BMM 27 - Any Dream Will Do

 

I closed my eyes
Drew back the curtain
To see for certain
What I thought I knew
Far, far away,
Someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do

 

I wore my coat (I wore my coat)
With golden lining (ah-ah-ah)
Bright colors shining
Wonderful and new
And in the East (and in the East),
The dawn was breaking (ah-ah-ah)
And the world was waking
Any dream will do

 

A crash of drums
A flash of light
My golden coat
Flew out of sight
The colors faded into darkness
I was left alone

 

May I return (may I return)
To the beginning (ah-ah-ah)
The light is dimming
And the dream is, too
The world and I (the world and I)
We are still waiting (ah-ah-ah)
Still hesitating
Any dream will do

 

A crash of drums
A flash of light
My golden coat
Flew out of sight
The colors faded into darkness
I was left alone

 

May I return (may I return)
To the beginning (ah-ah-ah)
The light is dimming
And the dream is, too
The world and I (the world and I)
We are still waiting (ah-ah-ah)
Still hesitating
Any dream will do

 

Any dream will do
(Any dream, any dream, any dream)
Any dream will do
(Any dream, any dream, any dream)
Any dream will do
(Any dream, any dream, any dream)
Any dream will do... 

 

From Wikipedia: "Any Dream Will Do" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph.

 

The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969, it was released as the B-side of the 7-inch single "We Will Rock You" by child singer Christopher. This recording was produced by by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and arranged by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Max Bygraves released a popular version in 1972 which had another track from the film on the B-side "Close Every Door To Me." This may have been the most popular version released. Joe Cuddy's version was a number-one hit in Ireland in 1974. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981, and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1991.

 

My own thoughts: It was mainly the 1991 version performed by Jason Donovan and the London Cast that caught my ear. I really enjoyed it and now I listen to it quite often, both when I'm walking to (and from) work and when I'm relaxing at home.

 

I never saw the musical, but a lot of people say the movie Joseph: King of Dreams is essentially this musical in animated form. I do like the story of Joseph from the Bible, and while the Dreamworks film isn't nearly as epic as The Prince of Egypt (granted, it was a direct-to-video made on a much lower budget), I still like it. It would have been nice to see other Bible stories told like that.

 

I would pay big, big money to see the life of Jesus Christ illustrated in PoE format.