Author Topic: Ear Worms (Read 79118 times)

red marley · « **Reply #225 on:** 19 January, 2013, 04:49:24 pm »

It's been around at least for a decade or so in German:

Ohrwürmer, 2001

Toady · « **Reply #226 on:** 19 January, 2013, 11:04:07 pm »

Thanks for the etymology. I've just managed to ignore it for the past few years.

Mine today was the Shangri La's song "walking in the sand ... remember" oddly it came to me in a dream while dozing in front of the telly.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #227 on:** 21 January, 2013, 09:19:50 am »

Quote from: Toady on 18 January, 2013, 11:44:01 pm

Is the term "earworm" a recent arrival?

I first encountered it in a Desmond Bagley novel in 1979, though he did say it was a German phrase.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #228 on:** 21 January, 2013, 01:09:58 pm »

Let's get ready to rhumble, let's get ready to rhumble, let's get ready to rhumble, everybody rhumble. Watch us rec the mic, watch us rec the mic, watch us rec the mic - psych!

fuzzy · « **Reply #229 on:** 21 January, 2013, 02:01:51 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 21 January, 2013, 01:09:58 pm

Let's get ready to rhumble, let's get ready to rhumble, let's get ready to rhumble, everybody rhumble. Watch us rec the mic, watch us rec the mic, watch us rec the mic - psych!

Poor you! Here's wishing you a speedy recovery

Biggsy · « **Reply #230 on:** 21 January, 2013, 02:25:50 pm »

Earworms last up to three weeks. And take your hat off, boy, when you're talking to me.

clarion · « **Reply #231 on:** 21 January, 2013, 02:36:53 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 21 January, 2013, 01:09:58 pm

Let's get ready to rhumble, let's get ready to rhumble, let's get ready to rhumble, everybody rhumble. Watch us rec the mic, watch us rec the mic, watch us rec the mic - psych!

Oh that's horrible!

I had a nice one this morning - Mama Cass' It's Getting Better

Guy · « **Reply #232 on:** 23 January, 2013, 01:06:44 pm »

The bloke in the post room was listening to classic fm when I went over earlier.

Now I've got a few bars of Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp going round and round and round and round.

fuzzy · « **Reply #233 on:** 23 January, 2013, 01:35:16 pm »

My ride to work this morning was accomplished with the aid of various repeated snippets of Stereophonics 'Dakota'

Guy · « **Reply #234 on:** 24 January, 2013, 01:09:36 pm »

In the morning I awake
My arms, my legs, my body aches
The sky outside is wet and grey
So begins another weary daa-aa-ay
(So)So begins another weary day

It's certainly appropriate for how I feel.

Guy · « **Reply #235 on:** 28 February, 2013, 10:27:13 am »

For some reason known only to my subconscious, my head has suddenly filled with the dulcet tones of Ian Anderson singing Cup of Wonder.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #236 on:** 11 March, 2013, 02:18:31 pm »

In the bleak midwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinter frosty wiiiiiiiiiiiind made moaaaaaaaaaan

clarion · « **Reply #237 on:** 11 March, 2013, 03:20:26 pm »

Last night had Gary Glitter's 'I Love You Love' rattling round my head.

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #238 on:** 16 March, 2013, 10:45:45 am »

Quote from: Biggsy on 21 January, 2013, 02:25:50 pm

Earworms last up to three weeks. And take your hat off, boy, when you're talking to me.

Ooh, good one, had forgotten that song.

I currently have Grendel as an earworm, fortunately not all 17 odd minutes of it.

Biggsy · « **Reply #239 on:** 23 March, 2013, 01:30:11 pm »

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

clarion · « **Reply #240 on:** 23 March, 2013, 01:43:26 pm »

This morning was Cold Day In Hell by Gary Moore. Probably because it was a cold day.

clarion · « **Reply #241 on:** 05 June, 2013, 09:55:22 am »

This week has been mostly Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne.

But this morning, perhaps due to the slight change of pace and effort, it was, embarrassingly, ROCK in the USA by John Cougar Mellencamp.

They do catch you by surprise, these things.

microphonie · « **Reply #242 on:** 05 June, 2013, 06:46:20 pm »

Can't shift the most excellent GMF by John Grant from worming around my brain - it's been there for over a week now & I don't mind one bit...particularly as the chorus is a bit sweary and can be internally 'sung' with much vehemence!

(click to show/hide)

SteveC · « **Reply #243 on:** 05 June, 2013, 06:53:23 pm »

Bl**dy Dam Busters March all day today.

Kim · « **Reply #244 on:** 05 June, 2013, 10:05:24 pm »

Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. The ballroom dancing karaoke muzak version.

clarion · « **Reply #245 on:** 07 June, 2013, 09:34:38 pm »

War Pigs then God Is Dead? - both by Black Sabbath. Not great ones for the cadence, but the ride was ok.

clarion · « **Reply #246 on:** 25 July, 2013, 01:49:10 pm »

An odd combination this morning.

Senza Una Donna*, until I met darkpoint, then a blast through the back streets of Elephant & castle with Whole Lotta Love.

* Where the hell did that come from?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #247 on:** 26 July, 2013, 01:15:24 pm »

The new Rod Stewart single is stuck in my head. Help me!

clarion · « **Reply #248 on:** 26 July, 2013, 01:37:21 pm »

There's a new Rod Stewart single and it has powerful earworming ability?

Run! Flee for your lives!!!

Biggsy · « **Reply #249 on:** 26 July, 2013, 02:17:37 pm »

Earworms of new records aren't bad because you like to repeatedly enjoy new great things. The worst earworms for me are old things that I've heard quite enough of already. I'm not going to name any right now because just thinking of any will set them off again.

Author Topic: Ear Worms (Read 79118 times)

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