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The Sensual World of Kate Bush :: Search Results Search Results 10 Results Found Result 1 of 10: Page 1 of 2 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: lyric snippets (Read 253 times) Adena Reaching Out member is online But now I have shown that I stand at the gates alone... Joined: Apr 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 427 Location: The Carmen of the Martyrs Re: lyric snippets « Result #1 Yesterday at 1:53pm » Maybe I was wrong Maybe I just imagined all these things Did you want to be here with me? Are you sorry you came? All those times on the street Why didn't you walk with me? Don't be afraid I had to escape ...and Then The World Froze, Octavia Sperati (Grace Submerged) Misted windows Hide your empty eyes Every moment, every whisper Separates you from me I've been screaming Won't you let me in? Let me see a trace Of the places hidden Under your skin Frozen, Delain (Lucidity) I can feel the flames the fire lick me in vain My life can't be regained not now, nor then, nor ever again We cross our feeble hearts the day our souls depart Life move in strangest ways We died somewhat, somehow in every day At Sixes and Sevens, Sirenia (At Sixes and Sevens) Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Would you, with your lack of compassion Take even that away? Result 2 of 10: Page 1 of 18 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: Amazing Song (Read 6,835 times) tannis Running Up That Hill member is offline "This is your magic!" Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,664 Re: Amazing Song « Result #2 Yesterday at 12:27am » Joanna Newsom - '81 (New Song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Greq05zAS9g Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company (New Song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STwVx6ynYjk 1. JOANNA NEWSOM "'81" For anyone who has ever read a rave review of this harpist-singer-songwriter then checked out her music only to encounter the vast chasm between critical reception and listener experience, this gentle album preview may be the perfect entry point. The accompaniment is restrained, the lilting 3/4 time signature evokes Kate Bush's "Army Dreamers," and Newsom's idiosyncratic vocals feel intimate yet reserved. The other track floating around the blogosphere is the seven-minute "Good Intentions Paving Company." And the album that houses both? It's a triple-disc affair. (From Have One on Me, out Feb. 23) The Anti-Hit List http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/760728--the-anti-hit-list Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Kate Bush: "I think that as a very young child, perhaps I aspired to becoming something like a great actress." The Tony Myatt interview (1985) Result 3 of 10: Page 1 of 2 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: EMI bye bye (Read 1,631 times) tannis Running Up That Hill member is offline "This is your magic!" Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,664 Re: EMI bye bye « Result #3 on Feb 7, 2010, 5:27pm » Feb 7, 2010, 3:48pm, Barry SR Gowing wrote: Yes, EMI will be sold off (again) perhaps to one of the other large record companies; Universal, Sony or Warner Brothers. And if Warner get their Hands on EMI (see below) then the KaTe Bush songs and videos will probably face copyright barring on YouTube... Hit turns to miss as Hands sues Citigroup over EMI deal Terra Firma's boss says he bought the now struggling music company for a 'fraudulently inflated' £4.2bn. By Richard Northedge Sunday, 7 February 2010 The most played track on EMI's website last week was the American band Hockey's song, "Learn To Lose". Guy Hands, whose private-equity funds own the music company, has had to learn about losses quickly: EMI reported last week that it lost £1.7bn in the year to last March and may not survive unless investors subscribe more cash. Lord Birt, the former BBC director-general who chairs EMI's parent company, admitted: "There is no certainty that such funds will be available." If the peak of the dot-com boom was marked 10 years ago by AOL's disastrously overpriced US merger with Time Warner, then in Britain the summit of the stock market before the credit crunch was marked by Hands's takeover of EMI for £4.2bn in 2007. EMI had a long and prestigious pedigree in recorded music – founded in 1897, pioneering discs over cylinders and recruiting the stars of the day. Sir Edward Elgar was an overture for soprano Nellie Melba and tenor Enrico Caruso, while the early Elvis was followed by the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, the Spice Girls, Robbie Williams and, latterly, Katy Perry. Yet revenues had been falling for five years when EMI and Time Warner eventually gave up a tortuous two-year takeover attempt in 2007 and Hands chose to gear up his Terra Firma funds for an audacious bid. But now, after writing off 90 per cent of his investment, he is claiming fraud by Citigroup, the Wall Street bank that advised EMI. Hands claims he was rushed into an auction by the bank without time for due diligence or the chance to shop around for finance. He thus had to agree a £2.7bn loan with the bank that was selling the music company, he says. A New York lawyer was given details of the claim on Thursday, with Hands saying: "Terra Firma has now discovered that in order to induce it to bid in a private-equity auction for EMI, Citigroup misrepresented fundamental facts about that auction, including misrepresenting that there was another bidder. Because of Citigroup's misrepresentations, Terra Firma paid a fraudulently inflated price." He cited a subsequent note to