Kate Bush - Army Dreamers - Official Music Video

[@марич-ч6ю]

“What could he do? Should’ve been a father But he never even made it to his twenties” Hits hard

[@ryangoslingIRL]

I relate

[@y.lili3]

Just like the Palestinian children…

[@Fateful_vr]

​@@y.lili3can you shut up

[@MAYSAA-el4pn]

@@y.lili3 you are right

[@MAYSAA-el4pn]

@@y.lili3 :(

[@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.

[@ВалентинОсіїк]

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.

[@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

[@CyBeR_F0xY_TiNCaN]

This song hits hard “Four men in uniform to carry home my little soldier” Made me cry so much Edit: holy crap chill

[@T0tallyjxstval]

Same..

[@perturabo2003]

Жених приехал

[@emperorshaokahn]

​@@perturabo2003 блин, не смешно

[@Strangerthings_eggos_here]

0:40 the baby😢😢

[@beepboopbop_]

I was gonna like your comment until I saw the edit

[@Miamiflorda1]

Fact: the Civil War was also called the Boys War because almost all the recruits were boys under 18, the youngest being 9 and the range being 10 and up. And this song perfectly fits it.

[@hoo-ra-ah]

that's so sad which civil war :(

[@thefreakasaurus]

​@@hoo-ra-ah if someone says "THE civil war" they probably mean the american one

[@hoo-ra-ah]

@@thefreakasaurus oh thank you

[@DangerNoodle68]

In Germany, while the red army was marching through, the people in Berlin had to start drafting boys and women and even the elderly. It was because all of their soldiers were being used elsewhere, or dead. This comment reminded me of that.

[@toothfairy10133]

@@hoo-ra-ah no you should keep asking people that, us centrism is annoying as hell esp on a song that isn't even from the us

[@withering_clouds]

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??!

[@withering_clouds]

@@Keurlock YES OMG I LOVE MANA SAMA

[@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.

[@joelbellJB]

The lyrics “Like a chicken with a fox He couldn't win the war with ego” The double meaning is so profound, like most young men they can’t win against their own egos and cannot quite literally win a war with their egos, their path is already set.

[@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. Edit: a lot of people are assuming he died in war(which is perfectly reasonable, i wasn't clear) but he died in his room due to unknown circumstances, thank you all for all the love and condolences🩷

[@_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

[@Balhblehbleh]

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

[@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.

[@БорМалей-г1р]

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

[@opus.enponymous]

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

[@x3no841]

stop it right now i’m going to cry lol

[@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

[@Evie_SG]

Dam...

[@houseoftoussaint9609]

@@rrk8779 Given genocide is happening right now for folk caught in the middle. Women and children. Survival is paramount. As long as someone makes it, them wishing for our deaths will never win. Indigenous America 🇺🇸

[@bootbuttons7268]

My dad joined the Queens regiment in the 70's and was shipped over to Northern Ireland during the troubles there. He never really spoke of his time there and suffered with PTSD. He passed away 3 years ago and it was so sweet to see his old army buddy's come and pay their respects to him at his funeral. Miss you Dad ❤

[@VfromMurderDronesREAL]

Im sorry for your loss. While I'm not from the same country I wish I could thank him for his service. 🫂

[@kei_thepotata]

RIP your dad he is cool I’m sorry for your loss and i hope youre okay now

[@VentiYOLO]

I'm sorry for your loss. Your dad sounded really cool and kind.

[@niamhabbott2886]

@@VfromMurderDronesREAL Thank him for his service as a British soldier in Northern Ireland...? yikes. Not disrespecting her father, but do some research about the crimes committed there.

[@TomokoMurakami]

I’m sure the innocents victimized by the British Army in Northern Ireland also suffered from PTSD. The ones who lived, anyway.

[@EdgeLord-oz3vi]

For those curious, the song is about a mother grieving for her son, however a topic this song covers that people don't talk about is that if you ask a lot of soldiers, you'll usually find that a lot of them come from poor backgrounds, working in the military is a job that pays well (from my information i may be wrong) who want to feed their family back home, "but he never had a proper education" and "but he didn't have the money for a guitar" both prove my point, another thing, you might brush this off at first but the soldier is a child, the point of this i feel is to show that it won't just a soldier, it's another mothers lost son, when the child becomes a brown man, this can represent how war changes you. I might just be over analylising this though, anyways thanks for listening to my long rant

[@aaronryan1259]

That's actually pretty cool

[@JanMark0g]

Grown

[@aaronryan1259]

@@JanMark0g what

[@e3riee]

thanks edge lord

[@lens.documentation]

I aint reading allat

[@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.

