blind-fitter Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 We all like music here, (I guess). So we probably all hum a tune from time to time, or like me, break into song through sheer "joie de vivre". But do you find that there are particular songs that you recurrently hum or sing,(i.e. almost all the time) regardless of what your actual favourite tunes might be? Personally, if I'm "bursting into song", it will usually be the opening verse to The Smiths "What Difference Does It Make?" ("All men have secrets and here is mine, so let it be known...etc, etc.") Humming or mumbling to myself would inevitably be the opening riff and first verse of The Buzzcocks "Boredom" ("You know I say what I mean, I say what comes to my mind"...etc.) or, (and this one puzzles me), "You Are In My Vision" by Gary Numan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I often start humming RHCP songs because they aren't very hard. Especially off One Hot Minute, I suddenly burst into Falling into Grace and Transcending (whenever I see the word 'transcend' ). "History" by the Verve also keeps popping into my head. Yesterday my song du jour was Twist and Shout by the Beatles, because someone said "come on." Twist and Shout won against Piece of my Heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I´m singing Georges Brassens constantly. "Chaque fois que je meurs, fidèlement, chaque fois que je meurs, fidèlement, fidèlement, ils suivent mon enterrement, mon enterrement..." with a southern accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I mostly humm/sing songs, that I heard recently... In the moment When the truth is found to be lies. And all the joy within you dies. Don't you want somebody to love? Don't you need somebody to love? Wouldn't you love somebody to love? You better find somebody to love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 my in-the-shower songs are strange fruit, red red robin, lover, you should've come over, dream a little dream and mojo pin. at the moment i'm rehearsing backing vocals for one of my girls' recitals so i'm constantly singing the oohs, aahs and don't ya knows of: put your records on heal over (take another little) piece of my heart do right woman, do right man think it's alot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I'll start singing whatever earworm I've picked up in the car, or sing along to the radio in traffic. I think I have a good voice, but I don't know if anyone else thinks the same so I never sing in public. Today, however, I am singing "Raoul" by The Automatic in my head at full volume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I like to hum various raps. No one will sit near me on the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Unfortunately, I have a lot of children's music stuck in my head because that is what I listen to on the way to and from work & daycare. I hum or sing a lot of Laurie Berkner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Jenny, I hear ya...I find myself at times humming The Wiggles or something like that at home. But here at the station I will turn up a song I love in the studio and sing along!! I have been caught by some people that work here and they just laugh and want to find a video camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I know someone who hums unconsciously while eating. Very annoying. Not a song, mind you. Just a very audible humming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 The Who, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, The Beatles, X,,,,,all have the power to make me not only burst out into song with them, but also bob my head and, if not driving, quite possibly gyrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 ooh gyration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 i have a math teacher that used to hum CONSTANTLY. not even a song. she got me humming the same tune for a while. She used to hum even when we were taking tests... but i'm begining to think she has OCD. every class for a few weeks she goes around the room tapping everything she sees three times . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I tried that but was only successful half the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 When "Sing vs. Hum" is discussed, pianist Glenn Gould comes to mind. He was famous for humming as he played (and recorded!) Classical piano compositions, which drove some concert attendees bonkers. (Classical piano music fans either hated or loved Glenn Gould.) This performance characteristic led to a Stereo Review cartoon of a high end stereo music lover installing a "Glenn Gould Hum Filter." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel magnolia Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Today I've been singing Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles because during lunch the restaurant played that song over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 He was famous for humming as he played (and recorded!) I have know several jazz pianists to do the same thing while they were playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I was humming The Dragon Tales kid theme song all day, after I watched it with my daughter this AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyday Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 i tend to break into song a lot, although whether i can actually sing is debateable, songs from musicals usually, like the wizard of oz, grease, charlie and the chocolate factory, chicago... and i sing New York New York quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 I sing or hum commercial jingles when I'm nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Me too.... I have really annoying jingles playing in my head during an exam. argh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 It creeps people out when I say, "Nah nah nah nah nah, I'm lovin' it" for some reason. I find myself singing in the shower pretty often, and sometimes I do some random humming when I play guitar. Sounds like fingernails on a blackboard, but I do it in private, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I sing in the car. I'm the weird middleaged mom type, with the volume turned up, singing at the top of my lungs, drumming on the steering wheel. Unlike Marc, I've been known to gyrate too, but only at red lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fish Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Which ones do you think are the most catchy? you know the ones where one person will hum it and all of a sudden ten people are? Personnally i think that song "500 miles"(me thinks its called that...) is a good contender... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 The "Show me the way to go home..." song from "Jaws". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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