Herzog's audio recording will premiere at the New York Public Library event to celebrate Tuesday's release of the Adam Mansbach mock children's book. With verses like, "The cubs and the lions are snoring, / Wrapped in a big snuggly heap. / How come you can do all this other great shit / But you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?", the director's reading will likely be 100 percent more entertaining than those YouTube videos of a Herzog impressionist reading Where's Waldo. At the very least, this one will actually be authentic.
If you can't make it to the event tonight, there's some good news: Audible.com has made the official Samuel L. Jackson reading of Sleep available as a free download for today only. Click through to hear a sample and to get the audiobook yourself. Unfortunately, the Herzog-voiced version is not yet online, but Movieline will update you if/when it becomes available.
· Werner Herzog reads potty-mouthed bedtime audiobook [The Guardian]
· Go the F**k to Sleep: A Bedtime Book for Parents Who Live in the Real World [NYPL]