\nHvem skulle have troet Kate Bush havde noget for Elvis! Nej vel, men hendes comeback-single sl\u00e5r det alts\u00e5 fast. Ved ikke hvordan du har det med Kate Bush, som indimellem kan v\u00e6re en meget stor pr\u00f8velse, hvis man bare ikke kan med Ringenes Herre-mystik og besynderlige ballet-videoer. Men “Hounds of Love” var alts\u00e5 en uomg\u00e6ngelig vision\u00e6r plade, som viste, at selv musik inspireret af 70’ernes fort\u00e6nkte prog-rock en sj\u00e6lden gang godt kan fremst\u00e5 stueren (hvad vi vel lige nu erfarer igen med den nationale kanonisering af Mew’s s\u00e5 specielle alfeunivers).<\/p>\n
Ialfald synes vi her p\u00e5 siden, at enhver sang der hylder Elvis Aron Presley – “Calling Elvis” med Dire Straits undtaget – har noget kernesundt k\u00f8rende for sig, s\u00e5 derfor her Kate’s tekst, der bekymrer sig for Elvis p\u00e5 en v\u00e6rdig m\u00e5de (desv\u00e6rre lige p\u00e5n\u00e6r linie 7 & 8, som er helt h\u00e5bl\u00f8se!). Sangen selv er ikke i n\u00e6rheden af at v\u00e6re s\u00e5 r\u00f8rende som Kate Bush’s hovednummer, sublime “This Woman’s Work”, men vinden der bl\u00e6ser igennem den har ialfald sin helt egen s\u00f8gende, s\u00f8rgende lyd. Here goes:<\/p>\n
“King of the Mountain”<\/p>\n
Could you see the aisles of women?
\nCould you see them screaming and weeping?
\nCould you see the storm rising?
\nCould you see the guy who was driving?
\nCould you climb higher and higher?
\nCould you climb right over the top?
\nWhy does a multi-millionaire
\nFill up his home with priceless junk?
\nThe wind is whistling
\nThe wind is whistling
\nThrough the house
\nElvis are you out there somewhere
\nLooking like a happy man?
\nIn the snow with Rosebud
\nAnd king of the mountain
\nAnother Hollywood waitress Is thelling us she’s having your baby
\nAnd there’s a rumour that you’re on ice
\nAnd you will rise again someday
\nAnd that there’s a photograph
\nWhere you’re dancing on your grave
\nThe wind is whistling
\nThe wind is whistling
\nThrough the house
\nElvis are you out there somewhere
\nLooking like a happy man?
\nIn the snow with Rosebud
\nAnd king of the mountain
\nThe wind it blows
\nThe wind it blows the door closed<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Kate Bush<\/p>\n