Lock the taskbar is hilarious and also reminds me of a couple of years ago in school when we were told to use only sans-serif fonts in our drawings. After a pause, my studiomate Casey declares: "SER-IF: don't like it! ROCK the caption."
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 1 December 2008 07:51 (fifteen years ago) link
The shower in my last house had embossed directions for unscrewing the head:<-- REMOVE | REFIT -->ensuring Sepultura's "Refuse/Resist" was always in my head while showering, even for a couple of years after moving out.
― ..··¨ rush ~°~ push ~°~ ca$h ¨··.. (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 1 December 2008 10:35 (fifteen years ago) link
"The sharif don't like itLock the TaskbarLock the Taskbar"
LOL my bf just told me he does exactly this one too!
― Trayce, Monday, 1 December 2008 10:39 (fifteen years ago) link
My brain can't keep track of the Cure's "Wild Mood Swings" vs Stabbing Westward's "Violent Mood Swings". And since the Stabbing Westward tune came out before the Cure's album did, at any mention of the second I hear the melody of the first.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 1 December 2008 11:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I used to make-up the car adverts for a local newspaper. Every week I’d have a complicated ad which would take 3 or 4 hours for a company called ‘Portland Carriage’ - everytime I’d have Frank Sinatra in my head singing it to the tune ‘Love and Marriage’.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 1 December 2008 13:24 (fifteen years ago) link
The car dealership near my parents house - Aylesbury Honda - always gets their name sung to the tune of 'Help me Rhonda'
― NickB, Monday, 1 December 2008 13:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Chaka, Chaka, ChakaChicken & wafflesChicken & wafflesChicken & wafflesChicken & waffles
Chicken & wafflesLet me rock youLet me rock youChicken & wafflesLet me rock youThat's all I wanna doChicken & wafflesLet me rock youLet me rock youChicken & wafflesLet me rock you'Cause I feel for youChicken & waffles
― Snop Snitchin, Monday, 1 December 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
This could be ILM's highest earworm risk thread yet. My version of "I'm doin' laundryyyyy" when I'm checking tags to split up the colds and warms: "I'll tumble dry ya"
― dad a, Monday, 1 December 2008 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Also stuck in my head, ever since record store coworkers tried to help a customer seeking "that Bob Marley song, Pajamas," leaving them mystified until she sang it for them:
PajamasPajamasI'm in pajamas with youPajamas pajamas pajamas pajamas pajamas pajamas pajamasAnd I hope you like pajamas tooOh-oh-oh
― dad a, Monday, 1 December 2008 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
ahahaha
― uәʇɹɐƃu!әʍ ˙ƃ ʎәu!Ⴁʍ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 1 December 2008 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
omg "I'll tumble dry ya" - laundry is never going to be the same!
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 1 December 2008 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Takes me back to my college days, where, stumblinginto yet another cheap-ass mixer, my friends and I would break out into:
"I forgot my wallet...Oh fuck, it's a cash bar!Fuck, it's a cash bar!"
― mottdeterre, Monday, 1 December 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Until recently my local corner shop was called Akbar's, and every time I went there I would sing "Akbar's! I wanna take you to Akbar's!" (to the tune of 'Gay Bar', obviously). I do have loads more of these, but usually don't remember them aside from when I do it.
More annoyingly, I've found that whenever someone says "yes" in a certain manner, I have to finish it with "the rhythm the rebel". It is driving me insane.
― emil.y, Monday, 1 December 2008 20:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Argh, "yes, the rhythm the rubbish, without a pause I'm taking out the garbage" went through my head for about a decade whenever I did the trash. What is it about chores that makes them such a breeding ground for these singsongs?
― dad a, Monday, 1 December 2008 20:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Any street name of the form 2 syllable word + avenue gets 'and I'm caught one more time up on duh-duh avenue' sung to it
― sonofstan, Monday, 1 December 2008 22:49 (fifteen years ago) link
On seeing a chinchilla in a city farm: "Chinchilla! Who got the keys to my bima?"
