Cher congratulates Kate Bush on her new Number 1 with a heartwarming message
Kate could be Number 1 for a second week
Last week, when Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' went to Number 1 in the UK, she broke several records, including becoming the oldest female artist to have a Number 1. The record was previously held by Cher, with her 1998 hit 'Believe', when the song spent a massive seven consecutive weeks at the top spot.
Now, the 76-year-old, who was 52 when she gained the record, has congratulated Kate Bush on her new Number 1. Cher took to Twitter to write: 'Bravo Kate🙌🏼
'Records Are Meant 2 Be Broken‼️Remember Back In The Day,When Women Had SHORT SELL BY DATES⁉️We Had 2 Fight Our Way Through The Testosterone Curtain,& We Did it So The Girls Who Came After Us Could Sing As Long As They Want To.' (sic)
She signed off the message with a kiss mark emoji: '💋'.
Since Cher tweeted her message in the early hours of 18th June, it has had more than 37k likes, with many fans also replying to her tweet writing: 'YASSSS KATE WITH THE COMEBACK SHE DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO START AGAIN'. (sic)
Another wrote: 'Two queeeeens' (sic), with a third commenting: 'Yes Cher! Queens supporting Queens.'
Kate, who is now 63-years-old, now holds the record for the oldest female to have a UK Number 1, along with the longest time taken for a track to reach Number 1, and the longest gap between Number 1 singles.
Her song 'Running Up That Hill' has become hugely popular in the last month after it was featured heavily in the most recent series of Netflix series Stranger Things. In the series, Max Mayfield's favourite song is 'Running Up That Hill' and her friends use the song to bring her back from the Upside Down where she encounters Vecna.
The song was originally released back in 1985, and only reached Number 3 at the time. However, now with the song's new popularity rising, it looks like the song could give Kate another week at Number 1.
You can hear Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' on Greatest Hits Radio.
Stranger Things is now available to stream on Netflix, with Season 4 volume 2 released on 1st July.
Now take a look at facts you probably didn't know about Stranger Things:
1)
To help sell the show, the Duffers edited a mock 'trailer' combining clips from over 25 feature films, including E.T., Nightmare on Elm Street, Super 8 and Halloween.
2)
The composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack (Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon) were two members of an Austin synth band called SURVIVE; their music was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Guest.
3)
Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon have written over 13 hours of music for the show.
4)
Winona Ryder wanted her hairstyle modeled after Meryl Streep's hair in Silkwood.
5)
The title sequence was inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, who designed a number of classic 80s title sequences including Alien, Altered States, Superman and The Goonies - which starred a young Sean Astin, who later appeared in Stranger Things as Joyce's boyfriend Bob Newby.
6)
Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) have appeared together once before, in the music video for Roy Orbison's 'A Love So Beautiful'.
7)
Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) have both acted on Broadway. Gaten played Gavroche in Les Miserables and Caleb played Young Simba in The Lion King. The two boys knew each other but they didn't become close friends until after working on Stranger Things.
8)
Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Millie Brown (Eleven) are both from the UK. Charlie is from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, and Millie is from Bournemouth, Dorset.
9)
To help sell the show, the Duffers created a 'look book' which was designed in the style of a vintage Stephen King novel.
10)
Gaten's voice changed so much by the time production ended that the sound team were unable to use him for additional dialogue recording.
11)
Although the show was shot digitally on the RED Dragon, a layer of real film grain was applied to help achieve a more vintage look.
12)
It was Caleb's request to wear a camouflage bandana in the show; he wears it for the final three episodes.
13)
The monster was achieved through a combination of prosthetics, animatronics, performance and CG.
14)
The toddlers on set were very scared by the 'monster', but they were calmed when told that he was just like the monsters in Monsters Inc.
15)
Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is a film buff and wants to be a director when he grows up. He is a particular fan of Sam Raimi's early work.
16)
The gang really did create a salt bath, and Millie Bobby Brown actually floated - there were no effects used! To get Millie to float in a kiddie pool, twelve hundred pounds of epsom salt were dissolved into the water.
17)
Before starting the show, the writers all watched (or rewatched) a large list of films, including E.T., Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
18)
Millie had to shave most of her hair off for the show and as can be expected of any 11-year-old girl this was a terrifying prospect. The Duffers showed her how cool Charlize Theron looked in Mad Max: Fury Road after which Millie agreed to it.
19)
The Duffers had all the boys audition with scenes from Stand By Me.
20)
Hopper's trailer was purchased by the art department for $1.
21)
For some of the laboratory scenes, Millie (Eleven) was fully submerged in an underwater immersion tank. She was able to breathe by wearing a Sea Trek helmet, which weighs approximately 70 lbs above water; it weighs 15 lbs beneath the surface of the water. The helmet was designed for shallow 'underwater walking'.
22)
To direct Millie while she was underwater, the Duffers communicated with her through a small radio in her ear.
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