Sousa marches also work well for this, and are relatively non-addictive. - Greg Farrar Hudkins said the following on 5/1/2006 11:39 AM: > Steven, > > Neil Innes has done that to my addled brain many a time, most notably > with "How Sweet to be an Idiot" (I always dedicate that to my boss), > "Randy Raquel," "I'm the Urban Spaceman," and "When Does a Dream > Begin." > > (By the way, which album would you recommend to someone just > introduced to the Rutles?) > > The only way to get rid of an earworm, I've found, is to sing it as > loudly as you can. This will not only get rid of it but also transfer > it to your co-workers. It will also provide much amusement if the > earworm happens to be "Randy Raquel." > > If that doesn't work, there is one drastic method which never fails, > but I don't recommend it. I will leave it to you as a post-script as a > last resort, but be warned: it's dangerous! > > Regards, > Farrar Hudkins > > > > > P.S.: It's a small world after all. > > On 5/1/06, floatingunder wrote: >> I have tried every method I know to get Neil Innes's "Cezanne Says >> Anne" out of my head. It has been stuck in and out my melon for about >> THREE days. Every time I think it's left, it comes back to gleefully >> haunt me. I even woke up with it playing in my head this morning! While >> I really love the song, this is getting a bit concerning. If I have >> three more days of this, I'm gonna go fit my self for a straight jacket >> just to save time for any red tape that might be involved in the >> commitment process. >> >> I guess the only silver lining I can think of, is it could have been >> his "How Sweet To Be An Idiot" running through my head. >> >> Oh... >> no..... >> >> Steve "I love Cezanne says Anne he does something to me" D >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Greg Cagle gregc at gregcagle dot com