Songs That Changed Music: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

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I received a Sony Walkman for my 10th Birthday in 1983. Put the batteries in, plugged in and put the headphones on, dialed in a local radio station. This was the 1st song I ever heard on that Walkman.

I am so glad Annie got up from the fetal position when Stewart started playing that riff. This is one of those songs that is quintessential 80’s and I never get tired of listening to it.

So cool they could put aside their differences romantically to keep working on their art together. Idk I find that super sweet

This song is literally perfect. It's got this haunting but danceable vibe to it. One of the best duos in music history. I never get tired of this. Its timeless.

That keyboard part is insane. Even now.

When you hear this song for the first time, you'll never forget where you were

1983 was a damn fine year for music. I'd put it up against any other year.

Youtube recommended this video to me which is a bit odd given that, unlike most people, I almost never listen to music. Sweet Dreams, however, is one of the very few songs that I could listen to endlessly. Pure genius.

My parents had a "Best of the Eurythmics" tape we played on road trips. I must have heard that tape 1000 times. But I'm still not sick of this song or "Here Comes the Rain Again" (which I like even better, tbh). They're simple on the surface, but there's a depth to them that most dance tracks don't have.

I remember reading somewhere the main "riff" of 'Sweet Dreams' as it was used came about from a little hook Dave Stewart was playing being accidentally played through the sampler backwards. Eurythmics are hugely underrated (IMHO) in the overall history of pop/rock/whatever music - one of the most consistently "good" bands ever. Nearly all their singles were fantastic and when I re-listened to all their albums a few years back I was truly astounded at how little filler, if any, there was. And that's before we get on to Annie Lennox's voice...

Label: "The song has no chorus" Dave Stewart: "That's because it is a chorus"

First time I saw Eurythmics was the first night of a 4 day music festival - Narara '84 (other artists that night included Simple Minds, The Pretenders, Talking Heads and Def Leppard). Annie blew me away with her powerful voice and the music was strangely hypnotic. Edit: Although not intuitive, Wagga Wagga is pronounced "Wogga Wogga".

It's amazing to think that this song and Total Eclipse of the Heart were charting at the same time. Both are great songs, but sound like they belong to totally different eras.

Warren is a great presenter and has one of the nicest accents on YouTube. But only Australians know how to say Wagga Wagga. It is "WOGAWOGA" .

As a 9 year old, hearing that song and seeing Annie in the video for the first time blew me away. An iconic song.

When I think of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), it reminds me of "Blue Monday." Both songs used new technology to create new, bold soundscapes. Cold, precise, and unlike anything we'd heard before. "Sweet Dreams" and "Blue Monday became blueprints that many used but no one had the impact of those two songs.

Anne Lennox and David a Steward what a duo. If I was a Millionaire film maker i would love to make a movie bio on them 😎🎶

"Everything about this song is incredible" -- including the video. I'm not anywhere as knowledgeable about "music" as you are, but when I think of this song, I always think of the video -- and the cow.

Never forget hearing it first. Amazing piece of music. Annie's voice was like nothing I'd heard before