Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahom… Read Full Bio ↴Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma (some sources give Muskogee, Oklahoma), died January 1, 2013 Encinitas, California) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. She is the best-selling female artist of the 1950s and was among the first to cross over from country music to pop. Her recording career spans the years 1947 to 1981. Page continued to perform live up until her death at 85. She was billed as "The Singing Rage, Miss Patti Page".

In 1974 and 1975, she recorded for Avco Records, and, in 1981, recorded for Plantation Records, her most recent record label. Page's most recent single to appear on any Billboard chart was the 1982 #80 country single, "My Man Friday". (She last appeared on the pop chart in 1968, with her version of O.C. Smith's hit, "Little Green Apples", and on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Give Him Love" in 1971.)

Page made the country chart in up to 1983, with her biggest hit during that time being "Hello, We're Lonely," a 1973 #14 duet with Tom T. Hall.

In the 1990s, Page started her own label, C.A.F. Records. In 1998, she won a Grammy as "Best Traditional Pop Singer". Page continued to record into the new millenium with the CDs BRAND NEW TENNESSEE WALTZ, SWEET SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS (2002), CHILD OF MINE (2003) and her last 2009 release BEST OF COUNTRY. Many of her songs have a strong beat to them that prelude rock 'n' roll. These titles include "Mister and Mississippi", "Detour" and "Cross Over the Bridge". In 1956, she married choreographer Charles O'Curran. They adopted two children, a daughter, Kathleen, and a son, Daniel O'Curran.

Darn That Dream
Patti Page Lyrics

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Darn that dream, I dream each night
You say you love me and you hold me tight
But when I awake, you're out of sight
Oh, darn that dream

Darn your lips and darn your eyes
They lift me high above the moonlit skies
Then I tumble out of paradise

Oh, darn that dream

Darn that one track mind of mine
It can't understand that you don't care
Just to change the mood I'm in
I'd welcome a nice old nightmare

Darn that dream and bless it too
Without that dream I never would have you
But it haunts me and it won't come true
Oh, darn that dream

Darn that dream and bless it too
Without that dream I never would have you
But it haunts me and it won't come true
Oh, darn that dream

Darn that dream, that dream, that dream
That wonderful dream

Overall Meaning

In Patti Page’s song “Darn That Dream,” the singer laments about a dream that she has each night about being loved and held by someone. She is content in the dream, but when she wakes up, she is alone and sobered by reality. She is frustrated with her mind for creating these illusions, and wishes she could shake them off. The lyrics are concise, but convey a deep sense of longing and disappointment.

The song deals with a common human experience — dreaming about a perfect love or idealized situation, only to have reality undercut it. The repeated line of “darn that dream” emphasizes the singer’s frustration with her own mind for creating such a vivid fantasy. She is aware that the dream is not real, but is still deeply affected by it. The singer also acknowledges that without the dream, she might not have the love that she has in reality, but still finds it hard to reconcile with the gap between the dream and reality.

Overall, “Darn That Dream” is a poignant song that captures the experience of hope and disappointment that many people feel about love. It acknowledges the power of the mind to create powerful fantasies, but also the limitations of those fantasies in the face of reality.

Line by Line Meaning

Darn that dream, I dream each night
I curse that dream which I see every night

You say you love me and you hold me tight
You express love for me and hold me tightly

But when I awake, you're out of sight
But when I wake up, you are not here anymore

Oh, darn that dream
Damn that dream for teasing me

Darn your lips and darn your eyes
I damn your lips and your eyes for tempting me to love you more

They lift me high above the moonlit skies
They take me to a magical world, high above the sky

Then I tumble out of paradise
But I fall down from that paradise when I realize it is just a dream

Oh, darn that dream
I curse that dream for making me feel so empty and lonely

Darn that one track mind of mine
I blame my one-track mind for not understanding that you do not love me

It can't understand that you don't care
My mind fails to comprehend that you are indifferent to me

Just to change the mood I'm in
I wish for a different mood or thought to take control of me

I'd welcome a nice old nightmare
I would prefer an unpleasant dream to break me out of my current state of mind

Darn that dream and bless it too
I curse and bless that dream for giving me a chance to imagine a future with you

Without that dream I never would have you
I would not have met you if I did not have that dream

But it haunts me and it won't come true
But it continues to plague me as it will never become a reality

Oh, darn that dream
Damn that dream for causing me such distress

Darn that dream, that dream, that dream
I curse that dream multiple times, as it is an ever-present source of frustration

That wonderful dream
Despite its teasing and misleading nature, I cannot help but see it as a wonderful dream

Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edgar Eddie Delange, Jimmy Van Heusen

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