What is happening when a song is “stuck in your head”?
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I swear I feel like I always have some song stuck in my head. Sometimes I won’t have one but I only notice the absence of it when I freakin’ wake up in the morning and a new one is there. It’s. So. Annoying. I’ve tried listening to the song fully to try and break out of that “loop” and it will seem to work but then I’ll notice it creeping back in soon after. Some songs like the birthday song are also good to derail it but it’s also only good for awhile. It’s like they won’t go away until they are replaced with another. Ugggh.
I’ve always wondered why it happens. I can say I’m one of those people who remembers lyrics after hearing them only once or twice, even if I hate the song. I doubt it’s truly related but I have thought maybe the reason I remember those lyrics so easily/well is ‘cause I’ve actually heard the song a million times in my head instead of just once or twice outside of my head.
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