Dreamer (Ozzy Osbourne song)

Dreamer is a song by British rock musician Ozzy Osbourne. It was released as the second single from the eighth album Down to Earth early 2002.

Background

The song was written three years before the publication. Osbourne Dreamer referred to as his favorite song of Down to Earth. Moreover, he often draws comparisons to John Lennon's Imagine. Lennon had a great influence on Osbourne, as reflected in the text line " After all, there 's only just the two of us. " makes evident, as a Beatles song named Two of Us exists. In the magazine The Sun he said, moreover, that Paul McCartney was asked to take on the song, the bass parts. However, the rejected, on the grounds that he could not improve what is already complete.

Music Video

While filming the music video was directed by Rob Zombie.

The video shows Osbourne at two different venues. On the one hand in a snowy forest, where children play and partly to the hearing in the background instruments such as violins play. On the other hand plays the video in a candlelit building, located by Osbourne and his solo band.

Success

Down to Earth was generally less successful than the previous albums. However, Dreamer was a radio hit in Europe. Thus, the song reached # 18 in the UK, number 15 in the Netherlands, # 13 in Finland, tenth place in Switzerland, number three in Denmark and number two in Germany and Austria. In the U.S., the song could not place in the charts. Despite the success of the song was never played live.