As promised, today we return to the world of dreams and dreaming for another collection of songs.
“Daydream Believer” is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was originally recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 in the UK. It was the Monkees’ last No. 1 hit in the U.S.
“Dream On” is a power ballad by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steve Tyler, this song was their first major hit and became a classic rock radio staple. Released in June 1973, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard but hit big in the band’s native Boston, where it was the number one single of the year on WBZ-FM, number five for the year on WRKO.
“#9 Dream” is a song written by John Lennon and first issued on his 1974 album Walls and Bridges. It was released as the second single from that album months later, on Apple Records. Fittingly, it peaked at number 9 on the Billbaord, and it hit number 23 in the UK. A video for the song was made in 2003.
“Dreams” is a song by British-American band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album Rumours (1977). In the United States, “Dreams” was released as the second single from Rumours in March 1977, while in the United Kingdom, the song was released as the third single in June 1977. A stage performance of “Dreams” was used as the promotional musicvideo. In the US, “Dreams” sold more than one million copies and reached the top spot on the Billboard, the band’s only number-one single in the country. In Canada, “Dreams” also reached number one.
“I Dreamed a Dream” is a song from the 1980 musical Les Miserables. It is a solo that is sung by the character Fantine during the first act. The music is by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with orchestrations by John Cameron. The English lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer, based on the original French libretto by Alain Boubil and Jean-Marc Natel from the original French production. The song is a lament, sung by the anguished Fantine, who has just been fired from her job at the factory and thrown onto the streets. She thinks back to happier days and wonders at all that has gone wrong in her life.
“Dreams” is the debut single by Irish band the Cranberries. It was released in 1992 and later appeared on the band’s debut album, Everybody Else is Doing it. So Why Can’t We? (1993). The song reached the top 40 on the US Hot 100 and the top 30 in the UK in early 1994. A 1990 demo version was released in Ireland only in the summer of that year under their initial band name, the Cranberry Saw Us.
