Sorry folks, but the absolute worst song of all time for getting stuck in one’s head is none of the above. In fact, I will put it in a spoiler box; don’t look unless you’re fully prepared to perform some kind of mental Heimlich maneuver to dislodge it from your mind’s esophagus:
“It’s a Small World After All.” That Disney song.
(Also I just learned how to do spoiler boxes and wanted to try it out.)
We definitely can’t forget REO Speedwagon. I listened to that song over and over for months at one point.
I hate, despise, and, deplore their song Sara Smile. with the heat
that rivals a thousand suns.
“Whoa-oh, here she comes
Watch out, boy, she’ll chew you up…”
“You can rely on the old man’s money…”
And to think, I thought I was over my crush on Hall…I guess I will be thinking of him tonight as all of the above songs are going through my head!
My secret weapon for stuck songs is to start singing Iggy Pop/Iggy and the Stooges songs. “Funtime” and “I Wanna Be Your Dog” usually do the trick and don’t get stuck themselves.