[@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"

[@davidlomax4028]

No one was wondering

[@Izzyeditsmm2]

“But he never even made it to his twenties” hits so hard☹️

[@edithchinyere7387]

Some people don't make it to a day old 😢

[@Izzyeditsmm2]

@@edithchinyere7387 ikr

[@trachemotac8309]

@@edithchinyere7387my friend new a kid turned 19 two weeks before he died in bahkmut

[@simplewormonastring6869]

@@edithchinyere7387 it’s sad how many babies die right after birth.

[@edithchinyere7387]

@@simplewormonastring6869 and alot of women die when giving birth

[@AceS.-vw4nn]

The way they yell "AY!" to add to the beat Is so cleverly done... Instead of just having build up it's like a soldier screaming in pain...

[@isobeljames1328]

Music and lyrics by Kate Bush Co produced by Kate Bush and Jon Kelly. Kate was 22 years old.

[@seolooo]

the fact in the background it was whispering " Mommy's hero " 😢 another thing I noticed that at 2:07 her mumbling sounds like she's crying.. but I think people have pointed this out already

[@GoldRetriever]

When

[@boliha365yearsago8]

​​@@GoldRetrieverin the beginning and in the end

[@Alexander_könig]

It's thought the whole song

[@kurtiseata]

obviously

[@brielleisnotok]

@cottonheart2444 you sure?????

[@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 :))

[@DouglasWolf9059]

Splatoon?

[@Somethingtheo]

im skibidi rizz god and you from ohio

[@vasilijelazarevic6-310]

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

[@livya1085]

@@Somethingtheoum 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 🌱🙌🏻❤️‍🔥

[@aarushisharma1489]

For those who are wondering she only blinks when she hears the gun which shows how many soldiers after war suffer PTSD

[@VTM-r4k]

Why is there no replies

[@marthaalvarez7129]

What is PTSD

[@ioana1622]

Post traumatic stress disorder from war ​@@marthaalvarez7129

[@catlover9339]

@@marthaalvarez7129Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, it’s a mental health condition that someone can develop after going through something traumatic. People who have it get flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety. It’s connected with soldiers and war because of the amount of war veterans that suffer from PTSD

[@emoryscruggs3607]

​@@marthaalvarez7129 Post traumatic stress disorder

[@コハギ]

I'm Japanese. I have never experienced war. I cannot know the real pain caused by war. However, I saw on TV a child younger than me, or someone my age, crying over the loss of a parent. I also saw many parents crying after losing their children. When I heard this song, I remembered that and cried. What can we gain from war? Is it land? or property? No. War doesn't gain anything; it takes everything away from people. I pray that this will disappear from the world as soon as possible. Those who lead wars should remember that the people they are fighting are human beings just like themselves.

[@sodaswhy]

honestly. i have never seen the point of war. is it in human nature to be selfish and egotistical? those who lead wars enjoy playing imaginary chess against each other with pawns that lead lives of hopes and dreams, only to be knocked away from the board. may the world heal soon.

[@Gigifort_2011]

@sodaswhy that’s so true to be honest

[@emelymenocal]

You got the point and you are right on Latin America doesn't exist such a thing as war. But it is a terrible thing.

[@melodi_bunniez]

Clearing up some misconceptions cuz y'all are stressing me out "This song is 13 years old" This song was released in 1980. It was only uploaded to KZbin in 2010. So it's actually 44 years old. Honestly I thought it would be obvious that this was made in the 80s because of the quality of the video "This woman is so talented, how is she only getting famous now?!" Kate Bush is already famous, especially in the 80s during her prime. She has received 13 nominations for the BRIT Awards but has only won once. She was even appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her contributions to music. She is also the one who sang Running Up That Hill, which went viral on social media after it was featured on the Netflix original series "Stranger Things" So TL;DR - This song is almost 50 years old, and Kate Bush isn't some random underground artist that no one knew about until this song started trending on TikTok

[@mjarve909]

On one little note-the BRITS didn't start until 1983 and Kate won the main award twice (1978 and 79) in the officially BPI sanctioned forerunner the British Pop and Rock Awards (They were decided by a public vote and Kate won her second award by a record margin).

[@jeffreytemkin818]

She is just getting to be a superstar in the USA now

[@WaffleyTime]

@@jeffreytemkin818no she was influential for some americans

[@playfulwriter9796]

⁠@@jeffreytemkin818Literally not true. I hate how when an old song trends on Tik Tok everyone’s like “OMG THIS IS CRAZY IM SO GLAD THIS SONG IS FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED ❤🥰😘😍☺️” Like it hasn’t won a bunch of awards 🙄

[@rp41930]

@@jeffreytemkin818I know it’s just one person but my grandpa who was French had some vinyl of her that i was able to keep !

[@StarkeyStormz]

To everyone saying “This song is just now getting popular after 13 years” this song came out in 1980, it says so in the description.

