Editing Sandman (section)

==Music==
Songs based on the figure of the Sandman include the 1950s classic "[[Mr. Sandman]]" by [[The Chordettes]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Flashback: Parton, Ronstadt, Harris Share 'Those Memories of You' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-parton-ronstadt-harris-share-those-memories-of-you-128400/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=9 September 2016 |access-date=12 July 2019 |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930125626/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-parton-ronstadt-harris-share-those-memories-of-you-128400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roy Orbison]]'s "[[In Dreams (Roy Orbison song)|In Dreams]]" in which the singer is put to sleep by "a candy-colored clown they call the sandman" to dream of his lost love,<ref>Lehman, Peter (2003). ''Roy Orbison: The Invention of An Alternative Rock Masculinity'', Temple University Press. {{ISBN|1-59213-037-2}}</ref> and [[Metallica]]'s "[[Enter Sandman]]" whose lyrics "juxtapose childhood bedtime rituals and nightmarish imagery" and originally included a reference to [[SIDS|crib death]].<ref name="hetfieldwhenruled">{{cite AV media|people=[[James Hetfield]] |title=When Metallica Ruled the World |medium=TV Documentary |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/when_ruled_the_world/89764/episode_videos.jhtml |access-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130212019/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/when_ruled_the_world/89764/episode_videos.jhtml |archive-date=January 30, 2016 |publisher=[[VH1]] |quote=Extras – "James On Writing "Enter Sandman" Lyrics, 2004; [[When Ruled the World]] |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="blendergreatest">{{cite news|title=The Greatest Songs Ever! Enter Sandman |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1973 |author=Grierson, Tim |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |year=2006 |access-date=September 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101141956/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1973 |archive-date=November 1, 2007 }}</ref> The Sandman also appears in the song "[[Blood Red Sandman]]" by [[Lordi]], "[[Mein Herz brennt]]" by [[Rammstein]], "Dream Weaver" by Sandman and Klaas Vaak. "Sandmann" by [[Oomph!]], "Sandman" by Manchester-based duo [[Hurts (duo)|Hurts]], the 1971 song "Sandman" by [[America (band)|America]] and the version of the [[lullaby]] "[[Morningtown Ride]]" recorded by [[The Seekers]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Malvina |title=Morningtown Ride: Steyn's Song of the Week |url=https://www.steynonline.com/7484/morningtown-ride |website=SteynOnline |language=en |access-date=2019-07-12 |archive-date=2019-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712143454/https://www.steynonline.com/7484/morningtown-ride |url-status=live }}</ref> and is mentioned briefly in the songs "[[Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet]]" by [[Fall Out Boy]] and "Farewell and Goodnight" from the [[Smashing Pumpkins]] album ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farewell and Goodnight |url=https://genius.com/The-smashing-pumpkins-farewell-and-goodnight-lyrics |agency=[[Genius (company)|Genius]]}}</ref> [[Ed Sheeran]]'s album ''[[= (album)|= (Equals)]]'' contains a song name "Sandman" that refers to the sandman bringing magical dreams. [[Oranger]] also released a song titled "Mr. Sandman" with reference to the mythical character. In 2021 SYML record a song at St. Mark's Cathedral called "Mr. Sandman". American rapper [[ASAP Rocky]] released a song called Sandman on his 2021 re-release of his debut mixtape [[Live. Love. ASAP]].