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[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't know, I just can't give it up. It won't let me put it down. Keeps running around my mind. Desperate for it to desert me...

[–] Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Currently it's the theme to Inspector Morse.

[–] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago
[–] wolfeh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even 23 years later...

I'm goin', yes I'm goin' (I'm a-goin' to the) Goin' to the (hard!) We're goin' (really goin' to the) Goin' to the, goin' to the (hard!) Yes I'm goin' to the HARDWARE STORE...

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Back in the day I memorized the lyrics and tried to sing along to the hardware story inventory selection part. Since no human have lungs big enough, a friend and I learned to alternate back and forth so we could cover the entire thing.

They've got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters,
Trash compactors, juice extractors, shower rods and water meters,
Walkie-talkies, copper wires, safety goggles, radial tires,
BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers,
Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters,
Paint removers, window louvers, masking tape and plastic gutters,
Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables,
Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles,
Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication,
Metal roofing, waterproofing, multi-purpose insulation,
Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors,
Tire gauges, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors,
Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers,
Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers,
Soffit panels, circuit breakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers,
Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers,

[–] wolfeh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 22 hours ago

I've done it straight through a few times when I was younger, but never cleanly. It's damn hard.

[–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 day ago

... matching salt and pepper shakers!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

some of the evangelion ones(rebuilds), they are so good, dont really like the main one that everyone likes.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

All of them.

I'm sick of it. They need to start paying.

[–] Magnum 3 points 1 day ago

None, I charge them insane rates to broadcast directly into my head.

[–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 day ago

Oo-de-lally oo-de-lally golly what a day

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Car Wash by Rose Royce has been stuck in my head since the movie came out in 1976.

Long term rent free.

Car Wash (long version)

Rose Royce

Car Wash

[–] gigachad@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago

in yooouur heeeaaaaad

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It might not live there, but it pays a regular visit about every other week.

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They're taking the hobbits to isengard.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

PO-TA-TOS  
boil 'em, mash 'em, put 'em in a stew  
boil 'em, mash 'em, put 'em in a stew  
PO-TA-TOS  
PO-TA-TOS

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

What did you say?

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Don't let me down by Chainsmokers and Daya just because I used to know the singer

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In the last 18 hours, but mostly repeats of every single day of my life:

Everybody has AIDS - Team America

The last half of the Three's Company theme song

Three Small Words - Josie and the Pussycats

SOB - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme

Edit: Anytime anything good happens, or I pass a car, the little diddy after you hit a goal in Super Mario World.

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)
  • Blind Melon - Tones of Home
  • Soundgarden - Blow Up the Outside World
  • Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
  • White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
  • Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
  • George Michael - Careless Whisper
  • Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

There are certainly more, but owing to the fact I have to actively work to evict them, I hesitate to put more thought to it.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Tones of home" has been in my head so many times. And the past few days, "Jesus Christ pose" by Soundgarden. I haven't heard of some of those other artists so I'll have to check them out.

[–] CarrierLost 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dude “Tones of home” is excellent. I love that one and “Galaxie” by them.

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

The Tinnitus Song

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

There she was just walkin' down the street

Singing...

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago

None, they all pay their way.

Because, tangent time, you're using the phrase "rent free in your head" wrong. All of you! It's not just for ideas or memes or songs that stay with you, it's for ones that you're stuck with that don't benefit you at all.

/me shakes cane at clouds

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Off topic but i wish songs in my head would pay rent.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Recently it's been "It's Easy M'Kay" from the South Park movie. Been listening to the songs from that film a lot and for some reason that's the one my brain wants to keep playing over and over.

[–] wolfeh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 22 hours ago

...so just use the word "M'kay"!

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 day ago

I'd rather keep my ear clear

[–] muxika@piefed.muxika.org 6 points 2 days ago

"Don't be a drag, just be a Queen. Don't be a drag, just be a Queen."

I listen to deathcore, but Gaga is fucking great.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have ADHD, so pretty much every song l, lyric, and line of dialogue I've ever heard or read. And they're playing all at once all the time.

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Ah, so it's not just me.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Friggin' in the Riggin' - Sex Pistols

i am convinced I am 60 going on 14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMxALY5IaAs

i insisted my gf plays this at my funeral, she doesn't think I'm serious

on the flip side the other one that is always there is Take 5 by Dave Brubeck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Take 5 by Dave Brubeck

Oh so that's what it's called!

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Lou Reed - Perfect Day has been a big one for the past few years. Or if something randomly reminds me of any given song I know at all, it can be that one for days. Gets maddening sometimes!

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

Detachable Penis

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Often when I'm stressed, I'll suddenly think "KILL THE POOR".

watch?v=ldH9EyOf7Xk

Also the Badger song.

Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER

mushroom! MUSHROOM!!

Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER

A SNAAAAAAAKE A SNAAAAKKKEEE OOOOOHH IT'S A SNAAAAAKKKEE

Sometimes, without realizing, I become one with the badger and dance.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago

I watched the play Suffs a couple weeks ago and while I love the whole thing, the song that's really stuck with me is Find A Way

[–] fork@feddit.online 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Hoohoo@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

Current earworm is Kerosene by The Warning.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 2 days ago

The Muppet show theme song. For decades.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I've got this version somewhat regularly.

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago

Depeche Mode - Sacred

I've had this on repeat in my head for a few days now.

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