Mystical pop icon Kate Bush has announced the release of The Other Side, a 4-disc rarities collection. To celebrate the release, Bush has unveiled the official video for her 1991 cover of Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’.
The rarities set, due for a release on March 8 will feature Bush’s very own hypnotic takes on George and Ira Gershwin’s ‘The Man I Love’, never-before-heard tracks from films including The Golden Compass and Nic Roeg’s Castaway, and previously unreleased early demo ‘Humming’.
Writing about the “Rocket Man” cover on her website, Bush says:
“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.
That meant I also had the chance to direct the video which I loved doing – making it a performance video, shot on black and white film, featuring all the musicians and… the Moon!”
Watch: Kate Bush – Rocket Man
Just yesterday, the official full-length trailer for the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman was released, starring Taron Egerton as the iconic musician. The film is set for a release on May 31st and “follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into an international superstar”.
Watch the Rocketman official trailer