[@JosePeh-yt2mb]

sounds heavenly

[@jessiezbangaz6121]

2010*

[@WaffleManBaker]

​@@jessiezbangaz6121 1980*

[@jessiezbangaz6121]

@@WaffleManBaker no im talking abt when it was released on yt

[@WaffleManBaker]

@@jessiezbangaz6121 oh ok

[@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?

[@crazyK_Z]

I love her cadence and facial expression when she says "Army Dreamers" in 1:50. Like her deathly stare and emphasis in the word "army", like trying to shake the audience/government into awareness.

[@patricknicholson9407]

I was a teenager when she emerged. Straight off she was being confrontational and provocative, right at the top of the music charts and on mainstream tv. Each new hit had a twist or controversy in the voice or lyrics or video or dance. She really wound some people up. A fearless, creative person.

[@айдхйксагхйгсд]

My brother died years ago, in 2020, during the second Karabakh war. He was just 19. "He never even made it to his 20s" hits really hard. The moment when I knew about that news is still on my mind with every single detail. I just really wish that whole world could live in peace and young guys, which didn’t even see a life doesn't die. edited: Thanks everyone for support. I see few people from Azerbaijan that understand all the pain from wars. We just want peace for both countries!

[@g_qb5371]

I am so sorry for your loss, he didn't deserve that, no one deserves that..💔

[@haykuhigevorgyan6706]

A lot of young guys I knew, one of them being my brother's closest friend, died during the same war. He was 19 years old. My classmates got injured and a lot of them also died, not having made to 20. Horrible times.

[@danjoo-z8z]

It's terrible that after 2 millenium humana can't solve their issues without wars. 😢 I'm so sorry for yours and other families loss. ❤

[@黑帽-y2p]

Rest in peace man at least your brother has someone remember him, unlike my friend’s grandfather…his family don’t even know his name after he got caught in the world war 2

[@YolaniCastillo-p7j]

Womp womp

[@Ilikefrogsmore]

I didnt hear people talk about how beautiful her vocals are!!!!! This is such a pretty but eerie song

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

Kate is a 4+ octave dynamic soprano. Check out her song, "Violin". For most of the track she is the violin.

[@EternityBaker]

I like to sing this song cuz I can hit the notes :3 her voice is beautiful

[@martinpugh1008]

You are absolutely correct !

[@bermbaby]

Fr I love this song

[@borderlandsiscool213]

​@@bermbaby you know what it is about right?

[@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!

[@RowenaTownsley]

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.

[@madi8249]

This song doesn’t get enough credit for how deep the message is

[@isobeljames1328]

Google is free

[@IcarusTheCephalophore]

I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but Kate seems to only be blinking when you hear (what appears to be) the gun reloading in the background. I just found it kind of symbolic of the PTSD experienced by soldiers, like how certain sounds will trigger them into flashbacks, or they might become jumpy (she also appears worried or scared when she blinks). It reminded me of how you hear stories of fireworks startling veterans into an intrusive memory where they can't differentiate the trauma induced memory from reality. just thought I'd point it out.

[@soniatello4556]

i was looking for this comment!! i noticed that too, it's a really cool detail

[@henrikfitch4017]

And just the way she's staring seems like a direct homage to footage of "shell-shocked" soldiers from ww1 and ww2.

[@сучки]

That's so cool and detailed! Thanks for pointing it out, i would never notice that (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

[@rawr816]

YOO THATS ACTUALLY A RLLY GOOD DETAILL

[@shadow886]

Or maybe when she blinks the sound plays in background

[@W3lShhhh]

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

[@DJVideso]

Stop yapping bro, explain the blinking alot, we know what shell-shock is

[@W3lShhhh]

@@DJVideso not everyone knows lil bro

[@jackjuhasz533]

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

[@harp3386]

she's phenomenal.

[@ironyelegy]

Think you might be right sir. Pal, 29, 2024

[@stahppls2293]

Hello Jack!

[@noahluvrr]

you seem cool, jack

[@AwshArix]

Hello jack

[@EniahMoore]

anyone else realize the four soldiers are carrying the coffin? like for miliary funerals they carry the coffin with one person holding a side. and the song is like a lullaby, she's singing to her soldier son that died in the war.

[@isobeljames1328]

Army Dreamers single off the album Never for ever released in 1980, 44 years ago. Kate was 22 years old. Music and lyrics by Kate Bush. According to the songwriter, the kid died during military manœuvres, military training, not during war...

[@AshKetchum442]

@@isobeljames1328oops

[@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.

