Earworm article by SK

[Spideyman]

The link is up for the article we have all been waiting for : The Earworm!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273178,00.html

[Theregulator]

Can everybody stop with all the worm stuff now.

[AmandaRose]

thanks Miss Mod, and woohoo CorbinKale gets a mention and a quote! very niceeeee. :wink2:

[Dana Jean]

Good job and congrats to those included!

[MadamMack]

Congrads to all that were mentioned! I loved the article! :smile2:

[King Jacob]

Indeed. Nice article. :smile2: The only problem is that now I have ABBA stuck in my head!

[CorbinKale]

thanks Miss Mod, and woohoo CorbinKale gets a mention and a quote! very niceeeee. :wink2:

That was cool, but now "Daniel" is stuck in my head, again.

I can see those red taillights headin' for Spaaaaaa-AAAA-aaaa-aaaaiinnnnn...:glare:

[tillyn]

Love the article , i don't read that mag. or look on the site but all the songs mentioned did indeed leave holes in your head.

[Leighjavu]

The link is up for the article we have all been waiting for : The Earworm!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273178,00.html

Thank-you for that link Mr. Spidey ! I should a seen it comin at me like an atom bomb !!!!

[AmandaRose]

That was cool, but now "Daniel" is stuck in my head, again.

I can see those red taillights headin' for Spaaaaaa-AAAA-aaaa-aaaaiinnnnn...:glare:

ooooh I meant Thank you Spidey :wink2:

yep Corbin, every time you think about this that song is going to come subconsciously creeping in, no matter what! :laugh: but now you associate it with Stephen and earworms, what could be better than that?

[smooth operator]

Yes, thanks for the link. I kind of like Tainted Love - uh oh, now I've done it. Don't touch me please, I cannot stand the way you tease....

[rose key]

Thanks, Spidey, you're on the ball as usual!

Cogratulations to those mentioned. :smile2:

[sheba41]

Over here in the Netherlands we now have a song ont he radio that is constantly on air.
I do not know the girl who sings the song, but it is always in my head....and when it is gone....the radio plays it again......the song is called f ck you. At work I sing all the time and sometimes when I sing the sing the song...people look at me very strange.....aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh

[Anni M]

The link is up for the article we have all been waiting for : The Earworm!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273178,00.html (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20273178%2C00.html)
You are the best, Spidey!!! :love: Thanks :smile2:

[hipmamajen]

Yes, thanks for the link. I kind of like Tainted Love - uh oh, now I've done it. Don't touch me please, I cannot stand the way you tease....

I love you though you hurt me so. Now I'm gonna pack my things and go!

Ack! It's contagious!

[Todash]

I love you though you hurt me so. Now I'm gonna pack my things and go!

Ack! It's contagious!For an extra-special treat, think of the EP that's got "Where Did Our Love Go?" in it as well.

[arista]

Thanks spidey...Earworms do exist..

[Kim L.]

I love you though you hurt me so. Now I'm gonna pack my things and go!

Ack! It's contagious!

Marilyn Manson's cover is really good, though. Really. And I'm not particularly a Marilyn Manson fan.

[hipmamajen]

For an extra-special treat, think of the EP that's got "Where Did Our Love Go?" in it as well.

You know, I think my sister had that on vinyl, way back in the day. I remember hearing it a lot when I lived at home... I'll have to ask her, that was a great version.

[mylife4usk]

Yay! Steve mentioned Mmm,bop! That's what I chose. Hi! mmm,bopropadop!!! ;)

[AmandaRose]

Yay! Steve mentioned Mmm,bop! That's what I chose. Hi! mmm,bopropadop!!! ;)

Congratsssss CJ , I didnt know who specific but the one he mentioned by his name, but to all of you, way to go!

[hipmamajen]

Marilyn Manson's cover is really good, though. Really. And I'm not particularly a Marilyn Manson fan.

