Yup, I’ve had “ear worms “ in my head many times. I welcome them, and usually the cure is to actually listen to the song and that satisfies the “worm”. Usually if I get them at night, they help me fall asleep because they relax me and help me alleviate any stress etc, that keeps me awake. I loved your suggestions and insights here Steve!! 😅😊🍕🍻🎸👍🙏😎❤️⚡️
Matt, I am glad they relax you but they drive me insane. The same refrain playing over and over and over, OMG I just can’t fall back to sleep lol. Power Pop can easily create ear worms as it is all about creating great hooks. That’s a dangerous genre.
OMG, Professor - ROTFL! This is so fun and hilarious....and yes, I have earworms too, not the same ones, mind you - but they're there....great video, sir! Viral potential here....lots of it...heh heh...
Great topic Steve, I have a few contenders for this. I try not to think about them though! The worst situation is when you don't actually know what the song is. Another issue I have is getting a tune stuck but remembering words to it that are not the actual words of the song. That happened to me once, in a dentist's waiting room, where I suddenly started humming the tune of Madonna's 'Borderline', but with completely the wrong words. It took me weeks to remember what it was. I think you're right that it's a symptom of being a music obsessive; the more we listen to, the more chance there is that we'll get something stuck.
James, good call, don’t think about those songs. As I was doing the playlist I knew I was messing with my mind. Sure as heck both Call Me Maybe and Book of Love got stuck in my brain again. I should have some back up gum or learn God Save the Queen, not the Sex Pistols version haha
Hey Steve! I tend to love most ear worms, so they don't bother me. A great hook deserves repeating, even if it's just in my head. You have a much better experience at 2AM than I do, that's right around the time I normally wake up with a migraine. Cheers!
OMG migraines. I use to wake up a lot and I could few a migraine coming so I would taken some thing for it, usually around 2 also. I feel for you Steve. I use to get them but in my 50s they began to become more rare. Yes I will take an ear worm
In high school my friend got Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" stuck in her head. She had 2 final exams that day and by the end of the day she had a migraine. All to the tune, and some of the visuals from the video, of "Sledgehammer".
Hey Steve! Great Stooges/DTW story! I can relate to both - that song is a major ear worm for me too, and I've had my fair share of canceled flights out of Metro. Thankfully I lived just a few minutes away so never had to endure a sleepover. A couple of my ear worms that weren't mentioned are Stacy's Mom by Fountain of Wayne and Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer. Anyway, fun video!
Stacy’s Mom has haunted me before also Dave, very deadly. Have you shopped at that r3cord store in Inkster before? Interesting place in an older building but pretty good priced records.
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Are you talking about Sound Explosion? I've been by there but never had time to drop in. I'll definitely make time for that when I next head down that way. Thanks for the tip!
I seem to get tv theme songs stuck in my head. Never kept me awake though. Everything from cheers to Flintstones. And I don’t even have to watch the show. D see somehow it just pops in my head
TV songs are made to stick in your brain. I am glad you don’t wake up with that. I only get about 4 hours of deep sleep and then I wake up and suddenly a tune is playing in my head. Call Me Maybe haunted me right after this video lol
Hello Steve; Better an ear worm than a tape worm!! An ear worm is the equivalent of a wormy apple with ones head taking the place of the apple. Be well, Tina & Pat!~
Yeah, a tape worm is just plain gross and disgusting. I have been suffering with Call Me Maybe being stuck in my head for 4 days. I may have to buy gum.
I have been having that damn Wheatus song stuck in my head when @concertbuddie posted about it after having not even thought of that band for about 2 decades.
Better than a tapeworm I guess. I’m very much a music lover and I can’t say I’m affected by music in this way that often. Phil Collins songs give me worms of the worst kind. If I’m unlucky enough to hear one of Phil’s songs I’ll be trying to get it out of my head for days. Tonight Tonight Tonight!!! Songs written with three words repeated over and over give me ear worms. Thanks to you Steve I now have an ear worm of you singing “I wanna be your dog!” Fun topic.
Steve, for the last few nights I call been stuck with Call Me Maybe crammed into my head, at, yes, 2 AM! Tonight Tonight Tonight, yup, that would be a bad one
I wouldn't mind it so much if it were songs I like...But i get the weirdest ones that are songs I dont like and would even think I dont know the words to ...But some how I get the song running thru my head ...its disorienting...even stranger , when it does go away , I cant for the life of me remember what it was ...they last 2-3 days
The mind plays tricks on us. That would be frustrating to have something weird get stuck in your head. At least most of mine I really like but like you they can hang around for awhile.