[@bluee_eyes]

I lost my brother in a war. He was a true patriot of Ukraine, he stood for our safety and independence. Hearing this song and watching the clip reminds me of his unachieved dreams of seeing the prosperity and freedom in our land. The war took his life, but never took his soul. I believe he is in a better place than this hellish world…

[@Idoartandimkidzflowers]

I’m so sorry for your loss:(…

[@AdriannaRudzka]

Im so sorry for your loss ml. Please remember that he is looking down on you. Ukraine is a beautiful country with amazing culture, history, people and food and it is totally unfair for what you and your people are going through. Your brother is an incredebly brave man. I love your mindset of him being in a better place than his world. He is in heaven, waiting for you to arrive. I promise you that. Sending lots and lots of love from Poland, I wish you all the best 🇵🇱❤️🇺🇦

[@it_will_be_ok.]

my dad is about to be sent to the front 😞🫂

[@AdriannaRudzka]

@@it_will_be_ok. my prayers go out to your dad, u and ur family ml. Hes amazing for being brave and fighting. I hope this war ends soon for the better of everyone. I bet that your dad will come back sooner than u think, and you two will be able to reunite. Please remember he always loves u. No matter where he is in the world. But you hear that enough from him probably lol. May God bless you, your family and your father ❤️❤️

[@soupmadeofsoup]

hope your family is doing alright!! ❤️❤️

[@alexisanderson7424]

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

[@LoganSilva-jd2ov]

The softness to me makes me feel like wow this death is so normalized it’s not even seen as an issue. Across EVERY NATION, the wealthy/ ones in power command the poor to kill people they have no issue with have never met and die for those who don’t care about them and sent their family to die for profit

[@luvsolnishko]

If I saw this on MTV in 1980 I would lost my mind, Kate is a genius

[@Jungewonnie]

🗿🙏

[@M4RIXLU7A_]

2:27 where she sees her son and runs to hug him but it's just a tree is literally so sad

[@carljhonson6593]

🇵🇸

[@pawrinces]

​@@carljhonson6593bruh

[@BobMobRaiders]

@@carljhonson6593?

[@sorbetheart]

@@carljhonson6593 not everything is about palestine. you've moved on from supporting the ukraine war already?, just stating because i know you used to support them. hopping on the bandwagon for supporting one country to the next, aren't you?

[@plokijhugf]

@@sorbetheart ..?

[@jojofrisk4215]

Every time the child is on screen I tear up. Who really died was a young adult, but she still sees him as her little boy who is worthy of protection and unconditional love. Her repeatedly running up to a hallucination of her son shows that she is still in denial and wishes to wake up from this terrible nightmare soon. But she can’t, because it’s all real and her beloved boy is really gone. The fact that she, as the mother, is portrayed as a soldier participating in the war is so genius. Especially since she looks traumatised and shell shocked. She is fighting her very own war and wishes she could have fought side by side with her son and protect him while he was on that scary battlefield all lonely and scared. I will never be able not watch this video without bawling my eyes out

[@nothbml563]

lol now I´m crying more than before I read this

[@sahaafa9082]

​@@nothbml563 да!

[@BerryBoySprout_XD]

Not all of them were young adults. Alot were 10+ or 9..

[@anthonywhite2228]

I also want to add how much I appreciate a real artist, this may be the first I have heard of her, but she is telling a real story and utilizes her creativity when composing her unique sound. Altogether it makes a lasting impact.

[@WaffleyTime]

I’m not crying…… what you guys talking about? Btw English or Spanish

[@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

[@atomicnumber202]

​@@katebush6038 NAHHH

[@Hiv326]

I’m so sorry

[@NaranciaGhirgaApelsin]

My named older brother went to war in April. He hasn’t responded to me on social networks since May... and then, month ago, a message came from his page... I was so happy until I saw the content. It was a message from his mother, which said that he was considered missing (with a 90% chance, which means that, most likely, he is no longer alive). And here I am. Every time I listen to this song I cry, realizing that most likely we will never meet again..

[@iloveanime1053]

Oh no thats so sad...💔 I hope for you and his family that he is alright😢

[@NaranciaGhirgaApelsin]

@@iloveanime1053 thank you so much💔

[@graziela5859]

I'm sorry, I wish you strength.

[@Thismightbemazai]

I love you and I’m so so sorry for you and your brother….stranger to stranger ❤

[@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.

[@NosferKatu]

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

[@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.

[@Pawslyn]

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 💔🩹❤️

[@ريحانة-و8ك]

the way she sings "our little army boy" in the beginning it sounds like "our little lamby boy" which is DEVASTATING like she's his mother he'll always be a child to her, and it such a tender and loving endearment

[@zodacan7827]

goddd and how that could double meaning with 'sacrificial lamb'...

[@blessmeach00]

reminds me of that song/poem called gentlemen rankers- “we’re poor little lambs who have lost our way…”

[@sm1thereens]

@@blessmeach00 one of my favorite songs ever actually starts with a sample of that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6jLaWqge7Rqg7Msi=APRwE72Kg7X4igFs

[@Bee_BonZ]

This song is really nostalgic to me. I remember this used to be my favorite songs when i was around 5

[@pgakt]

I love that people are discovering Kate Bush now, I grew up on her music :-)

[@Sparklezz8]

:)

[@tophbeifoŋg]

me too :D

[@delagirl76]

It's nice to see someone happy that the younger gens are getting into the music without yelling at them for being fake interested because they were around when it first came out.

