Kate Bush - Army Dreamers - Official Music Video

Official Music Video for the single "Army Dreamers" written and produced by Kate Bush. "Army Dreamers" was the third and final song to be released from Never For Ever by Kate Bush.
"Army Dreamers" was released on 22 September 1980 and peaked at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is a change to previous works in that it features a Waltz time tempo.

[@seolooo]

the fact in the background it was whispering " Mommy's hero " 😢

[@GoldRetriever]

When

[@boliha365yearsago8]

​​@@GoldRetrieverin the beginning and in the end

[@Thatonespecialsimp]

It's thought the whole song

[@kurtiseata]

obviously

[@brielleisnotok]

@cottonheart2444 you sure?????

[@UniqueSpirit284]

My brother died in the air force a month ago. He was 29. He was gonna go to California. Once i asked him what he wanted to be, and he said he wanted to be a math professor. He loved math and chess and art and music. He was amazing at black jack. He once took me to a chess competition and i remember winning against an adult in the free play room, and i was so excited. This song reminded me of him.

[@_Hikari_.]

Im so sorry for your loss. I'm sure he's looking out for you from wherever he is. Thank you for telling his story, lots of hugs

[@Bluerazzpop]

I’m so sorry may he Rest In Peace ❤️

[@jennychee1804]

I'm so sorry for your loss ❤

[@randomdots7758]

may god bless your family

[@Bokgat]

It’s such a waste the whole thing. Make the best of what you have. Thks for sharing

[@veloboldie]

Four years in the military have showed me that vast majority of my fellow comrades joined because they came from poor, broken families, could not afford higher education w/o military's help or just wanted to get out of their towns, villages were there was no future for them. Very few joined because they felt it was their patriotic duty to serve.

[@mottthehoople693]

exactly right.Not many diggers in the army coming from the top end of town even the majority of officers arent too flush..Most of us from the poorer end of town.

[@user-ux1lz6hq2x]

Not the case for us, ukrainians

[@2kewlfirskool]

I’ve heard many depressed people back in highschool say they’d resort to the military if they still didn’t have “purpose to live” as a last resort.

[@lotuseater7247]

shouldn't need four years in the military to know that!

[@veloboldie]

@@lotuseater7247My active duty contract was for four years. First year you spend in boot camp and learning your MOS. Second year you really get to know your fellow soldiers, once you get placed in a unit.

[@charliecharlie2288]

People saying it’s about time Kate was recognised are wrong . Kate Bush was ALWAYS appreciated in The UK for her brilliance and musical talent .

[@Sudstah]

I think you misinterpret, i mean unless you were born before 1976 you ain't really gonna know kate bush me included 1984, but i have heard of her music but wouldn't have found her without stranger things, I think people appreciate her brilliance of how timeless her music is, it applies today, its difficult for an artist to achieve that.

[@Chorochronchotor]

@@Sudstah I was born in 1986, I'm from the Czech republic and I listened to and loved Kate Bush ever since I discovered Pink Floyd and David Gilmour In the late nineteenth. So Charlie is right.

[@soupdragon151]

They mean recognised in the US, because everyone on the internet is from the US of course... the fact that there might be other english speakers in the world who aren't american never occurs to them

[@kuyechao]

I know. The hubris lol.

[@lindsayrobin86]

She's most recognized in the UK because she's from the UK and therefore a (valid) point of pride, but even still, she's mostly recognized by a niche audience. She's truly unique and innovative and was far ahead of her time. An artist of that caliber never gets recognized in the way they deserve while they're still living. I'm glad she's managed to come close.

[@leo.neato61]

I'm not ashamed that I discovered this absolute beauty of a song from tiktok, and I'm so happy I even got to listen to this beautiful song :))

[@douglasincola5]

Splatoon?

[@Theoo413]

im skibidi rizz god and you from ohio

[@vasilijelazarevic6-310]

Better close those cheeks lil bro its gonna get wild 😭@@Theoo413

[@livya1085]

@@Theoo413um unfunny

[@MamaGator]

It’s one of my favorites and I’m so glad it’s found more young people as it was always intended for 🌱🙌🏻❤️‍🔥

[@chauffeurdrivenbimbo5850]

The part around 2:07 where she drops the rifle and rushes to embrace her son, but he's not there is every parent's worst nightmare repeated over and over. Really upsets me .

[@JorgKerwien]

Mich auch das ist soo traurig

[@dariyanstefanov8314]

This part of the song actually made me cry

[@libertinesis2angel]

Yeah. That part broke me. Like its a constant repeat in her mind. She sees him as both little and as an adult

[@JuiceGalaxy-qi5ep]

@@JorgKerwien what

[@Aria-ny1uc]

@@JuiceGalaxy-qi5ep It says Me too, it's so sad

[@zappababe8577]

B.F.P.O. in the lyrics stands for "British Forces Posted Overseas" in case anyone was wondering.

[@AH-be6bu]

Actually it's 'British Forces Post Office'. The point is that her son is coming home in a box. As cargo to be delivered, rather than as a passenger.

[@samsami2827]

Yes, to Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@hannuwo]

Post Office!*

[@mottthehoople693]

@@AH-be6bu so sad

[@TheGiantKillers]

@@samsami2827 Actually the song is imagined by Kate as a soldier from Northern Ireland, killed while on manoeuvres in West Germany. She sings the song in an Irish accent for the purpose. This is very deliberate. If the soldier is from Northern Ireland, he can't have been killed in Northern Ireland if he's being flown home. This was the only way she could distance the song from being actually about the Northern Ireland conflict of the time. As for the B.F.P.O part. That's been misunderstood too. He isn't being transported by B.F.P.O. They're merely delivering the message. "Our little army boy is coming home" [Comma] "From B.F.P.O"

[@nellies]

This song is so heartbreaking but so beautiful. It's almost like a lullaby in a way, like she's singing her little soldier to sleep.

