"Dare To Dream" is a beautiful ballad performed by Valerie Landsburg in the Season 4 episode "The Return of Doctor Scorpio", where Doris has been yelled at by her hero visiting actor Trevor Kane.
The song is written
by James Dunne, who wrote the music & Pamela Phillips Oland who wrote the
lyrics. A few years ago Pamela said she'd forgotten all about this song but
revisiting it she was impressed with how good it actually is.
It's a shame that
this song was never released on any Fame album or was covered by another
artist.
Valerie performed
the song live at the 2017 Italian Reunion. It was a powerful version where she
was accompanied by Lee Curreri on piano and the band performing wonderful
backing vocals,. with the melody going into "Somewhere Over The
Rainbow" at the end.
On the road to happiness
Some get lost and some get blessed
Nothin’s certain but the way time flies
Wish my heart were made of steel
But I laugh and hurt and feel
Wondrin’ if my star will ever rise
Still as make-believers do
I’ve cried for hopes that fell through
After tears…
I can see with different eyes
If I Dare to Dream
Love will do the rest
A fire’s burnin’ in my heart
I can’t take second best
Through the eyes of love
Nothin’shard as it may seem
So I will Dare to Dream
It’s no sin to try and fail
When the wall’s too high to scale
Still I wish I’d rise above the crowd
I will have it all some day
When no-one stands in my way
It’s my time
Starting here – starting now
If I Dare to Dream
Love will do the rest
A fire’s burnin’ in my heart
I can’t take second best
Through the eyes of love
Nothin’shard as it may seem
And the power of your love
Makes me Dare to Dream
Dare to Dream…
If I Dare to Dream
Love will do the rest
A fire’s burnin’ in my heart
I can’t take second best
Through the eyes of love
Nothin’shard as it may seem
So I will Dare to Dream
© Pam-O-Land Music (ASCAP), JPD Music (BMI)
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