# I gotta song stuck in my head, dammit! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 25, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208 "2001-04-25T00:09:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/1 "2001-04-25T00:09:08Z")
Well, as the title says, I have been having the same song stuck in my head for about two weeks now, and it’s driving me insane!! Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knew the singer or the name of the song. All I remember is the part that goes “Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh.” Its a classic rock song, and it kind of sounds like Blue Oyster Cult, only much happier sounding than other BOC songs. Anyways, I’d appreciate it if you guys could help. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/2 "2001-04-25T00:20:36Z")
Sounds like the chorus of Led Zeppelin’s “D’Yer Mak’er.” Check the CDNow clip [here.](http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=2038988267/pagename=/RP/SHARE/soundclip.html/itemdescriptionid=322156/disc=01/track=06/source=RAM) ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/3 "2001-04-25T00:27:34Z")
No, that’s not it. D’Yer Maker has 6 “oh’s”, not 8. (Not that I’m being nitpicky.) Thanks anyways! ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/4 "2001-04-25T00:29:57Z")
Don’t Fear the Reaper? ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/5 "2001-04-25T00:35:42Z")
Nope, that’s not it either. I checked the lyrics, and there’s no “Ohs” in that song. I don’t think that the song is by Blue Oyster Cult, but it has that same meloncholic mood to it. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/6 "2001-04-25T00:36:45Z")
Can you describe the pitch changes of the "oh"s? Minor or major key? Starts on the 3rd, root, 5th, 2nd, 7th, whatever? Or, if you lack a background in music theory, could you kinda draw a picture on a napkin starting with the first note, how many notes up (or down) does each note go from the one before it? (and, of course, post the results of your calcs). ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/7 "2001-04-25T00:46:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AHunter3 \* > \*\*Can you describe the pitch changes of the "oh"s? > > Minor or major key? Starts on the 3rd, root, 5th, 2nd, 7th, whatever? > > Or, if you lack a background in music theory, could you kinda draw a picture on a napkin starting with the first note, how many notes up (or down) does each note go from the one before it? (and, of course, post the results of your calcs). > \*\* Uhhhh… Well it kinda goes : Ohohoh oh oh oh oh oooooooo. As for pitch changes, the whole song is kinda monotone. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/8 "2001-04-25T01:26:52Z")
Invisible Sun by the Police? ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/9 "2001-04-25T02:14:00Z")
Nope. The song that I’m asking about is much older. I don’t know how much older, though. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/10 "2001-04-25T11:21:43Z")
Does it go like this? |…_…_. |… |_…_._… |._…_._…\* | minor; start on root (top note is the third) ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Sitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mr\_Sitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Sitter)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/11 "2001-04-25T11:26:22Z")
‘Building a Bridge to Your Heart’ by Wax fits the “oh’s”, but not really the BOC bit. I now have ‘Building a Bridge to Your Heart’ stuck in my head. Thanks. ;0) ---
**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/12 "2001-04-25T15:24:15Z")
I’m thinking it’s The Breakup Song (?) by the Greg Kihn band. The chorus goes “They don’t write 'em like that anymore”, and the verses do have 8 oh’s after each lyric. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/13 "2001-04-25T17:02:36Z")
I think **muttrox** has it. Starts with an arpeggiated guitar riff over Am F G, then We had broken up for good just an hour before ah ah aah uh uh uh ah aah ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/14 "2001-04-25T17:51:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by muttrox \* > \*\*I’m thinking it’s The Breakup Song (?) by the Greg Kihn band. The chorus goes “They don’t write 'em like that anymore”, and the verses do have 8 oh’s after each lyric. \*\* Hey! I just checked [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), and that’s the song I was talking about!!! Thank you soooooo much. I’d, like, give you a hug and stuff, but that’s kinda impossible, so I’ll just have to say thanks instead. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gotta-song-stuck-in-my-head-dammit/63208/15 "2001-04-25T18:11:44Z")
You’re welcome. Honestly, I can never get “name this book” or “name this movie” before someone else, I just feel smugly superior to have finally nailed one. Good warmup for trivia tonight. 🙂