Like Dreamers Do (The Radiators song)

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"Like Dreamers Do"
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Single by The Radiators
from the album Law of the Fish
B-side "This Wagon's Gonna Roll"
Released1987
Recorded1987
Genre
Length4:04
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Ed Volker
Producer(s) Rodney Mills
The Radiators singles chronology
"Like Dreamers Do"
(1987)
"Doctor Doctor"
(1988)

"Like Dreamers Do" is a song by American rock band The Radiators from their 1987 album Law of the Fish. Written by frontman Ed Volker, it features a swamp rock style that characterizes the album.

Contents

The song was released as a single and became a minor hit, reaching number 23 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [1]

Background

Songwriter Ed Volker composed the song based on dream about a book by Carlos Castaneda. [2] "Like Dreamers Do" features a melodic piano-driven hook and a guitar solo. As one of the band's signature songs, it has become a standard in their live performances. [3]

Reception

Jay Miller of The Patriot Ledger called the song "among the band’s most mainstream-sounding rockers, and a terrific power ballad." [4] Jim Washburn of the Los Angeles Times was largely critical of a 1991 performance by The Radiators, but praised their rendition of "Like Dreamers Do" as the band hitting "a persuasive groove, sinking into a New Orleans second-line rhythm that seemed so forced on other songs." [5] Kevin Wuench of the Tampa Bay Times called the music video "delightful". [6] OffBeat magazine's John Swenson noted that guitarist Dave Malone's "expressive take" on the song "deserved the radio polish [it] got." [7]

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock [1] 23

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