# I got the ultimate spring song running through my head **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2001, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066 "2001-05-02T11:23:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/1 "2001-05-02T11:23:52Z")
That new song by REM. I don’t even know what it’s called, but it’s beautiful. Maybe heard it two or three times, but it’s the catchiest tune ever. The video’s pretty neat too. _That sugar cane, that tasts so sweet…_ What’s it called? And do you guys agree it’s a great song? Makes me wanna go out, sit on a terrace, have a beer, look at beautiful girls, and then drink some more beer. Spring is here, woo! [sub]Alright, can’t get more mundane than this. I’ve reached my quotom for this week.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/2 "2001-05-02T11:39:58Z")
I know this post sure makes me wanna be back in Holland, drinking beers, looking at hot chicks and smoking various substances ☹ Oh, and it’s a good song btw Coldie 😃 — G. Raven ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/3 "2001-05-02T13:39:52Z")
_Everybody Hurts?_ That one makes me want to kill myself… Oh, you said [i[new\* song. I don’t think I’ve heard it, but I’ll look it up on Napigator \ ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/4 "2001-05-02T13:43:14Z")
Urgh! Must remember… preview is my friend…preview is my friend… ---
**Author:** ![Jekeira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Jekeira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jekeira)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/5 "2001-05-02T16:25:58Z")
I’m very sorry to say that I’ve got “It’s Raining Men” by Geri Holliwell (formerly of the Spice Girls) running through my head. Caught the video last night (one long nightmarish reference to “Fame” - I stared at it with fascinated horror, unable to turn away), and I’ve been trapped by it ever since. Gonna have to go over and listen to the new REM. Even if I don’t like it, it’s sure to be an improvement. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/6 "2001-05-02T16:38:45Z")
It’s called “Imitation of Life,” Coldy. 🙂 And yeah, it’s a GREAT song. Love when it comes on while I’m driving home and I roll the windows down… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/7 "2001-05-02T16:41:08Z")
…but the ultimate spring song, despite the name, is “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/8 "2001-05-02T18:13:55Z")
Ultimate spring song? “Many Miles Before I Go” by John Hiatt. Among about a billion other songs. “Imitation of Life” is a very good song, I agree, and I would love for that to be the song in my head right now. Unfortunately, that position is occupied by “It’s Gonna Be Me” because a friend just emailed me about N’Sync tickets, which she’s trying to unload. Anyone interested? ---
**Author:** ![Alonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Alonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonist)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/9 "2001-05-03T15:53:15Z")
While we’re waiting, does anyone know the actual name of that song/recitation by John Prine about Lake Marie, the one I hated so much at first, and have grown to love, because, well, it’s by _John Prine_, f’goosh sake! I realize, of course, that this constitutes a hijack, because it’s not a “spring” song- it’s a “lake” song. ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/10 "2001-05-03T16:42:09Z")
Actually, the ultimate spring song for me will now be (for the next few years, anyway) “40 Boys in 40 Nights” by the Donnas. I just bought their newest album a couple of weeks ago, and I can’t stop humming that song. The whole album is pretty damn cool. Of course now, thanks to a co-worker, I’ve got Journey’s “Open Arms” in my head. Feh. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_on\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jack\_on\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_on_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/11 "2001-05-03T16:55:04Z")
I vote for “That Summer Feeling” or “Ice Cream Man” both by Jonathan Richman. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/12 "2001-05-03T17:14:29Z")
Most of the songs that end up stuck in my head are from children’s television. I do a great _Elmo’s World_ theme song, and _Bear in the Big Blue House_ has the catchiest damn songs I have ever heard. Great for kids, death for parents. I even heard my dad (the grandpa) singing one the other day, I think it was Bear’s. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/13 "2001-05-03T17:59:34Z")
Speaking of kids’ songs, EJsGirl – Do you watch any Veggie Tales videos? My kids checked out the Silly Song video from the library and I haven’t been able to get those things out of my head yet. Everybody sing! _You’re his cheeseburger His yummy cheeseburger He’ll wait for you-u-u-u_ Anyone? Anyone? And yeah – “Imitation of Life” is an awesome spring song. I heard it agin this morning on my way to wrok. I couldn’t roll the windows down though because it was raining. Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-ultimate-spring-song-running-through-my-head/64066/14 "2001-05-03T21:13:01Z")
Not a spring song, but vaguely on topic… I’ve been singing _If I only had a brain_ from _The Wizard of Oz_ for 2 days straight. drat. It really won’t go away.