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Originally posted by freebornman
reply to post by digital01anarchy
Text yeah i cant really watch TV any more i remember when cable was supposed to be commercial free thats why you paid for it but i guess greed got the better of cable channels. iF dish network wasn't so crappy I might have bought the hopper that skips commercials i cant beieve they had the balls to try something like that but im happy they did
It was more the shows I was thinking of rather than commercials. I thought about writing some kind of 'social engineering checklist' for watching cop shows, like
'hard headed sassy female team leader, (never has PMS)'--check
'several flawed subordinate male characters all with underlying racist/mysoginystic/alchoholic/violent tendencies'--check
'clean living black guy with none of above defects'--check
'ditzy typist who susses it at start of show but no-one listens'--check
But being pathalogically lazy I decided to just not watch it anymore.
PS like the signature take on B-52's
Originally posted by Mickierocksman
I have young kids, so those basic repetitive songs unfortunately get stuck in my head for days..... playing adult music does not help either, they always come back.... sometimes I feel like sobbing or simply puncturing my brain with an ice pick.
Walks away singing - Bob the builder, can we fix it? Bob the builder, yes we can! (oh crap no) Damm those earworms!edit on 4/6/2012 by Mickierocksman because: Added bits and stuff....
Originally posted by mamabeth
reply to post by digital01anarchy
I am a grandmother and when my grandkids' were little
they were hooked on the teletubbies!I kept humming,
tinky winky,dipsy,lala, po! Also,the theme songs from
Barney,Tale Spin and Rescue Rangers.
Originally posted by YarlanZey
Alot of radio stations like BBC Radio 1 and 2 for example have playlists. The two I have mentioned have an a, b and c list which have a minimum number of plays per day. I think this is based on new releases and how commercial they are so a popular artist (a list) will have more airtime than a less popular one (c list). I think these are updated weekly.
I have had the experience of getting a song in my head. Often I get emotions, thoughts, feelings, images, sounds imprinted too which I have made use of for writing. Its like everything else, some songs seem to be logical and you can predict flow/lyrics which can make the song more memorable or particular musical phrases.
When I go back and listen to old stuff from different periods of my life the songs are a part of it.
When I go to work I listen to my ipod. I work in an office with 7 other people who are all IT people (they write websites and databases) and it is very quiet as they do not chat much. I do the accounts and I find now it is very difficult to concentrate if I am not listening to anything and I even make mistakes too if I have no music. I must be addicted! I do have a specific work album although I can listen to my writing albums if I am doing menial spreadheet stuff and daydream my next bits of writing.
I hate it when my ipod needs recharging!! Thats is a dull day indeed.edit on 4/6/2012 by YarlanZey because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by RUFFREADY
"Its a small world after all, Its a small world after all, its a small world after all, Its a small world AFTERRRR ALL!"
That ride at disney land can get stuck in your head!!
Also..Yo Ho Yo Ho a pirates life for meeee! .....Pirates of the Caribean ride song..
Originally posted by Iamschist
Hearing a song over and over, brings up the metaphysical question, who is in charge. Are we in charge of our mind? Is our mind in charge of us? Perhaps the subconscious is trying to get our attention by driving us a bit crazy with an example of what a robots we are. Wake up!
Originally posted by AFewGoodWomen
You are all crazy. That is not supposed to happen. You need to see a doctor ASAP and get admitted to the psych ward. It is a symptom of psychosis and you will start to hallucinate and crave human flesh.
lol
Originally posted by NotApplicable
reply to post by digital01anarchy
To the OP, I have several different theories that could be the cause. I too have experienced songs stuck in my head only to find out when I turned the radio on.... the song was playing!
The first that came to mind is this:
Our bodies are constantly bombarded by radio waves. Though we can't consciously hear them without a radio tuner, they are still there. So maybe you are picking up on the radio waves subconsciously and this is why you get the song stuck in your head and then turn on the radio only to hear that song.
If that isn't the case, then perhaps you may have been feeling a similar emotion that day attributed to that particular song. I don't know about the rest of you, but when I hear a song I like, I feel the emotion of the song.
It could also be that you listen to those radio stations a lot and though you may not consciously be aware of it, you know what songs play when since there is usually a loop the stations use almost everyday.
Hope this helps!