investors in Warner Music by Citigroup's broking analysts that referred to EMI's problems and claims this is part of a campaign to undermine the UK company, possibly prior to the bank foreclosing on the debt, and selling the business to Warner. The bank denies the claims and intends to defend the action, but such allegations make it harder for Hands to negotiate a refinancing of its debt that could make EMI viable again. Citigroup has agreed such deals with other troubled borrowers but shows no signs of reaching an agreement with this company. Its loans are not expensive – the interest rate is 2.75 per cent above Libor, so the cost has fallen since the takeover – but the covenants are tested every three months to ensure the collateral covers the sum due, even though repayment is not until 2015. But with recession and the adverse consumer trend in recorded music, EMI's liabilities exceed the value of its assets. Terra Firma had to inject an extra £16m capital, a year after completing the purchase, but three months later it put in another £13m, then a further £39m at the next test, and £37m three months after that. EMI scraped through December's test but directors do not think it will pass next month's assessment and are now asking investors to subscribe another £120m. Those investors are spread around the world, but the largest number, providing about a quarter of the finance, are in the US, and include the pension funds of New York's fire department, police and teachers. With Lord Birt warning that yet more cash may be needed to satisfy Citigroup next year, some investors may decide to stop throwing good money after bad. As if it didn't have enough problems, EMI also has a hole in its own pension fund of up to £200m that the regulator wants filled. Lord Birt admits: "These circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the group to continue as a going concern." Yet if it was not laden with debt, there is still a viable business within EMI despite its trading difficulties. Its operating profit – excluding losses on derivatives and currencies and goodwill write-downs – was £298m in the year to last March, according to figures filed last week. That covers Citigroup's £250m interest bill. Besides artists such as Lily Allen and Coldplay, EMI makes almost half its money from music publishing. But the Rolling Stones and Radiohead left the label after Hands started cutting costs, and he must be careful not to lose further talent. Hands doesn't come from a music background: He was a bond dealer at Goldman Sachs in London until he joined Nomura in 1994 to run its principal finance group; he then took Terra Firma independent in 2002, bringing in outside investors. His deals include buying and selling motorway service stations, railway wagons, pub portfolios, Odeon cinemas and former Army housing. As he looked for ever-larger deals his name was associated with many public companies from Boots to Glaxo but he gained a reputation for losing interest as prices rose. He was likened to a bidder at a charity auction who makes the initial offer but drops out before the hammer falls. Many were thus surprised when he won EMI. But the deal was completed in August 2007, just as the credit crunch struck. So even though Citigroup secured a sale – and £93m of fees, according to Hands – it was too late to syndicate the loan to other investors, leaving the bank with the whole £2.7bn. The debt would have junk-bond status if it had a credit rating. A court date for the fraud claims has been set for October but Citigroup is arguing to have the case brought to London. Hands opposes such a move because it could land him with a large tax bill. Terra Firma is based in Guernsey, where he lives, and he told the court last week of its care in ensuring corporate decisions are made in the tax haven, rather than in the UK, to avoid Inland Revenue probing. Preparing for a London court case and attending the hearings would make running his business difficult, he argued. His lawyer explains: "Hands made a personal decision to change his personal tax status from UK residence to Guernsey residence. Litigating this case in the UK would be inconvenient to him from a personal tax perspective." Hands admits his own interest in music doesn't extend far beyond karaoke, but EMI's site will allow him to download The Bad Bankers' track "We Fucked You Up" – or The Jolly Bankers' "Tax Return". Either way, he should do it before Citigroup seizes control of the company. The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busine....al-1891476.html « Last Edit: Feb 7, 2010, 5:29pm by tannis » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Kate Bush: "I think that as a very young child, perhaps I aspired to becoming something like a great actress." The Tony Myatt interview (1985) Result 4 of 10: Page 1 of 2 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: EMI bye bye (Read 1,631 times) Barry SR Gowing Reaching Out member is offline Joined: Mar 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 314 Location: Clogland Re: EMI bye bye « Result #4 on Feb 7, 2010, 3:48pm » Feb 6, 2010, 5:27am, tannis wrote: Is EMI in imminent danger of collapse? Thursday 4th February 2010 Music giant EMI is on the verge of collapse after announcing pre-tax losses of £1.75 billion for the current year. Yes, EMI will be sold off (again) perhaps to one of the other large record companies; Universal, Sony or Warner Brothers. Under this scenario, the bits of the EMI catalogue that are still profitable will be merged with the other companies' existing lineup and the rest dumped. I can't see another company like Terra Firma coming to EMI's rescue again, so the only