As I Lay Me Down To Sleep by Sophie B. Hawkins (with Lyrics)

[sassyjuana]

background vocals : " who love Tacos" lolz

[ronprestige014]

idk why but everytime I heard this song it reminds me of Pocahontas lol

[bravo333dino]

great song love it:)

[bravo333dino]

great song love it :)

[domotime2]

the bridge really sounds like a MJ song

[smlshin]

It sounds Hawaiian when the chorus comes on. Awesome.

[JohnGLewis1964]

This was released in 1995, but this obviously was not the "official video". I don't know where it went - but it did have a autumnal setting. Perhaps someone can upload it?

[MissyHolland]

@JohnGLewis1964 allesiop11 has put up the original video but played at 1.25 speed to avoid copyright ninjas. It should be in over in >>>> the suggested video column. The one of her sitting on the steps of a brownstone. Lovely video.

[Walkerofthevoid]

This song always makes me cry :)

Very pretty.

[balla4life511]

The 90's was a good time

[x3davidbowiex3]

that weird part in the background when the she's singing the chorus, my dad used to make fun of it because it sounds like "who wants tacos". my dad just passed away, but that still makes me giggle.

[Tubalious14]

@x3davidbowiex3 1. Love you name! :D 2. She is offering tacos...O___O -Mind Blown-

[iliveibreathe]

This is a lovely song!

[DrumsetMonkey]

listen carefuly, it sounds like the backround singers are saying "you want a taco."

[MissyHolland]

@DrumsetMonkey Oh great, Drumset Monkey, now I DO want a taco. ; )

[fttp211]

ahh 1995. Possibly the last decent year for music? I think No Doubt was the last of it before everything went into the crapper..

[TwistedSister09]

I miss the 90s...Dawsons creek and Now and then had this great song in them

[TittyTittyBangBangXX]

"put on your coat"

[temptinterry]

Great Video, great graphics.. Well done. The only change I would make would be to make the words a little easiesr to see.

[bluesteel848]

This song is so wonderful, it made good memories come back

[Sealianet1019]

Its good & I like it but the fonts are not easily seen, I suggest white or any color which is more obviously seen.

[TheVanvanjoyce]

OMG!!this is a memorial song!!i just realized it now... :S

[smokiebird06]

Why would anyone put "pull a taco" as line for the background chorus to sing?

[DJMimzy]

I love this. A memorial song that isn't sad and depressing. =]

[23RiVeR8PhOeNiX]

I adore this song (: It feels like a memory

[OVERSPRAY303]

Omg yall love tacos too!!!! I thought only few wanted tacos after this song. Bwahahaha some of you know whats up. :)

[ronzak24]

haha 13 douches cant even be noticed!

[burtonrules123]

this is such a beautiful romantic song. 90's = last good decade of music.

[Champ675]

IF ANYTHING, JESUS IS THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND. UPON SLEEP AND AWAKE, JOY, PAIN OR SORROW, HE'S WITH ALL OF US, AND THAT'S WHERE THE WORDS OF THIS SONG CALLED HOLD ON MY HOPE COME INTO PLAY WHEN THINKING ABOUT JESUS AND HIS LOVE FOR US.

[burtonrules123]

@Champ675 WORD.

[Jennaj818]

@Champ675 I never viewed this song like that but now i do! thank you!

[GunterJPN]

Yo quiero Taco Bell.

[Transmission434]

This song makes me feel naked in a beautiful sort of way. Like.. comforted in my skin. Tip: daydream about that certain someone with eyes closed to this song! lol

[ddanurwenda]

1:14 backing vocal says "pulang kampung"

[leftyla]

No, I'm listening to this in 1995 before YouTube was invented.

[pixystyx66]

@leftyla LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xThunderxWolfx]

@leftyla 1995 is the year i was born.

[COD4SNIPER2]

so, I just spent a little over an hour looking for this song...oww that feeling of finally getting here. I was looking through singers like dido. lol

[wurltee]

Love this song! I used to heard it today on the satellite radio at work.

[vostysteve]

Its sooooo sweet, wish I could attend a live performance of this song.

[ronzak24]

fuks sake.. first time i herd this song it was literally 15 years ago.. geez... wen you say it like that.. u think "holy shit"

[vidlvr99]

I love this song. i didn't really like(her previous single) Right beside you, but when I heard this I was hooked instantly. Her voice, the lyrics, and the production is just stunning. I love how it starts out with just a few instruments and then more instruments and sounds are introduced further into the song. There are a lot of things going on musically but it's not overdone and it doesn't overpower Sophie's voice. This song is just beautiful; my one complaint; where's the official video?