― chap, Monday, 1 December 2008 23:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Shih Tzu, that's how we act when we team up.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 00:05 (fifteen years ago) link
(there are probably better ways to fill that in)
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 00:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm always on the hunt for names and phrases that can be sung to "Camptown Races." My favorite so far is baseball player Yuniesky Betancourt.
― Joseph McCombs, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 02:02 (fifteen years ago) link
When they lived in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, my parents used to take advantage of the lower gas prices in the U.S. by driving two miles south across the river to Sault Ste. Marie Michigan and filling up there. And when they passed the appropriate sign... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/29589361_c80f1d9834.jpg?v=0 ...my dad would usually annoy my mom by singing "Briiidge - to the USA!" Springsteen-style.
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 09:50 (fifteen years ago) link
"Doug" substituted for the word "love":
Can You Feel The Doug Tonight?Ain't Talkin' 'Bout DougDoug Will Tear Us ApartNow That We've Found Dougetc.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
WHAT
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
A friend was obsessed with switching out love for lunch: Lunch Will Keep Us Togwether, Lunch Will Tear Us Apart, The Greatest Lunch of All, Stop in the Name of Lunch, When a Man Lunches a Woman....
― mottdeterre, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:23 (fifteen years ago) link
^^LOL esp. "when a man lunches a woman"
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:24 (fifteen years ago) link
I feel the lunch, baby
― mottdeterre, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:24 (fifteen years ago) link
then you guys will love this thread
Feel Like Making Lunch
I was hearing "no shakey shakey" to the tune of "push it" after seeing this
http://istor.indyarocks.com/trphotos/NoShakeyShakey1206254587.jpg
― Edward III, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:34 (fifteen years ago) link
the mayor of my town is named fung and while he campaigned I couldn't stop hearing "everybody vote fung tonight" in my head
thank god the election is over
― Edward III, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I fear we're veering from the question's intent. Nevertheless, I have to add that whenever I hear the John Denver & the Muppets' version of "Deck the Halls," when Scooter sings "See the blazing yule before us," I sing it as "See the blazing UB40."
― Joseph McCombs, Thursday, 4 December 2008 07:44 (fifteen years ago) link
as i was shutting my work computer down for the day - 'the server shut down' to the tune of 'the final countdown'
― 6335, Thursday, 4 December 2008 07:54 (fifteen years ago) link
There's a call center company called Ruffalo Cody with an office in Athens that I would ride past, inevitably leading me to sing their name to the tune of "Buffalo Soldier."
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 7 December 2008 05:44 (fifteen years ago) link
There Will be Blood, sung to the tune of "She Will be Loved"
― reggaeton shark (salsa shark), Sunday, 7 December 2008 17:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Upon seeing a Ralph Lauren Nautica box unwrapped this morning, I sung in my head, as always:
"Nautica, bloody red eyes go to, Nautica, bloody red eyes go to"
― bendy, Friday, 26 December 2008 01:21 (fifteen years ago) link
There's a coffee chain here called "Cup o Joe" which I have stuck together with "Poppa Joe" by the Sweet.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 29 December 2008 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
hahaha nautica
― stfujan stevens (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 29 December 2008 07:50 (fifteen years ago) link
bendy truly gets the spirit of this thread
Run fast as you can.You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man.
To the tune of Iron Man. Whenever i see hear anything ginger related.
― NotEnough, Monday, 29 December 2008 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
WIth Michael PARKINSOn, liza goddard, and LIonel blaiR
to the tune of happy house by juan Mclean
― FrAnKoLoCo, Monday, 29 December 2008 13:55 (fifteen years ago) link
"I drowned a girl and I liked it"
― Bape Store (some dude), Monday, 29 December 2008 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Looking at medicines that declare "Pain Reliever / Fever Reducer," I flash on Keith Murray saying "Panty raider / party exciter!" on "Special Delivery."
