"Hello world, I'm with a yellow girl, number two pencil"...
You ever wonder why certain songs get stuck in your head? For the last week or so that line from Lil' Wayne's verse in B.O.B.'s song Strange Clouds has been stuck in my head. While I love the song, I can't stop from wondering if Wayne knew he had a great line when recording it. It seems I spend way too much time wondering about hip hop lyrics.
I guess when a song gets stuck in your head they call it an ear worm, a term I've read to be defined as involuntary imagery, or sounds, pictures, smells, and tastes that repeatedly come to mind. For me, it's always been music.
I can remember this phenomenon from an early age when my parents played Barry Manilow's Copacabana. That song stuck in my head for days. Of course, it's not half as bad if you enjoy the song being repeated in your head all day.
Unfortunately, I was usually tortured by such songs as Don Ho's Tiny Bubbles, the 80s country version of Don't Mess With My Toot Toot and, of course, we can't forget about Billy Ray Cyrus's Achy Breaky Heart.
I double dog dare you to listen to that Toot Toot song and not be singing it all day. Damn ear worms! Do you have an ear worm worth listening to? If so, please share.
Oh, how about this one: "You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round." Your welcome. Hey, at least it's better than Toot Toot...:)
For some reason I get the song Delta Dawn stuck in my head for days! Also Roxeanne by the police, Also that one Righteous Brother's song. There's also so many more. I think some people always have some song stuck in their head...good or bad :)
ReplyDeleteOh ya, Delta Dawn does get stuck. Roxeanne, not so much for me. I actually like that song. You mean Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers? Or You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'. My guess is both of those would be considered ear worms. Ya, I'd agree. Some people are more susceptible to it than others.
ReplyDeleteWell, don't worry, be happy....now there's another one...:P