# 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:** 57
**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 29, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1122 "2021-11-29T22:45:49Z")
Well, thanks to you (in another thread) it’s **Radar Love**. ---
**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 3, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1123 "2021-12-03T16:19:41Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > _Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea_ > _You swim so wild and you swim so free_ > _Heaven above, and the sea below_ > _You’re just a little white whale on the go_ Heh. We heard that song a _lot_ when our boys were growing up. We even once took a family trip to Toronto to, among other things, see Raffi in concert. This is my favorite song of his, though - very catchy, and a good message: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2iDxS82szVY/maxresdefault.jpg "To Everyone in All the World") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iDxS82szVY) ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1124 "2021-12-03T18:10:28Z")
And then I unpacked … my adjectives. ([Unpack Your Adjectives! - YouTube](https://youtu.be/SIqt8xhnp6s)) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SIqt8xhnp6s/maxresdefault.jpg "Unpack Your Adjectives!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIqt8xhnp6s) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1125 "2021-12-03T18:54:10Z")
And just like that: 🎵 A noun is a person, place or thing. 🎶 Thanks loads, **Briny**! 😉 ---
**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:** [December 3, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1126 "2021-12-03T20:23:42Z")
This little ditty below I hear all the time on ig, usually lip synced by young woman with their written narration of why they’re singing it. I could be brown I could be blue I could be violet sky i could be hurtful I could be purple I could be anything you like. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LxtCmtpRK_Q/hqdefault.jpg "Mika - Grace Kelly - with LYRICS.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxtCmtpRK_Q) ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1127 "2021-12-03T20:34:25Z")
I categorically cannot stop listening to this. It was a somewhat trashy pop song that two lads in Bosnia did a version of in a traditional Serbian folk style (are you following this?) which then got souped up again by a South African DJ. Result is mesmerising, at least to me. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hVJtPuuQK_s/maxresdefault.jpg "The Kiffness x Ognjen & Sinisa - Insomnia (Balkan Club Remix) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVJtPuuQK_s) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1128 "2021-12-04T17:13:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > > > _Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea_ > > _You swim so wild and you swim so free_ > > _Heaven above, and the sea below_ > > _You’re just a little white whale on the go_ > > Heh. We heard that song a _lot_ when our boys were growing up. We even once took a family trip to Toronto to, among other things, see Raffi in concert. > > This is my favorite song of his, though - very catchy, and a good message: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iDxS82szVY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iDxS82szVY) @Spice_Weasel Yes, us too. Including seeing Raffi live (I’ve been to worse concerts). You may not know that Raffi updated the song for its 40th anniversary with a new verse, performed with Yo-Yo Ma: [Baby Beluga 40th anniversary version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBb2dsN85UU) mmm ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1129 "2021-12-04T17:19:57Z")
**Up Around the Bend** by Creedence Clearwater Revival [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BnRsaHXHznQ/hqdefault.jpg "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Up Around The Bend") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnRsaHXHznQ) So much optimistic energy. If circumstances allow, I’ll be listening to this the next time I start some new adventure. Because life is all about the next bend in the road. ---
**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 6, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1130 "2021-12-06T17:16:06Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > … > You may not know that Raffi updated the song for its 40th anniversary with a new verse, performed with Yo-Yo Ma: > > [Baby Beluga 40th anniversary version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBb2dsN85UU) > > mmm I didn’t know that - thanks! I’ll share it with my wife and now-grown boys. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1131 "2021-12-06T19:14:16Z")
Theme from **SWAT**. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1132 "2021-12-07T04:26:30Z")
“Uncle John’s Band”. Why?! I’m not a Deadhead and I haven’t heard that song on the radio in ages. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1133 "2021-12-07T04:39:56Z")
> [@alovem](#): > > Because life is all about the next bend in the road. _I rolled on_ _The sky grew dark_ _I put the pedal down to make some time_ _There’s something good_ _Waitin’ down this road_ _I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine_ “Runnin’ Down A Dream” - Tom Petty ---
**Author:** ![Yogeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yogeekgirl/32/4129_2.png) [@Yogeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1134 "2021-12-08T21:56:40Z")
Ugh. This . Afternoon grooves. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MFOeNTTVe3Q/hqdefault.jpg "020 - The Chemical Brothers - Saint Etienne - Filthy (Monkey Mafia Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFOeNTTVe3Q) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1135 "2021-12-26T21:49:17Z")
The full scene isn’t available in high-quality on YouTube yet, but “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Disney’s newest animated film, _Encanto,_ is taking up a lot of real-estate in my brain right now. Here’s the lyric video, anyway. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-IFD4ozm1DA/maxresdefault.jpg "We Don't Talk About Bruno (From "Encanto"/Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IFD4ozm1DA) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1136 "2021-12-26T22:03:46Z")
this bit … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yslxmnTIJQU/maxresdefault.jpg "Count Basie - Bundle o' Funk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yslxmnTIJQU) ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1137 "2021-12-29T10:48:33Z")
_So this is Christmas_ _And what have you done_ _Another year over_ _And a new one just begun_ _And so this is Christmas_ _I hope you have fun_ _The near and the dear ones_ _The old and the young_ _A very Merry Christmas_ _And a Happy New Year_ _Let’s hope it’s a good one_ _Without any fear_ ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1138 "2021-12-29T22:33:09Z")
Violet Orlandi and the Melodicka Bros cover of Somebody That I Used to Know [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VWkT1j61oQc/maxresdefault.jpg "Somebody That I Used To Know (GOTHIC METAL COVER feat. @VioletOrlandi ) - [GOTYE]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWkT1j61oQc) ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1139 "2022-01-03T20:40:19Z")
For days I’ve had some Bowie rattling around - one of those tiny snippets that you can’t get out of your mind AND you can’t place. Tracked it down this evening - Quicksand, from Hunky Dory, specifically the snippet you can hear at, say, 2.22 - 2.30 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kFN_bEgDE0M/maxresdefault.jpg "Quicksand (2015 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFN_bEgDE0M) It occurs to me that more than half of Hunky Dory has been an ear worm of mine at some time or other. Those are the ones you don’t mind. j ETA - this was probably a result of listening to the album on (I think) 12 Dec. So it had a longer incubation period than Covid. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1140 "2022-01-03T21:54:40Z")
With all this talk of the Beatles’ **Get Back** documentary, I’m stuck on _Get Up And Go_ by the Rutles. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1141 "2022-01-05T14:23:01Z")
This one is catchy as Covid. I heard it a couple days ago and it has been living with me since. The cymbal crashes are a delight. And check out the audience clapping on 1 and 3 at 1:03. mmm [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/to2cze58R5E/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGggaChoMA8=&rs=AOn4CLC3C1dXBTM-uK-qB0aE3B3Ws9yxWg "The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2cze58R5E) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433.md?page=58)