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NFR...From a post above; what songs get stuck in your head?
- Thread starter dawn_mo
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He**s Be**s! I get music stuff running around in my brain all the time. . .
Right now it is "da-de-DAH, da-de-DAH, da-de-DAH-Dah-dah (beat, beat, bear), Don't Fence me In!).
I hear songs my kids have on their I-pods, and if I like it, it goes ear-worm! I hear old rock, it goes ear-worm! Hubby gets all huffy if I am singing it out loud though--he is "tone deaf" and cannot stand to hear me humming and singing, especially since I usually hum or sing one short phrase from a song. . .
Right now it is "da-de-DAH, da-de-DAH, da-de-DAH-Dah-dah (beat, beat, bear), Don't Fence me In!).
I hear songs my kids have on their I-pods, and if I like it, it goes ear-worm! I hear old rock, it goes ear-worm! Hubby gets all huffy if I am singing it out loud though--he is "tone deaf" and cannot stand to hear me humming and singing, especially since I usually hum or sing one short phrase from a song. . .
steve2-in-la
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Always have music running through my head. Used to be very difficult when I was rehearsing a show.
Now, I just have to be careful not to listen to something I like too often or it gets stuck. Even worse, just PART of it gets stuck and plays over and over and over and . . . well, you know.
Funny thing, the day after I closed said show, the music would be gone until it snuck back in some insidious, evil way ( like the opening chords were the same as the sound of wind blowing through a car window.)
(from "How Stuff Works") Experts say the culprits are earworms (or "ohrwurms," as they're called in Germany). No, they're not parasites that crawl into your ear and lay musical eggs in your brain, but they are parasitic in the sense that they get lodged in your head and cause a sort of "cognitive itch" or "brain itch" -- a need for the brain to fill in the gaps in a song's rhythm.
When we listen to a song, it triggers a part of the brain called the auditory cortex. Researchers at Dartmouth University found that when they played part of a familiar song to research subjects, the participants' auditory cortex automatically filled in the rest -- in other words, their brains kept "singing" long after the song had ended (source: Prokhorov). The only way to "scratch" brain itch is to repeat the song over and over in your mind. Unfortunately, like with mosquito bites, the more you scratch the more you itch, and so on until you're stuck in an unending song cycle.
There are many other theories about why songs get stuck in our heads. Some researchers say stuck songs are like thoughts we're trying to suppress. The harder we try not to think about them, the more we can't help it. Other experts claim that earworms are simply a way to keep the brain busy when it's idling. Just as there are many theories, there are many names for the phenomenon. It's been called everything from "repetunitis" to "melodymania."
James Kellaris, a marketing professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration, has done research on earworms and brain itch, and he's found that as many as 99 percent of us have fallen prey to them at one time or another (source: BBC News). Kellaris says women, musicians and people who are neurotic, tired or stressed are most prone to earworm attacks. With musicians, it makes sense because they're listening to music continuously, but Kellaris isn't sure why women are more susceptible to earworms
Don't worry if you keep getting songs stuck in your head -- it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. However, if you actually hear music that isn't there (instead of just thinking about it), see a psychologist or other mental health professional. It could be a sign of endomusia -- an obsessive condition in which people hear music that isn't really playing.
Now, I just have to be careful not to listen to something I like too often or it gets stuck. Even worse, just PART of it gets stuck and plays over and over and over and . . . well, you know.
Funny thing, the day after I closed said show, the music would be gone until it snuck back in some insidious, evil way ( like the opening chords were the same as the sound of wind blowing through a car window.)
(from "How Stuff Works") Experts say the culprits are earworms (or "ohrwurms," as they're called in Germany). No, they're not parasites that crawl into your ear and lay musical eggs in your brain, but they are parasitic in the sense that they get lodged in your head and cause a sort of "cognitive itch" or "brain itch" -- a need for the brain to fill in the gaps in a song's rhythm.