[@user-ol5tw3bz4u]

That is heartbreaked

[@zappababe8577]

Yes, I was thinking it was odd that it had a waltz tempo, but your comment made it make sense to me. Singing her little boy to sleep...his last, long sleep in this scenario. Makes it even more poignant, moving and haunting.

[@eatingidk8647]

yall making me cry 2 years later

[@schizcphrenia]

@@eatingidk8647REAL 😭

[@a.nameless.impera.ghoul_]

Yesss, and it's so sad when they whisper "mommys hero" and the drill Sargent in the background :(

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I love how she blinks with the shutter sound. So clever.

[@Dermacrosis]

As she planned to do.

[@fiyufii8160]

@Dermacrosis what point were you trying to make with this comment

[@concussion594]

I thought it was reloading sounds cuz of the theme

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@concussion594 Yeah it might be that

[@ArielEarl]

I believe the shutter sound was supposed to be a rifle/gun reloading? Idk though

[@amitmichaeli5717]

As a soldier I listened, but didn't understand this song. Today as a parent I understand it, horrific and beautiful at the same time.

[@elliebelly6980]

Im not even a parent im a 14 year old girl and i understood how did you not 💀

[@elizabethjein9814]

​@@elliebelly6980 разное в жизни бывает, удачи вам

[@sandrafortune2674]

I totally believe your comment is quite relevant. At the young impressionable ages young adults want to be strong, part of a cause and make their own decisions. But wow 18-19 and 20 so so young to be molded into soldiers fighting political causes aggressively.

[@amitmichaeli5717]

My father said that 18 year old is a perfect age for the military: as strong as an adult, but as stupid as a child..@@sandrafortune2674

[@guiltyascharged4125]

This comment may be even as heartbreaking as the song. It's so important we learn, and we can.

[@Hxnxri.X.]

This song is trending again and I think Kate bush deserves it this song saved my life 😭

[@harp3386]

Fr I love her work being appreciated

[@milkwan]

she deserves all the love

[@lnel6211]

Real

[@Keurlock]

Vkei profile pic??!

[@Hxnxri.X.]

@@Keurlock YES OMG I LOVE MANA SAMA

[@bill-wd7zs]

This song does things to me. That "click click" sound you hear (2.06) and all the way through the track is an SLR chambering a round. Was in the army when this was released and that sound still sends shivers up my spine.

[@KAT_FormerlyNosferKatu]

I can only imagine.

[@NOMASAIM]

Always thought it was a camera shutter. Makes sense now. Kate Bush was and is way ahead of her time.

[@DaveTaste]

Lol

[@jamesgornall5731]

Looks sexy in greens with an SLR I have to say. That helmet built to accommodate big hair

[@stephenhathaway269]

​@@jamesgornall5731 she's not holding an slr, it's a toy m16

[@Aramanth]

Kate Bush was about *19 years old* when she wrote this! To be that pulled together and artistic so young is amazing!

[@damianwhite9058]

She was, is, and always will be a genius

[@thewhoman3182]

Was she? I thought she was 19 when the kick inside came out and that was '78 this song is off the album never for ever which was released in '80 so she would have been 21. Not that it matters just had to say it.

[@Aramanth]

@@thewhoman3182 Yeah I was off. Still to be 21 and so artistically brilliant like that is amazing!

[@goghballs8938]

@@thewhoman3182 She wrote the song back when she was 19, but then MADE the song for Never for Ever.

[@seramarie76]

An anomaly.

[@ayo1201]

A story of a woman dealing with the loss of her son drafted into war. This song is probably one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard, and i probably listen to it more than 3 times a day because of how amazing it is.

[@Mozzie-rq2sm]

I totally agree with you, I am addicted this this song!

[@user-jw6fy1ts5q]

Absolutely 😢

[@LordVader1094]

Not drafted, he just had no other options.

[@TheGiantKillers]

@@LordVader1094 Correct, and although not specifically stated in the lyrics, Kate's imagining of the song is that the soldier has died in a training accident while on manoeuvres and not in an actual conflict. Hence the being flown home to an aerodrome and notification by B.F.P.O. This is designed to add to the futility as there isn't even a, so called, noble cause for the mother to cling to.

[@Beatmyguest001]

Not drafted. I think a huge part of the song is a criticism on the archaic class systems in place that mean that some young, working class boys have very little choice but to join the military, not feeling like there are many other opportunities available to them. Hence the rockstar, politician and father lines.

[@urfavwelsh_russian]

There is actually a really good representation of shell shock when the two soldiers pop up. One is constantly blinking, while the other one is barely blinking. The one barely blinking is presumably doing the thousand yard stare which many soldiers did after being shell shocked. For anyone unaware of the term shell shock; Shell shock is a term that originated during World War I to describe the type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that many soldiers experienced during the war, before PTSD was officially recognized. It is a reaction to the intensity of the bombardment and fighting that produced helplessness, which could manifest as panic, fear, flight, or an inability to reason, sleep, walk, or talk. (Definition from Google)

[@slyestfox935]

It's awful to think ptsd wasn't recognised & "men were expected 2 put up & shut up,wat with them being men" unbelievable thank goodness things r changing..but wars will never stop ..so sad 😢

[@AlfredLillaMania]

A bunch of soldiers were put on trial and sentenced to death in WWI after being shell shocked and refusing to fight again

[@slyestfox935]

@@AlfredLillaMania I feel weird giving that a thumbs up , but it's the info that's fascinating and atrocious

[@jackjuhasz533]

she's a genius, i cry every time i hear this song . jack, age 79, 2024

[@harp3386]

she's phenomenal.

