Dit magnifieke melodrama is de debuutsingle van de destijds pas 18 jaar oude Kate Bush. “Wuthering Heights” werd geïnspireerd door Emily Brontë’s gelijknamige gothische roman (lezen!). Kate Bush zélf is al net zo onvergetelijk als de majestueuze melodie. Natuurlijk waren we allemaal (op zijn minst een beetje) verliefd op Kate.
Er zijn twee verschillende clips, eentje voor de Amerikaanse en eentje voor de Europese markt. Dit is de ‘witte’ Amerikaanse versie.
Out on the wiley, windy moors
We’d roll and fall in green
You had a temper like my jealousy
Too hot, too greedy
How could you leave me
When I needed to possess you?
I hated you, I loved you too
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bad dreams in the night
They told me I was going to lose the fight
Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights.
[Chorus]
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold
Let me in-a-your window
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold
Let me in-a-your window
[Verse 2]
Ooh, it gets dark, it gets lonely
On the other side from you
I pine a lot, I find the lot
Falls through without you
I’m coming back, love, cruel Heathcliff
My one dream, my only master
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Too long I roam in the night
I’m coming back to his side to put it right
I’m coming home to wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights
[Chorus]
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold
Let me in-a-your window
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold
Let me in-a-your window
[Bridge]
Ooh, let me have it!
Let me grab your soul away
Ooh, let me have it!
Let me grab your soul away
You know it’s me, Cathy!
[Chorus]
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold
Let me in-a-your window
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold
Let me in-a-your window
Heathcliff, it’s me, Cathy
Come home, I’m so cold…
Uitgelichte afbeelding: By Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12913572
