Some of the last songs Patsy Cline recorded, especially “Sweet Dreams,” still inspire country musicians like Reba McEntire today.
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Patsy Cline
TRANSCRIPT
After the session, we played the 'Always' album back, and Patsy was very proud of it. And that's the last, really, the last time that I saw her. [singing: why can't i forget you and start my life anew?] Sweet Dreams was a song that I recorded because I'm such a huge fan of Patsy Cline, and I would end the show with that acapella. She brought a dignity to a woman's feelings.
You know, I think that the way that she sang with such feeling and with such dignity allowed any woman to feel, 'you know what? I am important. My feelings do count.'
It's just that type of song - the first time you hear it, it just touches your heart.
And probably everybody has been in that situation one time or another in their life. [SINGING: Why can't I forget the past, start loving someone new, instead of having sweet dreams about you?]