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 11 January 2009 00:43 (fifteen years ago) link
"I could drink a quesadilla, darlingand I would still be on my feet..."
― banjoboy, Sunday, 11 January 2009 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I almost forgot this one, whenever I see Fujiya and Miyagi's name, I sing it to "Kokomo"
Fujiya, Miyagi, oooh i wanna take ya
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 11 January 2009 17:17 (fifteen years ago) link
whenever i read the shampoo & face wash bottles in the shower, i start singing "ex-fo-li-aaa-aation, is makin' me scrape."
― ian, Sunday, 11 January 2009 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
burrito = "Amoeba" by the Adolescents - Burr - ee -TO! Burr - ee - TO!
― sarahel, Sunday, 11 January 2009 22:24 (fifteen years ago) link
and another - 70s artist Blinky Palermo to the tune of "Bitchin' Camaro" by the Dead Milkmen.
― sarahel, Sunday, 11 January 2009 22:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Everytime I see a Blu-Ray disc or player, I sing "blu-ray" to the tune of:
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 17 April 2009 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
if blu-ray technology catches on, I'm screwed!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 17 April 2009 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Congrats Whiney, I am totally going to start doing that in my head now. Man, I haven't heard U-Way in forever.
Actually they were kind of dumb not to license the song!
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 17 April 2009 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
('they' meaning the blu-ray people, not the Youngbloodz)
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 17 April 2009 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
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At one old job we had a regular customer named Wei Ding (we had to pull the customer's charge accounts from the filing cabinet, so people's names were well-known). This guy came in all the time with large, elaborate orders.... and one day right after he left it clicked in my head: "So tired... Tired of Wei Ding..."
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 17 April 2009 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Temple Of The Dog: Hunger StrikeI'm doing laundry....doin' lauundraaaaaayyyayayayayaya― kornrulez6969, Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:09 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark
I'm doing laundry....doin' lauundraaaaaayyyayayayayaya
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:09 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark
this will never leave my head ever
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 17 April 2009 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Funky Winkerbean to the tune of "from the tambourine" from Abba's Dancing Queen.
― peace, man, Thursday, 30 November 2023 13:53 (six months ago) link
omg
― not the one who's tryin' to dub your anime (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 30 November 2023 14:28 (six months ago) link
Bryan Adams's "Please Forgive Me" entered my head yesterday and wouldn't leave for hours.
but then inexplicably my brain made it a more mush-mouthed version that sounded like "Please Zbigniew, I know not what I do", so now that's all I can hear.
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Thursday, 30 November 2023 16:10 (six months ago) link
Denny Laine is in my ears and in my eyes
― ; Powell (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 6 December 2023 01:18 (six months ago) link
There's a chair store called Lovesac that I can't help singing (internally of course) like the B-52s' "Love Shack" whenever I see it.
― nickn, Wednesday, 6 December 2023 01:33 (six months ago) link
It's called what now
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 6 December 2023 20:23 (six months ago) link
Chairstore called Lovesac could definately be a Primus lyric
― bendy, Wednesday, 6 December 2023 20:44 (six months ago) link
i had a look in the red cross shop in my lunch break and got super excited that they had loads of jeans in my size so giddy with excitement i tried a bunch on and bought them.i only realized later that one pair are women's jeans (flies the other way round=exactly how i circumnavigate, yo)´- now when i wear them i sing "in my women's jeans" to the tune of susanne vega's "in my book of dreams" bustin up da gender stereotypes in alla dey facesword
― massaman gai (front tea for two), Friday, 15 December 2023 13:38 (five months ago) link
I'm Steve McQueenI'm Martin SheenI'm Jimmy DeanI'm women's jeans
― CthulhuLululemon (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 15 December 2023 16:13 (five months ago) link
I can't see the name Hayden Panettiere without thinking of the Beastie Boys:
Intergalactic, Panettiere, Panettiere, Intergalactic
― jonder, Thursday, 21 December 2023 00:26 (five months ago) link
I have to ask how often you see the name Hayden Panettiere!
