1956 Top Ten: Sweet Dreams (#7)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86939)
United States
April 24, 2026 11:08am CST
A fair warning: this is country. Linda? NO! Dianne? NO!!! Oh, and it’s a 180 from that Patsy Cline version that most people love, so if you’re fond of that rendition, probably not. 
Gee, that’s a great way to start a discussion, isn’t it: “nobody should read this.” 
No, it’s just a warning against listening to the song! From 1956, another one of my 100 favorite tunes.
#7: Sweet Dreams - Faron Young
Patsy wasn’t the first person to have a hit with this. By the time she got around to recording it, Don Gibson (who wrote it) had released it as a single twice, not to mention this rendition by Faron Young.
And yes, this remains my favorite version. You know how I love music that contradicts the lyrics. When people sing this slowly, it reinforces the pain. Young took the other route.
By the way, if you want to hear a killer slow version…wait ‘til next month. 
Sweet Dreams
Written by Don Gibson
Recorded by Faron Young
Released as a single, 1956
Why can’t I forget the past:
Gee, that’s a great way to start a discussion, isn’t it: “nobody should read this.” No, it’s just a warning against listening to the song! From 1956, another one of my 100 favorite tunes.
#7: Sweet Dreams - Faron Young
Patsy wasn’t the first person to have a hit with this. By the time she got around to recording it, Don Gibson (who wrote it) had released it as a single twice, not to mention this rendition by Faron Young.
And yes, this remains my favorite version. You know how I love music that contradicts the lyrics. When people sing this slowly, it reinforces the pain. Young took the other route.
By the way, if you want to hear a killer slow version…wait ‘til next month.
Sweet Dreams
Written by Don Gibson
Recorded by Faron Young
Released as a single, 1956
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@Ineeddentures (35522)
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24 Apr
Oh yes I know this geezer
Four in the morning
Yuck lol
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@FourWalls (86939)
• United States
25 Apr
@Ineeddentures — yep, it was a #1 country song here as well. And Faron was such a jerk.
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@Ineeddentures (35522)
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25 Apr
@FourWalls
That four in the morning dirge was on top of the tops
It must have been high up the charts
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@RasmaSandra (98156)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Apr
Only dream songs I really love are by Roy Orbison and one by Patsy Cline,
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@FourWalls (86939)
• United States
25 Apr
The one by Patsy IS this one, just a much slower tempo.
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