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title	Dream Police
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subject	1979 singles Epic Records singles 1979 songs Cheap Trick songs Song recordings produced by Tom Werman Songs written by Rick Nielsen
abstract	%22Dream Police%22 is a song written by Rick Nielsen and originally released in 1979 by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It is the first track on the group's album of the same name. The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Nielsen has stated that the song %22is an attempt to take a heavy thought - a quick bit of REM snatched right before waking up - and put into a pop format.%22 Cheap Trick biographers Mike Hayes and Ken Sharp describe the song as %22a magnificent tour-de-force, characterized by an addictively infectious chorus and jarring bursts of dissonance.Tom Maginnis of AllMusic described the song as %22a tongue in cheek Orwellian nightmare%22 and that it represents %22late '70's power pop at it’s (sic) zenith.%22 Maginnis also noted that %22Dream Police%22 follows up on its B-side, %22Heaven Tonight%22 (which had been released on a previous album), in that both songs represent dreams. Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone described the song as a %22trash thriller like John Carpenter's Halloween, and also noted that it is %22nearly as good as the earlier ones in which Cheap Trick used similar stylistic devices.%22In the 2007 book %22Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide%22, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. One track included was %22Dream Police%22, where the author John M. Borack wrote %22Entire careers have been built around lesser songs than this monster, which sits proudly alongside %22Surrender%22 as the quintessential Cheap Trick song. Everything about it is perfect, from Zander's alternately cute and menacing vocal to Carlos's pounding drums to Nielsen's cracked spoken-word interlude. Oh, can't forget the instrumental build up heading back into the final chorus, which is pure genius.%22
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