[@michaelhawkins7389]

Best anti war song ever written and it's by Kate Bush

[@rogernuss6862]

Never understood....who is pro war?

[@kylelooper2156]

I would say that Pull Out the Pin may be a better anti-war song.

[@AmateurishAstronaut]

Roger Nuss You joking? I could name a few politicians from the last few decades straight off the bat...

[@bluerisk]

@@rogernuss6862 War is not only bad, it spun forward our cultural and technological evolution, and some wars had to be fought. Many of the greatest works of men have been inspired by war.

[@reddragonready]

@@bluerisk Yup definitely worth the deaths. Do share! Pick any war and tell me what progress it brought which wouldn't likely to have been achieved without said war?

[@shrishtithakur6325]

“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” -Napoleon Bonaparte

[@marccas10]

Only an ambitious one. A true warrior only fights forchis comrades and his family.

[@sunkintree]

@@marccas10 ah yeh, true scotsman

[@rrk8779]

​@@marccas10Ey, I'd take a drink to that lad, a battle's only good when it's to defend family and comrades but even then, there's no winners, only sinners and survivors

[@alexisanderson7424]

The softness of the music makes the action in the video so much louder

[@dereklau8495]

When I was training in the Infantry, I listened to this song repeatedly. I didn't think of it so much as anti-war, but a brilliant commentary on the tragedy of war, particularly WWI when that entire generation had no idea what they were getting into; and the sacrifices made for 'stripes and ribbons' War should be the very last option, and the "waste" is never seeing what the kids could have turned into had they been given the chance to live a peaceful life. I have never seen the video until now, and I now have an even greater appreciation for her artistry. Drill Sgt in the background with the sound of the rifle cocking in sync with her blinking... and having kids in camo running around with rifles. Does anyone write and perform with that sort of insight anymore? Compelling and moving.

[@refundreplay]

Yes, there are a few artists who do so. Off top of my head, I can't think of many, but they will never see play on MTV or the radio.

[@twattyfuckface]

Anna Calvi.......

[@ZxQara]

Wait but you said that when u were training he infantry you listened to it repeatedly but then you said you've never heard it????

[@refundreplay]

@@ZxQara unless he stealth edited this after your comment, he said he's ever SEEN the music video

[@russgray4507]

For every soldier, my great uncle died aged 19 in the first world war. Just a few weeks before it ended, his body was never found, he just has a headstone in a huge cemetery in France.

[@katebush6038]

Thanks for your sincere compliment and love,I’m not complete without you as my Fan I have you to be most thankful for 🌹🌹🌹🌹♥️🎶🎶🎶❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@marccas10]

The flowers of Europe that never got chance to bloom.

[@samuelfrancoagudelo8245]

She is crazy

[@CategoryOfLife]

Looking through these comments and seeing nothing but love for this song, Kate bush and this video. You people are my kind of people.

[@KCDisney1]

💜💜💜

[@Missjunebugfreak]

This video is so well executed and ahead of its time in a way. Kate was the blueprint for so many modern pop artists.

[@stalkerroman6122]

Катя Буш👍👍👍

[@hernerwerzog1278]

yeppp we is

[@jodieclough5980]

And you mine

[@maddy-jp5lh]

I use to play this song when I was 16 such a beautiful song, now i’m 28. I’m a black girl from London and I absolutely love this song. Kate Bush is a LEGEND.

[@simonejfry]

💓

[@duncanprice5798]

What's the colour of your skin got to do with liking this song ?

[@stephenroche5107]

What does your colour have to do with this.

[@stephenroche5107]

@@duncanprice5798 I wrote mine before i read yours.

[@danielsmith5143]

Good music crosses all boundaries. I'm a middle-aged white guy and I love this song as well. See, Kate's given us something in common! Not just a good tune :D

[@brooke9297]

She’s a bloody genius. The perfection of the imagery + story + melodic emotion. It blows my mind. I can’t believe she was so young when she wrote this. 🙌

[@davidlondon2810]

She’s amazing. She wrote The Man With A Child In His Eyes at 13. By the time she arrived in a recording studio at 16 she had written 200 songs.

[@joethelion6016]

She’s a one off 🌟

[@clickbaitcabaret8208]

A woman's perspective of losing her son to war. It's as heartbreaking as it is brilliant. Kate had that magnificent feminine spirit in everything she did. She sang to a part of us no one else could. That's why we love her so.

[@paulmatthews9573]

Mike Dawson this comment sums Kate Bush up for me. Brilliant x

[@markfrancis6508]

plus a great original singer Mike.

[@garypatterson2857]

"Sings" not "sang." Present tense please. Too many of my cultural heroes have passed away in the last few years, so please use the right tense.

[@artproject3169]

I never knew about this song even though I am familiar with her catalog..I thought. I am a professional guitarist is Jax Fl. I listened to the song and sang in man voice, you know, maybe Bruce. Sang it very legible. Without her affectations. The song just stood up like a entry private and held it's own. I thought I knew about her brilliance before this with my love for her album The Dreaming. She tore me up on this song. I think it can be sung by anyone.

[@ethosyourbro]

I agree.

[@pipenbybagel1188]

I love this song. My teacher showed this to us in class, but everybody started laughing... It honestly disgusted me. It was as if they didn't get the meaning behind this song. I tried to hold back tears! I think her voice suits this song amazingly well. I love it because of the meaning behind it, the voice, music and just the song as a whole.

