I recently heard someone refer to those songs that get stuck in your head as ‘ear worms’. While the term makes me shudder just a little bit, I must admit that it has a certain cachet.
I think I’m particularly susceptible to ear worms. As I walk through the mall in the mornings on my way from transit to office, the Christmas muzak bounces off the closed store doors and windows and resonates in my head, leaving me humming Feliz Navidad for hours afterward despite my best efforts to replace it with something – anything! – else.
Moreso, I think I’ve passed my susceptibility on to Tristan. A few times recently, he has hopped out of the car singing snippets of the last song that happened to be on the radio, something I know he has likely not heard before. (Aside: the boys’ favourite song right now? Crabbuckit by K-OS. I have only myself to blame for their first indoctrination to hip hop. I may live to rue this day.)
There is one song that seems to get caught in the loop of Tristan’s internal CD player more often than any other. I can’t say I’m surprised, as he hears it every single morning when he’s at school. The problem is that he hums it throughout the day – every day – and of course, it ends up stuck in my head every night. (Nope, not exaggerating here. Every.single.day.) Not that it’s a bad song, it’s just not the one I want as the soundtrack to my life. I spend all day humming bad Christmas muzak like Feliz Navidad, and spend the rest of my waking hours humming O Canada.
(The evil blogger in me is hoping I’ve indoctrinated you with at least one of these songs by now. Come on, you can hear them in your head, can’t you? There’s nothing like a little Mexican Christmas joy to start the week, is there?)
What’s your musical weakness? What song do you dread hearing, knowing that after just a few bars, it will be rattling around in your brain for hours – if not days – afterward?
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I don’t remember the one from Andrea, but Nancy, I loved that one as a kid! Will have to show it to Sarah when I get home…
meant to say, I don’t often get one stuck too long but keep changing as simple lines of conversation can set me off on a different song. Like yesterday when Sammy kept taking off his hat, I’d say “hat on head!” and inevitably my mind would continue Raffi’s (?) “Hat on head, suit that’s red… must be Santa, must be Santa, must be Santa, Santa Claus”
meant to say, I don’t often get one stuck too long but keep changing as simple lines of conversation can set me off on a different song. Like yesterday when Sammy kept taking off his hat, I’d say “hat on head!” and inevitably my mind would continue Raffi’s (?) “Hat on head, suit that’s red… must be Santa, must be Santa, must be Santa, Santa Claus”
meant to say, I don’t often get one stuck too long but keep changing as simple lines of conversation can set me off on a different song. Like yesterday when Sammy kept taking off his hat, I’d say “hat on head!” and inevitably my mind would continue Raffi’s (?) “Hat on head, suit that’s red… must be Santa, must be Santa, must be Santa, Santa Claus”
meant to say, I don’t often get one stuck too long but keep changing as simple lines of conversation can set me off on a different song. Like yesterday when Sammy kept taking off his hat, I’d say “hat on head!” and inevitably my mind would continue Raffi’s (?) “Hat on head, suit that’s red… must be Santa, must be Santa, must be Santa, Santa Claus”
I’m bringing home a Baby Bumblebee
I should really blog about that one…
Barb
I’m bringing home a Baby Bumblebee
I should really blog about that one…
Barb
I’m bringing home a Baby Bumblebee
I should really blog about that one…
Barb
I’m bringing home a Baby Bumblebee
I should really blog about that one…
Barb
All I have to say is…
Mini…….wheats wheats wheats I wanted vanilla for so long
Mini wheats wheats wheats its high in fiber you can’t go wrong
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat put it together it cant be beat
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat tastes so good, what a treat.
All I have to say is…
Mini…….wheats wheats wheats I wanted vanilla for so long
Mini wheats wheats wheats its high in fiber you can’t go wrong
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat put it together it cant be beat
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat tastes so good, what a treat.
All I have to say is…
Mini…….wheats wheats wheats I wanted vanilla for so long
Mini wheats wheats wheats its high in fiber you can’t go wrong
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat put it together it cant be beat
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat tastes so good, what a treat.
All I have to say is…
Mini…….wheats wheats wheats I wanted vanilla for so long
Mini wheats wheats wheats its high in fiber you can’t go wrong
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat put it together it cant be beat
Vanilla flavour mixed with wheat tastes so good, what a treat.
