Heads Were Dancing Apr 2026
: The narrator meets a charming man in 1939 who challenges her to a coin toss for a dance. She spends the evening dancing with him and finds him delightful.
: The next morning, she sees a picture of him on the front page of the newspaper and realizes she had been dancing with Adolf Hitler . Heads Were Dancing
: Bush based the concept on a story of someone who danced with J. Robert Oppenheimer without knowing his identity. She substituted Hitler to heighten the "dancing with evil" theme. : The narrator meets a charming man in
is a track by Kate Bush from her 1989 album, The Sensual World . The song is a dark, narrative piece with a chilling twist: : Bush based the concept on a story
: The track features a distinctive, fretless bass line played by Mick Karn . It also includes a lush orchestral arrangement by Michael Kamen , with cello from Jonathan Williams and viola from Nigel Kennedy.
