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Babooshka
Kate Bush
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- Album
- Never for Ever (2018 Remaster)
- Released
- 1980
- Genres
- art pop, baroque pop, art rock
- Length
- 3:19
- Tempo
- 109 BPM
- Label
- Rhino
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About this song
Babooshka appears on Kate Bush's 1980 album Never For Ever. It was released as a single the same year and reached number five in the UK chart.
What it's about
The song tells the story of a woman who, writing under a pen name, tests her husband's loyalty by posing as a young admirer who wants an affair.
Fun facts
- Covered 3 times, including “Babooshka by Your Friend Jambi”.
- Written by Kate Bush.
- Produced by Kate Bush and Jon Kelly.
- Recorded at AIR Studios and Abbey Road Studios.