Day 8 -- A Song You Know All the Words To
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" -- The Mamas and the Papas, The Papas and the Mamas (1968)
I know all the words to a lot of songs. That's what we people who "can sing" do. We sing songs over and over again and remember the words. Sometimes, we are asked to perform. Usually when someone we know points to us and says, "You know, so-and-so can sing." This has happened to me on numerous occasions. I usually don't sing on command but I'm always tempted to show off a little and the first song that comes to mind is "Dream a Little Dream of Me".
It's a simple little song from the 1930s and has been covered dozens of times. It's usually found on those BLANK Does the American Songbook albums. So, The Mamas and the Papas weren't the ones who made the song big, but their version (actually a solo sung by Cass Elliot) is the first I heard.
It's short and sweet and easy to remember. Very cute and little nonsensical. I mean, one of the lines is "sweet dreams til sunbeams find you". It's hard not to remember the words.
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