Kate Bush has had a “loopy, rollercoaster” yr.
The 64-year-old singer has mirrored on the ups and downs of 2022, together with the “horrific” invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the demise of Queen Elizabeth, and her personal profession resurgence after her 1985 single ‘Operating Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ featured in ‘Stranger Issues’.
In a message shared to her web site titled ‘Merry Christmas’, Kate wrote: “I don’t assume any of us have ever identified a yr like this one.
“Life grew to become extremely scary within the pandemic, however simply as we predict it is perhaps over quickly, it appears to maintain going. It’s a bombardment — the horrific warfare in Ukraine, the famines, the droughts, the floods… and we misplaced our Queen.
“It’s been a loopy, rollercoaster yr for me.
“I nonetheless reel from the success of [‘Running Up That Hill’], being the No 1 observe of this summer season. What an honour!(sic)”
After being featured within the present, the observe topped the charts within the UK and Australia, went to quantity three on the Billboard Scorching 100 and returned to the highest 10 of the Various Airplay chart after a 28-year absence.
And Kate admitted it was “such an amazing feeling” being launched to an entire new viewers.
She stated: “It was such an amazing feeling to see so most of the youthful era having fun with the track.
“Evidently numerous them thought I used to be a brand new artist! I really like that! Once more, thanks a lot to everybody who supported the observe and made it successful.”
The ‘Wuthering Heights’ hitmaker closed her publish with a message of hope.
She wrote: “I used slightly robin in a few of my Christmas presents to mates this yr. I felt that this humble little fowl, which symbolises Christmas may additionally symbolise hope within the context of Emily Dickinson’s lovely phrases: Hope is the factor with feathers that perches within the soul.
“I‘d wish to assume that this Christmas when pleasure is so laborious to search out, hope will perch in all our souls. Merry Christmas!”
