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Joni Mitchell Dreamland Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.55/10 [22 votes]Album: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter / Original Release Date: 1977-12Genre: PopSong Duration: 4 min 38 sec
JONI MITCHELL
- Dreamland Lyrics / with translationsIt's a long, long way from Canada
A long way from snow chains
Donkey vendors slicing coconut
No parkas to their name
Black babies covered in baking flour
The cook's got a carnival song
We're going to lay down someplace shady
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
Walter Raleigh and Chris Columbus
Come marching out of the waves
And claim the beach and all concessions
In the name of the suntan slave
I wrapped that flag around me
Like a Dorothy Lamour sarong
And I lay down thinking national
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
Goodtime Mary and a fortune hunter
All dressed up to follow the drums
Mary in a feather hula-hoop
Miss Fortune with a rose on her big game gun
All saints, all sinners shining
Heed those trumpets all night long
Propped up on a samba beat
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
Tar baby and the Great White Wonder
Talking over a glass of rum
Burning on the inside
With the knowledge of things to come
There's gambling out on the terrace
And midnight ramblin' on the lawn
As they lead toward temptation
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
In a plane flying back to winter
In shoes full of tropic sand
A lady in a foreign flag
On the arm of her Marlboro Man
The hawk howls in New York City
Six foot drifts on Myrtle's lawn
As they push the recline buttons down
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
La, La ...
African sand on the trade winds
And the sun on the Amazon
As they push the reline buttons down
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
A long way from snow chains
Donkey vendors slicing coconut
No parkas to their name
Black babies covered in baking flour
The cook's got a carnival song
We're going to lay down someplace shady
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
Walter Raleigh and Chris Columbus
Come marching out of the waves
And claim the beach and all concessions
In the name of the suntan slave
I wrapped that flag around me
Like a Dorothy Lamour sarong
And I lay down thinking national
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
Goodtime Mary and a fortune hunter
All dressed up to follow the drums
Mary in a feather hula-hoop
Miss Fortune with a rose on her big game gun
All saints, all sinners shining
Heed those trumpets all night long
Propped up on a samba beat
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Tar baby and the Great White Wonder
Talking over a glass of rum
Burning on the inside
With the knowledge of things to come
There's gambling out on the terrace
And midnight ramblin' on the lawn
As they lead toward temptation
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
In a plane flying back to winter
In shoes full of tropic sand
A lady in a foreign flag
On the arm of her Marlboro Man
The hawk howls in New York City
Six foot drifts on Myrtle's lawn
As they push the recline buttons down
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
La, La ...
African sand on the trade winds
And the sun on the Amazon
As they push the reline buttons down
With dreamland coming on
Dreamland, dreamland
Dreamland, dreamland
Facts about Dreamland
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Dreamland is written by Daniele Davoli, Valerio Semplici, Mirko Limoni.
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It is first released on December 01, 1977 as part of Joni Mitchell's album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, the song 'Dreamland' by Joni Mitchell establishes its theme of escapism through its use of Walter Raleigh, Chris Columbus, and Tar baby as metaphors which represent different aspects of human exploration and territorial expansion and upcoming transformations. The song creates a dreamlike atmosphere which shows how historical figures and people who use drugs both search for ways to escape their actual life while their desires and passions fight for control. Dreamland lyrics mostly emphasizes nostalgia, reflection, adventure, nature and joy. The song establishes the value of nostalgia and personal yearnings together with cultural discovery and dreamlike states and methods of escaping reality. The lyrics contains mature content which includes gambling and cultural references that make it inappropriate for children yet the content lacks explicit language and violent scenes and sexual material.
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Dreamland falls under the genre Pop.
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Dreamland song length is 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
Who wrote Dreamland lyrics?
Dreamland is written by Daniele Davoli, Valerio Semplici, Mirko Limoni.
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When was Dreamland released?
It is first released on December 01, 1977 as part of Joni Mitchell's album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Dreamland lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, the song 'Dreamland' by Joni Mitchell establishes its theme of escapism through its use of Walter Raleigh, Chris Columbus, and Tar baby as metaphors which represent different aspects of human exploration and territorial expansion and upcoming transformations. The song creates a dreamlike atmosphere which shows how historical figures and people who use drugs both search for ways to escape their actual life while their desires and passions fight for control. Dreamland lyrics mostly emphasizes nostalgia, reflection, adventure, nature and joy. The song establishes the value of nostalgia and personal yearnings together with cultural discovery and dreamlike states and methods of escaping reality. The lyrics contains mature content which includes gambling and cultural references that make it inappropriate for children yet the content lacks explicit language and violent scenes and sexual material.
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Which genre is Dreamland?
Dreamland falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Dreamland?
Dreamland song length is 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Daniele Davoli, Valerio Semplici, Mirko Limoni
Record Label(s): 1977 Asylum Records
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