[@Ivy_the_therain]

I discovered her because of Stranger Things and I decided to start looking at more of her songs and I really enjoy them :D

[@lysolxx6525]

@@delagirl76It’s honestly sad how a lot of people do that. I don’t know many underground artists as I mainly listen to mainstream stuff but if the ones I do know ever got popular I would feel happy about it.

[@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.

[@JammyDodger45]

Kate, at 22, beautifully forecast my future life. I spent 30yrs fighting Wars in Europe, ME, West Africa, Central Asia and North Africa. All for nothing. Just to send my mates home in cheap aluminium coffins. I should have listened to her.

[@capricornlayanna3828]

Sabotaging innocent civilians from different continents 😢

[@JammyDodger45]

@@capricornlayanna3828 - I know I never killed any noncombatants but that's not to say I didn't contribute to the countless deaths the campaign's caused. It's a good job I don't have a conscience.

[@Iromomoo]

Thats the dear American dream

[@iheartericcartman]

⁠​⁠@@capricornlayanna3828okay this is genuinely such an insensitive thing to say. yes it’s terrible that civilians die in war but to say that to a man who’s most likely traumatised and has been used by a country who doesn’t truly care about him is evil. it’s not his fault that war happened.

[@anwa6169]

I do not feel too sure about this point of view. Hope you are living a good life and healthy. Blessings

[@MariamAli-gg6yy]

"I'm fed up to the ears by old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in."

[@h4nn4h.24]

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

[@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

[@cucuduran5273]

The transition on “what he could should’ve been a father” hits hard😢

[@berrystrawberry7594]

Yeah

[@raesciastyle]

frr

[@iLoveSigma_BSD]

"The weather warm, but he is colder." is the lyric that I think I love the most.

[@LK1zt]

In faded photographs, I see him there, A boy too young to carry such a stare. In uniforms, they dressed him, boots so bright, Yet shadows grew where once was pure light. He dreamt of fields where daisies kissed the sky, Not foreign lands where soldiers go to die. His laughter, once a melody of spring, Now whispers low, a distant, broken string. Beneath the stars, he spoke of love and dreams, But fate had sewn a different set of seams. His letters home, with ink now smeared and gray, Speak tales of valor wrapped in disarray. Oh, mother’s tears that stained the windowpane, Each drop a symbol of her silent pain. Her army dreamer, taken by the night, A youthful soul now lost to endless fight. And though I never walked the path he tread, His sorrowed steps echo within my head. For dreams of youth in battles’ harsh embrace, Leave scars unseen, yet etched on every face. In quiet moments, when the world is still, I hear his voice, a haunting, gentle trill. A plea for peace amidst the war’s cruel scheme, Forever caught in endless army dreams.

[@jeffreytemkin818]

This is a rare song of Kate’s with rhyming lyrics. Wedding List is another and that’s a humorous song. This is anything but funny. God, I LOVE KATE

[@David-qw3qk]

The Thousand Yard Stare. Kate's reflexive blinking to gun-sound triggers and the other soldier's repetitive blinking are also PTSD

[@ConundrumChaos]

My God you should be a poet

[@jeffreytemkin818]

@@ConundrumChaos she has a book of poetry which is simply Kate’s lyrics.

[@ConundrumChaos]

@@jeffreytemkin818 ohhhh

[@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

[@ghoth1ckal]

Magically found this a month ago during a stay in the mental hospital,the nurses played it on a playlist it was pretty haunting 😭

[@romanstatt]

lol

[@hamthehamster1892]

this is a horrible song to play in a mental hospital what da hell

[@Brawl_Tarts]

GIRL WHAT-

[@joy.limon_]

Who tf plays this in a mental hospital

[@DYR08]

Bruh they were trolling

[@Harshrana-yv5uu]

I have never heard a song like this i already listened it so much time but still its new new

[@poromiii]

"War has no winners,war has survivors."😢

[@FreeRojava2025]

The species is the winner.

[@Tony_Strapony]

​@@FreeRojava2025победителями будут политики преследующие свои цели, увы

[@FreeRojava2025]

@@Tony_Strapony no. It is humanity as a species that benefits from war. Otherwise we wouldn’t do it.

