Earlier this year, Deer Scout, the alias of songwriter Dena Miller, delivered her remarkable debut album Woodpecker which Bob Fish explored here. As he said, she has “one of those voices so incredibly high and pure”, and she puts that to great use on this cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Suspended In Gaffa‘, also out Song of the Day. Below, Dena shares how she admired Kate Bush for her ownership of the song. The original skips along, driven by piano and a merry-go-round-like tune that was both quirky and playfully addictive. Dena’s take waltzes along on a DIY homespun vibe that’s equally playful and original…she owns it in her own unique way.
She says:
“‘Suspended in Gaffa’ is my favorite Kate Bush song. I love the drama and the playfulness of the lyrics, they feel absurd and sincere at the same time. I don’t know why I’m crying” has always really gotten to me, and I love that it goes from that to “It’s a plank in me eye with a camel whose trying to get through it.” I also admire her ownership over the production and arrangement of her songs. The original really feels like one person’s vision, which makes sense because she played piano, strings and produced it herself.”
The video was directed and animated by label mate Naomi Alligator.
Download/Stream Suspended in Gaffa: https://found.ee/ds_gaffa