Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

About Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears, originally appearing as the B-side to their 1990 single "Advice for the Young at Heart" before being remixed and released as a single in its own right in 1991. The remix was later included on the band's B-Side compilation album Saturnine Martial & Lunatic. The song is named after "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" a short story by Sylvia Plath that was posthumously published in 1977 in a collection of the same name. The song features two sets of vocals. The original verses of the song are performed in a gospel style, alternating with the lyrics from Tears For Fears' 1989 hit "Sowing the Seeds of Love" which are performed as a rap by vocalist Biti Strauchn. An instrumental version of the song (without the gospel verses or the rap) also appears on the CD-single of "Advice for the Young at Heart". Some months later, the track was remixed by the techno producer/DJ band Fluke and released as a single in 1991. It became a number-one hit on the UK Dance Chart, while reaching number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. more »

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2001

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I dream of heaven
I dream of heaven
I dream of heaven, yeah

High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man
And the love train rides from coast to coast
D.J.'s the man we love the most
Could you be, could you be squeaky clean
And smash any hope of democracy?
As the headline says you're free to choose
There's egg on your face and mud on your shoes
One of these days they're gonna call it the blues

Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams

I get excited by the news of today
What seems unstable may be able to stay
Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic and The Bible Of Dreams

I dream of heaven, yeah

I spy tears in their eyes
They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention
Food goes to waste!
So nice to eat, so nice to taste
Politician Grannie with your high ideals
Have you no idea how the Majority feels ?
So without love and a promise land
We're fools to the rules of a government plan
Kick out the style! Bring back the jam!
Bring back the jam!

My flame is heart, My baby do as she please
What good is living, when you live in disease
Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic and The Bible Of Dreams

I dream of heaven, it's a heavenly place
Why fall in love? when you can fall from grace
With Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic and The Bible Of Dreams

I dream of heaven
I dream of heaven
I dream of heaven, yeah

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Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English New Wave band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into mainstream rock and pop, which led to international chart success. more »

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