▁Who ▁by ▁Num bers ▁and ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ▁of ▁Max imum ▁R & B ▁box ▁set , ▁while ▁the ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁version ▁from ▁Cleveland ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ▁of ▁Max imum ▁R & B ▁Live ▁video ▁and ▁DVD . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁from ▁Th irty ▁Years ▁of ▁Max imum ▁R & B ▁Live , ▁Town sh end ▁declared ▁" D ream ing ▁from ▁the ▁Wa ist " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁least ▁favorite ▁songs ▁to ▁play ▁on stage ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" f resh ▁tur d " ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁song ' s ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁band ' s ▁one - off ▁show ▁at ▁Kil burn ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 ); ▁in ▁hum orous ▁contrast , ▁John ▁Ent w ist le , ▁claimed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁series ▁of ▁inter views ▁that ▁" D ream ing ▁from ▁the ▁Wa ist " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁favorite ▁songs ▁to ▁perform . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁and ▁music ▁The ▁original ▁title ▁of ▁" D ream ing ▁from ▁the ▁Wa ist " ▁was ▁" Control ▁Mys elf ". ▁Self - control ▁is ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁this ▁song , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁of ▁another ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁" However ▁Much ▁I ▁Bo o ze ". ▁On ▁the ▁earlier ▁song ▁the ▁singer ▁l aments ▁his ▁in ability ▁to ▁control ▁his ▁drink ing ; ▁on ▁this ▁song ▁he ▁ch ast ises ▁himself ▁for ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁control ▁his ▁sexual ▁ur