Is this one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded? Yes, I think it possibly is. #BedtimeMusic
Beck's Turn Away off 2014's Morning Phase. (Hard to believe it's over a decade old. (Then again, "Loser" is 31 years old and, dear God, where did the years go?)
A beautiful song and a gorgeous video featuring graceful longboard dancer Valeriya Gogunskaya.
So take my hand let’s walk this together
Teach our little man the best we see
Coz baby the wind is blowing
And there ain’t no other place I’d rather be
I didn't know that my life needed Seal singing a smooth jazz version of Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out, but it did. #bedtimemusic
A favorite of mine: Don't Forget Me by Night Traveler. The song sounds like it came from the 80s, but it was released just five years ago. The band is a duo from Austin. #bedtimemusic
"Don't forget about me"
I say, "Don't forget about me"
Don't wanna lose the thing I love the most
I'm right here
So darling, don't you forget about me
Some may find the beat of this tune a little much, but I find this extremely relaxing. This is Tenderness (Woven Remix) by Tony Anderson. Anderson is a composer of film and TV scores.
This cover of The Magnetic Fields' Book of Love is beautiful. Recorded by Peter Gabriel, this tune was on his 2010 “Scratch my Back” LP.
The book of love has music in it
In fact, that's where music comes from
Some of it's just transcendental
Some of it's just really dumb
But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything
An amazing song and a lovely video: Xavier Rudd's Stoney Creek. Valeriya Gogunskaya is an internationally known longboard-dancer, and this video combines her grace, spectacular Portugal beauty, terrific videography and a terrific song.
'Cause baby, the wind is blowing
And there ain't no other place I'd rather be
And the wind owes me nothing
But it's blown me here with you
And it can blow until it's through
It's almost bedtime, so of course my brain just dug up something very mellow and appropriate from 6 years ago, that'll definitely help me sleep... 
Enjoy the most rousing rendition of "Girls just wanna have fun" that you've probably ever heard:
https://youtu.be/OAEJ3c9pSsE
Forty years ago I'd listen to The Thompson Twins, and I still do. This is Storm on the Sea from 1984. #bedtimemusic
It's hard for me to believe it's been 40 years since I fell in love with this music. This is Mark Isham's "On the Threshold of Liberty." It was named after a Belgian painting by René Magritte. From 1996 through 2008, NPR used this music for the annual 4th of July reading of the Declaration of Independence on Morning Edition.
This song combines electronic and orchestral instruments and features Isham on flugelhorn. #BedtimeMusic
I've posted this before, but I just love this tune and video. Somehow it's relaxing, yet it features guitarist Andy James (from metal band Five Finger Death Punch) shredding the guitar. This is an instrumental masterpiece. #BedtimeMusic
Here's a relaxing song from The Midnight (one of my favorite synthwave bands.) This tune is almost ambient, more about mood and rhythm than melody. Enjoy Tokyo Night Train. #BedtimeMusic
One of my favorite tunes: The World Spins Madly On by The Weepies. Deb Talan and Steve Tannen formed the duo, got married, got divorced, and now the band is no more. But together, they made magic.
I woke up and wished that I was dead
With an aching in my head
I lay motionless in bed
The night is here and the day is gone
And the world spins madly on
This has been a favorite relaxing tune for over 30 years. Pianist Ira Stein formed a group he labelled "chamber jazz," where classical instruments support each other with improvisation, and the album Carousel was one of my favorite new age releases. This is Briarcombe off that album. #BedtimeMusic
Another favorite tune I listen to at night. It has an 80s feel to from an Austin band that creates some great 80s-themed songs. This is Don't Forget Me. #bedtimemusic
We're getting older but we'll make it to midnight
Don't need you being alone
Don't you know you're the best part of my heartbeat
So much more than you know
You say, "Don't, forget about me"
Here's another tune that I listen to when I want to relax: Here She Comes Again by Röyksopp, a Norwegian electronic music duo. It's got a pulsing rhythm and mellow vocals. I love it until the last minute, which is annoying and discordant. (I wish music services allowed users to permanently crop songs, like we used to when making mixtapes in the old days.)
Who can stop the rain
Pouring down inside?
Who can keep her sane
Give her peace of mind?
Need a moment to relax? Here is Billie Eilish's lovely “Getting Older.” She and her brother, Finneas, are remarkable composers and artists. #BedtimeMusic
But next week, I hope I'm somewhere laughing
For anybody asking, I promise I'll be fine
I've had some trauma, did things I didn't wanna
Was too afraid to tell ya, but now, I think it's time
After today, I need some relaxing bedtime music. What about you? This is Radar, Far, Gone by M83. He's a composer who makes some great music, such as the soundtrack for the movie, Oblivion. Ignore the somewhat unsettling album cover image and enjoy this calming tune. #bedtimemusic
It's like you only talk in tears
It's like you know our fears, right?
Stop looking, come by
Here's our last chance to be friends
Here's another tune I find relaxing but others might not. This is Machine in the Walls by composer Mudeth, also known as Abhijit Shylanath. It comes from a video game soundtrack. #bedtimemusic