When we listen to a song, it triggers a part of the brain called the auditory cortex. Researchers at Dartmouth University found that when they played part of a familiar song to research subjects, the participants' auditory cortex automatically filled in the rest -- in other words, their brains kept "singing" long after the song had ended (source: Prokhorov). The only way to "scratch" brain itch is to repeat the song over and over in your mind. Unfortunately, like with mosquito bites, the more you scratch the more you itch, and so on until you're stuck in an unending song cycle.
There are many other theories about why songs get stuck in our heads. Some researchers say stuck songs are like thoughts we're trying to suppress. The harder we try not to think about them, the more we can't help it. Other experts claim that earworms are simply a way to keep the brain busy when it's idling. Just as there are many theories, there are many names for the phenomenon. It's been called everything from "repetunitis" to "melodymania."
James Kellaris, a marketing professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration, has done research on earworms and brain itch, and he's found that as many as 99 percent of us have fallen prey to them at one time or another (source: BBC News). Kellaris says women, musicians and people who are neurotic, tired or stressed are most prone to earworm attacks. With musicians, it makes sense because they're listening to music continuously, but Kellaris isn't sure why women are more susceptible to earworms
Don't worry if you keep getting songs stuck in your head -- it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. However, if you actually hear music that isn't there (instead of just thinking about it), see a psychologist or other mental health professional. It could be a sign of endomusia -- an obsessive condition in which people hear music that isn't really playing.
Oh I hate when it happens, cause I usually don't even like the song... Currently stuck: (As of
this morning.) ..... 8675309; Bicycle (Queen) and the beat to beethoven fur elise..... da-da-da-da-da-da-da....di-di-di-da.... etc... Oh there's more... Now I have H.lls B.lls in my head..
Oh...., and not a song.... But the pillsbury dough boy laugh.....
this morning.) ..... 8675309; Bicycle (Queen) and the beat to beethoven fur elise..... da-da-da-da-da-da-da....di-di-di-da.... etc... Oh there's more... Now I have H.lls B.lls in my head..
Oh...., and not a song.... But the pillsbury dough boy laugh.....
florisandy
Well-known member
A predominant one for me is "The Great Escape" theme song. I happened to catch the
movie again a few days ago - one of my favorites!
The "Great Escape" song also reminds me of leaving Dad's house over four years ago and dodging many "bullets" in my life.
Some got caught and some found freedom from the German military camp.
movie again a few days ago - one of my favorites!
The "Great Escape" song also reminds me of leaving Dad's house over four years ago and dodging many "bullets" in my life.
Some got caught and some found freedom from the German military camp.
mariadnoca
Moderator
After the Sound of Music the other night it kept playing in my head.
mariadnoca
Moderator
but you know the worst one ever right? Disneyland: It's a Small World (run for your lives!!!!!!!!)
NO!!!!! Not it's a small world!!!!!! Arrrggghhh
I was never really fond of the ride - it's ok. But one year at Disney, I was on the ride with my little cousin and the ride stopped while we were in the white room - the room just before the ride ends. I could see the platform where you get off - but that was 6 or 7 boats away. And there we stayed for what seemed like forever - hearing that music over and over again! Knowing that I could see freedom ahead. I even started to calculate whether I could walk thru the water - it's only a few inches....
It felt like forever. It was probably only 15-20 minutes. But with that music playing over and over and over. Pure hell.
I was never really fond of the ride - it's ok. But one year at Disney, I was on the ride with my little cousin and the ride stopped while we were in the white room - the room just before the ride ends. I could see the platform where you get off - but that was 6 or 7 boats away. And there we stayed for what seemed like forever - hearing that music over and over again! Knowing that I could see freedom ahead. I even started to calculate whether I could walk thru the water - it's only a few inches....
It felt like forever. It was probably only 15-20 minutes. But with that music playing over and over and over. Pure hell.
melissa-dallas
Well-known member
"Count Your Blessings" from White Christmas is my current one