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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: CURE FOR the theme from "The Greatest American Hero" |
| Date | Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:05:53 -0400 |
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At 10:41 PM 7/31/2003 -0600, Brian Curtis wrote:
>I always liked the Carpetland USA jingle as a brainlock stopper.
>"Carpetland U-S-A..." (dit-dit-dit dee-dit) repeat ad nauseum.
>A surefire fave that I remember from multiple plays on WGN TV, even before
>they became THE SUPERSTATION. Try it!
Another jingle that always works for me is Empire Carpets. You know,
"Eight hundred, five eight eight, two three hundred,
EM-PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE!!!!!! (bomp)." It clears anything out
and because it's so short, it doesn't get stuck in your head itself.
Alfred Bester's THE DEMOLISHED MAN (one of the few science fiction novels
I've ever read that I didn't think was a giant steaming pantsload) uses a
jingle that the main character deliberately gets stuck in his head as a way
to keep the authorities from reading his thoughts. Read the book and for a
frickin' week you'll be walking around humming the jingle to yourself.
S
NP: THE SECRET SUN -- Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos
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