‘A deal with Go-oy-ay-od’: Kate Bush fans horrified by Rita Ora’s cover of Running Up That Hill

The 1985 song received a resurgence in popularity this year after being used in a scene from ‘Stranger Things’

Rita Ora has covered Kate Bush‘s classic song “Running Up That Hill”, but not everyone’s a fan.

While performing at the Rock In Rio MultiShow festival in Brazil, the 31-year-old covered Bush’s much-loved 1985 single.

In a clip shared to Twitter by BCharts, the singer can be heard singing the chorus.

However, upon a quick glance at the comments, it’s fair to say that fans of the original are not impressed.

“That’s dreadful. Just because lots of notes exist, it doesn’t mean you need to try and include them all in every song. You certainly don’t need to try it if you’re as bad as this,” one critic said.

“I hate that style where they wobble about as if trying to find the right note. It’s like listening to someone trying to tune a radio,” said another.

“What a ghastly noise,” added a third briefly.

Many more were quick to make witty jokes about the clip: “A deal with Go-oy-ay-od…” wrote one, emulating Ora’s elongated delivery of the one-syllable word.

“It was in tune if you take the average pitch of all the notes,” said another commenter.

One Twitter user even compared it to Fergie’s infamous performance of the US National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game.

“It’s giving me Fergie, National Anthem,” they wrote using a giphy to accompany it.

However, fans of Ora defended the singer, with many who said they were at the live show praising her vocal performance.

“You killed it tonight bb!!!! You were so amazing and looked absolutely beautiful every time you come on stage it truly brings a smile to my face never forget you are amazing and truly an icon,” one fan tweeted.

Another wrote: “I witnessed this live!!! Rita Ora is a boss lady! Her vocals, her f***ing vocals!”

Ora previously covered the song during a concert in Monte Carlo this summer, with a vocal delivery closer to the original version.

Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” was named the UK’s “song of the summer” this year, after it experienced a huge resurgance in popularity when it was used in a pivotal Stranger Things scene.