dreamer by elizaveta

so, any reader of this blog knows i love me the sad songs, which may make this post a bit of a surprise, because today's song is a blatantly in-your-face, sunshine and roses, life is good, happyhappyjoyjoy, everyone is fabulous feel-good offering.

it's like optimisim on crack.

what can i tell you about elizaveta, the woman behind dreamer? well, from what i can tell, she's a a bit of a globe trotting opera-trainer singer who has lived in the US, russia, and italy. she's got this really, really sweet voice that reminds me a bit of ingrid michaelson, and it occasionally breaks out in operatic soprano soarings mid-song.

about dreamer . . .

well, it's like i said. it's gonna be the most cheery thing you hear in some time. some of you are going to want to resist its charms. god, you'll think. opera? REALLY? saccharine lyrics? no thanks. NO THANKS.

okay. you can think that. give it a listen to anyway, and i'll bet you'll find yourself smiling. and possibly hitting repeat (secretly, of course, because we music aficionados can't be seen listening to such perversely positive music within earshot of others, can we? i kid! i kid. well, i mostly kid.).

i like it. a lot. i find it impossibly cheerful, a song i can't feel anything but completely happy listening to.

i believe in fairytales
and serendipitous encounters
catch a tiger by the tails
make a wish
drink from the fountain

oh-oh-oh oh-oh

i believe love will prevail
the path is clear for me to follow
shooting stars will leave a trail
for me to fill with joy and sorrow

oh-oh-oh oh-oh

leave your fear of love behind
let your dreaming be your guide
if you seek then you shall find.

the sun is setting in the west
it hovers like a big balloon
it follows me and beckons me
but i am staring at the moon

oh-oh-oh oh-oh

leave your fear of love behind
let your dreaming be your guide
if you seek then you shall find . . .

turn the tide in from the fallen
waiting to rise up again
i can feel it in blood
i hold the future in my hand

leave your fear of love behind
let your dreaming be your guide
if you seek then you shall find.

i believe in fairytales
and serendipitous encounters

i believe in fairytales
and serendipitous encounters

here's a remix of the song to download:

(mp3) dreamer (greg wells' transparent remix) by elizaveta

and the original version in the official video:



go HERE to buy beatrix runs, the album dreamer is off of.