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Different songs that merge into one in your mind

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The Old Rugged Cross / Home on the Range / Silver Bells

If any of these get stuck in my mind, lyrics and even bits of melody from the others start creeping in, and I find myself humming something like "I will cherish the old rugged cross, and the skies are not cloudy all day..."

What are your examples?

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 19 May 2007 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

I have a lifelong problem with "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart." It really does happen so easily.

And of course, "Dissident" by Pearl Jam always acquires the chorus of "Plush" by the Stone Temple Pilots, as a bridge.

― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 19 May 2007 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

Mickey Mouse Club theme song / Brady Bunch theme song

― Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 19 May 2007 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

"Love's Train" (by Confunkshun)
"Love keeps you tied to another" lyric becomes "Sir Too Short comin' straight from Oakland"

― Dougie Chimes, Saturday, 19 May 2007 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

not sure if this counts, but anything on the prodigy's dirtchamber sessions mix. whenever i hear a song from it on the radio, i can't help but think "but where's those other bits?"

― funny farm, Sunday, 20 May 2007 00:53 (nineteen years ago)

six years pass...

This has been happening to me lately with "Go With the Flow" by QOTSA and "Maniac" by Michael Sembello.

I can go...with the flow
And she's dancing like she's never danced before

― how's life, Friday, 18 October 2013 15:48 (thirteen years ago)

Novocaine for the Soul by Eels and Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul McCartney.

― and when they don't pay a newsreader well, he tells lies on the news (bends), Friday, 18 October 2013 16:27 (thirteen years ago)

Oh Canada and All You Need is Love

― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 18 October 2013 17:12 (thirteen years ago)

Basically the only words I know to Oh Canada are Oh and Canada so when I sing it to myself, I sing, "Oh Canada ba ba ba bum buuuuum, LOVE LOVE LOVE, LOVE LOVE LOVE..."

― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 18 October 2013 17:16 (thirteen years ago)

six months pass...

ABBA "Money Money Money" into Minor Threat "Straight Edge"

A man like that is hard to find but I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad?
And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad!
So I must leave, I'll have to go
To Las Vegas or Monaco
Always gonna keep in touch
Never want to use a crutch

I've got the straight edge
I've got the straight edge
I've got the straight edge
I've got the straight edge

― glasses jacket jerfman (how's life), Wednesday, 23 April 2014 22:25 (twelve years ago)

Marvin Gaye's Got to Give it Up and Blurred Lines. Everytime I hear one or the other I start mashing them up.

― Moka, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 22:46 (twelve years ago)

All week my brain's been playing Ozzy singing "so tired, sooo tired" followed by "and I just can't get enough of your love"...... haven't heard either song in ages....

― m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 22:51 (twelve years ago)

three months pass...

Silent kid, it's a-gettin' closer
Goin' faster than a rollercoaster
Love like yours will surely come my way
A-hey, a-hey-hey

― love is how's life tonight (how's life), Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:20 (twelve years ago)

one year passes...

I don't wanna holiday in the sun
I wanna go to new Belsen
I wanna see some history
Her name was Pauline she lived in a tree

― how's life, Thursday, 13 August 2015 17:55 (eleven years ago)

kanye "black skinhead" & glitter "rock and roll"

― marcos, Thursday, 13 August 2015 18:01 (eleven years ago)

The Weeknd's I Can't Feel My Face and Jason DeRulo's Cheyenne are currently occupying the same space in my memory.

― MarkoP, Thursday, 13 August 2015 19:43 (eleven years ago)

two years pass...

I've got to get home
Baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me a coat?
It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand
I thrill when you touch my hand
But don't you see
How can you do this thing to me?
There's bound to be talk tomorrow
Think of my life-long sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied
But When Worlds Collide
Said George Pal to his bride
"I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills"
Baby it's cold outside

― how's life, Friday, 22 December 2017 12:43 (eight years ago)

My brain usually mashes up Frankie Valli's "Working My Way Back to You" and Wham!'s "Freedom" whenever one or the other crosses my mind.

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 22 December 2017 13:15 (eight years ago)

Lollipop by allvays mashes with tide is high by blonde in my mind

― kolakube (Ross), Friday, 22 December 2017 14:39 (eight years ago)

i just realized yesterday that the jingle for "log" has entirely overwritten the "slinky" jingle in my brain

― bob lefse (rushomancy), Friday, 22 December 2017 15:24 (eight years ago)

^ as it should :-)

― kolakube (Ross), Friday, 22 December 2017 15:26 (eight years ago)

five years pass...

Gets me to the church on time
Church on time!
Don't watch that
Church on time!
Big fish or sprat
Church on time!
You reap what you so
Church on time!
And only Jah Jah know

― peace, man, Wednesday, 19 July 2023 11:38 (three years ago)


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