If you’re unfamiliar with the term, I’m not talking Wrath of Khan here. An “earworm” is an irritatingly catchy tune that gets stuck in your head, and you find yourself humming it, without even thinking about it. I first thought about this a few weeks ago when I could not get this eight bars out of my head.
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And more recently, after the episode guide entry for “King Dinosaur,” I’ve been humming the “Joey the lemur” song over and over. Yikes! So, has any bit of music, either from a MSTed movie or from a host segment, gotten stuck in your head?
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Sandy Frank, Sandy Frank. Gads about the house all day!
California Lady
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The Beau Brummels song ‘Woman’ from VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS is a head-sticker-inner. I also had that song from the faux-British Invasion band from Cinematic Titanic’s THE ALIEN FACTOR haunting my head for about a week…
the wiener song. I know a wiener man. He has a wiener van.
Track Of The Moonbeast: California Lady
Mixed-Up Zombies: It Hurts (to staple your eyeballs)
Catalina Caper: The Book Of Love
Werewolf: Where Oh Werewolf
sorry. He owns a hot dog stand
For the longest time I would break into “Let me be frank about Frank” at any random time. “Nothin’ but sweet lovin Frank.” My friend warned me I’d eventually do that in public in the presence of someone named Frank.
422 The Day the Earth Froze: The “Failure Song”
California Lady, both the original song and the attached riffs.
“Idiot control now!”
MASTER NINJA THEME SONG !!!!!!
Whenever I watch TEENAGE STRANGLER, I share brainspace for the next few days with “Yipes Stripes” and its minor-key variations used throughout the film. It’s not bad, really, y’know — the music may be the best part of that film. Which, of course, isn’t saying much.
The background music for the Droppy the Water Droplet segment gets stuck in my head all the time. And Pearl’s rendition of the Loving Lovers song. And ditto Where Oh Werewolf. And the incomprehensible song from Pod People, both the movie version and Joel and the Bots version (it stinks!)
“Rowsdower Saves Us And Saves All The World!”
also “He Tried To Kill Me With A Forklift!”
and the medley they sing during the WEREWOLF credits.
Sodium.
“Master Ninja Theme Song” and “Burning Rubber Tires”!
The repetitious music in “Creeping Terror”. If there’s an elevator to Hell, that would be playing in it.
Yes. “Three Magic Words” from the “Pork” short on the Rifftrax Christmas Shorts special. God, that was stuck in my head for days and I wanted to blow my head off.
And to a lesser degree, “Shine Your Love” from Angel’s Revenge. Got stuck in my head for a bit but not annoying enough to make me look for a gun.
Dammit! Now they’re both stuck in my head as some bizarre medley!
Wild Rebels- The Birdwatchers- Can I Do It?, I get my kicks with that song
The two themes that get played over and over in DANGER! DEATH RAY! The first I’ll call “Ping” (Servo: “ping,” followed by Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da Da Da), and the second I’ll refer to as the sixties soul-jazz Blue Note ripoff tune (complete with funky drumming) that prompts Mike, Servo, and Crow to sing/growl “Watermelon Man” (as in Herbie Hancock) at regular intervals. I actually LIKE this music, but whenever we watch the episode it stays with us for DAYS at a time (my wife and I sing it to one another over dinner, for example).
The Pumaman theme has been stuck in my head since yesterday, but as I read through this discussion, it’s alternating with “He TRIIIIED to kill me with a forklift!” and “Idiot Control Now!”
I just get obsessed with songs that have a lot of intricate wordplay and go very fast. Two of my favorite songs of all time are “Subteranean Homesick Blues” by Bob Dylan (which I’ve memorized) and “One Week” by Barenaked Ladies (which I haven’t, but wish I have — poor pathetic soul that I am). With that in mind, I endlessly listened to “Tubular, Boobular Joy” OBSESSIVELY when I got the first Clowns in the Sky cd until I had that sucker memorized. I don’t think I can remember all the words now, but whenever I think of that song I just can’t help but try to put all the words together. Darn! Here comes another wasted afternoon! :pain:
Tubular Boobular Joy from Outlaw.
The ending “song” to Whirlwilf (remember: pronounce is phonetically!)and “Night Train to Mundo Fine.” That’s been in my head a lot lately.
Sack of monkeys in my pocket, my sister’s ready to go. Feel the engines roll now… Idiot control now…
Crow’s little tune he’s humming in Monster a Go-go before Gypsy tells him she doesn’t get him. “Hum de dee hee hee hoo-a hoo-a.” Gets into my head quite frequently.
