Friday, 12 February 2010

Army dreamers - Kate Bush

Released in September 1980, Kate Bush's 'Army dreamers' can actually be described as an EP, as it contained not one, but two B-side tracks: an old demo recording from 1973 called 'Passing through air' and the album version of 'Delius', though without the outro of Babooshka through the first few seconds of the tracks as on the album 'Never for ever'.

The lyric of 'Army dreamers' was about the effects of war and about a mother who grieves for her young son, who was killed on military maneuvers. Saddened by his unnecessary death, she wrestles with her guilt over what she could have done to prevent it. The single reached number 16 in the UK singles chart and number 36 in the Dutch Top 40.

My collection: 7" single no. 76
Found: Wouters, Den Haag, 1980
Cost: 6 guilders
Tracks: 'Army dreamers' / 'Delius', 'Passing through air'

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