Songs stuck in your head?

[mgk920]

All the recent goings on in the world had me look up Somebody's Watching Me the other day.  It's actually pretty catchy and I added it to my YouTube playlist of 80s stuff.

Definitely an anthem, it was released in 1984 (what irony!).  Yes, its relevance will increase as time continues to pass.



Mike

[Max Rockatansky]

All the recent goings on in the world had me look up Somebody's Watching Me the other day.  It's actually pretty catchy and I added it to my YouTube playlist of 80s stuff.

Definitely an anthem, it was released in 1984 (what irony!).  Yes, its relevance will increase as time continues to pass.



Mike

What's weird to me is that I remember distinctly that people were afraid of constant surveillance back during that era.  Granted, more people were worried about constant surveillance coming from a government body.  The irony is that people are more accepting of constant surveillance if it has a friendly face like your favorite cell phone or social media platform.  I found it kind of interesting that many local governments relied more on peer pressure to enforce quarantine mandates than actually police those measures themselves. 

I just explained the gist of the George Orwell novel to my wife a couple days back.  She always seems surprised that I've read so many books. 

[amroad17]

There are different periods of time when I have a particular song stuck in my head.  Last year it was an obscure 1987 song called "Ship of Fools" by World Party; three months ago, it was "Subdivisions" by Rush; last month it was "Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche.  Now, it is an obscure 1983 tune called "Why Me?" by Planet P Project.

Sometimes I hear a song from a while ago and it just stays with me for a week or two.

[Roadrunner75]

[Ned Weasel]

Unofficial anthem of social distancing:

https://youtu.be/SsvSaLgPnQk

Unofficial anthem of a post-prosperity economy?

https://youtu.be/jHa_EHF55fA

Beauty through depression:

https://youtu.be/xp7pmYWGNIw

[hbelkins]

Now, it is an obscure 1983 tune called "Why Me?" by Planet P Project.

I have that album someplace. That song got heavy rotation on the AOR station I mentioned in another thread yesterday, WKQQ-FM in Lexington.

Tony Carey was behind that album. He was a keyboardist for Rainbow who got some notoriety as a solo artist with songs like "A Fine, Fine Day," "First Day of Summer," and "I Won't Be Home Tonight."

[planxtymcgillicuddy]

For me lately, it's been this by John Fahey. A medley of Deep River & Old Man River

[US71]

I have a lot of songs stuck in my head, like a frickin' jukebox.

[hbelkins]

My current earworm is "Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)" by Pat Travers.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Most recently I had stuck in my head the Jewish song, Hava Nagila. Weird.

[kphoger]

Most recently I had stuck in my head the Jewish song, Hava Nagila. Weird.

Speaking of [somewhat] Jewish songs...

If you think that song gets stuck in your head, then try getting this one out!

(Fun fact:  The trumpet player wrote and/or performed a bunch of the music in the movie Borat.)

[Hwy 61 Revisited]

This song can burn in hell. Its instrumentals are generic, MGK is slurring over the same note (C#) over the whole song, the mastering is louder than Oasis (never thought that'd happen!), and apparently I would sound good with it.
My mom has been playing this on repeat for a month and a half straight. I think it's replaced "She Hates Me" as the song she and I have the most conflicting opinions over... though I think "Fitter Happier" is a big vice versa.

[kphoger]

I recently discovered that, once you get "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot stuck in your head, it's impossible to get it out.

[Hwy 61 Revisited]

I recently discovered that, once you get "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot stuck in your head, it's impossible to get it out.

goddammit phoger

[Rothman]

Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" is stuck in my head.  I have now pledged to see all the Godzilla movies.

[Roadrunner75]

Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" is stuck in my head.  I have now pledged to see all the Godzilla movies.

Use caution - there's a terrible cover of that song in one of those movies.

[Rothman]

Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" is stuck in my head.  I have now pledged to see all the Godzilla movies.

Use caution - there's a terrible cover of that song in one of those movies.

Hehehe.  I like the overblown nonsense with the guy from System of a Down.

[hbelkins]

Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" is stuck in my head.  I have now pledged to see all the Godzilla movies.

That's one of those songs that's on an album that the rest of which sounds nothing like that one song. "Godzilla" is to the "Spectres" album as "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" is to Smashing Pumpkins' "Mellon Collie..." album.

[Stephane Dumas]

My earworm of the moment is Tennessee Trash thanks to someone who posted these PSAs on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWcMrWk_0Uw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF3oZqFOBXc

[roadman65]

Showdown by ELO is one lately due to what is happening with the pandemic and political heads of course all fighting among each other because of it.

The rain is a metaphor for the pandemic spreading everywhere and the showdown is to see who has the best plan of action.

Mostly it is that and the fact the chorus of the song is catchy and sung in great harmony as per usual ELO.

[kevinb1994]

Showdown by ELO is one lately due to what is happening with the pandemic and political heads of course all fighting among each other because of it.

The rain is a metaphor for the pandemic spreading everywhere and the showdown is to see who has the best plan of action.

Mostly it is that and the fact the chorus of the song is catchy and sung in great harmony as per usual ELO.

I would recommend Shut Down by The Beach Boys.

[jmacswimmer]

Not a song, but my current earworm is none other than Lee Crooks' CTA voiceover announcements:

"This is State and Lake. Transfer to Red Line trains at State and Lake. This is an Orange Line train to Midway!"

*DING, DONG* "Doors. Closing!"

"Washington and Wabash is next!"

[kphoger]

Not a song, but my current earworm is none other than Lee Crooks' CTA voiceover announcements:

"This is State and Lake. Transfer to Red Line trains at State and Lake. This is an Orange Line train to Midway!"

*DING, DONG* "Doors. Closing!"

"Washington and Wabash is next!"

I miss the good old days, when an actual human announced the stops.  But you could never understand what he was saying.

[SEWIGuy]

I had this song stuck in my head yesterday.  I knew it was a theme from a television show with bucolic scenes in the background.

I finally figured out it was from the 80s show "Newhart."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsP-dLguOMk

[roadman65]

Showdown by ELO is one lately due to what is happening with the pandemic and political heads of course all fighting among each other because of it.

The rain is a metaphor for the pandemic spreading everywhere and the showdown is to see who has the best plan of action.

Mostly it is that and the fact the chorus of the song is catchy and sung in great harmony as per usual ELO.

I would recommend Shut Down by The Beach Boys.

I would rather sing to myself Barbara Ann or Little Deuce Coupe.

At least those songs remind me of something positive instead of this negative crap.