# Get these songs out of my head!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542 "2001-06-21T01:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/1 "2001-06-21T01:23:42Z")
The following songs have been swimming in my head for months. Somebody kill me! _Living After Midnight_ by Judas priest _Stray Cat Strut_ by the Stray Cats Please, no more!! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!! ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/2 "2001-06-21T01:33:52Z")
Well, you could try singing \* This Little Light of Mine\*. Of course, then you have _This Little Light of Mine_ stuck in you head, and I am not sure that that is any better :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/3 "2001-06-21T01:39:08Z")
_This is the song that never ends, Yes it goes on and on, my friends! Some people started singin’ it, not knowing what it was And they’ll continue singin’ it forever, just because This is the song that never ends, Yes it goes on and on, my friends! Some people started singin’ it, not knowing what it was And they’ll continue singin’ it forever, just because This is the song that never ends, Yes it goes on and on, my friends! Some people started singin’ it, not knowing what it was And they’ll continue singin’ it forever, just because This is the song that never ends…_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/4 "2001-06-21T01:48:21Z")
Today it was \*\* Silver \*\* by Nirvana. Sat at work and sang(between calls)… “Mom and Dad went to a show Dropped me off at Grandpa Joe’s Kicked and screamed Said please don’t go” etc… So to make me stop, my friend Robin started singing the chorus to Song #2 by \*\* Blur \*\*. Then one that goes…WOOOOO HOOOOOO Now that’s in my head,thanks Robin.☹ ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/5 "2001-06-21T02:08:30Z")
**Ginger** , that song was stuck in my head for most of last week. It was either that or listening to my dad snoring all night(I was on vacation sharing a room with my parents; what fun). **Hardygrrl** , Song #2 was stuck in my head a couple weeks back. I just like the Woo-Hoo part. Don’t know any other part except for the beginning (even that is a little fuzzy). Here is another song to get stuck in your head, along the lines of **Ginger’s**. Its a world of laughter a world of tears Its a world of hopes and a world of fears There’s so much that we share that its time we’re aware Its a small world after all Its a small world after all (repeat 'til you think your head will implode) My parents hated this song when I was little, therefore I loved singing it. Hee, hee, hee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/6 "2001-06-21T07:02:01Z")
Here’s another one, but beware it is very catchy. I’m still singing it what almost 20 years now, sheesh bum bum bum bum here comes the Bud here comes the big number one bum bum bum bum … uh … YES I forgot it, I forgot it, heeheehee ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/7 "2001-06-21T09:14:34Z")
“Oh, Mandy! Well you came and you gave without taking, but I sent you away, oh Mandy!” :d&r: ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/8 "2001-06-21T11:36:15Z")
Yoo hoo, **brother rat** - is this what you’ve lost? “Here comes the king, here comes big number one, \ Budweiser Beer – the king is second to none … The king is coming, just hear the call, When you say Bud, you’ve said it all, When you say Bud, you’ve said it all – Ya da da da da da da da da da da …” (I used to work at SeaWorld, and the hitch would stop outside my shop for about 20 minutes every day for picture taking! Since you put the song back into my head, I thought I’d return the favor with the proper lyrics!) \ ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/9 "2001-06-21T16:11:25Z")
I guess I ought to be grateful for that, **screech-owl**. I actually _have_ been trying to recall the words to the beer wagon song for quite a while. Now I’ll be able to sing it all the time. Mrs. Tygr will be stopping by soon with a two-by-four to thank you properly. 😃 So here’s my contribution, since **dlgirl** (yes, I do realize how your post is related to your username) resorted to the ultimate punishment, which my wife unleashes on me whenever I’ve got a song stuck. Take it away, Mister Croce! _And he’s bad, bad Leroy Brown. Baddest man in the whole damn town. Badder than old King Kong. Meaner than a junkyard dog._ ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/10 "2001-06-21T16:27:08Z")
It’s a small world, after all. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/11 "2001-06-21T16:38:37Z")
_Going out of my head, Over you Going out of my head, Over you Going out of my head, day and night, night and day, and night…_ Help! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/12 "2001-06-21T17:15:54Z")
Just out of curiousity, Crafter, do you hear just the lyrics, just the music, or both in your head? I find the phenomenon fascinating. As for the cure to your woes, I prescribe a dose of They Might Be Giants: _I’m your only friend. I’m not your only friend, But I’m a little glowing friend, But really I’m not actually your friend, But I am…_ \ _Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch, Who watches over you, Make a little birdhouse in your soul. Not to put too fine a point on it, Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet. Make a little birdhouse in your soul…_ It’s a small world…on serious hallucinogens. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/13 "2001-06-21T18:28:51Z")
I had the song Xanadu (blah I hate that song) stuck in my head for weeks a while back. Singing “On the good ship, lollipop” helped it go away. If only I had thought of that sooner. Hugs! Sqrl ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/14 "2001-06-21T18:36:05Z")
**Crafter** I feel your pain… For about two weeks now, I have had either “Best I Ever Had” by **Vertical Horizon** or “Drops of Jupiter” by **Train** in my head. Both good cheezy pop songs, but HIGHLY annoying when you’re trying to listen to the radio. Oh, and **Balance** , I have the words and the music stuck in there. (I’m not a musician, but I swear I know every note of both songs. ☹ ) I tried downloading the songs, so I could listen to them, but all it did was reinforce the problem. Arrgh… ---
**Author:** ![boomvark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@boomvark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boomvark)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/15 "2001-06-22T00:18:48Z")
All morning, a song from an old _Mad_ magazine parody of _Jaws_ was stuck in my head. Not the whole thing, either, which made it doubly frustrating. To the tune of _Camelot_: _Ten thousand tourists soon will disembark here. The money that they’re spending means a lot. To tell them there’s a great big hungry shark here is tommyrot …_ I opted not to go snorkeling after work. ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/16 "2001-06-22T00:32:38Z")
If you gotta have this terror in your life you might as well share. What I do is sing the song around co-workers. I win if I later hear them singing it. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-these-songs-out-of-my-head/69542/17 "2001-06-22T00:35:25Z")
\*This is the song that never ends, Yes it goes on and on, my friends! Some people started singin’ it, not knowing what it was And they’ll continue singin’ it forever, just because This is the song that never ends… \*