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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000088.txt from 2003/08

From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] Tune nag
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:02:36 -0400

Dear reeders,

Below is the URL and first paragraph from an article related to musicians in
general. I am sure many if not all of you have experienced 'tune nag', the
song or motif that just won't stop going around in your head! I seem to get
it during a musical rehearsals/performances where there are several catchy
melodies and lyrics that are hard to dislodge. I usually find it annoying
but perhaps some of you may enjoy it!

Any remedies or advice for dealing with the phenomenon?

Miriam

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/12/MN129881.DTL
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There's nothing nicer than a tune playing in your head -- until you can't
turn it off.

The phenomenon has spanned the ages. In 1882, Mark Twain wrote in a short
story of an annoying "jingling rhyme" that became indelibly lodged in the
author's mind until he passed the curse along to another hapless victim.
This summer, a community board in Brooklyn, N.Y., has called for a limit on
the playing of the "Mr. Softee" jingle by ice-cream trucks -- a jingle that
can be unbearably memorable for those subjected to it for extended periods.

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