Two of my longest lasting earworms are songs I don't even like. I've had them in my head for decades. They take breaks every so often, but they keep coming back. I haven't even heard them for decades. One is Tommy Steele, 'Flash Bang Wallop, What a Picture', the other is 'Too Shy', by Kajagoogoo. Don't like either of them. Don't have either of them. Haven't actually heard either of them for decades, but they live in my head!
And now that you have talked about those two songs Dave they may just resurface. I don’t know the first song but like you I don’t like Too Shy. Problem it is a very catchy song. I hope I didn’t bring them back Dave
I get them every so often. But it's the worst when you get them on songs that you don't really like that much. Like Mama Mia by Abba or Shania's Man I feel like a woman.
I think I read somewhere that earworms exist to accompany or provide cover for brain activity related to solving conundrums. The looping aspect stimulates the sub-conscious mind to play out various scenarios to deal with an unresolved issue. So while you’re fixating on “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, your subconscious is doing advanced subterranean game theory shizz. Or maybe the brain just likes that catchy guitar riff 🤷.
Great premise for a video Steve. I hope you won’t get comments blaming you for giving people an earworm! Ram pam-pam, yeah! Iiiiiii saw the sign, and it opened up my mind, Iiiiii saw the sign… Hate me yet? 😂
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Told you 😄 I do have one fond memory of it, sitting in my friends car driving up along the Columbia river from Kalama to Longview to watch The Phantom Menace at a beautiful old cinema (Washington state). They had one CD in the Car… 🙄
Unfortunately jazz fusion doesn't lend to earworm songs. 😅. This could be a tag! Good idea Steve. My kids always hated me for singing the Stones ' you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes ' 😉. FIFO 🎉
Great song to sing to kids Greg, I need to make sure I sing that to Aiden, perfect lyrics. I agree, jazz fusion has never been stuck in my head, in fact no jazz has ever been stuck there lol
Here are some of my ear worm songs: Maps- Yeah yeah yeahs Doctor my Eye - Jackson.Brown Anything produced by Butch Vig 😂 BTW - the gum stopped working for me 😂😂
Damn it on the gum Mike. Anything from Butch Vig, that is pretty funny. I’ve been trying happy birthday but Carly Jepson refused to leave my head, Just Call Me Maybe!
I resisted watching this because I feared that I would end up with an ear worm. God Save the Queen and Happy Birthday are ear worms in themselves. IMHO, an ear worm is s song I detest, so Husker Du doesn't count!
Often an earworm is something so catchy it just won’t leave your brain. It is usually a favorite song for me that just keep playing and never stopping. Little kid songs can do that also, simple but catchy melodies. They just wear me out.
Yup, I’ve had “ear worms “ in my head many times. I welcome them, and usually the cure is to actually listen to the song and that satisfies the “worm”. Usually if I get them at night, they help me fall asleep because they relax me and help me alleviate any stress etc, that keeps me awake. I loved your suggestions and insights here Steve!! 😅😊🍕🍻🎸👍🙏😎❤️⚡️
Matt, I am glad they relax you but they drive me insane. The same refrain playing over and over and over, OMG I just can’t fall back to sleep lol. Power Pop can easily create ear worms as it is all about creating great hooks. That’s a dangerous genre.
OMG, Professor - ROTFL! This is so fun and hilarious....and yes, I have earworms too, not the same ones, mind you - but they're there....great video, sir! Viral potential here....lots of it...heh heh...
Thanks TC, earworm can be so annoying. Call Me Maybe bothered me all day yesterday. I was afraid that would happen lol
Great topic Steve, I have a few contenders for this. I try not to think about them though! The worst situation is when you don't actually know what the song is. Another issue I have is getting a tune stuck but remembering words to it that are not the actual words of the song. That happened to me once, in a dentist's waiting room, where I suddenly started humming the tune of Madonna's 'Borderline', but with completely the wrong words. It took me weeks to remember what it was. I think you're right that it's a symptom of being a music obsessive; the more we listen to, the more chance there is that we'll get something stuck.
