Ian (@sirsnapalot)
Oct 11th 2020, 8:56 am
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"Any Dream Will Do" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph.

The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969 it was released on the B-side of the 7-inch single We Will Rock You by child singer Christopher. This recording was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and arranged by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Joe Cuddy's version was a number one hit in Ireland in 1974. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981 and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1991

The song was performed by Jason Donovan, Donny Osmond and Lee Mead at the Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007.

It was notably parodied by Irish radio personality Mario Rosenstock in 2005 as "José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat", a send-up of then-Chelsea F.C. manager José Mourinho. It was also parodied by a musical duo Amateur Transplants on their first album Fitness to Practice as "Mr Burton".

"Any Dream Will Do" has melodic similarities to the Grateful Dead song "Ripple" (1970) and the gospel hymn "Because He Lives" (1971) but precedes either of them

In 1991, the song was released as a single by Jason Donovan, who was then playing Joseph in the West End production of the musical at the London Palladium. The single topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in June and July 1991; in July, it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales greater than 400,000 copies. In Donovan's native Australia, "Any Dream Will Do" peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Singles Chart in August 1991. The song was also a number-one hit in Ireland and reached number three in Austria.

The song was also performed by The X Factor duo Same Difference, with Jason Donovan, on 15 December 2007.

Ian: @joyceishere thank you so much Joyce for your kind words and appreciation I am pleased you enjoyed it
Oct 11th 2020, 10:16 am Report
Cash: @sirsnapalot ,,, it's great Ian,, awesome work... had a great listen
Oct 11th 2020, 10:48 am Report
Ian: @cash thank you so much for listening I do appreciate it
Oct 11th 2020, 11:08 am Report
Ludo verschelden: @sirsnapalot great rendition. Much enjoyed my listen
Oct 11th 2020, 11:45 am Report
admin: @sirsnapalot I could listen to you all night, this is wonderful Ian. Loved my listen ♥️
Oct 11th 2020, 3:37 pm Report
Joe Huber: @sirsnapalot Hi Lan enjoyed my listen thanks for sharing.
Oct 11th 2020, 6:24 pm Report
Gail Varnado: @sirsnapalot Thank you for your rendition..really enjoyed this story telling style tonight
Oct 11th 2020, 9:07 pm Report
Bev: @sirsnapalot Hi Ian. You did a wonderful job on this just love your story telling voice. ♥♫
Oct 12th 2020, 2:11 am Report
Ian: @leelesco Thank you so much for coming along to listen
Oct 12th 2020, 6:06 am Report
Jay Dotson: jay455Much enjoyed my listen such a lovely song and performance
Oct 12th 2020, 9:52 am Report
Len: @sirsnapalot Spoken with so much feeling...A most enjoyable listen Ian...Thank you.
Oct 12th 2020, 10:19 am Report
Dee Fontaine: @sirsnapalot Oh, Sir Ian, I've always loved this song and the musical- I am in need of the song and the backing. What a GREAT spoken words. I've always loved this when you sining it. I just don't know your email address. But don't worry yourself with this. I'm mostly concerned about your tooth. I'm so sorry I don't live across the pond to help you in some way. Write to me when you can-I hope you still have my email address, but I need yours, ok. I'm worried about you so much. Love, Dee
Oct 12th 2020, 3:37 pm Report
Aragorn: @sirsnapalot Great performance, Ian. Loved it!
Oct 26th 2020, 8:57 am Report