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What song is stuck in your head RIGHT NOW?

Benjamin Grimm
Feb 06 2008 02:10 PM

For me, it's Dusty Springfield singing "I Only Wanna Be With You" because it was playing on the PA at Wawa when I bought gas this morning.

themetfairy
Feb 06 2008 02:17 PM

"We are the Champions," primarily because my son was practicing it on his trombone a few minutes ago.

metirish
Feb 06 2008 02:18 PM

For me it's " where do you go to my lovely" by Peter Sarstedt, fueled by something I just read.


It's on my iPod actually now that I think about it.

A Boy Named Seo
Feb 06 2008 02:20 PM

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Fman99
Feb 06 2008 03:36 PM

The Velvet Revolver song that was used in the "Guitar Hero" commercial (the name escapes me). It was also used as the intro to a fantasy baseball podcast that I was listening to earlier today.

Fman99
Feb 06 2008 03:39 PM

="Fman99":3kgt5062]The Velvet Revolver song that was used in the "Guitar Hero" commercial (the name escapes me). It was also used as the intro to a fantasy baseball podcast that I was listening to earlier today.[/quote:3kgt5062]

This one ("Slither")...

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Vic Sage
Feb 06 2008 03:46 PM

i watched ONCE again last night, with my wife.
I've been hearing FALLING SLOWLY inside my head all day.

Kong76
Feb 06 2008 03:48 PM

"We didn't start the fire" was the first song I heard today and my day has
been downhill since.

I wonder aloud if having an irritating song or a song by an irritating artist
in your head can affect your day because I had one humdinger of an ag-
gravating one.

metsguyinmichigan
Feb 06 2008 04:16 PM

"Lightening Crashes" by Live. Not sure how it got there. Just discovered them last year -- about a decade too late!

Kong76
Feb 06 2008 04:41 PM

I like Live, especially Mental Jewelry.

Saw them by accident in Canada a few years ago at a music fest.

soupcan
Feb 06 2008 06:07 PM

'Don't You Want Me' - Human League

Because it was the last song I heard on my iPod before I turned it off when I got off the train tonight.

Frayed Knot
Feb 06 2008 06:12 PM

While sweating out the Santana signing last week I realized that John Mayer's 'Waiting for the World to Change' was going through my head.
I have no idea if the two were connected.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Feb 06 2008 06:25 PM

Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand.

I have no idea.

AG/DC
Feb 06 2008 07:33 PM

="Frayed Knot":1icsfuwk]While sweating out the Santana signing last week I realized that John Mayer's 'Waiting for the World to Change' was going through my head. I have no idea if the two were connected.[/quote:1icsfuwk]

I'd find my head to be an unpleasant place with that in it.

It has a lot in common with "Curley Shuffle," however, and sometimes, when forced to sit through the Mayer song, I superimpose Jump 'n' the Saddle's lyrics, if only mentally.

Willets Point
Feb 07 2008 09:12 AM

I've the shark song that my wife and I sing to our son stuck in my head.

Benjamin Grimm
Feb 07 2008 09:55 AM

Yes, kids' songs can get really sticky.

Years ago, I couldn't shake the tunes from <i>Blue's Clues</i>

<i>Here's the mail; it never fails. It makes me want to wag my tail...</i>

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Feb 07 2008 09:58 AM

A is for Alice who met an alligator... -- heavy rotaton at our house.

bmfc1
Feb 07 2008 07:25 PM

"Tessie" by Dropkick Murphys. It makes me wanna get up and dance but I'm on the Metro so I just sing along to myself, except for the line "Red Sox, you are the only only only." I never say "Red Sox" because that would be disloyal.

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MFS62
Feb 10 2008 08:38 AM

Sweet Love - by Anita Baker

I heard it yesterday, and now can't get it out of my head.

Later

Benjamin Grimm
Feb 18 2008 07:06 AM

"Everybody knows
A little place like <i>Kosovo</i>
That's where you wanna go
To get away from it all..."

TransMonk
Mar 03 2008 08:07 PM

I had some pessimistic thoughts about the Mets today, then couldn't get this out of my head...