James, good call, don’t think about those songs. As I was doing the playlist I knew I was messing with my mind. Sure as heck both Call Me Maybe and Book of Love got stuck in my brain again. I should have some back up gum or learn God Save the Queen, not the Sex Pistols version haha
Hey Steve! I tend to love most ear worms, so they don't bother me. A great hook deserves repeating, even if it's just in my head. You have a much better experience at 2AM than I do, that's right around the time I normally wake up with a migraine. Cheers!
OMG migraines. I use to wake up a lot and I could few a migraine coming so I would taken some thing for it, usually around 2 also. I feel for you Steve. I use to get them but in my 50s they began to become more rare. Yes I will take an ear worm
You are lucky with earwurms like that! If I have an earwurm it's always the freaking Smurfsong or something.🥶
Baby Shark is a dangerous song. My kids have been gone a long time but now with a grandson I know this will be happening to me again! Those are bad!
In high school my friend got Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" stuck in her head. She had 2 final exams that day and by the end of the day she had a migraine. All to the tune, and some of the visuals from the video, of "Sledgehammer".
Ooo, song with visuals, that sounds like something that could drive you nuts. I could easily get Sledgehammer stuck in my head also, very catchy song
bbbb bird bird is the word.. surely The Trashmen must be on the list Steve!
That is a very good one and I have had that problem with that song also.
Hey Steve! Great Stooges/DTW story! I can relate to both - that song is a major ear worm for me too, and I've had my fair share of canceled flights out of Metro. Thankfully I lived just a few minutes away so never had to endure a sleepover. A couple of my ear worms that weren't mentioned are Stacy's Mom by Fountain of Wayne and Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer. Anyway, fun video!
Stacy’s Mom has haunted me before also Dave, very deadly. Have you shopped at that r3cord store in Inkster before? Interesting place in an older building but pretty good priced records.
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Are you talking about Sound Explosion? I've been by there but never had time to drop in. I'll definitely make time for that when I next head down that way. Thanks for the tip!
I seem to get tv theme songs stuck in my head. Never kept me awake though. Everything from cheers to Flintstones. And I don’t even have to watch the show. D see somehow it just pops in my head
TV songs are made to stick in your brain. I am glad you don’t wake up with that. I only get about 4 hours of deep sleep and then I wake up and suddenly a tune is playing in my head. Call Me Maybe haunted me right after this video lol
Steve, I have a few contenders, but luckily for me I can't remember what they are. At least you provided me with a means to battle them. Thanks, Chris
Chris, it’s all about educating people on what to do when it happens. I look forward to seeing people standup and sing God Save The King!
When you said GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ...I thought of the other one
lol, yeah the Sex Pistols is the first thing that jumped into my head also !
A catchy hook can do that. I’ve recently listened to Beck’s Black Tambourine . I can’t get that groove out of my head.
Damn those grooves Mark, I brain just grabs on to them. I have been stuck with Call Me Maybe ever since I did this video.
Hello Steve; Better an ear worm than a tape worm!! An ear worm is the equivalent of a wormy apple with ones head taking the place of the apple. Be well, Tina & Pat!~
Yeah, a tape worm is just plain gross and disgusting. I have been suffering with Call Me Maybe being stuck in my head for 4 days. I may have to buy gum.
I have been having that damn Wheatus song stuck in my head when @concertbuddie posted about it after having not even thought of that band for about 2 decades.
lol Tyce, damn that Concert Buddy. Isn’t it funny how just mentioning a song can bring it screaming back into your brain haha
Better than a tapeworm I guess. I’m very much a music lover and I can’t say I’m affected by music in this way that often. Phil Collins songs give me worms of the worst kind. If I’m unlucky enough to hear one of Phil’s songs I’ll be trying to get it out of my head for days. Tonight Tonight Tonight!!! Songs written with three words repeated over and over give me ear worms. Thanks to you Steve I now have an ear worm of you singing “I wanna be your dog!” Fun topic.
Steve, for the last few nights I call been stuck with Call Me Maybe crammed into my head, at, yes, 2 AM! Tonight Tonight Tonight, yup, that would be a bad one
I’ve never had an ear worm that kept me up. In fact ear worm songs aren’t an issue for me at all.
Wow, no kidding. You’re part of that 2%. It happens all the time to me Richie, drives me nuts. Call Me Maybe got stuck in my head again!
