Kate Bush - Cloudbusting Lyrics

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who directed the music video for 'Cloudbusting'?

   The music video for 'Cloudbusting' was directed by Julian Doyle. The video was conceived by Terry Gilliam and Kate Bush as a short film.

2. Who stars in the 'Cloudbusting' music video?

   The music video features Canadian actor Donald Sutherland playing the role of Wilhelm Reich, and Kate Bush in the role of his young son, Peter.

3. What book inspired the song 'Cloudbusting'?

   The song 'Cloudbusting' was inspired by Peter Reich's 1973 memoir, 'A Book of Dreams,' which describes his father Wilhelm Reich's life and his subsequent arrest.

4. Where was the music video for 'Cloudbusting' filmed?

   The music video was filmed at the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England. The location includes the bald chalk top of Dragon Hill, immediately below the Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric hill carving briefly visible in the video.

5. What is the 'Cloudbuster' mentioned in the song?

   The 'Cloudbuster' in the song refers to a machine invented by Wilhelm Reich to manipulate orgone energy in the atmosphere to create rain. In the music video, the machine was designed and constructed by people who worked on the Xenomorph.

6. What did Peter Reich think of the song and music video?

   Peter Reich was a fan of the song and music video. He later stated that Kate Bush had captured the unique and magical fulfilment of father-son devotion, emotion, and understanding that he had experienced with his father.