[Callers] Re: Need help fitting to a tune

Mark Twain was familiar with the concept of an ear worm. https://acephalous.typepad.com/acephalous/mark-twain-a-literary-nig.html Robert McCloskey's Homer Price also encountered an ear worm in "Pie and Punch and You-Know-Whats", the last chapter of "Centerburg Tales". https://www.audible.com/pd/Homer-Price-and-Centerburg-Tales-by-Robert-McClo… On 5/3/2022 12:20 PM, Becky Liddle via Contra Callers wrote: The key to ear worm relief is that the substitute tune must (a) not have any tempting/endless-loop repeats in it, (b) should be interesting/varied enough to hold your attention long enough to blot out the ear worm, and (c) must have a clear & final/satisfying ending. My go-to is Stars & Stripes Forever (yes, there are repeats, but first you add the trombones, then you add the piccolo, and trying to keep both countermelodies going in your head at the same time is enough of a challenge to stamp out any worm). Becky On May 3, 2022, at 11:52 AM, Robert Golder via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: I find earworm relief in *Clair de Lune* by Claude Debussy (solo piano). Best wishes … Bob On May 3, 2022, at 11:23 AM, Amy Cann via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: You need an EarwormCancellationDevice (I forget how to say it in German). It's a tune -- personal to you, everyone has their own -- that when you sing or hum it will nudge the parasite out and take its place, and then you can stop singing *it*. It's a two-step process. The person who educated me about this uses "Simple Gifts", my own is Le Marche De Rois from Bizet's L'Arlesienne. On 5/3/22, Ridge Kennedy via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: Curse you callers & musicians. I am now infected with one of the most insidious of parasites: The earworm Baumontum Raggus. The nasty little creature is crawling through my subconscious at a leisurely 86 bpm, frequently raising its volume and causing erratic shoulder shimmies and the occasional bobbing of the head. Shame on all of you for allowing this beastly little bug to spread. _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net