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[2025] Outstanding Sleep-Enhancing Effects!? A Collection of Classic Western Songs to Listen to Before Bed

Suddenly, a question for all the music lovers out there: do you listen to music before you go to sleep?

Some of you might just drift off without doing anything, while others might end up scrolling on your phone under the covers.

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There are plenty of bedtime playlists on subscription services featuring lo-fi hip-hop and chill tracks, but in this article, we’re introducing a selection of vocal Western songs that might just improve your sleep.

Of course, what feels hypnotic varies from person to person, but we’ve gathered a variety of songs across different eras and genres.

So if you’ve been thinking, “My sleep’s been light lately,” or “I just can’t seem to fall asleep,” be sure to check them out!

[2025] Superb Sleep-Inducing Effects!? A Collection of Classic Western Songs to Listen to Before Bed (21–30)

As It WasLullapop

Lullapop – As It Was (Visualizer)
As It WasLullapop

Lullapop is an American music project that reworks contemporary hit songs for relaxation.

In this piece, the original’s nostalgic melody for days gone by is gently wrapped in delicate, music box–like tones.

Even the heart-aching poignancy is transformed here into a calm reminiscence, offering a deep serenity that softly soothes the heart.

Released in 2023, this track is included on the album “Lullapop 5.” It has also been featured on playlists like “Baby Sleep,” which brighten parenting moments, and may be beloved by parents and children around the world.

Why not listen to this heartwarming sound on a quiet evening with your child?

Beautiful DreamerNursery Rhymes 123

This is a track by the UK duo Nursery Rhymes 123, whose beautiful melody draws you into a dreamlike world.

The project, led by filmmaker Dan Smith and singer-songwriter Marta Bienne, pursues music that parents and children can enjoy together.

This piece is a masterful lullaby arrangement of a beloved American song from 1864, featuring gentle piano and strings.

If you listen closely to the warm vocals that speak to dreamers, you’ll feel your anxieties quietly melt away.

Included on their 2016 album “Lullaby Baby,” this tune will make calm bedtime moments with your child even more special.

[2025] Outstanding Sleep-Inducing Effects!? A Collection of Classic Western Songs to Listen to Before Bed (31–40)

La la LuPeggy Lee

“La La Lu” (Official Video) – Peggy Lee
La la LuPeggy Lee

It’s a lullaby that gently wraps listeners in a calm, tender light, like stars twinkling in the night sky.

The singer is Peggy Lee, the legendary American singer-songwriter who, in addition to mastering jazz and pop, also thrived as a lyricist and composer.

She wrote this song herself for the 1955 Disney film “Lady and the Tramp,” where a mother character sings it to her baby.

Through its dreamy imagery of stardust and angels descending, the piece conveys deep affection for a beloved child and the wish for a peaceful sleep.

Spend quiet moments with this song, and you’ll feel the bond between parent and child grow even stronger.

Be sure to give it a listen at bedtime.

Row Row Row Your BoatSuper Simple Songs

Row Row Row Your Boat | Bedtime Lullaby | Super Simple Songs
Row Row Row Your BoatSuper Simple Songs

Super Simple Songs, based in Canada, brings music to children around the world.

It originally began at an English school in Tokyo, where they started writing songs to make them easier for kids to sing.

This piece is a soothing, traditional melody that conjures a gentle image of drifting down a river in a small boat.

Its tender message—that life is like a dream—may suggest the importance of time that flows unhurriedly.

This heartwarming work was included on the album “It’s Time for Bed,” released in September 2020.

That same year, Super Simple Songs partnered with Warner Music Group, expanding their reach worldwide.

Play it during your parent-child bedtime routine, and it’s sure to help you end the day on a calm and peaceful note.

Green EyesColdplay

A song from the Grammy-winning album “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” released by Coldplay in 2002.

It is credited in the production to two people: the band’s ‘American friend,’ described by vocalist Chris as a woman of romantic passion, and his bandmate Jonny Buckland.

HoloceneBon Iver

Bon Iver – Holocene – Official Video
HoloceneBon Iver

A song released in 2011 by the American indie folk band Bon Iver.

With a melody that evokes a grand, dreamlike world, it was also nominated for a Grammy Award.

The music video, featuring stunning volcanoes and glaciers, was filmed in Iceland.

WaterbirdsTennis

Tennis is an indie pop duo formed in 2010 by a married couple in Denver, Colorado, USA.

This song, included on their 2011 album Cape Dory—which was created based on the couple’s experiences during a sailing trip—has been described as having beautiful lyrics and sounding like a tropical lullaby.