A-side Cathedral Song Format 7", 12" , CD single | Released 1989 Recorded 1988 | |
B-side Sighing Innocents, Fireflies In The Kitchen, Let’s Make Everybody Smile Today, Over To You All [LIVE] | ||
"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. Most of video was filmed in Portugal in Praia Grande, Guincho beach, Estoril and Cristo Rei sanctuary.
Contents
Releases
Cathedral Song 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
Covers
This song was covered by Brazilian singer Zélia Duncan. 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.