I pride myself on being able to look at an image and find a song to go with it. I had been visiting a nearby lake to test drive shooting wide; like really wide, 14mm wide! The first couple of nights the skies laughed at me. One night the sky was crying. A few nights the skies were just sullen but then came this night and oh yes indeed!
If you notice, the tree that is in the foreground of the image was enjoying basking in the rays of the sunset. I didn’t notice it until I got the images home but I think it’s rather nice that you can see the golden light reflecting on it.
The sun had just about set when I took this image (or was it still inching its way down, don’t recall) to the far right when I turned away and saw what the skies were doing over here. They were literally dancing and spinning brightly. It was happy photographer time. So about those song lyrics…
While the song doesn’t have sunset in the lyrics anywhere, I began to hum it as the sun set and I packed up to go.
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me….
I only know the song by Mama Cass but turns out upon a bit of Googling that it was originally done by Doris Day and that Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong did it as well. What song would you put with a sunset image? Let me know in the comments below.
Teri ☀️
I’ve not thought about this one in ages, but it came to mind the very minute I read your question. Remember “Day is Done”?
Oh that’s a good one to go with a sunset image!
Beautiful sunset. I don’t recognize the lyrics.
You’ve never heard Mama Cass of The Mamas and the Papas sing this song?
I looked it up. Yes I have. I don’t like that song. That’s why I didn’t recognize the lyrics. I never liked the Mamas and the Papas. Did they do California Dreaming? That song is tolerable.
Yes they did California Dreaming which I also like. And those two songs are the only ones of theirs I do.
I like one of the two. They don’t have a good batting average with either of us.
Lovely photo and great pairing with Mama Cass. And now I have her voice crooning that tune stuck in my head. Thanks! 😊 🎶
Thank you and not a bad voice to have stuck in your head, huh? 🙂
Indeed! 😊
I always think of Clannad’s “Sunset Dreams”
Have never heard of this song before but it’s lovely. Thank you, Lavinia!