After appearing in Vaudeville theater with her sisters, Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney, and the film with which she would be most identified, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). After 15 years, Judy was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series, and a return to film acting beginning with "A Star Is Born" (1954).
Despite her professional triumphs, Judy battled personal problems throughout her life. Insecure about her appearance, her feelings were compounded by film executives who told her she was unattractive and overweight. Plied with drugs to control her weight and increase her productivity, Garland endured a decades-long struggle with addiction. Garland was plagued by financial instability, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, and her first four of five marriages ended in divorce. She attempted suicide on a number of occasions. Garland died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 47, leaving children Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joey Luft.
Legacy
Judy Garland's legacy as a performer and a personality has endured long after her death. The American Film Institute named Garland eighth among the "Greatest Female Stars of All Time". She has been the subject of over two dozen biographies since her death, including the well-received "Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir" by her daughter, Lorna Luft. Luft's memoir was later adapted into the multiple award-winning television mini-series, "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows", which won Emmy Awards for two actresses portraying Garland (Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis).
Garland was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. These include "Over the Rainbow," which was ranked as the number one movie song of all time in the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Songs" list. Four more Garland songs are featured on the list: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (#76), "Get Happy" (#61), "The Trolley Song" (#26), and "The Man That Got Away" (#11).
Judy Garland has twice been honored on U.S. postage stamps, in 1989 (as Dorothy) and again in 2006 (as Vicki Lester from A Star Is Born).
All I Do Is Dream of You
Judy Garland Lyrics
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With the dawn, I still go on and dream of you
You're every thought, you're every thing,
You're every song I ever sing
Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring
And were there more than twenty four hours a day
They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming away
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
All I do the whole day thru, is dream of you
All I do is dream of you the whole night thru
With the dawn, I still go on and dream of you
You're every thought, you're every thing,
You're every song I ever sing
Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring
And were there more than twenty four hours a day
They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming away
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
Morning, noon and night time to
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All I do the whole day thru, is dream of you
The first verse of Judy Garland's "All I Do Is Dream of You" shows the intense longing and yearning of the singer for someone they love. The person they dream of consumes their every thought and feeling. They dream about this person through the night, and even as the dawn breaks, they continue to think and fantasize about them. The singer uses a lovely metaphor when they say that the person they dream of is everything to them, every thought, every song, everything they have ever sung or felt. They further reveal that this fixation on their lover is not seasonal or temporary, rather consistent and year-round; summer, winter, autumn and spring.
The second verse of "All I Do Is Dream of You" emphasizes the intensity and frequency of the singer's dreams. The person they cherish occupies their every waking moment too. If there were more than 24 hours in a day, the singer implies, they would all be spent daydreaming and fantasizing about this person. The singer confirms that their reverie for their lover is not linked to external factors such as weather; they dream of this person when the skies are gray, blue, morning, noon and night-time too. The singer's fixation and yearning for their lover are so overwhelming that all they do is dream of them the whole day through.
Line by Line Meaning
All I do is dream of you the whole night thru
No matter what else is happening, my mind is always consumed with thoughts of you, and even in my sleep I can't escape my dreams of you.
With the dawn, I still go on and dream of you
Even as the day breaks and reality starts to set in, I can't stop thinking about you and my dreams of you continue.
You're every thought, you're every thing,
You're all I think about, and everything in my life revolves around you.
You're every song I ever sing
Even the music I create is a reflection of my love for you and my constant thoughts of you.
Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring
Regardless of the season or time of year, you're always on my mind and in my heart.
And were there more than twenty four hours a day
If there were more hours in the day, I would spend every moment dreaming of you and reveling in my love for you.
They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming away
I would be completely content spending all my extra time in peaceful dreams of us together.
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
No matter what the weather or circumstances may be, my love for you remains constant and unwavering.
Morning, noon and night time too
Throughout the entirety of the day, my thoughts are consumed with visions of you.
All I do the whole day thru, is dream of you
Every moment of every day, my mind is filled with daydreams about you and our love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ARTHUR FREED, NACIO BROWN, NACIO HERB BROWN
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