The story behind Kate Bush’s song, Army Dreamers. #musichistory #podcast #80s #katebush

[0:00]Kate Bush's 1980 song, Army Dreamers, is about young men who join the army because they have no other opportunities due to poverty and the dreams that they lose in the process. It's told from the perspective of a mother grieving her young adult son who was killed in combat. The song was criticized for the Celtic guitar line and Bush's fake Irish accent, as people believed she was talking about the conflict in Northern Ireland. However, she replied that it was about all wars that take young lives. She claims that the Irish would use songs to tell stories and she wanted her song to feel traditional and poetic, so she adopted the accent. The song was a UK Top 20 hit the year of its release. However, it was one of nearly 70 songs banned from BBC Airplay during the Gulf War in 1991. Other songs included ABBA's Under Attack, the Bee Gees' Staying Alive, Queen's Another One Bites The Dust, and Status Quo's In The Army Now.