Escrita por
Walter Earl Brown, foi gravada por Elvis Presley em junho de 1968 e
lançada em 5 de novembro de 1968, no compacto que tinha Edge of
reality como Lado B. A canção faz questionamentos diretos à Martin
Luther King Jr. Foi gravada dois meses depois do assassinato de King.
O coronel
Parker, quando ouviu a canção, disse que não era o tipo de música
de Elvis. Elvis disse: “I'd like to try it, man”. Quando Elvis
gravou, as três cantoras que faziam o backing vocal começaram a
chorar. Elvis nunca havia gravada uma música antes como tanta
emoção.
Chegou ao
número 12 dos charts pop americanos e vendeu mais de um milhão de
cópias. Chegou ao número 6 no Canadá.
Foi
regravada por Barry Manilow, Celine Dion, entre outros artistas.
A letra:
There must be
lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
oh why
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
oh why
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can
talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah
A versão de Elvis de 1968 e a banda
acompanhando ao vivo em 2002:
A versão de Elvis com Celine Dion, em
dueto armado:
A versão de Alfie Boe no Royal Albert
Hall:
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