We were quickly introduced to the legacy of the “Wuthering Heights” song. Whether it was the hard-rock or acoustic versions, we were hooked. The class asked our teacher to burn us a CD with “Wuthering Heights” after “Wuthering Heights.” We would even listen to it while working on assignments pertaining to the book.
Needless to say, after this much repetition, the song began to engrave itself into our minds. But one version really tipped the scale into making the “Wuthering Heights” song into huge laugh for our group. We discovered our favorite take on the song when we were blessed with watching it’s beautiful catastrophe of a video released by Kate Bush.
And I return to this sort of train-wreck theory. The video is weird, uncomfortable, and obviously low budget. But not only did our class find it hilarious, we learned that the song and video had been serious hit in Europe as well (which aided in our amusement). The AP kids would roam the halls, randomly bursting into loud, shrill “Heathcliff! It’s me, I’m Cathy, I’ve come home! I’m so co-o-o-old!” MySpace profile songs were changed to the 80s-Euro hit. Spoof videos were filmed with our resident actor Nick prancing about in a long white dress and black wig.
Our obsession was not one that was widely understood, but that’s all right. It became an inside joke between a group of some of my favorite classmates that will always be able to replay in my memories…and DVD player thanks to copies of Nick’s video.
