The book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting second edition edition. Song information for cloudbusting kate bush on allmusic. The story behind the song cloudbusting by kate bush. Like bushs first hit wuthering heights, this is based on a book. Its about a special relationship between a young son and his father. Cloudbusting is a song written, produced and performed by kate bush. This famous book, the inspiration behind kate bushs 1985 hit.
Even washing machines and robbing a bank have been subjects for her musical talent. Its incredibly beautiful, its very, very emotive, and very innocent because its through a childs eyes. The final song of the evening was of course the bands namesake cloudbusting. Wilhelm reichs cloudbuster was the inspiration for the 1985 song cloudbusting by british singer kate bush. It is an interesting change of perspective from all of the other reich books, but then this is his sons story. It is with powerful irony, therefore, that the footsteps of the government agents in kates film for cloudbusting are shown keeping time with the music. It was the second single released from her number one 1985 album hounds of love. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting kindle edition by reich, peter. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques. One of kate bushs best ever singles, 1985s cloudbusting, culled from the slightly disappointing hounds of love set, was her retelling of peter reichs classic a book of dreams. The song describes reichs arrest and incarceration through the eyes of his son, peter, who later wrote the memoir a book of dreams 1973. At the end of cloudbusting, you hear a train coming to a stop. Kate bush seems to have written songs about everything, love, death and relationships.
The book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting. By the time my mom left him, it wasnt just books he was giving away. In a book of dreams peter reich tells us what it was like to have a father who stood defiantly against the status quo, who did strange experiments, who shared with him his deepest hopes and fears, and who was taken from him when he was only 12. Inspiration for that wonderful song comes from peter reichs book. It was inspired by peter reichs 1973 book of dreams, which describes his father wilhelms arrest for contempt of court.
Taking inspiration from the 1973 memoir a book of dreams, which bush read. It went along great then just seemed to trail off and fall to pieces as the end. Taking inspiration from the 1973 memoir a book of dreams, the song is about the very close relationship between psychologist and philosopher wilhelm reich and his young son, peter, told from the point of view of the mature peter. Kate bush discovered this book during one of her visits to watkins occult bookshop in 1976. Cloudbusting the music of kate bush posts facebook. Cloudbusting is a song written, produced and performed by british singer kate bush. The song is inspired by a book of dreams, the 1973 memoir of peter reich. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Written by peter reich and published in 1973, a book of dreams is an extraordinarily touching account of a father, one wilhelm reich, as seen. Very simply, it is the tale of a scientist fathers relationship with his son, imaged through the experience of cloud seeding as seen through the boys eyes. Written by a guy called peter reich, and its called a book of dreams. Even if just curious about the origins of the idea for kate bushs cloudbusting video with donald sutherland, you too should read this.
A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs. Buy a book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting 2nd ed. Performing the music of kate bush endorsed by the only official kate bush news site. Thousands of products are available to collect from. Add video add image cloudbusting is a song that was written, produced and performed by the british singer kate bush. A book of dreams was peter reichs 1973 memoir of life with his father, the radical psychoanalyst wilhelm reich. Peter, his son, shared with his father the revolutionary concept of a world where. This song was inspired by a book of dreams, peter reichs memoir of his father wilhelm reich. If what you read here inspires you then please consider the book trilogy of hidden meaning of dreams that looks at all these issues in detail. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting by peter reich, 9781786069627, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Cloudbusting kate bush cover martin newnham youtube. Confira tambem os ebooks mais vendidos, lancamentos e livros digitais exclusivos. A cloudbuster, bearing only a superficial resemblance to the genuine article, was designed and built for the video.
A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting. Feb 21, 2019 buy a book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting 2nd ed. This song has been a part of my life since, well the beginning. There are other factual accounts notably orgasmatron but this personal book of dreams and memories adds depth and colour to the picture. The lyric further describes wilhelm reichs abrupt arrest and imprisonment, the pain of loss the young peter felt, and his helplessness at being unable to protect his father. They believed they were soldiers fighting against ufos. It was based on a book called a book of dreams by peter reich, about his father who created a cloudbuster machine to make clouds form. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
It was just calling me from the shelf, and when i read it i was ve. The book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting paperback june 1 2019 by peter reich author 4. Cloudbusting is a track that was very much inspired by a book called a book of dreams. I just pulled it off the shelf, it looked interesting, and it was an incredible story. Cloudbusting was inspired by a book that i found in a shop. Despite the 1930s appearance and fashions, the cloudbuster of the video is about as steampunk as it gets, a wonderful machine of brass and cogs, tubes and dreams, and it literally is designed to produce clouds from steam. Buy a book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting by peter reich from waterstones today. In 1954 the fda ordered that wilhelm reichs books be banned and destroyed.
A book of dreams has strong ties to kate bush, and her song cloudbusting. I still dream of orgonon i wake up crying youre making rain and youre just in reach when you and sleep escape me youre like my yoyo that glowed in the dark what. A book ive been after since seeing the kate bushdonald sutherland video for cloudbusting. I believe in an interview once kate said that they just couldnt figure out how to end the song. Read a book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting by peter reich available from rakuten kobo.
