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Rules - by bedtime I mean sleep, not getting jiggy with it. Also - nothing with dream, dreaming, dreamer and so on in the title because we'll be here forever. That's a whole different subject. So songs about sleep really.

There were several Beatles options - So Tired, I'm Only Sleeping, Golden Slumbers... but after hearing this again the other day it has to win (and be number 1). Interesting fact: The only member of The Beatles who appears on this song is Ringo. And that's pretty rare!
Also, you could probably count Sleeping In by Menswe@r as a Beatles song, because it's basically paperback writer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICR80UFv8g

1) The Beatles - Good Night (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nNDcxtR4oI

2) The Raveonettes - Sleepwalking (2005)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Wl9C5QWnY
One of their finest tunes IMO.

3) Spiritualized - Goodnight Goodnight (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF_wkiO4Iok
Beautifull end track to the bizarrely overlooked Songs In A&E album.

4) The Dandy Warhols - Sleep (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCrIt1koGao
Hit and miss band, but this is lovely

5) Belly - Now They'll Sleep (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlFzWn_-EdQ
Because they were just great. I'd rather have a Belly reunion that a Pixies one.

Narrowly missing the cut - Marion - Sleep, Cornershop - Sleep On The Left Side, Gene - Sleep Well Tonight and assorted versions of The Lion Sleeps Tonight (I grew up listening to the Tight Fit one as that was out at the time.)

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1) Jody Reynolds ... Endless Sleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgOEQMBx2n4

2) The Teardrop Explodes ... Sleeping Gas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQTR3HAyIbI

3) This Heat ... Sleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76gLBWPhfM

4) Butthole Surfers ... The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTo6Dc8QN54

5) Shannon & The Clams ... Sleeptalk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KUgVsM8rw

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2nd verse same as the 1st...

1. Asleep and Dreaming - Magnetic Fields
2. I Go to Sleep - Pretenders
3. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit
4. Girlfriend in a Coma - Smiths
5. Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning - Cowboy Junkies

Jody Reynolds is probably my favourite as it's about the Big Sleep!

John Lennon: How Do You Sleep?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7CLXHSr1M

The Cure: Let's Go To Bed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JK2xyJnYQ

The Turtles: Sound Asleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-ARYpWUsI

Leadbelly (and Nirvana): Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5LWH47mnK8

Felt: Something Sends Me To Sleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9_BBUt146E

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"Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner
With no shoes and clothes
This aint funny, but he took his money
And sniffed it up his nose"

My word there's some great slumber related tracks listed there.

I'll lob in Asleep by the Smiths.

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Simon and Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning 3am


British Sea Power - To Get To Sleep


Bonnie Prince Billy - One With The Birds (for the bit in the middle - "at 6 in the morning I rise from the pillow...etc")


Magnetic Fields - Asleep and Dreaming (as marg said)



.and an actual bedtime song. They Might Be Giants - Bed Bed Bed (although there is a better version than this, I can't find it on youtube)

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