[@celebrity6781]

I hate zoomers so much

[@moleshaman3040]

It's great that your teacher showed this in class :) Did you study the lyrics ? Was it linked to something else (First World War Poets or the like ?) . Really you should be proud of being so sensitive and attuned to good music/poetry, your classmates just sound shallow but you're already that much more mature and humane :).

[@pipenbybagel1188]

@@moleshaman3040 thanks. We did study the song. We were learning about war, and this showed us another's story, and what it would be like if we were in the past. Losing somebody very important because the only thing they could do was fight. It was an emotional lesson. Most people i think just payed attention to her voice, not the lyrics, though to me, the voice is very unique and very well trained.

[@pipenbybagel1188]

@@TheMercury-13 There's one kid in my class who definitely won't mature. Hes the dead opposite of mature... but i really hope they will. It's a lovely song.

[@TheMercury-13]

They laugh from embarrassment, awkward with admitting emotion or something unusual; easier to mock, especially in a classroom with so many to judge you - They might watch it alone & be different; think. Or maybe when they mature, assuming they do.

[@Katyerina]

I feel this more than ever. I have an 8 year old little brother, he is playful, dreamed of becoming a football player, just like Zinchenko, but then he saw some clips on TV and said he would like to become a soldier, he was fascinated by the Ukranian Army, he also loved eating sweets made from fruit, I lost him in a bombing carried out in my neighborhood in Kharkiv March 27th 🇺🇦. I couldn't save him. I'll never forget his little smile, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I wish I was there, I couldn't save him. I'll never forget his little smile, now I'm thinking what he could be, he was so smart and curious.

[@DuvalinesVSC]

Im so sorry its not your fault

[@blablabla5208]

😔

[@SirLuckySlime]

Please don't blame yourself for an unavoidable outcome. I'm so sorry for your loss, and I hope one day you're able to heal from it.

[@edan3358]

this is making me absolutely sob I'm so sorry

[@sister_moon]

I'm fighting the urge to cry, I hope he rests in peace 💔🩹❤️

[@flo15jo]

She just took the concept of the three minute throwaway pop song, ripped the lid off it, turned it inside out, slapped some real meaning into it and threw it back at us. Do you appreciate how amazing this is, from all aspects? I didn't, at the time. More fool me. Now, I think she is one of the greatest talents of the last fifty years. One more album, Kate, please, just one more album.

[@bryanv257]

+Flo Jo Oh, I've a feeling that "50 Words for Snow" wasn't the last album we'll be hearing from the incredibly talented Catherine

[@flo15jo]

+Bryan V If I thought you were correct, Bryan, I would be the happiest man alive. Even though I didn't like '50 words' apart from jhe wonderful 'Wild Man' and some moments from 'Snowflake'.

[@nozulani]

+Flo Jo are you man

[@flo15jo]

+nozulani Are you woman?

[@Chrisamusic1]

+Flo Jo. You didn't like Wheeler Street? Man, that's beautiful. Where's your heart? :-)

[@cannedbread3829]

everyone talks about the subject matter and lyrics, and while that is important, i think the composition and melody of this track is utterly beautiful and it's what drew me to this song

[@o.602]

I agree. It definitely made the song more fantasy-like and medieval-like.

[@mooncorp212]

@@o.602 I agree too, as a french I didn't even noticed the text before 10 minutes ago. I always loved this song, and now the text just makes me love that song a little more.

[@Iljinarchive]

You are right

[@amesavis]

it's also syncopated and yodeling so yes very folksy

[@deriktofil]

Could agree more. The composition is incredible. Love the 3/4 waltz time too. It's a fantastic song on all front. One of my favourites of hers.

[@h4nn4h.24]

She has the detail DOWN. The shell shock look, the drill Sargent, an absolute masterpiece

[@albinayanovich5040]

My dad was sent to military week ago, he is 51, his life only started, this song makes me so sad, but I love it, hope war will end soon.

[@cazb877]

The beautiful thing about Kate is that she can sing about any subject related to the human experience and make you believe she has really been there herself. That is the mark of a true artist.

[@rosalindgrxc0e]

Kate Burgess literally. I feel like we should call actors artists more because they really are.

[@poppyfield1619]

Kate Burgess I completely agree. Kate takes the things people don't sing about and makes them her own. It's as if she has experienced everything in life. She is an icon and one incredible writer. My teenage years were driven by her unique take on the world. Watch the documentary about how she started out. Her talent was so understated and even now she remains an enigma.

[@hd-xc2lz]

@@poppyfield1619 And she DOESN'T write using the same old stale male and female stereotypes about teens and twentysomethings hooking up and breaking up in the clubs.

[@deluxedjsireland224]

or a true actress

[@stephentaylor8339]

One word. Houdini.

[@davidmeir9348]

To think that this video was made before MTV. When you think of the clips that were around at that time (1981), you realize how much ahead of her time she was.

[@rigyvulture2670]

so so soooo true

[@M4th3u54ndr4d3]

wow, 1981?????????

[@thegirlinquestion]

the beatles started it with their rain/paperback writer vids in 1966

[@piotrsaasinski8317]

In communist Poland, Czerwone Gitary band made video in 1968. :D

[@TheColourCyan]

@@thegirlinquestion Moody Blues' producer Alex Murray did it in 1964

[@cullodenl]

She was and is the bench mark for any female artist. Stranger Things is a compliment and an exciting new opportunity for a new generation is all. Like a new generation finding Bowie. It didn't mean they weren't appreciated before. Just a new time .

[@KAT_FormerlyNosferKatu]

Ohhhh....You said "🖤Bowie🖤". His music saved my life many times. I literally bawled for days. It was an enormous gut punch that happened AGAIN in April, losing 💜Prince💜.

