Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy You are the one who can make us all laugh But doing that, you break out in tears Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had We wouldn't have known you all these years Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy (yeah, yeah, yeah) Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy You are the one who can make us all laugh But doing that, you break out in tears Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had We wouldn't have known you all these years
Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy You are the one who can make us all laugh But doing that, you break out in tears Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had We wouldn't have known you all these years Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy (yeah, yeah, yeah) Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy You are the one who can make us all laugh But doing that, you break out in tears Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had We wouldn't have known you all these years
A faixa “Dear Mr. Fantasy” foi escrita por Jim Capaldi (letra) e composta musicalmente por Steve Winwood e Chris Wood, sendo o título do álbum de estreia do Traffic em 1967.
O arranjo musical combina um tom “slightly trippy”, sombrio e ameaçador com uma entrega pop sólida, destacando a voz emotiva e melancólica de Winwood.
Winwood utiliza uma intonação de soul “blue‑eyed” aprimorada durante seu período na Spencer Davis Group, com batidas ligeiramente atrasadas e vocais empáticos.
Em discurso de abertura durante a inclusão do Traffic no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dave Matthews citou especificamente a faixa “Dear Mr. Fantasy” como destaque.
A mesma faixa foi tocada na cerimônia de indução, reafirmando seu papel como símbolo representativo da banda.
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