# Quick, what's your current earworm? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 2, 2015, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433 "2015-06-02T10:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Blackstock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/201 "2015-08-12T06:55:20Z")
This piece of art, is what. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zvz8jtZ3f5s/maxresdefault.jpg "King Crimson - Starless") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvz8jtZ3f5s) ---
**Author:** ![Conspicuous\_Conspiracist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@Conspicuous\_Conspiracist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Conspicuous_Conspiracist)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/202 "2015-08-12T09:44:11Z")
Great googa-mooga, can’tya hear me talkin’’ to ya? [Ball of confusion](https://youtu.be/-9poCAuYT-s) ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/203 "2015-08-12T11:40:59Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wm_8aFy0R0k/hqdefault.jpg "Ukelele Lady~~Bette Midler") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_8aFy0R0k) ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/204 "2015-08-12T14:49:38Z")
Listened to the album this is on for the first time in a while and got [Airport by Peter Hammill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B4_xRv3wAg) into my head… It’s quite melancholic. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/205 "2015-08-12T17:55:39Z")
[Cows with Guns](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CCAQyCkwAGoVChMIs7eMr46kxwIVyzg-Ch2ZOQ5_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFQMbXvn2RNI&ei=IIjLVbOnI8vx-AGZ87j4Bw&usg=AFQjCNEszL6bGx7hfd7gziC5c7puQ-bb8Q&bvm=bv.99804247,d.cWw), unfortunately. \*We will fight for Bovine free-ee-dom And hold our large heads high. We will run free With the buffalo Or di-ie-ie! Cows with guns.\* Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/206 "2015-08-13T00:29:34Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Are you hearing the sea winds blowing or the sea waves crashing? > > (I should be careful–I am so afraid of dying) 😃 And of course the local PBS station started playing a Glen Campbell concert while I was surfin the dope last night. No escape. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/207 "2015-08-13T02:01:32Z")
^ Doesn’t that scare you when vectors intersect like that? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/208 "2015-08-13T02:34:07Z")
One Tin Soldier - again! Thanks to a guy at work. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/209 "2015-08-13T04:18:51Z")
[Street In The City - Pete Townshend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ScKVsUVe8) Came up on Spotify while trying to find new-to-me Ronnie Lane music. Good song, but sticky. Pete’s gasp is a bit over the top. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/210 "2015-08-13T04:59:59Z")
“Elvis is Everywhere” by Mojo Nixon. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/211 "2015-08-13T08:19:01Z")
_(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”_ by BÖC, Blue Öyster Cult \*They looked backward and said goodbye She had become like they are She had taken his hand She had become like they are Come on baby Don’t fear the reaper \* A classic ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/212 "2015-08-13T11:15:50Z")
_Lonely Teardrops_. Specifically the Arnold McCuller cover. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RqajdnXgV50/hqdefault.jpg "Arnold McCuller - Lonely Teardrops") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqajdnXgV50) ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/213 "2015-08-13T11:42:02Z")
“O-o-h Child” by The Five Stairsteps ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/214 "2015-08-13T13:56:15Z")
Uma Thurman, by Fall Out Boy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2VTxYQL2SbA/maxresdefault.jpg "Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VTxYQL2SbA) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/215 "2015-08-13T14:56:13Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > “O-o-h Child” by The Five Stairsteps They played this on the 70s XM station last night. Hadn’t heard it in quite a while. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/216 "2015-08-13T15:35:37Z")
More John Denver goodness.\* _Poems, Prayers and Promises._ \*YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/217 "2015-08-13T16:08:13Z")
I saw Lydia in the hallway this morning so it’s, “Lydia, oh Lydia, oh have you met Lydia? Lydia the ta-a-tooed lady?” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/218 "2015-08-18T01:25:06Z")
Nazareth - Love Hurts. I know not from whence it came. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/219 "2015-08-20T18:55:00Z")
From the file of bizarre and completely unexplained earworms: I now have in my head the Wagner tune sung by Elmer J. Fudd - “Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit…” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/220 "2015-08-24T19:49:04Z")
And today, Patsy Cline is reminding me, over and over, that she goes out walking. After midnight… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=12)