[@carvedE-rl9jb]

@@FreeRojava2025i guess, but for the ones in it, nobody does. you either die or come back home a broken man

[@liketheroman]

Cliches have no cliches

[@Another_Online_Alias]

Lyrics cause I can't seem to find anyone else doing it "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. We've a bunch of purple flowers To decorate a mammy's hero Mourning in the aerodrome The weather warmer, he is colder Four men in uniform To carry home my little soldier (What could he do? Should have been a rock star) 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 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 (What could he do? Should have been a rock star) 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 dreamers Ooh, what a waste of all that Army dreamers Army dreamers Army dreamers, oh Did n, did n, did n, dum (B.F.P.O.) (Army dreamers) Did n, did n, did n, dum (Mammy's hero) Did n, did n, did n, dum (B.F.P.O.) (Army dreamers) Did n, did n, did n, dum (Mammy's hero) (B.F.P.O.) No harm heroes (Mammy's hero) (B.F.P.O.) Army dreamers (Mammy's hero)

[@silenzio27bruno]

Thanks bro

[@HuongVuOfTheValley]

Thanks, I had been trying for 6 mins straight but still couldn't catch some words because I wasn't familiar with the Irish accent.

[@panconpaltadelhambre]

​@@HuongVuOfTheValley AHAHAHA AME

[@_Doctor_14]

Oh my god, thank you so much

[@gauner1312]

thank you so much. been looking at every comment to find the lyrics. I'm hearing impaired and I hate that KZbin removed the community CC

[@LOL-dl2hq]

When I hear it, I remember Gaza and the children who are dying, and the Algerians who suffered because of the occupation, and Syria, Sudan and Lebanon who are dying of hunger and dying and no one knows about it.💔💔

[@basichumanrights.]

The sergeant screaming in the back always gave me chills, gosh Kate bush’s music is timeless I could listen to this everyday every second and still not get bored.

[@szxpm.o]

what timestamp?

[@micchie604]

​@@szxpm.o it's like constantly on the background, but you can hear it on 1:29 for example it's male scream and then "hey!!" or something like that

[@sunlox]

@@micchie604 i always thought he was saying fall in

[@Tialovestea]

Someone said it was mom and now it's just sadder

[@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 🌟

[@marilenapantazi]

My grandfather was 23 years old in 1949 during the Greek civil war when he was captured in Albania by the communists along with other Greek soldiers. For seven years he was tortured, tried to find a way to escape, experienced Enver Hoxha's dictatorship, almost got killed many times in battles or in some of his escaping tries, lost fellow soldiers with most of them being below 20 years old. His entire family and friends believed he has been dead since 1949 and even prepared him a funeral. In 1956 at 30 years old, after seven years of hell, my grandfather managed to escape and went back to his family and relatives, all being socked and in tears by his return. All his dark memories of war stayed on, but he find the courage to get over them and start a new life. He was a great human being, and became a great husband for his wife, my grandmother, a carrying and strong father for his only son, my father, later a great father-in-law for my mother whom treated like the daughter he always wanted but never had, and a carrying and loving grandfather for me and my brother, his only grandchildren. It was in January of 2022 where died at the tough age of 95 and had his actual funeral, having lived a rough youth and believed to be dead since he was 23 by many. I will never forget you, my beloved grandfather (1926-2022) ❤

[@Bocil_GG_GIMANK]

Hey, your text, you mean forget you?

[@marilenapantazi]

@@Bocil_GG_GIMANK ahahah, I just saw it, yes that was I meant, ty

[@marilenapantazi]

@BumShuffle tysm 🙏❤️

[@FALLing_leaves12]

My great-grandma from Poland was almost got by the Germans, she lied about that she was from germany and they believed her bc she had blonde hair, i cant see it infront of me happening its so strange...

[@Anarchiya]

Socked? Do you mean shocked?

[@Yari-makescontent]

13 years ago and this is coming out NOW a this song is so good

[@GarthPrice-ej6bt]

@Yari-k3i Came out 22SEP80 - nearly 44 years ago - which makes it very, very good to have this kind of longevity. KZbin is a young upstart, bringing forth what this generation has missed.

[@ItzKai87]

This song actually came out in 1980, so 44 years ago.

[@RoninMoviesNation]

​@@ItzKai87 this song is 44 years old 😮

[@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.

[@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.

[@madyy1018]

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

[@adriandesantiago8676]

This reminded me of the quote: “It's always been the same. The excitement and rush to war. I met so many young men over the years who have thought they were running at their enemy, when the truth was, they were running to me” - Death, The book thief, by Markus Zusak

[@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.

[@MwaaaNoBarz]

❤❤❤. Praying 4 you!!

[@Rihab4438]

Nay allah help

[@Scotty2hotty-69]

Russia v. Ukraine?

[@badmeow2312]

i will pray to allah to keep him safe for you

[@theoveruser5270]

What nation?

