Stupid earworm

[rhu]

We got a Wii for the family for Chanukah, and it came with Super Mario Bros. The kids love it, and over winter break they've been playing whenever we've let them.

Last night, I woke up around 1 AM with the background music for that game on an infinite loop in my brain. I couldn't get back to sleep until I forced myself to think through the C-Major prelude and fugue from the first book of the WTK, then some of the Brandenburgs. (Thank God, as always, for Bach.)

But it's back now. I'm going to have to do some serious deprogramming of my brain.

And I weep for my children.

Comments

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I assume that muting it would detract from the experience? (Haven't really played video games since I packed away my Atari 2600...)

[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

You'd prefer them to have jingles like "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese..." or "I am stuck in Band-aids, cuz they aren't stuck on me," or the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer commercials from my childhood?

I say, give in, embrace it, and write a series of contrapuntal variations on the theme. Perhaps something that segues into the Toccata and Fugue.

[michelel72.livejournal.com]

"My baloney has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R ..."

[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

I almost went there, but that one doesn't bother me in the same way.

"Bernie and Phyl's: Quality, comfort, and price; that's nice!"

[michelel72.livejournal.com]

... I hate you. ::cries::