![]() (Roger Scott, BBC Radio 1 interview, 14 October 1989)”. And all they want is that, because this is "real" contact. the last place you would expect to find love, you know, real love, is from a computer and, you know, this is almost like the voice of angels speaking to this person, saying they've come to save them: "Look, we're here, we love you, we're here to love you!" And it's just too much, really, because this is just a mere human being and they're being sucked into the machine and they have to be rescurom it. IN THIS PHOTO: Kate Bush in the studio in 1985/ PHOTO CREDIT: John Carder Bush (from the book, Kate: Inside the Rainbow)Īnd it was the idea of this that this. do you know what I mean? And I think that, more and more, the more we get into computers and science like that, the more we're going to open up our spirituality. I think in some ways, there's a lot of natural processes that are like programs. I think there's a large part of us that is like a computer. For me, when I think of computers, it's such a cold contact and yet, at the same time, I really believe that computers could be a tremendous way for us to look at ourselves in a very spiritual way because I think computers could teach us more about ourselves than we've been able to look at, so far. I love you!" And it's the idea of a divine energy coming through the least expected thing. So this buff sends off for it, gets it, puts it in their computer and then like, it turns into this big voice that's saying to them, "Look, I know that you're not very happy, and I can offer you love: I'm her to love you. ![]() People really build up heavy relationships with their computers! And this person sees an ad in a magazine for a new program: a special program that's for lonely people, lost people. It's like more and more humans are becoming isolated and contained in their homes.Īnd this is the idea of someone who spends all their time with their computer and, like a lot of people, they spend an obsessive amount of time with their computer. You can get your shopping from the Ceefax! It's like this long chain of machines that actually stop you going out into the world. You know, all day, you're on the phone, all night you're watching telly. We spend all day with machines all night with machines. well, about the modern situation, where more and more people are having less contact with human beings. Kate Bush herself discussed the roots of the song: One reason why Deeper Understanding is so interesting is that, back in 1989, the song discussed how technology was playing a huge role and how it was sort of taking over in terms of communication. The song originally appeared on The Sensual World in 1989, and it was reworked in 2011 for Director’s Cut. Deeper Understanding is a song that has quite a long and interesting history. ![]() I am listening to The Sensual World a lot more now, but it is still an album that is a little fresh in some places, in so much as I have not heard the songs for a while. For the past few weeks, so I am changing tact and I am writing about one of Kate Bush’s best-loved songs – and one I have not really talked about over the years! When it comes to Bush’s albums, I am well-versed in her earlier stuff, but there are gaps in my knowledge when we talk about albums like The Sensual World. ![]()
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