I Wonder

[Iron]

I've found it,for lack of a better word,interesting,how much those of us here seem to have so much in common..not just the Gordon aspect,but just things in general..
That dang BorderBuddy had to go and mention something about MASH in the other forum a couple days ago,and I have'nt been able to get that galdarn tune outta my head ever since....
Well here's another one for Ya,...The final Sienfield episode "I hope You Had The Tiiiime of Your Life". That song,as simple as it is,and quite easy to pick,stops me in my tracks every time I hear it.Just wondered if anyone else here could relate......AND I really hope BorderBuddy is familar with this tune and it sticks in His Head for many many days......

[Borderstone]

Actually,Iron.. :)
I have the Green Day CD "Nimrod" from which that song comes from! :D
I happen to really love that song and seeing as how I'm not that big on the band itself,that really says a lot.

There was no single to buy so I had to get the CD. I like the song mostly,because "A":I love well done acoustic songs & "B": It kind of reminds me of the much more depressing,"Dust In The Wind" by Kansas. (Thankfully "Time" is more pleasant. :)

Don't worry,the theme from MASH will exit soon enough. One of the best ways is to play other songs that are far more catchy. ..but no matter what you do,a song will get stuck in your head. :D

[ELizabeth]

'...the Time of Your Life' is a beautiful song to have stuck in your head and/or your heart.

[Cathy]

I played and sang Time Of Your Life during my oldest son's graduation in 2000, with the entire class singing along, and again 2 years later, when my youngest son graduated. It's a song I've always enjoyed playing.

[Auburn Annie]

Those stick-in-your-head songs are called earworms (all together now: eeeuuuwwwww...)
From the - I kid you not - "Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter" August 2004, comes this explanation:

3. CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC: "EARWORMS"
Have you ever had a song get stuck in your head? It happens to most of us at one time or another. Dr. James Kellaris, a professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio), calls these annoying experiences "earworms."

When I heard about Kellaris' earworm work, I contacted him to find out if he had published any of his studies. He replied that his research has been presented at meetings, but he has not yet published a paper. Kellaris was kind enough to send me the results of work he presented at the 2003 Society for Consumer Psychology meeting.

In his presentation, Kellaris discussed the characteristics of songs likely to "get stuck." He surveyed 559 people (mostly college students) between the ages of 18 and 49 years old. Almost all (97.9%) had experienced an earworm. Women and musicians were found to suffer from earworms more frequently than men and non-musicians. Songs with lyrics were the most common (75.8%) type of earworm, followed by advertisement jingles (12.5%) and instrumental melodies (11.7%). Approximately 40% of all earworms lasted a few hours, but some people said that they had a song stuck in their head for more than a week!

Kellaris generated this list of sticky songs:

* Chili's (Baby Back Ribs) Jingle
* Who Let the Dogs Out?
* We Will Rock You
* Kit-Kat Bar jingle
* Mission Impossible Theme
* YMCA
* Whoomp, There It Is
* The Lion Sleeps Tonight
* It's a Small World After All

Although Kellaris says that there is no cure for earworms, a quick Internet search found these possible (untested) solutions:

* Listen to different music
* Distract yourself with a different activity
* Sing the entire song**

For more about Kellaris, see his web site at:

http://business.uc.edu/James-Kellaris
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** which I suspect would NOT work with the song that never ends....

[The Rez]

. . . PA RUM PA PUM PUM . ..

[Auburn Annie]

I've had the melody to "Nobody Beats My Bob" running through my head for days now. It's a Camille West song (writer of "Viagra in the Waters" among others) on the "Some Assembly Required" album by The Four Bitchin' Babes group, of which she has been a member. Bob is a, um, "personal" assistant; lyrics below:

My girlfriends all claimed to have ‘em
six or seven times a night.
I never felt a spasm;
maybe I wasn’t doing it right.

Kama Sutra was fruitless with Brian and Bill
It gave me no thrill, no throb.
I tried yoga and vodka, Gina and Jill;
I remained unfulfilled
‘till I found BOB

He’s my Battery Operated Boyfriend
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB
He’s my randy rubber Romeo,
my favorite toy-friend
Oy friend, he does the job

He’s a lovin’ machine, my right-hand man,
An Alkaline Adonis, climax in a can
Talk about safe sex
My lover IS latex!
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB

He’s gentle and affectionate and easy to conceal
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB
How many other lovers earn the Good Housekeeping Seal?
Keep your beer-guzzling slob

Does BOB cure insomnia?
Does BOB relieve stress?
I’d have to say y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-yes!
You should hear him hum
on maximum!
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB

I sing the body electric
as my limbs begin to flail
I shake like an epileptic
breaking the Richter scale!

He’s a regular rocket that fits in my pocket
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB
When I get an itch, it’s a flick of the switch,
a simple turn of the knob.

Who’d have thought a small appliance
could be noble in its use?
It increases self-reliance,
self-esteem through self-abuse.

If you need a quick fix,
BOB’s at your cervix.
He’s the one for the job
OH MY GOD!

No one competes
No one defeats
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB!
NOBODY BEATS MY BOB!

[Sheryl]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAAH!!!