"Suspended in Gaffa" is a song recorded by Kate Bush

Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...

. It was the third single release from her album The Dreaming

The Dreaming (album)

-Personnel:*Stewart Arnold: vocals, background vocals*Jimmy Bain: bass*Ian Bairnson: acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals*John Barrett: assistant engineer*Brian Bath: electric guitar*Haydn Bendall: engineer...

in Europe (but not in the UK where "There Goes a Tenner

There Goes a Tenner

"There Goes a Tenner" is a song by the British singer Kate Bush. It was released as a single on 2 November 1982, the third to be taken from her album The Dreaming...

" was released instead).

The song lyrics are about seeing something one really wants (God

God

God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

 in this case), then not being able to see or experience it ever again. The "gaffa" of the title and chorus refers to gaffer tape

Gaffer tape

Gaffer tape, gaffer's tape, gaff tape or gaffa tape is a strong, tough, cotton cloth pressure sensitive tape with strong adhesive properties. It is used in theater, film and television productions as well as during live performances and any other kind of stage work...

, the strong silver-grey tape used by technicians in the film and concert industries.

The B-side is the original mix of "Ne t'enfuis pas

Ne t'enfuis pas

"Ne t'enfuis pas" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush. It was released in July 1983 in France and Canada. The song was previously issued as a B-side in the UK to the single "There Goes a Tenner"....

", only released on a handful of singles in late 1982. "Ne t'enfuis pas", which is misspelled on the original sleeve as "Ne T'en Fui Pas", means "Don't run away" in French. In some countries, the B-side was "Dreamtime" (which originally appeared as the B-side to "The Dreaming").

Music video

A music video was produced for the song, which features Bush performing an interpretive dance in what appears to be a barn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXWmMIw9-X8&feature=related

Covers

• A cover of "Suspended in Gaffa" appears on Syracuse-based indie rock
  Indie rock
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   band Ra Ra Riot
  Ra Ra Riot
  Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...
  
  's debut LP, The Rhumb Line
  The Rhumb Line
  The Rhumb Line is the debut LP for the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records. The album peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200...
  
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In popular culture

rec.music.gaffa has been the name for the Kate Bush Usenet newsgroup since August 16, 1985, and is now resident at Google Groups and other Kate-Bush-related websites.

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Dutch Single Top 100	50