h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Several times today I've caught myself singing "Deck the halls with boughs of holly" in my head

Deb

That's charming, Deb. I regularly play Christmas music on my stereo. A lot of it is soothing.

Christmas songs, a bit like the jingles from adverts, often plonk themselves in my head After listening to the bonzos earlier, then some Zappa, I had 'Jollity farm' for a while, and now I've got the live version of Montana mixed with whipping post in my head from err you can't do that on stage anymore volume.... err 2 or 4 I forget which

Jollity Farm would make a great national anthem, wouldn't it?

A lot better than the current dirge.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Switzerland's national anthem use he same tune as England's "God save the King/Queen?"

Lots of countries used to in the past, including the USA and Russia.

Two songs have frequently heard being played in my head are "Fill my little World", which I first heard on Doctor Who played by David Tennant with one of the episodes where the Master featured and "The magic bus", by The Who which I hear in my head as "Dubai, the magic run".

I have "Magic bus" in my CD collection. I'm listening to the soundtrack for "Chicago" now. "All that jazz," "When you're good to Mama," and "Mister cellophane" are among my all-time favorites, so they're sure to be running through my head for quite a while.

My bus ride in the morning takes me past the theatres playing the Lion King, Mama Mia and Top Hat.

Fortunately I have control over my inner jukebox.

You lucky, lucky guy!

There is a part of a song that I can't get out my head now and I don't know what it is called as I have heard booming from peoples cars and it sounds like a Soul type song sung by an American female singer and all the words I can hear in my head is "born free to...." and the rest of the words I can't make out and it keeps on going on in an constant loop in my head.

I sometimes have "Always something there to remind me" by Naked Eyes in my head.

Today, mine has been cranking out Always Tell The Voter What The Voter Wants To Hear by Chumbawamba

"The country's in the very best of hands" from the musical "Li'l Abner" is a classic that is still very relevant . It's tongue-in-cheek,of course.

I can't get Ain't no mountain high enough out of my head, ever since I saw an advert on TV recently.

I'm going to have a lot of Billy Joel songs in my head, because I just listened to a CD of his greatest hits. The CD after that will contain piano concertos by Carl Maria Von Weber [a cousin of Mozart's wife]. and then I will hear highlights from Wagner's "Tannhauser." The "Tannhauser" overture is something that I often hear in my head over and over again.

The golden oldie on Radio 2 this morning was Jeff Beck, Hi Ho Silver Lining, which hit me like a shot of caffeine & really perked up my drive to work.

I'm getting a little fed up with it going round in my head now though.

Deb

That track just makes me want to watch Boon

Deb
The only track i know that will shift hi ho silver linining.
Is
2 4 6 8 Motorway by the Tom Robinson band

Frying pan <> Fire

Two songs have been stuck in my head "Stuck in the middle with you" by Stealers Wheel and "Once voice" as sung by Del Trotter in "Only Fools and Horses".