For the first time, Kate Bush has officially released footage of her 1991 cover of Elton John’s Rocket Man, with a four-disk rarities CD collection called The Other Side set for release March 8. Kate Bush fans, this one’s for you.
The rarities collection was first compiled for last year’s 18-LP catalogue reissue, and includes 12-inch mixes and B-sides, as well as rare songs from her work on film soundtracks – hear Lyra from The Golden Compass, Be Kind to My Mistakes from Castaway, and the title track from Brazil.
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Kate Bush’s The Other Side includes an unreleased early demo of Humming, a cover of Elton John’s Candle in the Wind, and George and Ira Gershwin’s The Man I Love.
On her website, Bush reflected on her experience covering Rocket Man:
“I remember buying this when it came out as a single by Elton John. I couldn’t stop playing it – I loved it so much. Most artists in the mid seventies played guitar but Elton played piano and I dreamed of being able to play like him…”
“I wanted to make it different from the original and thought it could be fun to turn it into a reggae version. It meant a great deal to me that they chose it to be the first single release from the album.”
Hear her take on the song below.