#cloudbusting

[theladyofwutheringheights]

Kate Bush, “Cloudbusting”

[gothprentiss]

"Everything about Reich echoed through me. He was there then and now he was here. Sitting across from me in the person of the very eloquent Kate Bush. Synchronicity. Perfect. She talked some more. I said OK and we made ‘Cloudbusting’." - Donald Sutherland

Kate Bush and Donald Sutherland as Peter and Wilhelm Reich in Cloudbusting (1985)

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ERROR instruments - cloudbusting

cred: errorinstruments.com/cloudbusting-oregon-circus-2/

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Cloudbusting - Kate Bush (1985)

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What made it special Made it dangerous So I bury it And forget

Cloudbusting, Kate Bush

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just some dad appreciation

Father, Where Do the Wild Swans Go? - Ludvig Holstein | The Passing of Shah Jahan - Abanindranath Tagore | Father and Daughter - Amanda Strand | Book of Dreams - Peter Reich | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | Connect the Dots (Saga of Frank Sinatra) - Car Seat Headrest | Me and My Dad - Onfim (ancient child)

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things may get scary but there's always kate bush

[archivist-crow]

Kate Bush - “Cloudbusting” (1985)

Thirty-nine years ago today, on October 14, 1985, “Cloudbusting,” the second single from the fifth studio album by Kate Bush, Hounds of Love, was released. Inspired by the story of the relationship between noted psychiatrist, philosopher, and later pseudo-scientist Wilhelm Reich and his son, Peter, the song—with its synthesized cello-driven rhythm and moving fully realized narrative—is one of the stand out tracks on Bush’s most acclaimed album. Peaking at number 20 on the UK singles chart, the song is perhaps more notable for its cinematic video. The video, directed by Julian Doyle and conceived by Bush and director Terry Gilliam as a short film, stars Donald Sutherland in the elder Reich role and Bush as the son.

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RIP Donald Sutherland. Thanks so much for your contributions to so much of the art that inspired my own creative journey.

[maniacalshen]

One of the less-appreciated Donald Sutherland performances, at least on this side of the pond.

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i know these songs werent exactly written for this but i cant get it out of my head so heres some extra songs from Kate Bush's Hounds of Love, but examined through the lens of A Book of Dreams by Peter Reich (a book i have.. become kind of obsessed with)

So obviously Cloudbusting was the song that was based on that book, and if you love that song as much as I do, I highly recommend reading the book. It makes the song hit even harder. It has also made me cry a few times lol. But heres a few more songs that I now kinda associate with the book.

Running Up That Hill- The scene where Peter is in the lab, and the FDA comes up and insist to talk to his father. He says they have to make an appointment, and he tries his best to reason with them, but it doesn't work. They drive up to the observatory.

He runs as fast as he can. As fast as those little legs can take him. He is, quite literally, running up that hill. He's desperate. He's terrified.

Aside from the obvious imagery, the "it's you and me" line is one shared by both songs, which I think is fun and interesting and helps tie them together.

Hounds of Love- Towards the end of the book, Peter is an adult and sits in a room with a girl. She tells him he hardly even knows him. He says he's the son of Wilhelm Reich. Something that's been so important to his identity, and he only just realized it. Something that's more important to him than anyone else in the world.

He felt lost. He ran away from meaningful connections because they scared him. Shallow relationships and one night stands were easier.

If you don't know the song, the whole theme is surrounding the feeling of being hunted down by love. It stalks you like prey, catching you off guard. It can be terrifying. To the point of running away from it completely.

The Big Sky- This one is more of a stretch, even to me lol, but I feel like there's something there. Between the cloud imagery, and the near obsession with them, it just reminds me of the book.

The line "you never understood me, you never really tried" really just.. makes me think of that one scene where Peter is in the theater watching The Fly. He feels as if no one understands. No one will understand. People could walk away from that theater, never thinking twice about it. To them it was just a movie. But to him? It was real. It felt so real. And he was surrounded by people who just didn't seem to 'get it'.

I don't have any associations with Mother Stands for Comfort (with this book at least) or the Ninth Wave section, so I will be stopping here :3

Let me know what you think! If it makes sense, if it doesn't, etc. I just love these two things so much that I think my brain kind of connected them together hsjdjfk

Anyways thanks for reading so far <3

[bestkatebushsong]

Cloudbusting (1985)

"Cloudbusting is a track that was very much inspired by a book called A Book Of Dreams. This book is written through a child's eyes, looking at his father and how much his father means to him in his world - he's everything. his father has a machine that can make it rain, amongst many other things, and there's a wonderful sense of magic as he and his father make it rain together on this machine. The book is full of imagery of an innocent child and yet it's being written by a sad adult, which gives it a strange kind of personal intimacy and magic that is quite extraordinary. The song is really about how much that father meant to the son and how much he misses him now he's gone."

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Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (1985)

"I was trying to say that, really, a man and a woman, can't understand each other because we are a man and a woman. And if we could actually swap each others roles, if we could actually be in each others place for a while, I think we'd both be very surprised! [Laughs] And I think it would be lead to a greater understanding. And really the only way I could think it could be done was either... you know, I thought a deal with the devil, you know. And I thought, "well, no, why not a deal with God!" You know, because in a way it's so much more powerful the whole idea of asking God to make a deal with you. You see, for me it is still called "A Deal With God", that was its title. But we were told that if we kept this title that it wouldn't be played in any of the religious countries."

Kate Bush quotes from the Kate Bush Encyclopedia

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"Cloudbusting" (1985) from Hounds of Love

with Kate Bush and Donald Sutherland (1935 - 2024)