S03E01 – Babooshka

Welcome to the first song episode of the Never For Ever season. And we’re starting it with the album opener, Babooshka. What a way to start an album! Babooshka is not just the album opener, but it was also the second single released from Never For Ever. It was a huge hit everywhere it was released, going to #5 in the UK, where it spent ten weeks on the chart. The fact that it’s not just a catchy-as-hell song but it also was accompanied by a sexy, famous video certainly didn’t hurt the success of this song on the charts! This week, we get to hear from three fans of Babooshka, who have come on the show to talk about what this song means to them and the history of the song. We have Elizabeth Anne from western Pennsylvania, Vanessa from Toronto, and FreezingInferno from Newfoundland. We get to hear how they all came across this song (and Kate’s music in general!), why this song is one of their favorites, and also the theme of the song: a woman testing her husband’s fidelity. We also get to talk about the music video and the origins of that famous warrior outfit. Song clips used: Babooshka (beatbox demo) Babooshka (piano demo) Live performances of Babooshka: Live in Venice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB1ySF0_KQ8 Live in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCk9v2gdAEA Dr. Hook special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSx8beWmFYY Christmas show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APwU54tswp0