Suspended in Gaffa

Infobox Single
Name = Suspended in Gaffa


Artist = Kate Bush
from Album = The Dreaming
B-side = "Ne t'enfuis pas"
Released = 1982
Format = 7" single
Recorded = 1982
Genre = New Wave, Rock
Length = 3:50
Label = EMI
Writer = Kate Bush
Producer = Kate Bush
Certification =
Artist =
Chart position =
Last single = "There Goes a Tenner"
(1982)
This single = "Suspended in Gaffa"
(1982)
Next single = "Night of the Swallow"
(1982)
Misc = "Suspended in Gaffa" is a song recorded by Kate Bush. It was the third European single release from her album "The Dreaming"; in the UK "There Goes a Tenner" was released instead.

The song tells the story of seeing something one really wants (God in this case), then not being able to see or experience it ever again. [ [http://gaffa.org/cloud/music/suspended_in_gaffa.html Kate Bush In Her Own Words] ] The "gaffa" of the title and chorus refers to gaffer tape, the tough black tape used by technicians in the film and concert industries. [ [http://gaffa.org/garden/kate18.html] ]

The B-side is the original mix of "Ne t'enfuis pas", only released on a handful of singles in late 1982. The vocals are somewhat "muddy" and buried deeper in the mix. Additionally, the Fairlight CMI is brighter, louder and more forward, particularly near the end. "Ne t'enfuis pas" is misspelled on the original sleeve as "Ne T'en Fui Pas", which means nothing in French.

Covers

*A cover of "Suspended in Gaffa" appears on Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot's debut LP, "The Rhumb Line".

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