Martina McBride released her honky tonk-flavored debut album The Time Has Come in 1992. Her first big hit was the single "My Baby Loves Me" from her more pop-oriented second album, 1993's The Way That I Am. She became even more visible in 1994 with the crossover success of her anti-domestic violence anthem "Independence Day", also from this album.
In 1995 McBride released the album Wild Angels; "Safe in the Arms of Love" and the title track were country hits, later being her first #1 hit. Her 1997 album Evolution sold over two million units, and included an adult contemporary crossover hit in "Valentine" as well as four number one or number two country hits. The album Emotion came out in 1999; "I Love You" was a big hit in both country and adult contemporary circles. So was the socially conscious "Love's the Only House", a trend that would continue with 2003's "This One's for the Girls", which would become the theme song for the 2005 NCAA Women's Basketball championship tournament. [1] This was followed by the hit singles "How Far" (written by fellow country singer Jamie O'Neal) and "God's Will".
The Long Distance Lullaby Songfacts states that Eleven was Martina's first album for Republic Nashville, ending a 20 year association with RCA. Label head Scott Borchetta encouraged her to write more songs for the record than she had on any of her previous 10 albums, and she ended up co-writing six of the 11 tracks. Eleven was released October 11, 2011.
As of 2005 McBride is generally recognized as one of the top female singers in popular music; with her strong and pure soprano voice she has been labelled "the Céline Dion of country music." Also in 2005 she released a 18-track CD of classic country music standards, which landed at #1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart in its opening week and received much critical acclaim for its authenticity towards traditional country.
She is a four-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year winner (a record she holds with Reba McEntire), three-time Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year winner and a Grammy Award winner. This left-hander performed The Star-Spangled Banner at Game 3 of the 2004 World Series.
"Independence Day" is used as the introductory music for Sean Hannity's popular talk radio show. McBride has appeared at benefit events organized by Hannity, but has declined to take an active political stance. [2] McBride has performed free for fans, such as in a July 3, 2004 show in Owensboro, Kentucky to celebrate the grand opening of the new Independence Bank headquarters.
Recently she helped out contestants on the Canadian version of "American Idol". The winner worked on a song with McBride as well as went on tour with her across Canada.
Martina has sold over 13 million albums in USA alone.
SWEET DREAMS
Martina McBride Lyrics
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Every night I go through
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain
I should know I'll never wear your ring
I should hate you the whole night through
Sweet dreams of you
Things I know can't come true
Why can't I forget the past, start loving someone new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
In the song "Sweet Dreams," Martina McBride speaks about the struggles of moving on from someone she wishes she could forget. She dreams of this person every night, and it's causing her pain. She acknowledges that the person does not love her back, and they will never be together; she wishes she could just hate them instead of having sweet dreams about them. McBride speaks of the things she knows can never come true, but she holds onto the hope of forgetting the past and loving someone new instead of constantly hoping her dreams about this person return.
The song captures the struggle of moving on from someone who has left a profound impact on our lives. McBride's voice showcases the pain that comes with unrequited love, and many listeners can relate to the feelings of hopelessness that come with longing for something they know they cannot have. The song's lyrics also remind us that sometimes moving on is easier said than done, and it's okay to feel pain as long as we keep trying to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweet dreams of you
I constantly dream of you every night
Every night I go through
Every night I experience the pain of missing you
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
I want to move on from you and start a new life without you
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
But my dreams are always about you
You don't love me, it's plain
It's clear to me that you don't love me back
I should know I'll never wear your ring
I understand that I will never be your spouse
I should hate you the whole night through
I should feel anger towards you all night long
Sweet dreams of you
Yet, I still dream of you
Things I know can't come true
I am aware that the things I want cannot be reality
Why can't I forget the past, start loving someone new
I want to forget about the past and love someone else
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
But my dreams still revolve around you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Don Gibson
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g s
Excellent cover! She does not disappoint.
Janice D'CUNHA
Beautifully performed by one and only Martina, simply love her.
g s
Nice job! This is my favorite Patsy Cline song and Martina does it justice.
J
Dang, that lady can hold a note! Beautiful!
Sandy Westover
What a BEAUTIFUL VOICE FROM SUCH A,TINY PERSON.
Barbara Kumpan
BEAUTIFUL SONG
Dazlidorne Jenkins
omg... coming from 2020. she is amazing.
Mark Hanemann
Martina almost channels Patsy Cline in this performance. Bravo, miss Martina!
rocketrodlover
wonderful!