The Dandy Warhols are strongly influenced by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Shadows and The Rolling Stones. They also include implicit musical references to My Bloody Valentine in some songs. Frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor describes the band's beginning as a group of friends who "needed music to drink to".
All I Have To Do Is Dream
The Dandy Warhols Lyrics
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Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I feel blue in the night
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreamin' my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreamin' my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
The lyrics of The Dandy Warhols' song All I Have To Do Is Dream describe a person's longing and desire for the person they love. The repetition of "Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream" creates an atmosphere of dreaming, where the singer's desires can be fulfilled. The singer tells the person they love that whenever they feel blue at night and need to be held tight, all they have to do is dream of them.
The lyrics go on to explain the singer's desire to taste the lips of the person they love and make them theirs, but they acknowledge that they are "dreaming my life away," indicating that they are living in a fantasy rather than reality. The singer needs the person they love so much that they could die, and they love them so much that they will always have them in their dreams.
Overall, the song is a romantic and dreamy ballad about longing, desire, and the power of imagination to fulfill one's desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Dreaming of being with someone
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Continuing to dream of being with someone
When I want you in my arms
When I desire to hold you
When I want you and all your charms
When I long for your attractive qualities
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
It's easy for me to be with you in my dreams
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Still dreaming
When I feel blue in the night
When I'm feeling down and alone
And I need you to hold me tight
And I need your comfort and embrace
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
It's effortless for me to dream of holding you
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam
Continuing to dream
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
In my dreams, I can have you and taste your kiss
Anytime night or day
At any moment
Only trouble is, gee whiz
The only issue is that it's not real
I'm dreamin' my life away
I'm spending my life dreaming instead of living
I need you so that I could die
I desire you so intensely that it feels like life or death
I love you so and that is why
I love you deeply and that's the reason I dream of you
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
It's effortless for me to dream of being with you
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Continuing to dream
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam
Still dreaming
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
Finishing the song with the same phrase it started with
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Seasonal Mommy
I love this version. It's so silly and still sweet. I mean, the plot of the game is about a love sick zombie 💞💞💞
Patrick Bateman
to each their own but I emphatically disagree, this is maybe the worst cover on the whole album, roy orbison's version is so much better it's not even funny
Micah
Seasonal Mommy fr still remember this game and its soundtrack!!!
prospectnyc
They created their own interpretation with cool production.
Peachfuzz Amadeus
Awesome song, thanks for posting it
Beige Velivo
i never thought you were a junkie because heroine is so passe! i love this band. 90s!
ObeseSquirrel42
I don't mind this version of the song, but of all the songs on the stubbs soundtrack this is my least favorite. Mainly because you can't hear them sing that well. They are to low sounding. If they would have increased the volume of the vocals it would be awesome, but they went for a new sound, and I don't really care for it. The cover is good though. Just needs louder vocals.
saemikneu
one of the funnier covers (original by everly brothers)
Carlos Silva
Quem veio pelo Alanzoka?
Ivan Bukov
use youtube youtube downloader and convert in mp3