My daughter’s favourite song bar none when she was a babe (3-9 months) was Crabbuckit. Nothing made her smile so…
My daughter’s favourite song bar none when she was a babe (3-9 months) was Crabbuckit. Nothing made her smile so…
My daughter’s favourite song bar none when she was a babe (3-9 months) was Crabbuckit. Nothing made her smile so…
My daughter’s favourite song bar none when she was a babe (3-9 months) was Crabbuckit. Nothing made her smile so…
YOU ALL NEED HELP! SERIOUS HELP!!!
Ear worms have reached a new high in our house due to kiddie CD’s (Wiggles & Thomas win for Ear Worm impact) to the point that I have taken far too often to driving my car for miles before realizing I have the kids music playing….and they aren’t even in the car!
Wake up Nick,
Everybodys laughing
Wake Up Nick,
Play some FM Rock
Wake Up Nick
You’re looking like a loser
Singing alone to all our kiddie songs!!
(now iserting dull butter knife into left ear to stop the voices….)
YOU ALL NEED HELP! SERIOUS HELP!!!
Ear worms have reached a new high in our house due to kiddie CD’s (Wiggles & Thomas win for Ear Worm impact) to the point that I have taken far too often to driving my car for miles before realizing I have the kids music playing….and they aren’t even in the car!
Wake up Nick,
Everybodys laughing
Wake Up Nick,
Play some FM Rock
Wake Up Nick
You’re looking like a loser
Singing alone to all our kiddie songs!!
(now iserting dull butter knife into left ear to stop the voices….)
YOU ALL NEED HELP! SERIOUS HELP!!!
Ear worms have reached a new high in our house due to kiddie CD’s (Wiggles & Thomas win for Ear Worm impact) to the point that I have taken far too often to driving my car for miles before realizing I have the kids music playing….and they aren’t even in the car!
Wake up Nick,
Everybodys laughing
Wake Up Nick,
Play some FM Rock
Wake Up Nick
You’re looking like a loser
Singing alone to all our kiddie songs!!
(now iserting dull butter knife into left ear to stop the voices….)
YOU ALL NEED HELP! SERIOUS HELP!!!
Ear worms have reached a new high in our house due to kiddie CD’s (Wiggles & Thomas win for Ear Worm impact) to the point that I have taken far too often to driving my car for miles before realizing I have the kids music playing….and they aren’t even in the car!
Wake up Nick,
Everybodys laughing
Wake Up Nick,
Play some FM Rock
Wake Up Nick
You’re looking like a loser
Singing alone to all our kiddie songs!!
(now iserting dull butter knife into left ear to stop the voices….)
ah, the “old” sesame street cast. that brings back memories.
well, NOW i have some ear worms thanks to you all…and i’d really go for some fruit salad right now.
here’s one that is making a come-back lately and i can’t get rid of it…
“sturdy danny mcgee was up his 59th tree
he said “i work as fast as i can’…”
ah, the “old” sesame street cast. that brings back memories.
well, NOW i have some ear worms thanks to you all…and i’d really go for some fruit salad right now.
here’s one that is making a come-back lately and i can’t get rid of it…
“sturdy danny mcgee was up his 59th tree
he said “i work as fast as i can’…”
ah, the “old” sesame street cast. that brings back memories.
well, NOW i have some ear worms thanks to you all…and i’d really go for some fruit salad right now.
here’s one that is making a come-back lately and i can’t get rid of it…
“sturdy danny mcgee was up his 59th tree
he said “i work as fast as i can’…”
ah, the “old” sesame street cast. that brings back memories.
well, NOW i have some ear worms thanks to you all…and i’d really go for some fruit salad right now.
here’s one that is making a come-back lately and i can’t get rid of it…
“sturdy danny mcgee was up his 59th tree
he said “i work as fast as i can’…”
I totally know what you mean! I’m a songwriter and always have new songs in my head. It seems like they float around in there till I get them out on paper. Guess my mind doesn’t want me to lose it!
Matt
I totally know what you mean! I’m a songwriter and always have new songs in my head. It seems like they float around in there till I get them out on paper. Guess my mind doesn’t want me to lose it!
Matt
I totally know what you mean! I’m a songwriter and always have new songs in my head. It seems like they float around in there till I get them out on paper. Guess my mind doesn’t want me to lose it!
Matt
I totally know what you mean! I’m a songwriter and always have new songs in my head. It seems like they float around in there till I get them out on paper. Guess my mind doesn’t want me to lose it!
Matt
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