Mikefule
Justified & Ancient
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I wake up most mornings with an ear worm. It is not always the same song, not always one I've heard recently, and not always one I know well.
Sometimes, I find myself going and looking up the lyrics or listening to the original, and often it is nothing like I had "remembered" it.
Recent examples include Kenny Rogers' The Gambler. (You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run...); almost anything by Hank Williams; bits and bobs of Status Quo; or even folk and Morris dance tunes.
A cure is often to listen to the original and to continue to listen to the the rest of the album or playlist.
As I am a very words-oriented person, sometimes I get ear worms that are snatches of verse, ringing phrases, unusual words, or bad puns. When I'm on my own getting ready for work in the morning I often have something of this ilk rattling around in my head. Once I really get under way with the day, it is overwritten by more relevant thoughts.
I vaguely recall in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the computer HAL asked one of the crew why he was whistling and the crew member explained it was the equivalent of a computer's light blinking to show it was processing. I feel that these ear worms I have are the opposite: some sort of a sub routine to keep the circuits warm until I am processing something.
It may of course have been a different film. I was far too young to understand 2001 when I saw it. (Indeed, at 58 years old, I am still far too young to understand it.)
Sometimes, I find myself going and looking up the lyrics or listening to the original, and often it is nothing like I had "remembered" it.
Recent examples include Kenny Rogers' The Gambler. (You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run...); almost anything by Hank Williams; bits and bobs of Status Quo; or even folk and Morris dance tunes.
A cure is often to listen to the original and to continue to listen to the the rest of the album or playlist.
As I am a very words-oriented person, sometimes I get ear worms that are snatches of verse, ringing phrases, unusual words, or bad puns. When I'm on my own getting ready for work in the morning I often have something of this ilk rattling around in my head. Once I really get under way with the day, it is overwritten by more relevant thoughts.
I vaguely recall in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the computer HAL asked one of the crew why he was whistling and the crew member explained it was the equivalent of a computer's light blinking to show it was processing. I feel that these ear worms I have are the opposite: some sort of a sub routine to keep the circuits warm until I am processing something.
It may of course have been a different film. I was far too young to understand 2001 when I saw it. (Indeed, at 58 years old, I am still far too young to understand it.)
