I woke up with Real Death in my head today
Death is real
Someone's there and then they're not
And it's not for singing about
It's not for making into art
When real death enters the house, all poetry is dumb
Man, I hope this isn't a premonition. This song is a doozy. It's a little bit catchy, but it's also very sad. It's from an album by Mount Eerie written after Phil Elverum's wife died from cancer. Sounds really cheerful, huh?
Well, I don't make the rules. I take note of what song is in my head when I wake up in the morning and I make a post about it.
Fair (and second) warning: the song is very sad. That said, if you feel up to checking out the album, it's a moving and powerful one. It's just a little hard to listen to at times because of the subject matter.
This post is part of an ongoing series in which I document the songs which are in my head immediately upon waking. I've been making them for a long time now.
Do you wake up with songs in your head on a regular basis? What song was in your head this morning? Comment below, I'd love to hear from you!
The list so far
# | Artist | Song |
---|---|---|
1 | Auli'i Cravalho | How Far I'll Go |
2 | Huey Lewis and the News | The Power of Love |
3 | Metallica | Sad But True |
4 | Metallica | Nothing Else Matters |
5 | Metallica | Wherever I May Roam |
6 | the pAper chAse | I Did a Terrible Thing |
7 | Metallica | Sad But True (Repeat) |
8 | Limbeck | Honk + Wave |
9 | AC/DC | Back in Black |
10 | Patsy Cline | Back in Baby's Arms |
11 | The Heligoats | Florida Panther |
12 | Patsy Cline | Walkin' After Midnight |
13 | Lord Huron | Until the Night Turns |
14 | Richard Edwards | Gene |
15 | Built to Spill | You Were Right |
16 | Richard Edwards | Olive Oyl |
17 | Frank Ocean | Sierra Leon |
18 | The Thermals | Back to Gray |
19 | Pedro The Lion | When They Really Get to Know You, They Will Run |
20 | Limbeck | Trouble |
21 | All Them Witches | Internet |
22 | Pedro The Lion | Keep Swinging |
22 | Father John Misty | Please Don't Die |
23 | Black Sabbath | Fairies Wear Boots |
24 | Father John Misty | Total Entertainment Forever |
25 | Cardi B | Best Life |
26 | All Them Witches | Call Me Star |
27 | Black Sabbath | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
28 | The Doors | Light My Fire |
29 | Al Green | Can't Get Next To You |
30 | Guns n' Roses | Civil War |
31 | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Spooky |
32 | Against Me! | Sink Florida Sink |
33 | Paula Abdul | Straight Up |
34 | Seals and Croft | Get Closer |
35 | Black Mountain | Mothers of the Sun |
36 | Hum | The Scientists |
37 | The Black Angels | Currency |
38 | Spiritualized | Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go |
39 | Guns n' Roses | November Rain |
40 | Chris Staples | Times Square |
41 | The Get Up Kids | Ten Minutes |
42 | Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats | Death's Door |
43 | The Roots featuring Erykah Badu | You Got Me |
44 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Rich Girl |
45 | The Lemonheads | It's All True |
46 | The Snake The Cross The Crown | The Great American Smokeout |
47 | Every Time I Die | Map Change |
48 | Iron Maiden | The Number of the Beast |
49 | Kevin DeVine | Heaven Bound and Glory Be |
50 | Wilco | Random Name Generator |
51 | Kanye West | All of the Lights |
52 | Terrence and Phillip (South Park) | Uncle Fucker |
53 | Alice in Chains | Angry Chair |
54 | Sturgill Simpson | Keep It Between The Lines |
55 | The War on Drugs | Holding On |
56 | Nine Inch Nails | Head Like a Hole |
57 | Jawbox | Empire of One |
58 | Alice in Chains | Rain When I Die |
59 | The Snake The Cross The Crown | Cotton Teeth |
60 | Crumb | Locket |
61 | Chad VanGaalen | Monster |
62 | Pedro The Lion | Clean up |
63 | The Mars Volta | The Widow |
64 | Magnolia Electric Company | Montgomery |
65 | The National | Runaway |
66 | Mac Miller | Circles |
67 | Bright Eyes | Make War |
68 | Mac Miller | Good News |
69 | Ryan Adams | Chains of Love |
70 | Oasis | Don't Look Back in Anger |
71 | R. Kelly | Ignition (Remix) |
72 | Ryan Adams | Rocks |
73 | Mount Eerie | Real Death |
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