Catherine Bush, professionally known as Kate Bush, is an English singer, so… Read Full Bio ↴Catherine Bush, professionally known as Kate Bush, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer. In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. Bush has since released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Babooshka", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)", "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Peter Gabriel) and "King of the Mountain". All 10 of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, including the UK number one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985) and the compilation The Whole Story (1986). She was the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one.

Bush began writing songs at 11. She was signed to EMI Records after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour helped produce a demo tape. Her debut album, The Kick Inside, was released in 1978. Bush slowly gained artistic independence in album production and has produced all her studio albums since The Dreaming (1982). She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). Bush drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before the Dawn, her first show since 1979's The Tour of Life.

The TV series "Stranger Things" used Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" in Season 4. As a result of the resurgence of interest, in 2022 the song reached #1 on the UK charts, 37 years after its initial release, and generated 100s of millions of streams.

Bush's eclectic and experimental musical style, unconventional lyrics, performances, and literary themes have influenced a diverse range of artists. She has been nominated for 13 British Phonographic Industry accolades, winning for Best British Female Artist in 1987, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 2002, Bush was recognized with an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Bush was appointed a CBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music. She was nominated three times for induction in the 2018, 2021, and 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Brazil
Kate Bush Lyrics

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Brazil
When hearts were entertained in June
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly whispered 'some day soon'

We kissed and clung together
Then
Tomorrow was another day

The morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say

Now
When twilight beams the skies above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of

Return I will
To old Brazil

Overall Meaning

Kate Bush's song Brazil is a beautiful and romantic song that brings out a sense of nostalgia and longing for a previous love. The lyrics speak of a time in June when two people stood beneath an amber moon and whispered 'some day soon.' They kissed and clung together, but the next morning, the singer found herself miles away with a million things still to say. The song's chorus speaks of twilight beams in the sky that recall the thrills of their love, and the certainty that she will return to Brazil, the place where her heart was entertained.

The lyrics are open to various interpretations. It could be about a lost love, a love that was not pursued further, or a love that could never be rekindled. The references to Brazil could also refer to an exotic place where this love was experienced. The lyrics have a wistful tone that suggests regret and longing. Kate Bush's exquisite voice adds to the sensuousness of the song, creating a dreamy and melancholic vibe that captures the fleeting nature of love.

Line by Line Meaning

When hearts were entertained in June
During the month of June, when feelings of love and happiness are at their peak

We stood beneath an amber moon
Under the light of the moon, we were together, enjoying our time

And softly whispered 'some day soon'
Sharing our feelings, we spoke of a time when we would be together again

We kissed and clung together
We were lost in the moment, embracing each other closely

Then, tomorrow was another day
The night was over and a new day was beginning, with new opportunities and challenges

The morning found me miles away
As the morning came, I had to leave and go far away

With still a million things to say
Despite all our conversations, there were still so many things left unsaid

Now, when twilight beams the skies above
At this moment, as the sun sets and the sky is painted orange by its rays

Recalling thrills of our love
Remembering the excitement and joy we shared when we were together

There's one thing I'm certain of
Among all the confusion and doubt, there is one thing I am absolutely sure of

Return I will
I know that I must go back to the place where we were happiest, to Brazil

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Baz The Storyteller

13y↑8

My favourite movie of all time. Thank you, Terry Gilliam.

SuperRod88

15y↑2

Such a marvellous song version. A truly great movie but such a shame that it's so underrated. Jonathan Pryce has his best performance here.

Mike Tooth

14y↑4

My groins.my stomach,stir. BRILLIANT!!

P-ROberto Silveira

7y↑10

Nem acredito! Amazing

Baz The Storyteller

14y↑1

One of the greatest films of all time. Shame Roger Ebert didn't like it. This film has everything; it's funny, scary, weird, exciting, thrilling, all these good things. Not like the crap Hollywood spits out today.

