Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
[Verse]
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
[Chorus]
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
[Bridge]
Hold your head up
Keep your head up (Movin' on)
Hold your head up (Movin' on)
Keep your head up (Movin' on)
Hold your head up (Movin' on)
Keep your head up (Movin' on)
Hold your head up (Movin' on)
Keep your head up
[Verse]
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
[Chorus]
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
About
Eurythmics’ bold musical experimentation culminated in “Sweet Dreams”—the fourth single from duo’s second album, and their biggest hit.
When they wrote “Sweet Dreams,” Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart’s whirlwind romance had ended, but they were still looking for the perfect sound together. Stewart wrote in his memoir:
This was a weird time in our lives. Annie and I had broke up, but we spent hours and hours together every day in the studio.
Annie Lennox told the New York Times that they wrote the song after having a huge fight:
I thought it was the end of the road and that was that. We were trying to write, and I was miserable. And he just went, well, ‘I’ll do this anyway.
“Sweet Dreams” became a huge hit in the UK, reaching #2 in the spring of 1983, their second of five top 5 hits there. With the help of its iconic video played on the fledgling MTV, the song also became a #1 hit in the US that summer. It was also a top 10 hit around the world. Billboard later ranked the song as the #10 biggest of 1983.
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Co-writer and singer told the Rolling Stone – describing her break up with Dave stewart –
The day Dave and I ended our romance, Eurythmics began. I was curled up in the fetal position. He programmed this rhythm. It sounded so good. In the end I couldn’t resist it.
- 2.Belinda
- 6.Caveman Head
- 9.Sing-Sing
- 10.Revenge
- 11.Le Sinestre
- 18.Wrap It Up
- 20.The Walk
- 21.Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- 22.Jennifer
- 24.Somebody Told Me
- 27.Monkey Monkey
- 28.Baby’s Gone Blue
- 33.Regrets
- 35.Cool Blue
- 36.Who’s That Girl?
- 37.The First Cut
- 38.Aqua
- 40.Paint a Rumour
- 42.ABC (Freeform)
- 47.Fame
- 51.Conditioned Soul
- 52.Adrian
- 56.Grown Up Girls
- 61.Hello I Love You
- 62.Missionary Man
- 63.Thorn in My Side
- 65.The Last Time
- 66.Miracle of Love
- 67.Let’s Go
- 69.A Little of You
- 70.In This Town
- 71.I Remember You
- 76.Revenge 2
- 77.My Guy
- 82.Shame
- 83.Savage
- 84.I Need a Man
- 86.Heaven
- 87.Wide Eyed Girl
- 88.I Need You
- 89.Brand New Day
- 94.Come Together
- 95.We Two Are One
- 98.Don’t Ask Me Why
- 99.Angel
- 100.Revival
- 102.Sylvia
- 103.How Long?
- 105.Precious
- 106.See No Evil
- 110.17 Again
- 112.Power to the Meek
- 113.Beautiful Child
- 114.Anything But Strong
- 115.Peace Is Just a Word
- 117.I Want It All
- 118.My True Love
- 119.Forever
- 120.Lifted
- 124.Something in the Air