The Waterboys

Released: August 21, 2020

Songwriter: Kate Bush

Producer: Paul Brown (Producer) Mike Scott (SCO)

This chapter says
Put it out of your mind
And give it time

The finest purple
The purest gold
The red of the Sacred Heart
The grey of the ghost
The "L" of the lips are open
To the "O" of the Host
The "V" of the velvet

Out of all of the people in the world
Why should I love you?
There's just something about you
There's just something about you
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?

Did you еver see a statue of Buddha laughing?
Oh! That's one bеautiful smile
The smile that heals

Out of all of the people in the world
Why should I love you?
There's just something about you
There's just something about you
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?

The finest purple
The purest gold
The red of the sacred heart
The grey of the ghost
The "L" of the lips are open
To the "O" of the Host
The "V" of the velvet
The "E" of my eye
The eye of wonder
The eye that sees
The "I" that loves you

Out of all of the people in the world
Why should I love you?
There's just something about you
There's just something about you
Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?
There's just something about you
There's just something about you

Out of all the people in the world
Why should I love you?
(Why should I love you?)
(Why should I love you?)
(Why should I love you?)
Why should I love you?

Led by Mike Scott, the Waterboys formed in London in 1981. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scott first became involved in music as the creator of the fanzine Jungleland and later played in a series of local punk bands. After studying English and philosophy in college, Scott moved with his band, Another Pretty Face, to London where, following the group’s breakup, he formed the Waterboys with multi-instrumentalist Anthony Thistlethwaite and Kevin Wilkinson, issuing their self-titled debut in 1983. Keyboardist Karl Wallinger and trumpeter Roddy Lorimer joined for their follow-up, A Pagan Place (1984).

After the release of their 3rd album, This Is the Sea, in 1985, Wallinger departed from the group. When the Waterboys returned in 1988 with the acclaimed Fisherman’s Blues, they were joined by fiddler Steve Wickham, keyboardist Guy Chambers, drummer Dave Ruffy and bassist Marco Weissman, a lineup that would take them to their next release, Room to Roam in 1990.

In 1991, Scott moved to New York without any of his bandmembers- reflected in 1993’s Dream Harder, a rock-oriented record that seemed to mark the end of the Waterboys’ career.

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