The Peon Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ok someone PLEASE explain to me why the heck we can't stop thinking about a stupid song? It keeps playing over and over and over and over and over ad-infinitum in our head and doesn't leave. And to make it worse, it's always a crappy song. Hell, I can remember one time a few years back I could not get that stupid Britney Spears song "Hit me baby" out of my damn head . So my question is, why does the brain decide to torture the being so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 For me, when I've got a stupid song stuck in my head, just start thinking of another song... one that you like better. Hopefully, the other one will be driven out of your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olifhar Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I observe it gets especially bad for me when I lack sleep. The problem is that sometimes it also prevents me from getting sleep. What has worked for me in the past: 1. suddenly sprinting a quarter mile down the street 2. holding my breath underwater for as long as possible 3. singing in Japanese Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 take a CD/MP3/Tape/LP of your favourite song, crank up the volume push play. repeat until cured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abskebabs Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I blame radiostations(and music channels if you watch them) for this. It's them that play the same crap over and over and over and over......................................................................again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tree Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Try listening to an even more catchy and irritating song, I recomend Can't Touch This by MC Hammer. See? Your already thinking about it, in a few minutes you wont be able to remember what the song you had in your head previously was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peon Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 No no no! But thanks. The question was why does the brain do this, not how to "fix" it. And this is a science question, why was it moved to general discussion? I would like to know, in bio-chemical or psycho-analytical terms why our brain does this? Why dont we repeat a color in our mind, or a sound? Why is it always a friggin annoying song and why do this to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abskebabs Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 In that case, perhaps when a song invigorates you, you register that feeling of disdain in your memory much more clearly than when you listen to a song you like. Songs you like may please you but it may just pass by if you get what I mean. I don't know, it's just a suggestion. Perhaps you involuntarily hear crap songs on the radio for example as I suggested, and in doing so you hear them more often than songs you like. This makes them come to the forefront of you memory behind songs you like. Actually I don't think it's something with this deep an explanation, as these things seem to come on a whim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 The Peon, this may interest you, there's a couple of theories discussed here about why certain tunes get stuck in your head... http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15551&highlight=song+head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peon Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thank you Snail. I will have to give that thread a read. Meh, I suck at using forum search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 My only advice, is when you get to the line 'hit me baby' think of hitting Britney square on in the face, and the music grinds to a halt...might not work, but it's a nice thought nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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