Songs Of Sleep - Lullabies For Adults
Because sometimes grown-ups need singing to sleep too.
You're never too old for this kind of stuff! Plus, our CEO used to work at Dreams where they used this tune in their TV ads for many years. Got to keep him happy you know! (Also worth checking out is a beautiful modern take on this song by Richard Hawley and Lisa Hannigan)
A beautiful song that shows the tender side of the normally-a-bit-chippy John Lennon. Apparently his ego dictated that Ringo should take the singing honours on it as it was too soppy. And who can argue with Ringo's voice here? This demo version is stripped right back to piano without the big orchestra thing going on. And it's more beautiful for it.
Ok, so we're going properly old school with this one! What's not to love about this though?
Just because of the peace of the thing. Had you forgotten how good this sounds?
This really must be one of the saddest and, yes, most beautiful songs ever. Sniffle. So beautiful. Not really about sleep, but sometimes just the sound is what you need to take you away.
No words. And no words necessary.
Lesser-known than the country-uniting stadium singalongs they are generally renowned for. This little song is a real delight nevertheless.
"Two songs by the Beatles?" I hear you protest. Come on, IT'S THE BEATLES! And this is another Lennon masterpiece, brilliantly conjuring lazy summer days and that feeling of half-awake/half-asleep-ness... "should get up... but just too comfortable".
Another with a summery air to it and where you can lose yourself in the swirling rhythms and gently swooning strings.
This one is almost like a bedtime story. Listen. But don't have nightmares, it's really very friendly.
And when it's morning and you wake up after sleeping on your Dormeo Mattress? How do you feel? LIKE THIS! YEAH! (Music fans, listen for the breakbeat on 1.26. Quite possibly the most sampled drum beat of all time?)
Disagree with our choices?
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This is a little collection of our favourite songs of sleep, a collection of ditties chosen by the Dormeo office and the Dormeo Facebook following. Compiled by Robert Logie. But what would YOU choose?
1. Hushabye Mountain - from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
2. Good Night, by The Beatles.
3. Lullaby, by Johannes Brahmms
4. Protection, by Massive Attack
5. Sad and Beautiful World, by Sparklehorse
6. Gymnopedie, Part One, by Erik Satie
7. Asleep in the Back, by Elbow
8. I'm Only Sleeping, by The Beatles
9. River Man, by Nick Drake
10. Lullaby, by The Cure
11. Amen Brother, by The Winstons
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DormeoUK August 28, 2014 at 07:13 #Beatles #NickDrake #Sparklehorse? What's YOUR favourite off-to-#sleep music? Check out our list, see if you agree: http://t.co/ZPjBxuWVi2
OctaspringHQ August 28, 2014 at 07:13 RT @DormeoUK: #Beatles #NickDrake #Sparklehorse? What's YOUR favourite off-to-#sleep music? Check out our list, see if you agree: http://t.…
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