 Genius Meanings
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ABBA – I Have a Dream
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“I Have a Dream” was featured on ABBA’s sixth studio album Voulez-Vous and released as a single in December 1979. The song topped charts in many countries and peaked at No. 2 in
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ABBA – I Have a Dream (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I have a dream, a song to sing / To help me cope with anything / If you see the wonder of a fairy tale / You can take the future, even if you fail / [Chorus 1] / I
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Billie Eilish – everything i wanted
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“everything i wanted” sees Billie recalling a nightmare she experienced where she committed suicide and saw all her friends and fans turn their backs on her. The lyrics showcase
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Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson (Ft. Lisa Stokke) – I Have a Dream
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I have a dream, a song to sing / To help me cope with anything / If you see the wonder of a fairy tale / You can take the future even if you fail / I believe in angels / Something
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ABBA – I Have a Dream (Live) [Wembley Arena]
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[Verse 1: Frida] / I have a dream, a song to sing / To help me cope with anything / If you see the wonder of a fairy tale / You can take the future, even if you fail / [Chorus 1
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Mandy Moore, Brad Garrett, Tangled Ensemble, Zachary Levi & Jeffrey Tambor – I've Got a Dream
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During “I’ve Got a Dream,” the Pub Thugs sing about their various dreams. Before the song, Flynn takes Rapunzel to the “Snuggly Duckling.” While there, the Pub Thugs realize that
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ABBA – Money, Money, Money
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“Money, Money, Money” is about a woman who works hard but can’t seem to get ahead so she dreams of being with a well-off man.
Like most ABBA songs, this was written by Benny
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ABBA – Dream World
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[Verse 1: Agnetha & Frida] / We're not the stars of a hollywood movie / So what's the use to pretend? / I'm not so charming and you're not so groovy / You've gotta face it, my
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Al Martino – I Have A Dream
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I have a dream, a song to sing / To help me cope with anything / If you see the wonder of a fairy tale / You can take the future even if you fail / I believe in angels / Something
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Westlife – I Have a Dream
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“I Have a Dream” by Westlife is a cover of the commercially successful song of the same name, by the Swedish pop group ABBA, originally released in 1979.
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ABBA – Chiquitita
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“Chiquitita” is a Spanish term of endearment for women, meaning “little one."
Originally, “If It Wasn’t for the Nights” was going to be the lead single for Voulez-Vous, but when “
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Nana Mouskouri – I Have A Dream
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I have a dream that you'll come to me / Just like the sun, like a morning wondrous to see / So let me wake to a golden sun' / Cold are our dreams when we wake to no one / So many
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Elvis Presley – If I Can Dream
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The non-gospel gospel song “If I Can Dream” was based almost entirely upon the famous Martin Luther King Jr quote, “I Have a Dream”, and the connection is obvious throughout the
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ABBA – Don't Shut Me Down
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[Verse 1] / A while ago, I heard the sound of children's laughter / Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park / This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour / The sun is
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Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
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Eurythmics’ bold musical experimentation culminated in “Sweet Dreams”—the fourth single from duo’s second album, and their biggest hit.
When they wrote “Sweet Dreams,” Annie
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ABBA – My Love, My Life
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[Verse 1] / I've seen it on your face / Tells me more than any worn-out old phrase / So now we'll go separate ways / Never again we two / Never again, nothing I can do / [Chorus
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ABBA – I've Been Waiting for You
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[Verse 1] / I, I've been in love before / I thought I would no more / Manage to hit the ceiling / Still, strange as it seems to me / You brought it back to me / That old feeling
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ABBA – Two for the Price of One
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[Verse 1] / He had what you might call a trivial occupation / He cleaned the platforms of the local railway station / With no romance in his life / Sometimes he wished he had a
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ABBA – Happy New Year
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[Verse 1] / No more champagne / And the fireworks are through / Here we are, me and you / Feeling lost and feeling blue / It's the end of the party / And the morning seems so grey
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Connie Talbot – I Have a Dream
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I have a dream, a song to sing / To help me cope with anything / If you see the wonder of a fairytale / You can take the future even if you fail / I believe in angels, something
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Blondie – Dreaming
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[Verse 1] / 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
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ABBA – Eagle
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Eagle is the first track on the group’s fifth album, ABBA: The Album, and the longest track they ever recorded.
Lyricist Ulvaeus was inspired by Richard Bach’s novel Jonathan
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ABBA – Does Your Mother Know
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[Verse 1] / You're so hot, teasing me / So you're blue, but I can't take a chance on a chick like you / That's something I couldn't do / There's that look in your eyes / I can read
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Martin Luther King Jr. – I Have a Dream
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A classic of American oratory and a defining moment in the civil rights struggle of the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” mixes resonant biblical
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ABBA – Lay All Your Love on Me
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“Lay All Your Love On Me” explores the high emotions and passions that can emerge when falling in love, and documents one woman’s shift into erratic behaviors as she falls under
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ABBA – Dancing Queen (Live)
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[Intro] / You can dance, you can jive / Having the time of your life / Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene / Digging the dancing queen / [Verse 1] / Friday night and the lights
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ABBA – Angeleyes
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This song is included on the album Voulez Vous, has been written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and the recording sessions began on 26th October 1978 at Polar Studios.
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