Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” is a song by pop music duo Eurythmics, written by David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox. It was released as a single and was the title track of their album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Lyrics

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody’s looking for something
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

I wanna use you and abuse you
I wanna know what’s inside you
(Whispering) 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, movin’ on
Movin’ on!

I’m gonna use you and abuse you
I’m gonna know what’s inside
Gonna use you and abuse you
I’m gonna know what’s inside you

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Review and Song Info

It is notable as the song which provided the group with their breakthrough into commercial success. Its striking music video helped to propel the song to number two on the UK singles chart, and number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. It was the fourth single released from the Sweet Dreams album in the UK and the first single released by Eurythmics in the United States.

“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” is arguably Eurythmics’ signature song and it is their only chart-topper in the U.S.
Following its success, their previous single, “Love Is a Stranger”, was re-released and also became a worldwide hit.
On Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue in 2003, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” was ranked number 356: it was the group’s only song on the list.

The music video for “Sweet Dreams” received heavy airplay on the then-young MTV channel and is widely considered a classic clip from the early-MTV era. Lennox’s striking androgynous visual image, with shaved, orange-colored hair, men’s suit and cane and detached yet soulful vocal delivery immediately made her a household name. Her gender-bending image would be further explored in other Eurythmics videos such as “Who’s That Girl?” and “Love Is a Stranger”.

Released 1983
Format 7″ single, 12″ single
Recorded 1982
Genre New Wave, Synthpop
Length 3:41
Label RCA
Producer David A. Stewart

source wikipedia.org