For reasons I doubt even Freud could untangle, I've had Janis Ian's "At Seventeen" stuck in my head for three days running.
Here's the cure:
It's a small world, after all...
It's a small world, after all...
It's a small world, after all...
It's a small, small world.
Well, I was going to suggest a song to supplant it, but JD done dropped the Bad Song H-bomb.
I think "At Seventeen" came out about the time I was seventeen. I was ugly, unpopular, and frequently depressed (so, not a whole lot is changed), and even I, listening to that song, thought, "Jeez, woman, grow up and get a damn grip."
This cure is often effective as well, especially when taken in repeated doses.
Hey--no need to thank me! It's all in a day's work...
That's a problem? Probably the best song Ian ever wrote, and probably a favorite of many in the 'sphere....weren't most of us tormented by bullies when we were younger?
Let's see. 17 times 3 days = 51. How old are you?
"We all play the game and when we dare..."
Oh, great. Thanks Steve...
"We cheat ourselves-"
AHHHH!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!
Nothing against Janis Ian or "Seventeen" (back in high school I saw her perform that live, which I guess dates me pretty definitively), but I've noticed that the quality of a song has nothing to do with sticking in my head. If anything, the reverse. Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" may be the most evil piece of music ever committed to any recording medium whatsoever, and it's much harder to get rid of than "Seventeen."
In fact, Stephen, there's your cure! Everybody whistle: "Here is a little song I wrote/ You might want to sing it note for note/ Don't worry, be happy..."
I've found the cure for songs stuck in your head is to sing "The Flintstone's" theme in your head as fast as you can... That usually drives it out...but you may find yourself with "The Flintstone's" theme stuck in your head...vicious circle.
