Comments on: Song Extraction Surgery

By: Urban Pagan

Urban Pagan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:04:49 +0000

Just to let people know the way to get a song unstuck from your head (I hate the jargon “earworm” it makes me think of myiasis) – you have to find a catchy song that you like, which can be used to replace the song you don’t like. My wife sings “What Would Brian Boytano Do?” while I can just hum the Imperial March from ESB. The song you like will filter out of your head because you won’t obsess over it the torture of having it stuck.

By: Kristian

Kristian — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:13:52 +0000

And for the second time in a few posts! Not sure if anyone noticed, though. Actually the previous time I was linking to the new Godspeed You! Black Emperor album, so perhaps everyone though they sounded just like Rick Astley.

By: Gillsing

Gillsing — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:12:37 +0000

Easy way to avoid having a shitty song in your head is to play a song you like and then cut it off before it’s finished. Apparently the cut-off helps a song get stuck in the first place, as the mind keeps trying to finish the pattern. Or so I read anyway.

By: Bibbledy

Bibbledy — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:59:25 +0000

I can’t believe you just rickrolled your fanbase, optipess. Not cool :)

By: Tiani

Tiani — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:43:23 +0000

Would say the worst was the chorus of MilliVanilli’s Girl You Know it’s True…

By: Nosetroll

Nosetroll — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:39:15 +0000

I recently read through “Homestuck,” a fantastic webcomic @ mspaintadventures.com. There’s a song frequently used in some flash animations, and then BOOM, a capella-version. I don’t mind it being there though, cuz it’s old school and rocks =). oja, link.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoDoHYltcyM
Also a non too spoiler-y Homestuck summary ^^

By: Monovitamin in multidrink

Monovitamin in multidrink — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:06:24 +0000

Maybe it was that song just before Lobo killed all Czarnians?

By: J-L

J-L — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:36:50 +0000

While at a friend’s house, he introduced me to the Muppet’s “Mahna Mahna” song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ

After the song, he warned me that it’s an infectious song that gets stuck in your head easily. I thought I was fine, but as I was driving home that night that song started playing in my head. It played in my head (on and off) for several days.

By: Bill Murphy

Bill Murphy — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:29:05 +0000

I had a song in my head for the past two days by Amy Grant. I can’t quite remember the lyrics this morning and I’m not going to try. ;)

By: Tom Andersen

Tom Andersen — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:26:12 +0000

Excellent comic. A condition I know all too well.

Horrible, repetitive one-hit-wonder-bands be damned!