“When Loving Lovers Love” gets stuck in an infinite loop for days when I watch Overdrawn, and drives me to hit the ibuprofen. In fact, it’s stuck there now because of this topic – thanks for nothin’, Sampo!
From the movies themselves, I have to concur with others here – Idiot Control Now can go through my head for a couple of days, and it’s really obnoxious. The set played by the Del-Airs in Horror at Party Beach can get stuck there, too, though that’s OK – at least they’re fun songs.
Also, @18, I had the same thing with “Three Little Words” – excruciating!
“Magic”, not “Little” – maybe it’s a sign I’m recovering…
Tom Servo’s mini-mashup of ’80s songs that he sings over the credits of Space Mutiny comes to mind.
Also, if Rifftrax are permissible to mention here, the “Shake Hands with Danger” guitar licks.
You pretty much have it all covered but there are a couple more I could think
“Jiggle and wiggle and wriggle and rock!” from Untamed Youth.
“The Sidehacking Song” from, well, the Sidehackers.
The incindental raido music from “Violent Years.”
“State of the Heart” closing song from Alien From L.A.
“Scuba Party” by Little Richard from Catalina Caper
quick side note – does the ’80’s medley from Space Mutiny and the durm medley from Werewolf (done during the closing credits) count? If so, throw those in, too.
“Idiot control now”
Although on further reflection…It stinks!
Oh, and there’s Mike and the bots golden oldie
50s song “Sodium”, not just the song but also their
Buddy Hollyish costumes.
For songs stuck in my head… I would have to say IDIOT CONTROL NOW…either that or WHEN I HELD YOUR BRAIN IN MY ARMS.
For some reason the “You’ll look better washed in Woolite” Frank was singing as he was sorting laundry was rolling thru my head. Also Frank singing the “Sing when I sing, sing when I sing..” from the Giant Gila Monster…
#1 I concur with the Sandy Frank song..you can do the Twist to it!
I’ll see your “Da Da Da” theme from Danger Death Ray and raise you one “Pig Liquor” from Hobgoblins.
Definitely “Rock Candy Baby” from Daddy-O and then, obviously, “Hike Up Your Pants”. Actually, not a bad song at all.
Oh, and the Mads’ heavy rock version of the “Gamera” song. Whilst driving, I often just start screaming “Gamera”! People tend to let me merge in front of them more easily after they see me doing that.
#37 snowdog – Now, is that someone who licks pigs, or perhaps liquor made from pigs? I would not want pig liquor.
I constantly find myself singing this when waiting or doing something mindless: The “Bah-ba-ba-bahhh” song from The Starfighters. I don’t know why, but it’s been stuck in my head for at least 10-12 years now. Maybe it’s Tom’s catchy version as he refuels Crow that gets me.
Also from HOBGOBLINS – the catchy Hobgoblins song “lip’synched” during the host segment with the Mike, Crow, & Tom cutouts.
It’s as good as the tunes from Club Scum house band.
Are You Happy In Your Work? from I Accuse My Parents. Whether working or shirking it lingers in the recesses of your mind to taunt you!
I second Hike Up your Pants from Daddy-O. There’s a lyric about wearing your belt buckle to your side and I remember that fad, mostly dopey greasers.
Ennio Morricone… Diabolik…. ’nuff said.
“I’m hiiiired, I hope I don’t get fiiiired…”
and
“Johnny Longtorso, Johnny Longtorso, the man who comes in pieces! Yah!” Probably because my name is John and I have a long torso.
I concur with #40 and that Starfighters refuelling theme just won’t leave your head no matter how hard you try. Others include the aforementioned “California Lady” and for some reason I know that the Del-Aires’ “Zombie Stomp” seems to get lodged in as well. Also at one point I would’ve said Wild Rebels’ Steve Alaimo singing “I Like What I Know About You” as well. Nuts. Now that’s in my head.
Naturally, the “He Tried To Kill Me With a Forklift” song. Also, the other day I was walking down the street and found myself singing “Pants! Pants! Sing the praises of Pants!”
Yes, Starfighters and Danger! Deathray are always on my mind, and the melody from the end of Werewolf, Tusk!
“When Loving Lover’s Love!” I can’t say why, but I really do like pie!
Tom Servo singing Creeping Girl. But that’s a good kind of stuck. It’s my all time personal favorite song of theirs.