# 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:** 22
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/421 "2016-06-08T00:12:37Z")
Since this past Friday, it’s been “Ode to Billie Joe.” ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/422 "2016-06-08T00:15:45Z")
Pharoahe Monch - “What It Is.” ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/423 "2016-06-08T01:27:42Z")
Mr Pharmacist - The Fall [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cl34oJEoO7s/maxresdefault.jpg "The Fall - Mr Pharmacist HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl34oJEoO7s) Words cannot express the feelings I suggest. On a bit of a Fall and Fugazi streak at the moment. . ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/424 "2016-06-08T10:56:29Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Since this past Friday, it’s been “Ode to Billie Joe.” Whoa, same here. I was explaining about the 3rd of June significance to a coworker who had never heard of the song, since it came out prior to her birth. I found a video on YouTube. She asked the meaning of the story, so I found a webpage that tore the song apart, line by line, and discussed all the possible interpretations. We discussed the song way too long. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/425 "2016-07-13T13:06:40Z")
The Preamble to the Constitution from Schoolhouse Rock, from my youth and 1970s TV, video w/ words here: [School house rock the preamble - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pf6NvlXEyzg). _We the People, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for a common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to our selves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America._ Memorized now for over 40 years. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/426 "2016-07-13T13:32:47Z")
We were tested on this in elementary school, and the teacher imposed a “no humming that tune” rule during the test. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/427 "2016-07-13T14:55:50Z")
“…what’s your function?” ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/428 "2016-07-13T16:18:48Z")
Brian Setzer, live in Tokyo, **I Won’t Stand In Your Way Anymore** ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/429 "2016-07-13T18:01:23Z")
[Ninja by Seven Seconds of Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnzoqVxBqu4). A friend of mine mentioned kitties and ninjas together, so I had to flip out. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/430 "2016-07-22T05:23:54Z")
“Dance of the Seven Veils” by Liz Phair. (NSFW lyrics) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7vgp-qZXWWA/hqdefault.jpg "Liz Phair - Dance of the Seven Veils") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vgp-qZXWWA) ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/431 "2016-07-22T16:48:36Z")
Not a recent earworm, but one’s that’s been with me for ages and I never knew where I picked it up. Thanks to Bill McGlaughlin’s “Exploring Music”, I know what it is. I only “hear” the first little bit, so I didn’t realize it was a full on march, and the Glenn Miller jazz version is much more common, but it’s “American Patrol” by Meacham. March version Jazz version [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DK-lBi5r6Jk/hqdefault.jpg "Glenn Miller-"American Patrol"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK-lBi5r6Jk) ---
**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:** [July 23, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/432 "2016-07-23T12:15:12Z")
Someone at work was singing it yesterday and it’s been with me ever since: _I’m too hot (hot damn) Called a police and a fireman I’m too hot (hot damn) Make a dragon wanna retire man…_ mmm ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/433 "2016-07-23T15:31:33Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The Preamble to the Constitution from Schoolhouse Rock, from my youth and 1970s TV, video w/ words here: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pf6NvlXEyzg](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pf6NvlXEyzg). > > _We the People, in order to form a more perfect union, > establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, > provide for a common defense, promote the general welfare, and > secure the blessings of liberty to our selves and our posterity > do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America._ > > Memorized now for over 40 years. They really did a great job with those songs. They just stuck in the head, always ready to be pulled out when needed. My current earworm is persistent. Woke up humming it the last 3 days. Doesn’t stick during the entire day but keeps coming back. [“Hey Heartbreak” by Jennifer Nettles.](https://youtu.be/rnnJyA6VLAc) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/434 "2016-07-23T16:25:25Z")
“Plenty of Room” by Tom Chapin ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/435 "2016-07-24T04:29:53Z")
A few days ago I was thinking of some light classical pieces by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and I listened to them. Some of the tunes are very catchy, such as “La Gallina”, “Le Banjo”, “Pasquinade”, and “Grande Tarantelle”, and they’re still running around in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/436 "2016-07-24T04:51:32Z")
[Something from Genesis…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bfXFJ7JQkE) ---
**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 9, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/437 "2016-08-09T12:24:51Z")
Dog & Butterfly, from Heart. Its tune has been haunting my brain… ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/438 "2016-08-09T13:34:13Z")
Paolo Conte - Gli Impermeabili ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/439 "2016-08-09T13:38:57Z")
Tom Paxton’s [Morning Again.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mh4yVNNJ4c) Morning again, the sun is probably shining. Someone is probably finding his way. Morning Again! Somebody else’s day. ---
**Author:** ![yesanything](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@yesanything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yesanything)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/440 "2016-08-09T13:45:34Z")
As I enter this, the Theme from Superman Not only do I get the “earworms” as of a little while back, I occasionally hum out load. I wondered about this and did some basic web research. No need for alaram, one even said it is a sign of intelligence. Well you can’t believe everything you find on the internet.🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=23)