The song that gets in your head

I understand why a song would stay in your head if you heard it again and again. You've tuned into the same radio station all week long and that particular set of deejays tend to play the same ones. Something new has been released by a really popular artist. And so it gets in your head.

Or your mom who's a music teacher decides to sing, aloud, the song she taught the children at the daycare center this week. And IT plays in your head. Forever and ever.

But what about when you've made beaded jewelry all morning to the sound of a great CD you could hear again and again, then visited with a friend, then run a couple of errands, returned home, and started dinner...no odd music anywhere to be found. But you still have this one tune playing again and again. And again. And again. It won't go away. Where'd it come from? How can you make it go away?

Want to know what it is? Are you suuuuuure you want to know??? 'Cause if I tell you you're prolly gonna' blame me and I'm not having it. Nope. I shall not be blamed when you can't get it out of your head.

But since you insist. I'm gonna' tell you. Go ahead and prepare yourself. And you have to hear it how I'm hearing it...with a swoopy voice, up and down, sliding from note to note, with a little twang...

Oooooooh my darlin.....OHHH my darlin....OHHHH my daaaarlin Clementiiiiiiiiine......

Sheesh.

Comments

[Snoa]

Having two small children that watch tooooo much T.V./videos somedays, I can relate to having very odd songs stuck in your head. Last week it was "Oh Susanna don't you cry for me......" The bad part (or maybe it is funny) is if your children sing the wrong words you tend to also, for example "Oh Susanna don't you cry for me, I come from Alabama with bandages on my knees"

[Melody]

I love the 'bandages' version. I am not making this up: I performed that song in the 4th grade talent show. I was supposed to sing and this girl, Melanie, was supposed to play it on the piano. I have no clue how we came up with this plan. But she forgot her sheet music. And I have a pretty good ear, so I played and she sang. Impromtu. Her mom was apparently impressed. Mine was like, "And????" We're a "Make it up as we go along" kinda' fambly. It left a warm fuzzy in my brain about the song, though.

Good, though, to know I'm not the only one with WAY random songs in my head. At least you have an excuse. Bandages on my knee. Kills me. :) Thanks for the laugh.