“…i found a fox who was caught by dogs…”

(“Hounds of Love” – Kate Bush)

i’ve always felt so-so about the Futureheads. they had that dime-a-dozen britpop post-punk sound to them. while i generally do enjoy those sort of artists, they can grow a bit tiresome when they all begin to sound like one another.

enter the Futureheads’ cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love”..

i’m a mediocre Kate Bush fan. i’m not about to skin people alive for tickets to one of her concerts, but i am able to listen to her for quite a while if i’m in a certain mood.

that all being said, this cover gripped me.

there is a rather cute music video on youtube here, as well as the original. i prefer the former. there’s urgency and confession there. the new context of the lyrics is something i can relate to well, i think.

lyrics:

“Hounds of Love” – the Futureheads (orig. by Kate Bush)

when i was a child running in the night,
i was afraid of what might be
hiding in the dark and hiding on the street,
and of what was following me.

the hounds of love are calling;
i’ve always been a coward,
and i don’t know what’s good for me.

well, here i go,
it’s coming at me through the trees.
help me, someone, help me, please.
take your shoes off and i will throw them in the lake,
and i will be
two steps on the water.

i found a fox caught by dogs,
he let me take him in my hands.
his little heart, it beat so fast
and i’m ashamed to be running away
from nothing real, i just can’t deal with this.
i feel ashamed to be there

among your hounds of loving
and feel your arms surround me.
i’ve always been a coward
and i don’t know what’s good for me.

oh, here i go;don’t let me go,
hold me down.
it’s coming at me through the trees;
help me, someone- help me, please!
take my shoes off
and i will throw them in the lake,
and i will be two steps on the water-
and I will be two steps on the water.

do you know what I need,
do you know what I need?
i need love!
take your shoes off
and throw them in the lake,
and i will be
two steps on the water.
do you know what i need,
do you know what I need?
i need love!
do you know what I need,
do you know what I need?
i need love!