Written by Rick Nielsen, “Dream Police” featured a driving guitar riff, synthesized orchestral strings, and frantic lyrics about late-night paranoia, including a theatrical mid-song spoken word by the songwriter himself. It had all the makings of a hit record.
“Dream Police was ready to go when …Budokan came out,” Nielsen once said, per Classic Rock magazine. “We held it back because Budokan was so successful.”
Nielsen wrote “Dream Police” from the point of view of a paranoid man who believed his dreams were being monitored.
Of the music, Nielsen also told Classic Rock, “When I wrote it, it needed more instrumentation, more than just guitar, bass, and drums. So it had that keyboard… It’s an orchestral part that I wrote.”
Decades after its release, “Dream Police” is a staple of Cheap Trick’s live set list and remains a beloved anthem. Nielsen, now 77, still channels his paranoid alter ego, while fans chant along to the wild lyrics.
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