Cathedral Song
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"Cathedral Song" is a song released as a single from the album Ancient Heart
by Tanita Tikaram
. It received a nice treatment on music video with an extended length video, portraying love story between two swimmers in a summer. The video was shot in black & white, and Tanita is featured only in studio footage, not on the external footages. The single peaked at #48 in UK.
7" b-side: Sighing Innocents
1988 WEA YZ331
Cathedral Song
7" EP b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live).
1988 WEA YZ331B Box set includes three prints (from the video?)
Cathedral Song
12" (special edition?) b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Fireflies In The Kitchen; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today.
1988 WEA YZ331T
Cathedral Song
12" b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live).
1988 WEA YZ331T
Cathedral Song
3" CD b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live).
1988 WEA YZ331CD
. Her version, which features similar arrangement but lyrics in Portuguese, was released in her second homonymous album (1994) and became a smash hit in Brazil and "Catedral" (the Brazilian title of the song) is still considered a classic tune. The translated version has also been covered by Leandro, from the duo Leandro e Leonardo
. The song was also covered by Renato Russo
from the Legião Urbana
band.
Ancient Heart
Ancient Heart is a 1988 album by Tanita Tikaram. The album had huge success and was a hit globally, launching Tanita's mainstream career. Guest musicians included Rod Argent, Mark Isham, Peter Van Hooke, Paul Brady and Brendan Croker...
by Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter, best known for the hits "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart...
. It received a nice treatment on music video with an extended length video, portraying love story between two swimmers in a summer. The video was shot in black & white, and Tanita is featured only in studio footage, not on the external footages. The single peaked at #48 in UK.
Releases
Cathedral Song7" b-side: Sighing Innocents
1988 WEA YZ331
Cathedral Song
7" EP b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live).
1988 WEA YZ331B Box set includes three prints (from the video?)
Cathedral Song
12" (special edition?) b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Fireflies In The Kitchen; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today.
1988 WEA YZ331T
Cathedral Song
12" b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live).
1988 WEA YZ331T
Cathedral Song
3" CD b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live).
1988 WEA YZ331CD
Covers
This song was covered by Brazilian singer Zelia DuncanZélia Duncan
Zélia Duncan , born Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira, is a Brazilian singer and composer.-Biography:Zélia was born in Niterói, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. She moved with her family to Brasília, where she lived for 16 years...
. Her version, which features similar arrangement but lyrics in Portuguese, was released in her second homonymous album (1994) and became a smash hit in Brazil and "Catedral" (the Brazilian title of the song) is still considered a classic tune. The translated version has also been covered by Leandro, from the duo Leandro e Leonardo
Leandro e Leonardo
Leandro e Leonardo were a Brazilian sertanejo duo. The two brothers, Leandro and Leonardo , were from Goianápolis.-History:...
. The song was also covered by Renato Russo
Renato Russo
Renato Russo was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. His first band was a punk rock band called "Aborto Elétrico" . The band then broke up and split in two different ones: "Capital Inicial" and "Legião Urbana"...
from the Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana were a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo , Dado Villa-Lobos and Marcelo Bonfá...
band.