Essays Contents
Dreams
September 12, 2023
MOON RIVER
1960 - Henry Mancini
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waitin' 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly
1965 - Bob Lind
You might wake up some mornin'
To the sound of something moving
past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse
of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion
of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running
through an open meadow
Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance
through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As I ran searching after
something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long-abandoned ruins
of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed
close by heavy breathin'
Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
George Benson - Beyond The Sea
"Beyond the Sea" is the English-language version
of the French song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet,
popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959.
While the French original was an ode to the sea,
Jack Lawrence... who composed the English lyrics...
turned it into a love song.
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailin'
Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms
I'd go sailing
It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
I know beyond a doubt, ah
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
No more sailing
So long sailing
Bye bye sailing
Bobby Darin "Dream Lover"
1959 - Bobby Darin
Every night I hope and pray
A dream lover will come my way
A girl to hold in my arms
And know the magic of her charms
'Cause I want (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
A girl (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
To call (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
My own (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
I want a dream lover
So I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover, where are you
With a love, oh, so true
And the hand that I can hold
To feel you near as I grow old
'Cause I want (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
A girl (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
To call (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
My own (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
I want a dream lover
So I don't have to dream alone
Donna Summer - The Impossible Dream
1965 from "Man of La Mancha"
Donna's introduction:
Thank you. I'd like to just sing a song...
to all of you people... who have a dream.
I love you, too.
I love you! Yo se quero!
Thank you! so much.
This is a song about dreams
and I would like to encourage all of you
to dream... the impossible dream.
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrows
And to run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
And to love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a Heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
My final rest...
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
The reach the impossible dream...
To reach the unreachable... star....
MOON RIVER
1960 - Henry Mancini
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waitin' 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly
1965 - Bob Lind
You might wake up some mornin'
To the sound of something moving
past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse
of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion
of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running
through an open meadow
Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance
through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As I ran searching after
something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long-abandoned ruins
of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed
close by heavy breathin'
Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
George Benson - Beyond The Sea
"Beyond the Sea" is the English-language version
of the French song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet,
popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959.
While the French original was an ode to the sea,
Jack Lawrence... who composed the English lyrics...
turned it into a love song.
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailin'
Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms
I'd go sailing
It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
I know beyond a doubt, ah
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
No more sailing
So long sailing
Bye bye sailing
Bobby Darin "Dream Lover"
1959 - Bobby Darin
Every night I hope and pray
A dream lover will come my way
A girl to hold in my arms
And know the magic of her charms
'Cause I want (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
A girl (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
To call (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
My own (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
I want a dream lover
So I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover, where are you
With a love, oh, so true
And the hand that I can hold
To feel you near as I grow old
'Cause I want (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
A girl (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
To call (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
My own (Yeah-yeah, yeah)
I want a dream lover
So I don't have to dream alone
Donna Summer - The Impossible Dream
1965 from "Man of La Mancha"
Donna's introduction:
Thank you. I'd like to just sing a song...
to all of you people... who have a dream.
I love you, too.
I love you! Yo se quero!
Thank you! so much.
This is a song about dreams
and I would like to encourage all of you
to dream... the impossible dream.
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrows
And to run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
And to love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a Heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
My final rest...
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
The reach the impossible dream...
To reach the unreachable... star....