― This field is required (morrisp), Thursday, 21 December 2023 00:52 (five months ago) link
Is that how you lot are pronouncing Pannettiere?
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Thursday, 21 December 2023 10:39 (five months ago) link
dog latin: for the purposes of this thread, yes. In a representative democracy, we reach a consensus on how to mangle the pronunciation of furrin words, and abide by that decision. My country, right or wrong.
morrisp: according to my attorneys, I don't have to answer that.
― jonder, Thursday, 21 December 2023 14:37 (five months ago) link
Lately when I feed my cats I find myself singing "foooood for caaaaats" to the tune of the Squeeze song "Cool for Cats."
This is in addition to the longstanding mental association with the old Far Side CAT FUD cartoon.
But the two don't really work together. I don't sing "fuuuuud for caaats." It's definitely "foooood for caaaaats."
― CthulhuLululemon (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 1 January 2024 12:39 (five months ago) link
“James Webb, James Webb”
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 1 February 2024 21:06 (four months ago) link
When I see the Belvita line of breakfast crackers/cookies I have to sing it (internally) as is done for "Candida" in the Tony Orlando song.
― nickn, Thursday, 1 February 2024 21:11 (four months ago) link
Good one!
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 2 February 2024 00:00 (four months ago) link
My place o' employment includes a Microbiology lab which tests for pathogens including candida albicans, so I'm well versed in Tony Orlando & Dawn running through my head.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 2 February 2024 02:37 (four months ago) link
Probably more for the misheard lyrics butKids - MGMT"Control yourself, take only what you need from it"
I'm never sure what the lyrics are but I hear 'cheese, Gromit' in there every time
― kinder, Friday, 23 February 2024 19:29 (three months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Sunday, 10 March 2024 00:22 (two months ago) link
I might have already said this one but whenever I see bacon in the supermarket it's PSB "How can you expect to be... bacon, seriously?"
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Sunday, 10 March 2024 11:47 (two months ago) link
“Great Wealth Transfer” —> Billy Bragg’s waiting for the Great Leap Forward… #classtraitor
― sarahell, Monday, 18 March 2024 21:08 (two months ago) link
If you were in middle school around the same time I was, maybe you will also hear this in a voice from a certain Miami bass song (track 3… IYKYK):https://i.imgur.com/Y57kPQt_d.webp?maxwidth=1520&fidelity=grand
― let’s get intertwined (morrisp), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 05:11 (two months ago) link
change your heartlook around youchange your heartit will astound youi need your lovinglike the sunshinevampire: the masquerade -- bloodlines
― difficult listening hour, Saturday, 11 May 2024 19:20 (four weeks ago) link
^^^^^^I don't know what Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines is but that's one of my favourite songs and those are the lyrics
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Sunday, 12 May 2024 01:32 (three weeks ago) link
Haha!
― kinder, Monday, 13 May 2024 09:50 (three weeks ago) link
Every time I'm tempted to watch any way past season one of this show, it's:
Whip it into shapeShape it upGet straightGo forwardMove aheadTry True Detective, It's not too lateTo watch it, watch it good
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Monday, 13 May 2024 10:13 (three weeks ago) link
2 minutes in the microwaveDear Jessie see the rosesRaining on the live parade
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 May 2024 20:00 (two weeks ago) link
*love
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 May 2024 20:01 (two weeks ago) link
From SNA:
Haruomi Hosono
What a wonderful phrase
― Millennium Falco (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 24 May 2024 18:44 (two weeks ago) link
means no FPs for the rest of your days
― Iacocca Cola (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 May 2024 20:02 (two weeks ago) link
Whenever the disease is mentioned:Her name was Lolashe had Ebola
― Siegbran, Monday, 27 May 2024 15:25 (one week ago) link