Songs about sleep and being tired

Suzanne Vega: TIRED OF SLEEPING

 

Grateful Dead: And We Bid You Goodnight

 

Goodnight, Irene - Leadbelly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - Leadbelly
Let's Spend The Night Together - Rolling Stones
I Can't Wake up to Save My Life - Richard Thompson

 

Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful

 

Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep

 

Wake Up Little Susie

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

I Had too Much to Dream Last Night

Sleepin' and Slidin'

 

"Spill the Wine" -- Eric Burdon & War

"#9 Dream" -- John Lennon

"End of the Night" -- The Doors

"The Dream" -- The Moody Blues

"California Dreamin'" -- The Mamas & The Papas

"Rainy Day, Dream Away" -- Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

"Little Cowboy"-Nilsson

Cool thread.

 

Saint Judy's Comet-Paul Simon

Peace-
Norm

 

See You In Your Dreams-Kiss
Welcome To My Nightmare-Alice Cooper
Sweet Dream - Jethro Tull
Lost In A Dream - REO Speedwagon
When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger
Let's Go To Bed - The Cure
Dreamer Deceiver - Judas Priest
Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
Dreams - Joe Walsh
Dreaming - Cliff Richard

 

Rip Van Winkle (sleep,sleep sleep) The Devotions, 1958

 

25 or 6 to 4----Chicago
Enter Sandman---Metallica

That's pretty cool, actually.

 

I'm thinking the Rocky Burnette song might also fall into the "Tired Of" category along with the William Reid (Jesus & Mary Chain) song and EP "Tired Of ****ing".
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Sweet Nectar - "Tired Face In Clown Paint"
Survivor - "Too Hot For Sleep"
Nicolette Larson - "Rocking My Baby to Sleep"
Luka Bloom - "Before Sleep Comes"
Frank Zappa - "Sleep Dirt"
Stuart Hamm - "Kings of Sleep"
Radiohead - "Go To Sleep"
Crystal Gale - "Talking In Your Sleep"
Queensryche - "Silent Lucidity"
Bongwater - "Too Much Sleep"

 

Mentioned in the thread opener, Post #1.

Yes - Sweet Dreams
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Does Cathy Dennis - "Touch Me All Night Long" count?
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Just saw an ad for Late Show With David Letterman. Tonight's Top 10 list, "10 signs you're not getting enought sleep". That's me.

 

My favorite sleepytime tune:
"After Bong Then Sleep"
Psycho Baba (j-psyc Boredoms offshoot)

 

Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Dean Martin - Sleepy Time Gal
Simon & Garfunkel - Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Rolling Stones - Sleep Tonight

 

"Sleep" -- Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians


"A-Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed" -- Little Jimmy Dickens


"Working in a Coal Mine" -- Lee Dorsey ("Lord, I'm so tired...")


"Though You Are Far Away" and "Her Song" from One Year by Colin Blunstone both find him referring to his beloved as "sleepyhead"


"Sleep Won't Help Me" -- Argent (from Ring of Hands)


"Tired Eyes" -- Neil Young and Crazy Horse (from Tonight's the Night)


"Sleep" -- The Sundogs (Not the guys on Rounder...this is an Australian [or NZ?] band. The track appeared on a U.S. comp called The Roo Art Sampler.)

P.S. Does anyone know anything at all about these guys? I know we have a few forum members from that part of the world. All of my research has been in vain, but I really love that song!

 

'Sleepwalker' - The Kinks
'Sleeping on the Sidewalk' - Queen
'Dreaming While You Sleep' - Genesis
'Dreams of Ordinary Men' - Dragon

and at the end of it all....'Wake Up' - XTC

downer

 

Don't forget about the blues artist Sleepy John Estes!

 

For Emily, Wherever I May find Her - Paul Simon

 

How about 'Morningtown Ride' by The Seekers, 'Pillow Time' by The Monkees or 'Sleeping On The Job' by Fats Domino.

Sorry if these have been mentioned, I'm erm...a bit tired ! Might have missed them

 

Partridge Family - I Woke Up In Love This Morning

I always loved the daring line: "I woke up in love this morning - went to sleep with you.....................on my mind"

 

I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
I Had A Dream - Diane Renay
Dream Baby - Cher
Don't Dream It's Over - Simply Red
I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms - Modern Lovers
I Ain't Gonna Sleep In The Wet Spot Anymore - Genya Ravan
You Were Sleeping - Murdered Man
The Dream's Dream - Television
I Woke Up - Jandek
Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
Wake Me When It's Over - Dream Syndicate

 

Dreamsville - - Henry Mancini ... from the Peter Gunn LP ... ('58)
Dream - - The Pied Pipers ... (#1 in '45)
Wake Me, Shake Me - - The Coasters ... (#51 in '60)