You Can Dream of Me

Album: Life's Highway (1985)
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Songfacts®:

  • A #1 Country hit, Steve Wariner wrote "You Can Dream of Me" with John Hall, who has two claims to fame: he's a founder of the band Orleans ("Still The One") and served in the United States Congress from 2007-2011. The song finds Wariner telling a girl that they can't be together since he is already taken, but if she's willing to settle for a telephone call and flowers, she can be with him in her dreams, and in return, he'll dream about her too.
  • In our interview with John Hall, he explained how this song came together: "I was in the shower, and I had this idea of not being available, of a person who's not available because they're with somebody already. Singing to somebody else who is attracted to them about how "you can dream of me." If you're dreaming of somebody, you can dream of me, but I'm not free.

    So I had this:

    If we want someone to fill your waking hours
    With a love that is real baby, it's still not me
    But if you think you can fall for a telephone call and some flowers
    If you're dreaming of someone, you can dream of me


    I was singing that in the shower, and the tiles made it sound like an echo chamber. I pretty much had the chorus in my head and I just sang it over and over as I was driving out to Steve Wariner's on the south of town.

    I walked in the door and said, 'Listen to this.' I didn't have a guitar or anything - I just sang the melody. He went, 'That's really cool. Let's work on that.' And then we wrote the verses and the bridge together and the rest is history."

Comments: 1

  • Sumostew from UsaIt came out when I was a Junior in High School.
    It brings back great memories of that time.
    Steve Wariner is a highly under rated artist. Great singer, song writer and guitarist.
    He sang the theme song to 'Who's the Boss' TV show as well.
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