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Kate relented and changed the title to just 'Running Up that Hill', but the album version of the song is listed as 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)'. Kate Bush wrote and produced this song for her 1985 album Hounds of Love, and it was released as that album's lead single.Įxecutive at her record label EMI were not too sure about releasing the song with its original title of 'A Deal with God', due to any potential negative religious reactions. Here are all the big facts about the classic song: Thanks to its use in films and TV shows such as The OC and more recently, Stranger Things, it has become one of Kate Bush's signature songs.

Remembering the only time Kate Bush performed 'Running Up that Hill' live, with David Gilmour.

Kate Bush's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked.

Personally, if I was speaking to a non-native English speaker and heard your response I wouldn't think anything of it - it's just a throwaway question so unless something really is up/wrong, the response is irrelevant. So in this case "Nothing" or "Not much" or "Same Old" are all fine, and will be understood by a native speaker. The idea behind "I am well" is sort of right - you are confirming that all is well and normal.

So to properly answer your question after rambling a bit. Person 1 notices Person 2 with their head in their hands at their desk When facing criticism or disapproval of something, a common phrase is "What's up with it?" meaning the asker is not sure what they have done wrong and wants to know what said issue is. A similar phrase would be "What's the matter?" or "What's the problem?". It's a polite, non-intrusive way of checking all is relatively okay or if they need assistance. In this context, "What's up?" can be when the asker of the question may have observed someone having some trouble, or is distressed at something. Person 2: "F*** all mate" (my typical response to friends, this means nothings going on and I'm bored because of it :^) ) This phrase is similar to "Hello" or "How are you" in common usage. In this context, the response is just a return of the greeting, or a confirmation that all is going normally. "What's up?" or here (West Midlands of England) commonly just "sup" is a general greeting, you can response with answers like "Not much", "Nothing", "Alright" etc. It has however fallen into common usage both in the US (I think) and UK. The meaning of "What's up?" and expected responses depend on the circumstances in which the question is asked.įrom what I remember, the phrase is derived from "What's the update?" which is basically checking up how things are going.