Eat the Music
Kate Bush * Track #3 On The Red Shoes
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Eat the Music by Kate Bush
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“Eat the Music” is the third track from Kate Bush’s The Red Shoes. Initially planned as the lead single for the album, it was replaced by “Rubberband Girl” in every territory except America. A couple of promotional CD and 7" vinyl singles had been produced for circulation in the UK, but these were r...
Eat the Music Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Split me open
With devotion
You put your hands in
And rip my heart out
Eat the music
[Verse 2]
Does he conceal
What he really feels?
He's a woman at heart
And I love him for that
Let's split him open
Like a pomegranate
Insides out
All is revealed
Not only women bleed
Take the stone out
Of the mango
You put it in your mouth
And pull a plum out
[Chorus]
Take a papaya
You like a guava?
Grab a banana
And a sultana
Rip them to pieces
With sticky fingers
Split the banana
Crush the sultana
[Verse 3]
Split 'em open
With devotion
You put your hands in
And rip their hearts out
Like a pomegranate
Insides out
He's a woman at heart
And love him for that
[Chorus]
Take a papaya
You like a guava?
Grab a banana
And a sultana
Rip 'em to pieces
With sticky fingers
Split the banana
Crush the sultana
[Outro]
All emotion
And with devotion
You put your hands in
What ya thinking?
What am I singing?
A song of seeds
The food of love
Eat the music
Eat the Music Q&A
Who wrote Eat the Music's ?
Eat the Music was written by Kate Bush.
Who produced Eat the Music's ?
Eat the Music was produced by Kate Bush.
When did Kate Bush release Eat the Music?
Kate Bush released Eat the Music on Tue Sep 07 1993.
Were there any b-sides for this single?
Yes. The staple b-side across all formats was “Big Stripey Lie”, even on the recalled UK 7" records.
The US cassette and CD formats also contained the extended mix and Bush’s cover of “Candle in the Wind”.
Additionally, when the single was released in other territory, it and the extended mix were...
How was the song recorded?
It uses a small guitar called a ‘caboss’ which is one of the instruments Paddy discovered and brought back with him. He’s very into ethnic music of all kinds and has always contributed a lot of ideas to the albums – he helped bring in some authentic players and the track started off with bass guitar...
What have the artists said about the song?
Justin Vali came to Paddy’s attention and soon after, they were both playing Valihas to a specially written “Madagascan” song. I wanted it to feel joyous and sunny, both qualities are rife in Justin as a person – so I just had to provide the fruit. I hope the result is a colourful one. Again, this w...