ear·worm/ˈi(ə)rˌwərm/: A catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind
If you’ve ever had one, you know how annoying they can be. That one song playing over and over in your head, driving you crazy. And how many times is that song one you can’t stand. That’s even worse. “I’m too sexy for this body. Too sexy for this body…” (Right Said Fred) And even worse, it keeps playing the same sentence over and over. Some say that if you sing the entire song it will stop the earworm. I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work. If anything it makes it worse. Grrr. 
“Who let the dogs out? Who who who?” You know the song. Do you like it? I don’t. Yet I couldn’t stop myself from humming and singing the damn song when it came out. I would wake at night with the song stuck in my head. I’d find myself humming it during the day, even with other music going. I wanted to scream. My daughter listens to grunge style music. I’m not a fan, but there are some songs I don’t mind. I always tell her, “Why do you listen to that? Its so depressing and dark.” But she likes it. My parents said the same thing to me when I’d listen to my pop music, singing to
Cindy Lauper, She Bop. If only they knew what that dong meant they probably would have banned me from ever listening to music again. LOL
One day, while cleaning the kitchen, my daughter walks in and smartly remarks, “I thought you didn’t like my music.” I was utter baffled by what she was talking about until she told me I was humming one of her songs. “Dammit,” I thought. She’s right.
Lately, Selena Gomez song, “Love Song” has been running through my head. I love the song so it’s not so bad, for the most part. Waking in the middle of the night to pee and the song plays over and over in my head is annoying. Having trouble falling asleep after is down right painful. And its only the chorus that repeats in my mind. It’s catchy.One day, while cleaning the kitchen, my daughter walks in and smartly remarks, “I thought you didn’t like my music.” I was utter baffled by what she was talking about until she told me I was humming one of her songs. “Dammit,” I thought. She’s right.
[Chorus]
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I have her album and play it when the song stick in my mind, yet the damn earworm won’t leave me alone. Sigh…what’s a gal to do.I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
Anyone else have this infliction? What song do you hear over and over again? What do you do to stop it?
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11 comments:
Ha! At the minute I've got Rihanna going on in my head. 'Cheers to the freakin weekend, I'll drink to that' - Maybe it's that Friday feeling :)
Pop songs definitely have a way of becoming ear worms.
Sing a different song, one that you really like. You sing it or let it run through your mind until it drowns out the one you don't like.
Janice~
I love that song. LOL And now it will be playing in my head. Thanks. LOL
Of late, it's been Enter Sandman by Metallica for me. And I cannot stand Metallica, never listened to them, but just have to overhear it from somewhere. Now though, I think it's just some sort of repressed memory earworm!
My tactic to get rid of it is to put headphones on and listen to music that I actually like at fairly high volume until I've drowned out the dreaded earworm. The Black Keys works quite well for this. :)
You are so right, Michael.
I've tried that Janice and then that song sticks with me. LOL Its not just bad songs that het me, great ones do as well. I don't mind the good ones but even they get annoying when they rin over and over in my head. LOL
Jason, I love that song by Metallica and you could be right about the prepressed memory.
LOL! I heard that Love Song tune today and wondered who sang it because I couldn't get it out of my head! Thanks!
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I'm glad I could help, Alexa. :)
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