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Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream

Australia is burning with the impact of a new music video released by Empire of the Sun, a collaboration between Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore. Their first single, “Walking on a Dream”, was filmed appropriately in Shanghai, the setting for the novel and movie, Empire of the Sun.

Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore in Walking in a Dream music video

The music video features Steele and Littlemore on location in Shanghai, wearing oriental costumes and makeup. The video, shown on YouTube in high definition, was filmed on an Oakley Red camera, providing stunning colours and resolution.

Walkingonadream.com features the lyrics and a free downloadable remix by Sam La More, Nick Littlemore’s brother.

Empire of the Sun is Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore. This is the first single from their soon to be released debut album. Littlemore is also one half of Sydney electro duo Pnau. Steele is guitarist and vocalist for Perth band The Sleepy Jackson.

The duo’s name, Empire of the Sun, comes from a 1984 novel by J. G. Ballard. The book tells the story of a young English boy, Jim Graham, living with his parents in Shanghai in the 1940s. After the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese occupy the Shanghai International Settlement. Jim becomes separated from his parents and is forced to live in abandoned mansions. He finally gets picked up by the Japanese and interned in the Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center. In 1987 Tom Stoppard (script writer) and Steven Spielberg (director) brought out the film, Empire of the Sun, with Graham being played by 13-year-old Christian Bale.

Empire of the Sun in Walking in a Dream music video

Lyrics for Walking on a Dream

Walking on a dream
How can I explain
Talking to myself
Will I see again

We are always running for the thrill of it thrill of it
Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it
On and on and on we are calling out and out again
Never looking down I’m just in awe of what’s in front of me

Is it real now
When two people become one
I can feel it
When two people become one

Thought I’d never see
The love you found in me
Now it’s changing all the time
Living in a rhythm where the minutes working overtime

Catch me I’m falling down
Catch me I’m falling down

Don’t stop just keep going on
I’m your shoulder lean upon
So come on deliver from inside
All we got is tonight that is right till first light

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16 Responses to “Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream”


Jayden September 6th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

this song is great
the chilled out beat
really nice to listen too
love this track!
keep em rolling in fellas

shannon September 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

omg, this is so the BEST song on the planet!

justin September 12th, 2008 at 5:00 am

probably THE best track of 2008. i’ve been raving about it since i first saw it on Epic Fu a few weeks ago.

awesome track.

MATHIEU September 13th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

great song =D
one for the mp3

Richo September 18th, 2008 at 10:33 pm

Mmmm at first i hated this song because i saw the guy and i was like WTF? then i listend to it on radio and i was like. i like this song. then i saw the film clip. and i was like. o wow. now its my fav song and the film clip is sick lol! nice song!

Mmmm September 24th, 2008 at 12:15 am

haha, too catchy.

Tom Jerry September 25th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

Rubbish With A Capital R !

Opera And Classical Is So Much More My Thing

How Can You Youngsters Enjoy Listening To That Rubbish !!

Ba Humbug

Kym September 28th, 2008 at 11:49 pm

Tom Jerry don’t be such a hater!!! ;)

relax a little :)

David October 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

great song

Tom Jerry- don’t listen to this music then :)
n yeh relax a little :P

Love the song :) so relaxing

Tom Jerry October 14th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

Im No Hater =O
its not my fault that i go to ANGER MANGEMANT CLASSES
YOU RELAX
I Have To Let My Anger Out One Way or Another Anf This Song Sucks !
I No Where You Live David And Kym - If Thats Your Real Name !!
Luv Ya X

DAMN TUNE!!! October 14th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

this back beat tune in the background sounds like an older song from the 90s if u can tell me what this song reminds me off i will be estatic cause im going insane thinkin bout it

Don Henley's Ghost October 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

They’re taking the piss in that video, aren’t they? If not, they’re class A posers.

Otherwise, the track is a great example of pretty mild, inoffensive “dance” music, suitable for those recovering from major surgery, or indie kids who can’t actually cope with electronic music.

fss2 October 19th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Awesome song, great video… Just awesome stuff :) they’re posing as hell, but just as hell, it’s an awesome song to chill out on after some serious boozing and/or drug abuse. just love the comeback of the 80’s sound in electro/indie pop!

Meeeee November 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

I think this song is sooo much more than just an electro tune, it reminds me of the bee gees in the 70’s, electro punk in the 80s and dance from the 90s. Is a beautiful synthesis of music genres thru the ages and like it or not its pretty darn groovy. And the movie empire of the sun is an eye opening account of war and it effects,seems to me these guys are trying to say more than ‘hey we make cool tunes’…

born slippy November 27th, 2008 at 12:26 am

Tom Jerry……Listen to me kat…..it all boils down to what kind of buzz you were on last weekend….dont get me wrong i fully get down to my vivaldi and bach…but when u r in a club on the come down this is the shit 2 chill out to….mark my words

ash December 20th, 2008 at 9:42 am

I found this page by googling “Empire of the Sun are posers.” Yes, I have too much time on my hands.



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