Songs to fall asleep to and those that keep you awake

I had a hard time falling asleep last night, for unknown reasons (and I’ve got terrible headache now). As usual when I can’t bring myself to sleep, I count sheeps (it never work) or listen to music (sometimes it work). And here is a list of songs that help me fall asleep and those that I avoid as they will just keep me awake.

1. Aubrey by Bread

(Basically Bread’s songs are very effective in bringing me to sleep. Try ‘If’ or ‘Make It With You’, too.)

2. Together Forever by Carol Banawa and RJ Rosales

3. Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart

4. Three Times a Lady by Lionel Richie

5. Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum

 

I think one of the reasons why these songs get me sleepy is the fact that they are familiar songs that give comfort and remind me of home. Now a list of songs that help me stay awake.

1. The Prayer by Charlotte Church and Josh Groban

(Ok, it is nice and soothing at the beginning, but when they start picking up the notes and ’screaming’ at each other –Groban in Italian (or Latin, I don’t know) and Church in English, you can’t possibly fall asleep. The song is just too grand.)

2. Don’t Be Stupid by Shania Twain

(I’ve tried listening to Shania Twain’s songs to get myself asleep. Some, like ‘You’ve Got A Way’ or ‘From This Moment On’ or ‘You’re Still The One’, do work. This particular song, however, irritates the hell out of me. Imagine how everytime you are about to fall asleep, and you’re saying to yourself ‘yes, finally, i’m about to fall asleep’, Twain replies curtly ‘Don’t be stupid!!!’ Talk about bursting bubbles.)

3. I Will Follow You Into The Dark by Death Cab for Cutie

(OHKAY. So it’s a sweet song. But to listen it in the middle of night, with leaves rustling and wind blowing and wolves howling (the latter is an exaggeration obviously), it’s plain creepy.

4. U.R.A. Fever by The Kills

5. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

(Definitely a song to get you high, and not one that can get you asleep.)

I realise that….

1. I haven’t been blogging for a long, long time, and because of that, I have no idea what I should blog about. So, here is a random post about random things under the sun.

2. People (or at least people around me) tend to, erm, fall in love during stressful periods, like exams and end-of-year exams for that matter. Nothing implied.

3. Ligands do not exist in hexagonal shapes. (I know somebody is laughing her head off when she read this)

4. The thing I hate the most about exam is that 1-3 minutes waiting for the paper to start in the sports hall.

5. Global financial crisis is not just a macroeconomic issue. I have recently noticed that my wallet is thinning rapidly.

6. Some songs can be totally depressing even though they have cheerful tunes. Check out “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gary O’Sullivan

7. I don’t like feeling hurt when I’m supposed to be angry.

8. Thanksgiving is a nice tradition. Maybe I should start one in my family

9. Indie songs are not bad at all!!! I regret having badmouthed that genre before, now I totally love indie songs, thanks to a certain popular TV show about a certain borough in NYC.

10. Paris Hilton can be amusing, and not in the dumb-blonde-bimbo way, either. I have gained new respect for her after her rebuttal video against McCain (that was totally original), her interview session with Tyra Banks, and her various appearances in Ellen Degeneres (I hope I spell her name correctly) and her endless torture in David Letterman’s late shows.