# The weirdest ear worm

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdest-ear-worm/765785>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 12, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdest-ear-worm/765785 "2016-09-12T20:27:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdest-ear-worm/765785/1 "2016-09-12T20:27:20Z")

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For maybe a couple of weeks now, I’ve had [Bob Seger’s “Night Moves”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Moves_(song)) playing in my head. Except:

-Seger’s voice is an alto sax  
-the backup singers are clarinets  
-the bass guitar is a tuba  
-the acoustic guitar is a team of baritone saxes (you’d need up to six, i.e. one per string, to be able to play chords)

It’s been a while since I’ve heard the actual original song, so I don’t remember what other instrumentation is in there. Piano? Hammond organ? Those would probably be the same.

Wonder how long this is going to stay stuck in my head…

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdest-ear-worm/765785/2 "2016-09-12T23:00:03Z")

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Weirdest earworm? [Bot flies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botfly#Infestation). No question.

Weird songs? I really love Metallachi’s version of [Holy Diver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5rIpsWaAFw). Actually, Metallachi’s entire catalog is fucking awesome and will stick with you for days.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdest-ear-worm/765785/3 "2016-09-13T04:47:35Z")

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I once got the theme song to Little Lulu cartoons stuck in my head and I thought I was going insane.

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdest-ear-worm/765785/4 "2016-09-13T06:58:02Z")

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One time I had Steely Dan’s “Peg” stuck in my head all day long. Not the original version, though. [THIS version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyNjs9qL1II)