May 13, 1967---November 24, 2001
Melanie Janene was born in Charleston, … Read Full Bio ↴May 13, 1967---November 24, 2001
Melanie Janene was born in Charleston, South Carolina and began studying voice from the age of six, as well as learning to play the piano and the clarinet. Growing up her mother would listen to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack. Melanie would mimic the female vocalists she saw on television or heard on radio.

Later on she financed her college studies with appearances in talent shows and smaller band concerts. She frequented a club called The Peacock Lounge, getting up and doing jam sessions when the live band invited people up to sing. She had long dreamed of a career in music and in February 1992 Melanie went to Germany. Her sister lived there with her U.S. Army husband and Thornton had dual citizenship in Germany and the United States. His uncle, Bob Chisolm, a singer and piano player, encouraged Melanie to give the German nightclub circuit a try. She had been singing in a Macon, Ga., band, Danger Zone, pulling down $50 on a good night. However Bob Chisolm told her that on a bad night in Germany she would make $150.

She tried it and soon found work in studios recording demos. It was her recording of the song "Sweet Dreams" that caught the attention of producer Frank Farian, the mastermind of the infamous '80s duo Milli Vanilli. Farian took Melanie under his wing, teaming her with rapper Lane McCray in the duo La Bouche, which is French for "The Mouth".

She left La Bouche in February 2000 to be replaced by Natascha Wright while Lane remained a part of the project. She signed a record deal with Sony/Epic Records. Her first solo single was released in November 2000, titled Love How You Love Me, a ballad (the CD-maxi includes a few dance remixes).

Melanie presented her new single on November 29, 2000 on the RTL Spendenmarathon, and on December 1 at the Dome in Berlin. The follow-up single was entitled "Heartbeat".

On May 7, 2001, Melanie released her first solo album entitled Ready To Fly under the label X-Cell (distributed by Sony/Epic Records). She continued to do club appearances in the United States under the billing "Melanie Thornton, formerly of La Bouche".

On the night of November 24, 2001, Melanie died in a plane crash of the Crossair Flight 3597 near Bassersdorf by Zurich in Switzerland. She gave her final performance in Leipzig and then drove to Berlin where she took the ill-fated plane to Zurich for radio and TV appearances (among others, the broadcast "Die Bar" on TV3, which was cancelled) to promote her new single "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" and her album Ready To Fly (New Edition). "Wonderful Dream" was a Christmas ballad recorded for a German Coca-Cola TV commercial. Although Thornton's death occurred practically on the eve of that year's Christmas season, Coca Cola decided to stick with the commercial as planned. It has also been used in Christmas Coca-Cola TV commercials in the Germany, Ireland, UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.

On November 25, 2002 the single "In Your Life" was released to commemorate the first anniversary of her death. Included is an "in memory" dedication from Lane McCray and SonyBmg/X-Cell Records

Thornton is buried in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

SWEET DREAMS
Melanie Thornton Lyrics

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Chorus:
Sweet dreams of rhythm and dancing
Sweet dreams of passion through the night
Sweet dreams are taking over
Sweet dreams of dancing through the night

Verse1
I wanna get into motion

A better devotion
So I can make it through the night
So the music is playin'
You know what I'm saying
Now everything will be alright

ChorusX1
Bridge:
Ola ola E, ola ola E,
Ola ola E, ola ola E.

Verse2
Rhythm is a creation a better sensation
That will lead you through the night
When your body is movin' the music is groovin
I want to take you home tonight

Rap
Keep dancin' hard
Give this groove more feeling
Dance trance dance more dealing
In out up down all around
On the dance floor gettin' down
Take time just to show them who
We can make your body move
Totally, yes the party's started
Sweet Dreams keep comin' harder

Chorus + Bridge to fade.

Overall Meaning

The chorus of Melanie Thornton's upbeat and energetic song "Sweet Dreams" is an invitation to escape into the world of rhythm and dancing. The sweet dreams are essentially the musical and physical sensations that come with losing oneself in the dance floor. The passion that one feels while moving in sync with the beats of the music is the essence of the sweet dreams.

The first verse of the song seems to be a call to action for the listener to get up and dance to the music. The focus is on the need to keep the body in motion and to stay devoted to the music. The verse suggests that once one begins to move in rhythm with the music, everything else will fall into place and the night will be alright. The music is the key to unlocking the sweet dreams of dancing the night away.

The second verse reinforces the importance of rhythm and sensation in the experience of sweet dreams. The lyrics suggest that the body's movement in response to the music is what creates the sensation of rhythm, and that sensation can lead us through the night. The verse reinforces the message of the chorus in that the music can transport us to another world.

Overall, the song is a call to action that encourages the listener to escape into the world of music and dance. It's an upbeat and energetic anthem that's sure to get feet moving and spirits soaring.

Line by Line Meaning

Sweet dreams of rhythm and dancing
Dreams of moving to music and dancing

Sweet dreams of passion through the night
Dreams of experiencing intense emotions and excitement at night

Sweet dreams are taking over
The pleasant dream experience is dominating

Sweet dreams of dancing through the night
Dreams of dancing throughout the night

I wanna get into motion
I desire to begin dancing and moving to the music

A better devotion
A greater commitment to dancing

So I can make it through the night
To endure the night, dancing is required

So the music is playin'
While the music is playing

You know what I'm saying
You understand exactly what I mean

Now everything will be alright
Everything will be okay from now on

Rhythm is a creation a better sensation
Rhythmic music brings about an enhanced and enjoyable feeling

That will lead you through the night
Music will guide you through the night

When your body is movin' the music is groovin
When you're dancing, the music becomes more exciting

I want to take you home tonight
I want to share this experience with you

Keep dancin' hard
Continue dancing with effort

Give this groove more feeling
Perform the dance moves with more emotion

Dance trance dance more dealing
Dance with a trance-like state, making an impact

In out up down all around
Dance moves in every direction

On the dance floor gettin' down
Dancing intensely on the dancefloor

Take time just to show them who
Take the opportunity to demonstrate to others

We can make your body move
We can compel and inspire you to dance

Totally, yes the party's started
Absolutely, the celebration has begun

Sweet Dreams keep comin' harder
The enjoyable dream experience is intensifying

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Melanie Thornton was a amazing and wonderful female artist who had incredible voice of music and she will always be remembered as a woman who had it all