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The Wallflowers — Sleepwalker
Album: Breach
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Released: 2000
Length: 3:23
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Maybe I could be the one they adore
That could be my reputation
It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore
I'm an educated virgin

Now sleepwalker don't be shy
Now don't open your eyes tonight
You'll be the one that defends my life
While I'm dead asleep dreaming

Cupid don't draw back your bow
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
I'll never be your valentine
The sleepwalker in me
And God only know that I tried

Now Let me in, Let me drown or learn how to swim
Just don't leave me at the window
I could be the one to be your next best friend
You may need someone to hold you
Sleepwalker take this knife
You may see someone tonight
You'd be the one who saves my life
When I'm dead asleep dreaming

Cupid don't draw back your bow
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
Never be your valentine
The sleepwalker in me
God only know that I tried

I'm in your movie and everyone looks sad
But I can hear your voice in the laughtrack
But you never saw my best scene
The one where I sleep
I sleepwalk into your dreams

Now sleepwalker what's my line?
Now it's only a matter of time
Until I learn to open up my eyes
When I'm dead asleep dreaming

Now cupid don't draw back your bow
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
Never be your valentine
The sleepwalker in me
Now the sleepwalker in me
Now the sleepwalker in me
And God only knows that I've tried
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great rocking track, big shadow cast but he (and the wallflowers) stepped out into the light with this track.
gets my foot tapping every time.
Posted 2 years ago by Ben_Smedley    [ Reply ]
I like the wallflowers and hey Haters you know what Collie Buddz says - “Im blind to you”!
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Pretty straight-forward rock here.  Not really great, not terrible.  It's a good foundational piece.  I'll take ten tracks like this over some whiny suburban white boy trying to sell me his take on the blues.
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Bill G: GOAT DJ!!!

Just when you thought you could daja vu the set line up...he mixes it up and off you goooooo....
Posted 3 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
 greiffenstein wrote:
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it. 
 

PRETTY MUCH.

Posted 3 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
amazing the people dissing the wallflowers. while they aren't groundbreakers, they make good music, better than a lot of the stuff coming out at the same time. AND they're distinctive, that accounts for something!
Posted 4 years ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
 greiffenstein wrote:
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it. 
 

LOL. I agree 100%. Terrible stuff.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
Catchy; I like it. Better vocalist than his old man although you can clearly hear Bob's legacy!
Posted 4 years ago by LoudshirtsBand    [ Reply ]
 greiffenstein wrote:
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it. 

 
What an ignorant and worthless comment.  What have you done?  He wanted to make music.  He put it out there and people liked it.  What was he supposed to do, not make music?  Not all legendary offspring make it but he sure got further than most.
Posted 6 years ago by coyote620    [ Reply ]
 greiffenstein wrote:
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it.
 
Get over yourself.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 greiffenstein wrote:
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it. 

 
I'm going to assume that you don't think this was done by Bob Dylan and that you recognize that his SON is in The Wallflowers and is not yet particularly crazy or old. With all that in mind, your argument is still invalid. 

This is a perfectly crafted pop/rock song that was just right for the times in which it was released and still sounds good to these ears. 

Jakob has had to work harder due to the unmatchable legacy that his father is STILL leaving. This song, and others played here on RP, are great examples of how he has powered thru that obstacle to have his own successful career. 

This crazy old jackass is looking forward to his next offering, either solo or with The Wallflowers.
Posted 7 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Hey! It's growing on me 😀
Posted 8 years ago by Zorba_Bubbaflow    [ Reply ]
Pride of London all of sudden sings a rebel song.Lucky the  rebel has a tendency to swoop down in the woods.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 greiffenstein wrote:
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it. 

 
I have to say, of all the opinions about your opinion I've seen, yours is the most impressed.
Posted 8 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
An example of how a mediocre legacy can make chart-topping music while so much incredible talent goes by unnoticed.  These guys are the musical equivalent of boiled cabbage...kinda stinks, pretty insipid, but some crazy old jackass out there thinks it's the bees knees and keeps making it. 
Posted 9 years ago by greiffenstein    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

It's a good thing they're not trying to.

 
Yeah, somebody could get burned!
Posted 9 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
These guys couldn't hold a candle to Sam Cooke

 
It's a good thing they're not trying to.
Posted 9 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
These guys couldn't hold a candle to Sam Cooke
Posted 9 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
....loving this night time theme RP.... must be sleepy  time here at 42 degrees south...{#Sleep}....
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
 apsteinmetz wrote:
The opening chords command attention but the rest of the song is, as another poster said, "comfortable.". For a song in the same vein that lives up to it's opening, try "the last DJ" by tom petty.

