#ear-worms — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ear-worms, aggregated by home.social.
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#TuneTuesday (Jul 14)
Released last year, the song “Guess She’s Cool” by British band Only The Poets is one of those underrated upbeat yet lyrically melancholic pop songs that deserves more views.
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#TuneTuesday (Jul 14)
Released last year, the song “Guess She’s Cool” by British band Only The Poets is one of those underrated upbeat yet lyrically melancholic pop songs that deserves more views.
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#Hypothesis 2: there should be a scale for #rating #earworms which would take into account two variables: the persistence of the #earworm and the obnoxiousness of the #song.
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#Hypothesis: the #humanbrain is more susceptible #earworms first thing in the morning.
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#TuneTuesday (Jul 7)
The Netherlands’ 🇳🇱 entry for #Eurovision 2023 was “Burning Daylight” by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper. Maybe it’s because it’s not the usual kitschy Eurovision song why I like it a lot (and why it wasn’t in the final), but it actually reminds me of “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence that actually won the contest for the Netherlands in 2019 (and which I selected as one of my #TuneTuesday songs in 2024¹).
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#TuneTuesday (Jul 7)
The Netherlands’ 🇳🇱 entry for #Eurovision 2023 was “Burning Daylight” by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper. Maybe it’s because it’s not the usual kitschy Eurovision song why I like it a lot (and why it wasn’t in the final), but it actually reminds me of “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence that actually won the contest for the Netherlands in 2019 (and which I selected as one of my #TuneTuesday songs in 2024¹).
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I was one of the kids that studied French at school before they strapped in and developed our knowledge of Ancient Greek which I’ve now mostly forgotten except in an etymology context, so imagine my delight with @ishambard infiltrated my earworm with “Hallo Aus Berlin” and the trippy house music of Rolli und Rita composed by the wonderful Sandy Nutkins of “My Parents Are Aliens” fame. Robbed I tell you, but now I shall make up for it in earnest by singing along as if I have no inanition or at least “a really really big cat!” https://youtu.be/h-QvWaoS5J8?is=U96Zwxqg6t9xb-tP #rolliundrita #earworms #90seducationalshows #undeinegroßeKatze.
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 30)
For the final #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 song, here is “Deep End”, written by Devin Lewis and Nick Sanza and sung by Sanza for the romcom film Things Like This.
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 30)
For the final #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 song, here is “Deep End”, written by Devin Lewis and Nick Sanza and sung by Sanza for the romcom film Things Like This.
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“St. Patrick’s Breastplate” is stuck in my head this morning. “I bind unto myself today…” 🎶 #earworms
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“St. Patrick’s Breastplate” is stuck in my head this morning. “I bind unto myself today…” 🎶 #earworms
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 23)
Continuing the #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 theme of featuring queer artists, here is R.E.M.’s 2004 song “Leaving New York”.
While far from being as popular as some of their earlier hits, like “Everybody Hurts” and “Losing My Religion” (based on Spotify streams and YouTube views), I actually like this melancholic song a lot especially the back half with its multiple vocal tracks.
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 23)
Continuing the #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 theme of featuring queer artists, here is R.E.M.’s 2004 song “Leaving New York”.
While far from being as popular as some of their earlier hits, like “Everybody Hurts” and “Losing My Religion” (based on Spotify streams and YouTube views), I actually like this melancholic song a lot especially the back half with its multiple vocal tracks.
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My brain has decided that ordinary #earworms are boring and passé. Earworm mashups are the way to go.
Hence, for the last 36 hours I've had the following on repeat, combining Flying Without Wings by Westlife and Wires by Athlete.
🎶🎵🎶
Down corridors through
Automatic doors
I'm flying without wings
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My brain has decided that ordinary #earworms are boring and passé. Earworm mashups are the way to go.
Hence, for the last 36 hours I've had the following on repeat, combining Flying Without Wings by Westlife and Wires by Athlete.
🎶🎵🎶
Down corridors through
Automatic doors
I'm flying without wings
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 16)
Continuing the #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 theme of featuring queer artists, here is Savage Garden’s “Crash and Burn”, easily my most favorite song of this Australian duo from their popular 1999 Affirmation album. The music video with its sign language outro is also fantastic.
#music #songs #earworms #SavageGarden #DarrenHayes #PopMusic
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 16)
Continuing the #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 theme of featuring queer artists, here is Savage Garden’s “Crash and Burn”, easily my most favorite song of this Australian duo from their popular 1999 Affirmation album. The music video with its sign language outro is also fantastic.
#music #songs #earworms #SavageGarden #DarrenHayes #PopMusic
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 9)
Continuing the #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 theme of featuring queer artists, here is “Closer” by Canadian twins Tegan and Sara. I love this 2013 synth-pop banger about desire, and I also love that they use their platform to advocate for #LGBTQIA+ causes. 💖
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 2)
For #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 I will feature songs by queer artists. First up is Adam Lambert’s cover of Duran Duran’s “Ordinary World”. I like the original, but Adam’s haunting and ethereal vocals really elevates his version to something deserving its own accolade.
