Dream (Dizzee Rascal song)
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"Dream" is the fifth single from British rapper
Dizzee Rascal
and the second from his second album Showtime. The single became his fifth top forty hit and second consecutive top twenty hit in the UK Singles Chart
peaking at number fourteen, his second highest charting single. "Dream" became his longest running single to chart in the UK singles chart, spending eight weeks inside the top seventy-five.
"Dream" contains a prominent sample of Captain Sensible's
"Happy Talk
".
". A children's music box tune plays as the camera
zooms in on an woman at a piano
, who says "Hello boys and girls, I wonder what Dizzee Rascal is up to today? He's such a rascal," a parody based on Annette Mills
and Muffin the Mule
. She then starts playing the piano and the song starts. Dizzee appears out of a music box, and starts by wondering "how [he's] going to pull this off, man, without singing the dots." He then states that the track he's rapping on is "too sensible for [him]," a nod to this song's sample of a Captain Sensible song. Then he starts rapping
the song. During the video, several incidents happen; two puppet
men steal a TV, and the puppet police
appear in a police car, and beat the puppet thieves; another puppet spray paints a shop wall; an ostrich
dances on a bench; Dizzee walks into a disco
; Dizzee raps for a microphone
in a recording studio, with a pony
puppet as a DJ; two puppets walk on screen pushing prams containing ugly babies. The video ends with Dizzee climbing back into his music box, and the lady says "Good bye, Dizzee, Good bye, Boys and Girls, Good bye..." and the building block logo appears again, and the video ends.
CD 2
Vinyl
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
and the second from his second album Showtime. The single became his fifth top forty hit and second consecutive top twenty hit in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
peaking at number fourteen, his second highest charting single. "Dream" became his longest running single to chart in the UK singles chart, spending eight weeks inside the top seventy-five.
"Dream" contains a prominent sample of Captain Sensible's
Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
"Happy Talk
Happy Talk (song)
In June 1982, The Damned's guitarist Captain Sensible scored an unlikely #1 single on the UK singles chart for two weeks with his version of the song, featuring backing vocals by the band Dolly Mixture.-Cover Version:...
".
Music video
The music video for "Dream" begins as some building blocks (with animals printed on them) rotate to reveal the name "Dizzee RascalDizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
". A children's music box tune plays as the camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
zooms in on an woman at a piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, who says "Hello boys and girls, I wonder what Dizzee Rascal is up to today? He's such a rascal," a parody based on Annette Mills
Annette Mills
Annette Mills was an English actress, dancer and broadcaster.She was born Edith Mabel Mills in Wandsworth, London. She had originally intended to become a concert pianist and organist, before becoming a dancer, subsequently finding fame as an international exhibition dancer...
and Muffin the Mule
Muffin the Mule
Muffin the Mule is a puppet character in British television programmes for children. The original programmes featuring the character were presented by Annette Mills, sister of John Mills, & aunt to Hayley Mills, and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from 1946 to 1952...
. She then starts playing the piano and the song starts. Dizzee appears out of a music box, and starts by wondering "how [he's] going to pull this off, man, without singing the dots." He then states that the track he's rapping on is "too sensible for [him]," a nod to this song's sample of a Captain Sensible song. Then he starts rapping
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
the song. During the video, several incidents happen; two puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
men steal a TV, and the puppet police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
appear in a police car, and beat the puppet thieves; another puppet spray paints a shop wall; an ostrich
Ostrich
The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...
dances on a bench; Dizzee walks into a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
; Dizzee raps for a microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
in a recording studio, with a pony
Pony
A pony is a small horse . Depending on context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers, or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament. There are many different breeds...
puppet as a DJ; two puppets walk on screen pushing prams containing ugly babies. The video ends with Dizzee climbing back into his music box, and the lady says "Good bye, Dizzee, Good bye, Boys and Girls, Good bye..." and the building block logo appears again, and the video ends.
Track listing
CD 1- "Dream" (album version)
- "Is this Real?"
CD 2
- "Dream" (single mix)
- "Trapped"
- "Imagine [Live at Austin, Texas 20/3/2004]
Vinyl
- "Dream" (single mix)
- "Dream" (album version)
- "Trapped"
- "Trapped" (instrumental)
Charts
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