 
Perhaps, but for better or worse, Tom Petty personifies "comfortable" music.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 apsteinmetz wrote:
The opening chords command attention but the rest of the song is, as another poster said, "comfortable.". For a song in the same vein that lives up to it's opening, try "the last DJ" by tom petty.

 
apsteinmetz, I thought the same about the opening chords and Tom Petty.....a good call.
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Way too many Wallflowers songs being played here...
Posted 11 years ago by winotron    [ Reply ]
Finally a Dylan that can sing...but then he had to go and write these inane lyrics. Could have used his dad's lyrical sense and then this would have been a rather complete rock tune.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Good. Like a T.Petty sound.
Posted 12 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
Zimmermann jr.
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Stupid lyrics
 
no driving while drunk {#Rolleyes}

Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Stupid lyrics
Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
The opening chords command attention but the rest of the song is, as another poster said, "comfortable.". For a song in the same vein that lives up to it's opening, try "the last DJ" by tom petty.
Posted 13 years ago by apsteinmetz    [ Reply ]
The musical equivalent to very functional, comfortable furniture.
Posted 13 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
This song is a symbol to me of my Junior/Sophomore years of college (99-01). I'd moved from Kansas City to St. Joseph, MO, and all the great KC alternative stations that'd nutured me musically were changing formats even if they were a getting out of range up there. I was too poor by then to afford concerts like I'd used to do, and I'd not discover RP until later 2001. They were dark musical times where N'Sync and Brittney were taking over TRL every day and pushing out the last popular alt rock holdouts like Hole and the Goo Goo Dolls. But St. Joe's old standby for radio, K-JO (105.5, but then 105.1 still) was there. They've always been nominally a 'pop' station, but a little behind the times and with an odd slant. As Alt Rock was the outgoing popular style, it got play, but they did an odd way of keeping it 'current'. They played a lot of stuff from the Barenaked Ladies, REM, and the Wallflower that wasn't their 'normal' stuff; they played some bands that missed the heyday (Vertical Horrizon, Lifehouse) but could have been big. Looking back I really appreciate that good music, though at the time I bristled at it. And the more ecclectic, adult-contomporary slant of it probably even paved the way for me to more fully appreciate RP (which has been my main taste maker for 10 years now).
Posted 13 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
From father to sons: Bob Dylan -> Tom Petty -> Wallflowers.
Posted 13 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
 TimeWaster wrote:
"Her"? What? I don't get it...
 
Oops, sorry, I added a comment for Anna Ternheim to this song. Even Homer nods... ;)

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

Maybe I could be the one they adore
That could be my reputation
It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore
I'm an educated virgin


Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
New Jakob Dylan album out today!  Women and Country{#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by rowgal    [ Reply ]
 jlind wrote:
Whatever happened to these guys?
 
I think Jakob did a solo album after this and now they're back together?  I always thought they were pretty good.

Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
I feel the same way about them.  i swa them live a few month's prior to their second release and they were fantatstic.   On record they are very hit and miss for me.
Posted 14 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Probably the band for whom my ratings are the most polar. I either love their stuff, or, well, the opposite {#Shifty}.

Love this one. 8
Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
This is real, not faking it. {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
Whatever happened to these guys?
Posted 14 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
 tompoll wrote:
Forgive my ignorance on band member names, but I swear these guys have one of the best B3 players since the dearly departed Billy Preston.
 

oh come on tompoll, this is rp— no forgiveness needed. unconditional!  we are artist here! !  {#Shhh}
Posted 14 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]
 lwilkinson wrote:
Sounds like a "Better" Tom Petty & a more talented Heartbreakers with more rythum.
 
Troll's got rythum! {#Rolleyes}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Forgive my ignorance on band member names, but I swear these guys have one of the best B3 players since the dearly departed Billy Preston.


Posted 15 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
 SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down."

(Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
 

You can't help but wonder if such a conversation took place.  During the interview part after his appearance on Austin City Limits, he didn't even mention Bob.  He talked about being a big fan of Joe Strummer when he was a teenager.
Posted 15 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
 SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down." (Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
 

Reminded me of that "Doug" routine from The State:

Doug:  Whatever, dad, I'm not on drugs.  What do I look like, Bob Dylan?
Dad: Doug, do you even know who Bob Dylan is?
Doug: No... But I know he died from drugs!
Dad: Bob Dylan is alive and well, Doug, I produced his last three albums.
Doug: Oh, you mean Uncle Robert?  He's not dead!