[@cara_dti]

Edit 2: guys plz stop replying😭 For those that don’t know what the song means, it is about being forced into the army from a very young age 15, for example and being made to fight and the “what should he do he should’ve been a rockstar, but he never had the money for a guitar means the teen got paid barely anything to fight in the army. “He should’ve been a politician but he never had another education”means the teenager got pulled out of school to fight in the army. The song is called army dreamers bc the teens dreams, evaporated in the army. (edit): this may be false, but i got this from my mum, who has been listening to Kate since she was my age (9)

[@thecov3n]

That’s so sad 😭

[@cara_dti]

@@thecov3n 😞

[@e4ana]

I always interpreted those lines especially “what should he do should’ve been a rockstar” as the boys were in poverty. Despite having big dreams of wanting to be a singer or a politician they did not have enough money and had to fight in the war instead as a result

[@cara_dti]

@@e4ana Very sad isnt it😭

[@cineblogs8815]

La letra es simple en todo el álbum se hablan de historias trágicas o cosas así. Babooshka una mujer arruina su matrimonio Delius últimos años del compositor antes de su muerte All we ever look -lo que los adolescentes hacen y buscan vs las expectativas de los padres. Wedding list,novia loca mata por el asesinato de su novio Infant kiss un espectro posee un niño Army dreamers un pobre muchacho muere antes de los.20s en el ejército británico, su madre llora su muerte, Breathing una bomba nuclear deja todo devastado Todo en perspectiva del feto. Entonces este álbum es así. Destacó ran tan waltz una canción extraña. Poco hablada

[@raquewasxd]

I have a 19 year old brother who plans on joining our countries army. When I first heard this song, my mind immidiately jumped to him, and the thought of him dying in a war. I really doubt this will ever happen, since I don't think Spain, out of all countries, will be in any war soon, but still, the single thought of him being gone made me start to tear up. It almost feels like this song would be what we felt if we learnt he has gone. I love you, bro.

[@gereva.moonlight]

Ostia...Quina casualitat q t'hagi trobat aqui... I tranquila, jo també tinc pensaments així, similars...No te res a veure amb soldats, però tinc molta por en perdre al meu pare...Perqué ell es dels pocs de la vida reial que m'estima de veritat. I també al meu germà...Es autista no verbal i no vull que li passi res. També, les vibres de la cançó em recorden a quan m'autolesionava...no era res però bueno. Aixo de les auto_____ es un secret molt gran, llavors no s'ho diguis a ningú, porfa. PD: Visca la casualitat

[@Catinafrogsclothing]

Don’t worry. He will surely survive. And he’ll be thinking of you every moment.

[@WoodenPlankGames]

Spain is a part of Nato, so if any Nato country gets attacked, spain will be dragged into the war with them. Kind of makes you sad about the state of the world.

[@CrustaionsKing]

Hope he never goes to war

[@tilly-the-silly-frilly]

I wish the best for the both of you

[@CrystiNecula]

As an 17year old boy in 2011 i didnt understant this melody. Now as an father whit an lost child... This made cry soo hard.

[@NestiorNestle]

Hello, sorry if I write with mistakes, I’m from Ukraine, from the Dnipro, listening to your song and my heart bleeds... I’m only 12, the war is terrible, I felt it completely myself.. Good luck to you! And to everyone who reads this.

[@Lunias_Tint]

I’m sorry this world is so cruel. Remember people love you and you deserve a peaceful life. But stay strong and never give up.

[@NestiorNestle]

@@Lunias_Tint oh thanks❤️

[@janesafoo]

Nestore, love, I wish we didn’t have to go through it

[@AlexandraNilsson-qr7vf]

❤

[@ПолинаДжуха]

Hello, Nestor. I am 39, and I live in Russia. My heart is bleeding too every day with reading news about what is happening in Ukraine. I hate this war, hate Putin, it's so unfair that you and everyone in your country go through this hell. Please, be strong and take care of yourself ❤

[@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.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

It's heartwarming as someone who's been a Kate Bush fan for 8 years to see her music getting appreciated by this younger generation. I can only hope more people dive into her albums cause she truly is one of the most unique & talented artists of all time.

[@STAY4LIFE-t8c]

What the story for it bc I'd like to know 😊

[@jeffreytemkin818]

8 years, eh? I’m a year younger than KB

[@jeffreytemkin818]

@@oight she has her own unofficial holiday on her birthday in the UK

[@Missjunebugfreak]

@@oight I guess the UK rightfully treat Kate like royalty and recognise her talent much more than the US did. thankfully her music is starting to get some exposure to gen z through social media.

[@tacoandbacons]

this is so sad but beautiful, it shows how traumatizing and heartbreaking war can be.

[@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? :-)

[@I.dont_haverobux]

My father was in the army for 3 years, he made it out alive, this song really fits him. Whenhe was a kid, he wanted to be a rockstar, but he didnt have the money for a guitar, And then he wsnted to become something like a politician, or doctor, idk, and then in his 8th grade, war broke out, he didnt have a proper education, and when he wanted to mske a family, he did make it to hid 29's, im gratefull for him.

[@Iris_slay]

Glad he made it out alive, he seems to fit the song almost perfectly. Maybe it is just a coincidence but it adds a new meaning for him or you, or not!