I'll have to look for that one, I haven't heard it. I'm not a big Marilyn Manson fan, either, but I really liked his version of Sweet Dreams.

[Mr. Jingles]

God, the article was so funny! Great job, Unkie Steve...:biggrin2:

[Mr. Jingles]

As much as I love Stephen King, I curse him right now because all I am thinking is "MMmmmbop....." Jeezley Crow!
:eek2:

[phidgt]

A little warning for those of us who had no idea what the article was about would have been really nice.
Now could someone please decapitate me to stop the dreaded music in my head!!!

[Kim L.]

I'll have to look for that one, I haven't heard it. I'm not a big Marilyn Manson fan, either, but I really liked his version of Sweet Dreams.

Haven't heard that one, but I'll check it it out, thanks.

[SusanNorton]

I enjoyed the article, but only found it mildly entertaining since I wasn't featured. :biggrin2:

[Autumnlyn]

Thanx so much for the heads up on this article. Read it and am really pleased. It's nice to know that Uncle Stevie comes by and checks out the board. :)

[Girl87]

The article was great. I find it on Lilja's Library because I visit it often.

[helentrap]

I am a middle school music teacher and read the earworm article while I was getting ready for school and was trying to think of something different to do with my class. When I read the article, I made a lesson plan out of it! I read the article to my classes, played the songs listed in the article, then had them write about their own personal earworms and what they do, if anything to get rid of them. With the eighth grade, I added "What purpose would an earworm serve?" We had a ball!!! By the way, a big one for us was , "1-800-SAFE-AUTO" I would love to share some of the responses I got!

[hipmamajen]

I am a middle school music teacher and read the earworm article while I was getting ready for school and was trying to think of something different to do with my class. When I read the article, I made a lesson plan out of it! I read the article to my classes, played the songs listed in the article, then had them write about their own personal earworms and what they do, if anything to get rid of them. With the eighth grade, I added "What purpose would an earworm serve?" We had a ball!!! By the way, a big one for us was , "1-800-SAFE-AUTO" I would love to share some of the responses I got!

That's so cool! I'd love to hear what they said. :)

[Ri The Lousy Translator]

Oh, I see it coming as unstoppable as a brown flood when a person drinks an entire bottle of Metamucil: :glare:

"MsMod is Uncle Steve because they recognized to hate their personal #1 earwom "Tainted Love"."

Well, sorry, it's a repulsive metaphor, :blush: but I'm sure anyone else have seen that similitude...

Marsha, you may claim you said it first here. :wink2: At least he owes you a Coke, right? :biggrin2:

[mylife4usk]

As much as I love Stephen King, I curse him right now because all I am thinking is "MMmmmbop....." Jeezley Crow!
:eek2:


you might as well curse me, too! ;) Hey come hang out in my trivia group, SKT and we'll sing really bad songs together! :blush:

[paulinekh]

At the moment and probably for the rest of the week I cannot listen to the radio as there is an advert for an album on it that contains my nemesis earworm on it! its in the Irish language and its a childrens song about a naughty goat.Once its in its there for the day and not even Iron Maiden full blast can knock it out !

[Bev Vincent]

My current earwig is that "mini sirloin burgers" ditty (sung by people who've clearly been inhaling helium) on the Jack in the Box commercials. Ugh. It's horrible. Make it stop.

[pipsqueak]

I have "That's your horrorscope for today" by Wierd Al Yankovitch in my head right now. My sons think it is hilarious and have been playing it for all their friends...

Chorus: "That's your horrorscope for today, yeah yeah yeah yeahh, that's your horrorscope for today" (and repeat)

[Jake Featherston]

I thought this was going to be an article about some kind of parasite that infects the aural canal. Oh well. I pretty much hate all contemporary music, and consequently, take the necessary precautions to avoid ever hearing any. The last original, commercially produced music I liked were some of the "re-mixes," as they were termed, on disc 2 of Laibach's "Anthem" collection, from 2004, although I basically stopped listening to popular music around 1990. Although Rammstein's first two albums were really good. My grocery store used to constantly play a song by some person called "Avril Lavigne." I nearly filed a formal complaint.

