I Wake Up To The Sound Of Music…
This is a guest post by Mike
Every morning without fail, I wake up with a piece of music playing inside my head. It could be any piece of music I’ve heard in my lifetime, a hymn, a song, a piece of classical music…
My first thoughts upon waking are to listen. The song is not part of my thoughts or dreams as such but it’s the soundtrack to them. As I become conscious I cling to what the final scenes of the dream that has entertained my sleeping self and the music that my subconscious self chose to accompany it.
Recently I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to the sound of Randy Crawford singing ‘One Day I’ll Fly Away”. this provided the sound bed to a dream of me desperately trying to manouevre my articulated lorry onto the Eurostar train at St Pancras Station. I’ve never had the pleasure of traveling on the Eurostar, nor have I ever driven a large lorry, although I don’t rule out the possibility in the future of either, nevertheless I have long been an admirer of Ms Crawford’s vocal stylings so it was great to hear her first thing in the morning, – singing, as clear as daylight on my internal jukebox.
I have woken up to Motorhead’s “Bomber” (on blue vinyl, of course) while sailing on a small boat in the Med and I’ve woken up to the strains of Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture” whilst desperately trying to finish my Economics A Level. Usually, the music and the dream dissolve as I start the day but occasionally they stay with me until I’ve played the real thing in a conscious state. Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell” is a recurring song, although never used to such great effect as it was in “Pulp Fiction”, as is the simply incredible hymn “Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind” which I have grown to love so much that I often find myself singing it out loud, often at inappropriate times, which reminds me, apologies to anybody I may have startled yesterday evening in the ’10 items or less’ queue in the Portobello Road branch of Tesco Metro.
I don’t know if everyone wakes up with music playing in their head, or if it’s just me, but I’m glad that it happens.
Comments
| 25 June, 2009, 7:01 pm |
This happens to me all the time and, like you, I’m glad it does. The nicest thing is when you wake up to a song that you’d never really considered before which you then consider because it was in your head – meaning that there must be something more to it. Mama Cass’s “It’s Getting Better” was one from other day – a song I always quite liked but now really like.
From what I’ve read, Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney have the same thing going on – but all the time, and all day long.
| 25 June, 2009, 9:04 pm |
Well, I remember waking up with the sound of Pinball Wizard playing in my head, except that it wasn’t playing in my head, it was the cretin upstairs , who’d decided to play his electric guitar very loudly and very badly at 3 in the morning. After trying to kung fu his front door down and then resorting to issuing death threats to him through the letter box, it stopped, and I haven’t woken up with music in my head since.
| 26 June, 2009, 11:52 am |
Yep, this happens a lot, but rather than rekindle (or just kindle) an affection for the piece of music in question, I devleop an implacable hatred for it as lunchtime approaches and the on-loop tones persist.
I mean, it just goes on and on and on…
| 26 June, 2009, 8:20 pm |
Sometimes when I awaken, I am reminded of the song Hard On by Mortal Madness.
| 26 June, 2009, 9:53 pm |
Sometimes when I awaken, I am reminded of the song Hard On by Mortal Madness.
“Beat it” would be more topical.
Don’t any of you lot wake up with original tunes going through your heads?
| 27 June, 2009, 4:29 pm |
If you listen to Hex Enducation by The Fall before going to bed you’ll have guaranteed nightmares.
| 28 June, 2009, 5:27 pm |
Woke up this morning with those mean and spiteful blues
If the Lord kno’ why I do it then he ain’t given’ me no clues
Thanks for taking the trouble to write Mike.
BTW if I was at Glastonbury last night I would have chosen Pendelum’s drum n bass n rock over Bruce Springsteen and his Bonus Band on the main stage. Even though Brucie is more my age group.
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