# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1021 "2020-12-18T18:47:38Z")
If you’re going to get “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” stuck in your head it might as well be this excellent version by Herbie Mann. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/woN-7BOAeNI/hqdefault.jpg "Hi-Max Collectors - Herbie Mann & The Tommy Mccook Band - Ob La Di Ob La Da.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woN-7BOAeNI) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1022 "2020-12-18T18:53:22Z")
Does anyone else get fragments of songs, rather than whole songs, stuck in their heads? For me, if it’s a song that I don’t know all the lyrics to, I can sometimes banish it by deliberately learning all the lyrics and singing along to it a few times. Worked for Still Alive. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1023 "2020-12-18T19:16:39Z")
Not bad, but it does go on a bit. It’s really just the song, but in any case I would claim that I was earwormed by the Bedrocks version. [Paul McCartney liked that one best as well](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ob-La-Di,_Ob-La-Da#Cover_versions), apparently. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4VYzQMAU_64/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHOBYAC0AWKAgwIABABGBMgUih_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLCVsfvEeZao_8yQJyCbmLBzqG6oww "OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA, ... ARTISTS, BEDROCKS (1968)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VYzQMAU_64) j ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1024 "2020-12-19T19:13:20Z")
I stumbled across this little gem on YouTube a few days ago and it’s been knocking around in my head ever since. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NPH9j0qVM3A/maxresdefault.jpg "Alice Phoebe Lou - She (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPH9j0qVM3A) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1025 "2020-12-19T19:27:15Z")
Currently it’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. I’m pretty happy 'bout it. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1026 "2020-12-20T01:21:25Z")
It sure would be nice to travel again… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QBVE7pT4Qpw/maxresdefault.jpg "Fastball - airstream with lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBVE7pT4Qpw) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1027 "2021-02-03T06:53:37Z")
Now playing: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s36eQwgPNSE) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_CTYymbbEL4/hqdefault.jpg "Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TSffz_bl6zo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLB3GXmqoY5ONAUGzxPY23A4hMhwVA "Snow - Informer (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSffz_bl6zo) ---
**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1028 "2021-02-03T08:23:17Z")
Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione The ultimate earworm, with the 9-minute version. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1029 "2021-02-03T09:34:47Z")
U2 - “Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of.” An oddly apt song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R-BT2yzXP8w/maxresdefault.jpg "U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BT2yzXP8w) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1030 "2021-02-03T16:29:44Z")
One of the more obscure Genesis songs, but I like it a lot - darkly engaging Nineties rock: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tq-slzFcUTY/maxresdefault.jpg "Calling All Stations (2007 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq-slzFcUTY) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1031 "2021-02-03T16:36:54Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4Eo84jDIMKI/maxresdefault.jpg "CHVRCHES - Leave A Trace") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eo84jDIMKI) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1032 "2021-02-05T02:19:15Z")
Chemical Warfare (Don’t It Feel Good?) is just an irresistibly catchy tune. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7MrMfoHejiw/maxresdefault.jpg "Slayer and Katrina & The Waves - "Chemical Warfare (Don't It Feel Good?)"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrMfoHejiw) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1033 "2021-02-08T12:18:19Z")
This song’s been going through my head frequently over the past year, but for the past several days it’s been nonstop for some reason. Usually for me, any earworm gets bumped within hours by another one, so this is rather unusual. _And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness_ _Anybody with a worried mind can never forgive the sight_ _Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified_ _I don’t wanna live like this, but I don’t wanna die_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IlkTVMMkCP4/maxresdefault.jpg "Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkTVMMkCP4) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1034 "2021-02-08T12:27:50Z")
_I Kissed a Girl,_ I got it from a Postmodern Jukebox cover. Yesterday I was wandering around YouTube listening to covers, and now it is stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1035 "2021-02-08T16:10:26Z")
There’s two different songs by that name, one performed by Jill Sobule, the other by Katy Perry. Any idea which one they covered? Some lyrics from each song’s refrain: Katy Perry: _I kissed a girl and I liked it_ _The taste of her cherry chap stick_ _I kissed a girl just to try it_ _I hope my boyfriend don’t mind it_ Jill Sobule: _And we laughed at the world_ _They can have their diamonds_ _And we’ll have our pearls_ _I kissed a girl_ _I kissed a girl_ ---
**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:** [February 9, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1037 "2021-02-09T00:49:32Z")
Hawaii 5-0 theme. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1038 "2021-02-09T12:55:53Z")
I watched an old Carrie Fisher one-woman-shoe last night (Wishful Drinking) - I had no idea she was married to Paul Simon. Anyway, now I’m stuck with _The Boxer_ and _Homeward Bound_ alternating. Not my favourite sort of thing, but I can live with it. j ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1039 "2021-02-09T18:27:31Z")
Youtube algorithm kicked up this [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gHsUaS9r5R8/hqdefault.jpg "Lucie,Too - Lucky (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHsUaS9r5R8) …and I’ve been humming it all day, and also, now I’ve dived into a rabbit hole of cutesy Japanese indie bands. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1040 "2021-02-09T18:42:59Z")
Chicago’s 25 or 6 to 4, Staring blindly into space Getting up to splash my face Wanting just to stay awake Wondering how much I can take 6:40 am with the cat sitting on my head. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1041 "2021-02-10T03:21:58Z")
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