Elvis Presley Earwigs got me / myLot

Eugene, Oregon

January 31, 2017 11:13pm CST

Fairly early this morning, I wrote about Elvis and his many impersonators. Since then, he has haunted me with "Heartbreak Hotel, "Suspicion," "Wooden Heart " (GI Blues), "I Can't Help Falling in Love" and (oh, no) "Crying in the Chapel" and "Blue Christmas." The only way I avoided those songs, to which I seem to know most of the lyrics, was to listen to the news, not a good thing since the election, or to play other music. So, I heard lots of Miles Davis, Keely Smith, Beatles, Ben Webster, Ray Charles and more. It is funny how just the suggestion of an artist or a familiar tune can set it off in your head. I know this happens to all of us at times. How do you get rid of an earwig?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326434)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 17

I try desperately to come up with a replacement - then I need a replacement for that one - then that one, etc, etc.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29327)

• Eugene, Oregon

1 Feb 17

Yep, impossible to get rid of without a lot of variety.

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M.P.S.R.B.

@themrs (156)

• United States

1 Feb 17

Why get rid of if just enjoy the tunes .... :) :) :)

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29327)

• Eugene, Oregon

1 Feb 17

I tire of them after a while and want to change that singer to what I like better.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29327)

• Eugene, Oregon

1 Feb 17

@themrs Yes, I did that and it finally worked.

M.P.S.R.B.

@themrs (156)

• United States

1 Feb 17

@JamesHxstatic @ Try putting on a new song that you like and just keep playing it over and over that should get rid of the earwig and replace it with a new earwig.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62536)

• United States

1 Feb 17

"Suspicion" wasn't an Elvis song. That was Terry Stafford (who later wrote George Strait's song "Amarillo By Morning"), who tried -- and apparently succeeded -- to sound an awful lot like Elvis. As for how to get rid of earworms, I play the song. And play it. And play it. And play it. And play it again.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29327)

• Eugene, Oregon

1 Feb 17

May be a good idea. I read that "Suspicion was first recorded by Stafford, then Presley recorded it.

Suspicion (Terry Stafford song) - Wikipedia

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "Suspicion" Single by Terry Stafford from the album Suspicion B-side "Judy" Released February 1964 Format 7" single Recorded 1963 Genre Rockabilly Length 2:27 Label Crusader C 101 Writer(s)