Der ohrwurm, or "Why can't I get the Brady theme out of my head?"

[idea_hamster]

Someone has a theory on why songs get stuck in our heads.

 

[mactastic]

Earworm test beginning....


My baloney has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R
My baloney has a second name, it's M-A-Y-E-R....


Or,

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer weiner...
That is what I'd truly like to be...
And if I was an Oscar Mayer weiner...
Everyone would be in love with MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Test Over.

These guys have know this for years.

 

[G4scott]

I need anti-itch cream for my brain now...

 

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by G4scott
I need anti-itch cream for my brain now...

Only if you start singing Village People tunes.

Ooops - those are more like a burning/itching feeling on the brain, no matter which head you think with.

 

[idea_hamster]

I was just a little sceptical because the whole "brain itch" thing reminded me of Joe Versus the Volcano -- remember his purported "brain cloud"?