bush from 1993, when she spoke with original host David Dye about her ambitions, working with Prince, and her love of Elton John. 

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Phish “The Connection” Undermind
The Lumineers “Ho Hey” The Lumineers
Kate Bush “The Red Shoes” The Red Shoes
Kate Bush “Rubberband” Girl The Red Shoes
Kate Bush “Cloudbusting” Hounds of Love
Kate Bush “Why Should I Love You” The Red Shoes
Kate Bush “Rocket Man” Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Coldplay “Clocks” A Rush of Blood to the Head
Kevin Morby “This is a Photograph” This is a Photograph
Maggie Rogers “Want Want” Surrender
Marcus Mumford “Grace” (self-titled)
Tom Petty “Free Falling” Full Moon Fever

Hour Two
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros “Home” Up From Below
Dedicated Men Of Zion “Up Above My Head” The Devil Don’t Like it
Dedicated Men Of Zion “Lord Hold My Hand” The Devil Don’t Like it
The Suffers “Don’t Bother Me” It Starts With Love
Bob Marley & The Wailers “Jamming” Exodus
Arlo Parks “Softly” (Single)
Tamino “Fascination” Sahar
Pearl Jam “Better Man” Vitology
Bonnie Raitt “Love Sneakin’ Up On You” Longing In Their Hearts
Tedeschi Trucks Band “Playing With My Emotions” I Am The Moon: II. Ascension
Rodrigo Y Gabriela “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” (Single)
Mt. Joy “Lemon Tree” Orange Blood
David Bowie “The Jean Genie” Aladdin Sane
World Party “Way Down Now” Goodbye Jumbo