I have a friend who once told me how to cure an earworm
(defined as "a tune that is stuck in one’s head, especially as unwanted or repetitive.")
She said to call up someone, sing the song snippet into the phone,
and then hang up.
Earworm Transfer!
For the past several days,
I’ve had the medley of songs
from the Teresa Brewer compilation album
advertised on television in the 70s
STUCK IN MY HEAD.
Over and over and over again,
I keep singing snippets of these songs.
Because I’m suffering multiple earworms,
I’m going to try a new approach to Earworm Transfer.
CAUTION: CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK:
Put another nickel in,
in the nickelodeon.
Wouldn’t any body care to meet a
sweet old-fashioned girl?
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil,
where you been all day?
"Til I waltz again with you,
let no other hold your charms.
The funny thing is,
I watched very little television growing up.
The TV was mostly locked away
but at the whim of my father,
would occasionally reappear.
I remember being so, so happy to watch
"Gilligan’s Island" after school.
I’m betting the Teresa Brewer commercial played then.
It’s about thirty-five years later,
and I sing the songs in the exact order they played in the commercial.
Talk about the power of advertising.
Tracy Abell 
Sorry (not) it didn’t take on me but maybe because I’m listening to some horrible Muszak while I’m on hold and now I’ll have an even WORSE earworm?
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Muzak makes for the worst earworm. So sorry!!
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When my kids were still into Veggie Tales (um, about a month ago, ha), I had tons of Veggie Tales earworms. *sigh*
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I guess Veggie Tales weren’t around when my boys were little. So glad I dodged that bullet since the name alone conjures inanity. (And that from a vegetarian).
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Gosh, you gave me the Gilligan’s Island theme song earworm =)
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So sorry, Pat. Yikes. The “Gilligan’s Island” earworm is a particularly virulent strain.
Please forgive me.
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Kelly Fineman calls this “brain radio.”
I am especially suceptible to it. I dread going to malls during December, hearing the same dozen Christmas songs over and over. I can’t listen to Neil Diamond at all any more because I’ll be stuck with a complete medley for days. The worst brain radio ever was when I had a nightmare about a radio commercial for a furniture store!
The only way to get rid of unwanted brain radio is to turn on my own music until I can unbrainwash myself.
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Ah, yes. Brain radio.
I totally get the avoiding malls in December (although it should probably be Oct-Dec). Those songs are very infectious. And Neil Diamond is another candidate. Oh, no, I think one is sticking right now….
Best to put on some Dylan and crank the volume!!!
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