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In reply to @Allen

Mairzy Doats and Dosy Doats and little lambsy divy.
Kiddley divy too wouldn’t you?

Mares eat oats and Does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.
Kid will eat ivy too, wouldn’t you.

My Father sang that song to me when I was a kid. Thanks for the flash back!

My Mother sang that song to me as well So long ago…
Thank you!

DaveL

In reply to @Allen

Yep @Allen, a me too moment :rofl: Every single day, tonight it was “Jennifer“ from Annie Lennox, Eurythmics (1983, Sweet Dreams Album) that randomly popped into into my head, for no apparent reason… I loved all kinds of music, from Punk to Classical, but I suppose, Folk Music was my favourite, especially Scottish Gaelic Folk, singer Kay Matheson from the band Capercaillie, an absolutely stunning voice…But alas, I listen no more, apart from inside my head, all music sounds out of tune… But occasionally, I get stuck on a, Constant loop, repeat, repeat, repeat can go on for several hours :rofl: Cheers Kev :wink:

It’s weird. It’s not a memory of a song it’s like a radio as said above. Sometimes songs repeat but usually it’s just the last half or quarter of a song. It’s not a melody either, it’svthe original artist singing and the music just as it sounded in the past. The songs change but not as often as on the radio. It’s not loud music either it sounds like it’s in the distance.

Right now it’s Time and Tide by Basia from 1988. It will come and go. It’s also only on my deaf ear. I never heard this before SSHL. Perhaps it’s a youth thing or memories from the past that were more pleasant for us. A phenomenon of some sort. It’s not a bad thing either.

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In reply to @debbie_o

I agree, its the original soundtrack with all the nuances and inflections as though playing on the stereo jukebox in the next room. @Allen

I cant imagine DREAM WEAVER all those times. But even a tune I loved as one of my favs eventually loses its charm

This morning before i even had one eye open or thought of anything the entirety of the National Anthem was playing in my head but interestingly there were two voices one male one female commenting in the background like when Macys Thanksgiving Parade used to be o our black and white tv. But once the song was in full swing the commenters went silent maybe in deference to the song

In reply to @debbie_o

Journey OMG i hope none of them end up getting stuck in my head because i really liked them but probably not after hearing ad infinitum.

Once DOWNTOWN TRAIN by Rod Stewart played for quite a long time but not long enough to turn me against Stewart or The Train

In reply to @kevels55

Annie Lennox and Eurythmics are hard to beat. I hope if i continue to experience this its not biring New Age stuff. The 80s and 90s were the epitome of what music should be imo.

Once or twice I heard some from the 50s that my sister and daddy liked. Kawliga the Wooden Indian, my sisters pick Jim Reeves “Put your Sweet Lips a little Closer to the Phone”. It always makes me sad because My Sissy and Daddy have been gone a long time and it makes me remember all over again what and who I lost

I didn’t read the whole topic, so I apologize if this was mentioned, but “earworms” absolutely exist (metaphorically speaking, not real creatures).

Sometimes, I have semi-voluntarily played entire musical pieces in my mind. “Semi-” because this happens out of nowhere, but I can control whether to “play” it to the end or change to another piece. However, if I want to stop it, I usually need to occupy my mind with other activities.

I recommend the books of neurology professor Oliver Sacks:

  • Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (2007) — a book about “earworms,” among other things.

His other interesting books:

  • Seeing Voices: A Journey into the Land of the Deaf (1989)

  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1985).

Like I said in another topic, the author was blind in one eye (due to ocular melanoma and side effects of necessary therapy) and had Charles Bonnet syndrome—unwanted visual hallucinations, but only from that side, and with full awareness that they are not real (which makes a difference from, for example, schizophrenia).

So Charles Bonnet syndrome is quite similar to acoustic “earworms”, but visual.

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I must also emphasize that if such symptoms have never been before and appear suddenly or over a short period of time, it is worth seeing a neurologist.

It could be a red flag for something serious (especially if the hallucinations are from one ear) until physician rules it out, even though in most cases it is rather a mild condition.

If hallucinations are from both ears (which is very probable, assuming bilateral hearing loss), the risk of something serious generally decreases because it is very rare for something to affect both sides simultaneously.

Nevertheless, I still recommend a neurological consult. It is worth taking your hearing test results to him/her.

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Never thought of seeing neurologist but thats a good idea i will put on my lust of things to do.

Meanwhile my auditory experience with songs or phrases playing in my head is a given daily occurence that is already going sometimes before I am fully awake. The star spangled banner with voice commenters in the background similar to what i remember on the radio or at Macys Thanksgiving Parade which i have not actually watched for decades, i have come to.believe most of these are embedded in my subconcious mind. Some may play for days orher days it may vary alternately between 2, 3 or 4 songs. Sometimes its just a male voice repeating nonsense rhythmic sounds ad nauseam.

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