[@elroddin76]

She's a benchmark period. No gender needed.

[@madyy1018]

This song is the type of song to make you just sit in silence after you listen to it. Beautiful and tragic.

[@simonhoward7396]

Every time I see Kate's eyes .... I melt just a little bit more.....

[@wigancyclist8913]

they make you melt? not me! they make me sit up and remember I have things to learn. I'd better get on with the job!

[@glyn780]

So dreamy

[@patrickfarrell1491]

Yea the hazelest

[@dawndefender]

YESS

[@adammorris9593]

She's hypnotic

[@Chrisamusic1]

I adore Kate Bush on many many levels, but each time I watch this video I can't help but think: - "is this the most beautiful woman ever??"

[@originalBikerB]

Yes, it is. approximately.

[@pauldavies8638]

I would say so

[@martinspayer8961]

yes, she is.

[@M4BoarBiker]

Agreed

[@LaylaBvOfficial]

My dad used to say he dated my mum because she looked like Kate bush lol

[@Neidely.]

Especially with what’s happening right now it saddens my heart that war is what rulers think is the right thing to solve out conflicts.

[@stevenchampion8137]

No ‘pop star’ today has the guts, heart, mind or soul to attempt to create anything on a par with this.

[@funexnm]

It’s the labels that stop artists being artists. Wuthering heights would had never been her first release if she hadn’t stood up to the label.The new music nowadays is created by the record companies who dictate the markets.

[@christianhuston897]

what about California Girls?

[@buddhamack1491]

@@funexnm Very, very true. Any label that does give the artist freedom is just drowned out by the bigger labels who can spend more on marketing and placement. Rage Against The Machine were very political though and were massive, as are/were System Of A Down at times. Then they were around 20 odd years ago so it was a different time, today it is very true

[@TheCosimodo]

Give Florence and the machine a good listen

[@christianhuston897]

@@TheCosimodo decent but not equivalent to Kate

[@scottanderson2458]

I was in the forces when this was released and had left my Kate Bush poster on my wall at home. Really loved this song straight away and was conflicted at the sentiment - Costello's Oliver's Army affected me the same way but I was young and determined to try the military life. Most guys in barracks liked the song because they could hear the "square bashing" sergeant shouting drill in the background and the sound of a rifle being cocked as a percussive element. Few connected the song as anti war. I love how Kate uses a character in song to describe the waste of young life in conflict. More effective than angry young men style of anti-war songs (though I confess I like them too). She rarely sings about herself directly and I love her work for that. I'm a big Joni Mitchell fan and love Janis Ian too but there's only so much confessional one can take, Kate is a wonderful contrast to the singer - songwriter style.

[@deltafoxtrot2]

As ex military I also picked up the cocking bolt been used as part of the song, very clever.

[@styxcreek]

It never occurred to me that was the sound of a rifle being cocked. Seems so obvious now. Brings a whole new dimension to the song. Thanks! On the subject of Elvis Costello, Shipbuilding is a hugely moving anti-war song as well.

[@marccas10]

Brilliant comment. Ha ha had the Kate Bush poster on my bedroom wall too. Was it the "nipples" one? I was sad to hear that she didn't like the image...as I (ahem) enjoyed it very much.

[@knickertwistcopperby6066]

@@styxcreek Shipbuilding is brilliant. Elvis wrote the the lyrics and Clive Langar the music. Superlative solo by Chet Baker.

[@RobertLeather]

I'm not so sure if it's anti-war so much as reflecting the tragedy and loss due it causes. I remember her defending it as people suggested it was everything from being anti-military to reflecting the troubles in Northern Ireland. Her response was to bring it back to stating it was purely about loss and emotions. She didn't understand the politics and she wasn't interested, she wanted to tell a story about loss. I often wondered how personal the song was, perhaps she knew somebody who had lost of son.

[@MariaClara-vi3uq]

Anyone listening to this masterpiece in 2024?

[@itskenzfrl]

here 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@yonakana1247]

And the story of the song repeats itself…

[@bigbaddemoness]

People may call her weird...but boy could she write a song! Her voice has great feeling to it when she sings and she is so beautiful...

[@marccas10]

It's simple. If someone thinks Kate Bush is "weird" then that is usually a sign that you have met a vanilla arsehole.

[@josmith2031]

a magical creature 👍never weird 👍a fairy 🧚‍♀️ queen

[@fluentpiffle]

Maybe its the rest of Humanity that is really weird?

[@josmith2031]

@@fluentpiffle yes you bet 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TASIAawful1]

She I believe is pagan a lover of Mother Earth humanity and animals..I’m one myself so feel the vibes .. peace

[@maocharlisme]

That slow and stressed way of blinking that she does that keeps reoccurring at the sound-effect that kind of sounds like a rifle loading is such a stroke of pure genius! What a simple but effective and telling way to represent shellshock and PTSD symbolically in the smallest of gestures... Kate Bush always has the very best artistry in her videos!

[@felipegomes686]

This song gains a more powerful impact seeing those young people battling in the Ukraine/Russia war. So many army dreams fighting and dying for government ignorance.

[@markcollins2666]

I don't think you understand. These are dreams forced on you, after the fact. They're not something you aspire to, nothing you want. I'm plagued with them, every night. And they ain't nothing nice.

[@touraneindanke]

@@markcollins2666 I am totally with you! Unfortunately that is not doing much good for y. 💔🍀🙏🏽

[@markcollins2666]

@@touraneindanke, Mostly, the dreams are pretty mundane, not nightmares, but it's weird that I'm always in uniform, and as often as not, as an officer, usually a captain or major. I'm guessing, as an HQ type at the end, these were who I hung out with, a lot.

