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"In Dreams" is a song composed and sung by singer, songwriter, and musician Roy Orbison. It's an operatic ballad of lost love, and It became the title track on his album In Dreams. Released as a single in 1963, the song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was initially titled "A Candy Colored Clown" as evident in the opening lyrics. The songs recurring musical theme can be seen in many of Orbison's songs where the story's climax is represented by a raw and emotionally vulnerable confession sung in his high falsetto style. Orbison once claimed that the origin for "In Dreams" came to him while he was sleeping as many of his songs did. Orbison was a rare performer when many rock and roll concerts were accompanied with frenetic performances onstage. He rarely moved so his voice is what got the attention of listeners. "In Dreams" was used by director David Lynch in his 1986 dark thriller movie Blue Velvet that was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest mystery films ever made. Roy Orbison, also known by the nicknames "the Big O" and "the Caruso of Rock", placed 22 of his songs on the Billboard Top 40. Rolling Stone placed Orbison at #37 on their list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, and #13 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 in the Top 600 recording artists. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, America's Pop Music Hall of Fame, and has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"In Dreams" is a song composed and sung by singer, songwriter, and musician Roy Orbison. It's an operatic ballad of lost love, and It became the title track on his album In Dreams. Released as a single in 1963, the song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was initially titled "A Candy Colored Clown" as evident in the opening lyrics. The songs recurring musical theme can be seen in many of Orbison's songs where the story's climax is represented by a raw and emotionally vulnerable confession sung in his high falsetto style. Orbison once claimed that the origin for "In Dreams" came to him while he was sleeping as many of his songs did. Orbison was a rare performer when many rock and roll concerts were accompanied with frenetic performances onstage. He rarely moved so his voice is what got the attention of listeners. "In Dreams" was used by director David Lynch in his 1986 dark thriller movie Blue Velvet that was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest mystery films ever made. Roy Orbison, also known by the nicknames "the Big O" and "the Caruso of Rock", placed 22 of his songs on the Billboard Top 40. Rolling Stone placed Orbison at #37 on their list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, and #13 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 in the Top 600 recording artists. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, America's Pop Music Hall of Fame, and has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