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#TuneTuesday (Jun 2)
For #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 I will feature songs by queer artists. First up is Adam Lambert’s cover of Duran Duran’s “Ordinary World”. I like the original, but Adam’s haunting and ethereal vocals really elevates his version to something deserving its own accolade.
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#TuneTuesday (May 26)
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas are extraordinary musicians and their song “When the Party’s Over” is one of my favorite of theirs. The song sounds simple, but the multi-layered vocals and understated accompaniment serves to bring out the piece’s deep emotional story.
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#TuneTuesday (May 26)
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas are extraordinary musicians and their song “When the Party’s Over” is one of my favorite of theirs. The song sounds simple, but the multi-layered vocals and understated accompaniment serves to bring out the piece’s deep emotional story.
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#TuneTuesday (May 19)
Lewis Capaldi uses his great voice to put out a bunch of hits and I like that he doesn’t let stardom get into his head and takes his mental and physical health seriously. Among his songs I’ve heard, “Forget Me” is easily my most favorite with his raspy vocals adding angst into the chorus.
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#TuneTuesday (May 19)
Lewis Capaldi uses his great voice to put out a bunch of hits and I like that he doesn’t let stardom get into his head and takes his mental and physical health seriously. Among his songs I’ve heard, “Forget Me” is easily my most favorite with his raspy vocals adding angst into the chorus.
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#TuneTuesday (May 12)
Phil Collins, whether solo or with his band Genesis, has produced a lot really good songs. (His work on Tarzan was excellent!) But what I really like about his song “Take Me Home” is that it doesn’t sound like it’s from the 1980s especially with its breathy vocals in the chorus (with Sting and Peter Gabriel singing backup!).
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#TuneTuesday (May 12)
Phil Collins, whether solo or with his band Genesis, has produced a lot really good songs. (His work on Tarzan was excellent!) But what I really like about his song “Take Me Home” is that it doesn’t sound like it’s from the 1980s especially with its breathy vocals in the chorus (with Sting and Peter Gabriel singing backup!).
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I keep noticing the tab that's open in my browser from looking up recipes for Korean Samgyetang, and every time I see it, I start singing "Samgyetang!" to the tune of the new Netflix "Sandokan" theme song. 😂
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I keep noticing the tab that's open in my browser from looking up recipes for Korean Samgyetang, and every time I see it, I start singing "Samgyetang!" to the tune of the new Netflix "Sandokan" theme song. 😂
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Please, I beg of you, whoever has that dreadful Klingon opera tune stuck in their head on Deck 4, stop it immediately. It's on a continuous loop and you aren't even hitting the high notes mentally! It is agonizing. #LwaxanaTroi #Earworms #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon
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Please, I beg of you, whoever has that dreadful Klingon opera tune stuck in their head on Deck 4, stop it immediately. It's on a continuous loop and you aren't even hitting the high notes mentally! It is agonizing. #LwaxanaTroi #Earworms #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon
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#TuneTuesday (May 5)
This unexpected collaboration between Charlie Puth and Utada Hikaru is so good! Charlie is a great musician and him teaming up with one of the biggest and veteran J-pop artists produced this very chill English–Japanese song.
#music #songs #earworms #CharliePuth #UtadaHikaru #HikaruUtada
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#TuneTuesday (May 5)
This unexpected collaboration between Charlie Puth and Utada Hikaru is so good! Charlie is a great musician and him teaming up with one of the biggest and veteran J-pop artists produced this very chill English–Japanese song.
#music #songs #earworms #CharliePuth #UtadaHikaru #HikaruUtada
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@hyperreal I once had Shaina Taub's "If We Were Married" (Suffs, 2024) stuck so hard I wrote a blog post to get it out. #Earworms
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@hyperreal I once had Shaina Taub's "If We Were Married" (Suffs, 2024) stuck so hard I wrote a blog post to get it out. #Earworms
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#TuneTuesday (Apr 28)
I can definitely see Half Alive’s 2024 song “Sophie’s House” being used in some coming-of-age comedy. The song’s upbeat nostalgic vibe is a really fun listen and like most of their music videos the dance choreography in this one is really good.
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#TuneTuesday (Apr 28)
I can definitely see Half Alive’s 2024 song “Sophie’s House” being used in some coming-of-age comedy. The song’s upbeat nostalgic vibe is a really fun listen and like most of their music videos the dance choreography in this one is really good.
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For some reason I have 99 Luftballons stuck in my head.
(Edited to add link to music video)
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For some reason I have 99 Luftballons stuck in my head.
