Definition from Wikipedia: An earworm, sometimes known as a brainworm,[1] is a catchy piece of music that continually repeats through a person's mind after it is no longer playing.
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It isn't abnormal for me to have a song in my head; that's pretty typical. What isn't normal is that it has been the same song since Sunday afternoon. It just plays on repeat in my brain! I find myself humming it, bopping my head to it, and even absent-mindedly writing it's lyrics on students' journal comments rather than the intended note!
This is a pretty serious case of psychological noise!
Now, in case you were wondering what song it is, or maybe you are looking to have your own earworm, here you go:
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