Daydream (Wallace Collection song)

"Daydream"
One of variants of original French single picture sleeve
Single by Wallace Collection
from the album Laughing Cavalier and Wallace Collection
B-side"Baby I Don't Mind"
Released1969
Recorded1969
Abbey Road Studios, London
GenreSymphonic rock
Length4:10
LabelEMI/Odeon
Songwriter(s)Sylvain Vanholme
Raymond Vincent
Stephen Mann
David MacKay[1]
Producer(s)David MacKay[2]

"Daydream" is a song recorded in 1969 by the Belgian band Wallace Collection. It was composed by band members Sylvain Vanholme and Raymond Vincent, with David MacKay[1] who also produced the single.[2] The song is in the symphonic pop/rock genre, and uses strings and flutes. Its melody is borrowed from the finale of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. [3] [4] The song was a hit in mainland Europe, though its popularity did not extend to English-speaking countries, despite its use of English lyrics. The song was covered several times, most notably by the Günter Kallmann Choir in 1970.

  1. ^ a b Daydream on the BMI database
  2. ^ a b Daydream on Discogs
  3. ^ https://www.whosampled.com/sample/3244/Wallace-Collection-Daydream-Pyotr-Ilyich-Tchaikovsky-Act-2,-Scene-10%3A-Moderato/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Daydream et la mélancolie de Tchaïkovski". 29 November 2020.