Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is the first and only single of the first EP Smells Like Children, originally written and performed by Eurythmics in 1982. The song became an MTV-staple and helped to establish the band in the mainstream. Manson often comes up with song inspiration in his dreams, but the idea to cover this song came from his first acid trip, according to his autobiography, The Long Hard Road out of Hell. He says that he hallucinated a "slower, meaner" version of the dance hit playing, sung in his voice. The earliest recording of the song dates back to June 1994 at the Portrait of an American Family release party.

Appearances

Albums

• Smells Like Children
• Lest We Forget (The Best Of)

Singles

• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

Versions

• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Appears on Smells Like Children, Lest We Forget (The Best Of) and the "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" single.
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live)— Appears on Dead to the World.
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live)— Appears on The Last Tour on Earth.
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live) — Appears on the Guns, God and Government World Tour DVD.

Music video

Manson with the band in the house

Manson and the band are in an old decrepit house with Manson singing in an odd helmet and a series of other strange costumes, including a tu tu, a wedding dress, with large stilts, and with a series of pocket watches put into his hair.

Track listing

Australia

1. "Sweet Dreams" – 4:25
2. "Dance of the Dope Hats" (Remix) – 4:46
3. "Down in the Park" – 4:58
4. "Lunchbox (Next Motherfucker)" – 4:47

Promotional

1. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" – 4:25

Lyrics

    sweet dreams are made of these
    who am i to disagree?
    travel the world and the seven seas
    everybody's looking for something
    some of them want to use you
    some of them want to get used by you
    some of them want to abuse you
    some of them want to be abused
    sweet dreams are made of these
    who am i to disagree?
    travel the world and the seven seas
    everybody's looking for something
    some of them want to use you
    some of them want to get used by you
    some of them want to abuse you
    some of them want to be abused
    i wanna use you and abuse you
    i wanna know what's inside you
    hold your head up, movin' on
    keep your head up, movin' on
    sweet dreams are made of these
    who am i to disagree?
    travel the world and the seven seas
    everybody's looking for something
    some of them want to use you
    some of them want to get used by you
    some of them want to abuse you
    some of them want to be abused
    i'm gonna use you and abuse you
    i'm gonna know what's inside
    gonna use you and abuse you
    i'm gonna know what's inside you