# 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:** 50
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/981 "2020-11-10T06:23:50Z")
“Lovely Day,” by Bill Withers. Partially because it’s getting overplayed on an Allstate commercial right now, but it’s an awesome song, so I don’t mind too much. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bEeaS6fuUoA/maxresdefault.jpg "Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA) ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/982 "2020-11-10T06:49:07Z")
Yackity Sax, thanks to another current thread. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/983 "2020-11-10T07:46:35Z")
Ventura highway. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/984 "2020-11-10T13:11:13Z")
Taking Over by F. Hero and Twopee Southside because that was the last song I was listening too last night when I pulled up to my house after work ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/985 "2020-11-10T16:07:42Z")
A song that does not need more cowbell: Trouble Funk - Drop The Bomb (1982) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/buXt-yyZEss/hqdefault.jpg "Trouble Funk - Drop The Bomb (1982)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXt-yyZEss) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/986 "2020-11-10T16:33:27Z")
I have no idea why, but I’ve had Paul Simon’s “Love Me Like a Rock” stuck in my head for the past hour or so. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9i3JXGtC_os/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHUBoAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgTihTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDsvKJC63TSPmxMjEPjxLaX_J_MQg "Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3JXGtC_os) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/987 "2020-11-10T16:57:16Z")
A couple of months ago I stumbled upon a song that I don’t know how I missed for so long… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iJ9NwhUo6y0/maxresdefault.jpg "Slide") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ9NwhUo6y0) Is it soulful funk or funky soul? I’m not sure but holy crap this song is great. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/988 "2020-11-10T17:39:11Z")
Phil Ochs’ “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends” for no particular reason. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/989 "2020-11-10T17:45:23Z")
Frankenstein [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P8f-Qb-bwlU/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGH8gUyggMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCT0KRLFl8CZ5vTyw0OMubhcFf5Tg "Frankenstein . Edgar Winters Group . 1973") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8f-Qb-bwlU) Alkan [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JQosbm7QjdU/maxresdefault.jpg "Charles-Valentin Alkan - Op. 16, No. 3, Trois Etudes de Bravoure, Prestissimo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQosbm7QjdU) German baby shark [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nJIVjCy16hk/hqdefault.jpg "Kleiner Hai - Official Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJIVjCy16hk) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/990 "2020-11-10T18:29:43Z")
Also Wearing My Rolex for some reason [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bxjdg_D5YQY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGoBYACggOKAgwIABABGHIgQCg6MA8=&rs=AOn4CLA0plwagZtnzhuGaxurLKliIp_BXA "Wiley - Wearing My Rolex (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxjdg_D5YQY) Paper Planes [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ewRjZoRtu0Y/maxresdefault.jpg "M.I.A. - Paper Planes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/991 "2020-11-10T18:51:26Z")
Let Me Roll It [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ly_G9QBX_f0/maxresdefault.jpg "Let Me Roll It (2010 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly_G9QBX_f0) Oh là là [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x-7SokUC5Aw/maxresdefault.jpg "1981 TC MATIC o la la la") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-7SokUC5Aw) Kiss Them For Me [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hi53rgdJyvI/maxresdefault.jpg "SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES - Kiss Them For Me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi53rgdJyvI) I’m afraid it’s kind of a mess up there; let’s not start in on the ragtime 😛 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/992 "2020-11-10T19:02:10Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pkh8UtuejGw/maxresdefault.jpg "Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello - Señorita") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkh8UtuejGw) ---
**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:** [November 11, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/993 "2020-11-11T12:50:07Z")
“Tie a Yellow RIbbon 'round the Old Oak Tree”. I wish I knew where it came from. mmm [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_dggAQk5peA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dggAQk5peA) ETA - I thought this would post the actual video in-thread, how does one make that happen? ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/994 "2020-11-11T20:21:05Z")
Wade in the Water - Harvey Mandel https://www.youtube.com/embed/UxOtF2XGWzU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLprlWfT26wo3vzMrS_MgbTT9hrqN575TT ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/995 "2020-11-12T16:45:32Z")
From out of nowhere, this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RxOBOhRECoo/maxresdefault.jpg "Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxOBOhRECoo) Not a bad one. j ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/996 "2020-11-12T21:11:05Z")
[Mancini, baby!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/997 "2020-11-13T21:34:22Z")
Jeez, that’s a dangerous one - I had to stop after about 30 seconds and listen to Suspicious Minds again a couple of times as a precaution. I’m happy with the worm I’ve got. j ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/998 "2020-11-13T22:12:03Z")
Latest culprits: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cNmJlP6-Mxw/maxresdefault.jpg "William Hagen performs Corelli's La Folia from Suzuki Book 6") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNmJlP6-Mxw) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey\_in\_the\_Straw.ogg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey_in_the_Straw.ogg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/J9b3ZZywQvg/hqdefault.jpg "Boogie Woogie Piano") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9b3ZZywQvg) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/999 "2020-12-05T01:44:45Z")
I _love_ this song and have now listened to it about six times in a row. Funny video, too: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nj2U6rhnucI/hqdefault.jpg "Dua Lipa - Break My Heart (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj2U6rhnucI) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1000 "2020-12-05T09:32:20Z")
Ofra Haza’s “Im Nin’alu”, the original, pre-remix version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O2xNTzlFSk0/hqdefault.jpg "Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu [1978]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2xNTzlFSk0) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=51)