Tuesday Tunes: Week 61

Our Meme Mistress at Music Memoirs must be in hibernation mode as the cold weather takes over, as our task today centers around things sleep related.

What music do you listen to when you want to go to sleep?

I used to fall asleep to music when I was younger but I don't any longer. Actually, we don't even keep the tv on so I've gotten used to it being quiet.

Back in the day though, I used to listen to stuff like Genesis and Floyd, or Keith Jarret's Köln Concert was a favorite.

What music bores you so much you think that it could put you to sleep?

If music isn't engaging in some way it doesn't become inaudible, it becomes distracting. Only when there is familiarity and appreciation can I let myself sleep to music.

What music is guaranteed to keep you wide awake?

Anything with a techno or dance beat - it raises my heart rate and really is anti-relaxing.

And just because this was too easy, here are a couple of my favorite songs about sleep:

The Beatles - I'm So Tired

The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping

Warren Zevon - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

The Kinks - Sleepwalker

Genesis - Unquiet Slumber for the Sleepers... In That Quiet Earth

Cheers!
SB

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I used to fall asleep to music when I was younger, but now it distracts me, and sleep is far more precious to me now! Dark Side or Wish You Were Here were great drifting off music, though.

And that's a great bonus mini-playlist!

#1 nat (Homepage) on 2008-12-10 07:14 (Reply)

Oh yeah, Dark Side through the headphones probably got more play through college than any other CD.

Thanks
SB

#1.1 Scott (Homepage) on 2008-12-10 20:52 (Reply)

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