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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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There’s that earworm refrain, followed by formidably declarative verses, a powder keg of a chorus and a high-concept bridge.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
My first call was to Kelly Jakubowski, an associate professor in music psychology at Durham University who specializes in earworms.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
The streamer also released the first trailer for the update, which features several iconic details from the 1999 movie (Kathryn’s cross, Sebastian’s black car, and, of course, a cover of The Verve’s earworm of a song).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Fans of a pre-Borat Sacha Baron Cohen, who sang the ragga earworm as the lemur King Julien, were probably pleased; parents of young children must have been miserable.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
My first call was to Kelly Jakubowski, an associate professor in music psychology at Durham University who specializes in earworms.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
The streamer also released the first trailer for the update, which features several iconic details from the 1999 movie (Kathryn’s cross, Sebastian’s black car, and, of course, a cover of The Verve’s earworm of a song).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Fans of a pre-Borat Sacha Baron Cohen, who sang the ragga earworm as the lemur King Julien, were probably pleased; parents of young children must have been miserable.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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