Author Topic: Ear Worms (Read 79102 times)

Adam · « **Reply #200 on:** 21 December, 2011, 08:12:13 pm »

A couple of times a week, as I cycle through the next village, I see a van go past, from the local baker, Prudens.

I instantly switch to thinking of Dear Prudence -

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/hh_x8uBUbkc&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/hh_x8uBUbkc&rel=1</a>.

clarion · « **Reply #201 on:** 22 December, 2011, 09:33:49 pm »

Today's randomness:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/J8xpURXB720&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/J8xpURXB720&rel=1</a>

clarion · « **Reply #202 on:** 11 January, 2012, 05:29:48 pm »

A remarkably contrasting couple of days of earworms, gradually getting worse:
On the way up to Crystal Palace:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7jSDVPaTPIY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/7jSDVPaTPIY&rel=1</a>

On the way home:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/AYihDAhVPko&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/AYihDAhVPko&rel=1</a>

And today:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/j3-Zg20yf1E&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/j3-Zg20yf1E&rel=1</a>

Biggsy · « **Reply #203 on:** 12 January, 2012, 09:22:13 am »

Just seen and heard Big Country on BBC1. Oh dear...

MattH · « **Reply #204 on:** 13 January, 2012, 10:10:55 am »

For some reason this has been going round in my head for the last couple of days. Not heard it for years!

http://youtu.be/CIMNXogXnvE

Not heard it for years. Why don't you get back into bed?

clarion · « **Reply #205 on:** 17 January, 2012, 07:29:27 pm »

Oh my goodness, I need treatment

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XMiy_UsrPDs&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/XMiy_UsrPDs&rel=1</a>

But I did get rid of it eventually in favour of

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/CIMNXogXnvE&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/CIMNXogXnvE&rel=1</a>

btw, can anyone identify the guy who introduces them at the start? Seems familiar.

clarion · « **Reply #206 on:** 19 January, 2012, 09:18:41 pm »

Today, for no apparent reason:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ugTMKdD8qFY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/ugTMKdD8qFY&rel=1</a>

red marley · « **Reply #207 on:** 27 January, 2012, 02:01:38 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 17 January, 2012, 07:29:27 pm

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btw, can anyone identify the guy who introduces them at the start? Seems familiar.

I think it's the actor who was in many of the "Comic Strip Presents...". Here he is in a dickie bow with Dick and co (which contains its own delightful ear worm from 1:04 onwards).

<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xb6zje" target="_blank">http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xb6zje</a>

LindaG · « **Reply #208 on:** 31 January, 2012, 08:51:12 am »

Another rock and roll christmas
Another christmas rock and roll
We'd better hold each other tight
You never know it might snow tonight.

Someone help!

clarion · « **Reply #209 on:** 31 January, 2012, 10:30:17 am »

Oh, you don't want that one!

Chris S · « **Reply #210 on:** 31 January, 2012, 11:44:59 am »

I was reading threads in the Audax room, and was suddenly smitten with this Ear Worm. Great skipping thobut...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rt6Co7EMNCU&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Rt6Co7EMNCU&rel=1</a>

clarion · « **Reply #211 on:** 06 February, 2012, 09:05:45 pm »

Strange day.

This morning:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQtlrBziyzI&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/bQtlrBziyzI&rel=1</a>

This evening:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/DegGwZnySmk&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/DegGwZnySmk&rel=1</a>

Palinurus · « **Reply #212 on:** 01 May, 2012, 06:31:17 pm »

The theme from "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

Really lodged in there too.

clarion · « **Reply #213 on:** 26 October, 2012, 11:21:33 pm »

The other day, I had an earworm so awful I wouldn't even tell Butterfly what it was, in case she got infected.

This afternoon, I got 'American Girl', by Tom Petty (i think). No idea why.

clarion · « **Reply #214 on:** 19 December, 2012, 03:19:21 pm »

This morning, I was cursed with 'Walking In A Winter Wonderland'. Where did that come from?

tiermat · « **Reply #215 on:** 19 December, 2012, 03:23:03 pm »

Whilst pottering around in the kitchen on Sunday I was afflicted by "Millenium" by Robbie Williams.

Took me ages to work out it was because we had watched a James Bond film the night before, from which title song the strings bit of that song was ~~ripped off~~ lifted.

fuzzy · « **Reply #216 on:** 19 December, 2012, 04:16:45 pm »

I had Maroon 5's Payphone (Parental Advisory Mix) doing the loop on the way to work this morning.

Valiant · « **Reply #217 on:** 19 December, 2012, 08:06:31 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSuM_G1AZw

clarion · « **Reply #218 on:** 19 December, 2012, 09:40:42 pm »

What is it with schmaltzy music today? On the way home, approaching Croydon, I got Sammy Davis Jr with Candy Man.

Worse, my mind started to play tune association, but not enough. So now I had Sammy duetting with Christina Aguillera, mixing her song Candy Man with his. Weird mash up.

Peter · « **Reply #219 on:** 19 December, 2012, 09:52:17 pm »

For the real "Candy Man", you need either Rev. Gary Davis or Mississippi John Hurt.

clarion · « **Reply #220 on:** 18 January, 2013, 09:10:35 pm »

Earlier this week, I had a mash up in my head of Night Games by Graham Bonnet (which I've not heard for ages, then twice in a week), and Wanted by The Dooleys. Try it - it works, but it's like having a drunk angry hornet in your head.

JennyB · « **Reply #221 on:** 18 January, 2013, 10:35:35 pm »

Doesn't anyone do what I do with annoying earworms?

Sing the first line, then a different second line. Repeat it a couple of times and the next time the earworm comes round, it doesn't know which way to go!

Toady · « **Reply #222 on:** 18 January, 2013, 11:44:01 pm »

Is the term "earworm" a recent arrival?

I was chatting to a German girl earlier this year and she used the term. I was puzzled, and she explained it. I assumed it was a literal translation of a German idiom. But then I started noticing it in use. So ... has the term been around for ages and I just managed to ignore it. Or did my German friend infect the national consciousness with it when she visited?

Biggsy · « **Reply #223 on:** 19 January, 2013, 12:42:57 am »

I first heard the term five or six years ago (on British radio).

My latest earworm is Feed the Tree by Belly. I'm actually enjoying it.

clarion · « **Reply #224 on:** 19 January, 2013, 08:48:02 am »

I heard that song on the radio last week. It's a good 'un.

AIUI 'Earworm' is originally a German expression.

Author Topic: Ear Worms (Read 79102 times)

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