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Kinda off topic: song in my head

As a musician, I always have songs/riffs/drum patterns racing through my head. But I have had the intro hi-hat/guitar riff, as well as the guitar solo from the Descendents "Clean Sheets" in my head for well over a decade. Probably over than 5 times a day these riffs pop into my head and influence my pace o' life. Sometimes these pop into my head when I'm pedaling slowly and I pretty much immediately perk right up.

Does anyone else have a permasong in their head? Or am I just beyond hope?

P.S. Saw the Chainlink bookmarks at the Bryn Mawr Johnny Sprockets yesterday. NICE!!!

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Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 21, 2008 at 5:17pm
Jawbreaker's "Kiss the Bottle" has to be the song that gets stuck in my head most often. Naked Raygun is a close 2nd. Minus the Bear has been in my head way too often lately.

Depending on my mood I also get Paganini's 24 Caprices or Bach's Cello Suiten stuck in my head.

I'll trade ya!
Permalink Reply by justJason on September 21, 2008 at 5:25pm
Ha! I think NR's "Throb Throb" album was also in my head for a few years straight in the eighties....

Tommie said:
Jawbreaker's "Kiss the Bottle" has to be the song that gets stuck in my head most often. Naked Raygun is a close 2nd. Minus the Bear has been in my head way too often lately.
Depending on my mood I also get Paganini's 24 Caprices or Bach's Cello Suiten stuck in my head.
I'll trade ya!
Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 21, 2008 at 7:27pm
Speaking of music.

Who is going to see Mogwai on the 26th?
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 22, 2008 at 11:17am
I've had measures 124-136 of the second movement of Shostakovich's 11th Symphony in my head for a while now.
Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 22, 2008 at 12:28pm
Dude! Do you know Dudamel's version of Symph. #10's Allegro?

HOLY AWESOMNESS!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZbJOE9zNjw

BTW those kids are like 15-17.
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 22, 2008 at 12:35pm
Tommie said:
Dude! Do you know Dudamel's version of Symph. #10's Allegro?

HOLY AWESOMNESS!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZbJOE9zNjw

BTW those kids are like 15-17.

Funny, just as you posted this I was practicing that excerpt!

Indeed I do know that youtube video, though I don't think he's done any recordings of the work itself. It's a bit fast, but not too bad.
Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 22, 2008 at 12:40pm
Old skool people say fast. I say perfect allusion to Stalin's craaaaazynessssss, paranoia and neurotic behavior.
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 22, 2008 at 12:44pm
Tommie said:
Old skool people say fast. I say perfect allusion to Stalin's craaaaazynessssss, paranoia and neurotic behavior.
I just checked; the score is marked at quarter = 176bpm. My metronome tells me he was doing about 196bpm, which is way over what the composer intended.
Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 22, 2008 at 12:52pm
I'll FIGHT YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

I know you're right. I just prefer the energy of Dudamel compared to the LSO or CSO's versions.
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 22, 2008 at 4:15pm
Tommie said:
I'll FIGHT YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

I know you're right. I just prefer the energy of Dudamel compared to the LSO or CSO's versions.
Yeah well, the CSO hasn't exactly been a star of light in recording since Solti's early days.

As far as Shostakovich 10, have you tried LSO with Rostopovich? He's also got a phenomenal Shosty 11 (though live). Haitink's Shostakovich series is fairly decent too, though I like his Mahler much more.
Permalink Reply by Ammo on September 22, 2008 at 4:30pm
I am short term with "permasongs". Generally when I have a song in my head, it stays there for a few months, I listen to it obsessively...then it passes to a new one. I am kinda ADD with that.
Permalink Reply by root on September 22, 2008 at 5:20pm
i've had hazy field people in my head for days now.

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