# What is "this" in "Sweet dreams are made of this" By the Eurythmics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508 "2016-10-02T18:17:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/21 "2016-10-03T14:34:39Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > It’s just how Annie Lennox idiosyncratically pronounces the “iss” sound. Listen to “There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart).” It sounds like she sings “No one on earth could feel like these/I’m thrown and overblown with blese.” By golly, you’re dead-on there. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/22 "2016-10-03T15:13:58Z")
Boobs. The answer is boobs. Sweet dreams are made of boobs. (Or so my then teenage brain interpreted the song) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/23 "2016-10-03T16:20:57Z")
What did The Eagles and The Eurythmics have in common? Both insisted that there was no “the” in their name. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/24 "2016-10-03T16:26:32Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > It’s just how Annie Lennox idiosyncratically pronounces the “iss” sound. Listen to “There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart).” It sounds like she sings “No one on earth could feel like these/I’m thrown and overblown with blese.” Nah, it is clearly ‘Bees’, which is what I sing when it comes up in rotation. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/25 "2016-10-03T16:36:05Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > What did The Eagles and The Eurythmics have in common? Pretenders have it on an [On](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Learning_to_Crawl_(The_Pretenders_album_-_cover_art).jpg)/[Off](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Pretenders_album.jpg) switch. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/26 "2016-10-03T17:10:54Z")
I always thought it was “thee’s” as she was singing to all her ex-lovers. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/27 "2016-10-03T17:12:25Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > What did The Eagles and The Eurythmics have in common? > > Both insisted that there was no “the” in their name. Same for the duo comprised of Karen & Richard. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/28 "2016-10-03T17:14:50Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Same for the duo comprised of Karen & Richard. Well, _that_ makes no sense. They actually were “The” Carpenters, since it’s their name. Going by “Carpenters” implies that they’re woodworkers. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/29 "2016-10-03T17:18:54Z")
But, does The The have a The in the name, or not? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/30 "2016-10-03T17:20:52Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Pretenders have it on an [On](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Learning_to_Crawl_(The_Pretenders_album_-_cover_art).jpg)/[Off](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Pretenders_album.jpg) switch. Smashing Pumpkins as well. [First album](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/SmashingPumpkins-Gish.jpg). [Third album.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Smashing_Pumpkins_-_Mellon_Collie_And_The_Infinite_Sadness.jpg) Then back to [seventh album](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Zeitgeist_cover.png). [And changed mind again with ninth album.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/The_Smashing_Pumpkins_-_Oceania_cover.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/31 "2016-10-03T17:30:56Z")
According to link, Annie covered this in her book: > **[Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Lyrics | SongMeanings](https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/53990/)** ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/32 "2016-10-03T18:35:29Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > Well, _that_ makes no sense. They actually were “The” Carpenters, since it’s their name. Going by “Carpenters” implies that they’re woodworkers. “After much thought, we decided to name the act ‘Carpenters’ (No ‘The’; we thought it sounded hipper without it, like Buffalo Springfield or Jefferson Airplane.)” - [Richard](http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/Album_gold_35th_anniversary.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/33 "2016-10-03T22:35:08Z")
The Monkees have a “The.” And [that’s not all they’ve got](https://youtu.be/fmXn6lk5nWM?t=45s). ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/34 "2016-10-04T00:58:16Z")
Talking Heads got so irritated with people calling them _The_ Talking Heads, they actually put out an album titled, [The Name of This Band is Talking Heads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_This_Band_Is_Talking_Heads), just to drive the point home. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/35 "2016-10-04T01:17:53Z")
The Pink Floyd only released one single. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/36 "2016-10-04T02:28:42Z")
The Electric Light Orchestra released two albums and then changed their name to Electric Light Orchestra. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/37 "2016-10-04T17:59:13Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > But, does The The have a The in the name, or not? One of the harder bands to google. Hall and Oates actually prefer to be called Daryl Hall and John Oates, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/38 "2016-10-08T05:30:21Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > One of the harder bands to google. [Are you sure about that?](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+the%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508/39 "2016-10-08T06:03:26Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > In her defense, “these” worked as a better rhyme. Except that’s not the rhyme scheme in the lyrics. “Disagree” almost-rhymes with “seven seas”, and it’s not supposed to rhyme with “this”. The rhyme scheme is ABCBD in the chorus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508.md?page=1)