Kate Bush

Released: September 6, 1993

Songwriter: Kate Bush

Producer: Kate Bush

"Mustapha" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and recorded by English rock band Queen. It is the first track of their 1978 album Jazz. "Mustapha" was released as a single in Germany, Spain, Yugoslavia and Bolivia in 1979, although it didn't cause much of an impact on the charts. In live performances, Mercury would often sing the opening vocals of "Mustapha" in place of the complex introduction to "Bohemian Rhapsody", going from "Allah we'll pray for you" to "Mama, just killed a man. Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 3:01

[Verse 1]
See those trees
Bend in the wind
I feel they've got a lot more sense than me
You see I try to resist

[Chorus]
A rubberband bouncing back to life
A rubberband bend the beat
If I could learn to give like a rubberband
I'd be back on my feet
A rubberband hold me trousers up
A rubberband ponytails
If I could learn to twang like a rubberband
I'd be a rubberband girl

[Post-Chorus]
A rubberband girl, me
A rubberband girl, me
Oh, I wanna be a rubberband girl
A rubberband girl, she

[Verse 2]
When I slip out
Of my catapult
I gotta land with my feet firm on the ground
And let my body catch up

[Chorus]
A rubberband bouncing back to life
A rubberband bend the beat
If I could learn to give like a rubberband
I'd be back on my feet
A rubberband hold your trousers up
A rubberband ponytails
If I could learn to twang like a rubberband
I'd be a rubberband girl

[Post-Chorus]
A rubberband girl, me
A rubberband girl, me
Oh, I wanna be a rubberband girl
A rubberband girl, she

[Bridge]
Give like a rubberband
Twang like a rubberband
Snap like a rubberband

[Interlude]
Rub-a-dub-a-dub-a-dub
Rub-a-dub-a-dub
Rub-a-dub

[Hook]
One rubberband won't keep you up
Two rubberbands won't keep you up
Three rubberbands won't keep you up

[Interlude]
A rubberband girl, she
A rubberband girl, she

[Interlude]

[Interlude]
Here I go!
A rubberband girl, she
A rubberband girl, she
Yeah!
A rubberband girl, she

[Hook]
One rubberband won't keep you up
Two rubberbands won't keep you up
Three rubberbands won't keep you up

[Outro]
A rubberband girl, she
A rubberband girl, she
A rubberband girl, she
A rubberband girl, she

Kate Bush is an art pop singer and songwriter from Bexleyheath, a suburb of London, England. Her debut single “Wuthering Heights” hit number one on the UK charts in 1978, winning her a Brit award for best female performance, and propelling her into fame.

She went on to write, record and produce ten studio albums including her UK bestselling fifth album, Hounds of Love in 1985.

She is known for her experimental musical style and live performances, but has only toured twice – first in 1979 then 35 years later in 2014 – both of which have received releases in the form of either an EP, LP and/or video.

more tracks from the album

The Red Shoes

From the album

The Red Shoes (1993)

Kate Bush popular songs

Rubberband GirlKate Bush

Kate Bush

The Red Shoes