Does anyone else constantly have songs in their heads?

[dseag2]

I find that when I am in places where I am alone, like in the shower, walking alone, etc. I have the chorus of a song in my head. It repeats over and over. I've read that if you can't remember the whole song until the end it will just get stuck. Does anyone else experience this or am I just weird?

 

[Lawrence]

I hear wonderful songs at times especially when I am sleeping and cant seem to be able to remember the songs. I also hear voices especially during the day but they only say one word at a time. Some times I have wondered if it is my subconsious brain trying to relay messages to me.

 

[WheatenLover]

I have musical tinnitus. I hear songs, some of which I do not recognize, sometimes people are singing, sometimes a rock song is played by an orchestra. It's quite faint, and each song doesn't last long. I never hear the entire song. Also, it is not continuous throughout the day. It comes and goes through the day. I always notice it, but if I'm busy doing something or reading, it is easy to ignore.

 

[hawkdon]

Wheatenlover, that is exactly what goes on in my head/ears
especially this past year..tinnitus is really bad, but when the
music starts it is a little more bearable.....

 

[Pinky]

I've always got a song in my head .. sort of comforting to know this is the norm for others too.

 

[hollydolly]

Yes, I always do...right now I have ''look through any window'' by the Hollies..going through my head

There's no reason for it, I haven't heard it played anywhere in goodness knows how long...

 

[jujube]

I've heard that when you have a song "earworm" that you can't seem to be able to get rid of, just sing the song out loud over and over again and that will make it go away. Hasn't worked for me yet, but your mileage may vary.

 

[Shero]

Unfortunately it is usually not a song, but a very catchy tune heard in an advert. Couple of times I even rang up the advertisers to find out who composed it!

 

[Pepper]

Constantly. Consistently.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

Somebody else already said it; it's called an earworm.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Sometimes it feels that way!

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Being a musical person, I do often have songs in my head. What baffles me though is why do songs I haven't heard in decades, particularly those I didn't even like, stay in my head? Usually I'll think of them for a day, then move on to something else.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I see moving pictures, audio optional.

 

[SmoothSeas]

no, not constantly... but occasionally something will trigger a total memory...

like when @mellowyellow posts that Donovan song will commence running through my head.

but, I'm basically tone-deaf, so...

 

[charry]

All the time x

 

[hollydolly]

Being a musical person, I do often have songs in my head. What baffles me though is why do songs I haven't heard in decades, particularly those I didn't even like, stay in my head? Usually I'll think of them for a day, then move on to something else.

precisely me.....^^

 

[hollydolly]

Somebody else already said it; it's called an earworm.

trouble is , Earworms tend to be the songs that are the most irritating

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

@hollydolly Exactly! and sometimes they're songs I always liked but can't remember the words.

 

[Grampa Don]

Me too. I have tinnitus also. Often it's a old tune I haven't heard in years and it will repeat over and over. I can't say that it really bothers me though. I can change to a different tune if I concentrate on it.

 

[Packerjohn]

Oh for sure! Since I was just a short little jasper and listening to the old Crosley tube radio, music has always been important to me. I strum away on my lefty guitar and sing 5 days/week so those old songs never leave me. If it's Doris Day, Gene Autry, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Marty Robbins, Buddy Knox and even the original Mississippi Blue Yodeler, Jimmie Rodgers and some of the great songs from Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. You sure wouldn't me listening to rap with the windows opened at stop signs like the new generation of millennials do around this neck of the woods.

 

[chic]

Sometimes, but usually when my mind is too active as I am try trying to fall asleep.