[@ginaoconnell5646]

There is no genre for this genius, she stands alone, no, she stands for the people

[@starspace]

Kate is one of the best original song writers ever, period.

[@okyouknowwhatever]

Without a doubt.

[@mikesaunders4775]

What period?

[@scottdavis0801]

She's a rock n roller in my 📖 also! Her songs really make me feel something!!

[@marccas10]

The best female artist in history if you ask me. As near as damit the female Bowie.

[@oerthling]

@@mikesaunders4775 All of spacetime obviously :-)

[@sandrastevens4418]

As a mother with 2 sons in the Army and a husband retired from the Air Force. This song gives me chills. Not just about possible losing a son. But the reasons she gives for joining the army. B.F.P.O. Army dreamers Mammy's hero B.F.P.O. Mammy's hero Our little army boy Is coming home from B.F.P.O. I've a bunch of purple flowers To decorate mammy's hero Mourning in the aerodrome The weather warmer, he is colder Four men in uniform To carry home my little soldier But he didn't have the money for a guitar (What could he do?) (Should have been a politician) But he never had a proper education (What could he do?) (Should have been a father) But he never even made it to his twenties What a waste Army dreamers Oh, what a waste of Army (army) dreamers (dreamers) Tears o'er a tin box Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know Like a chicken with a fox He couldn't win the war with ego Give the kid the pick of pips And give him all your stripes and ribbons Now he's sitting in his hole He might as well have buttons and bows But he didn't have the money for a guitar (What could he do?) (Should have been a politician) But he never had a proper education (What could he do?) (Should have been a father) But he never even made it to his twenties What a waste Army dreamers Ooh, what a waste of Army (army) dreamers (dreamers) Ooh, what a waste of all them Army (army) dreamers (dreamers) Army (army) dreamers (dreamers) Army (army) dreamers (dreamers), oh B.F.P.O. Army dreamers Mammy's hero B.F.P.O. Army dreamers Mammy's hero B.F.P.O. No hard heroes Mammy's hero B.F.P.O. Army dreamers Mammy's hero B.F.P.O. Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Kate Bush Army Dreamers lyrics

[@majawilhelf5518]

All my love to you.😘💋💋💋

[@untetheredsoul4335]

My heart goes out to you.💜 Thank you for sharing your own experience.🙏

[@sandrastevens4418]

In the United States recruiters go into the high-schools and give big talks about paying paying for college. My son signed up because here even the cheapest college you can't do without a lot of money. So he was 18 in November signed up and didn't tell us until January. He graduated and a week later he was of to basic. It all happened so fast. Too fast. They should not allow Recruiters in schools.

[@AirQuotes]

I hope they all come home safely in one piece 🙏🏽 💛

[@sandrastevens4418]

Thank 😊 🙏 you all.

[@angelofdeath210887]

If you notice, good music never dies. Some songs are not as popular now but they always come back and amaze the younger generations. I’m so thankful to have been brought up with decent music.

[@genesis8284]

A song still so relevant today. In many instances. My heart aches for the children brainwashed into entering a war they never started

[@ngc-fo5te]

Which war?

[@nightttman4990]

@@ngc-fo5te Wdym which war? WW1 and WW2 maybe??? wars in general

[@tirramasu7948]

​@nightttman4990 I mean if we mean today. Palestine vs Israel comes to mind.

[@tirramasu7948]

It's really heartbreaking images I've. Like I saw a kid dead from starvation he's eyes turned black from the blood and everyone in the comments Didn't even recognize as a kid

[@Najme_]

@@tirramasu7948 and the israeli snipers targeting children... that fucking destroyed me

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

"(Should have been a politician) But he never had a proper education." Well, no problems there.

[@yrdeft9774]

no connections

[@metalrog]

What a beauty, what a voice, what a lyric, what a chorus... all the song is such a masterpiece.

[@missmarplefan]

+metalrog what a danser what a choreographer what a pianist

[@joelswatten9611]

what a stunning lady

[@stevemckenna2401]

This is one of her best songs. Largely forgotten and totally underrated. She’s a genius

[@esecallum]

i never forgot it

[@lillielily3662]

If somebody asked me "what's the most brilliantly song you've ever hear?" is this one right here. The amount of chills I have listening to this, with the song meaning, her unique voice and all the background noises.This women is ahead of time! I love you Kate Bush!

[@dukkha62]

I just realised, that clicking sound she makes when she blinks is actually the sound made by cocking the action of an SA80 rifle.

[@aerialkate]

Madonna used a cocking rifle or that clip replacing sound modern guns have (I'm a girl) to drive the percussion of a song called 'Gang Bang'. I was jumping up and down going, 'She nicked that bit off Kate Bush!'

[@AnEnemy100]

Not in 1981. Unless she had a time machine.

[@razrv3lc]

@@AnEnemy100 you realize Kate was one of the pioneers when it came to using sampled sounds in music? The Fairlight Synth, which is credited in the liner notes of the Never Forever album, is what allowed her to do that. She used it heavily on this album and the next few.

[@cptrelentless80085]

You don't need to cock a gas-powered rifle. It was the FN that was the weapon of NATO in 1980. Big bullets for big men.

[@ptonpc]

It's the shutter of a specific model of camera, slowed down ( I can't remember the exact one off hand)

[@steve0ks]

Oh god, I got goosebumps all over my body. This song is actually quite sad, and the way she delivers it like telling her ordinary trip to the front door while there were clips of her looking for her 'deceased' child made it looked like she turned crazy.

