Earworms: Can They Be Killed?
A repetitive lyric (usually a chorus) is called a 'hook line' in some circles (probably because the 'powers that be' at the time wanted us to believe that because most pop and rock music has a catchy tune and repetitive chorus, there must be an 'ulterior motive' behind the song, and therefore we fall for it 'hook, line and sinker').
The more recent term is 'ear worm' - the song gets into your head, and is hard to remove once you hear it. The best 'remedy' is to do (or listen to) something else.
I'm not thinking about that Supernaut song now, thanks to the fact that I had been 'getting it out of my system' by watching the clip(s) on YouTube. And, to be honest, it is *one* earworm I'd be happy to keep in my head. :)
cheers,
Night Owl
A repetitive lyric (usually a chorus) is called a 'hook line' in some circles (probably because the 'powers that be' at the time wanted us to believe that because most pop and rock music has a catchy tune and repetitive chorus, there must be an 'ulterior motive' behind the song, and therefore we fall for it 'hook, line and sinker').
The more recent term is 'ear worm' - the song gets into your head, and is hard to remove once you hear it. The best 'remedy' is to do (or listen to) something else.
I'm not thinking about that Supernaut song now, thanks to the fact that I had been 'getting it out of my system' by watching the clip(s) on YouTube. And, to be honest, it is *one* earworm I'd be happy to keep in my head. :)
cheers,
Night Owl
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