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Dreams is a song written by singer Stevie Nicks, for the group Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album, Rumours. The song was the only U.S. number one hit for the group, and remains one of their best known songs. In the lyrics, a woman warns a man that he can be driven mad by loneliness in the wake of a broken love affair.
The members of Fleetwood Mac were experiencing emotional upheavals while recording Rumours. Drummer Mick Fleetwood was going through a divorce. Bass player John McVie was separating from his wife, keyboard player Christine McVie. Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and Nicks were ending their eight-year relationship. “We had to go through this elaborate exercise of denial,” explains Buckingham to Blender Magazine, “keeping our personal feelings in one corner of the room while trying to be professional in the other.” These circumstances inspired the writing of “Dreams.”
Nicks wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in early 1976. “One day when I wasn’t required in the main studio,” remembers singer Stevie Nicks to Blender, “I took a Fender Rhodes piano and went into another studio that was said to belong to Sly, of Sly & the Family Stone. It was a black-and-red room, with a sunken pit in the middle where there was a piano, and a big black-velvet bed with Victorian drapes.”
The members of Fleetwood Mac were experiencing emotional upheavals while recording Rumours. Drummer Mick Fleetwood was going through a divorce. Bass player John McVie was separating from his wife, keyboard player Christine McVie. Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and Nicks were ending their eight-year relationship. “We had to go through this elaborate exercise of denial,” explains Buckingham to Blender Magazine, “keeping our personal feelings in one corner of the room while trying to be professional in the other.” These circumstances inspired the writing of “Dreams.”
Nicks wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in early 1976. “One day when I wasn’t required in the main studio,” remembers singer Stevie Nicks to Blender, “I took a Fender Rhodes piano and went into another studio that was said to belong to Sly, of Sly & the Family Stone. It was a black-and-red room, with a sunken pit in the middle where there was a piano, and a big black-velvet bed with Victorian drapes.”
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Dora117 wrote:
so smooth and relaxing........
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skinnysweatyman wrote:
i had one of the most relaxing spiritual moments to this song. falling asleep in the back of my friends car coming back from coachella driving in the middle of the desert at 2 in the morning half asleep and looking out at the desert scenery with this song playing. one of the best moments i've ever had in my life to this song.
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fariborz69 wrote:
L.O.V.E it - EXELENT
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Sonster wrote:
"Have you any dreams you'd like to sell..." Can never get enough of this track.
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pogopatterson wrote:
Best track from an album of brilliant tracks.
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jaru2406 wrote:
life is dancing in the rope.
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rainbow1204 wrote:
There are no words to express how Stevie Nicks inspires me. She has captured my whole style completely with her music, especially this song. Love you Stevie!
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stonesvirus wrote:
Immer noch ein Klassiker - just beautiful
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ladeda234 wrote:
Can't wait to see them next month! Stevie is queen...
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Marjo47 wrote:
and he does, some guys suffer from a midlife crises dont interfere, restless, and like woman in the meno pause^can I say this| without my friends running away I know it.
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DJ-Xcite wrote:
I'm in love with Stevie's voice :-)
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Sonster wrote:
One of the best songs ever written... Stevie is a Goddess.
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caliboy1956 wrote:
My two Older Sisters went to High School with both Lindsey & Stevie. Yep!
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dinho-08 wrote:
que som? sente o balanço.!
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CleanSpoon wrote:
this makes me feel strange feelings
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soldier_jane wrote:
stevie nicks fascinates me
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danifran wrote:
Dreams of loneliness
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DejaBlue4u wrote:
i dream of stevie...great tune
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tut0101 wrote:
classic
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scottdoesntknow wrote:
love it, love it, love it. this song in particular reminds me of my childhood. my parents listened to these guys all the time.
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