[kingsnake23]

I am an old school hard rocker, but I love this song.

[SJCPspeech]

1:15 "I like tacos!" 1:38

[rapperNGcandy]

This is the song she dedicated to me brings back memories:(

[rapperNGcandy]

I am still so in love with the same woman for 8 years.. And not even one single second of my life that I did stop on loving her and though we wer far apart I'm not losing any hope that one day our eyes will meet again and when that time comes I promise I will never ever let her go again...2whoever is reading this if any of you knows someone with the name of MARYCAN RAFACON pls do tell her that I love her so much and that I never stopped looking for her.. IM STILL RIGHT WER SHE LEFT ME... WAITING

[HilaryHaylieRocks08]

@rapperNGcandy wow thats very nice what you wrote try facebook! see if shes on there

[guttywurx]

pretty much focus on death metal today, I am older now and I try to play DM and practice DM but this is what i grew up with and I love it...

[VeneratioDiablo]

@guttywurx I hear you.. but we all need a break every now and then. :)

[guttywurx]

@VeneratioDiablo lol thats what im sayin, thats why i was here in the first place! :)

[nutsackmania]

I WAN A TACO

[baizecr1]

Takes me back..... Nice memories

[LuisM7373]

who loves tacoooosss!!!!! Jo Jo

[videoviksinn]

Typ-0...all4LW...

[videoviksinn]

Great song, all4one!

[Jennaj818]

i know this sounds crazy but my cat (now in kitty heaven) loved this song.

every time it came on she would come to me and start meowing and i'd have to sing it to her. it was really cute. RIP Pebbles <3

[myonlyfoley10212]

@Jennaj818 awwwwwwwwww <3

[xlaronx27]

@Jennaj818 Lmao

[wurltee]

@Jennaj818 My sister had a cat named Pebbles. Pretty gray kitty, and her fur was soooo soft. This jackass ran her over one day and kept going. :;-( RIP Pebbles.

[alphafactor]

@Jennaj818

Oh, Caturday...!

[vexec15]

@Jennaj818

For some reason that comment reminded me of pineapple express

[HilaryHaylieRocks08]

@Jennaj818 AWW I m very sorry

[Jennaj818]

@HilaryHaylieRocks08 thank you, i still miss her </3

[crischarlaine]

@Jennaj818 aww... i love cats... how cute.... i felt like crying cause i have kittens too...they always wait outside the door every afternoon and gets inside once i get home from office...

[ddfrenzy737]

@Jennaj818 That's so cute.

[INCProductions]

@Jennaj818 our office cat was named Kibbles...

[Magicking788]

@Jennaj818 Thats very cute!

[Phitsamay79]

it was freshman year in high school when i first heard this and i will never be the same =) luv this track to the fullest!!!! and to what the background singers are really saying, all i gotta say is, she is saying 'ooh la ka ko' which in the 'Ballantine' tribe means, 'wash your feet before you sleep'. interesting that her middle name B stands for Ballantine. i think it's just something Sophie and her father shared, since this song was written by her for him after he died. LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!

[minjaMiko91]

i always thought of fields surrounded by oak trees and a woman in a hammock peacefully sleeping. Always a very comforting song for me.

[ant856]

Wait, what are the background words: Who loves tocos?

[ant856]

Wait, what are the background words: Who loves tocos?

[sweetgeminiful]

simply brings me back to the days we'r all i thought bout life  is happiness...sweet reminiscing..

[Gwisemua]

@sweetgeminiful Same here. First time I heard this song I was at my happiest.

[LOVEbeingBlack]

Ew not all Black people listen to Da Wu Tang, I'd rather be ran over.

[happykillsme]

When I was a little girl, I LOVED this song. It always made me think of Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony Tales.

[sjduskin]

Perfect song. Too bad they took away the original video, with Sophie on the swing...

[issabella0523]

@andirndl I totally agree with you. Ever since I stumble to this video I always watch it before I go to sleep, really relaxing.

[andirndl]

Wonderful pictures and slideshow! I got nostalgic seeing them :) you really captured the essence of the song.

[TheGreekgirl55]

for some reason i love the picture of the girl in the water that throwing the water up..im gonna try that(: buut other than that..<3 this song.

[rayswag]

this song is poppin i luv it !!!!!

[F4iryInBlack]

great, no semi porn pics that can ruin the beautiful song

[kintaiba]

For my beautiful sister Ill see you again Poss soon xxxx

[TonyLow3]

This song brings back so many great times...It was 1995 and my freshman year of highschool and every morning I woke up for school I would put on MTV and this song was always playing..brings me to tears too..I know it sounds lame but this song is so memorable.