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Things like world peace are what I can’t get out of my head.
I wouldn't mind it so much if it were songs I like...But i get the weirdest ones that are songs I dont like and would even think I dont know the words to ...But some how I get the song running thru my head ...its disorienting...even stranger , when it does go away , I cant for the life of me remember what it was ...they last 2-3 days
The mind plays tricks on us. That would be frustrating to have something weird get stuck in your head. At least most of mine I really like but like you they can hang around for awhile.
Two of my longest lasting earworms are songs I don't even like. I've had them in my head for decades. They take breaks every so often, but they keep coming back. I haven't even heard them for decades. One is Tommy Steele, 'Flash Bang Wallop, What a Picture', the other is 'Too Shy', by Kajagoogoo. Don't like either of them. Don't have either of them. Haven't actually heard either of them for decades, but they live in my head!
And now that you have talked about those two songs Dave they may just resurface. I don’t know the first song but like you I don’t like Too Shy. Problem it is a very catchy song. I hope I didn’t bring them back Dave
I get them every so often. But it's the worst when you get them on songs that you don't really like that much. Like Mama Mia by Abba or Shania's Man I feel like a woman.
Mama Mia is a good one and your right, songs you don’t like but got a catchy hook can really bury deep within your brain
I think I read somewhere that earworms exist to accompany or provide cover for brain activity related to solving conundrums. The looping aspect stimulates the sub-conscious mind to play out various scenarios to deal with an unresolved issue. So while you’re fixating on “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, your subconscious is doing advanced subterranean game theory shizz. Or maybe the brain just likes that catchy guitar riff 🤷.
Russell, pretty sure my brain it just fixated on a catchy guitar riff lol. But I do like the other part of the theory lol
Great premise for a video Steve. I hope you won’t get comments blaming you for giving people an earworm!
Ram pam-pam, yeah!
Iiiiiii saw the sign, and it opened up my mind, Iiiiii saw the sign…
Hate me yet? 😂
Oooh, I Saw The Sign, that is a bad one Morten, I hate the song and it has got stuck in my head
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Told you 😄 I do have one fond memory of it, sitting in my friends car driving up along the Columbia river from Kalama to Longview to watch The Phantom Menace at a beautiful old cinema (Washington state). They had one CD in the Car… 🙄
Unfortunately jazz fusion doesn't lend to earworm songs.
😅. This could be a tag!
Good idea Steve. My kids always hated me for singing the Stones ' you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes ' 😉. FIFO 🎉
Great song to sing to kids Greg, I need to make sure I sing that to Aiden, perfect lyrics. I agree, jazz fusion has never been stuck in my head, in fact no jazz has ever been stuck there lol
Here are some of my ear worm songs:
Maps- Yeah yeah yeahs
Doctor my Eye - Jackson.Brown
Anything produced by Butch Vig 😂
BTW - the gum stopped working for me 😂😂
Damn it on the gum Mike. Anything from Butch Vig, that is pretty funny. I’ve been trying happy birthday but Carly Jepson refused to leave my head, Just Call Me Maybe!
Mike is the answer to clean your ears more often? I've had wax but a worm!! That's just disturbing.
The key is to get the worm early before it gets too long and sneaks into your brain. Playing Air Supply for 24 hours straight is considered a cure
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Solid advice as usual Mike 👍
I resisted watching this because I feared that I would end up with an ear worm. God Save the Queen and Happy Birthday are ear worms in themselves. IMHO, an ear worm is s song I detest, so Husker Du doesn't count!
Often an earworm is something so catchy it just won’t leave your brain. It is usually a favorite song for me that just keep playing and never stopping. Little kid songs can do that also, simple but catchy melodies. They just wear me out.
I dunno, maybe it's time to consult a psychiatrist. Probably cheaper than rec ords
lol Shawn, you think they could help? For me it happens at night all the time. After this video I woke up to Call Me Maybe
That Kylie M song is the worst... Lol thx
Just so darn catchy Jeff, certain songs we suddenly start humming them and you don’t even like them
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 aaaaand stuck again
I have had Better Man in my head the last three days. Not really a Pearl Jam guy either. Pass the chewing gum please.
lol, more gum please. 3 days wow. After doing this I spent the night with Call Me Maybe. I was afraid that would happen lol