"I Go to Sleep" is a song written by

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ...

, main songwriter for

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...

, and first released by The Applejacks. It was never recorded by The Kinks, but Ray Davies's demo can be found in reissue bonus tracks of their second studio album ''

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''.

Marion version

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1967 by German singer

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( de) (later known as Marion Maerz). The record was produced in London by

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, the producer of

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and manager of

. The song was released in Germany and the UK. Marion performed this song as the first and only German female singer in the famous German music program

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The Pretenders version

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1981 by

The Pretenders Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Fa ...

and released as a single from their second studio album ''

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''. "I Go to Sleep" had been rumored to have been one of the first songs that

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ever learned. At the time of the song's recording, Hynde had been dating Ray Davies, whom she had met after covering the Kinks track "

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." The song features "a very strong late-'50s pop feel and flavor" according to ''

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s Matthew Greenwald. The song also includes a French horn part; "The

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in 'I Go to Sleep'…" Hynde recalled, "It's those little embellishments that capture my attention." The song was later included on several compilation albums, including '' The Singles''. The song was also featured in the films ''

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'' and '' Sweet Sixteen''.

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* 1965:

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, on her debut album ''

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'' * 1965: The Applejacks(British group) Single * 1965:

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, single, also on the album '' Then Was Then – Now Is Now!'' * 1966:

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, b-side of "Hey Boy" single * 1966:

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, single * 1967:

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, b-side to "I Think I Said Yes" single * 1970: Samantha Jones, on her album ''A Girl Named Sam''. * 1982:

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on the album '' À force de toi'' * 1991:

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, on his album ''

Here Comes The Night "Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by Bert Berns. It became a hit for Northern Irish band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, in March 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the US. Them's single is listed at either No. 33 or No. ...

'' * 1999:

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on the single '' My Cruel Joke...'' featuring

Tracy Bonham Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother". Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist, and is also a self-taught guitarist. Sh ...

* 2006:

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, on the album ''

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'' * 2006: Les Oisives, on the album '' L'Intangible'' * 2007: Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, on the album '' Plastic Bag In The Tree'' * 2008:

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, on her album ''

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''. Sia's cover reached #32 on the

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, and featured in the Australian TV series ''

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''. * 2008: Carbel on their album '' Ce jour là'' * 2009:

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, on their self-titled debut album ''WPA''. * 2010:

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, on her debut album ''

'' * 2010: Merlin on the album '' Shades of Chrissie'' * 2011:

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on her second album ''Moments'' * 2011:

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* 2011: Rasputina on their collector's album '' Great American Gingerbread: Rasputina Rarities & Neglected Items'' * 2011:

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on the album '' Curios'' * 2012:

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covered the song for The Kinks tribute album, ''God Save The Kinks'' by Neotomic Records. * 2013:

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on her second album ''Romantique'' * 2013: The Big Bright, on the album '' I Slept Thru the 80's'' * 2018:

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, single * 2020:

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on '' The Blacklisted Collection''

References

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