[@ushijimawakatoshi2106]

Im so glad that this song aged well, but I'm so devastated that its message is still so relevant. What is it that humankind has against peace?

[@sickening_love1154]

History loves to repeat itself, and people never learns. In fact, it encourages them because they know that they can get away with whatever is being repeated.

[@samrogers9559]

This may be the most peaceful time ever in human history... but it still has too much war.

[@pho_is_not_interesting]

​@@samrogers9559 it's really not, there's genocide going on everywhere

[@samrogers9559]

@@pho_is_not_interesting ? No offense to you and the people agreeing with you but you’re factually incorrect. Do some research. I may have been a bit off in wording but the frequency of war and deaths per 100,000 people is extremely low compared to most if not all of human history due to modern technology and the threat of mutual destruction if mass war were to break out. There may be genocide everywhere but it’s still less genocide then there was say 100 or 1000 years ago (the holocaust for example.) don’t call someone incorrect on your assumptions. Do research.

[@ZumbieGuy]

Before man was, war awaited him

[@kittjohns3382]

Released 44 years ago today. A timeless classic.

[@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.

[@MariaClara-vi3uq]

Anyone listening to this masterpiece in 2024?

[@imgayforM]

here 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@drj127]

Oh yes , still rocks. !

[@susyveliz]

Here

[@Liz-tk3mi]

Here

[@xXSewGoreXx]

Here. It's such a good song

[@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

[@jackjuhasz533]

us army ,7th special forces 1966,67. i cry every time i watch this, for all my friends that didn't come home .

[@chocolatechocoval]

"what could he do?" Should've been a father" hit me so hard and i dont even know why.....this will live in our hearts forever..

[@stellashhekt]

Her voice is so majestic as ever...

[@BunnyGut-i2q]

Yes

[@xjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxj]

angelic*

[@LeahFlanigan]

She sounds like a Disney princess to me:D

[@LeahFlanigan]

@@xjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjwhat are you correcting???? You’re just using another word to describe her voice lmao

[@Blackpearl-go7yq]

Frrr... if you like thus try out Enya

[@SaLLy_PaWS]

My dad (her oldest son,) joined the navy when he was 18. My grandma (his mom) had just dropped him off at the base. She was crying, because she was sad and this was her first kid. She said she heard a song about a mom sending her son to the army, and he never came back. And she cried even more. She said she never heard that song again. Maybe this was that song. ( this was in the 80’s by the way, and my grandma was a country fan, still is)

[@yanchii_gacha1]

I sympathize.. You can handle it, unknown therian..

[@Laila92617]

You should make her listen to it

[@coolgirl8142]

​@@Laila92617 probably not

[@Animegirl_2001]

The song was released in the 80s so it’s likely this song here

[@imsheep123oinkoink]

@@Laila92617 definitely not

[@Rockdandelion-et8ol]

With a brother and a Dad in the army, this song gives me goosebumps everytime.

[@homo_esperans]

I came from YT shorts. Sobbing uncontrollably. The part where she rushes to her son and hugs a tree is breaking my heart.

[@Vdf3rr]

Same 😥

[@jejojka_8309]

I believe her wide eyed stare is supposed to resemble the thousand yard stare , and I appreciate such detail

[@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.

[@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.

[@niallmcentee9400]

If this song conflicts you as an ex serviceman, then listen to Gary Moore's After The War, Military Man or Out In The Fields. All have very similar themes

[@luckyluc3411]

The biggest question with this woman is how does she come up with this she’s a real original

[@gushers7546]

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

[@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

[@da_h1i_aa]

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

[@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.

[@simpqueen5236]

my brother died in a motorcycle accident a week before he was supposed to join the air force. my mom says if he didn’t get into the crash, he would’ve died in the air force. God wanted him more than we did

[@kalycarlg]

If he died in the Air Force, he would’ve died protecting your country. I’m sorry for your lost and I hope you’re doing well

[@morbidhime]

The sad part is that song will never become irrelevant because of the things happening in our world today.

[@benjaminreynolds5068]

and tomorrow, and the day after that xo

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

Told my dad that I wish we lived in a world where everyone got along and didn't fight over petty stuff. His reply was: "if that ever happens, make sure dig me up". Cause let's face it, humans will forever be at war with each other. Whither that be political or religious.

[@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

[@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!

[@franceesh]

i rarely ever cry to music videos, movies, nothing, and it's definitely not my first time hearing the song but the ending with the mother and her son playing over and over got me. gets me to think about the terrible things happening in the world right now- it's so unfair. I'm so grateful for growing up safe in my own home. thoughts and love to everyone suffering from the terrible wars and love to Kate for her beautiful lyrics and storytelling

[@aylapichardo4614]

This song just… brings out the feelings of sorrow, depression, and all negative emotions that come from losing someone to war. And I’ve never even experienced this but it makes me tear up.

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