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How quickly do certain words make you start singing a song in your head?

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 13 Nov 16

I always seem to have a song in my head. That's probably a good thing, as I play a lot of music. I'm basically "rehearsing melodies," which can only be helpful. Yesterday, in my post about incompetent doctors, someone (I think it...

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How do you get rid on an "ear worm"?

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Mar 16

We played a "country" gig last night, but threw in a few "Irish" songs to give a nod to St. Patrick's Day. Our lead singer did a rather "operatic" version of "My Wild Irish Rose," and now I can't get the dang song out of my head....

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They call them ear worms

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (51811) • St. Catharines, Ontario 8 May 10

"An ear worm refers to any song that is so catchy, and at the same time extremely annoying, that it feels like a worm has crawled into your ear and eaten the intelligent parts of your brain so that you hum the song all day long,...

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