Dreams, beds, or rest as central imagery.
The Sleep motif first appears in the Beatles catalogue on 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Call Your Name | 1964 | Past Masters | John | 'Can't sleep at night' |
| 2 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | 'Should be sleeping like a log' |
| 3 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | 'Time for bed'; 'crawled off to sleep in the bath' |
| 4 | I'm Only Sleeping | 1966 | Revolver | John | Whole song is a defense of sleep; title and refrain centered on it |
| 5 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | 'Woke up, fell out of bed' |
| 6 | Blue Jay Way | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | George | 'I may be asleep'; 'past my bed' |
| 7 | Good Night | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Sleep, dream, dreams |
| 8 | I'm So Tired | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'Haven't slept a wink' |
| 9 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | Sleeping |
| 10 | Golden Slumbers | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Lullaby addressed to sleeping child |
| 11 | You Never Give Me Your Money | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Dream |
'Can't sleep at night'
'Should be sleeping like a log'
'Time for bed'; 'crawled off to sleep in the bath'
Whole song is a defense of sleep; title and refrain centered on it
'Woke up, fell out of bed'
'I may be asleep'; 'past my bed'
Sleep, dream, dreams
'Haven't slept a wink'
Sleeping
Lullaby addressed to sleeping child
Dream
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Album
The White Album
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