The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #90419   Message #1967928
Posted By: Naemanson
14-Feb-07 - 06:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Working (at last) in Guam
Subject: RE: BS: Working (at last) in Guam
I've had an unusual experience with an earworm lately. For those who don't know an earworm is the song that keeps going 'round and 'round in your head and never leaves you alone.

In my case my earworm isn't a song, it's a singer. I've been listening to my Gordon Bok albums lately and he is stuck in my head. He sings one of his songs until I get tired of it. The I ask him politely to change songs and I get another running through there. I only get the complete song when I know all the words but I'm not complaining. I get that rich mellow voice and all the nuance he puts into his music. I don't get the guitar though...

Another earworm hit me yesterday. I was driving home and thought I could hear a siren. I checked ahead and the mirrors but could see no emergency vehicles. I kept driving. A mile on I heard it again. Checked around, no source. Kept driving. Finally I heard it a third time and this time it was very clear. I looked in the mirrors and sure enough there was an ambulance catching up to me. I pulled over and let him through. I kept driving while he turned left and headed inland. About a mile farther on I heard another siren. I looked for it. Nothing. I "heard" that siren all the way home but never saw a source for it.

Am I going crazy? Will the voices start telling me what to do next?