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| Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" is an amazing, operattic rock ballad in seven movements. It tells the story of a lost love, now available only "in dreams." His 1964 release featured his phenomenal range, over two octaves and well beyond the reach of most popular singers. The song peaked at number 7 on the US charts. It regained popularity in 1986 when David Lynch featured the song in his provocative auteur film Blue Velvet. I featured the song in "Chapter 9--Get Happy, In Dreams"  of "Dreamin' Life Away" , where the protagonist hears it performed in a nightclub. I got the overall structure for this novella from Lynch's masterpiece, Mulholland Driive, although my story uses a linear timeline in contrast to Lynch. The pivotal scene in Lynch's movie--pivotal in the sense that it's where the timeline reverses--occurs in a night club where Rebecca de Oro sings another Orbison song, Crying, in Spanish. So, of course, my protagonist hears "In Dreams" in Spanish. The lyrics of the song fit perfectly with the story's plot. The first chapter suggests that the protagonist murdered his lover, so the absent lover is surely available only in dreams. There are lots of hints, though, that something else may have be going on with the absent lover. I won't reveal the plot twist here. Here's an amazing version of "In Dreams" in Spanish. Even if you don't understand Spanish, this beautiful language fits perfectly with Orbison's song and lyrics. |
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