Whenever anyone around me complains that they can’t get a song out of their head, I just la la the theme from the Smurfs at them and their earworm goes away.
Nobody ever thanks me, though.
Some good ones here already.
My suggestions:
The Banana Splits theme song.
“Radar Love” by Golden Earring.
I was riding my bike along the bike bath and saw some chick rollerblading and I couldn’t get “Brand New Key” out of my fucking head.
DO NOT WATCH THIS YOURSELF, but send the link to your brother-in-law:
Licky Licky by Crispy
It’s clean. I discovered this earworm when I started a thread about terrible music videos.
“I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General” (or any thing by Gilbert & Sullivan)
StG
This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on and on
Someone started singing it no knowing what it was
And now I’ll go on singing it forever just because
This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on and on
Someone started singing it not knowing what it was
And now I’ll go on singing it forever just because
This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on and on
Forever.
I dunno. Bro-in-law is a gay man. G & S might be right up his alley! [/stereotype]
But the Smurfs?
(Hmmm… maybe I need to do a dance remix of Smurfs, Banana Splits, Song Without End, Oompa Loompa theme, and It’s a Small World. Or would that be too eeeevilll?)
Popcorn or music box dancer
A special team of translators were assembled to translate the title of this song one word at a time. Do not look at this if you read German, only use this song as a last resort.
Sie leuchten auf mein Leben
I’ve found the worst earworms are in languages I don’t speak. That said, I humbly submit Caramelldansen.
OH Caramelldansen. That one is evil.
I’ve found that the ear-wormiest things for me are nonsensical. Like Badger Badger Badger.
Let Weebl and Bob help you inflict Magical Trevoron your BIL. It’s an infinite loop.
Weebl and Bob are very good at ear-worms.
Disney’s good for earworms, as well. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius, Gaston, Under the Sea…
Not only is that song now indelibly etched into my head, I’m never going to stop playing that game.
runs back to game
Oh yes! and bonus points for most songs being never ending loops.
Also: Do not click here. I can’t type what it is, because it’ll be stuck in your head when you read it. Trust me, just send it on.
Here’s one I never get rid of.
Now was Constantinople. Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople. Been a long time gone, from Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works? … That’s nobody’s business but the Turks.
I’m surprised ‘I know a song that’ll get on your nerves’ hasn’t been mentioned. It’s a variant on the 'The song that never ends’.
Bananaphoneby Raffi. There’s a cartoon about it making people go insane and have aneurysms.
I have always found that the cure to an earworm is to sing Paint It, Black to yourself. For me, it drives out the earworm, doesn’t really replace it if you know what I mean. YMMV
I’m afraid to mention it for fear that I will get it stuck in MY head, but…
Seasons In The Sun.