Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are:
Grace Slick – lead vocals
Neil Jason – electric bass
Allan Schwartzberg – drums
Ron Frangipane – Oberheim synthesizer, conductor and orchestral arrangements
Geoff Farr – Oberheim synthesizer programmer
The song was written by Sean Delaney. Produced and arranged by Ron Frangipane, recorded at The Hit Factory and RCA Studios, New York City, 1979.
“Dreams” is one of the most orchestrally dense tracks on the album — notably it does not feature the rhythm guitars of Scott Zito, Sal DiTroia or George Wadenius, which appear on most other tracks, making it a showcase for Grace Slick’s vocals set against Frangipane’s sweeping string and synthesizer arrangements.
Grace Slick – Dreams Lyrics
Oh I, I believe in magic and I believe in dreams
Until I heard the thunder rumble
I saw the mountains crumble –
Then came the circus so I followed it’s parade
With all the fancy lion tamers, high-wire fiery flamers
Ravers of every kind
I saw those high-stepping sexy witches
Sons of satin, sons of bitches – all were there in my dreams
all in my dreams
Sodom and Gomorrah
I see you’re back in town.
And though you build a wall around you
The multitude still found you
Just like a circus to start with a parade
Oh but a parade of the
Fancy lion tamers, high-wire fiery flamers
Ravers of every kind
I saw those high-stepping sexy witches
Sons of satin, sons of bitches – all were there in my dreams
all in my dreams
Now I can see the whole world is just a circus
And I can tell that the circus why it’s just hell
And then I heard a drummer rolling
I found my seat’s been stolen
Then a spotlight hit me going wild in center ring for all you
Fancy lion tamers, high-wire fiery flamers
Ravers of every kind
I saw those high-stepping sexy witches
Sons of satin, sons of bitches – all were there in my dreams
all in my dreams
My dreams my dreams
Well I, I believe in magic and I believe in dreams
I said I, I believe in magic and I, I believe in dreams
I believe in dreams
I said I, I believe in magic, I believe in dreams
I believe in dreams, magic, magical dreams
I wanted to sing that I believe in dreams
Magical dreams, oh I believe in dreams
I said I, I believe in magic, I still believe in dreams
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