History Main / EarWorm

->''"Ya know, at this point, it doesn't matter. Because it keeps runnin' inside my head and [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption it won't leave unless I blow it out. With a bullet!]]"''

* In ''CromartieHighSchool'', the characters desperately try to remember the name of a song that is completely stuck in their heads. In the anime, they hum it in unison by the end of the episode and still can't name it.
** The song was [[spoiler: Ningen Nante, by the guy who does the main theme of the series.]] You're welcome.

* [[http://rufftoon.deviantart.com/art/Catchy-43953181 This]] little ''[=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=]'' comic by Rufftoon of DeviantArt.
** SECRET TUNNELLLL, SECRET TUNNELLLLLL... THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS... SECRET SECRET SECRET SECRET TUNNEEEELLLLLL!

* ''{{Inception}}'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88 In a rather creepy way]].

*** "I know what the [[{{Alchemy}} White Eagle]] is, but what in the name of creation is the ''Blue Canary?!"''

* Another Older Than Radio example is H H Munro, AKA Saki's [[http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/381/ "Cousin Teresa"]], in which a song containing the jaunty refrain "Cousin Teresa takes out Caesar, Fido, Jock, and the big borzoi." becomes an immense popular hit ("big- drum business on the two syllables of bor-zoi. It's immense."). The ensuing popularity of this absurd earworm serves as a satire on the public obsession with trivia.

* Many MANY of {{Lights}}'s songs are these.

* Yet again, the song "Tosi Tarttuva Täytebiisi" ('Really Catchy Filler Song') by finnish group Allekirjoittanut (later CoveredUp by Raptori, which shares two members of Allekirjoittanut) is a tongue-in-cheek dance track about the song itself being an AlbumFiller EarWorm, while the Raptori version lampshades the CoveredUp aspect.

* ''{{Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers}}''
** In the episode "The Case Of The Cola Cult," the Rangers discover a cult of mice who worship a defunct brand of soda after they discover a video tape of the company's most popular ad, complete with jingle........oh God, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ptsGMyEwiQ/ the jingle!]]. I heard it three days ago and it's STILL stuck in my head!

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8 Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris]]

* In the movie ''Pontypool'', the earworm comes in the form of infected phrases in the English language that spread through understanding.

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->"Ya know, at this point, it doesn't matter. Because it keeps runnin' inside my head and [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption it won't leave unless I blow it out. With a bullet!]]"

->"Ear worm! Ear worm! GET IT OUT!"

* "{{Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers}}*

** The Question has a generic boy-band song on loop in his head, [[spoiler:but not on purpose—after being on stakeout with the car radio on, it's been stuck in his brain]].

** The Question has a generic boy-band song on loop in his head, [[spoiler:but not on purpose—after being on stakeout with the car radio on, it's been stuck in his brain]].

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* ''{{Ren and Stimpy}}'': What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs, and over your neighbor's dog? What's great for a snack, And fits on your back? It's log, log, log.
It's log, it's log, It's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good. Everyone wants a log. You're gonna love it, log. Come on and get your log. Everyone needs a log..."

* ''{{Ren and Stimpy}}'':
**What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs,
and over your neighbor's dog?
What's great for a snack, And fits on your back?
It's log, log, log

It's log, it's log, It's big, it's heavy, it's wood.
It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good.

Everyone wants a log.
You're gonna love it, log.
Come on and get your log.
Everyone needs a log..."

* {{Ren and Stimpy}}
What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs,

[[LambchopsPlayAlong This is the song that never ends... It just goes on and on, my friends...]] [[YourMindMakesItReal in your head.]]

* [[http://oglaf.com/lute/ This]] ''Oglaf'' strip. (warning, {{NSFW}}).

* '''HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY.''' This troper ''HATES'' Ren and Stimpy, even more so now that this song is stuck in his head...
* In an episode of ''{{Freakazoid}}'', the titular character was haunted for a short while by a song belonging to one of the many of the show's antagonists. "Where did he go, that Invisibo.." indeed!

* In an episode of ''{{Freakazoid}}'', the titular character was haunted for a short while by a song belonging to one of the many of the show's antagonists. "Where did he go, that Mysterio.." indeed!