Songs that refuse to leave your head ...
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I've got my 3-year-old's "Little Engines" having a fight with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" going on in my head. It has been going on for 3 days now. My last resort is to drown them both during Thanksgiving lunch - maybe the pounding of a hangover will chase them both away X|
Some call this a cognitive itch[^] but I'm not sure I like the idea. I sure do get em tho. Sometimes I find I can stop it by forcing myself to think of Bach's Goldberg Variations theme - it seems to work. What I find really interesting is that these tunes seem to run in a separate thread - I find myself coming 'back' to the tune after thinking of something else. Now, if I could figure out whether the tune is picking up where I left it or is being joined in progress I could decide whether to develop a multi-threaded or multi-processor model of conciousness.
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Some call this a cognitive itch[^] but I'm not sure I like the idea. I sure do get em tho. Sometimes I find I can stop it by forcing myself to think of Bach's Goldberg Variations theme - it seems to work. What I find really interesting is that these tunes seem to run in a separate thread - I find myself coming 'back' to the tune after thinking of something else. Now, if I could figure out whether the tune is picking up where I left it or is being joined in progress I could decide whether to develop a multi-threaded or multi-processor model of conciousness.
That is interesting reading. Tim Deveaux wrote: What I find really interesting is that these tunes seem to run in a separate thread Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" is definitely a controlling thread then, because when it starts up it makes my limbs start to jiggle about - completely devoid of any rhythm though :-D
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I've got my 3-year-old's "Little Engines" having a fight with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" going on in my head. It has been going on for 3 days now. My last resort is to drown them both during Thanksgiving lunch - maybe the pounding of a hangover will chase them both away X|
How about a quick burst of a soothing Badger Song[^] to get your head clear:omg: John Hudson I want to see Gollum chomping Frodo's ring finger off and dipping it in Soy Sauce :wtf::eek: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
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How about a quick burst of a soothing Badger Song[^] to get your head clear:omg: John Hudson I want to see Gollum chomping Frodo's ring finger off and dipping it in Soy Sauce :wtf::eek: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
THAT is evil incarnate!
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That is interesting reading. Tim Deveaux wrote: What I find really interesting is that these tunes seem to run in a separate thread Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" is definitely a controlling thread then, because when it starts up it makes my limbs start to jiggle about - completely devoid of any rhythm though :-D
Andrew McCarter wrote: Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" is definitely a controlling thread then, because when it starts up it makes my limbs start to jiggle about - completely devoid of any rhythm though That can't be good. Sounds like its doing some IOCTL stuff there - do you have a list of drivers for your system? P.S. FWIW I am now trying to get the frikking Goldberg Variations theme out of my head... :doh:
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THAT is evil incarnate!
Andrew McCarter wrote: THAT is evil incarnate! A bit pervasive maybe - but in small doses guaranteed to drive any "Little Engines" out of your head.:~ Trust me, I've listened to it and I'm normal Badgers Badgers Badgers.... :suss: John Hudson I want to see Gollum chomping Frodo's ring finger off and dipping it in Soy Sauce :wtf::eek: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
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I've got my 3-year-old's "Little Engines" having a fight with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" going on in my head. It has been going on for 3 days now. My last resort is to drown them both during Thanksgiving lunch - maybe the pounding of a hangover will chase them both away X|
You ought to try it when taking Prozac, which I take as a migraine headache preventative. Prozac, which is a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (God, that sounds sexy), seems to have minor effects on short term memory. Typically, when I wake up in the morning, the song playing in my head is whatever I was listening to in the car the night before, or on the CD player at work the day before. On top of the tinnitus, my head's a noisy place... :-O
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I've got my 3-year-old's "Little Engines" having a fight with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" going on in my head. It has been going on for 3 days now. My last resort is to drown them both during Thanksgiving lunch - maybe the pounding of a hangover will chase them both away X|
One tactic that's worked for me is to find the song(s), listen to them all the way through, then immediately play a random selection of other songs. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Andrew McCarter wrote: Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" is definitely a controlling thread then, because when it starts up it makes my limbs start to jiggle about - completely devoid of any rhythm though That can't be good. Sounds like its doing some IOCTL stuff there - do you have a list of drivers for your system? P.S. FWIW I am now trying to get the frikking Goldberg Variations theme out of my head... :doh:
Tim Deveaux wrote: P.S. FWIW I am now trying to get the frikking Goldberg Variations theme out of my head... I have one of Gould's complete early recordings. Perfect to listen to when I'm hiding from the children and want to drift off.
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Tim Deveaux wrote: P.S. FWIW I am now trying to get the frikking Goldberg Variations theme out of my head... I have one of Gould's complete early recordings. Perfect to listen to when I'm hiding from the children and want to drift off.
That's the one! Might get his later version one of these days...