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Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé Knowles Song)
Sweet Dreams or Sweet Dream may refer to: Music Albums * ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' (album), by Eurythmics, or the title song (see below) * ''Sweet Dreams'' (Sword album) * ''Sweet Dreams'' (soundtrack), from the 1985 film (see below) * '' Sweet Dreams: The Anthology'', by Roy Buchanan * ''Sweet Dreams'' (La Bouche album), 1995 (for the title song see below) * ''Sweet Dreams'', by BZN Songs * "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics, also covered by Marilyn Manson * "Sweet Dreams" (Air Supply song) * "Sweet Dreams" (Alan Walker and Imanbek song) * "Sweet Dreams" (Beyoncé song) * "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson song), notable as a hit for Patsy Cline, as well as other covers such as Roy Buchanan's. * "Sweet Dreams" (La Bouche song) * "Sweet Dreams" (Vamps song) * "Sweet Dreams", by Split Enz from '' Second Thoughts'' * "Sweet Dreams", by Elvis Costello and the Attractions from ''Almost Blue'' * "Sweet Dreams", by Tori Amos from ''Tales of a Librarian'' * "Swee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (album)
''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' is the second studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 4 January 1983 by RCA Records. Background and release Release and popularity After a year and a half of initial commercial failure for Eurythmics, this album became a breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic. The title track became particularly popular and remains one of Eurythmics' most recognisable songs. Its music video, popular on MTV in the United States, is memorable for Annie Lennox's gender-bending imagery. In the wake of this success, the single "Love Is a Stranger", previously a flop, was re-released and became a hit as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video that featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman. The album was re-released in 2005 with the entire Eurythmics studio catalogue except the '' 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)'' album, to which Virgin Records holds the rights. The recordings were remastered and several bonu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magician's Private Library
''The Magician's Private Library'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Holly Miranda, released February 23, 2010, in the United States by XL Recordings. It was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and Celebration's Katrina Ford. Writing and development While performing in New York City's anti-folk scene with The Jealous Girlfriends in support of their 2007 album ''The Jealous Girlfriends'', Miranda decided to release a solo album with help from her producer friend TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. ''The Magician's Private Library'' was recorded in 2008. Miranda's publisher Chrysalis Music financed the album, but it wasn't formally released until 2010 after Miranda was signed to XL Recordings. Miranda explained that the title came from her uncle's description of what he thought ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' sounded like. "Sleep on Fire" was inspired by Miranda's friend who was asleep in his bed when the apartment downstairs caught on fire. After the frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (1985 Film)
''Sweet Dreams'' is a 1985 American biographical film which tells the story of country music singer Patsy Cline. The film was written by Robert Getchell and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress (Jessica Lange). For all the musical sequences, Lange lip-synced to the original Patsy Cline recordings. The soundtrack of the same name was released in September 1985. Plot Patsy Cline (Jessica Lange), unhappily married and planning to divorce, is playing small-time gigs in the tri-state area of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland when she meets Charlie Dick (Ed Harris), whose charm and aggressive self-confidence catch her attention. After her divorce, Patsy and Charlie marry, and she is free to pursue music and, later, focus on raising their children. After Charlie gets drafted into the U.S. Army, Patsy focuses on s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (1981 Film)
''Sweet Dreams'' ( it, Sogni d'oro, also known as ''Golden Dreams'') is a 1981 Italian comedy-drama film directed, written and starring Nanni Moretti. It entered the 38th Venice International Film Festival, in which won the Special Jury Prize. Plot Michele Apicella (Nanni Moretti) is a young filmmaker on a lecture tour, speaking to audiences after screenings of his films. An insistent audience member (Dario Cantarelli) who appears at all the different venues repeatedly tells Michele that his films lack social relevance, challenging him to ‘show this film to a labourer from Basilicata, a shepherd from Abruzzo or a housewife from Treviso’. Having finished the lecture tour, Michele returns home to the house that he shares with his mother ( Piera Degli Esposti) and begins working on a new project, a film called ''Freud’s Mother''. The strain of making the film takes its toll on him, and he retreats into a dream world in which he works as a teacher at a school and falls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (1980s Band)
Sweet Dreams was a British vocal trio composed of Carrie Gray (later Grant), Helen Kray and Bobby McVay. This teen trio represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "I'm Never Giving Up". Overview The band was put together specifically to perform "I'm Never Giving Up" in ''A Song for Europe 1983'', the United Kingdom's preliminary round to the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. Sweet Dreams were often compared to the band Bucks Fizz,Evening Times; 19 August 1983 article; p.12. because they were both mixed-gender bands. Bucks Fizz was a band from the UK, which won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up." Bucks Fizz was the evident prototype for several acts entered in the 1982 UK edition of ''A Song for Europe''—including "Lovin' Feeling," another ''A Song for Europe 1983'' entrant. In 1982, "Lovin' Feeling" had featured McVay (in an otherwise female quartet) and had finished fourth with the song "Different Worlds, Different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (1970s Band)
