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Shop now at AO.com. Hey everybody, today's guest is singer-songwriter Joe Lynn Turner.

Together we break down the writing, recording, and inspiration behind the Rainbow Classic,

Street of Dreams, taken from their 1983 album,

bent out of shape.

Joe has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid.

His voice used to come barreling through the clock radio next to my bed and it was a real honor to talk to him.

He could sign the ingredients on a box of crackers and somehow make it interesting and tuneful. Rainbow was a supergroup. and Joe's era gave them their most commercial sound and impact.

The story behind Street of Dreams is incredible.

Joe mentioned that the song's full lyric came to him, out of nowhere, in a dream one night.

And what he goes on to explain is both chilling and

fascinating and unlike anything we've heard here yet on Krista makes a podcast.

Joe is impressed with what I have considered my useless knowledge all these years

and was a delight to break down this song with. So sit back, relax, and let's hit the street of dreams. Hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

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