The song is now synonymous with The Beatles and, in fact, it is arguably one of their

most famous creations after it climbed to the top of the charts upon its release the
United States. Such is its legacy, some of contemporary music’s most iconic figures
have put their own spin on the song, including the likes of Ike and Tina Turner,
Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Elton John and, most famously, Sheffield’s own Arctic
Monkeys while performing at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics.

While the high profile cover versions have been reported relentlessly over the years,
we’ve been brought to the attention of an extraordinary rendition of the Abbey
Road  song by none other than a pre-fame Kate Bush. At the time, the mid-to-late
1970s, Bush had just been signed to EMI Records after a recommendation from Pink
Floyd’s David Gilmour. While EMI saw the potential in Bush’s talents, they were
concerned by her lack of real music industry experience and suggested she needed
to play live more often to toughen her up a little. One year later, in 1977, an 18-year-
old Kate Bush was linked up with a handful of musicians who became her band.

“We went around to her brother’s house to meet her because we wanted to get a
band together to do some pop [songs],” band member Del Palmer told the BBC. “And
the idea was we’d get his sister to sing because we might be able to get a few more
gigs if we had a girl singer,” he added in reference to Bush.

The mutual agreement proved fruitful as Bush would get the opportunity to work in
music outside her comfort zone and, in the meantime, the band would be able to
secure more shows in London. “Kate didn’t frequent pubs, but she wanted to do it
because she had to learn stage presence and projection,” Vic King, Bush’s then
bandmate, told the Telegraph in 2014. “She wasn’t doing it because she loved being
onstage.”

The band with Bush would play around 20 shows in London and, during one of those,
run through a rendition of The Beatles track ‘Come Together’. It marks the song out
as one of Bush’s best covers and a glimpse of the unchartered talent she was about
to unleash on the world.

Enjoy the clip, below.