[Dylantog]

@TonyLow3 It doesn't sound lame, it sounds human, and if I'm right, thats what you are.

[TonyLow3]

@Dylantog Thanks Dylan..glad someone understands.

[GuildOfWhores]

@TonyLow3 This is a stunning song to greet the day by; I'm not surprised it resonates with you so much. Thanks for sharing a piece of yourself in your comment.

[TonyLow3]

@GuildOfWhores Thanks..sure does bring back great times..thanks for understanding.

[MCJustiz]

Who sings the reggae version of this, i've looked everywhere for it, please somebody should know!?!!?!!

[croner01]

Who LIke tAcos!!! Lol....  Such a great song for Sunday Morning whit hungry for tacos!! Yummi Yummi!!! :D

[boiwyatt]

bugak ako

[yowermutha]

I worship this woman. This song is sonic and lyrical perfection.

[OtomoTenzi]

Jesus Fucking Christ, what a goddamn bullshit generation of retarded shitheads and talentless fucks... : P

THIS here is a fine example of what REALLY GOOD music should sound like, and it shows us how it's done to perfection!

[RaisinGun]

I love this song, but it always sounded like she had a slight lisp.

[robertlandry828]

Background vocal: "Put on your coat!"

[dansteely77]

The vocal ad lib near the end of this wonderful tune/arrangement just sounds and FEELS so organic. I do believe it was actually done ad lib, which, if you've got any recording experience, you know is very tough to do in the formulaic atmosphere prevalent in most recording studios. Kudos to Ms. Hawkins for reaching deep on this one. It moves ME, anyway!

[MrSexycapricorn88]

background vocal says "Owhh! , A Taco!"

1:15

[death5900]

I like tacos

[MrSexycapricorn88]

The background vocab should say "Pterodoctyl, into the sky" , I swear thats what she says..

[smokiebird06]

I was raised on rock n' roll, but, you gotta admit, this one truly beautiful song.

[sohoodstar]

Life seem to Have Its Up N Down N Wheneva Im Down I Listen To Song N Its Sooo Smooth N Comforting!.... Love This Song! Song This Song To My Six Year Old Daughter,Im Turning 22 This Year n She Really Is My Word!

[justnotnowokay]

for you chidvilas....

[justnotnowokay]

The first time I heard this song and ever after I always sing this song to gurumayi chidvilasananda. o, to be with Her in the courtyard...in ganeshpuri once again....

[JohnGLewis1964]

Where is the original (autumn) video for this 1995 hit!?

[Can someone please upload it?]

[Stephastated]

this song is so nostalgic omggg..

[iluvPINK89]

Thumbs up for anyone who is listening to this in 2011 :)

[hinkypunk1024]

This song reminds me of being 7 years old, living in my car with my family. I actually grew to be sickened by this song, but now that I look back, it comforts me in knowing this song was my lullaby giving me a better future. The sun comes out again!

[LLB61959]

I was living in Atlanta and couldnt see my daughter who lived in NC.My ex was making it difficult to see Elise.Everytime I heard this song Id think of her.It was all I could do not to cry...............beautiful song.

[TheBenaiah]

this is my favorite song and im only 15 :)

[rudolfmusic]

Lovely Thanks!

[dewdlance]

I miss you Dion!

[sarabi7272]

@musicaltheathergeek79 ; he was 3 months premature and he only survived 14 days .

[darkpassengers]

My father died when I was seven. We were alone in the house. I tried everything a 7 year old could.

[Erica8944]

In the background it's saying Ooh La Kah Koh. It's in an indigenous language, the words mean wash your feet before you sleep.

[MissyHolland]

@Erica8944 Honestly? Because if that's for real you've just earned a thumb's up from me.

[hhsdance94]

this song kind of relates to me as well. My best guy friend is away and isn't coming back for a couple months. MISS HIM!

[millimetersofmercury]

who wants tacos? :P

[drastik913]

I love to go to this song for lots of reasons :-)

[vcoonrod]

Thank you. This is simply beautiful - and so are you!

[HuasoPodrido]

I need a taco?? what the hell are they singing?

[lilmiss2sweet]

everytime i hear this i think of being in the drive thru bcuz its sounds like they are saying ( Pull up Asshole) in the background

[millimetersofmercury]

@lilmiss2sweet hahahahahaha i was always partial to "who wants tacos" but i definitely hear pull up asshole hahaha :D

[psychodelicide]

@lilmiss2sweet LOL!!! 

[maximusmushu]

I still think the background vocab says "Who loves tacos?"

[flynationworld]

@maximusmushu hahahahahahaha LMAO !



