The Earworm Thread

[Richard Tarleton]

An ear worm on EC just as I was going out of the door this morning which I can't shake off (a very jolly one) - Lamorna, which I see is a Cornish folk song - here's another rendition

[Padraig]

An ear worm on EC just as I was going out of the door this morning which I can't shake off (a very jolly one) - Lamorna, which I see is a Cornish folk song - here's another rendition

I heard that! I couldn't place it as folk but I am sure cloughie will provide the context! Jolly it was, and with a distinctive singer.

[LezLee]

My earworms are usually things I don't recognise which is even more annoying. It's really hard work trying to work out if it reminds me of anything or if I can connect it to a tv programme. I live on my own, and don't know any other classical music lovers anyway, not that I'd ever sing anything! My latest one was Márquez - Danzon No. 2 which came to me after a day or so.
When Classic FM started, Henry Kelly had a regular few minutes of listeners phoning in earworms every morning, with a fairly high recognition success rate. Perhaps Ms Klein could introduce an interlude each day

[Richard Tarleton]

Perhaps Ms Klein could introduce an interlude each day

Aaarrrgh - enough already. That should hammer the final nail into EC.....

[cloughie]

I heard that! I couldn't place it as folk but I am sure cloughie will provide the context! Jolly it was, and with a distinctive singer.

Indeed I can, Padraig, the origin of the song is below, and as you see not pure Cornish but It is a very popular song down here and most informal singing groups have it in their repertoire, and the two groups I sing with sing it at almost every gig!
I know well the group in your youtube offering and have sung with most of them at choir ‘afterglows’.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamorna_(folk_song)

[Serial_Apologist]

‘afterglows’.

Those would be glow worms, as opposed to earworms.

[Padraig]

Indeed I can, Padraig, the origin of the song is below, and as you see not pure Cornish but It is a very popular song down here and most informal singing groups have it in their repertoire, and the two groups I sing with sing it at almost every gig!
I know well the group in your youtube offering and have sung with most of them at choir ‘afterglows’.

Thanks cloughie. I knew you would have the goods.

I'm pleased the song is alive and well as I must confess I had never heard it before. I played another version by Brenda Wooten which was the one I overheard. I still can't place it as a folk song, but ever since I heard Arlo Guthrie make an excellent case for Elvis's 'I Can't Help Falling in Love With You', I've revised my criteria.

Lamorna reminded me of another song in some way, which has just come to me as I write. It's 'The Day We Went to Bangor' which I'm going to look for and post later. It had, IIRC, a similar jolly swing with it, which might fit in well with your choir 'afterglows' ( if I get your drift).

PS I knew all of the sea shanties mentioned in your link - one of them I learned at primary school, and one was a Guy Mitchell hit in the fifties! Later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8WiPy1xSkw

[Joseph K]

Got this stuck in me 'ead recently, owing to having listened more than once to it. It's not bad, if a little corny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzxDm69QTKE

[Serial_Apologist]

Got this stuck in me 'ead recently, owing to having listened more than once to it. It's not bad, if a little corny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzxDm69QTKE

There are clear influences from Metheny. 70s British fusion too - that Moog! - but they stamp their own authority on it.

[Joseph K]

There are clear influences from Metheny. 70s British fusion too - that Moog! - but they stamp their own authority on it.

[Jonathan]

My current earworm is an amalgam of Alkan's Esquisse, "The Man in clogs" which continues into the theme from Rzeweski's "The people United can never be defeated". Maybe this means the "Man in clogs can never be defeated" ...

[gradus]

I've been stuck on You've Gotta Have Me Go With You from A Star is Born. It's just lodged and keeps playing. I cleared it for a short time with the opening of the Beethoven pf sonata 21 but that's now been replaced by the final waltz from The Nutcracker. Despite the endless random repitition I still like them all but sometimes I just wish I could switch them off.

[Joseph K]

Miles Davis's tune 'Stuff' from Miles in the Sky has been in my head, though owing to a similar keyboard sound (Fender Rhodes?) and dominant seventh chords, it keeps morphing into the Beatles' 'Savoy Truffle'.

[Serial_Apologist]

Miles Davis's tune 'Stuff' from Miles in the Sky has been in my head, though owing to a similar keyboard sound (Fender Rhodes?) and dominant seventh chords, it keeps morphing into the Beatles' 'Savoy Truffle'.

I wonder who played the sax (or saxes) on that.

[Joseph K]

I wonder who played the sax (or saxes) on that.

… Or indeed on 'Good Morning' from Sgt Pepper, or who played the Indian instruments from 'Within you Without you' from that album. It's quite odd having uncredited musicians on albums they must have known would be quite big...