[@cherrybomb3384]

The first time I heard Kate Bush was in 1985. I was in high school, a sophomore. Fast forward to 2023 and I can honestly say that if it weren't for Kate Bush and Bob Dylan I never would have made it through life. One thing about Kate Bush, and come to think of it, Bob Dylan as well, it's the lyrics that get you, like a punch to the gut, man. If you ever get the option to read the lyrics do it especially on a Kate Bush song, choose it, because that is where her heart and soul truly lies. In her lyrics 1:53

[@ianp7661]

And here we are in 2022. The story of this song sadly continues...

[@TASIAawful1]

Indeed

[@zaunacat5051]

Here again in 2024 . She's trending once more

[@victoriasmith2512]

The song sums up every dam war there was or is.

[@someoneonearth1617]

Victoria smith Not really...

[@zerogbot23]

@@someoneonearth1617 How exactly? It's about how soldiers constantly die without achieving their dreams or making it past their 20s. Any wars you know of where loads of young men didn't die horribly for no reason.

[@someoneonearth1617]

Scott Dixon Not be pedantic but, ‘Any War in History’ means, all throughout history, this includes Ancient to modern, only in the 19th-21st centuries when conscription was introduced could this song be summing up the results of a war.

[@zerogbot23]

@@someoneonearth1617 God I don't even know why I replied

[@Andrew1111111]

A friend of mine died in the Falklands aged 19. This song makes me cry every time I hear it

[@phoenixgrove]

She's the most unique and weird artist ever followed by Björk.

[@RC-cl6wy]

The other way around but yes

[@Budd1234]

@@RC-cl6wy no

[@okyouknowwhatever]

@@RC-cl6wy Björk at her peak was good but also kinda annoying and a bit overrated like much from the 90s. She's not in Kate Bush's league. No one is though.

[@annamercer4398]

It's either most weird or weirdest. You can't use both.

[@boobiesexmachine]

@@okyouknowwhatever ehhh i think they're both great in their own way and made just as many innovations in music.

[@xtraflo]

Kills me that it took a show like Stranger Things for people to finally discover Kate Bush...

[@darrenpoole6946]

Well - to be fair, for younger people Kate's work is 35-40+ years ago. Can you imagine if you were in 1979 and being given a platform for discovering music from 1939? I love the fact that they're discovering her music. As for me, 'Wuthering Heights' came out when I was 16 and I loved it. I remember the furore in the Old Man press about it hehe. 'The Kick Inside' is still one of my favourite albums. I always think of 'Running Up That Hill', the Stranger Things link, as a later Kate 🙂

[@nevermind2537]

это такая трагедия?

[@canaryinacoalmine7267]

Just wait till the new generation figure out that Kate Bush will not post TikTok, will not post on instagram what she had for breakfast, and that she does not do interviews, she will not appear on talk shows, they have never known a celebrity who shuns fame.

[@mikeshinoda703]

At least it gets her some well deserved recognition. I know what you mean though, she deserved more before

[@gavinhardy75]

Also remember that Kate has only released 2 albums in the 21st century (not including the Directors Cut re-recordings album), plus a 12 year gap between the first of those and her only album of the 90s as well as being very reclusive. So the majority of people age 30 and below will not have been previously aware of her.

[@blackoutsecretsocity5627]

I can listen to this on repeat in 2024. Some songs are just timeless✨ she left her mark on all generations💪🏻

[@MrTimjd123]

When she 'clicks her eyes' with the type writer sound represents another letter being written to the family of another soldier killed in action.

[@BamOfficialMovies]

the sound is a gun reloading.

[@vant83]

She's bizarrely wonderful! I love her weirdness, her talent and her voice.

[@wigancyclist8913]

weird no! proper normal! it is you that's weird!

[@vikikoncz4856]

@@wigancyclist8913 agreed ❤️

[@shelitawatson8584]

I was about 11 when I First developed a love for Kate, but at Jr High school that made me and my sister wierdos,No one seemed to understand this type of Music..Kate was another artist ahead of her time,I'm super grateful to be one of her Original Fans !! Welcome All New Listeners💗 music....Thank you Kate,we are still as unique as your influence ,Duffer Brothers Y'all my Blood Brothers for sho🤩💗

[@julianjoyce2577]

I completely recognize myself in what you say... It's sometimes complicated and painful not to freely share your passions and emotions without being "judged". Some react as if we had "no right" to like certain things. While precisely those things (that some consider strange - 'stranger things' ! ;) - or unfashionable) are sometimes also the most beautiful ones !... Thanks, Shelita. And lots of love for Kate !!!!!

[@tinysparkle]

I'm a 15 year old girl discovering this gem today

[@xandrkenski9943]

Когда она бросается к дереву, но никого там не застаёт это разрыв сердца

[@DannyVng]

да, и если честно, у меня нет подходящих слов, чтобы описать этот клип, могу только смотреть и плакать, как побитая шлюха

[@drsbld4061]

Почему?

[@lyndonbull3581]

Kate was the same as the Beatles, in that at such a young age she could write brilliant songs that 50 plus year olds can relate to as life experiences. It takes pure genius to do this.

[@MilesMorales-nn5yk]

My great grandpa died in WWII when he was 19 from saving his best friend from getting killed. My great grandma told me that he wanted to move somewhere away and become a father. But he never got to see his son grow up, but his memory still lives on.

[@1and314]

I came here cause the singing on this song is amazing and ive been hearing it all over tiktok bit omg the little soldier being a baby made me instantly start crying. Im so glad this song is trending right now to bring awareness to people’s realities all over the world

[@edan3358]

my dad served in the Afghanistan war and i absolutely sob every time i hear this song because i cant even begin to imagine what he went through, how many of his friends he lost and the things he saw.

