Jacobs, Jon

An assistant engineer on the album Never For Ever at AIR Studios.

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James And The Cold Gun

A song on the album The Kick Inside.
"It's hot and sandy, the land is old and dry. Here rides a man with a sheet of ice by his side."
Kate Bush,
The Best Of Kate Bush
This song is also listed in the Discography section.

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Jauneaud, Patrick

Assistant engineer on the album Lionheart.

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Jig Of Life

A song from The Ninth Wave sequence on the album Hounds Of Love, in which the heroine experiences a visitation from her own future self, exhorting her to survive so that she can live to become an old woman. The song was written in Ireland, the coda is a traditional Irish folk tune discovered by Paddy Bush.

The poem recited by John Carder Bush during this song can be found in the FAQ.

This song is also listed in the Discography section.

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Joanna Strumentum

An instrument played by Andrew Powell on the song Kashka From Baghdad.

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John, Elton

(b. Reginald Keith Dwight, 25 March 1947) Composer of the songs Rocket Man and Candle in the Wind, of which Kate has released cover versions. One of Kate's longtime heroes, she once wrote a fan letter to him, delivering it to the BBC because she didn't know where else to send it. Among her many testimonials to Elton: "He was the first great piano player I heard. I wanted to play like him so I used to practice harder."

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