Kate Bush fans on DU, you may start rejoicing now...

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I'm just surprised that none of you have mentioned this little news tidbit yet. Read on:

A late and unexpected entry in the race for the Best Original Song Oscar comes from New Line Cinema's "The Golden Compass," which ends with a new tune from esteemed British singer Kate Bush.

The Chris Weitz-directed fantasy film opens Dec. 7 and stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Yet the centerpiece of the film is Dakota Blue Richards, who plays Lyra, a young academic rebel-type who's about to discover she's been chosen to fulfill a prophecy.

And unlike Luke and Frodo, Lyra gets a Kate Bush song in her name.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2007/11/john-legends-au.html

So take heart, my dear Kateniks. So she's not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So she's never won a Grammy. But she's got the arrow notched and pointed straight at Uncle Oscar.

Haven't heard Lyra yet - in fact, I have yet to hear a single song off of Aerial. But there will always be a soft spot in my heart for her songs The Dreaming, Cloudbusting, and The Sensual World. Those of you who know what my musical tastes are like should appreciate this immensely.

So when the Academy Award nominations for Best Song of are made public, I'll be rooting for Kate. It's about damn time Americans started focusing on someone else named Bush for a while.