I'm reminded of a re-run of "Family Guy" I saw recently, when "Brian," the dog, watched a VH1 special about Gwen Stefani: "I don't know what a 'holla back girl' is. I just know I want her dead."

[Sugar Marie]

Mr. King mentioned my suggestion of Escapa (the Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes.
Ya have to admit, it's pretty vile and subject to taking up far too much brain space after it's been heard.

Still, even though the damn tune was stuck in my head at the mere mention of it - I was pretty jazzed at it's being used in the EW column.

[SusanNorton]

I heard one this morning, and I'm not certain if this is the title, but 867-5309 is stuck in my head and will be for days.

[randallFlaggfan1]

I don't know if it's just me, but the article seemed as if King didn't write it. I mean no disrespect, it's just that I've come to revere his work, and this simply isn't his best.

[Todash]

I heard one this morning, and I'm not certain if this is the title, but 867-5309 is stuck in my head and will be for days.
Jenny, I've got your number.
I need to make you mine.
Jenny, don't change your number.
Eight six seven five three oh ni-yine.

:biggrin2:

Just in case you forgot the lyrics.

[Bluey Lunger]

nice to finally read an article. this is the thread w/the piece, isn't it? was at the beauty shop awhile back and kattie bought-a-cow had this cardboard box full of EW. had some time so i zipped through them all, to no avail. guess one comes out every 3 weeks? dunno what was up with those in the box--maybe the ones with sk's piece in them weren't part of the collection--i mentioned it to her and she played it dumb. :dunno:

[Ebdim9th]

I absolutely cannot STAND that credit report series of commercials. In order to get a credit report, you have to get into debt, unless you can afford to make payments on something necessary, like a house... Here's this kid talking about debt and then praising building up as much debt(credit) for himself as possible so he can have a good credit report.... It's bad enough that it's an earworm. Worse that it's an earworm extolling the virtues of a lifetime of owing lenders money.

[malarabid]

I once found that R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" remedied my ear-worm condition!

[Mr Nobody]

I once found that R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" remedied my ear-worm condition!

I love that song. :grinning:

[Ebdim9th]

It could be said though, that every single song you know by heart is an earworm... unless its an earflower?

[Mr Nobody]

Some earworms can also grow on you. It's annoying when you start out hating a song and then come to like it, because on some level you still hate it and also hate yourself for selling out.

[K HjLL]

Yesterday it was, Drugs are Gone by Wayne on his Da Drought 3 album.


Today it's

[Ilian]

Wow, awsome article....so true... I agree with the ABBA thig, but for me it is "Dancing Queen"...I hate it but i love it soooo much!!!!:biggrin2:

[K HjLL]

My earthworms are usually a song chorus I can't get out.

[Ebdim9th]

Now that's an earworm. Can't tell you how many unidentified floated song verses and all too identifiable choruses-only have bounce around my head lately.

You say true, I say thankya!

[K HjLL]

This week it's been Across 11oth Street.

[Bereldernnivy]

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[Ebdim9th]

I dont understand. So youre saying K Hjll didn't get an earworm song "Across Eleventh Street" or that I have incorrectly identified what songs I think are earworms or that song choruses are not in themselves earworms?

[chimpanity]

I have a song stuck in my head and an entire band... and its all Stephen King's fault...
I was watching Kingdom Hospital and the Scene with the runner and the van got me...

Red Dragon Tattoo, Has been stuck in my head for years... every time I have to show a sound example to my editing class, I always show that scene with the others... and every time, I spend the next 6mos humming Red Dragon Tatoo...

Darn you Stephen King... I hate to do it,,, but I must wish that you get "baby one more time" stuck in your head to make up for it...

[Ebdim9th]

Oh wow, I totally forgot all about Red Dragon Tatoo!! Now I wont... heh......