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Cover of a Blondie song which was the lead single off their 1979 album Eat to the Beat.
While the original is a hard rock banger with furious drums, this version has an almost trip hop vibe, propelled by a lovely vocal duet between Billy Corgan and D'arcy.
[verse 1 - D'arcy]
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
[verse 2 - Billy Corgan]
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
[bridge - D'arcy & Billy Corgan]
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
[verse 3 - D'arcy & Billy Corgan]
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
Dreaming was written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein.
Dreaming was produced by Alan Moulder & Flood & Billy Corgan.
The Smashing Pumpkins released Dreaming on Tue Nov 26 1996.
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...