Back in 1982, one song was so insanely catchy that it became an earworm that continues to deliver pure nostalgia 42 years ...

Why do songs replay in your mind with no off switch? A music psychologist explains earworm triggers, repetition, and ...

If you ever find yourself singing along to a pop song for hours on end, you know how difficult it can be to get a catchy tune out of your head. Now, psychologists believe they have figured out exactly ...

Weekend Edition Sunday guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with Ira Hyman, a professor of psychology at Western Washington University, about his new study. He investigated "earworms," songs that get ...

Everyone gets songs stuck in their heads that just won’t go away. They sneak into your subconscious. They are epic earworms that you find yourself humming uncontrollably, singing in the shower, or ...

The holidays are upon us. 'Tis the season for chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose — and getting songs like Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" hopelessly ...

In the winter of 1900, six-year-old Nicolas Slonimsky was introduced to the world of popular Russian ditties. “Little bird, what did you do? I drank vodka, so did you,” he would warble to enchanted ...

For a couple months leading up to Christmas, we’re all infected with a pernicious scourge: earworms. Sounds like a bloodsucking parasite, but “earworm” (which comes from a translation of the German ...

There's nothing more frustrating than being stuck with the same song rattling around your head for hours at a time. But for those of us who often find ourselves at the mercy of a particularly ...

First there’s Pitbull. “I know you want,” he chants. And then: “Pop,” “dance,” “rock ‘n’ roll” — the genres burst out as the video cuts to Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MOViN 997/CBS) - DJ Earworm's United State of Pop 2010 is finally here! The highly anticipated mashup from the San Francisco based DJ includes ...