Also, is it me or are the Wallflowers bordering on overplayed here on RP?  It seems like every day around this time there's something by them...


Posted 15 years ago by Stave    [ Reply ]
His voice kind of sounds like,,,help me out here,,old folk- singer,back in the hippie days,nah forget it!{#Eh}
Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Very nice composition, very well executed.
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 lwilkinson wrote:
Sounds like a "Better" Tom Petty & a more talented Heartbreakers with more rythum.
 
{#Doh}Oh, fer crying out loud.  Clueless.
Posted 16 years ago by rumplestiltskin    [ Reply ]
 Brotherchaos1980 wrote:
I get so sad over this band. "Bringing Down the Horse" is an incredible, beautiful work. Everything else they've done is just limp and lackluster.

 

There have certainly been a few other bright spots, here and there, this song being one of them...
Posted 16 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
I get so sad over this band. "Bringing Down the Horse" is an incredible, beautiful work. Everything else they've done is just limp and lackluster.
Posted 16 years ago by Brotherchaos1980    [ Reply ]
sweet SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down." Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music." Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down." (Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
Posted 16 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a "Better" Tom Petty & a more talented Heartbreakers with more rythum.
Posted 16 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
"Her"? What? I don't get it... fredriley wrote:
It's a bit unfortunate that, to someone this side of the Pond, her accent makes one of her lines sound like she's saying "No sod-all man came to my town"... Nice song, though :)
Posted 16 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
It's a bit unfortunate that, to someone this side of the Pond, her accent makes one of her lines sound like she's saying "No sod-all man came to my town"... Nice song, though :)
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Elvis Costello!
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Great band. It's been a long time since their last album, isn't it? Any news about them?
Posted 17 years ago by qosforever    [ Reply ]
No, no, no. Not Tom Petty. Elvis Costello. That's funny that RP just played 13 Steps Down, and now they're playing this. Somebody's got a sense of humor.
Posted 17 years ago by skidoo    [ Reply ]
SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down." Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music." Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down." (Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
Posted 17 years ago by MrsAustin    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
come on, Bill --! you have to follow this with Sam Cooke, not Joe Ely!
Agreed! By the way, Sam Cooke's "Cupid" is one of the greatest songs ever recorded! The vocal is so pure it makes one weep!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
sounds like his Dad channelling Tom Petty... still, I like it it's a catchy tune. Must be tough on a young guy in the industry with Dylan being your Dad. Pete Himmelman your brother-in-law... Geez, it's a wonder he doesn't just drive trucks for a living... all that talent scares the &%$# out of me...
Posted 18 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
some songs are always followed by the same other songs...
Posted 18 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
come on, Bill --! you have to follow this with Sam Cooke, not Joe Ely!
Posted 18 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down." Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music." Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down." (Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
Posted 18 years ago by SoundsGoodToMe    [ Reply ]
ruralfree wrote:
What did Sam Cooke not know?
Song, "Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow"
Posted 18 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
I find these guys have a consistently good sound... but a little too consistent. This one reminds me a lot of 'God don't make Lonely Girls' off Bringing Down the Horse.
Posted 19 years ago by cjg    [ Reply ]
Thanks for the answers guys - I guess I never thought about "Cupid" by Cooke. Makes sense. quote="flandersdog wrote:
Sam Cooke wrote a song called "Cupid": Cupid, draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me Cupid please hear my cry And let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me didn't Sting use a similar lyric in one of his songs (Straight to Your Heart)?
Posted 19 years ago by ruralfree    [ Reply ]
Actually, now that I know he's saying Sam Cooke, it makes sense... I could never tell who it was "didn't know what he knows"...
Posted 19 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Sam Cooke wrote a song called "Cupid": Cupid, draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me Cupid please hear my cry And let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me didn't Sting use a similar lyric in one of his songs (Straight to Your Heart)?
Posted 19 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
TheLoneIguana wrote:
"Cupid don't draw back your bow/ Sam Cooke didn't know what I know" Probably a reference to Cooke's song, I would imagine.
Cooke sang a Cupid song , I think....
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
ruralfree wrote:
What did Sam Cooke not know?
"Cupid don't draw back your bow/ Sam Cooke didn't know what I know" Probably a reference to Cooke's song, I would imagine.
Posted 19 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
What did Sam Cooke not know?
Posted 20 years ago by ruralfree    [ Reply ]