Wuthering Swing

Have you ever imagined how the Andrew Sisters would have performed Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights? Probably not, but now that the question is in your mind you will not be able to sleep without listening to the cover that The Puppini Sisters have made and included on their brand new album: Betcha Bottom Dollar.

We tried to resist publishing this information until we could provide our readers with a place where they could listen to this cover. Well, we have two. One of them is just available for a short time on the Copy, Right? blog. The other one is a live one just performed for the BBC-Radio 4 in a recent interview where the origins of this cover are also explained.

If you're not convinced with this swinging approach, you can turn to a more radical one. How about Wuthering Heights on Ukuleles? Yes, you have read correctly. As the Galway Independent reminds us, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (yes, it exists) has among its repertory an irresistible cover of Kate Bush's song. You can listen to a sample here.

EDIT (24 July 2009): More Ukuleles, at the Wimbledon Guardian

Other favourites of mine included Wheatus’s Teenage Dirtbag, Isaac Hayes’s Shaft – which, due to George Hinchliffe’s adapted lyrics, works better in the north London venue Cecil Sharp House, where I am lucky enough to have seen them, and Leaning On A Lamppost from the musical Me And My Girl, although the highlight was undoubtedly Hinchliffe’s rockabilly rendition of Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights. (Jo Rooney)

Categories: Music, Wuthering_Heights