She is an English pop and dance-pop singer, actress and an occasional model who lives in Hampstead, London. Formerly of hit band S Club 7, which debut in 1999, she has gone onto great success as a solo artist, releasing two albums - Funky Dory and Come and Get It - and having Top 10 hits including Negotiate With Love, So Good, Sweet Dreams My LA Ex, Some Girls and More More More. Big songs from the second album include Negotiate With Love, So Good and I Said Never Again (But Here We Are).
Rachel was a contestant in the 2008 series of the British TV dance competition "Strictly Come Dancing", and came a close second to actor Tom Chambers.
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Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
Rachel Stevens Lyrics
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coz theres nothing left to prove now.
Hey, hang your red gloves up, baby
no one cares but you.
What planet are you from?
Accuse me of things that I never done,
Cheating another love song
If i were in your shoes,
Id whisper before I shout
There you go playing that record again
Find somebody else to talk about
If I were in your shoes
I?d worry of the effects
You?ve had your say now it?s my turn
Sweet dreams my LA ex
You letting off full steam
Till the light comes back to you now
Hey is it all it seems
Is it all you dreamed and more?
What planet are you from
Accuse me of things I?ve never done
Listen to you carrying on
Cheating another love song
Does it make you feel a man?
Pointing the finger just because you can
I spell it loud and clear
Baby that tongue?s not welcome around here
You turned the city round (LA Ex)
D'you think I give a damn (LA Ex)
D'you think that I'm afraid of (SEX)
Sweet dreams my LA EX
The song Sweet Dreams My LA Ex by Rachel Stevens is about a man who cannot let go of the past and is still bitter and angry about their break up. The opening lines, "Hey, hang your red gloves up, coz theres nothing left to prove now," suggests that the man should stop fighting and let go of the past. However, in the chorus, the man accuses the singer of things she never did and continues to play a record reminding him of the past.
The singer suggests that if she were in the man's shoes, she would approach the situation differently and not continuously bring up the past. She warns the man that his bitterness and anger are only affecting him and that he needs to let go so they can both move on. The lyrics, "Does it make you feel a man? Pointing the finger just because you can," highlights the man's need to put blame on someone for the failed relationship.
In the end, the singer wishes the man well with the lyrics, "Sweet dreams my LA ex." Overall, the song is about moving on from a break-up and letting go of the negative emotions that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, hang your red gloves up,
It's time to let it go and move on, you don't have anything else to prove with those gloves anymore.
coz theres nothing left to prove now.
There's no point in holding onto something that no longer serves you any purpose.
Hey, hang your red gloves up, baby
It's okay to let go and move on, it's time to put those gloves away for good.
no one cares but you.
No one else is holding onto this, it's just you who's still attached to it.
What planet are you from?
You're being so unreasonable and irrational that it's like you're from another world.
Accuse me of things that I never done,
You're blaming me for faults that aren't even mine to bear.
Listen to you carrying on
You're being so melodramatic and overreacting to everything.
Cheating another love song
You're pretending to be in love with someone else, but I know it's just a facade.
If i were in your shoes,
If I were you, in your situation,
Id whisper before I shout
I would approach things calmly and rationally instead of lashing out in anger.
There you go playing that record again
You keep going back to the same old issues that we've already discussed.
Find somebody else to talk about
Stop bringing up the past and trying to place blame on me, let's move on with our lives.
If I were in your shoes
If I were you, in your situation,
I?d worry of the effects
I would be concerned about the consequences of your actions and the impact it would have on others.
You?ve had your say now it?s my turn
You've had your chance to speak your mind, now it's my turn to express how I feel.
Sweet dreams my LA ex
I wish you the best in your future endeavors, goodbye my ex from Los Angeles.
You letting off full steam
You're releasing all your pent-up emotions and anger.
Till the light comes back to you now
You're not going to be able to see the situation clearly until you calm down and gain some perspective.
Hey is it all it seems
Is everything exactly as it appears or is there more to it than meets the eye?
Is it all you dreamed and more?
Is this really what you wanted or have things turned out differently than you expected?
Does it make you feel a man?
Do you feel that by accusing me and blaming me for everything, you are asserting your authority and masculinity?
Pointing the finger just because you can
You're placing the blame on me without any real evidence, just because you feel like it.
I spell it loud and clear
I'm making it very clear for you to understand.
Baby that tongue?s not welcome around here
Stop saying hurtful things, your words are no longer wanted in my life.
You turned the city round (LA Ex)
You changed everything between us after your time in Los Angeles.
D'you think I give a damn (LA Ex)
Do you really think that I still care about what happened in Los Angeles?
D'you think that I'm afraid of (SEX)
Do you think that I'm intimidated or scared by the prospect of having sex with you?
Sweet dreams my LA EX
I hope you have a good sleep and move on from the past, goodbye my ex from Los Angeles.
Lyrics Š BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Cathy Dennis, Christian (Bloodshy) Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Pontus Winnberg
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@Felktl09
Fun fact, this song was actually given to Britney first as a response to JTâs âCry Me a Riverâ, but she passed and decided to go with âEverytimeâ instead.
@SleepyPanda0226
Felktl09 Good choice! Everytime was such a classy response.
@silentreader77
Britney wrote a lot of response songs, Rockstar, Guilty, Look Who's Talking Now.
@princesssarah6413
Here, here.
@GodsFaveSim
Thatâs because she wrote everytime herself.
@Chris-tn9bf
this version wasn't the one pitched. it's similar, but not the same. the one pitched to britney was called "phony lullaby" and it had a different chorus, though the rest of the song was pretty much the same.
oh also the song was reworked into yet another song which was translated into korean as "chocolate love" for SNSD and some other kpop group for a collab, and the instrumental of that reworking's demo was used as the backing track from brooke valentine's song "blah blah blah"
@rowenramnath2016
Omg finally I found this song.đ. Just had one memory of it
@allanmhanson
The guitar sounds just like the one in Me Against The Music and this also has something from Toxic.
So cool Bloodshy & Avant have this song to Rachel đ
@grey9587
You can imagine this song with the voice og britney đđ it would be awesome. But Rachel killed it, i love it
@Dakingbones
Iâm surprised no one noticed that this song sounds much like something Britney would sing and no on realized this was actually a response to cry me a river of JT but Britney passed the chance to be one to sing it