In the following analysis, quotes from a book of dreams are given in quotation marks. Wilhelm reich was an austrian psychiatrist who was trained in vienna by sigmund freud. Youre making rain, and youre just in reach, when you and sleep escape me. Pdf cloudbusting download ebook full pdf download get.
Its about himself as a child, through his eyes as a child, looking at his father and their relationship. Cloudbusting the art and popular culture encyclopedia. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting ebook. General commentthis song was written by kate bush after she read a book of dreams by peter reich. It was just calling me from the shelf, and when i read it i was very moved by the magic of it. A cloudbuster, bearing only a superficial resemblance to the genuine article, was designed and. Cloudbusting by kate bush song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. The song is about the very close relationship between psychologist. It must have been nearly ten years ago, when i used to go up to the dance center in london, that i went into watkins occult bookshop for a look, and there was this book and it said, a book of dreams, by peter reich. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit. Jun 01, 2015 cloudbusting was inspired by a book that i found in a shop. Cloudbusting available for download and read online in other formats. The song is based on peter reich s 1973 memoir a book of dreams, which explores his memories of his father wilhelm reich, one of sigmund freud s earliest students who later became known for. Snakeskin cloudbusting kate bush cover music video.
This book is written through a childs eyes, looking at his father and how much his father means to him in his world hes everything. Kate bush wrote cloudbusting after reading peter reichs memoir, a book of dreams, which recounted his time with his father, wilhelm reich. In a 1985 interview, bush explained she came upon reichs book by accident. Its written by peter reich, and its called a book of dreams. Information and translations of cloudbusting in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting kindle edition.
Cloudbusting esas kansono skribita, produktita e pleita dal britaniana kantistino kate bush. Peter was the son of wilhelm reich, a psychoanalyst who also used a machine called a cloudbuster to make rain. This famous book, the inspiration behind kate bushs 1985 hit song cloudbusting, is the extraordinary account of life as friend, confidant and child of the brilliant but persecuted psychoanalyst wilhelm reich. Cloudbusting pop culture wiki fandom powered by wikia.
The music video, directed by julian doyle, was conceived by terry gilliam and kate bush as a short film. A book of dreams, which bush read and found deeply moving. Its about himself as a child, through his eyes as a child, looking at his. Written by peter reich and published in 1973, a book of dreams is an extraordinarily touching account of a father, one wilhelm reich, as seen through the eyes of his doting son. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Aug 18, 2019 it was the second single released from her number one 1985 album hounds of love. Cloudbusting, kate bush 1985 video stars kate bush and donald sutherland i still dream of orgonon i wake up crying youre making rain and youre just in reach when you and sleep escape me youre like my yoyo that glowed in the dark what made it special made it dangerous so i bury it and.
The story behind kate bushs cloudbusting video dazed. Mar 14, 2014 cloudbusting is a song that was written, produced and performed by the british singer kate bush. The book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting di reich, peter. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting author. Shop for a book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting from whsmith. It was inspired by peter reichs 1973 book a book of dreams, which describes his father wilhelms arrest for contempt of court. Both tell the story of the very close relationship between peter and his father, psychologist and philosopher wilhelm reich. There are other factual accounts notably orgasmatron but this personal book of.
Jul 27, 2014 cloudbusting did begin as a book that bush had read nearly a decade previously. The song was inspired by peter reichs 1973 memoir, a book of dreams, which bush read and found deeply moving. It sounds like fiction of the most fanciful kind, but in fact, the video and book are drawn entirely from life. I still dream of tokyo i wake up crying you make it rain and youre just in reach when you and sleep escape me youre like my yoyo that glowed in the dark what made. A book of dreams the book that inspired kate bushs hit song cloudbusting paperback. In 1985, kate released a song inspired by this book called cloudbusting. This famous book, the inspiration behind kate bushs 1985 hit song cloudbusting, is the extraordinary account of life as friend, confidant and child of. Apr 27, 2014 the fifth song from the album hounds of love. It was based on a book called a book of dreams by peter reich, about his father who created a cloudbuster machine to make clouds form and bring rain. Sep 24, 2014 the prominent use of string instruments do a lot to transform the mid1980s tune into something more out of time, an echo of the past.
Based on another novel, this time peter reichs a book of dreams. Read all about book of dreams a in the kate bush encyclopedia. It is an attempt to reconcile himself with his childhood memories of his father. The first few notes of the song warms me, and feels like home. Cloudbustingwas inspired by a book that i first found on a shelf. Cloudbusting is a song that was written, produced and performed by the british singer kate bush. And its very unusual, beautiful book, written by this man through the eyes of himself when he was a child, looking at his father, and the relationship between them. Cloudbusting was inspired by a book that i first found on a shelf. I read a book of dreams and there isnt any reference to trains. Taking inspiration from the 1973 memoir a book of dreams, which bush read and found deeply moving, the song is about the very close relationship between psychologist and philosopher wilhelm reich and his young son. Song cloudbusting, kate bush 1985 alternate history. On this site and in craigs book about the meaning of dreams, we consider both the psychological and mystical meaning of dreams.