Take a look at RAYE’s cowl of Kate Bush’s ‘Operating Up That Hill’

RAYE has lined Kate Bush‘s ‘Operating Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ as a part of this yr’s Stay Lounge Month – take a look at the video under.

The singer visited BBC Radio 1 yesterday (September 7) to report two reside tracks, starting together with her latest single ‘Black Mascara’.

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RAYE then took on Bush’s basic 1985 single, which has seen an enormous spike in reputation of late owing to its look in Stranger Issues 4.

For her model, the London artist eliminated the galloping beat and synths that function within the unique track in favour of piano and stings.

“I didn’t really feel it was the proper factor to vary a lot. We’re bringing it down – no drums, sort of like [a] ballad,” RAYE defined of her moody, stripped-back tackle ‘Operating Up That Hill’.

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“[Bush] 100 per cent wrote this report, 100 per cent produced it… she’s like one among my idols. I’m not gonna infiltrate her melody. I’m simply gonna sing it Kate Bush-style, however clearly with my voice.”

Following the efficiency, RAYE mentioned: “If she ever heard it, I simply hope she wouldn’t hate it trigger she’s like the girl, what I’m saying?”

Watch RAYE’s look within the Stay Lounge within the movies above, and listen to the full session on BBC Sounds.

Stay Lounge Month 2022 has already welcomed Self Esteem, Yungblud and Moist Leg. Different acts set to seem embrace The 1975, Willow, Nova Twins, Beabadoobee and Rina Sawayama.

RAYE has been teasing her forthcoming debut studio all through 2022, and has described ‘Black Mascara’ as “the one upbeat dance observe” on the report.

In the meantime, Kate Bush has reissued ‘Operating Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ as a CD single.

The track just lately led Spotify’s Prime Songs Of Summer season 2022 steaming report together with ‘As It Was’ by Harry Kinds. ‘RUTH’ got here in at second place on the worldwide run-down, however took the highest place above Kinds because the platform’s most-played track of summer time within the US.