# How to get rid of a song that's stuck in your head! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976 "2006-07-18T05:05:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/41 "2006-07-20T20:45:49Z")
[QUOTE=Wnabtokio] I never realized how many people had “erasers”. I use anything by They Might Be Giants. Seems to work well. [/QUOTE] Then I just end up with the hook for “Ana Ng” on an endless loop in my head. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/42 "2006-07-20T21:12:09Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vmeOE8nN_vo/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/vmeOE8nN_vo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] I like how whoever posted that video managed to spell the title incorrectly, even though it’s spelled correctly in the subtitles of the very same video. ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/43 "2006-07-20T21:17:52Z")
[QUOTE=XaMcQ] Nobody uses ‘Gilligan’s Island’? “A three hour tour! A three hour tour!” is sufficient to blast out any song. ‘Batman’ works too. “Na na na na na na na na - Batman!” [/QUOTE] Each is arguably a case where the cure is worse than the disease. ---
**Author:** ![XaMcQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f9ae1b/32.png) [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/44 "2006-07-21T21:39:04Z")
[QUOTE=Nature’s Call] Each is arguably a case where the cure is worse than the disease. [/QUOTE] Oh yeah? Is it better or worse than: _drumroll…_ \*Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there She would merengue and do the cha-cha And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4 They were young and they had each other Who could ask for more? At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana) The hottest spot north of Havana (here) At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana Music and passion were always the fashion At the Copa…they fell in love (Copa Copacabana) (Copa Copacabana) - I rest my case. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/45 "2006-07-21T23:37:34Z")
I think I’ll try using [this](http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/) next time a song gets stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/46 "2006-07-22T02:46:18Z")
I had to use the Spiderman song yesterday. I bought a cute little set of patio lanterns. Guess which song started looping in my head… ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/47 "2006-07-22T02:50:16Z")
[QUOTE=Amazon Floozy Goddess] I had to use the Spiderman song yesterday. I bought a cute little set of patio lanterns. Guess which song started looping in my head… [/QUOTE] Um. _99 Red Balloons_? I give. What song? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/48 "2006-07-22T02:52:19Z")
Ah! **Amazon Floozy Goddess** , how much do you like me? Cause…I’ve got more posts than you. How do you like me now? Yes, it’s the most minor of victories and just shows how much I post. I need a life. Harumph. Oh well, just call me “The King” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/49 "2006-07-22T03:29:26Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Um. _99 Red Balloons_? I give. What song? [/QUOTE] You’re whooshing me, right? ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/50 "2006-07-22T05:58:49Z")
Oh yeah! I _love_ that song. “You’re Wooshing Me, Right?” was on every mixtape I made back in the 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/51 "2006-07-22T06:34:04Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] Oh yeah! I _love_ that song. “You’re Wooshing Me, Right?” was on every mixtape I made back in the 1980s. [/QUOTE] Oh yeah, THAT song! \*You’re Whooshing Me, Right? Tryin’ to have me misled, Attemptin’ to put one over my head You’re Whooshing Me Right? I feel the need to verify To make sure you don’t lie\* _headbangs_ ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/52 "2006-07-22T06:40:25Z")
Who sung that? Was it Human League or KISS? I can never remember. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/53 "2006-07-22T10:06:14Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] Who sung that? Was it Human League or KISS? I can never remember. [/QUOTE] It was Foghat, if I remember correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/54 "2006-07-22T10:33:18Z")
:dubious: Nah, had to be Foreigner. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/55 "2006-07-22T13:44:23Z")
[QUOTE=XaMcQ] Nobody uses ‘Gilligan’s Island’? “A three hour tour! A three hour tour!” is sufficient to blast out any song. ‘Batman’ works too. “Na na na na na na na na - Batman!” [/QUOTE] Some months ago, I was telling my daughter about the Gilligan’s Island theme so that she’d understand an MST3K, The Movie joke. She liked the song, and one day as we were driving home from church, she asked me to sing it. So, I was singing it when I pulled up to a red light right next to my sister’s minivan. I rolled down my window, and since she thought I had something important to tell her, she rolled hers down, and I sang loudly, “A three hour tour! A three hour tour!” at which point the light changed, I rolled up my window, and sped on. Sis was left thinking, “What the…? What was _that_ all about?” I got a phone call later when we all got home–the second I picked up, I heard my sister’s laughing voice: “I’m going to _BEAT_ you!” As she’d sat there puzzling about why I’d pulled up and sung to her, she found herself singing. About two minutes later, she was singing, “A three hour tour! A three hour t…that _BITCH_!!” She KNEW I’d done that deliberately (of course I had)–we both had a massive fit of giggles over it. She knows there are always opportunities for payback, though–earworms find a home far too easily with me! ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/56 "2006-07-22T22:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=Amazon Floozy Goddess] I had to use the Spiderman song yesterday. I bought a cute little set of patio lanterns. Guess which song started looping in my head… [/QUOTE] Who is gonna be… who will be the first to kiss? Might not be obvious outside of Canada ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/57 "2006-07-22T22:53:23Z")
I’m not sure what you’re talking about, but I thought of the Coupling episode about snogging to the Spider-Man sound track. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976/58 "2006-07-23T00:12:31Z")
The song has to be “Pig and Elephant DNA Just Won’t Splice”. That was SO Loverboy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-song-thats-stuck-in-your-head/364976.md?page=2)