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Rockin' Doc
Mar 03 2008 08:35 PM

Damnit Transmonk, now I'll have that chainsaw buzzin' in my ears the rest of the night.

Number 6
Mar 03 2008 10:18 PM

I've had "Lisa Says" by the Velvet Underground in my head for a week or so... only intensified by Sunday being Lou Reed's birthday.

For fun, here's an opportunity to be weirded out by the video for Ben Folds Five's "Kate":

[url:2wjixmd2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkVOvHn-sU[/url:2wjixmd2]

Fman99
Mar 04 2008 06:02 AM

"No More Mr. Nice Guy"

I think it's the scene in "Dazed and Confused" when the kid is getting paddles. I saw the Family Guy parody of it the other night which also used that song and it's been in my head since then.

Triple Dee
Mar 06 2008 01:54 AM

"New York" by Eskimo Joe

Listening to the opening lyrics, you may be under the misapprehension that Vince Coleman is singing;

]Hey, hey, I know it wasn't New York Where I lost my mind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLJVmFR5c-c

cooby
Mar 06 2008 06:12 PM

John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy". It's just so pretty.

Mendoza Line
Mar 06 2008 06:45 PM

"Clocks", by Coldplay. That piano intro has been finding its way in and out of my head all week.

Willets Point
Mar 07 2008 09:05 AM

Our alarm clock at home is set to a radio station that recently changed it's format to all-90's music. I keep meaning to change the station but until I do every morning we wake up to loud 90's music. This morning my wife wanted to snooze a bit so she told me "wake me up in 9 minutes with loud 90's music." At the appointed time I sang the following song in her ear:

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Now it's stuck in my head.

Willets Point
Apr 22 2008 08:09 PM

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themetfairy
Apr 22 2008 09:08 PM

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That was my very favorite song when I was four years old.

My father thought that it was too "hard rock" for me.

There are reasons that I'm as messed up as I am....

Willets Point
Apr 22 2008 09:28 PM

If anyone hasn't clicked that video yet, you need to watch it just to see the male dancers' facial expressions.

Elster88
Apr 22 2008 10:05 PM

While the rest of them dudes were'a gettin' their kicks,
Boy I beg your pardon, I was getting mine

Gwreck
Apr 22 2008 11:57 PM

Always a Friend, Alejandro Escovedo. Great tune but can't get rid of it.

AG/DC
Apr 23 2008 06:16 AM

Wow, an Escovedo reference. I've got a friend who can't shut up about him. She denies it, but she's angling to become Sra. Escovedo.

She probably will, too. The problem is that she'll become something like the fifth Mrs. E.

TheOldMole
Apr 25 2008 11:18 AM

[url=http://opusforty.blogspot.com/:1q41lx9y]This one.[/url:1q41lx9y]

AG/DC
Apr 25 2008 11:31 AM

"It's Tricky"

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Apr 25 2008 11:35 AM

"Judy in Disguise"

Stupid internet

Fman99
Apr 25 2008 12:43 PM

Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart." Heard it on XM. Catchy.

AG/DC
Apr 26 2008 11:09 PM

Went dancing this evening, and DJ pulled out Biz Markie's "Pickin' Boogers."

First time I heard it in... must be 20 years.

Stuck in my head.

cooby
Apr 27 2008 06:21 AM

="themetfairy":1fsl7igw]
="Willets Point":1fsl7igw]<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8GVE7lRZuFM&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8GVE7lRZuFM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>[/quote:1fsl7igw] That was my very favorite song when I was four years old. My father thought that it was too "hard rock" for me. There are reasons that I'm as messed up as I am....[/quote:1fsl7igw]


That was MY favorite song, too, round about kindergarten age! My parents, however encouraged it. The rebels.

I still love it and stop to listen if I hear it playing anywhere.

