Dreaming of You vs. I could Fall in love - Selena (1997) Discussion

[–] Chili_Peppers 13 years ago

I like both but I prefer I Could Fall in Love. Dreaming of you is also sadder.

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[–] bsharporflat 13 years ago

I think Dreaming Of You is light and sweet. While I Could Fall In Love is lush and beautiful; richer in meaning also.

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[–] LoveYouRiverPhoenix 13 years ago

I love them both xo I miss Selena so much xx

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[–] pantherfan99 13 years ago

I like I could Fall In Love , but my favourite songs of her is Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

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[–] Alice_Sweet_Alice 13 years ago

I love both, but I give the slight edge to Dreaming of You. This movie came out when I was 10 and was the first I had ever heard of Selena. After I saw it, I was pretty much obsessed with DOY and put it on all the mix tapes that I used to make when I was "in love" with my latest crush.

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[–] MydnightRose 13 years ago

I hate the Dreaming of You video and think the video for I Could Fall In Love is much better. I also think there is something a little juvenile about the song Dreaming of You, but despite all that I still prefer it to I Could Fall In Love. Whenever I listen to Dreaming of You I do also envision the ending scene in the movie, maybe that speaks to how powerful the end of Selena really is.

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[–] purpleleaf7 13 years ago

I liked I could fall in love much better.

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[–] Buffyfan92 12 years ago

Hmm this is kind of a tough one i love both songs and they are both beautiful and Selena sounds amazing on both of them. But im gonna have to go with I Could Fall in Love, i prefer the lyrics, the music, and the video over Dreaming of You just a bit.

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[–] browneyedgirl13 11 years ago

Dreaming of You.

Such a beautiful song...

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[–] flower-power-11 11 years ago

I love Dreaming of you. It's so romantic :D I feel like that song could fit in with a fairy tale. The lyrics are beautiful. Definetly one of the best songs in Selena.

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[–] jocietay 11 years ago

Dreaming of You

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[–] duchesse427 11 years ago

i think surprisingly i'd have to go with "i could fall in love". like some of the others have said, the lyrical content is slightly better than dreaming of you. plus, listening to dreaming of you puts me in a melancholic mood and i get really sad because i always think about the end of the movie and selena :-/

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