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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Three Songs To Help You Fall Asleep

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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🗓️ 30 June 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

There are songs you want to groove to, and songs you want to pump up to. But sometimes, you just want something for the come down at the end of a long day. If you're having trouble sleeping in silence, or are just looking for some new songs to throw into your bedtime rotation, we've got you covered.

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There are songs you want to groove to and songs you want to pump up to, but sometimes

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you just want something for the come down at the end of a long day.

0:12.2

If you're having trouble sleeping in silence or are just looking for some new songs to

0:16.6

throw into your bedtime rotation, we've got you covered.

0:20.1

I'm Stephen Thompson.

0:21.1

And I'm Aisha Harris.

0:22.1

Today, we're recommending three great songs that will help you fall asleep on Popcoach

0:26.3

or Happy Hour from NPR.

0:31.4

It's just the two of us today.

0:33.3

And I feel like we should maybe preface this to say that we're not saying that these songs

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are boring per se.

0:38.8

No, not at all.

0:40.5

Right.

0:41.5

The point is just that these are songs that you and I both find soothing and pleasant and

0:47.5

feel like the perfect things to put on when you are want to be sleepy or feeling sleepy.

0:52.8

So just so people don't get upset.

0:55.3

He's got our highest recommendations.

0:57.3

Yes.

0:58.3

So Stephen, let's jump right into it.

1:00.4

Let's start with your first pick.

1:01.6

All right.

1:02.6

Well, one of my go-to's, if I'm trying to fall asleep, but especially if I'm just trying

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