Willets Point
Apr 27 2008 09:25 AM

Now it's in my head again.

seawolf17
Apr 27 2008 11:13 AM

"All Things Considered" by the Bosstones:

We knew it's true He's short a few Check out the deck, it's light Said he wrote the entire soundtrack For A Hard Day's Night On Peyton Place Played second base He says but he regrets The stadium was Shea The team the New York Mets

Batty31
Apr 27 2008 01:04 PM

All this talk of "Downtown" brings to mind this Seinfeld clip:

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themetfairy
Apr 27 2008 06:33 PM

I love the Shea montage that they play to this song every day right before the Mets take the field, and it's been in my head ever since today's game ended -

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cooby
Apr 29 2008 08:52 PM

Master Blaster

Willets Point
Apr 30 2008 07:45 AM

The Seinfeld clip makes me think of "Tom's Diner" which can very easily get stuck in one's head.

Shit!

themetfairy
Apr 30 2008 11:35 AM

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OlerudOwned
Apr 30 2008 08:06 PM

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The Perfect Me, by Deerhoof.

This song has:
-A crazy, bouncing opening that I like to describe with made-up words like "awesomest"
-A tiny, squeaky Japanese woman singing who manges to change gears into really creepy territory at the "cry out, cry out" parts.
-A searing, terrific change in direction at about 1:26 in the video. (It sounds even better on the album version of the song.)
-2 or 3 rapid shifts in sound that go from garage rock to indie to prog.

It's on the album Friend Opportunity. I can't stop listening.

Gwreck
May 01 2008 02:12 PM

Saw Deerhoof open for Wilco several years ago in Chicago. *Very* strange group.

seawolf17
May 01 2008 02:31 PM

Sounds like something that would have worked its way into heavy rotation during my college radio days in the mid-90s, but not in a good way.

batmagadanleadoff
May 13 2008 05:30 PM

"Hush". Deep Purple. Every other inning of every single Met game.

SteveJRogers
May 14 2008 11:15 AM

Going to watch the much, MUCH, MUCH less famous fellow in the following video at Bar-A in Lake Como...errr Belmar, NJ on Aug 22nd, so this song is now in heavy rotation in my brain

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cooby
Jul 22 2008 12:30 PM

ELO's Strange Magic.

seawolf17
Jul 22 2008 12:42 PM

"Cut Your Hair" by Pavement. It's on my WGSU's Greatest Hits 1993-1997 Volume 1 mix, which got a lot of play on the drive back from Geneseo yesterday.

sharpie
Jul 22 2008 01:09 PM

"One More Night" from Dylan's "Nashville Skyline." I have no idea why.

soupcan
Jul 22 2008 01:45 PM

'Mr. Cellophane' from Chicago

metirish
Jul 22 2008 01:59 PM

"Empty Rooms" Gary Moore.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 22 2008 02:03 PM

"Old King Cole"

cooby
Jul 22 2008 02:39 PM

He's a merry old soul

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 02 2008 07:28 AM

There'll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for roasting And caroling out in the snow There'll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories Of Christmases long long ago...

holychicken
Dec 02 2008 08:00 AM

I blame the PS2 game Amplitude:

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seawolf17
Dec 02 2008 08:32 AM

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A Boy Named Seo
Dec 02 2008 11:41 AM

Beck covering Daniel Johnston. I bought the album cuz of this song. Glad I did, too.

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bmfc1
Dec 02 2008 12:51 PM

New Bruce:

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themetfairy
Dec 03 2008 05:15 PM

John Legend's "Nutmeg" song from "A Colbert Christmas - The Greatest Gift of All."


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A Boy Named Seo
Dec 13 2008 02:16 PM

Right NOW!!!! I'm listening to this song I made the other night. It's a shabby demo I made in my apartment and I left spaces for a couple guitar solos that a friend of mine sez he wants to take a stab at. It could use some bass guitar, too. So it's not fully formed yet or whatever.

That's me doing average to below-average work on vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, snare drum, and um, washboard. My neighbors fuckin' love me, I bet.

