# 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:** 79
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1564 "2024-11-27T16:23:58Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Heheh, my friends think I’m weird for enjoying “Winchester Cathedral”. I love _Winchester Cathedra_l lol. I am heading to a different Winchester today (Winchester, Virginia - no huge cathedrals but lots of US history and apples). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1565 "2024-11-27T16:46:56Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Unfortunately it’s Proud to be an American, courtesy of a thread here. The Lee Greenwood song? Maybe you could swap it out for the [much more fun song](https://youtu.be/j4x0sE0wKCk?feature=shared) by The Tubes. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1566 "2024-11-27T16:51:32Z")
I didn’t realize there was more than one. Sadly, the Lee Greenwood version. But right now it’s Brenda Lee’s version of Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, which is much more enjoyable. Or this [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bM10A86drpI/maxresdefault.jpg "AC/LeeC - "Dirty Deeds Around the Christmas Tree"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM10A86drpI) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1567 "2024-11-27T16:52:50Z")
I’ve been listening to the album [Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Knows_This_Is_Nowhere) by Neil Young when I’m in the barn. The song _Round & Round (It Won’t Be Long)_ is stuck in my head. And I don’t even like the song. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1568 "2024-11-27T19:47:19Z")
Brandenburg concertos. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1569 "2024-12-01T20:21:18Z")
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shinin’… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4syA9aNnNa0/hqdefault.jpg "Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys - Blue Moon of Kentucky") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4syA9aNnNa0) (I blame the scene in _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_ where Neal and Del are singing it while speeding down the highway in their burned out car) ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1570 "2024-12-18T13:01:10Z")
America’s “Lonely People”. It is on a Kroger commercial that is airing approximately every two minutes. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1571 "2024-12-18T15:37:50Z")
After watching the Brian Epstein biopic _Midas Man_ I had _Anyone Who Had a Heart_ (Cilla Black [version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUxn6JLwdDY)) running thru my head. She’s pretty good. But … Woke up this morning with _We Built This City_ by ~~Jefferson Airplane~~ , er, ~~Jefferson Starship~~ , I mean Starship running thru my head. I heard it in the grocery store 2 days ago. I guess that’s the incubation period for this brain virus. It is really a blah song. People have been making fun of it since it came out almost 40 years ago. No link 'cause you really don’t want to hear it. It’s so bad I’d rather have a Burt Bacharach song in my head. ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1572 "2024-12-18T15:41:07Z")
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “The Ship Song.” It popped up on my YouTube screen earlier, I listened to it, and now the chorus is stuck in my head. Not that I’m complaining - love the song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T0spQCw35D4/maxresdefault.jpg "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0spQCw35D4) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1573 "2024-12-18T17:43:30Z")
Heh, I have had Ginger Root’s “There Was A Time” stuck in my head for a few days. The studio version is pretty great, but my favorite is this live version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TbjdRev3qD4/maxresdefault.jpg "Ginger Root - There Was A Time (Live on KEXP)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbjdRev3qD4) But of course, at the mention of Bacharach, “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” is now fighting its way in. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rangerdanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rangerdanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rangerdanger)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1574 "2024-12-19T20:05:43Z")
Little Feat - Day at the Dog Races. My life used to be like dat, but not nomore. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1575 "2024-12-28T20:49:52Z")
A recent thread on “Yacht Rock” mentioned Steely Dan quite a bit. Against my better judgement I listened to a few of their songs on YouTube, and now I can’t **Hey Nineteen** out of my head. And I hate the song! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1576 "2024-12-28T21:02:02Z")
My Girl Bill. Lumberjack Song. ---
**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 28, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1577 "2024-12-28T21:07:14Z")
Hanafubuki - Ai Daro Ai · Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra [This is the studio version](https://youtu.be/Y9_2rI-HkV8), but i love this one :- [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J3yApsEtXFY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGwgPyhyMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAOE83O0tLL8Kskg3UQ26zmQDsWlg "Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - JA-POPS NOW (NHK)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3yApsEtXFY&t=249) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1578 "2024-12-29T00:39:36Z")
After a recent bout of “Little Boxes” from Pete Seeger, I now have “He’s so Fine” stuck up in the melon. Dood’lang do lang. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1579 "2025-02-16T17:27:09Z")
One problem I have with earworms (aside with the fact that the vast majority of them are not great songs) is that I am terrible at remembering lyrics. If I’m lucky I can remember 8 bars of words but oftentimes much fewer. So I repeat in my head a small fragment of the song. The other day I happened upon a song that works: _[Oh! Forever](https://youtu.be/hXwHyI8eF88)_.by The Brakes (UK). Here’s the [lyrics](https://www.lyrics.com/sublyric/67031/Brakes/Oh+forever!). Whose a good little earworm. You are! The keyboardist for The Brakes also played backup for my favorite 2000s girl group, [The Pipettes](https://youtu.be/d7i-J51Qey8). It’s a Monster Bobby world and we’re just players in it. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1580 "2025-02-25T23:04:38Z")
For some reason the notification chime on my phone triggers one. The chime is a little “wh-Ping.” And the damn theme song from _The Nanny_ pops into my head. And I don’t even know the words to it. Only “a little girl from Flushing, the nanny named Fran.” ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1581 "2025-02-25T23:34:09Z")
Today while shopping, **“I Can Dream About You” by Dan Hartman** played on the PA system. I’ve always liked that song, and it’s been rolling through my mind ever since. Dan Hartman was a local guy who really made a name for himself in the music business. Though he had only a couple hits as a solo performer, he was a multi-instrumentalist; wrote, sang lead and played guitar on “Free Ride” by the Edgar Winter Group; wrote and produced “Living in America” by James Brown; wrote songs and produced albums for dozens of musicians and singers. Unfortunately, he died of a brain tumor the age of 43. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433/1582 "2025-02-26T19:44:30Z")
For the past several days it’s been Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_20BvG3H6DY/maxresdefault.jpg "Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_20BvG3H6DY) ---
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