Jig Of Life

About Jig Of Life

Jig of Life is the fifth track in the suite The Ninth Wave, from Kate Bush’s 1985 album Hounds of Love, and it marks a turning point in the narrative. Up until this moment, the central character has been caught in fear, loneliness, and the looming threat of drowning. In Jig of Life, the atmosphere shifts: the sound of traditional Irish music enters, with fiddles, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, and bouzouki, bringing vitality, movement, and almost festive energy that contrasts sharply with the earlier despair. .

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About this song

Credited to

Kate Bush

Album

Hounds Of Love · Track 10 of 11

Released

September 16, 1985

Duration

4:04

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From the album: Hounds Of Love