Updated: Categories of Earworms
Tuesday 25 August 2015 - Filed under Pontifications
Category Five: Resurgent
A previous earworm re-establishes dominance in the auditory brainspace.
Category Four: Immediate
A song heard in the immediate vicinity implants itself directly. May have some delay before implanting.
Category Three: Logical
An established or recent earworm segues into another song that has some logical connection: beat, style, album progression, lyrics, etc.
Category Two: Accidental
An overheard phrase, a suggestive sound, an accidental melody recalls to memory some portion of a song, which then establishes residency.
Category One: Subconscious
A song insinuates itself without prompting, but is typical of one’s usual preferences.
Category Zero: Inexplicable
A song long forgotten, or of an atypical genre, or actually actively hated impinges on one’s consciousness.
2015-08-25 » Edward Semblance