"Any Dream Will Do" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It is sung by the title character of Joseph.
It has been sung by numerous performers both on stage and on record including Jason Donovan, Donny Osmond, Andy Gibb, Darren Day and Lee Mead. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981 and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1991.
The song was performed by Jason Donovan, Donny Osmond and Lee Mead at the Concert for Diana on 1st July 2007.
In 1991, the song was released as a single by Jason Donovan, who was then playing Joseph in the West End production of the musical at the London Palladium. It was number 1 in the UK singles chart for two weeks in June 1991.
In 2007, the BBC One television series Any Dream Will Do, named after the song, searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The song was performed by the twelve contestants on the program as the opening number to the first show, and it was performed again by Lee Mead, voted by the public as the winner of the series, as the finale to the series.
After the series, a single was released featuring "Any Dream Will Do", sung by Mead as the winner, and "Close Every Door", another song from Joseph which had been used each week as a contestant left the program. It was performed by Mead along with second-placed Keith Jack and third-placed Lewis Bradley.
The single was released for digital download on 12 June and entered the UK Singles Chart on 17 June at number 18. After being released on CD on 18 June, it charted at number 2 on 24 June. Downloads and CD single sales raise funds for the BBC's annual Children in Need charity appeal.
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Any Dream Will Do
I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain
To see for certain what I thought I knew
Far far away, someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do
I wore my coat, with golden lining
Bright colours shining, wonderful and new
And in the east, the dawn was breaking
And the world was waking
Any dream will do
A crash of drums, a flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone
May I return to the beginning
The light is dimming, and the dream is too
The world and I, we are still waiting
Still hesitating
Any dream will do
A crash of drums, a flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone
May I return to the beginning
The light is dimming, and the dream is too
The world and I, we are still waiting
Still hesitating
Any dream will do
Official site Joseph, London Production
Lee Mead's Version at YouTube
Lee, Donny & Jason - Concert for Diana
Jason Donovan's Version at YouTube
