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John O'Dreams is a song by English musician Bill Caddick who featured it on his album, Rough Music, in 1976.[1] Its melody bears an exceptionally strong resemblance to the second theme of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony.[1]
Singers Gordon Bok, Éilís Kennedy, Christy Moore,[1] Jean Redpath, Max Boyce, Garnet Rogers and The Clancy Brothers with Robbie O'Connell, Arcady with Niamh Parsons well as the late Mick Moloney have recorded versions of the song.
- ^ a b c Dunne, Tom (27 July 2023). "Tom Dunne: Why John O'Dreams by Christy Moore ranks among the great cover versions". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 February 2024.