lazarus57 - Any Dream Will Do (With BGV)
lazarus57
Feb 23, 2025 04:15pm
<p><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Easy As.... Number Selections and Round 2</span></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/CWVT/be98c88850_A7MG_media.jpg"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">TEAM B</strong><strong style="color: rgba(38, 38, 40, 0.9);"> - </strong><span style="color: rgba(38, 38, 40, 0.9);">Either </span><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">the 1970s (50 pts)</strong><span style="color: rgba(38, 38, 40, 0.9);"> </span></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.discogs.com/Max-Bygraves-Any-Dream-Will-Do/release/5968591" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(130, 199, 255); background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><strong>Max Bygraves – Any Dream Will Do (1972,</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Any Dream Will Do</strong>" is a popular song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Rice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Rice</a> for the 1968 musical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_and_the_Amazing_Technicolor_Dreamcoat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</em></a>. It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph.</p><p>The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969, it was released as the B-side of the 7-inch single "We Will Rock You" by child singer Christopher. This recording was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Rice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Rice</a>, and arranged by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a>. Max Bygraves released a popular version in 1972 which had another track from the film on the B-side "Close Every Door To Me". This may have been the most popular version released. Joe Cuddy's version was a number-one hit in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ireland</a> in 1974. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981, and won an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ivor Novello Award</a> in 1991.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Any_Dream_Will_Do_(song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a></p><p>The song was also covered by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Donovan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Donovan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Mead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lee Mead</a>, whose versions reached number one and number two respectively in the UK chart. Donovan, Mead and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donny_Osmond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a> performed the song at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_for_Diana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Concert for Diana</a> on 1 July 2007. Donovan performed the song at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_Party_at_the_Palace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Platinum Party at the Palace</a> on 4 June 2022.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.836f38cfe58bc29f9c6f9e11da6f81fa?rik=ZniE%2f8nTAklHzg&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" alt="Any Dream Will Do - YouTube"></p><p><br></p><p><span class="ql-cursor"></span><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/09/01/23/Pg-32-tribute-rex.jpg?width=982&height=726&auto=webp&quality=75" alt="Tributes to Max Bygraves, dead at 89 | The Independent | The Independent"></p><p><br></p>