suzanne vega “stay awake”
from: stay awake: various interpretations of music from vintage disney films, hal wilner, 1988
“Stay awake, don’t rest your head
Don’t lie down upon your bed
While the moon drifts in the skies
Stay awake, don’t close your eyes
Though the world is fast asleep
Though your pillow’s soft and deep
You’re not sleepy as you seem
Stay awake, don’t nod and dream
Stay awake, don’t nod and dream”
You can get an acapella arrangement to arrest you no problem. Today’s candidate poses no threat to disappoint you in that regard. The silence surrounding the voice creates a big room to capture your attention and maybe let down your guards. Julie Andrews, Suzanne Vega, Pepe Le Pew: this song’s a winner if the Pillsbury Dough Boy does it. The piece is the cornerstone of the project done by the late Hal Wilner pictured below.
