The Red Shoes by Kate Bush
The Red Shoes by Kate Bush

The Red Shoes

Kate Bush * Track #7 On The Red Shoes

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The Red Shoes by Kate Bush

Release Date
Tue Apr 05 1994
Performed by
Kate Bush
Produced by
Kate Bush
Writed by
Kate Bush
About

“The Red Shoes” assumes the role of title track from Kate Bush’s 1993 album, the last released before her 12 year hiatus. It is a spin on the classical fairy tale authored by Hans Christian Andersen (originally titled De røde sko in which a young girl becomes controlled and forced to dance by a pair...

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The Red Shoes Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, she move like the Diva do
I said, "I'd love to dance like you"
She said, "Just take off my red shoes
Put them on and your dream'll come true

[Pre-Chorus 1]
"With no words, with no song
You can dance the dream with your body on
And this curve, is your smile
And this cross, is your heart
And this line, is your path

[Chorus 1]
"Oh it's gonna be the way you always thought it would be
But it's gonna be no illusion
Oh it's gonna be the way you always dreamt about it
But it's gonna be really happening to you

[Post-Chorus]
"Really happening to you
Really happening to you"

[Verse 2]
Oh, the minute I put them on
I knew I had done something wrong
All her gifts for the dance had gone
It's the red shoes, they can't stop dancing
Dancing

[Pre-Chorus 2]
"And this curve, is your smile
And this cross, is your heart
And this line, is your path"

[Chorus 1]
"It's gonna be the way you always thought it would be
But it's gonna be no illusion
Oh, it's gonna be the way you always dreamt about it
But it's gonna be really happening to you"

[Chorus 2]
She gotta dance, she gotta dance
And she can't stop 'till them shoes come off
These shoes do, a kind of voodoo
They're gonna make her dance 'till her legs fall off

[Bridge]
Feel your hair come tumbling down
Feel your feet start kissing the ground
Feel your arms are opening out
And see your eyes are lifted to God

[Pre-Chorus 3]
With no words, with no song
I'm gonna dance the dream
And make the dream come true
I'm gonna dance the dream
And make the dream come true

[Chorus 2]
She gotta dance, she gotta dance, yeah
And she can't stop 'till them shoes come off
These shoes do, a kind of voodoo
They're gonna make her dance 'till her legs fall off
Call a doctor, call a priest
They're gonna whip her up like a helicopter

[Post-Chorus]
"Really happening to you
Really happening to you"

[Outro]
You gotta dance
You gotta dance
You gotta dance
Yeah

The Red Shoes Q&A

Who wrote The Red Shoes's ?

The Red Shoes was written by Kate Bush.

Who produced The Red Shoes's ?

The Red Shoes was produced by Kate Bush.

When did Kate Bush release The Red Shoes?

Kate Bush released The Red Shoes on Tue Apr 05 1994.

How was the song recorded?

We did leave some of the effects Kate wanted on the voices until the mix. On [the title] track, for instance, where she goes, `She’s gotta da-ance…‘, there’s this little sound effect, a really high digital delay off an old AMS – octave above, octave below – going through a Sony M7 digital effects un...

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Were there any b-sides for the single?

The staple b-side across the 7" vinyl, cassette and CD was “You Want Alchemy”, a song written after the completion of both album and film.

In addition to this, the first disc of the 2-CD set included the video mix of “Cloudbusting” and “This Woman’s Work”. The second disc included the “Shoedance” r...

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