Songs you're silly for?

Dave Parkhurst · Post by **Dave Parkhurst** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:15 am

Does anyone have a song that, for some reason, they find themselves humming/singing from time to time? Mine is Waltzing Matilda....don't know why, but it's sooooo catchy... g'day mates
Dave

Kingfisher · Post by **Kingfisher** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:25 am

Geez Dave ! You mean that you've got it down to just one ?

Seems like my entire repertoire goes flipping through my head on a pretty regular basis. Worst of all , I'll be softly whistling along to one of my favorites and not realize it . That practice alone tends to get you some really wierd looks in checkout lines !

Have a Great Day and Fun Whistling !!

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:23 pm

Silly Morris Dance tunes stick in my brain like Velcro.

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:33 pm

Evil people could use this thread to plant bad sounds in peoples' heads that are really hard to turn off! (...you see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.....).

So very sorry!

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:23 pm

I often get Black Velvet Band stuck in my head... just the tune, not the words. I own maybe one recording of it and hardly listen to it so I have no idea where it comes from.

boomerang · Post by **boomerang** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:11 pm

Prior to ANZAC Day I decided to learn, Eric Bogles Green Fields of France, AKA No Mans Land,
A wonderful balad,
I sang it at one of our regular bush dances,
But now the song just wont leave me, not that i have a problem with that, its a goodun,
You can hear it at this website
http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-mcbride.html
regards
David

Mack.Hoover · Post by **Mack.Hoover** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:49 pm

I'm partial to "Tie Me Kangaroo Down", but I do like "Waltzing Matilda", too.

One of my all time favs is "Rose of Alabama" Which always leads into "Banjo on my Knee" then I go off north to "Tenting Tonight" , "Camptown Races" And "Rubber Dollie" AKA "Sittin on top of the World"
Now look what you've gone and done, Dave...

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:57 pm

Those are called "earworms," when songs get stuck in your head.

I've always liked the term.

Dave Parkhurst · Post by **Dave Parkhurst** » Tue May 16, 2006 1:50 am

Oh my gosh... I just listened to The Green Fields of France... I'll admit it, I have a tear in my eye. What a lovely ode to the fallen.
Dave

boomerang · Post by **boomerang** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:36 am

Pleased you liked it dave, eric bogle is a fine and inspiring composer, i bought one of his cd's, the gift of years, the very best of Eric Bogle,
the song "the gift of years" brought a few tears to my eyes,
such is the power of words and music to touch the soul.
Regards
David

shadoe42 · Post by **shadoe42** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:30 am

I get Hector the Hero stuck in my head alot for some reason. Probably cause it is one of the first things I learned on the whistle.

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:20 am

crookedtune wrote:Evil people could use this thread to plant bad sounds in peoples' heads that are really hard to turn off!

ITS A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL, ITS A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL,ITS A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL,....

Eyes glaze over

Black Mage · Post by **Black Mage** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:22 pm

Itchy Fingers by MacTalla Mór. It can be best described as some sort of Carribean-Celtic fusion.

Steel drums + uilleann pipes = fun!

PallasAthena · Post by **PallasAthena** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:24 pm

EVERYTHING gets stuck in my head--both peices I've played and one's I've only listened to. Fortunately, most of them go away after I haven't played/heard them for a while. There are, however, some "usual culprets" that like to come back at regular intervals: "The Wars of Germany", "Scotland the Brave", "I Will Go", and themes from The Lord of the Rings soundtrack.

Worse yet is all the poetry I inadvertantly memorize...

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:02 pm

"We all live in a yellow submarine..." Probably my least-favorite Beatles song, but it's always the one that gets stuck in my head.