this week’s unaccountable ear worm

I have 2 at the moment. One is Valerie (or Valerrrreeee) which we are practising at choir. The other is 'Go Steady' by Sam Ryder which makes me want to cry.

The one I have had for weeks goes 'What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia, and after you do he'll never phone yer. I'm never gonna fall in love again.' The rhyming amuses me but I am fed up with having it on my mind day and night.

For some reason I often have hymns as earworms. My latest is Way far beyond Jordan and I can only remember a few lines.

I love Wild West Hero (well, ELO, full stop), but what made me live it even more was a story I heard many years ago on Radio Sheffield when they had a Music Day. Someone emailed in to say that they had been on the verge of suicide when that song came on the radio. They listened to the song and something in the words made them change their mind and they decided against committing suicide. It just shows how powerful a song or a piece of writing can be. I loved the song even more after hearing that. I’d love to be able to tell Jeff Lynne that story. Sorry, I’ve gone completely off topic there! My own ear worm is usually something like Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep that I catch a snatch of on the radio

I have "I've Got a Brand New Combine Harvester" by the Wurzels invading my ear at the moment. Can it get any worse?

I also revert to an annoying tune that I can't identify sometimes. It sounds a bit like a German/Hungarian folk dance but I have no idea what it is.

Fernando

It's not the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, is it?

Yes. This week it's ELO Wild West Hero. Luckily I do like ELO.