No Cure for Songs Stuck in Your Head

Strange News - AP | Mon Oct 20, 9:48 AM ET | By RACHEL KIPP, Associated Press Writer

[weave09]

Talk about irony, I am reading this thread at work and the radio immediatley begins to play:

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?

At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa....they fell in love

(Copa Copacabana)

His name was Rico, he wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancin' there
And when she finished, he called her over
But Rico went a bit too far, Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?

At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa....she lost her love

(Copa. . Copacabana)
(Copa Copacabana) (Copacabana, ahh ahh ahh ahh)
(Ahh ahh ahh ahh Copa Copacabana)
(Talking Havana have a banana)
(Music and passion...always the fash--shun)



Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
But that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it's a disco, but not for Lola
Still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
Now she's lost her mind!

At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa....don't fall in love

(Copa) don't fall in love
Copacabana
Copacabana

[SubSailor]

The bunny, the bunny, oooh I ate the bunny

[Chancellor Palpatine]

"My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling won't you play with My Ding-A-Ling,
My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling won't you play with My Ding-A-Ling..."

[wheelgunguru]

What's this thread got to do with those terrorists in the Philippines?

My worst case stuck-song was about a rubber ducky in the bathtub. "Rubber ducky, you're the one..."

Was working construction and heard that tune all day long.

Can't stand ducks to this day.

[dfwgator]

Muskrat, muskrat candlelight
Doin’ the town and doin’ it right
In the evenin’
It’s pretty pleasin’

Muskrat susie, muskrat sam
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land
And they shimmy
And sammy’s so skinny

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin’ and jingin’ the jango
Floatin’ like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love

Nibbling on bacon, chewin’ on cheese
Sammy says to susie "honey, would you please be my missus? "
And she say yes
With her kisses

And now he’s ticklin’ her fancy
Rubbin’ her toes
Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes
As they wriggle, and sue starts to giggle

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin’ and jingin’ the jango
Floatin’ like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love

La da da da da ...

[Sloth]

For marketers, earworms can be a "double-edged sword," helpful if consumers look upon a memorable jingle favorably but with the potential to breed negativity toward a brand if the stuck song is viewed as annoying or unwelcome

It's a small world, after all...

[freedomlover]

It's a small world after all...

It's a small world after all...

It's a small world after all.

It's a small, small, world.

(machine gun fire);)

[Jonah Hex]

(What, this leetle filk?)

(grin)

When we pulled into Argo Port in need of R & R

The crew set out investigating every joint and bar

We had high expectations of their hospitality

But found too late it wasn't geared for spacers such as we

CHORUS: And we're banned from Argo, every one.

Banned from Argo just for having a little fun.

We spent a jolly shoreleave there for just three days or four

But Argo doesn't want us anymore

Our captain's tastes were simple but his methods were complex

We found him with five partners each of a different world and sex

The shorepolice were on the way -- we had no second chance

We beamed him up in the nick of time in the remnants of his pants

CHORUS

Our engineer would yield to none in putting down the brew

He outdrank seven space marines and a demolition crew

The navigator didn't win but he outdrank almost all

And now they've got a shuttlecraft on the roof of city hall

CHORUS

Our proper cool first officer was drugged in something green

And hauled into an alley where he suffered things obscene

He sobered up in sickbay and he's none the worse for wear

Except he somehow taught the bridge computer how to swear

CHORUS

The head nurse disappeared a while in the major dope bazaar

Buying an odd green potion guaranteed to cause pon farr

She came home with no uniform and an oddly cheerful heart

And a painful way of walking with her feet a yard apart

CHORUS

Our lady of communications won a ship-wide bet

By getting into the planet's main communications net

Now every time someone calls up on an Argo telescreen

The flesh is there but the clothes they wear are nowhere to be seen

CHORUS

Our doctor loves humanity; his private life is quiet

The shorepolice arrested him for inciting whores to riot

We found him in the city jail, locked on and beamed him free

Intact except for hickeys and six kinds of VD

CHORUS

Our helmsman loves exotic plants and the plants all love him too

He took some down on leave with him and he wondered what they'd do

The planetary governor called and swore upon his life

That a gang of plants entwined his house and then seduced his wife

CHORUS

A gang of pirates landed and nobody seemed to care

They stomped into the nearest bar to announce that they were there

Half our crew was busy therein and invited them to play

But the pirates only looked at us and turned and ran away

CHORUS

Our crew is Starfleet's finest and our record is our pride

And when we play we tend to leave a trail a mile wide

We're sorry 'bout the wreckage and the riots and the fuss

At least we're sure that planet won't be quick forgetting us

CHORUS

(Wonder why?)

[skinkinthegrass]

"Once I was swimming across Turtle Creek, Man, those snappers all around my feet. Sure was hard swimming across that thing With both hands holding my ding-a-ling-a-ling!" (Everybody, sing the refrain!!)

....that is/was a fun song...one more time. :))

[sweetliberty]

And people think I'm nuts for muting commercials. I actually addressed this "problem" in a paper I did my second year in college which was geared at defeating manipulative advertising.

When it comes to advertising jingles and catchy tunes, I am NEVER troubled with them because I pretty much never allow myself to be exposed to them. If the TV is on, I ALWAYS mute commercials and in the car with the radio on, I always kill the volume when there are commercials, so the only time I am ever really exposed to them is if I am in a store or someone else's house and hear them.

That said, I do seem to have problems from time to time with other songs, usually that have been on the radio at work and they are seldom songs that I like. Ususally they are songs I am indifferent towards...the most recent "Cracklin' Rose."

[Grammy]

"God is bigger than the boogie man"...

[RosieCotton]

My worst case stuck-song was about a rubber ducky in the bathtub. "Rubber ducky, you're the one..."

Rubber ducky, you're the one,
You make bathtime lots of fun.
Rubby ducky, I'm awfully fond of you...
Doo-doo-dee-doo

That one? ;-)

[sweetliberty]

"Avoid this thread right now or pay!"

LOL!

[RosieCotton]

I can be your friend (la la la) I can be your friend...

[b4its2late]

Ooga chaka, ooga, ooga, ooga chaka, ooga, ooga.....

[Fierce Allegiance]

Jeeze, i hope they pay you a ton if you have to stomach listening to that s4it all day. yuck!!Do you work in a funeral home or nursing home?

[Skooz]

Guess I was a little ahead of my time with my vanity post, Help! I Can't Get This Song Out of My Head!

[Fides et Ratio]

"Fish heads, fish heads
Roly-poly fish heads
Fish heads, fish heads
Eat them up yum"

[dfwgator]

And of course, who could forget the Grand Funk Classic:

I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home
I'm Getting Closer To My Home...

(Dude, would you get home already?)

[ChemistCat]

Don't worry.

Be happy.