Sweet Dreams were an English studio group who scored a hit single in 1974 with a cover of the ABBA song "Honey Honey". Career In 1974, former Pickettywitch member and session backing vocalist Polly Brown recorded a cover of an ABBA album track, "Honey Honey". This was produced by Ron Roker and Gerry Shury, with the former also supplying the male vocal on the track. Tony Jackson was recruited to act as a partner for Brown in their performances for the single. Jackson, born in Barbados 17 March 1944, had moved to London in 1965 and spent five years as a member of reggae outfit the Skatalites who had the No. 36 hit "Guns of Navarone" in 1967. Before being recruited by Roker to partner Brown live and on Sweet Dreams' post-"Honey Honey" recordings, Jackson had spent some time fronting Gulliver's People, the house band at the Purley nightclub Tiffany's. Jackson and Brown appeared on TOTP performing "Honey, Honey" and subsequently recorded tracks to complete a Sweet Dreams album en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swinging Star
''The Swinging Star'' is the fifth studio album by the Japanese band Dreams Come True, released in 1992. It reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, stayed on the chart for 55 weeks, and was also once the biggest-selling Japanese-language album of all time. As of January 2015, it has sold over 3 million copies in Japan and has been certified three-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The track "Sweet Sweet Sweet" originated as the ending theme of the video game ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', for which Masato Nakamura composed the music, and would later be remixed by American rapper and producer Akon for ''Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mo ...'' in 2006. Track list Charts and certifications Charts Certificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Page (musician)
Gregory John Page, (born 16 January 1972) is an Australian singer, musician and actor. He is best known as the original lead singer and a founding member of the children's band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2006 and then again in 2012. Page has also recorded several solo albums. Early life and career Page was born in Sydney, Australia. He grew up in Northmead, New South Wales where he attended Baulkham Hills Primary School. Growing up, he had a low self-esteem. By the time he was 16, his hair started graying. He performed in several bands in secondary school. He was a member of the band Dead Giveaway. He was a roadie for and sang with the Australian band the Cockroaches during their final years. On bandmate Anthony Field's recommendation, he enrolled in Macquarie University to study Early Childhood Education. While students, Page, Field, and guitarist Murray Cook, along with former Cockroaches member and keyboardist Jeff Fatt, combined their music backgrounds and teaching skills to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dream (Universe Cowards Song)
"Sweet Dream" () is a song by South Korean artists Kim Hee-chul and Min Kyung-hoon, the two stars who are known as Universe Cowards . Their stage name is a mix of Heechul's nickname "Universe Star" and Buzz's song "Coward". Background and release "Sweet Dream" was released digitally by SM Entertainment on November 20, 2016. The song is a part of SM Station and is a collaboration single for the variety show ''Knowing Bros''. Reception The song proved successful, topping the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart, an achievement known as "all-kill". Music video The music video portrays Kim as a high school student who has a crush on Momo Hirai but she only has eyes for his best friend, who is played by Min. The cast of Knowing Bros then come in and kidnap Momo, forcing Heechul and Kyung-hoon to learn martial arts from a master, who is played by Lee Soo-geun, and successfully defeat the gang members, with the help of Momo, who bashes the gang leaders head with a pot. When Kim rushes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dream (Alessia Cara Song)
"Sweet Dream" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. The song was released on July 15, 2021, as the lead single from her third studio album '' In the Meantime'', alongside the promotional single "Shapeshifter". Cara has stated that the song is about her struggles with insomnia. Background and release Cara began to tease the song on June 28, 2021, before officially announcing the release on July 2, 2021. Critical reception Louis Pavlakos of ''Complex'' named "Sweet Dream" as the twenty-seventh best Canadian song of 2021, saying "Though the track sounds uplifting and even outright happy at times, Cara just wants to sleep, something we could all use a little bit more of". Live performances The song was performed by Cara from Niagara Falls on ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' on July 19, 2021. She also performed "Shapeshifter" on the same day. "Sweet Dream" was then performed on ''Live with Kelly and Ryan ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' (or si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swingfly
Ricardo DaSilva II, better known by his stage name Swingfly, is an American–Swedish naturalised rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career. He also appeared in '' Melodifestivalen 2011'' with "Me and My Drum", finishing fifth. It became his most successful single, reaching the No. 2 position on the Swedish Singles Chart. Early career Ricardo DaSilva II was born in New York. He lived in Trinidad and Tobago and Panama before relocating to Stockholm, Sweden in 1991. In Stockholm, he became involved in the emerging hip hop scene and joined the Timebomb collective, together with producer Christian Falk, rapper ADL, and DJ Sleepy among others. Three singles were released, including Swingfly's "Smoke 'em Swing", a jazzy number produced by Christian Falk. A series of albums was planned but the record label bailed out. Under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