[doctord185]

@maximusmushu It's clearly "Who wants tacos" get it right!!  lol

[hoopskidd3]

@maximusmushu the vocalist is saying "ooh la kah koh" which means wash your feet before you sleep in the indigenous language of the Ballantine tribe

[janbob73]

@maximusmushu lol it dose sound like that :D

[psychodelicide]

@maximusmushu ROFLMAO!!!!!

[essenceidentity]

@maximusmushu Something along the lines of "When I come Home" !!:)

[Zickcermacity]

None-the-less a very nice song by a talented artist! Good rhythmic bass-line lends itself to a reggae rendition - someday.

[Zickcermacity]

This is very hard for me to admit - and I would appreciate your understanding - but . . .

For the last 17 years I swore this was by BELINDA CARLISLE!!!

Aspergers SUCKS.

[britchickinmadrid]

'Barely breathing..' - beautiful relaxing song...

[britchickinmadrid]

'Barely breathing..' - beautiful relaxing song...

[ElectrikkPaperClipxx]

whats with the 'im a straight guy and i like this song' comments?

i dont get how listening to a song like this can make someone seem gay

smh

[nicklas12345667]

@50SPQR Mean as a cobra. lmao.

[sustarfire03]

No not at all that you have that song on your ipod I mean I have it in my car and sing to it all the time. Don't be worried about what other people think as long as you are happy that's what matters. Great job on the video!!

[nicklas12345667]

I love this songg. (:

[keytyping]

Very peaceful song

[rossraguse]

no, its actually GANGSTA!

[franmandc]

Yeah dude that's soooooo gayyyyyy. But so do I . Who gives a rat's ass it's a great song.

[BassmasterD]

is it bad that as a 28 year old straight male I sing this to myself as a lullaby to sleep in a white night gown? jk LOL

great song.

[lazyxmoo]

@BassmasterD everything but not white night gown part lOl.

[liljonkn21]

@liljackass. Edie brickell what I am

[liljackass]

@liljonkn21 Thats not it but thanks for replying!

[RobbyL9]

I just got word last night that one of my best friends of all time died in a car accident. Right now it just feels like I'm never going to feel better. I just miss her so much. This song helps in some small way I guess, but I just hurt so bad deep inside of me.

[zytxuy]

Who has 2 thumbs and loves tacos???

THIS GUY! (points thumbs at self)

[liljackass]

Guys do you know a song that has this tune but its kinda different, i feel so annoyed not being able to find it, it has different lyrics but the part where she sings as i lay me down to sleep is thesame tune as its chorus.

[JenNicole2300]

@liljackass Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin is similar....

[liljackass]

@JenNicole2300 Wow Jen thanks, that was the song i was looking for!

[JenNicole2300]

@liljackass Heh. Ignore the apparent echo.

[JokerFace1989]

@liljackass Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin

[MarahAnimals]

nice



[ilovemykids4ever1]

i just lost my grandma who was my everything and this song made me think of her and grandpa!! i miss you both and love you alot RIP to 2 wonderful angels!

[MrBigmoe1968]

I miss you dad RIP :99 M ISS YOU DEARLYYYYYYYYYYY

[homosapiensgraecus]

The picture of the woman rising from the sea shaping a heart with her arms and water, can you please say where it is available? Fantastic video by the way

[squeech6]

No it says " Put on ya coat" {American word} meaning, "Put your coat on."

[BeautyNChaos21]

When I hear this song it makes me cry. It reminds me of my father, R.I.P Daddy!! I Love You and Miss You!!

[12Pensive30]

Rest in Paradise Shadi, love you forever

[bhincc4]

I just found your previous entry lower down in the comments, quoting Hawkins. Peace and thanks!

[ja01975]

sophiebhawkinsdotcom/asksophie­_december2004.php

[MeghanLikesBoys]

I always start bawling my eyes out when I hear this song.

Even if I'm in the middle of a store.

I miss you papaw...

[yukontahoe24]

@MeghanLikesBoys I hate your papaw...fuck you die

[frozenrocketguy]

@yukontahoe24  Something is wrong with you..

[MeghanLikesBoys]

@yukontahoe24 What the fuck is your problem dude? What are you, a fucking 5 year old? I feel sorry for you, you're pathetic.

[twimikal]

All this time, we thought they were saying 'who wants tacos?'

[shmuli9]

@twimikal That's funny! I wonder what the 49ers are saying in their song "Touch Me". It sounds either like "Pick a pear and a pear" or "Peter Pan [a brand of peanut butter] in your hand".

[KlonoaCute]

@twimikal lol

[stewielove101]

I remember in the good old days when I would hear this song all of the time. *Sigh*