Music
Ohrwurm – Exploring my earworms.
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In middle school I spent an entire Sunday transcribing the lyrics to “Return to Sender” so I could memorize and sing them later. But while Elvis was singing: “Return to sender, address unknown,” I was writing: “Return December, address and phone.” As an adult I’ve had the opportunity to tour Graceland and to attend a
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Girl in a Coma’s Adventures in Coverland is a good covers album. The songs they chose to include work well together as a soundtrack to a subway ride or a walk out to run errands. I’ve been playing it over and over again like a mantra. It must be a Rite of Passage at Blackheart
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AM New York ran two highly entertaining and highly distracting (and highly debatable) articles: A timeline of TV theme songs and a ranking of the Top 5 TV themes. Another reader (@KENNECTED) and I have been a little perplexed by the writer Robert Spuhler’s choices (or more accurately, omissions). I am not sure I trust
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http://www.youtube.com/v/mchMNxN-KII?hl=en&hd=1<\/embed><\/object><\/div>";” alt=””> Why isn’t there an “Official” video for this song? Every Christmas I get the Waitresses’ Christmas Wrapping stuck in my head like a Manchurian Candidate on the Queen of Diamonds. I’m surprised there’s not an “official video” for it somewhere on the broad expanse of the worldwide web (though there are a few
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1984 – Madonna 1991 – Prince’s ass cheeks framed in bright yellow lace 1992 – Howard Stern’s ass cheeks descending from the rafters as Fartman 2000 – Eminem and his army of Slim Shadys – N’Sync performing “Bye, Bye, Bye” – Britney Spears and the illusion of exposure. 2003 – Madonna The MTV Video Music
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I wouldn’t call it an earworm (or ohrwurm) as defined by EarwormsResearch.org – “the earworm phenomenon – getting a catchy, annoying little song, tune, or jingle stuck in one’s head“ – though the song has been stuck in my head. Then again worms aren’t all bad. Slimy and squirmy, the earthworm feeds the earth –
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You know… When the sun shines We’ll shine together Told you I’ll be here forever Said I’ll always be your friend Took an oath I’mma stick it out ’till the end Now that it’s raining more than ever Know that we still have each other You can stand under my Umbrella You can stand under
Vincent Young 