Sticky songs

The term "ear worm" has become a part of our lexicon, right up there with "Google" as a verb and "double double". (ok, maybe that last one is just in Canada) Regardless, we all know what one is, and even if we don't, we've all had one - that song that gets stuck in your head and you just can't get it out.

In Sympatico/MSN's Music news today, there's an article about the 10 Stickiest Songs, as determined by some guy with a PhD. I don't recognize most of the "official list", except, of course, It's A Small World, aka IASW to us Disney nuts. But, like the article's author, I'm inspired to create a list of my own. Sadly, the entire songs rarely go through my head; instead my mental space is filled with constant repetitions of a single line or chorus that provide background music as I try to continue through whatever I happened to be doing when the worm crawled in.

We're All In This Together: I only have to read the phrase, and I'm instantly resisting the urge to slide, twirl, clap my hands and whatever the rest of the routine is in High School Musical - a movie that I'm not even fond of. I'm humming it as I type.

Life Is A Highway: The Rascal Flatts version. You don't know cultural permeation until you unconsciously murmur "life is a highway..." and the ten-year-old doing her homework across the room instantly belts out "I wanna ride it all night long!" Of course, it was in Cars, so maybe it's to be expected.

All God's Critters Got A Place In The Choir: I can't help it. Weird, ain't it?

Let's Hear It For The Boy: Do you know that I wasn't even old enough to see Footloose without an adult when it first came into theatres? And for all my fascination with and appreciation for the Eighties, I wouldn't repeat the decade for anything.

That Stupid Song From Barney: It's a parental affliction, even if your kids are so young that Barney was never cool for them. "I love you, you love me...dee dee DEE dee, deedeedee..."

Tomorrow: Yep, the sun will come out, even if you do manage to turn off the tune.

Yellow Submarine: I don't know all the words. It's just goes 'round and 'round. And speaking of 'round and 'round...

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record): "'round, 'round, right round..." GAH!

So what are your sticky songs? Or is your head now filled with mine?

Comments

[mom]

I can't believe that there is only one Beatle song on your list. And--what about Tiny turned up Nose & Do Wah Diddy Diddy, and all those songs we sang to you when you were a baby ? In hindsight, was singing a Hard Days Night to you at bedtime the reason that you would never go to sleep ?
As for myself, it can be any song-- whenever I hear a familiar tune over the radio at work, it usually sticks with me for the rest of the day, especially if it is a song from the 60's.

[Jenn PB]

What about Summer of 69? For me it is anything by Journey.