Miss Platnum’s cover of Kate Bush’s Babooshka
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|What 80s indie kid didn’t have at least a bit of a crush on whacky pop starlet Kate Bush during her Wuthering Heights days? I mean, really. The hair, the movements, the bizarre waves from her semi-crouched stance. Her other big hit, Babooshka, wasn’t half bad either. And this version, by the sultry kitsch Romanian singer Miss Platnum, does it justice. Just.
Tagged: Babooshka, cool cover songs, Kate Bush, Miss Platnum, Wuthering Heights
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Brad said | 19 October, 2009
Seems mighty weak compared to the original.