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I’m a Dreamer

[Sandy Denny]

Sandy Deny sang her own song I’m a Dreamer in 1977 on her last solo album, Rendezvous. This track was later included on her compilations Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1986), The Best of Sandy Denny (1987), No More Sad Refrains (2000), and A Boxful of Treasures (2004).

Sandy recorded a demo of I’m a Dreamer at home in Byfield in March 1976; she accompanied herself on piano. This track was included in 2004 on the bonus CD of A Boxful of Treasures and in 2005 as a bonus track of the CD reissue of Rendezvous.

A live version from on Sandy’s final concert on 27 November 1977 including I’m a Dreamer was released in 1998 on Gold Dust - Live at the Royalty.

Cover Versions

  1. Richard and Linda Thompson recorded I’m a Dreamer for their unreleased “Gerry Rafferty” album of 1980, with Linda Thompson, vocals; Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals; Simon Nicol, acoustic guitar, vocals; Pete Zorn, bass; Dave Mattacks, drums. This was finally released on the fan club cassette Doom and Gloom From the Tomb (1985), and was also included on Linda Thompson’s anthology Dreams Fly Away - A History of Linda Thompson (1996), and on also Castle’s 3 CD anthology The New Electric Muse Vol. II (1997).
  2. Vikki Clayton on her album It Suits Me Well (1994),
  3. The John Wright Band on their album The Things We’ve Handed Down (1996),
  4. Iain Matthews with No Grey Faith on their album Secrets All Told (2000),
  5. The Continental Drifters on their album Listen, Listen (2001),
  6. Richard and Linda Thompson sang I’m a Dreamer in a live recording from shows in Francisco and Santa Cruz, California, in spring 1982, which was included on the bonus CD of the 2010 reissue of their album Shoot Out the Lights,
  7. P.P. Arnold on her album The New Adventures of P.P. Arnold (2019).

Lyrics

Sandy Denny sings I’m a Dreamer

You make me nervous when I see you.
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be you.
It’s a mystery to me every day,
And I’ve got to get away.

I put a bet on with a bookie
For the race they put on over in Kentucky.
It’s lovely at this time of year, so they say,
And I’ve got to get away.

Chorus:
I’m a dreamer, and you know
I’m a schemer with an eye for a show.
It’s my imagination when I get low,
And the truth is I don’t think I’ll ever go.

When the music’s playing, that’s when it changes,
And no longer do we seen like total strangers.
It’s all those words which always get in the way
Of what you want to say.

When I wake up in the morning
I think it only fair to give you warning
I probably won’t go away,
I’ll more than likely stay.

(Chorus)

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