Stayed up to hear it. Very unusual! Completely different from anything she’s done before. I can’t wait to hear it again and really listen. So looking forward to the album. Thank you for making it possible to hear the first ever public playing of Wild Man!
She has power in her voice, she should use it, i am not to sure about this…..I mean about a wildman and everything but maybe the album will prove me wrong.
It’s a fantastic song. Andy is brilliant. Production is brilliant.
Was expecting something like Lyra perhaps, so Wild Man is a wonderful surprise.
And Kate is amazing as ever.
Love it!
cheers Kurt
Loved it within the first 2 seconds. Beautiful, organic and exotic. Great vocals and on listening to it a few times more I keep hearing snippets of tracks from all through Kate’s career. This is classic Kate Bush and I’m not sure how I’m going to manage through until the whole album is released. Brilliant! Utterly brilliant. Hmmmmm yes!
…and also just read from YLE todays news in Finland: According to Russian authority the Snowman is real…they have found FOOTPRINTS in a cave from Russia…. Makes me even more happy :::)))
The Wildman song has a blues like character to it, and Kate Bush’s vocal style is also similar to Leonard Cohen. Interestingly the Eckankar work on the internet: The Far Country Full text, about the teachings of a spiritual journey with an Eck Master Rebezar Tarz takes place in the Himalayas too and is a good book to read along with listening to Wildman. The Himalayas most likely are a way station for the soul to travel into the higher planes of God, so this spiritual backdrop of this mountainous region serves as a background for Kate Bush’s Wildman.
In anycase, other internet sites that have the WIldman single and an accompanying article as of Octobe 10, 2011 1:00 p.m. EDT here in the US:
“Listen ot the New kate Bush single” Pitchfork
“Kate Bush premiers new single ‘wildman’ — listen” Digital Spy.
They call you an animal
The Kanchenjunga Demon
Wild man
Metoh, Kangmi
Lying in my tent I can hear your cry
Echoing ’round the mountainside
You sound lonely
While crossing the Lhakpa La
Something jumped down from the rocks
In the remote Garo Hills by Dipu Marak
We found footprints in the snow
The schoolmaster of Darjeeling said
We saw you by the Tengboche monastery
You were playing in the snow
You were banging on the doors
You climbed up on the roof
Roof of the world
You were pulling up the rhododendrons
Loping down the mountains
They want to know you
They will hunt you down
Then they will kill you
Run away, run away
Run away
While crossing the Lhakpa La
Something jumped down from the rocks
In the remote Garo Hills by Dipu Marak
We found footprints in the snow
We found your footprints in the snow
We brushed them all away
From the Sherpas of Annapurna
To the Rinpoche of Qinghai
Shepherds from Mount Kailash to Himachal Pradesh
Found footprints in the snow
You’re not a langur monkey,
Nor a big brown bear
You’re the wild man
They say they saw you drown
In the Rongbuk glacier
They want to hunt you down
You’re not an animal
The lamas say
You’re not an animal
I don’t know what I as expecting but this was not it… once again Kate’s come up trumps with something that will grow and grow… i’ve got to be up for work in under 3 hours but I had to download it at midnight!
Well, I think it can be a choice to sing that way and yes, probably it is Kate’s interpretation of some kind of a ‘Neanderthaler’, but for me it’s not very beautiful.
And also this first impression reminds me of the singing on DC, especially Flower of the mountain. There are some ‘loopings’ in it wich I found very disapointing. I thought: Maybe she had to take some classical singing lessons.
Are you Dutch?
Ja, I’m Dutch, from Maasland, near Rotterdam. The Swedes just beat us, 3-2 🙁
Kate did mention earlier that the singing in a lower register opened up whole new dimensions for her. I’d expect some further vocal explorations on “50 Words…”
wow, this one was certainly a grower… i’m completely taken and falling deeper with every listen… it’s PERFECT this time of year as the air “crispens” and the leaves fall… i sense him just around that bend… ohhh kate, how you transport me…
Andrew McMichael
It’s ten past eleven.. Get on with it!!
MrGneiss
I loved it!! 😀
MirrorGirl
Stayed up to hear it. Very unusual! Completely different from anything she’s done before. I can’t wait to hear it again and really listen. So looking forward to the album. Thank you for making it possible to hear the first ever public playing of Wild Man!
Thierry Pommier
Just fantastic ! So beautiful…
Gio Willis
heard it…. it is a very good single.
Michael
A proper, atmospheric song from Kate Bush. Yay!
another swede
She has power in her voice, she should use it, i am not to sure about this…..I mean about a wildman and everything but maybe the album will prove me wrong.
Radioorange
Like what I’ve heard. Needs a proper listen
Collin
Love it!
BillHartford
Simply beautiful:-)) one of her best single and one of her most unusual tune…still didn’t know what it’s about…love ya kate
fredo
here’s the full listen at naivite: http://disconaivete.com/post/11268806108
Brian
Love it. Atmospheric, sad and sexy all at the same time!
Alan, Dublin Ireland
Beautiful song, love it, love the vocals, has a very early KB feel to it, I have a feeling this album is going to be amazing!
kurt birsch
It’s a fantastic song. Andy is brilliant. Production is brilliant.
Was expecting something like Lyra perhaps, so Wild Man is a wonderful surprise.
And Kate is amazing as ever.
