Don't Blow Your Cover: Parenthetical Girls - "Under The Ivy" (Kate Bush Cover)

'Don't Blow Your Cover' lets you determine whether a band breathes new life into an older, established song

In this edition, Parenthetical Girls cover Kate Bush's "Under The Ivy".


The Original - "Under The Ivy" by Kate Bush (1985)

Fun Facts:

This track is the B-side to her single "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" released in 12" and 7" versions.

This song shares it's title with a Kate Bush biography written by Graeme Thomson.

Bush is still active today and recently released a new album, 50 Words for Snow, this year (2011).

Kate Bush - "Under The Ivy"


The Cover - as performed by Parenthetical Girls

Parenthetical Girls have been hard at work on their full-length album Privilege that they are releasing as a box set of five limited 12" EPs through their own Slender Means Society Label. This cover was recorded while taking a break from the Privilege series.

Parenthetical Girls: "Under The Ivy" (Kate Bush Cover) by prefixmag

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So what do you think? Do Parenthetical Girls inject some much needed excitement into Bush's older track, or does the original stand the test of time to this fresh upstart? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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