[url=http://chingonrecords.com/mp3s/LetsBeFriends.mp3:1jfskhr4]"Let's Be Friends"[/url:1jfskhr4]

metirish
Dec 13 2008 02:44 PM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 13 2008 05:46 PM

="A Boy Named Seo":2tmtp6cf]Right NOW!!!! I'm listening to this song I made the other night. It's a shabby demo I made in my apartment and I left spaces for a couple guitar solos that a friend of mine sez he wants to take a stab at. It could use some bass guitar, too. So it's not fully formed yet or whatever. That's me doing average to below-average work on vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, snare drum, and um, washboard. My neighbors fuckin' love me, I bet. [url=http://chingonrecords.com/mp3s/LetsBeFriends.mp3:2tmtp6cf]"Let's Be Friends"[/url:2tmtp6cf][/quote:2tmtp6cf]


Dude that's excellent , thanks for sharing. No need for solos , a little cowbell would be nice though :)

Edgy DC
Dec 13 2008 03:08 PM

I'm on my second play. The mandolin is fun. Great work.

The changes remind me of "Delta Dawn."

metirish
Dec 13 2008 03:12 PM

Got a little "Dead Flowers" in it , I like it .

Edgy DC
Dec 13 2008 03:26 PM

Ms. Edgy says, "Good job!"

She also hears Stones.

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 13 2008 05:24 PM

Thanks for the nice words, fellas (and Lady Edgy). Yeah I just listened to "Delta Dawn" and there's a part that might be the exact same progression. Oops.

More cowbell NOW!!!!

themetfairy
Dec 13 2008 08:33 PM

Nice work Seo!

metsmarathon
Dec 13 2008 09:35 PM

one of these days, i'm gonna post a wicked stress analysis on here, and all you people are just gonna be like, wow, that's the coolest bit of engineering i've ever seen; i wish i could engineer like that. and then you'll know what it is to be me, in the presence of artists, musicians, and the like, on this board. nice song there! i'd download it (legally).

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 14 2008 01:10 AM

Thanks both.

="metsmarathon":2pmfz2ns]one of these days, i'm gonna post a wicked stress analysis on here, and all you people are just gonna be like, wow, that's the coolest bit of engineering i've ever seen; i wish i could engineer like that. and then you'll know what it is to be me, in the presence of artists, musicians, and the like, on this board. nice song there! i'd download it (legally).[/quote:2pmfz2ns]

Your metbottery blows my shredded mind all the time and that's just the baseball stuff. And you did download it (legally)! Happy holidays, eh?

Willets Point
Dec 14 2008 06:53 AM

There's a busker in the subway station who plays a soft, strumming version of "Tears in Heaven" over and over and over again every single day so that damn song is stuck in my head. I usually like subway performers but this one has really got to expand his repertoire.

themetfairy
Dec 24 2008 02:03 PM

The tune from the Wii Fit step aerobics game.

Edgy DC
Dec 24 2008 02:09 PM

What do I need for Wii Fit?

themetfairy
Dec 24 2008 02:56 PM

You need a Wii.

You need a Wii Fit game. If you can find one.

Mendoza Line
Dec 24 2008 06:31 PM

"Christmas Wrapping" has been in my head all evening.

Fairy, what's the secret to finding a Wii Fit? I've got a friend in the Princeton area who says she's been looking all over for one without success.

themetfairy
Dec 24 2008 07:04 PM

You want to know the secret? Have good friends.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine was shopping for a Nintendo DS for her daughter, and I asked her to keep an eye out for a Wii Fit for me (after having been unable to find one in said Princeton area for several months). Long story short - my friend has a friend who works at a local branch of a big chain store, and she got a heads up that a shipment was coming in this past Saturday. My friend picked up two Wii Fits - one for herself and one for me.

Tell your friend to keep looking - you can really get a nice, varied workout with the Wii Fit.

DocTee
Dec 24 2008 07:32 PM

Got mine no problem at Target last week.

Farmer Ted
Dec 24 2008 07:42 PM

some chick named Lady Gaga that was on the radio tonight. I want to put a knife in my skull right now. Go away!

bmfc1
Dec 29 2008 05:20 PM

"Life Itself", a new song from Bruce Springsteen from "Working on a Dream":

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MFS62
Dec 31 2008 06:37 AM

The "Magnum P.I.: theme.
The USA Network is using it in promos for the upcoming "Monk" season.

Later

seawolf17
Jan 06 2009 05:21 PM

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metirish
Jan 06 2009 05:56 PM

been years since I have seen that Winger video , love it.

Theme from MASH

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