Do You Ever Dream of Me?

by Dave Molter

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Behind the Song
I think everyone dreams about old girlfriends or boyfriends, ex-lovers. These lyrics tell an unembellished tale: Young love that didn't survive reality. In this case, an affair broke up a relationship. Now, many years later, our protagonist still dreams of his lost love, who has moved on with someone else. And he asks her, rhetorically,
"Do you ever dream of me?"

Buddy Hall and I worked hard on this arrangement, channeling Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and Todd Rundgren. The music led the way on this song, and the words came easily after I had the chorus. Buddy did a masterful job on guitars and very emotional background vocals as well as production.

Unfortunately, Buddy passed away unexpectedly on January 29, 2021. We had been friends and brothers for more than 40 years. His talent shines through on this track.

An Easter egg for listeners: As the song fades out, you might be able to pick out pieces of Beatles songs. I think there could be as many as nine songs quoted: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," "Rain," ``Let It Be," "Can't Buy Me Love" and others even I can’t remember. It was Buddy's idea to do this: he quite often stayed up all night, trying ideas in the studio. It's a great illustration of how his mind worked.

lyrics

Do You Ever Dream of Me?
We had no plan when our love began
We were both just fifteen
Grew together birds of a feather
Thought we knew what love means
But life threw us a curve
Our paths diverged,
Left us so far from each other
I’ll carry this load to the end of the road
And I just can’t help but wonder

Chorus
Late at night, while you sleep
Do you dream?
Do you ever dream of me?
Say my name by mistake
When you wake?
Do you ever dream of me?



Verse 2
It was unplanned just a one night stand
Stupid as I could be
Your faith shaken
Felt your heart breakin’
I’d shattered all our dreams
What … what could I say?
You couldn’t stay
You walked away and found another
Now … lives of our own
Children are grown
Still, the thought hits me like thunder

Chorus
Late at night, while you sleep
Next to him?
Do you ever dream of me?
Say my name by mistake
When you wake?
Do you ever dream of me?
Cause I do dream of you every night
Every night so it seems

Repeat chorus to fade

credits

released August 21, 2023
Dave Molter: bass, lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, MIDI drum programming
Buddy Hall: producer, guitars, BG vocals, MIDI drum programming
Al Snyder: mastering

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Dave Molter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

An accomplished veteran of the Pittsburgh, Midwest and East Coast music scenes since 1965, Dave Molter counts The Beatles as his primary influence. 

"Approaching End of Usable Life" is Dave's latest CD, released in December 2021.
Like Dave's previous work, "Usable Life" is a mix of styles and influences.

“John Lennon said it best in 1967: ‘All you need is love!” I still believe it!”
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