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==General | == General information == | ||
'' | '''''Perfect Dream''''' is a song that was originally recorded for [[Evanescence]]'s [[Evanescence (album)|third album]] before it got scrapped and reworked. Currently, very little is known about this song. On March 19, 2010, Amy put up a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT-9lm396EY video] in which she, [[Chad Copelin]] and [[Steve Lillywhite]] dance to the song (and Steve falling to the floor as he jumps)<ref name=twitvid /> which Amy later confirmed its title as ''Perfect Dream'' on [[EvClub]]. Steve and Amy talked about Steve's falling to the floor on his [[Amy Lee on East Village Radio|radio show]], East Village Radio: | ||
{{quote|'''Steve:''' Ah! The stomping! Well, that’s about me, that’s nothing to do… Steve’s stomping… | {{quote|'''Steve:''' Ah! The stomping! Well, that’s about me, that’s nothing to do… Steve’s stomping… | ||
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'''Steve:''' A stomp track. | '''Steve:''' A stomp track. | ||
'''Amy:''' To, like, effect and filter and make into a really cool, like, beat. | '''Amy:''' To, like, effect and filter and make into a really cool, like, beat. Basically. | ||
'''Steve:''' Right. And I was stomping, we had to stomp on the beat. Now, I realized… | '''Steve:''' Right. And I was stomping, we had to stomp on the beat. Now, I realized… | ||
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'''Steve:''' Exactly! That’s what I was trying to do! And all these split second decisions happened in my mind that actually ended up me, falling over, and uh… | '''Steve:''' Exactly! That’s what I was trying to do! And all these split second decisions happened in my mind that actually ended up me, falling over, and uh… | ||
'''Amy:''' It was priceless.<ref name=evvilletrans /><ref name=youtube />}} | '''Amy:''' It was priceless.<ref name="evvilletrans" /><ref name="youtube" />}} | ||
The song did not make it to the final track listing of the [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled third album]]. | |||
In February 2015, there was a rumor that the song would be included on the soundtrack of short film ''Outpost'' because it showed up on IMDb,<ref name="Outpost">[https://evthreads.proboards.com/thread/1953/working-music-gods-egypt-geostorm?page=2&scrollTo=91171 "Amy/Ev working on music for "Gods of Egypt" and "Geostorm"?"]. February 5, 2015. ''EvThreads Reborn''.</ref> but it turned out to be fake.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sillywhite/status/563700197314658304 Confirmed] to be fake on Twitter by producer Steve Lillywhite.</ref> | |||
In July 2024, an alleged new snippet was leaked online. It turned out to be AI-generated. | |||
== Versions == | |||
'''Studio versions:''' | '''Studio versions:''' | ||
'''Perfect Dream | '''Perfect Dream''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' February - | *''Recording date:'' February 22 - April 2010 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased, Unfinished<ref name="BR" /> | ||
*''Released On:'' ''[[Broken Record]]'' <small>(scrapped)</small> | |||
*''Length:'' Unknown | *''Length:'' Unknown | ||
==Lyrics== | == Lyrics == | ||
''[Twitter | ''[Twitter preview]'' | ||
Reaching above, so high above<br> | Reaching above, so high above<br> | ||
My perfect dream<br> | My perfect dream<br> | ||
== | == References == | ||
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<ref name=twitvid>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=http://twitvid.com/96BB7 - A very worthy first twitvid in my opinion.... ladies and gentlemen: Stompin' Steve.|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/10743792698|work=Twitter|date=March 19, 2010}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="evvilletrans">{{cite web|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=11466|title=Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio (March 2010)|work=Evanescencewebsite.com|accessdate=May 16, 2013}}</ref> | |||
<ref name= | <ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ySn9TTA_M|title=Steve Lillywhite interview with Amy Lee (East Village Radio)|work=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2013|date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> | ||
<ref name= | <ref name="BR">[https://loudwire.com/watch-amy-lee-cover-chris-isaak-baby-did-a-bad-bad-thing/ According to Amy], the Lillywhite sessions are "unfinished recordings."</ref> | ||
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General information
Perfect Dream is a song that was originally recorded for Evanescence's third album before it got scrapped and reworked. Currently, very little is known about this song. On March 19, 2010, Amy put up a video in which she, Chad Copelin and Steve Lillywhite dance to the song (and Steve falling to the floor as he jumps)[1] which Amy later confirmed its title as Perfect Dream on EvClub. Steve and Amy talked about Steve's falling to the floor on his radio show, East Village Radio:
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Steve: Ah! The stomping! Well, that’s about me, that’s nothing to do… Steve’s stomping…
Amy: No, it was pretty funny! Well, that’s us in the studio. I mean, I wonder if they know what we were doing. Steve: We were doing some, some stomping, uh… Amy: A stomp track. Steve: A stomp track. Amy: To, like, effect and filter and make into a really cool, like, beat. Basically. Steve: Right. And I was stomping, we had to stomp on the beat. Now, I realized… Amy: *laughs* Steve: As I was, see these are all these thoughts that are all gonna happen within a split second, but as I was jumping up I realized I’m a little ahead of the beat… so I need to hold, I need to slow… Amy: I need to defy gravity and stay in the air longer and that doesn’t work. *laughs* Steve: Exactly! That’s what I was trying to do! And all these split second decisions happened in my mind that actually ended up me, falling over, and uh… |
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The song did not make it to the final track listing of the self-titled third album.
In February 2015, there was a rumor that the song would be included on the soundtrack of short film Outpost because it showed up on IMDb,[4] but it turned out to be fake.[5]
In July 2024, an alleged new snippet was leaked online. It turned out to be AI-generated.
Versions
Studio versions:
Perfect Dream
- Recording date: February 22 - April 2010
- Status: Unreleased, Unfinished[6]
- Released On: Broken Record (scrapped)
- Length: Unknown
Lyrics
[Twitter preview]
Reaching above, so high above
My perfect dream
References
- ↑ Lee, Amy (March 19, 2010). "http://twitvid.com/96BB7 - A very worthy first twitvid in my opinion.... ladies and gentlemen: Stompin' Steve.". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/10743792698.
- ↑ "Steve Lillywhite East Village Radio (March 2010)". Evanescencewebsite.com. http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=11466. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Steve Lillywhite interview with Amy Lee (East Village Radio)". YouTube. March 23, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ySn9TTA_M. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Amy/Ev working on music for "Gods of Egypt" and "Geostorm"?". February 5, 2015. EvThreads Reborn.
- ↑ Confirmed to be fake on Twitter by producer Steve Lillywhite.
- ↑ According to Amy, the Lillywhite sessions are "unfinished recordings."
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