"I Must Be Dreaming," the standout single from Mink DeVille’s 1985 album Sportin' Life , serves as a bridge between the gritty punk-adjacent origins of CBGB-era New York and a more polished, soul-infused pop sound. Written by the band’s charismatic frontman Willy DeVille, the song captures the "macho dandy" persona he cultivated throughout his career—a blend of streetwise toughness and deep, vulnerable romanticism. A Sonic Departure to Muscle Shoals
The production of "I Must Be Dreaming" marked a significant evolution for Willy DeVille. Seeking a more expansive sound than his previous efforts, he moved the recording sessions from Holland to the legendary Muscle Shoals studio in Alabama. This transition allowed DeVille to experiment with synthesizers and electronic instruments for the first time, viewing them as a "new palette of colors" that provided greater creative freedom. The result is a track that maintains DeVille's signature "subway scenario" soul but wraps it in a lush, 1980s pop-rock arrangement. Mink DeVille - I Must Be Dreaming (HQ)
While the song and its parent album Sportin' Life were met with some indifference in the United States, they found a more appreciative audience in Europe. Critics like Doc Pomus praised DeVille for capturing the "truth of a city street" in a "ghetto love song," highlighting the timeless quality of his voice despite the 80s-specific production. Today, the track is often cited as a "hidden gem" that showcases DeVille’s ability to remain "seductive and himself" regardless of shifting musical trends. "I Must Be Dreaming," the standout single from
Lyrically, the song is a direct plea of obsession and devotion, with recurring lines like "You're in my blood" and "I can't live without you". The accompanying music video further contextualizes the song as an urban retelling of West Side Story . In it, DeVille attempts to woo a love interest while facing opposition from her protective older brother, a classic street-romance trope that aligned perfectly with DeVille’s "New York gangfighter" image. Seeking a more expansive sound than his previous
Here you can find order in which is meant to watch and read Buffy and Angel original TV series and comics.
I've created this order according to chronologic order of comics on web buffy.wikia.com AND also according to my opinion that you should read one comicbook as whole (not constantly changing the books).
I selected canon stories according to this article: Buffy Canon (on Buffy Wikia).
Notice for Slovak and Czech readers: V češtine komiksy Buffy nikdy nevýjdu. Potvrdil to Pavlovský - najväčší fanúšik Buffy a vydavateľ českých komiksov. Dôvod je ten, že komiks naväzuje na poslednú (siedmu) sériu seriálu a to zužuje potenciálnych kupcov na minimum.
Notice: If you want to read every single story in real chronology and changing the books in the middle of them not bothering you, you should here: List of Buffyverse comics - Chronology