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Sticky Songs

What makes snippets of popular songs go round and round in our heads? Mike Williams explains.

What makes snippets of popular songs go round and round in our heads? Which songs are likely to be earworms or 'sticky songs' and what sort of person is most susceptible to them? If an earworm is driving you mad, how do you get rid of it? And what might the wider mental health benefits be of understanding where the mind goes when we let it off the leash?

(Image: Teenager listening to CD’s with headphones on)

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18 minutes

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Mon 12 May 2014 08:32GMT

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  • Fri 9 May 2014 18:32GMT
  • Sat 10 May 2014 13:32GMT
  • Sat 10 May 2014 22:32GMT
  • Mon 12 May 2014 01:32GMT
  • Mon 12 May 2014 08:32GMT

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