# What tune is running through your head? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 28, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257 "2007-08-28T19:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/1 "2007-08-28T19:27:01Z")
“Run Chicken Run” by Link Wray BAA dappa-dappa-dappa DAA Dappa DAA BAA dappa-dappa-dappa DAA Dappa DAA _ad infinitum_ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/2 "2007-08-28T19:39:26Z")
John Mayer’s “Stop This Train.” Heard it yesterday on the Sirius Coffee House channel and it’s been with me ever since. Twern’t bad the first fourty times. ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/3 "2007-08-28T19:42:06Z")
“I Can Hear The Bells” from _Hairspray_. It’s my kid’s favorite song from the soundtrack, so we listen to it in the car at least twice a day lately. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/4 "2007-08-28T19:52:22Z")
“Straight On” by Heart. It’s been there since yesterday, and won’t go away. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/5 "2007-08-28T20:07:12Z")
Ya gotta be cool, ya gotta be calm, ya gotta stay together . . . all I know all I know is that love will save the day yeah yeah yeah. I heard that on the way into work today and it will NOT go away. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/6 "2007-08-28T20:12:04Z")
Don’t Dream It’s Over is slightly overriding Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap, and I’m thankful for it. I curse my sister for showing me those stupid “Dear Sister” OC parodies on youtube. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/7 "2007-08-28T20:20:05Z")
“Winterborn” - Cruxshadows It’s been my “Back To School” song all week. I don’t think I’ll let the kids hear it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/8 "2007-08-28T20:20:07Z")
On and On, by Stephen Bishop (I had to look the artist up, never heard of him). _Down in Jamaica They got lots of pretty women Steal your money Then they break your heart…_ And I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/9 "2007-08-28T20:33:59Z")
“You Shook Me All Night Long” AC/DC ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/10 "2007-08-28T20:42:40Z")
I didn’t even realize it was there until I read the thread title, but the answer over here is Aerosmith’s _Don’t Want To Miss A Thing_. And now that I’m aware of it, I’m a bit peeved at you, **Derleth**. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/11 "2007-08-28T20:53:41Z")
Nouvelle Vague’s cover of _Dancing With Myself_. It’s generally in my iPod rotation, but ever since it’s been picked up as the theme for _LA Ink_, it’s been running through my head almost constantly. Make it stop! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/12 "2007-08-28T20:54:27Z")
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, Never make a pretty woman your wife… (I didn’t say I was proud!) ---
**Author:** ![Micro\_Dot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Micro\_Dot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Micro_Dot)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/13 "2007-08-28T20:54:44Z")
The worst ones are the dopey oldies that you hated then and still find time to hate, like “Muskrat Love” and “Afternoon Delight” Just the names can set you off. But I’ve found a cure: Whenever something enters your head, switch to a song you like, expecially one that’s a little faster tempo. For me it’s “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/14 "2007-08-28T21:08:12Z")
The Writhing South, by Say Anything. “…I hear hey, hey hey hey, come pollinate me, hey…” ---
**Author:** ![kurilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@kurilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurilla)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/15 "2007-08-28T21:23:37Z")
This morning, it was “Folsom Prison Blues.” This afternoon, it’s “Ballad of a Teenage Queen.” Both Johnny Cash; at least my earworms are consistent. (Although after reading this thread, the earworm will likely change.) ---
**Author:** ![Electrical\_Storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/16 "2007-08-28T21:27:44Z")
Stone Temple Pilots, “Interstate Love Song”. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/17 "2007-08-28T22:22:10Z")
The Ballad of Jed Clampett. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/18 "2007-08-28T22:28:26Z")
I am cow hear me moo. I weigh twice as much as you, and I look good on the barbeque. The Arrogant Worms - I Am Cow [http://radio3.cbc.ca/play/band/THE-ARROGANT-WORMS/I-Am-Cow/](http://radio3.cbc.ca/play/band/THE-ARROGANT-WORMS/I-Am-Cow/) ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/19 "2007-08-28T22:29:04Z")
[Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring BANANAPHONE!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzddYIPkrZY) Someone please shoot me. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257/20 "2007-08-28T22:52:00Z")
“Diablo rojo” by Rodrigo y Gabriela. I put it there on purpose to get rid of “Tusk.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-is-running-through-your-head/417257.md?page=2)