thing about human communication —'moving liquid, yet you are just as water'— what the Chinese say about being the cup the water moves in to. The whales are pure movement and pure sound, calling for something, so lonely and sad ..." According to Dr. Ron Moy, author of Kate Bush and Hounds of Love, the lyrics evoke different aspects of Bush's songs: love, relationships, sensuality and desire. She is direct and assertive in the lines "Touch me, hold me/How my open arms ache" while she is more poetic and metaphoric in the line "You crush the lily in my soul." Reception AllMusic and Billboard have considered "Moving" one of the best songs on The Kick Inside. As "Moving" was only released in Japan, sales and commercial performance were limited. The song failed to chart on the Oricon Singles Chart. Live performances Soon after the release of The Kick Inside, Bush performed "Moving" alongside "Them Heavy People" on 25 February 1978 on the BBC's show Saturday Nights at the Mill. On 12 May, she took part in a Dutch special TV show dedicated to the opening of the Haunted Castle, the new attraction of the amusement park Efteling. She performed six songs in six videos filmed near the castle and across the park. At the beginning of the "Moving" video, the camera shows a tombstone covered with leaves. Then, the wind blows the leaves away to reveal Bush's name. She performs the song in front of the castle's door. In June 1978, Bush sang "Moving" at Nippon Budokan during the Tokyo Music Festival. The performance was retransmitted on the Japanese television on 21 June and was followed by a 35 million audience. She won the silver prize alongside the American R&B band The Emotions. In 1979, Bush included "Moving" on her first tour, The Tour of Life. Her performance is viewable on the video Live at Hammersmith Odeon. However, Bush did not perform the song on her residency show Before the Dawn (2014). Track listing 7-inch vinyl single "Moving" – 3:20 "Wuthering Heights" – 4:30 Credits Credits adapted from The Kick Inside liner notes. Kate Bush – songwriting, vocals Andrew Powell – production Stuart Elliott – drums David Paton – bass Ian Bairnson – guitar Duncan Mackay – electric piano Cover versions Mandopop singer Valen Hsu covered the song on her 1996 album Tear Sea, titled "Fang Sheng Da Ku" (放聲大哭;