There’s a theory in the Nightwish fandom that Tuomas Holopainien, the band’s composer and lyricist, who is said to write all the lyrics in his own voice, was in love with Tarja that he didn’t have the courage to tell her how he felt directly, but instead tried to tell her through his lyrics but that this love was never requited (Tarja eventually married another guy). One I now have, while the other one ever dream remain The song’s title comes from a dedication that appears at the end of the song in the album’s lyrics book it’s never performed:Īll I ever craved were the two dreams I shared with you The Tarja-era songs have such raw emotional power none more so than the heart-wrenching love songs, like today’s selection: “Ever Dream” from the album Century Child. Nightwish are currently on their third singer I’ll make no secret of the fact that the one I’m by far the most partial to is the first, Tarja Turunen, who sang on the first five of their (as of this writing eight) albums. Let’s now begin our exploration of the wonder that is their original work. When asked about her favorite song from Nightwish's first albums, Olzon said:Īll the songs from the new album Dark Passion Play, "Ever Dream" and "Higher Than Hope".We’ve had a taste of Nightwish in this series when I featured their cover of “The Phantom of the Opera”. "Ever Dream" was the demo recorded by Olzon and sent to the band as her audition to replace Turunen.
Olzon changed some notes in the performances to better fit her vocal range and style, for instance: she sings the chorus in a less operatic style. Nightwish still played it live with Anette Olzon, who replaced Turunen in 2007, and currently with Floor Jansen, though they have not recorded a version with either. She sang the song less operatically than earlier songs, such as " Sacrament of Wilderness". "Ever Dream" was written for the voice of Tarja Turunen.
In live performances of the song, the intro is played differently, with only the keyboard and vocals present for the first verse, before all the band comes in after the intro.
"Ever Dream" was certified with Gold Disc in Finland two days after release, with more than 5,000 sold copies, and later got Platinum Disc with more than 10,000 sold copies. It still being played live since 2002 until today. The song is of a more operatic nature than later works and the music itself is more on the heavy metal side.
Released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Century Child, it was the group's first single release in two years, following " Deep Silent Complete" in 2000. " Ever Dream" is the sixth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.
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