# Do you have words or phrases that trigger songs in your head?

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**Created:** [August 5, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-words-or-phrases-that-trigger-songs-in-your-head/761867 "2016-08-05T19:23:37Z")\
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> [@Eddie The Horrible](#):
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> I can’t hear the phrase “in the long run” without thinking of the Eagles.

“In the long run” makes me think of [the song from “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWPJx7sooR4)

Likewise for the term “candy man”.

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