possibility is that the company will be merged with another record company. Clearly Kate won't be recording for EMI again. Any new released from her will be coming out via a different channel. --Paul-- « Last Edit: Feb 7, 2010, 3:49pm by Barry SR Gowing » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Now all spruced up: http://www.paulinglis.org Result 5 of 10: Page 1 of 55 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: Poetry (Read 19,259 times) Al Truest Global Moderator member is offline "I want it all" KB Joined: Feb 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 7,231 Location: Nashville TN USA Re: Poetry « Result #5 on Feb 6, 2010, 9:52pm » Waiting for Spring Stream corridors of hemlock wear the powdered remnants of snow like tattered wigs The shaded ravines belie the sanctity Norway Spruce along the trails are filled with sparse birdsong Yet amid the serenity and calm Only the melody of your voice resurrects me there « Last Edit: Feb 6, 2010, 9:58pm by Al Truest » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 6 of 10: Page 1 of 55 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: Poetry (Read 19,259 times) Al Truest Global Moderator member is offline "I want it all" KB Joined: Feb 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 7,231 Location: Nashville TN USA Re: Poetry « Result #6 on Feb 6, 2010, 3:58pm » inside inexorably steadfast a bulwark hedging a relentless tide i can never abide those incessant lapping waves that behave so predictably inexplicably i know my way days and days on end a blur a blip flippant the facade that erodes that forgoes this formality of congruence truant the soul that supposed all was well not hell no a tale that is inscribed inside where forever is enshrined « Last Edit: Feb 7, 2010, 3:06am by Al Truest » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 7 of 10: Page 1 of 2 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: EMI bye bye (Read 1,631 times) tannis Running Up That Hill member is offline "This is your magic!" Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,664 Re: EMI bye bye « Result #7 on Feb 6, 2010, 5:27am » Is EMI in imminent danger of collapse? Thursday 4th February 2010 Music giant EMI is on the verge of collapse after announcing pre-tax losses of £1.75 billion for the current year. The company was acquired by Terra Firma, the investment vehicle of Guy Hands, who is a well respected investor in the City. However, his acquisition of EMI has turned sour with the company on the verge of breaking banking covenants and in danger of being taken over by the banks. Guy Hands has written to the company's 150 investors to clarify the situation and ask investors to inject an additional £120 million to save the group. There is a deadline of June by which time investors will need to have stumped up extra capital to secure the company's future. This is not the first time that EMI has required additional capital from investors after the £4.2 billion acquisition in 2007. Investors have so far injected a further £100 million although there is no doubt the company has been impacted by the move away from physical CDs towards music downloads. When you also take into account £800 million in finance charges, £1 billion in write-offs, a £150 million loss on derivatives and a £300 million foreign exchange loss it is easy to see why the results are so dire. http://www.financialadvice.co.uk/news/5/....f-collapse.html « Last Edit: Feb 6, 2010, 5:29am by tannis » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Kate Bush: "I think that as a very young child, perhaps I aspired to becoming something like a great actress." The Tony Myatt interview (1985) Result 8 of 10: Author Topic: Adventures in Kate Bush and Theory - book trailer (Read 24 times) samphire Under Ice member is offline Joined: Feb 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 2 Re: Adventures in Kate Bush and Theory - book trai « Result #8 on Feb 4, 2010, 1:45pm » Good Luck!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 9 of 10: Page 1 of 18 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: Amazing Song (Read 6,835 times) tannis Running Up That Hill member is offline "This is your magic!" Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,664 Re: Amazing Song « Result #9 on Feb 4, 2010, 2:27am » Feb 1, 2010, 2:49am, Adena wrote: Tristania - A Sequel Of Decay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-BlEd3wIo I promise I'll start listening to Kate again soon. Adena, The Dreaming's gothick dreading really deserves repeated playing! Kate Bush Leave It Open http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKxRa6GOp4 Kate Bush Night of the Swallow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-K98zomUZ0&feature=related Kate Bush All the Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlmSYZkv1pA&feature=related Kate Bush Houdini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8CEy80FL9c&feature=related Kate Bush Get out of My House http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NXp7yVYAKc&feature=channel Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Kate Bush: "I think that as a very young child, perhaps I aspired to becoming something like a great actress." The Tony Myatt interview (1985) Result 10 of 10: Author Topic: Adventures in Kate Bush and Theory - book trailer (Read 24 times) tannis Running Up That Hill member is offline "This is your magic!" Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,664 Re: Adventures in Kate Bush and Theory - book trai « Result #10 on Feb 4, 2010, 2:27am » ^ Looking forward to this! Thank you and good luck. 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