A common theme in our office is the cognitive itch, or earworm; those horrible jingles or songs that you cannot get out of your mind. Usually I am the perpetrator of some song that becomes stuck in everyone’s mind. My favorite target is my boss who seems to be particularly susceptible to this phenomenon.
There is an old Kingon proverb that tells us that, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” Well it is very cold…in…wait that doesn’t work. Anyway, my boss has served me a cold dish of Informer by Snow. This song is particularly insidious because none of the words are comprehensible so you brain tries to make sense of them. Watch this video at your own risk.
It seems the trick is to replace the offending jingle with a tune that is tolerable to you. Unfortunately, the task seems to be difficult in this case. My current attempt is to replace Informer with Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes.
This does not seem to be working however. This is what I hear in my mind, “Let me go on like I blister in the sun. Let me go on… Informer, blah blah blah blah blah. A licky boom boom down!”
It looks like my boss has won this round.
[UPDATE]
Ahh the sweet relief of Beastie Boys - Intergalactic. So long Informer! You plague me no longer.
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