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[Lamplighter]

Wonderful phenomenon called endomusia, or earworms  . 

My all time most hated group of songs that get stuck in my head (along with just about everything at the moment, so having read this thread I've got a right chorus going on  ) is anything by Abba.  What's euphemistically known as 'catchy'.  Haha yeah catchy alright.  I can catch myself repetitively singing a song and then going, how come that one I must have heard it somewhere and not noticed it.

Anyone ever managed to get over this thing? 

[CLKD]

By overlaying something else ......... I had an ear worm for several weeks but couldn't get by the 1st few lines: now I've listened to Christa Burgh for the 1st time in years, now 1 of his songs is in my head 

[Lamplighter]

CKLD - just don't pay the ferryman!   

[CLKD]

 

I'm going to seek more Chris de Burgh's CDs in charity shops ..........

Right now it's "Take my hand, give me a ........... " [Bangles] 

[Lamplighter]

Oops CLKD I got your name wrong, sorry 

Luckily I don't know that Bangles song (and you don't need to sing any more of it to remind me  ) but I've now had Don't Pay the Bleeding Ferryman going round and round in my head since your last post.  If I wake up with it tomorrow morning I shall be forced to fix a price just for some peace inside my head. 

Or as you suggest, overlay with something else.  Hmm like what, another song?

Money money money...   

[CLKD]

   you're on the ball 

There are certain songs in les miserables that go round my head, sometimes I can remember all the words so it's OK: other times ............

[jaypo]

For some obscure reason I know the words to didn't we have a lovely day the day we went to Bangor 

[Lamplighter]

Jaypo I don't know that song, but the words when you say them aloud are certainly catchy.  I shall make sure I don't read them again!

CLKD I've never found knowing all the lyrics stops the endomusia - just makes the loop even longer (but worth another try just in case )

[CLKD]

OH it has a long name then 

jaypo -    dates us, don't it 

[jaypo]

It was a fun song though,Google it lamplighter,you'll be singing it all day 
A beautiful day we had lunch on the way and all for under a pound

[CLKD]

Then there's the Birdy Song 

[Postmeno3]

We got a spectacular version of a mantra I love on "Buddha Day", but I now can't shift the damn thing! There's mantra (beneficial) in small doses and then THIS! Aaaaaarghhhhh!!!!!!!!!