| Cloudbusting |  |
| Cloudbusting | |
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• | Country: UK |
| • | Label/Number: EMI 12 KB2 | |
| • | Release date: October 14, 1985 | |
| • | Chronology: Kate's 2nd UK 12" single; a 3 track disc featuring her 16th, 17th & 18th non-LP tracks. The A-side features an extended version of Cloudbusting, called The Organon Remix. | |
| • | Cover photos by John Carder Bush. (Elsewhere on the same roll of film...) | |
| • | Cloudbusting (Organon Remix) Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A look at a special relationship between a boy and his father. It's based on A Book Of Dreams, by Peter Reich. | |
| • | Running time: 6:30 | |
| • | Burning Bridge Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A woman desperately pleads with her lover to step up his level of commitment to her. (I'm guessing on this one...) | |
| • | Running time: 4:38 | |
| • | My Lagan Love Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A traditional Irish melody (sung a cappella) with lyrics penned by Kate's brother John. In it, a woman mourns the death of her lover. (I recall reading it's based on a James Joyce story, but I have no idea which one...) | |
| • | Running time: 2:30 | |
| • | Etc: The A-side title refers to a rain-making machine (the "Cloudbuster") developed by Wilhelm Reich (Peter's father), a brilliant psycho-analyst who was eventually imprisoned for his radical ideas. | |
| • | Etc2: The US 12" EP includes the same extended version of Cloudbusting, but it's called the Meteorological Mix. | |
| • | Etc3: My Lagan Love is one of Kate's more elusive tracks. It appears only on non-US versions of this 12" single, the Canadian Hounds Of Love 12" and the This Woman's Work box set. |
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