Heads Were Dancing

Were Dancing: Heads

For those looking to play the song, resources like Songsterr provide tabs for bass, guitar, and drums. Heads We're Dancing - Kate Bush Encyclopedia

: 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. For those looking to play the song, resources

: 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. Robert Oppenheimer without knowing his identity

is a track by Kate Bush from her 1989 album, The Sensual World . The song is a dark, narrative piece with a chilling twist:

: 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.

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