Onyl Lindoro

Incredibly beautiful

Roxanne .Kateri

15y↑2

I love this movie so much!!!!!!!!! And I love Kate Bush

Bevin Chu

12y↑2

Yeah. I don't understand why Ebert had such a hard time getting it. It wasn't that complicated. In fact, if you've read the novel "1984" you already have most of the story. Brazil is basically Terry Gilliam's "Variations on a Theme by George Orwell." That's probably why it premiered the year after 1984, when I saw it first run.

Gral Cumberbund

12y↑5

Looking to the future Terry et al, but drawing from the present. Saying that if we go on like we are now, in my time, we will inherit: Brazil.

James Krell

4y↑3

It's 2020 now and we have arrived

Chris Hubley

14y↑3

The version of this film I bought on DVD doesn't have Kate singing on it, this part is just instrumental :( Anyone know why this is?

cloud74buster

15y↑1

yeah right "She's having a baby" wasn't it? Really heart-breaking song.

cloud74buster

15y↑1

thank you for commenting, yes, Kate is brilliant but she's also unlucky with her film collaborations as in this occasion too, though i have to agree it' s a great film.

vizionthing

8y↑1

nicely done

kaspervzzzbx

14y

@KristofskiKabuki I don´t think that the Kate Bush version made it to any cuts of the film, but it is however included on the official soundtrack-CD. I didn´t knew this version until 7-8 years after i saw the film for the very first time. Could you believe my surprise? My favourite female artist in my favourite movie (next to 2001: A space odyssey).

Robert MacKinnon

A great daymare huh! Having wings and all . Wow!!

Gral Cumberbund

12y↑1

You are right though it isn't only about the time he lived in, but surely you can't fail to see the parallels in that film to the angst he must of felt about the greed is good ideology of his time? Does no film come from the feelings of your time? I don't doubt that he drew his ideas from many sources used hyperbole to exaggerate things, but at the end of the day it was satire too.

Mr. A

♥

Gral Cumberbund

12y↑2

The film was made in the Reagan era. He was having a pop at the governments of his time. What do you want a hand written note explaining who he was taking the piss out of? or was he talking about capitalism 200 years ago, or 30 years in the future? Dude the guy had it right at the time he lived in. Mind you the terrorism thing was pretty prescient. :)

RAMLIA1

10y↑1

♥

Bevin Chu

12y↑3

Clarification: The culprit is not "capitalism." Not genuine capitalism, laissez-faire capitalism, free markets. Brazil is a remake of George Orwell's "1984." The culprit is "Big Brother," aka Big Government, the Almighty State, NOT the free and open marketplace. The free market was the DeNiro character, a private sector "black market" service provider who stepped in when Big Brother failed to do its job.

Gral Cumberbund

12y↑2

yes I should of made that clear when Terry was making the film he was taking a pop at at the government he was under or Lassais faire capitalism and he was right to do so, it has really fucked up economics. He was taking it to an extreme but satire has to do that to get its message across.

Bevin Chu

12y↑1

Song lyrics are sometimes transcribed from audio recordings. But that often leads to mistakes. More than one webpage shows the lyrics as: "Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June" But does that make sense? "entertaining June?" When I listen hard I hear: "Brazil, where hearts were entertained in June" That seems more likely to me. Just my two cents.

robbjmc2

3y↑3

This is a very old song, and the lyrics have always been: "Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June" ... which was just a poetic way of saying that your hearts were open to the essence of summer, love, adventure, parties, trysts, cool beach breezes, warm touches, light skirts around legs, brisk swims, stolen kisses, cold drinks, and youth. One can entertain an idea (as a figure of speech) as much as one can be entertained by an idea.

Bevin Chu

12y↑1

You may be right. It could be a case of "There are none so blind as those who will not see." I would like to think that's not the case with Ebert, but one never knows. So many otherwise intelligent people blank out when the issue is "our" government. They can't bring themselves to face the inescapable conclusion that "our" government is not really "our" government. It's THEIR government.

