Tag: Ear Worm

  • Earworm Wednesday: This One is for My Wife

    I am not a fan of Garbage, but I have always given them props for the best 90’s grunge band name.

    The hook of this song has always dug into my head as soon as I start to hear it.

    This one is for you, dear wonderful wife.

  • Earworm Wednesday: It’s Johnny’s Birthday

    If you have a John or a Johnny in your life and if today happens to be their birthday, then this song is for them.

    Happy Birthday, John!

  • Earworm Wednesday: I Think I Did This Song Before

    Perhaps I should start keeping of the songs that I post in this feature… but I don’t care that much.

    I speak of Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” which I know came out in 2001, but I don’t think I heard it until 2002. I don’t know what it is about the song, but it always lodges into my brain, and just wont let go. When I used to make mix cd’s for friends, or playlists, I would always drop this one on it; kind’a as a palate cleanser because I would put too many rock songs in a row.

    The reason that Kylie might be getting a second go around here is that when I was doing laundry on Monday, this song was playing at the laundromat. Ever since then I… well… you know…

  • Earworm Wednesday: Woke Up with This One Preloaded in My Head

    Am I a fan of Jane’s Addiction? Yes. Do I own a Jane’s Addiction album? No. I will argue that this music fandom paradox can exist, and does exist all the time. But I don’t feel like arguing this morning.

    Not sure why, but when I woke up at 5:30am, this song was in my head. Maybe I’m a kid of the 90’s? Maybe it’s just a good song.

    Anyway… Here you go…

  • Earworm Wednesday: That Other Cowbell Song

    It’s the cowbell. As silly as it is to say that, it’s that cowbell at the beginning. The guitar riff is good too, but the cowbell and those drums.