英國音樂人Annie Lennox與Dave Stewart原先都是The Tourists成員,1980年樂團解散後他們在澳洲另組Eurythmics(舞韻合唱團),1990年解散,1999年重組。雙人組成軍初期市場反應並不理想,直到1983年發行第二張錄音室專輯《Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)》,才終於征服各大排行榜,席捲全球的專輯同名歌曲也成為Eurythmics的生涯代表作,在〈Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)〉家喻戶曉後,原本無人聞問的〈Love Is a Stranger〉也重新獲得矚目的機會,順利翻身成為暢銷曲。
▲Eurythmics 1983年發行第二張錄音室專輯《Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)》。
更有看頭的是音樂MV,例如〈Love Is a Stranger〉有許多更換假髮的橋段,Annie Lennox表示:「我希望站在那些套版女歌手的對立面,我希望和男人一樣強壯,和Dave有平等的地位,且被公正對待。戴上假髮再脫掉,這是在說女人為了被男人接受或變美麗而刻意做的種種作為,這個動作象徵摘掉面具,以及為何一切都不見得真實。」
暢銷曲〈Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)〉則打造了一間虛擬唱片公司辦公室,並牽入一隻活生生的真乳牛,兩位團員躺在會議桌上,任憑乳牛隨地撒尿。不過80年代的時代氛圍相對保守,觀眾對歌詞或MV意涵存有許多誤解,難以捕捉到其中的諷刺意味,例如有些觀眾將歌詞「有些人想要利用你,有些人想要被虐待」(Some of them want to use you … some of them want to be abused)解讀成性虐待或歡愉的性虐S&M,樂團駁斥這種說法。
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Hold your head up, keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on, keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on, keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on, keep your head up
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas