Dreaming
| "Dreaming" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Original by Blondie | |
| Released | November 26, 1996 |
| Studio sessions | June-July 1996 – Soundworks |
| Length | 5:11 |
| Songwriter(s) | Debbie Harry, Chris Stein |
"Dreaming" is a s a cover of a Blondie song performed by The Smashing Pumpkins on their 1996 box set, The Aeroplane Flies High. The song is one of the few Smashing Pumpkins songs to feature D'arcy Wretzky on lead vocals, although Corgan would later have to overdub parts of the song with his own voice due to Wretzky chewing gum while recording her vocal take.[1]
| “ | This is a cover of Blondie classic from the late seventies, with D'Arcy handling most of the vocals. We decided to do this with a breezy hippity-hop vibe, with a little Joy Division thrown in for good measure. Interestingly enough, this song was plagued with all sorts of technical problems that made mic-ing it a technical nightmare- vocals with electrical noises, drum loops with scratch guitars recorded over them, etc. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Guitar World, January 1997 | ||
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
When I met you in the restaurant you could tell I was no debutante.
You asked me what's my pleasure, "A movie or a measure"?
I'll have a cup of tea and tell you of my dreaming
Dreaming is free
I don't want to live on charity
Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?
Reel to reel is living rarity
People stop and stare at me, we just walk on by; we just keep on dreaming
Feet feet: walking a two mile
Meet meet: meet me at the turnstile
I never met him, I'll never forget him
Dream dream: even for a little while
Dream dream: filling up an idle hour
Fade away, radiate
I sit by and watch the river flow
I sit by and watch the traffic go
Imagine something of your very own; something you can have and hold
I'd build a road in gold just to have some dreaming
Dreaming is free
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bullet with Butterfly Wings | 1996 Reissue | Single |
| The Aeroplane Flies High Sampler | US Virgin promo CD (full release) | Promotional |
| The Aeroplane Flies High | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" | Box set |
| Rarities and B-Sides | Compilation |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Corgan, Billy. "Aeroplane Track by Track", The Aeroplane Flies High 2013 reissue liner notes
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Dreaming" at SPFC