Your Wildest Dreams


"Your Wildest Dreams" is a 1986 single by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues, written by the band's lead singer, principal songwriter and lead guitarist Justin Hayward. The song was first released as a single, and later released on the Moody Blues' 1986 album The Other Side of Life. It was a top-10 hit in the United States, peaking at #9, which had not happened to a Moody Blues song since "Nights in White Satin" in 1972.
The song became an Adult Contemporary number-one hit, and charted at number two on the Mainstream Rock chart.
The song is in the key of G major, with a tempo of 142 BPM.

Music video

A music video was also produced for "Your Wildest Dreams", which received a Billboard Video of the Year award. The video was in heavy rotation on MTV. The actress in the video is Janet Spencer-Turner. In flashback scenes, the young Moody Blues are represented in the video by the British band Mood Six. The video was recognized as the "best overall video" at the Billboard Video Music Conference held in Los Angeles in November 1986. Brian Grant was awarded the top director honor.

Lyrics

A blogger for ClassicHits 24.7 wrote his interpretation of the song: "The lyrics of "Your Wildest Dreams" tell the story of a man who is remembering his first love, and wonders if she remembers him the way he remembers her. Unlike a lot of 80's music videos, this one did not end well, and the star-crossed lovers remained apart with a very sad shot of the woman watches at her man is whisked away yet again by rock and roll."

Sequel

"Your Wildest Dreams" was followed up by a sequel song, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", from the 1988 Moody Blues album Sur la Mer. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" was also released as a single, and its music video again featured Janet Spencer-Turner.

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