While I have to say that my favorite music genre can trace its roots to the classic rock of the seventies, I would also need to admit that I love all types of music. Let me clarify... I love all types of music with the exception of Opera, and maybe, Boy Bands. No, wait... Opera is the only exception.
Now that I have somewhat clarified where my tastes lie musically, I have found myself wrestling with this question: "Why do songs get stuck in my head?" You know what I'm talking about. Maybe you are listening to a CD or the radio and some song comes on and the next thing you know you are singing it over and over and over. You can't get the tune and the words out of your head. In my case, I can't get the tune out of my head and I usually end up singing what I think the words are. They usually are not right, but I have fun pretending anyway.
The latest culprit to get stuck in my head has been Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads. Now, I have no idea why my brain found it necessary to have me repeat:
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
Psycho killer
Qu'est que c'est
Fa-fa-far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, away
Oh, psycho killer
Qu'est que c'est
Fa-fa-far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, away
Oh aey, aey, aey, aey, aey
At least I got most of the words right when I sang them in my head. That's the other thing... I don't sing them out loud. Young children would scream and senior citizens would rip out their hearing aids. I have the musical voice of a deaf mute but I enjoy myself.
I'm sure there is some fancy term for this song-stuck-in-your-head phenomenon but I really don't care. I have fun with it. I just wonder some times if I'm the only one in the world walking around with Psycho Killer or some other tune stuck in my head every waking moment. I guess it could be worse... I could have Afternoon Delight by the Starland Vocal Band stuck in my head... Oh crap... "Gonna find my baby..."
Be Well.
Bill