(Edited to add link to music video)
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#TuneTuesday (Apr 7)
Wyn Starks’s “Who I Am” is one of the best original songs I’ve ever heard performed during a talent show audition. Sadly, Starks was eliminated in the qualifiers of AGT 17 but it doesn’t diminish how great this song is with his powerful vocals.
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#TuneTuesday (Apr 7)
Wyn Starks’s “Who I Am” is one of the best original songs I’ve ever heard performed during a talent show audition. Sadly, Starks was eliminated in the qualifiers of AGT 17 but it doesn’t diminish how great this song is with his powerful vocals.
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#TuneTuesday (Mar 31)
Since it is currently #HolyWeek, I’m choosing one of the longtime Christian songs that I absolutely love from the #altRock band #JarsOfClay.
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#TuneTuesday (Mar 31)
Since it is currently #HolyWeek, I’m choosing one of the longtime Christian songs that I absolutely love from the #altRock band #JarsOfClay.
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#LoveSongs #Earworms #Bangles #CanItBeOverDriver
The dirver gets to chooses which stream we listen to and my wife usually picks The Bridge, or something related to that, on Sirius--NOT my choice.
But yesterday we heard:
"Close your eyes, give me your hand, do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand? Blah blah blah...is this burning an----e--ter-nal FLAAAAAAAME?"
Dammit! Earworm just will NOT stop...Stupid Bangles.
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#LoveSongs #Earworms #Bangles #CanItBeOverDriver
The dirver gets to chooses which stream we listen to and my wife usually picks The Bridge, or something related to that, on Sirius--NOT my choice.
But yesterday we heard:
"Close your eyes, give me your hand, do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand? Blah blah blah...is this burning an----e--ter-nal FLAAAAAAAME?"
Dammit! Earworm just will NOT stop...Stupid Bangles.
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#TuneTuesday (Mar 24)
Upbeat breakup songs are a common trope in pop songs and one of these that I really enjoy is #EdSheeran’s “Overpass Graffiti”.
It seems common to hate on this guy, but I actually like him, his musical skills, and a lot of his songs.
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#TuneTuesday (Mar 24)
Upbeat breakup songs are a common trope in pop songs and one of these that I really enjoy is #EdSheeran’s “Overpass Graffiti”.
It seems common to hate on this guy, but I actually like him, his musical skills, and a lot of his songs.
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#TuneTuesday (Mar 17)
I don’t consider myself a Gleek, but I do like quite a lot of songs featured in the TV show #Glee. And among the numerous covers, one that is in my top favorites is Chris Colfer’s rendition of The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. The original upbeat love song becomes this slow sad ode to a loved one and was used to devastating effect in the TV show.
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#TuneTuesday (Mar 17)
I don’t consider myself a Gleek, but I do like quite a lot of songs featured in the TV show #Glee. And among the numerous covers, one that is in my top favorites is Chris Colfer’s rendition of The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. The original upbeat love song becomes this slow sad ode to a loved one and was used to devastating effect in the TV show.
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🕰️ So, someone made a mega playlist of global #earworms from 1940 to 2025. 🎶 It's like a musical time machine that hilariously proves how humanity has consistently confused "catchy" with "good". 😂 But sure, let's all pretend we're DJ Marty McFly, spinning vinyl for the ages. 🎧
https://88mph.fm/ #musicaltimecapsule #catchyhits #DJMartyMcFly #nostalgia #playlistfun #HackerNews #ngated -
🕰️ So, someone made a mega playlist of global #earworms from 1940 to 2025. 🎶 It's like a musical time machine that hilariously proves how humanity has consistently confused "catchy" with "good". 😂 But sure, let's all pretend we're DJ Marty McFly, spinning vinyl for the ages. 🎧
https://88mph.fm/ #musicaltimecapsule #catchyhits #DJMartyMcFly #nostalgia #playlistfun #HackerNews #ngated -
#TuneTuesday (Feb 24)
I think #Kygo produces the most similar music to the late #Avicii and “Happy Now” in particular was sung by the same singer (Sandro Cavazza) as “Without You”, one of my favorite Avicii songs.
I also like how “Happy Now” is thematically similar to Marshmello/Bastille's “Happier” which I also really love.
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#TuneTuesday (Feb 24)
I think #Kygo produces the most similar music to the late #Avicii and “Happy Now” in particular was sung by the same singer (Sandro Cavazza) as “Without You”, one of my favorite Avicii songs.
I also like how “Happy Now” is thematically similar to Marshmello/Bastille's “Happier” which I also really love.
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#BandcampFriday thread of #goodMusic: the new #geese record i couldnt stand then I couldnt stop listening. Top of a lot of lists for good reason. #Phish had a baby with the #RollingStones and they double majored in art and jazz. #Earworms. https://geesebandnyc.bandcamp.com/album/getting-killed