🎧 Dylan Lewis’ iconic songs from the 90s (Take 5)
If you were a teenager watching TV in the 90’s, then Recovery was like church. Every Saturday morning no matter what, you’d flop on the couch and watch this ramshackle live music TV show; three hours long, with characters like the Enforcer lurking about, shaky handheld camera shooting, and all hosted by an eyebrow ring bearing firecracker, called Dylan Lewis. It was the kind of loose TV we hadn’t seen since Countdown, and that was a show our parents watched anyway. This was ours. And it showed the bands we loved, putting on some of the wildest performances we’d ever seen. Recovery was one of the best surprise gigs Dylan Lewis ever got, and it changed the trajectory of his life. Over the course of this Take 5, you’ll be overtaken by the infectious joy of this iconic host, as he pulls back the curtain on a singular time in Australian music television.
Beastie Boys – ‘Professor Booty’
Kate Bush – ‘Lily’
Regurgitator – ‘F.S.O.’
Mr. Bungle – ‘Goodbye Sober Day’
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – ‘2 Kindsa Love/Flavor’ {Live on Recovery, 1997}
I like the use of ‘joy’ in describing this podcast with Dylan Lewis. As always, a little bit zany, but also very thoughtful. Love his recount of how even with his rash resume he got the job to host Recovery.
Growing up, I knew Kate Bush for Wuthering Heights, Babooshka and her duet with Peter Gabriel from nights watching Rage. However, I had never gone past that. Sadly, I did not have a cool older sister. I actually remember being introduced to Running Up That Hill via a cover by Placebo, but I still did not take my curiosity further. It was only more recently through steaming services that I have really dived in. I was in part inspired by Dylan Lewis.
In regards to Running Up That Hill, it was interesting to watch Bush do a rendition with David Gilmore where he plays the main hook on guitar.
And hear Bush talk about it on the Woman’s Hour. Watch Big Boi thoughts on the track:
Watch Trash Theory’s discussion of the steps and choices that led to Running Up That Hill:
Listen to Reverb Machine’s breakdown of Bush’s synth sound.
And listen to Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding try to make sense of Kate Bush’s renaissance.
Time will tell whether this is just a pure outlier or a part of a wider nostalgia movement: