John in Oly, WA Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 For the last week I've had Jo Stafford's "You Belong to Me" going over and over in my head. And of all songs that could be stuck in my head, it's a pretty good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beech Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Yes, many times, though usually not more than a day or two. Often hymns or choir anthems, or something I like to whistle. In the latter category would be stuff like the Arkansas Traveler and the Irish Washer Woman--fun with places for embellishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Your problem is called an "earworm". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 3 hours ago, John in Oly, WA said: For the last week I've had Jo Stafford's "You Belong to Me" going over and over in my head. And of all songs that could be stuck in my head, it's a pretty good one. You might be dating yourself. One time, Jo Stafford released a hillbilly version of "Temptation" which the record label called, "Timtashun. She used the name Cinderella G. Stump. " It's a real hoot. Another time, she sang one of her songs totally and purposely out of tune, which I imagine would be hard to do, if you're used to singing on tune. Yes, I've had stuck songs most recently, "Don't Fence me in." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 You're right Frank, I might be, but you know, it's rare that they write or sing songs like those oldies, so if I'm dating myself, that'll just have to be okay. Now I've got to look up those you listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I've been 'listening' to bad moon rising for a couple days now. The other day it was a song from one of my sons favorite cartoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Most recently, Don't Fence Me In. I've had that one stuck in my head before, and after reading your post, I think it's coming back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the Lion roars tonight................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 "Earworm," eh? Good term it's adopted! When in a mood I often whistle or "sing" The "Drunken Sailor" chanty though I don't know what it's properly called. "What do you do with a drunken sailor, earlEYE in the morning?" LOTS of room for adlib verses, a real mood matcher. Lately I've been listening to Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and find myself singing it silently. My favorite versions so far are one of Cohen's early versions, K.D. Lang's 2010? Olympic performance and a Bon Jovi version. It's a real earworm, especially if you're feeling down. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I have now....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Arkansas Traveler and Irish Washer Woman both familiar tunes, though I never knew I knew them. Timtashun - just funny! Frosty - it's "Drunken Sailor". And I've had "Hallelujah" stuck in my head fairly recently too. There are a lot of good verses to that song that never seem to get recorded. Always have had problems with my ears, I get those "earworms" all the time. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birksy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Yea Frosty its called Drunken Sailor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlasterJoe Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 "I've got one more silver dollar, and they not going to catch me no. Not gonna catch the Midnight Rider." Just that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 i can't remember a time i didn't have a song stuck in my head. its Red is the Rose right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Ohhhh, I've hade many songs stuck in my head. Just about every song by Alabama, a couple songs by John Denver, "the gambler" by Kenny Rodgers, copperhead road, "friends in low places", and currently stuck on "high cotton"-Alabama. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Well dang it...just after looking at this post I happened to run across a craigslist ad for the same old 6-wheelers that were used in the 1968-1970 kid's show "The Banana Splits". Now that darned theme song is an earworm the size of an anaconda. Just to torture the rest of you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 19 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: Ohhhh, I've hade many songs stuck in my head. Just about every song by Alabama, a couple songs by John Denver, "the gambler" by Kenny Rodgers, copperhead road, "friends in low places", and currently stuck on "high cotton"-Alabama. Littleblacksmith you got me singing the gambler now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Man I was tempted to not click on it, but i did! why????!!!!! It's alright T2, its a good song, catchy too, and not really any notes that are high, so I can get by singing a little! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Oh nooooo!!!! The Banana Splits song! Please don't let it replace "You Belong to Me", please don't let it replace "You Belong to Me", Please ... aw dang it! "One banana, two banana, three banana, four..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Don't remember the Banana Splits theme. . . WHEW! However a contemporary TV theme Earworm did crop up. "Hey hey we're the Monkeys! Come and watch us sing and play!" Hoyt Axton, "Dela and the Dealer." "Wild Bull Rider." "Ramblin Rose." Too many Simon and Garfunkle songs to name, terse soul that I am. There is another that just reminded me of itself by humming a few bars. "Down in the Silver Mine" by, . . . Golden Earring? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 At the moment, "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad, but that's largely because Mel Schacher was just on my flight from Detroit to Cleveland. Odd coincidence: that song was produced by Todd Rundgren, for whom Lisa played backup on one of his Ohio concerts a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 "Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw Had two big horns and a wooly jaw Wooly bully, wooly bully" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Oh man. Back in my ole tree climbing days I had a foreman who was constantly whistling "This old man", out of tune, no less. Cringe... 'This old man, he played 1, he played knick nack......... aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh it's back! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 "This old Man, He forged Hooks---He didn't need no stinking books!" with a ting ting ringaling give the dog a bone This old man forged at his home..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Way back in the 1960's, I would be traveling from horse to horse with my farrier-mentor, and at odd times, he would break into this song verse from "The Prisoner's Song," Oh, if I had the wings of an angel, Over these prison walls I would fly. I would fly to the arms of my darling, And there I'd be willing to die. It might've been the only song that he knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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