Ever have a song that gets stuck in your head... and you might try all the tricks to get it out of your head and you're still stuck humming (or singing!?) wide awake at 3 a.m. We've been there! And this week we're talking about the music we don't mind getting stuck in our heads! And, as you can probably guess, these tunes aren't your... typical earworms!

SONGS:

Riton & Kah-Lo: Fake I.D. (2018)

Shannon and the Clams: What You’re Missing (2024)

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:

Dissecting an Earworm: Melodic Features and Song Popularity Predict Involuntary Musical Imagery (Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, 2016)

A Natural History of the Earworm – The Song That Won’t Get Out of Your Head (British Psychological Society, 2009)

Earworms (Discovery Orchestra, 2014)

Your Brain on Music: Earworms (Kennedy Center)

Stephen King on Songs that Stick in Your Head (Entertainment Weekly, 2009)

Earworms - Songs that Stick in Your Head - Interview with Daniel Levitin (NakedScientists, 2007)

Review of Foreign Ororo (Native Magazine, 2018)

Riton (feat. Kah-Lo): Rinse and Repeat (2016)

Four on the Floor Rhythm Explained (MasterClass, 2021)

Four on the Floor with Musical Examples (YouTube)

The Man Who Was Always There (ZeroNine)

Get to Know Kah-Lo, The Grammy-Nominated Nigerian MC (MixMag)

The Difference Between Afrobeat and Afrobeats (Revolt)

Francis Mercier (feat. Wyclef Jean and Kah-Lo): Take Me Home (2026)

Selena Gomez lip-syncing Fake ID (2018)

Shirley Ellis: The Clapping Song (1965)

Fake I.D. Lyrics (w/some annotation) (Genius)

Shannon and The Clams - 'What You're Missing' in PBS Studio 5 Live January 28, 2025

ALBUM REVIEW: Shannon and the Clams Carry Grief Unflinchingly Through ‘The

Moon Is in the Wrong Place’ (No Depression)

Shannon and The Clams Triumph on The Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Paste)

LA Phil: Shannon and the Clams

Shannon & the Clams - The Boy [Official Video]

Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!

If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.

And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!