[@gastontheladybird5393]

Imagine what the kids in Afghanistan went through getting murdered by your dad and his buddies

[@kittentrash7304]

I feel more sympathy for the innocent people in Afghanistan

[@jamesmason8436]

​@@gastontheladybird5393I feel sorry for kids in Afghanistan full stop. Absolute shithole state lead by terrorists.

[@jamesmason8436]

​@@kittentrash7304yes, it's a shame for them their rulers sponsored and provided a safe haven to international terrorists and refused to hand over those responsible for 9/11.

[@sofiamorango]

imagine how the 50k+ little kids in afghanistan felt while being slaughtered by your dad

[@toes3618]

been listening to this song for ages and NEVER once thought to check out the music video until now?? i was missing out Kate is absolutely phenomenal.

[@gushers7546]

This song hurts so good. I’m literally sobbing. Kate Bush is so so talented.

[@dianakovtun3145]

I'm Ukrainian and every day, young guys lay down their lives to defend our country from the invaders. Many of my friends are on the frontline, one of them is in Russian captivity, and several have been killed. They were so young... they had their whole lives ahead of them. This song makes me cry...

[@craigmoore8543]

the greatest uk female artist of all time

[@MeelisMatt]

not only uk

[@caseyh8386]

I love her for this song. So sad when you think of each individual lost

[@S0M3B0DY.]

this song reminds me of my childhood. Not because of the lyrics, but because of the vocals and melody.

[@bobayla]

A story of war times never fails to make me cry

[@megaEDWIN3]

Very heavy lyrics hidden behind catchcy pop music.Shows the talent of Kate Bush.Absolute magic

[@atlantapicasso]

theres no point in me even commenting, the video speaks for its self, pure perfection

[@machazychaz]

The voice is soft, clear and gentle and so is the sound of the rifle. Often songs about war will be loud booming bass and drums like gunshots or angry screamed vocals. The way it's so musically and vocally removed from trauma really allows you to feel sad about the loss of dreams instead of an unfocused stress reaction like anger or fear.

[@Daniilshifeband]

2:19 this part breaks my heart

[@waseemisaacs6662]

I found this song yesterday, I will never forget the day. This song changed the whole way I view music. Thank you for this masterpiece ❤️

[@marccas10]

God. I can't imagine just stumbling across Kate Bush? Such a fantastic delight.

[@igotaglockinmyrawrie]

being from a country with war and listening to this song hit different.

[@harp3386]

❤

[@ghostbunnie1745]

i just heard this song for the first time and i fell in love with it immediately

[@Martel4]

She was so unique and even to this day I don't see that kind of originality very often.

[@asd-kh4cj]

is this singer dead?

[@Martel4]

No I realized it would sound like that but I just mean she doesn't do music anymore. I don't think at least.

[@irishcowboy42]

Back in the the late 70's/early 80's Kate was certainly an original that paved the way for female artists especially. She is an icon musically, much like pink, lana del ray or marina is for the youth of today or the likes of Nina Simone before her. The point being that the originality is in the ears of the listener and what they perceive to be great.

[@Iljinarchive]

Well mentioning Pink along with Kate Bush is just crazy. Pink is not even worthy to clean Kate's toilet.

[@jamesmartin1880]

What a performer, and so beautiful!

[@leeriches8841]

@@Iljinarchive nor is Lana Del Rey with her faux depression nonsense

[@MultiKm1]

She put this song together so sensitively, and tells a hard story so many women share.

[@richardevans560]

I've always been amazed how clever the mix of Kate's beautiful voice, very simple lute(?) and strings, backing singers (which reminds me of the scene Tuco is tortured by Angel Eyes in "The Good the bad and the ugly"), and the shouts which are redolent of commands shouted during army drills. Very few songs are this brilliant

[@divinej3733]

She never gets out of fashion and making music that always has a message. ahead of her time.

[@Godhurthim]

This song makes me feel things I've never felt before

[@dr.escargon]

Yes.

[@jennyingersoll2154]

The more I listen to Kate Bush, the more I hear her influence on Feist. I wish I'd started listening to this sooner!

[@drnellybuckman195]

Her first album ,l will never forget the first time I heard it. Unbelievable woman l will never stop loving her

[@DJUniMekaju]

She's so inspiring. Can't wait to do my art stuff and be as eccentric as I want to get points across.

[@dianaicnaiad]

Go!

[@miyahsmith]

my Grandpa was a soldier and he survived, he was 50 years old but now hes 74!

[@themadplotter]

3:00 does her own stunts? So we can add badass to her endless toolbox.

[@omgwtflmaololrotfl2368]

Indeed

[@ptonpc]

The head microphone (made famous by Madonna etc) was created when she asked her brother to come up with a way of letting her sing and dance at the same time.

[@Cheese_burgerisbad]

This is the same girl whose made running up the hill. Don’t forget this. Btw she’s an amazing singer.

[@pixieeliz]

Her voice is majestical. It’s unforgettable. I love it.

[@reyyy4653]

Happy Mother’s Day to every mom n especially to those who lost their children in the army

[@tateeee819]

The firsts 4 album are amazing masterpieces!!!

[@pigknickers]

It's funny how things in 3/4 time sometimes absolutely grab people. Like Golden Brown too.

[@lucetteketley9114]

That was in 13/8, actually. :)

[@xcaptain0]

@@lucetteketley9114 The first poster is more correct.

[@lucetteketley9114]

@@xcaptain0 Hugh Cornwell referred to Golden Brown as a song with a 'weird 13/8 time signature' in an interview many years ago.

[@heatherwhite5191]

This song got me thinking of golden brown