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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Professor James Kellaris of the University of Cincinnati has coined the word "earworms" to describe those catchy melodies that "burrow" into your brain and drive you crazy. Earworms usually last an hour or two, but can last a whole day.
Professor Kellaris thinks the all-time number one earworm is The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Okay gang, all together now...a-one and a-two and - a-wim-o-weh, a-wim-o-weh... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I was sucked into this subect some time back. It went nowhere but it was fun!
Search if you want to hear the antidote. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I didn't want to reply, but can't get this thread out of my head...... :eek: |
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Location: Tennessee | I'll be fine as long as someone doesn't put an earworm of "Billy Don't Be A Hero" ... oh dear, I'm hearing that flute already ... oh, no, now it's words ... somebody save me ... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Try "Land down under" from Men at work!
It's better listening and more socially acceptable! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | We have John Prine in town this week....try dealin' with "Dear Abby". |
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Location: Tennessee | At least "Dear Abby" has some redeeming social value. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | And now Just for Stonebobo.....
Billy, Don't be a hero
Don't be a fool with your Life.
Billy Don't Be A Hero
Come Back and Make Me your Wife
And as He Started to Go
She Said Billy Keep your head Low
Billy Don't be a Hero
Come back to me..
Sorry, Could'nt resist!
Whats really scary is that i remember this tune so well. |
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Location: Toronto | Thanks guys... now I got:
"Little Willy" and "The Night Chicago Died" warping through my head at the same time... Oh please - make it stop..... |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I heard My Mama Cry..
I heard her pray the night Chicag Died.
Brother what a night it really was
Brother what a fight it really was
Glory be..... |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Steve, you're a sadist. ;) |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Hey, It's A Dirty job, But somebody's got to do it! :D |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Interesting how STeve CHapman knows all those words... And now, thanks to him, I can't get them out of my mind... |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Hey Hizz, That's what Friends are for! :D
Uh-Oh! There's another one!!
Stevie Wonder-Dione Warwick and Elton John!
Keep smilin' keep shinin'
Knowing you can always count on me for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for |
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Location: Tennessee | AS I said, redeeming social value ...
;) |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I resemble that remark! :rolleyes: |
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Location: south east Michigan | I heard that the cure to this affliction is to go through the entire song, start to finish. I'm not sure that the cure is better than having the disease! |
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Location: State College, PA | (invoke self-serious-metaphoric-hyper-stretch mode)
"And as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage!
No Angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell!"
(all together now,)
"So bye bye, Miss American Pie...."
(please make it stop!!!!)
Michael Pelikan
State College, PA |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Drove my Chevy to the Levy
But the Levy Was Dry..
Them good ole boys were drinkin' Whisky & Rye
Singin' This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | So these keep going through your head. What's worse is when you get caught up on the same lick and it seems to find its way into everything you play. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I used to occassionally suffer from a bummer of an ear worm, when, waaaay back in the high school days, I'd catch a few minutes of morning TV while I scoffed some cereal.
It's really freakin 'cool' when you're a senior and you can't get "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a toys R us kid..." out of your head all freakin day! Even better, when you don't even realize you're uncontrollably singing it-til someone else points it out...and she's really hot.
Really freakin' cool.
Damn commercials.
Johnny |
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Location: Vernon, CT | Well guess it's alot better than butthole worms!! :) Play On!
John L.
Custom Legend 1779-USA
Legend LX
Balladeer LX
Std. Balladeer
Tornado 1970
Takamine 12 String
Martin D16GT
Fender P-Bass 1975
Fender Strat 50th Anniversary
Fender Nashville Tele Tex-Mex |
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Location: Midland, MI | You think words are bad. Try humming just a couple of bars to 'Theme from I Dream of Jeannie.' Do do, do do do do do. Doooo do. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Crusty,
That is the antidote tune to end all earworms (Urban Legend).
But you have to go all the way through it and avoid watching Gilligan's Isle! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Well Ok... You asked for it!
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this tropic port,
aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
the skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day,
for a three hour tour, a three hour tour………
The weather started getting rough,
the tiny ship was tossed.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost; the Minnow would be lost.
The ship took ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle,
with Gilligan, the Skipper too,
the Millionaire, and his Wife,
the Movie Star, the Professor and Mary Ann,
here on Gilligan's Isle.
And after our 30 minutes of fun with the Castaways was done, we would hear…….
So this is the tale of our castaways,
they're here for a long, long time.
They'll have to make the best of things,
it's an uphill climb.
The first mate and his skipper too,
will do their very best,
to make the others comfortable,
in the tropic island nest.
No phones, no lights, no motor cars,
not a single luxury.
Like Robinson Crusoe,
it's primitive as can be.
So join us here each week my friend,
you're sure to get a smile.
From seven stranded Castaways,
Here on Gilligan's Isle.
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