Love it!
cheers Kurt
dreamtimetk
That’s fantastic to say the least!! Love it!! 🙂
aegeus
ear it here :
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/check-out-kate-bush-wild-man/
RobB
Love the instrumentation on this one. Full of very exotic rhythms. What a shame it won’t be available as a proper single. Here it is officially on YT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3BzjfAjug4
Neil
About 10 listens later I am totally in love with this track. Thank you once again Kate – it’s always lovely to hear your voice.
Erin
I am so happy! The song is absolutely stunning!!
kaiffari
love it. already on itunes in Finland :::) over 7 minutes of pure joy :::)))
kennym
Loved it within the first 2 seconds. Beautiful, organic and exotic. Great vocals and on listening to it a few times more I keep hearing snippets of tracks from all through Kate’s career. This is classic Kate Bush and I’m not sure how I’m going to manage through until the whole album is released. Brilliant! Utterly brilliant. Hmmmmm yes!
kaiffari
…and also just read from YLE todays news in Finland: According to Russian authority the Snowman is real…they have found FOOTPRINTS in a cave from Russia…. Makes me even more happy :::)))
Harry Horton
The Wildman song has a blues like character to it, and Kate Bush’s vocal style is also similar to Leonard Cohen. Interestingly the Eckankar work on the internet: The Far Country Full text, about the teachings of a spiritual journey with an Eck Master Rebezar Tarz takes place in the Himalayas too and is a good book to read along with listening to Wildman. The Himalayas most likely are a way station for the soul to travel into the higher planes of God, so this spiritual backdrop of this mountainous region serves as a background for Kate Bush’s Wildman.
In anycase, other internet sites that have the WIldman single and an accompanying article as of Octobe 10, 2011 1:00 p.m. EDT here in the US:
“Listen ot the New kate Bush single” Pitchfork
“Kate Bush premiers new single ‘wildman’ — listen” Digital Spy.
Rob Hogendoorn
Exquisite. I feel privileged.
giulio
There’s no-one else like Kate Bush.
This new gem in music proves, once again, how talented
this Artist is.
Once again I say THANKYOU Kate
Pim Derks
Can anyone make out the chorus lyrics?
Rob Hogendoorn
Complete lyrics, as per The Forum:
They call you an animal
The Kanchenjunga Demon
Wild man
Metoh, Kangmi
Lying in my tent I can hear your cry
Echoing ’round the mountainside
You sound lonely
While crossing the Lhakpa La
Something jumped down from the rocks
In the remote Garo Hills by Dipu Marak
We found footprints in the snow
The schoolmaster of Darjeeling said
We saw you by the Tengboche monastery
You were playing in the snow
You were banging on the doors
You climbed up on the roof
Roof of the world
You were pulling up the rhododendrons
Loping down the mountains
They want to know you
They will hunt you down
Then they will kill you
Run away, run away
Run away
While crossing the Lhakpa La
Something jumped down from the rocks
In the remote Garo Hills by Dipu Marak
We found footprints in the snow
We found your footprints in the snow
We brushed them all away
From the Sherpas of Annapurna
To the Rinpoche of Qinghai
Shepherds from Mount Kailash to Himachal Pradesh
Found footprints in the snow
You’re not a langur monkey,
Nor a big brown bear
You’re the wild man
They say they saw you drown
In the Rongbuk glacier
They want to hunt you down
You’re not an animal
The lamas say
You’re not an animal
Pharoah
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t know what I as expecting but this was not it… once again Kate’s come up trumps with something that will grow and grow… i’ve got to be up for work in under 3 hours but I had to download it at midnight!
Derk
My first thinking was: hope that her singing is not ‘gone that way’on the whole new album.
Rob Hogendoorn
A sing-song way of speaking as the lead vocal, you mean? For the sake of effect? Like Bob Dylan’s dreaded “upsinging”, perhaps?
I can’t imagine Kate Bush being satisfied with just that. And to me the bridges and choruses show no detectable problems with her voice.
Neil Young sometimes uses the ‘sing-song speaking’ technique too, albeit sparingly.
Sophie Zelmani comes to mind as well. I got the impression, though, that her singing voice lacks volume ‘naturally’, as a part of her temperament.
Derk
Well, I think it can be a choice to sing that way and yes, probably it is Kate’s interpretation of some kind of a ‘Neanderthaler’, but for me it’s not very beautiful.
And also this first impression reminds me of the singing on DC, especially Flower of the mountain. There are some ‘loopings’ in it wich I found very disapointing. I thought: Maybe she had to take some classical singing lessons.
Are you Dutch?
Rob Hogendoorn
Ja, I’m Dutch, from Maasland, near Rotterdam. The Swedes just beat us, 3-2 🙁
Kate did mention earlier that the singing in a lower register opened up whole new dimensions for her. I’d expect some further vocal explorations on “50 Words…”
Mike
Yeah this was also my initial thought: I hope Kate will stun me with her voice. “Wild Man” is a good song but I’m not that deeply impressed yet.
Barbara
I’m a wee bit miffed that it’s not available as a CD single, but I’ll hold on for the album.
cwg
wow, this one was certainly a grower… i’m completely taken and falling deeper with every listen… it’s PERFECT this time of year as the air “crispens” and the leaves fall… i sense him just around that bend… ohhh kate, how you transport me…