TheAwexome

11y↑9

1 person hasn't seen Sam Lowry Yeah, I couldnt resist

Mr. A

@TheAwexome 9 people now. :/

David

7y↑1

I spotted him at a 7-11 in a Prius.

IAmTDurden

12y↑1

I'd note that there are already some sites I can't access, which, from where I am, it only and always says they don't exist or the servers are down. Access them through the right proxies, however, and the sites are up JUST FINE. So beware of things like this. Learn about anonymous proxies, in different nations than your own. They are your line of resistance to government censorship.

Gral Cumberbund

12y

And this is this film all over, beureacracy conquers common sense. You can't sensor the internet, what you can do is make it make sense to the users. If it doesn't they will find ways to avoid ever letting anyone do anything to censor them. Whilst I agree the original inventor should have his due, the people who listen to this will have their due. They will listen, they will find ways to vcoid censorship only, if they do not get their right to just listen.

Gral Cumberbund

12y

And let me just say anyone listening to this clip is only going to listen to the music the end of the film the bit of information that original clip gave. Tackle the people who then supposedly would download the whole film, every musical interlude on it and then release it to the populace, not a tiny iota of a film that did no harm, then all that will do is make people move the information to illegal web sites, down load everything and screw these idiots. You can't control the net like that.

Digital Madness

supreme

Baz The Storyteller

12y

I didn't find it hard to follow at all the first time I watched it. I got the story right away. He said it's hard to follow. What's hard to follow about it? It's about a man who keeps dreaming about a woman he never met, he sees her in reality and tries to get to her. Roger should watch the movie again.

Bevin Chu

12y↑4

Amen to that! Ebert is a good critic. But he really missed the boat on Brazil. He "just didn't get it." He wrote: "The movie is very hard to follow. I have seen it twice, and am still not sure exactly who all the characters are, or how they fit. Perhaps it is not supposed to be clear; perhaps the movie's air of confusion is part of its paranoid vision." That was the problem. In fact, if one keeps watching it again and again, one realizes that all the pieces fit together, perfectly.

Gral Cumberbund

12y

Don't get me wrong I understand that. But this is a short clip, this is not going to make this film insecure or anyone's property rights robbed in the dark of night. This is just some idiot in charge, who blanket bans things because they don't understand the internet. And they have no regard for information. If you actually asked these people to stop being pricks they would, their lawyers don't want to stop people. Their owners want to stop people having any way of doing anything.

Gral Cumberbund

12y

Sadly this is not the medium to discuss interweb law. But these people are never going to win unless they actually take on board the fact that they already have, that the industry is not losing out to advertising. It isn't it really isn't. these people are making out like bandits because poorer people around the world are viewing this, and buying this. They'll look at the recessions now and say they are losing but in the long run advertising, free or not will win for them.

George Diniz

13y↑1

one person is deaf...

IAmTDurden

12y

Copyright law has a place -- in the complete re-write of copyright laws to ensure that creators get financial rewards in line with the social benefits of their creations. The current system -- copyright-as-control -- is either doomed to failure or efforts to enforce it will utterly ruing the internet and the economy surrounding it as the same techniques are used to enforce censorship and idea control.

IAmTDurden

12y↑3

I supposed Terry can CLAIM he was taking a pop at laissez-faire capitalism but that makes not the least form of sense whatsoever. I've never heard him make that comment and would be interested in seeing the quote from a reliable source. The film itself is a clearly dark-humor spin on the entire concept of 1984 -- "Big Brother" government-control-of-all things. Which is **directly** anathema to laissez-faire capitalism. It is the exact opposite of it.

Gral Cumberbund

12y

Dude it's not hat hard. It's a social endicitment of capitalism and America or systems like it. It chastises that well, it's also a love story. Let's sum up: the terrorism in the film is the government, they do it to justify their mistakes I think; we don't quite know if its them causing it to fix the problems they have, but we are pretty sure it might be. A fly falls in the type writer someone dies. The whole film is about the what an overly bureaucratic government will do to fix mistakes.

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